Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Madhya Pradesh Schools Await Principal Postings After Promotions
Many schools in Madhya Pradesh do not have permanent principals right now.
This includes most of the state’s Sandipani schools.
Only 66 of 275 Sandipani schools have regular principals, while many others have temporary in-charge principals.
A similar problem affects about 2,500 higher secondary schools.
The government has already promoted many teachers to principal positions.
However, those teachers have not yet received orders saying where they will work.
Officials want to keep them at their current schools to avoid disrupting classes during the academic year.
The plan still needs approval from the education minister.
Until then, many schools will continue without regular principals.
Around 70% of principal posts at Madhya Pradesh’s Sandipani schools are vacant.
Only 66 of 275 Sandipani schools have regular principals, while 179 use in-charge principals.
About 2,500 of the state’s 3,599 higher secondary schools also have vacant principal posts.
The government promoted 1,079 lecturers and 509 high school principals after lifting the promotion ban.
Posting orders remain pending because a proposal to retain promoted teachers at their current schools awaits ministerial approval.
- Who
- Sandipani schools and other higher secondary schools in Madhya Pradesh, along with promoted lecturers and principals.
- What
- Many principal posts remain vacant because posting orders for promoted teachers have not been issued.
- When
- The higher secondary principal promotion orders were issued on August 13; the posting orders remain pending.
- Where
- Across Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The department has proposed keeping promoted teachers at their existing schools to avoid disruption during the academic session, but the proposal awaits ministerial approval.
Continuity concerns
Vacancy concerns
Where promoted teachers should be posted
Continuity concerns
Department officials propose posting promoted teachers at their existing schools to avoid disrupting school arrangements during the academic session.
Vacancy concerns
The delay in approving and issuing posting orders means many schools continue without regular principals.
- Sandipani schools
- 275 operating across Madhya Pradesh
- Sandipani schools with regular principals
- 66
- Sandipani schools with in-charge principals
- 179
- Higher secondary schools
- 3,599 statewide
- Vacant higher secondary principal posts
- About 2,500
- Lecturers promoted
- 1,079 promoted to high school principal
- High school principals promoted
- 509 promoted to higher secondary principal
- Pending decision
- Posting proposal awaits approval from the department’s minister