Sense of calling is an emerging construct in the field of psychology and organizational behaviour. There are a lot of studies, which have been conducted in Western countries, but there are still many parts of the globe where not many studies have been conducted. One probable reason for the deficient research in other parts of the globe could be attributed to the wording of existing scales. There is a need to develop new tools for measuring calling, which are subject specific. Calling is connected to a particular career domain. Therefore, studying the construct in a particular career domain like teaching can facilitate the research on sense of calling. But teachers’ sense of calling has received less research attention. This motivated us to develop a scale specifically for measuring teachers’ sense of calling. The scale is a 10-item, three-dimensional scale. Finally, implications and limitations of the study with some suggestions for future research are discussed.
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