No exemption plan for pre-2013 teachers in TET proposal
The question asked by Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure to the Ministry of Education regarding the mandatory Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for experienced teachers appointed before 2013 and related proposals.
Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure (asked), Ministry of Education (answered)
- Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution
- Recruitment, service conditions and deployment of teachers fall within the administrative domain of State Governments and Union Territory Administrations
- Supreme Court held TET is mandatory under Section 23 of RTE Act, 2009
- Supreme Court extended timeline for TET qualification from 31.08.2027 to 31.08.2028
- Supreme Court observed that TET should be conducted periodically, preferably twice every year
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Parliamentary Q&A
03.08.2026
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Document details
| Official title | Mandatory Teacher Eligibility Test |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Questions & Answers (Lok Sabha, starred) |
| Reference number | LS Q208 (Session 8) |
| Status | closed (question) |
| Year | 03.0 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |