Jammu, October 18: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued Government Order No. 439-JK(Edu) of 2026, dated October 17, 2026, sanctioning the appointment of 36 candidates to the post of Lecturer in Physics in the School Education Department.
The appointments have been made on the recommendations of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) under Pay Level 9, carrying a salary scale of ₹52,700–₹1,66,700.
According to the government order issued by the School Education Department, the selected candidates include 14 candidates under the Open Merit (OM) category, four under Reserved Backward Area (RBA), four under Scheduled Caste (SC), one under ST-1, four under ST-2, two under ALC/IB, one under OBC (SLC), and six under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category.
The appointees have been directed to report to the respective Directors of School Education, Jammu or Kashmir, within 21 days from the date of issuance of the appointment order. Failure to join within the prescribed period will result in forfeiture of their right to appointment, and the order will be deemed withdrawn ab initio.
The appointments are provisional and subject to verification of educational, professional and other relevant certificates. The candidates must produce their original academic qualification certificates, matriculation or date-of-birth certificate, health certificate, domicile certificate and category certificate, wherever applicable.
The government has further clarified that salary and allowances will be released only after satisfactory verification of the required documents. The appointees will be governed by the provisions of the New Pension Scheme (NPS), in accordance with SRO-400 dated December 24, 2009, as amended from time to time.
The Directors of School Education, Jammu and Kashmir, have been asked to submit the joining reports to the Administrative Department for further allocation and placement against available vacancies in Higher Secondary Schools across the Union Territory.
The order has been issued by the School Education Department under the signature of Ram Niwas Sharma, IAS, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government.
Source: Government Order No. 439-JK(Edu) of 2026, School Education Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, dated October 17, 2026.
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