Archive · 30 Sep 2025
EMRS Eases Hindi Requirements for Teacher, Nurse Recruitment
The government is changing the rules for hiring teachers and nurses for schools that teach tribal kids.
The main change is that people applying for jobs won't have to be as good at Hindi as before.
This means that knowing less Hindi won't stop them from getting a job.
These schools, called EMRS, aim to give tribal students a good education.
The new rules are designed to make sure that people from different regions can apply and that language isn't a problem.
This change applies to teachers and nurses, but not teachers of older students.
There are many EMRS schools, and the government wants to make sure they have enough staff.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has eased Hindi language requirements for EMRS staff recruitment.
The change affects Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) and female staff nurse positions.
TGT candidates will be assessed on English, Hindi, and a regional language in the preliminary exam.
The relaxed rules aim to improve regional representation and remove language barriers.
The central government took over centralised staff recruitment in 2018-19.
- Who
- National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS)
- What
- Relaxed Hindi requirements in EMRS staff recruitment
- When
- Announced last week
- Where
- EMRS schools across India
- Why
- To prevent language from being a barrier and improve regional representation
- Affected Positions
- TGT, Female Staff Nurse
- Governing Body
- NESTS (under Tribal Affairs Ministry)
- Key Change
- Relaxed Hindi proficiency for TGT and nurses.
- Schools Established
- 1997-98
- School Objective
- Provide quality education to tribal students
- Total Sanctioned EMRS
- 722