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The State authorities has issued caller guidelines connected the Kerala Teachers’ Eligibility Test (K-TET) for appointments and promotions successful authorities and aided schools, pursuing caller Supreme Court judgments connected the mandatory quality of the teachers’ eligibility tests.
The determination comes successful the inheritance of a Supreme Court judgement dated August 7, 2023, and a aboriginal ruling connected September 1, 2025, successful a writ petition and connected civilian appeals.
The authorities said it sought clarification from the Director of General Education and examined the contented successful item earlier issuing the revised norms.
LP, UP teachers
As per the caller guidelines, candidates who person cleared either K-TET Category I oregon Category II volition proceed to beryllium eligible for assignment arsenic little superior (LP) and precocious superior (UP) teachers.
However, those who person passed K-TET Category III volition beryllium considered lone for precocious schoolhouse teacher posts.
The authorities has besides clarified that precocious schoolhouse connection teachers indispensable person some K-TET Category III and Category IV qualifications.
In a large change, the earlier exemption from K-TET for candidates holding higher qualifications specified arsenic SET, NET, MPhil, PhD oregon MEd has been withdrawn. The authorities said these candidates volition present besides person to wide the applicable K-TET category.
Only serving precocious schoolhouse teachers who person K-TET Category III qualification volition beryllium considered for promotion arsenic headteachers and for by-transfer appointments to higher secondary schoolhouse teacher (HSST) and HSST (junior) posts.
The existing exemptions for Central Teachers’ Eligibility Test (CTET) candidates volition continue. Those who person passed the CTET Primary Stage volition beryllium eligible for LP teacher appointments, portion candidates with CTET Elementary Stage qualification tin beryllium considered for UP teacher posts.
The authorities has said that existent procedures for promotion to the station of higher secondary schoolhouse Principal volition stay unchanged.
Relevant qualification
For by-transfer promotions to assorted teaching posts, lone candidates who clasp the applicable K-TET qualification of the acrophobic class volition beryllium considered.
Earlier, General Education Minister V. Sivankutty had said the State would record a reappraisal petition oregon attack the Supreme Court seeking clarity connected the judgment, which made TET mandatory for each schoolhouse teachers.
He had pointed retired that the Supreme Court had examined laws and rules framed by the Union government. Since acquisition comes nether the Concurrent List of the Constitution, helium had said the Centre should see bringing successful caller authorities to code the concerns raised by the verdict.
The State authorities clarified that the recently issued guidelines volition beryllium successful unit for now, but volition beryllium taxable to the last determination of the reappraisal petition pending earlier the Supreme Court.
