Teacher Hiring Report India Q3 2026
Teacher vacancies posted on School Jobs India in Jul–Sep 2026: counts by role, city and board, hiring seasonality, and median monthly pay by role and city tier.
Updated October 2026 — based on 5,000 verified postings on School Jobs India (Jul–Sep 2026).
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Methodology
Counts every teacher and school-staff job first posted on School Jobs India during the quarter (India time), including jobs that have since closed, expired or been filled; jobs removed by moderation are excluded. Roles are grouped into families (all TGT subjects count as TGT). City spellings are folded into one city (Bengaluru → Bangalore, Gurugram → Gurgaon). City tiers: Tier 1 = the eight metros (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad); Tier 2 = every other city with a city page on this site; Tier 3 = all other towns. Schools post salaries per month; a posted range above ₹2,00,000 is treated as annual CTC and divided by 12. Median pay is the median of each posting's salary midpoint, among postings that disclosed one. Seasonality covers the 24 months ending with the quarter. Note: this edition is computed from the most recent 5,000 postings of the quarter.
5,000 teacher and school-staff vacancies were posted in India in Jul–Sep 2026 by 1,930 schools. The most-posted roles were PGT Teacher, TGT Teacher, Nursery / Pre-Primary Teacher. Jaipur, Sikar, Ludhiana posted the most vacancies. CBSE schools accounted for the largest share of postings that named a board.
Vacancies by role
| Role | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| PGT Teacher | 1,692 | 33.8% |
| TGT Teacher | 916 | 18.3% |
| Nursery / Pre-Primary Teacher | 374 | 7.5% |
| Admission Incharge | 213 | 4.3% |
| Front Office Executive | 192 | 3.8% |
| Office Assistant | 178 | 3.6% |
| Hr Executive | 156 | 3.1% |
| Receptionist | 148 | 3% |
| Hod Languages | 137 | 2.7% |
| Admissions Counsellor | 136 | 2.7% |
| Hod English | 128 | 2.6% |
| Hod Maths | 124 | 2.5% |
| Hod Computer Science | 124 | 2.5% |
| PRT (Primary) Teacher | 122 | 2.4% |
| Hod Humanities | 120 | 2.4% |
Vacancies by city (top 25)
| Rank | City | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaipur | 376 | 7.5% |
| 2 | Sikar | 152 | 3% |
| 3 | Ludhiana | 150 | 3% |
| 4 | Jodhpur | 128 | 2.6% |
| 5 | Haridwar | 106 | 2.1% |
| 6 | Ganganagar | 100 | 2% |
| 7 | Udaipur | 96 | 1.9% |
| 8 | Banswara | 92 | 1.8% |
| 9 | Jhunjhunu | 90 | 1.8% |
| 10 | Bhilwara | 87 | 1.7% |
| 11 | Alwar | 81 | 1.6% |
| 12 | Chittorgarh | 80 | 1.6% |
| 13 | Didwana Kuchaman | 78 | 1.6% |
| 14 | Dungarpur | 75 | 1.5% |
| 15 | Gurdaspur | 74 | 1.5% |
| 16 | Jammu | 74 | 1.5% |
| 17 | Patiala | 73 | 1.5% |
| 18 | Dausa | 72 | 1.4% |
| 19 | Hanumangarh | 72 | 1.4% |
| 20 | Rajsamand | 71 | 1.4% |
| 21 | Amritsar | 66 | 1.3% |
| 22 | Bathinda | 65 | 1.3% |
| 23 | Nagaur | 65 | 1.3% |
| 24 | Bharatpur | 64 | 1.3% |
| 25 | Kotputli Behror | 63 | 1.3% |
Vacancies by board
| Board | Postings | Share of postings with a board |
|---|---|---|
| CBSE | 16 | 84.2% |
| State Board | 3 | 15.8% |
Median monthly pay by role and city tier
Tier 1 (8 metros), Tier 2 (other major cities) and Tier 3 (smaller towns) — from 3,097 postings with a disclosed salary.
| Role | Tier 1 (8 metros) | Tier 2 (other major cities) | Tier 3 (smaller towns) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery / Pre-Primary Teacher | — | ₹40,042/month ₹4.8L/yr · n=75 | ₹39,875/month ₹4.8L/yr · n=297 |
| PGT Teacher | — | ₹40,292/month ₹4.8L/yr · n=387 | ₹39,792/month ₹4.8L/yr · n=1,301 |
| PRT (Primary) Teacher | — | ₹41,875/month ₹5.0L/yr · n=27 | ₹40,875/month ₹4.9L/yr · n=93 |
| TGT Teacher | — | ₹40,375/month ₹4.8L/yr · n=191 | ₹40,209/month ₹4.8L/yr · n=724 |
Median of each posting's monthly salary midpoint. Cells with fewer than 5 postings are hidden (—).
Hiring seasonality (postings by month)
| Month | Postings |
|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 5,000 |
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Cite this report
School Jobs India. (2026). Teacher Hiring Report India Q3 2026. Retrieved 6 October 2026 from https://schooljobsinindia.com/insights/teacher-hiring-report-india/q3-2026
Free to cite with attribution. Data is aggregated from job postings on https://schooljobsinindia.com/insights/teacher-hiring-report-india/q3-2026.