Madhya Pradesh Employee Selection Board schedules mandatory teacher eligibility tests following judicial directives as fresh recruitment cycles open.

By DW Pulse | Bhopal โ€” August 6, 2026 โ€” Approximately 1.50 lakh in-service teachers across Madhya Pradesh are set to appear for mandatory primary and secondary teacher eligibility examinations scheduled between September and October 2026. The testing mandate, administered through the Madhya Pradesh Employee Selection Board (ESB) following Supreme Court directives, arrives concurrently with broader state recruitment calendar updates.

Key Highlights

  • The Madhya Pradesh Employee Selection Board scheduled mandatory eligibility testing for roughly 1.5 lakh currently serving teachers.
  • Examinations are slated to run between September and December 2026 alongside wider state departmental recruitment drives.
  • School education authorities assigned complete testing coordination responsibilities to the state recruitment board.

Judicial Compliance and Testing Mandate

The upcoming examinations follow specific judicial instructions affecting educators whose administrative regularization or service verification faced legal complexities. State education departments confirmed that the testing framework complies directly with judicial rulings concerning teaching standards. Officials are finalizing online application windows for the affected educators to complete registration protocols ahead of the autumn examination cycle.

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Revised Examination Schedules

The ESB released a revised schedule covering multiple civil service and professional examinations through the final quarter of the year. Alongside the educator assessments, the board outlined timelines for roughly 18,000 additional government vacancies spanning police services, local governance administration, and technical engineering branches. Administrative coordinators emphasized that final dates remain subject to applicant volume adjustments and infrastructural readiness across designated test centers.