PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 3 -- The recruitment of block education officers (BEOs) in the UP Basic Education Department can now proceed, following the approval of the revised Uttar Pradesh Educational (General Education Cadre) Service Rules 1992 approval, by governor Anandiben Patel. The rules have been officially notified, informed Kamtaram Pal, additional director (Basic Education), citing the recent gazette notification dated July 14, a copy of which is with HT.

Officials of the state basic education department said that a key amendment in the revised rules is the removal of the term "equivalent" from the educational qualification criteria.

Previously, candidates with a postgraduate degree or an equivalent recognised qualification from any univ...