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{{Infobox
| title = Rajasthan Educational Service<br />{{small|{{IAST|Rājasthāna Śikṣā Sevā}}}}
| headerstyle = background:#800080; color:white;
| header1 = Service Overview
| label3 = Also known as
| data3 = R.E.S.
| label4 = [[Date of establishment|Founded]]
| data4 = 1970<ref name="auto">{{Cite web| title=The Rajasthan educatonal service rules, 1970 | url=https://www.rajteachers.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/raj-_education-1970.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518004025/https://www.rajteachers.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/raj-_education-1970.pdf | archive-date=2024-05-18}}</ref>
| label5 = State
| data5 = [[Rajasthan]]
| label6 = Training
| data6 = RSCERT, Udaipur, [[Rajasthan]]<ref>{{Cite web | title=RSCERT | url=https://rscertudai.rajasthan.gov.in/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131163006/https://rscertudai.rajasthan.gov.in/ | access-date=2025-12-26 | archive-date=2024-01-31}}</ref>
| label7 = Cadre Controlling Authority
| data7 = Education Department, [[Government of Rajasthan]]
| label8 = Minister Responsible
| data8 = [[Madan Dilawar]], Minister of Education
| label9 = Legal personality
| data9 = [[Governmental]]; state service
| label10 = Duties
| data10 =
| label12 = [[En cadre|Cadre Strength]]
| data12 = ~90,049<ref>{{Cite web | title=राजस्थान में अगले महीने से शुरू होगी शिक्षकों की भर्ती, शिक्षा विभाग में 1.19 लाख पद खाली, टीचरों की सबसे ज्यादा कमी | url=https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/rajasthan-education-department-has-1-19-lakh-vacant-positions-when-will-teacher-recruitment-begin-20093129 | access-date=2025-12-26 | website=www.patrika.com}}</ref><ref>https://scontent.fudr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/580345744_750711468020552_4441941965207512158_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640_tt6&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=833d8c&_nc_ohc=VkSrilPEsH4Q7kNvwFxHdw7&_nc_oc=Adl8wy6uiz71VIATUQzaBtTeGqoAxOqIVDiMhrHCsfw2XLN__l_xlFnntz5dWy8oky5xMyh_ZoEm3Grq7PFpCCEL&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.fudr1-1.fna&_nc_gid=eKmg3F4bEkC2IGec0BG9vA&oh=00_AfmQLMsVGtjF_I_Rg4BDquC8yMTdk-SURa989ye8ByRWKg&oe=69543B98{{Dead link | date=March 2026 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
| label13 = Selection
| data13 = School Lecturer Competitive Exam conducted by RPSC
| label14 = Association
| data14 = Rajasthan Shikshak Sangh<ref>{{Cite web | title=राजस्थान शिक्षक संघ, शिक्षक संघ, शिक्षक | url=https://rssrashtriya.org/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604101955/http://www.rssrashtriya.org | access-date=2025-12-26 | archive-date=2013-06-04}}</ref>
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'''Rajasthan Educational Service''' ('''RES''') is a State Service of the [[Rajasthan]] (India) for school education system. RES officers are Gazetted Officers under the Education Department, [[Government of Rajasthan]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web| title=राजस्थान शिक्षा (राज्य एवं अधीनस्थ) सेवा नियम | language=hi | trans-title=Rajasthan Education (State and Subordinate) Service Rules | year=2021 | url=https://dop.rajasthan.gov.in/writereaddata/modulCategory/202402130428529716391EducationstateSub2021erged.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412202524/https://dop.rajasthan.gov.in/writereaddata/modulCategory/202402130428529716391EducationstateSub2021erged.pdf | archive-date=2024-04-12}}</ref>

The functioning of the service is regulated by the Rajasthan Educational (State and Subordinate) Service Rules, 2021.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="auto"/> Education Department serves as the administrative parent organization, but the daily operations and cadre management are executed by the Directorate of Secondary Education, Bikaner.<ref>{{Cite web| title=VASUNDHARA RAJE Mobile App | url=https://education.rajasthan.gov.in/secondary/#/home/dptHome | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325204651/http://education.rajasthan.gov.in:80/secondary | archive-date=2017-03-25}}</ref>

The execution of duties is managed by the Directorate of Secondary Education, Bikaner the directorate is commonly referred to as the ''Secondary Education Department'' (or collectively with Elementary Education as the ''School Education Department''). However, all these comes under the Education Department Secretariat, [[Jaipur]].

== Rajasthan School Education Intuitions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Entity / Institution<ref name=":3" />
!Common Name
!Actual Status
|-
|Directorate of Elementary Education (Bikaner)
|Elementary Education Department
|This is a Directorate responsible for Classes 1 to 8.
|-
|Directorate of Secondary Education (Bikaner)
|Secondary Education Department
|This is also a Directorate responsible for Classes 9 to 12.
|-
|Rajasthan Council of School Education (RCSCE), Jaipur
|Samagra Shiksha (Samsa)
|Project Nodal Agency: Manages the ''Samagra Shiksha'' budget, infrastructure projects, and monitors the CDEO hierarchy.
|-
|Elementary & Secondary Education (Combined)
|School Education Department
|This is a collective term used in general conversation. Technically, these two are separate directorates working under the same the Education Department.
|-
|Education Department (Secretariat, Jaipur)
|Parent Department
|This is the actual Department. The administrative power, policy-making, and the Principal Secretary are located here. All Directorates report to this body.
|}

== Recruitment ==
Entry into the Rajasthan Educational Service typically begins from the post of Lecturer (also known as Post Graduate Teacher). The recruitment exam is conducted by the [[Rajasthan Public Service Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=राजस्थान लोक सेवा आयोग, अजमेर | language=hi | trans-title=Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer | url=https://rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in/Static/RecruitmentAdvertisements/862FEB183739480DA415B050A6BA994A.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241027043736/https://rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in/Static/RecruitmentAdvertisements/862FEB183739480DA415B050A6BA994A.pdf | archive-date=2024-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=RPSC Recruitment 2025: Exam schedule for School Lecturer posts released, check dates here - Times of India | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/rpsc-recruitment-2025-exam-schedule-for-school-lecturer-posts-released-check-dates-here/articleshow/121431693.cms | access-date=2025-12-26 | website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | date=27 May 2025 }}</ref>

* Designation''':''' Lecturer.
* Role''':''' Teaching Senior Secondary classes (Class 11 and 12).
* Appointment Authority''':''' Directorate Secondary Education Rajasthan, Bikaner.

== Types of Posts ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''(Various Roles in Group A & B)<ref name=":3" />'''
!S.No
!Rank
!Posts / Designations
!Nature of Duties
|-
|1.
|AD
|Additional Director
|Highest promotion post in the Rajasthan Educational Service
(generally filled by RAS officers)
|-
|2.
|JD
|Joint Director
|Head of the Education Division / Range
|-
|3.
|DD
|1. Deputy Director
2. Chief District Education Officer (CDEO)
|CDEO is the Head of the District Education Administration
|-
|4.
|DEO
|1. District Education Officer-HQ (Elementary)
2. District Education Officer-HQ (Secondary)
3. Chief Block Education Officer
4. DIET Principal
|Administrative Post
|-
|5.
|Principal
|1. Principal
2. PEEO
3. ACBEO (Deputation)
4. ADEO (Deputation)
5. Deputy Director (Deputation)
6. Assistant Project Coordinator (Deputation)
|Administrative Post
|-
|6.
|Senior Lecture
|1. Senior Lecturer
2. Vice Principal
3. Head Master
|Administrative & Teaching Post
|-
|5.
|Lecturer
|Lecturer
|Teaching Post
|}

== Promotion within the service ==
=== School Level Posts ===
Source:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web| title=Education (General Branch) | url=https://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/website/BhatnagarCommittee6PC/ChapterIII-11-135-154.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623210930/https://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/website/BhatnagarCommittee6PC/ChapterIII-11-135-154.pdf | archive-date=2022-06-23}}</ref>

* '''[[Lecturer]]:''' The entry-level post in the service.<ref>{{Cite web | title=RPSC Rajasthan 1st Grade Teacher Recruitment 2025: Last date to apply online for 3,225 posts; check direct link here |work=The Times of India | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/rpsc-rajasthan-1st-grade-teacher-recruitment-2025-last-date-to-apply-online-for-3225-posts-check-direct-link-here/articleshow/123843892.cms | access-date=2025-12-26 | date=12 September 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/rpsc-school-lecturer-group-1-admit-card-2025-released-at-rpsc-rajasthan-gov-in-direct-link-to-download-here-101750400877456.html|title=RPSC School Lecturer Group 1 Admit Card 2025 released at rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in, direct link to download here|date=June 20, 2025|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/rpsc-rajasthan-1st-grade-teacher-recruitment-2025-last-date-to-apply-online-for-3225-posts-check-direct-link-here/articleshow/123843892.cms|title=RPSC Rajasthan 1st Grade Teacher Recruitment 2025: Last date to apply online for 3,225 posts; check direct link here|date=September 12, 2025|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref>
* '''Senior Lecturer:''' This post was created in 2025 to replace the "Vice Principal" cadre<ref>{{Cite web | title=Rajasthan government teachers hit hard as department scraps this post; order issued | url=https://www.patrika.com/en/political-news/rajasthan-to-abolish-vice-principal-post-in-government-schools-19498814 | access-date=2025-12-26 | website=patrika.com}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web | title=Sr lecturers to replace 'dying cadre' of schoolvice-principals in state |work=The Times of India | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/sr-lecturers-to-replacedying-cadre-of-schoolvice-principals-in-state/articleshow/119822518.cms#:~:text=This%20story%20is%20from%20April,tnn | access-date=2025-12-26 | date=April 2025 }}</ref>
* '''[[School Principal|Principal]]:''' The Head of Institution for Senior Secondary Schools. Formal administrative duties (such as DDO powers) begin from this rank.
** ''Regulation:'' Up to the rank of Principal, the regulating authority is the Directorate of Secondary Education, Bikaner.<ref>{{Cite web | title=4,055 government schools in Rajasthan to get new principals: Objections on merit list accepted until tomorrow; schedule for online counseling to be released soon - Rajasthan News {{!}} Bhaskar English | url=https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/local/rajasthan/news/government-schools-in-rajasthan-to-get-new-principals-27-march-2025-rajasthan-bikaner-top-news-headlines-latest-news-rajasthan-134718013.html | access-date=2025-12-26 | website=bhaskarenglish.in | date=27 March 2025 }}</ref><ref name=":0"/>

=== Administrative Posts (District & Block Level) ===
Source:<ref name=":0" />

After getting promotion from Principal, officers enter in the senior administrative cadre also known as the District Education Officer (DEO) rank. From this rank the regulating authority is the Education Department (State Government).

* '''District Education Officer (DEO) Rank:'''
** At Block Level: Officers posted at the Block level are designated as Chief Block Education Officer (CBEO). They serve as the administrative head of all schools within the block.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Schools in Rajasthan's Khanua continue to operate amid cold weather, CBEO orders closure - Times of India | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/schools-in-rajasthans-khanua-operate-amid-cold-weather-cbeo-orders-closure/articleshow/106364931.cms | access-date=2025-12-26 | website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | date=29 December 2023 }}</ref>
** At District Level: There are two distinct District Education Officer posts at the headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Now there will be direct recruitment of DEO in the education department {{!}} अब शिक्षा विभाग में डीईओ की होगी सीधी भर्ती: शिक्षा मंत्री की बैठक, 1 डीईओ सस्पेंड, दूसरे का डेपुटेशन निरस्त - Bikaner News {{!}} Dainik Bhaskar | url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/bikaner/news/now-there-will-be-direct-recruitment-of-deo-in-the-education-department-134903480.html | access-date=2025-12-26 | website=www.bhaskar.com}}</ref>
*** DEO HQ (Elementary)
*** DEO HQ (Secondary)
* '''Deputy Director (DD) Rank:'''
** At District Level: An officer of this rank posted as the head of the district's education administration is designated as the Chief District Education Officer (CDEO).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web | title=Pali News - rajasthan news education department reorganized cdeo district level and block level deo planted {{!}} शिक्षा विभाग का पुनर्गठन हुआ, सीडीईओ जिला स्तर व ब्लॉक लेवल डीईओ लगाए {{!}} Dainik Bhaskar | url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/pali/news/rajasthan-news-education-department-reorganized-cdeo-district-level-and-block-level-deo-planted-054709-3734046.html | access-date=2025-12-26 | website=www.bhaskar.com}}</ref>
** Unified Command''':''' The CDEO supervises both DEO's (Secondary and Elementary) and all CBEO's in the district.
** Samagra Shiksha: The CDEO serves as the Ex-officio District Project Coordinator (DPC) for the Rajasthan Council of School Education (RCSE), Jaipur managing central schemes and infrastructure budgets.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, Govt. Of Rajasthan | url=https://rajsmsa.nic.in/public/ContactUsNew.aspx?Contact_TypeId=2&t=D | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212104337/http://www.rajsmsa.nic.in:80/public/ContactUsNew.aspx?Contact_TypeId=2&t=D | access-date=2026-02-28 | archive-date=2019-02-12}}</ref>
** District Authority: The CDEO is the authorized officer to issue district-wide orders, such as declaring local school holidays due to extreme weather conditions (heatwaves or cold waves).
{| class="wikitable"
|+District Education Administration (2018 Reforms)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Samagra Shiksha - An Integrated Scheme to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education. | url=https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=181084&reg=3&lang=2 | access-date=2026-02-28 | website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>
!Administrative Level
!Designation
!Rank
!Role & Responsibilities
|-
|District (Apex Level)
|Chief District Education Officer (CDEO)
|Deputy Director
|Overall In-charge: The highest authority in the district; supervises all education wings.
Project Role: Acts as the ''District Project Coordinator (DPC)'' for Samagra Shiksha.
|-
|District (Functional Wing)
|1. District Education Officer (Elementary)
2. District Education Officer (Secondary)
|District Education Officer
|Wing Head: Posted at the HQ to manage specific wings (Elementary or Secondary) functioning under the CDEO.
|-
|Block Level
|Chief Block Education Officer (CBEO)
|District Education Officer
|Block Head: Administrative head of the Block exercising unified control over all schools (Class 1–12).
The CBEO reports directly to the CDEO regarding the implementation of ''Samagra Shiksha'' (SMSA) projects.
|-
|Panchayat Level
|Panchayat Elementary Education Officer (PEEO)
|Principal
|Nodal Officer: The Principal of the Senior Secondary School acts as the PEEO to monitor elementary schools in the Gram Panchayat.
|}

=== Divisional and State Level ===
Source:<ref name=":0" />

* '''Joint Director (JD):''' Officers promoted from Deputy Director to this rank are often posted as the head of an Education Division. The Joint Director supervises education administration across multiple districts.<ref>{{Cite web | title=State government transfers 612 education officers in 24 hours Acts on 2 proposals including ban removal reshuffles from block to state level - Rajasthan News {{!}} Bhaskar English | url=https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/local/rajasthan/news/state-government-transfers-612-education-officers-in-24-hours-acts-on-2-proposals-including-ban-removal-reshuffles-from-block-to-state-level-135601298.html | access-date=2025-12-26 | website=www.bhaskarenglish.in | date=4 August 2025 }}</ref>
* '''Additional Director''' '''(AD):''' This is the highest promotional post within the Rajasthan Educational Service. There are three sanctioned posts of Additional Director.<ref>{{Cite web | title=1.19 Lakh Vacant Posts in Rajasthan Education Department, Check Details Here | url=https://www.adda247.com/teaching-jobs-exam/1-19-lakh-vacant-posts-in-rajasthan-education-department-check-details-here/ | access-date=2025-12-26 | website=www.adda247.com | date=11 November 2025 }}</ref>

== See also ==

# [[Rajasthan Administrative Service]]
# [[Rajasthan Accounts Service]]
# [[Rajasthan Forest Service]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Education in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Government of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:State civil services of India]]
[[Category:State agencies of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Education in India]]

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