Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Madhya Pradesh DPI Tightens E-Attendance Rules, Mandates Six-Hour Duty
In Madhya Pradesh, India, teachers use a special phone app called Humare Shikshak to show they are at work.
The government department that runs schools, called the DPI, has made new rules for this app.
Teachers now have to work for six hours every day.
They can only mark their attendance using the app on their phones.
Some teachers were pretending to be at school by using fake locations on the website, and the government wants to stop that.
Teachers must check in between 9:45 in the morning and 10:45 in the morning.
If they check in after 10:45, it will not count.
It has been raining a lot, and rivers are getting full.
The department says teachers and students should never cross a flooded river or stream just to get to school or mark attendance.
If they cannot reach school because of the water, they should tell their principal instead.
The Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) has made six hours of daily work mandatory for teachers and school employees in Madhya Pradesh.
E-attendance can now only be marked through the official Humare Shikshak mobile app, not the education portal's website.
The stricter rules follow reports of teachers using mock or fake locations to register their presence.
Teachers and employees must mark attendance between 9:45 am and 10:45 am; attendance marked after 10:45 am will not be considered valid.
Amid heavy rains and rising water levels, the department advised teachers and students not to cross swollen rivers or streams to reach school or mark attendance.
- Who
- The Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) and all teachers and school employees in Madhya Pradesh
- What
- DPI tightened e-attendance rules, making six hours of work mandatory and requiring attendance to be marked only through the Humare Shikshak app between 9:45 am and 10:45 am
- When
- Instructions were issued on Monday via video conferencing (exact date not specified in the article)
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India, with instructions issued via video conferencing from Bhopal
- Why
- To stop teachers from marking e-attendance using mock or fake locations through the education portal's website
- Governing department
- Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI)
- Location
- Madhya Pradesh, India
- Mandatory daily work
- 6 hours
- Approved attendance method
- Humare Shikshak mobile app only
- Attendance window
- 9:45 am to 10:45 am
- Late attendance
- Invalid after 10:45 am; responsibility lies with the employee
- Reason for new rules
- Teachers marked attendance with mock/fake locations via the education portal website
- Weather caution
- Do not cross swollen rivers or streams to reach school; inform the school principal and Sankul principal if unable to attend