Arunachal hands appointment orders to 529 recruits, 382 of them teachers

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday handed appointment orders to about 529 candidates recruited through three state examinations, with newly selected school teachers making up the biggest group.

The orders went to candidates who cleared the Junior Engineer Common Recruitment Examination (JECRE) 2025, the Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) Examination 2026 and the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination 2026, at a ceremony at the Dorjee Khandu State Convention Centre in Itanagar, Arunachal24 and ThePrint reported.

382 new graduate teachers

The TGT exam drew 10,665 applications, and more than 10,500 candidates sat the written test on July 12. Of them, 1,116 qualified for the viva-voce and over 1,000 were interviewed after document verification. In the end, 382 candidates were recommended against 389 advertised posts.

Khandu called teaching one of the most important professions and said the new teachers had a big responsibility for improving learning outcomes. He singled out the need to strengthen teaching of Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Economics.

Engineers with disabilities, and CGL posts

The JE recruitment included eight candidates with benchmark disabilities, among them candidates with blindness and low vision. Their results had been kept in a sealed cover after the 2025 exam until a High Court order of September 16. Two of them have been recommended to the Public Works Department, five to the Public Health Engineering and Water Supply Department and one to the Power Department.

The CGL exam, conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB), received 27,736 applications, and 18,406 candidates appeared in the written test on August 30. It produced 139 selections: 101 Upper Division Clerks, 36 Personal Assistants and two Librarians.

'Service is a responsibility'

Urging the recruits to work with integrity and accountability, Khandu warned against corruption, malpractice and complacency, and said a government job was a responsibility to the people rather than just employment.

He said the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) had conducted around 87 examinations since 2016, leading to roughly 2,914 appointments, while the APSSB had held 39 examinations and issued about 6,038 appointment orders. In all, the state had issued close to 10,000 appointment orders over the past decade, he said.

The Chief Minister also encouraged young people to look beyond government jobs at entrepreneurship and private-sector work, pointing to support available through the Arunachal Pradesh Innovation and Investment Park.

More appointments coming

Khandu said appointment orders for Assistant Professors would be handed out shortly, and that more recruitment in departments including Police and Forest was expected in the coming weeks. Minister Dasanglu Pul, the Chief Secretary and officials of the APPSC and APSSB attended the programme.