Overview
- The state announced it will recruit 100 regular primary teachers this year, a plan disclosed by Education Minister Vanlalthlana at the Mizoram Primary Teachers’ Association conference on Friday.
- The government has already sanctioned 671 teacher appointments and says the new hires form part of a wider effort to strengthen classroom capacity and reduce staff shortfalls.
- Mizoram has introduced the Standardised Assessment for Elementary Schools (SAfES) to measure student understanding rather than memorisation as officials seek to lift the state’s 31st-place PGI standing.
- The Mizoram Board of School Education is working on rules to let eligible in-service teachers sit the Mizoram Teacher Eligibility Test (MTET) before 2028 and the state is considering relaxed in-service assessment requirements and a twice-yearly MTET to widen qualification paths.
- Delegates at the MPTA conference adopted resolutions asking for Hindi instruction in primary schools and computer sets for every primary school, requests that await government response and budget details.