Education Ministry revises 2026 teacher promotion exam schedule

Peru’s Education Ministry has changed the timetable for the 2026 competition to promote basic education teachers, postponing activities because it could not contract the services needed to administer the national examinations.

The national test had been scheduled for Sept. 13. The previous timetable also called for evaluation centers to be published on Sept. 1. A new schedule now applies to the different activities in the three promotion competitions, and participants must follow the updated dates.

The change was formalized in Vice-Ministerial Resolution No. 157-2026-MINEDU, dated Sept. 4 and published in El Peruano on Sept. 5. The ministry said the Directorate of Teacher Evaluation proposed the revision after assessing the operational and logistical difficulties involved in contracting the examination services.

The measure covers teachers participating in the promotion competition under the Public Teaching Career established by Law No. 29944, the Teaching Reform Law. It also applies to basic education teachers working in institutions administered by the Defense and Interior ministries. The revised timetables appear in Annexes I, II and III of the resolution.

The ministry said the rescheduling will not create additional costs for the education sector or the Treasury. It will use the budget credits already available for the 2026 fiscal year.