By Admin 
A relief news is coming for lakhs of government teachers across the country. The fear, tension and confusion that had been prevailing for a long time regarding the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), now there is hope that it will be put to an end. Especially those teachers who have been teaching in schools for many years, but due to some reason have not been able to pass TET till now, serious questions were raised about their future.
After the Supreme Court’s decision in September 2025, the situation had become even more difficult. The court had clearly said that it will be necessary for all teachers to pass TET. After this, it had a direct impact on crores of primary and upper primary teachers of the country. Many teachers who have been serving for 10–15 or even 20 years suddenly start feeling insecure. He was afraid that if he could not pass TET, he would lose his job or he might have to retire prematurely.
Pressure to teach or preparation for exams?
Non-TET teachers were constantly raising the question whether they should focus on teaching children or prepare for the exam to save their jobs. It is not easy for teachers to take the exam again. For this reason, teacher organizations have repeatedly demanded before the Central Government and the states that old and experienced teachers should be exempted from the requirement of TET or they should be given some special relief.
Important step of central government
Now the Central Government has taken a big and important step in this direction. The Department of School Education and Literacy of the Education Ministry has sought detailed reports from all the states and union territories. The ministry has said that complete details of those teachers from class 1 to class 8, who were appointed before 2011, should be given.
States will have to provide this information by January 16. For this, a letter has been sent to the Chief Secretaries of all the states on December 31. Many important information have been sought in this report, like how many teachers were appointed before and after 2011, how many teachers have passed TET or CTET, how many teachers have not been able to pass TET till now, teachers’ age, educational qualification and training status. This step of the government clearly indicates that it wants to understand the entire matter seriously and does not want to take any decision without complete information.
Lakhs of teachers hope for relief
It is expected that about 12 lakh teachers will get relief from this initiative of the Central Government. There are a large number of teachers in different states who have not yet passed TET. About 1.86 lakh teachers in Uttar Pradesh, about 80 thousand third grade teachers in Rajasthan, about 3 lakh teachers in Madhya Pradesh and about 27 thousand primary teachers in Jharkhand, all these teachers are directly affected by this decision and now they have big expectations from the government.
What was the decision of the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court had said in its decision that teachers who are not TET eligible will have to pass the exam within two years. If they are not able to do this, they may have to leave the job or may be retired. However, the court had also said that teachers who have only five years left in their service can be given some relief.
What will happen next?
Now everyone’s eyes are fixed on the decision of the Central Government and the states. If the government decides to exempt old and experienced teachers from TET or make some alternative arrangement, then it will provide relief to lakhs of families. In the coming times, this step of the government can give a new direction to the future of teachers.
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