TPSC assistant professor hiring: second-phase results still pending

Candidates in the second phase of the Tripura Public Service Commission's (TPSC) recruitment of assistant professors for government degree colleges are questioning why their final results have still not been declared, weeks after the first batch was selected, posted and asked to join.

The concern was reported by Tripura Chronicle on Sunday, November 1.

One advertisement, two speeds

The TPSC issued Advertisement No. 05/2025 last year to fill 201 assistant professor posts across subjects in government general degree colleges under the state's Higher Education Department. Interviews were held subject-wise in phases.

The first phase ran from May 28 to June 25, 2026, and covered subjects including Education, History, Geography, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Human Physiology, Environmental Science, English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. On July 21, the commission published a final selection list of 74 candidates.

After that, the Higher Education Department sent offer letters and collected consent forms and documents. Posting letters with joining dates were handed out at a programme at Pritilata Bhavan in Agartala on October 14, and the selected teachers began joining their colleges from October 30, according to the report.

Second phase left waiting

The second group sat interviews from August 17 to September 9, with some sessions continuing after that. It covered subjects such as Bengali, Botany, Commerce, Physical Education, Political Science, Philosophy, ETCE, Zoology and Defence Studies. Candidates say no final selection list has been published for any of these subjects so far.

Their main question is why two groups recruited under the same advertisement and the same selection process are being treated so differently. While the first batch already has appointment and posting orders, the second batch still does not know whether it has been selected.

Several candidates told the paper that the uncertainty is affecting personal plans and career decisions, with some unsure whether to take up or leave other jobs while they wait.

What happens next

The TPSC had not publicly explained the gap or given a date for the remaining results at the time of writing. Results of TPSC recruitments are published on the commission's official website, tpsc.tripura.gov.in, and candidates are advised to rely only on notices posted there.

NEInsider will update this report when the commission responds or publishes the second-phase list.