School Education Department plans direct training for teachers who failed TET

Tamil Nadu's school education department will provide direct training to teachers who did not pass the recent special Teacher Eligibility Test. Officials stated this training aims to help them pass the upcoming exam.

TET Results

The special eligibility test for working teachers took place on July 4 and 5. For the first paper meant for secondary teachers, 58,902 people wrote the test according to Dinamani, while Polimer News notes 59,535 people wrote it. For the second paper meant for graduate teachers, 158,617 people wrote the test according to Dinamani, while Polimer News reports 160,929 participants. Results came out on Monday. Dinamani reports that 108,326 teachers passed out of 217,519 total candidates, leaving 109,193 candidates who did not pass. The pass percentage reached 80 percent for the first paper, but dropped to 38 percent for the second paper. Meanwhile, Polimer News reports that 111,683 teachers failed the test overall.

Training Plans

The State Council of Educational Research and Training will directly provide these special training sessions to help the teachers pass the next exam. Officials from the education department noted this plan following the test results.

Context

Under the central government Right to Education Act, passing the teacher eligibility test is mandatory for all secondary and graduate school teaching roles. The Supreme Court ordered that teachers who joined before the law came into force must also clear this exam, though the Tamil Nadu government has pending legal challenges against this rule.