After the sixth pay commission a teacher at the entry level earns from R10,000 to R20,000 per month. With experience, one can expect to earn above R20,000 per month The salary may vary according to grade and school .

8am: Check attendance and proceed to the field for morning prayers with the students 8.30am: Check homework and start revising the lectures of the previous day 9.15am: Pick a light topic and explain elementary details 10am: Move gradually onto a tougher topic, make it interactive and try out new approaches 10.45am: Time for the sports break to enable students to get some exercise 11.30pm: Lunch 12pm: Start craft and other creative activities 12.45pm: Assess the students’ work and give them feedback on their work 1.30pm: Set down home work 2pm: See off students in their private vehicles/school buses and end the day

• A high level of patience and perseverance
• Ability to provide a comfortable environment
• Eagerness to keep learning
• Clear thought process and communication skills
• Innovative thinking to help children learn concepts in a different way
• This profession demands sincerety and dignity

• A secure work environment
• Comparative lack of workplace politics
• Chances of career stagnation
• Learning by rote can affect creativity
• Relatively low pay and few incentives
• It is a noble profession and keeps you young at heart
• It keeps you well informed with latest happenings and evokes in you a curiosity to know more and more of your subject matter so that you are never at a loss while answering queries of studnets
• It helps you grow both in modesty and intellect
• It helps you understand your own children better. You are never astonished by their actions and temper tantrums
• Gets you lot of respect from your studenst and their parents
• This profession gives you great satisfaction. You feel extremely happy when you see your students growing up into smart well-adjusted and and learned young men and women
• You have to be a responsible adult as  you are accountable for your student’s academic future
• Good work life balance can be acheived in this profession

Someone with a bachelor's degree in education (BEd) can start as a primary school teacher. A degree in home science also makes you eligible. A graduation score of 55 per cent is a prerequisite. A B.Ed may be followed up with an M.Ed. A Basic Training Certificate (BTC), Diploma in Education (DEd) and Teacher Training Certificate (TTC) are courses that can help you land a teaching job as well .

• IGNOU
• Delhi University
• Jamia Millia Islamia