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Minister for Human Resource Development Nara Lokesh connected Tuesday announced that the State authorities volition record a reappraisal petition successful the Supreme Court challenging its caller verdict connected the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).
According to a property release, the Minister made the announcement successful effect to a plea from a delegation of TDP MLCs Alapati Rajendra Prasad, Bhoomireddy Rangopal Reddy, and erstwhile MLC A.S. Ramakrishna, who met him astatine the Secretariat and conveyed the heavy interest and distress among in-service teachers implicit the apex court’s bid making TET qualification mandatory. The MLCs urged the Minister to person the authorities record a reappraisal petition connected behalf of teachers, peculiarly those appointed done DSC earlier October 23, 2010, who are already successful work and facing anxiousness implicit the caller requirement.
Following the Supreme Court’s order, the State authorities had issued instructions that each Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs) and School Assistants who are successful work and not yet qualified successful TET — and person much than 5 years near for status arsenic connected September 1, 2025 — indispensable compulsorily wide TET to proceed successful service. A TET notification was subsequently issued connected October 24, 2025.
The delegation explained that the directive has caused superior interest among teachers who person already enactment successful 20–25 years of service, arsenic those failing to suffice successful TET would beryllium rendered ineligible to proceed arsenic teachers. They besides noted that adjacent those with little than 5 years of work remaining would request TET qualification to beryllium eligible for promotion.
Responding to their representation, Mr. Lokesh assured them that portion the authorities would spell up with conducting TET successful compliance with the Supreme Court’s orders, it would simultaneously record a reappraisal petition reflecting the concerns and aspirations of the teaching community. He further assured that each indispensable steps would beryllium taken to safeguard teachers’ interests and guarantee that their work conditions are protected.
