अतिथि शिक्षक आमंत्रण हेतु कार्यवाही सत्र 2026-27 - प्रथम चरण (अकादमिक/शैक्षणिक पद) - GFMS पोर्टल एवं एजुकेशन पोर्टल 3.0
The Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI), Madhya Pradesh has issued the Phase-1 timetable (referenced as DPI Letter No. 652, dated 30-06-2026) for inviting Guest Teachers (Atithi Shikshak) against vacant academic posts in government schools for session 2026-27. The process is fully online via Education Portal 3.0 and the GFMS Portal. School Incharges certify Long Term vacancies and display them on GFMS (1-6 July 2026); Sankul Principals raise Short Term vacancy requests (academic posts only, from 1 July 2026) which District Education Officers verify (from 1 July 2026). Guest teachers who worked in 2025-26 with 90%+ attendance and received regular honorarium for Feb-April 2026 can submit rejoining requests (1-6 July 2026), with a second merit-order window (7-8 July 2026) if a higher-scored applicant on an oversubscribed panel doesn't apply in time. School Incharges verify and record joining by 8 July 2026. An applicant can only request presence at a school under the panel their own score card belongs to. There is no application fee and no written exam; selection is score-card/merit based.
Honorarium (Mandeya) paid per period taught, not a fixed monthly salary. The exact 2026-27 rate is not stated in the available portions of this notice; historically general guest teachers have been paid around Rs 9,000/month, and as of a March 2026 cabine
Salary
Madhya Pradesh (government schools, state-wide - vacancies published district/block/panel-wise)
Location
Timeline
30 Jun 2026
Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) letter issuing Phase-1 timetable for guest teacher invitation, session 2026-27
1 Jul 2026
Long-Term vacancy update/display by School Incharge and rejoining request window (by applicant) both begin; Short-Term vacancy request by Sankul Principal and its verification by DEO also begin this date
6 Jul 2026 – 8 Jul 2026
Vacancy display and first-round rejoining request window closes 06-07-2026; a secondary merit-order rejoining window runs 07-08-2026 for oversubscribed panels; School Incharge verification and joining entry continues through 08-07-2026
21 Jul 2026
UNVERIFIED against official document - sourced from secondary news coverage only. Phase-1 Choice Filling window reported as 16-18 July 2026 with allotment 21 July 2026; Phase-2 Choice Filling reported as 26-28 July 2026 for posts still vacant. Confirm on
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About This Notification
The School Education Department, Madhya Pradesh, through the Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI), has released the timetable for Phase-1 Guest Teacher (Atithi Shikshak) invitation for academic posts for session 2026-27. The entire process runs on the GFMS Portal (gfms.educationportal3.in) and Education Portal 3.0; guest teachers cannot be invited offline under any circumstance. Only certified vacancies (not merely displayed ones) are used to place guest teachers in schools, and per an earlier referenced letter (para 3.1.2), School Incharges must exclude a specified disqualified category of guest teacher from being retained in a school.
Phase-1 activity table:
| # | Activity | Action Level | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long-Term vacancy updation and display on GFMS Portal | School Incharge (Shala Prabhari) | 01.07.2026 - 06.07.2026 |
| 2 | Short-Term vacancy request entry on portal (academic posts only) | Sankul Principal (Sankul Prachary) | Starts 01.07.2026 |
| 3 | Verification of the Short-Term vacancy request | District Education Officer (DEO) | Starts 01.07.2026 |
| 4 | Rejoining presence request by previously-working guest teacher | Applicant | 01.07.2026 - 06.07.2026 |
| 5 | Where 2+ applicants worked on one panel in 2025-26 and current vacancies are fewer: if the higher-score applicant does not request rejoining in time, that window auto-expires and the next applicant in merit order gets a rejoining window | Applicant | 07.07.2026 - 08.07.2026 |
| 6 | Verification of guest teacher's presence request and recording of joining | School Incharge (Shala Prabhari) | 01.07.2026 - 08.07.2026 |
Rejoining eligibility (clause 2.4): only guest teachers who received regular honorarium from February to April 2026 and had 90% or higher attendance in the session are eligible to request rejoining.
Panel restriction (clause 2.5): an applicant may only request presence at a school under the exact panel for which their score card exists, not any other panel.
There is no application fee and no written examination, selection is based entirely on the applicant's score card (educational/professional qualification and prior experience) as recorded and verified on Education Portal 3.0. Guest teachers must mark daily attendance via the Hamare Shikshak app; a day without app attendance earns no honorarium for that day, and honorarium is to be disbursed by the 5th of each month. Grievances can be sent to dpi.atithi@gmail.com.
Key Details
Organization
Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI), School Education Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Department
School Education Department, Madhya Pradesh
Job Location
Madhya Pradesh (government schools, state-wide - vacancies published district/block/panel-wise)
Selection Process
Step 1: Long-Term Vacancy Certification and Display by School Incharge (1-6 July) -> Step 2: Short-Term Vacancy Request by Sankul Principal, verified by DEO (from 1 July) -> Step 3: Rejoining Presence Request by eligible previously-working guest teacher,
Official Website
https://gfms.educationportal3.in/
Eligibility Criteria
Nationality
Indian Citizen
Age Limit
No age limit specified in the available portions of this notice
Educational Qualification
Subject-relevant graduation/post-graduation with B.Ed/D.Ed as applicable; MP TET 2018 (or later) qualification referenced for score card merit; must be registered and document-verified on Education Portal 3.0 with a valid score card for the specific panel
Experience Required (for Rejoining)
Received regular honorarium for February-April 2026, and had 90% or higher e-attendance in session 2025-26 (clause 2.4)
Domicile / Residency
Madhya Pradesh - applicant registered against a specific district/block/panel on the portal; may only request presence under their own score-card panel (clause 2.5)
Service Bond
Not applicable; the engagement is a temporary, purely honorarium-based guest arrangement that ends automatically on availability of a regular teacher
Educational Qualification
- Applicant must already be registered and verified on Education Portal 3.0 / GFMS Portal, with a valid score card for a specific subject/post panel.
- Applicant may only seek placement under the same panel their score card belongs to (clause 2.5).
- Relevant subject-wise educational qualification (Graduation/Post-Graduation as applicable to the panel/subject) along with professional qualification such as B.Ed/D.Ed, as applicable to the post.
- MP TET 2018 (or a subsequent TET) qualification is referenced as part of the eligibility/score card documentation for panel merit.
- For rejoining specifically (clause 2.4): the applicant must have received regular honorarium from February to April 2026 and had 90% or higher e-attendance in session 2025-26.
Age Limit
No age limit or age relaxation is specified in the available portions of this notice, as Phase-1 covers rejoining of already-registered/previously-working guest teachers from the existing registered pool on Education Portal 3.0, rather than a fresh open-age recruitment.
Important Dates
DPI Order/Letter No. 652 Released
30 Jun 2026
Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) letter issuing Phase-1 timetable for guest teacher invitation, session 2026-27
Long-Term Vacancy Display and Rejoining Request Window Start
1 Jul 2026
Long-Term vacancy update/display by School Incharge and rejoining request window (by applicant) both begin; Short-Term vacancy request by Sankul Principal and its verification by DEO also begin this date
Rejoining Request / Joining Verification Window End
6 Jul 2026 – 8 Jul 2026
Vacancy display and first-round rejoining request window closes 06-07-2026; a secondary merit-order rejoining window runs 07-08-2026 for oversubscribed panels; School Incharge verification and joining entry continues through 08-07-2026
Fee Payment Last Date
—
Not applicable - no application fee for this process
Application Correction Window
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Not specified in the available portions of this notice
Admit Card Download
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Not applicable - no written examination in this process
Exam Date
—
Not applicable - selection is score card/merit based, no written exam
Answer Key Release
—
Not applicable
Choice Filling Allotment (Phase 1)
21 Jul 2026
UNVERIFIED against official document - sourced from secondary news coverage only. Phase-1 Choice Filling window reported as 16-18 July 2026 with allotment 21 July 2026; Phase-2 Choice Filling reported as 26-28 July 2026 for posts still vacant. Confirm on
| Event | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ✓DPI Order/Letter No. 652 Released | 30 Jun 2026 | Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) letter issuing Phase-1 timetable for guest teacher invitation, session 2026-27 |
| ✓Long-Term Vacancy Display and Rejoining Request Window Start | 1 Jul 2026 | Long-Term vacancy update/display by School Incharge and rejoining request window (by applicant) both begin; Short-Term vacancy request by Sankul Principal and its verification by DEO also begin this date |
| ✓Rejoining Request / Joining Verification Window End | 6 Jul 2026 – 8 Jul 2026 | Vacancy display and first-round rejoining request window closes 06-07-2026; a secondary merit-order rejoining window runs 07-08-2026 for oversubscribed panels; School Incharge verification and joining entry continues through 08-07-2026 |
| Fee Payment Last Date | — | Not applicable - no application fee for this process |
| Application Correction Window | — | Not specified in the available portions of this notice |
| Admit Card Download | — | Not applicable - no written examination in this process |
| Exam Date | — | Not applicable - selection is score card/merit based, no written exam |
| Answer Key Release | — | Not applicable |
| ✓Choice Filling Allotment (Phase 1) | 21 Jul 2026 | UNVERIFIED against official document - sourced from secondary news coverage only. Phase-1 Choice Filling window reported as 16-18 July 2026 with allotment 21 July 2026; Phase-2 Choice Filling reported as 26-28 July 2026 for posts still vacant. Confirm on |
Detailed vacancy breakup not available yet.
Application Fee
Payment Mode: N/A
No application fee for the rejoining/vacancy process; registration on Education Portal 3.0 is free of cost
Exam pattern details not available yet.
Step 1: Read the Official DPI Order
Review the DPI Phase-1 timetable order and note the vacancy display window, Short-Term vacancy process, rejoining eligibility conditions (clause 2.4), and the panel restriction rule (clause 2.5).
Step 2: Confirm Your Registration and Score Card Status
Ensure you are already registered, document-verified, and have a valid score card for your specific panel on Education Portal 3.0. Unverified profiles will not generate a score card and cannot participate.
Step 3: Check Rejoining Eligibility
If you worked as a guest teacher in 2025-26, confirm you meet BOTH conditions from clause 2.4: regular honorarium received for February-April 2026, and 90%+ attendance in the session.
Step 4: Submit Rejoining Request on GFMS Portal
Log in to gfms.educationportal3.in with your existing guest teacher ID and submit your rejoining request between 01.07.2026 and 06.07.2026, only for the panel matching your score card (clause 2.5).
Step 5: Get Verified by School Incharge
The School Incharge (Shala Prabhari) verifies your presence/rejoining request against the certified vacancy and records your joining on the portal, an activity running 01.07.2026 - 08.07.2026.
Step 6: Watch for Choice Filling (If Not Rejoining)
If your panel doesn't have a rejoining opportunity, watch the GFMS Portal for the subsequent Choice Filling round for remaining vacant posts.
Step 7: Mark Daily Attendance and Track Honorarium
Once joined, mark attendance daily via the Hamare Shikshak app - this is what generates your honorarium. Track monthly disbursement, expected by the 5th of each month, and raise any issue at dpi.atithi@gmail.com.
Latest Updates
30 Jun
2026
🔔 DPI Releases Phase-1 Guest Teacher Invitation Timetable for 2026-27
The Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI), Madhya Pradesh issued the Phase-1 timetable for inviting Guest Teachers (Atithi Shikshak) against vacant academic posts for session 2026-27. Long-Term vacancy display and rejoining requests run 1-6 July 2026 (with a secondary merit-order rejoining window 7-8 July for oversubscribed panels); Short-Term vacancy requests by Sankul Principals and DEO verification begin 1 July 2026; School Incharge verification and joining entry runs through 8 July 2026.
View on GFMS PortalAbout the Guest Teacher (Atithi Shikshak) System
Madhya Pradesh's Guest Teacher (Atithi Shikshak) system fills temporary vacancies in government schools when regular teachers are unavailable due to unfilled posts, leave, or training deputation. The Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) manages the process through the GFMS Portal and Education Portal 3.0. For 2026-27, the Phase-1 order covers only academic (Shaikshanik) posts, and only certified vacancies, not merely displayed ones, are used to place guest teachers. Thousands of guest teachers participate in this process across MP's districts each year.
Vacancy Certification: Long-Term vs Short-Term
Long-Term Vacancies (no regular teacher posted against a subject/panel) are updated and displayed on the GFMS Portal by the School Incharge (Shala Prabhari) between 01.07.2026 and 06.07.2026.
Short-Term Vacancies (arising from a regular teacher's leave or training, academic posts only) are raised as a request by the Sankul Principal starting 01.07.2026, and verified by the District Education Officer (DEO) starting the same date.
Per an earlier referenced letter (para 3.1.2), School Incharges must not retain in the school any guest teacher falling in a specified disqualified category.
Rejoining Eligibility and Score Card Merit
Only guest teachers who received regular honorarium for February to April 2026 and had 90% or higher attendance in the session are eligible to request rejoining (clause 2.4). The first rejoining request window runs 01.07.2026 - 06.07.2026.
Where a panel previously had two or more working applicants and current vacancies are fewer, the higher-scoring applicant gets first opportunity within the first window; if they do not request rejoining in time, that opportunity automatically lapses, and the next applicant in merit order becomes eligible for a rejoining request in a second window, 07.07.2026 - 08.07.2026.
Applicants may only request presence at a school under the exact panel their own score card belongs to (clause 2.5), cross-panel requests are not permitted.
Verification and Joining
The School Incharge verifies each guest teacher's presence/rejoining request on Education Portal 3.0 and records the joining, with this activity running throughout 01.07.2026 - 08.07.2026, overlapping with, and extending slightly beyond, the request windows themselves.
Attendance and Honorarium Rules
All engaged guest teachers must record daily attendance through the Hamare Shikshak mobile app. Honorarium is generated strictly on the basis of this app attendance, a day without recorded attendance earns no honorarium for that day. Block Education Officers (BEOs) have been directed to ensure honorarium disbursement by the 5th of every month. Any grievance related to the process can be sent to dpi.atithi@gmail.com. This engagement is purely temporary and automatically ends once a regular teacher becomes available for the post.
