SED notifies schedule for Online Transfer Drive-2024-25

Srinagar, July 18: In a latest development, the School Education Department (SED) on Thursday notified the schedule for Online Transfer Drive (OTD) of teaching staff for the academic year 2024-25.

As per the notification issued by the department, the department has stated that the process for submission of online applications will commence from July 22 and will culminate on August 25 of 2024.

"The process of processing the files and completion of transfer process will be done as per the transfer policy," the notification reads.

As per the notification, the department has made it mandatory for the academic staff including Principals, lecturers, headmasters, masters, and teachers working in JKSCERT and associated DIETs, JKBOSE  Samagra Shiksha and deployed in various offices of the SED with  mature stay, to "compulsorily apply for the transfers."

The department has invited online representations from the eligible teachers, masters, lecturers, Principals and equivalent, headmasters and equivalent besides ZEOs and equivalent desirous of their transfer under Online Transfer Drive (OTD) 2024-25

As per the conditions set by the department, the employees  serving  in Zone I and II and having a mature stay of three years or above, as per transfer policy- 2023 have to apply compulsorily.

"The employees serving in Zone III, IV and V with a mature stay of three, two and one year  respectively  may  also  apply  (optional)  online  as  per prescribed format available on School Education Department's Portal schedujammu.nic.in/atd," the notification reads.

Employees having mature stay in Zone  IV and V and willing to get transferred within the same educational zone, can also apply, the notification reads.

"District cadre employees can be rotated within  Zone II,III, IV, V  except Zone-1, wherever required. "Directors shall decide such cases keeping  in view the requirement of academics, last three years  performance  of the employee and enrollment in the school," the notification reads.

"As far as rotation within Zone-I is  concerned, the  Directorates shall  strictly recommend such cases, keeping in view the requirement viz-a-viz academics, enrollment number of schools falling in the said  educational zone and the formal approval in this regard shall be with the Administrative Department," the notification reads.

As per the notification, the academic staff like Principals, Lecturers, Headmasters, Masters and Teachers working in JKSCERT and associated DIETs, JKBOSE  Samagra Shiksha and those deployed  in various offices of SED with mature stay "shall also compulsorily apply."

"Employees seeking transfer on Medical grounds or disability as specified in the transfer policy can also apply within the same zone with documentary proof irrespective of their tenure," the notification reads.

As per the notification, the employees seeking transfers on the single-parent  ground as specified in the policy can also apply within the same zone except  for Zone-I with sufficient documentary proof.

"Employees seeking  transfer on security grounds shall also apply with documentary proof i.e. recommendations received  from the Special  DG, CID," it reads.

As per the notification, the department has made it mandatory for the Lecturers, Masters, and General Line Teachers (LTs)  working  in the surplus category to apply for their transfers.

"The  RBA/ALC employees and the employees appointed under SR0-202 and having completed prescribed tenure on the post against  which he/she has been appointed  shall also apply," it reads.

The department has stated that the officers working on  administrative posts like Principals, Headmasters, ZEOs,  and  equivalent and having a mature  stay as per the Transfer Policy "shall apply compulsorily."

"Employees willing to serve in Zone IV and V can also apply irrespective of  their   tenure.  However, they shall be given   preferences as far as practicable," it reads.

The department has stated that the employees having mature stay can be transferred  anywhere by the department as per the  requirement of the Department.

"Further Department reserves the right to transfer any employee  anywhere on a complaint basis and also on administrative exigencies," it reads.

Female lecturers, Headmasters working in Zone IV and V in districts  other than their domicile district can also apply irrespective of  their  tenure along with documentary proof (domicile certificate).

"This shall, however, be subject to the availability of the vacancies    and  requirement of the department," the SED notification reads

The department has however made it clear that the Teacher Grade-II, III, RReTs and 3rd teachers are not covered under this transfer policy.

As per the policy, the employees working in Zone I and II shall be required to opt for transfer to Zones other than the zones where they are posted.

"Employees retiring  in between six months to one year can also apply  and they shall be given preference and shall be posted suitably, as far as practicable," the notification reads.

The Administrative Department asked both the directors to ensure that the adjustments and rotation shall be strictly as per the  rationalisation taking into account the educational zones, topography  of the area and requirement of the department as per the  provisions  of the Transfer  Policy.

"Special focus shall be on filling of vacancies in Zone IV and V," it reads.