Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Saturday said the government will bring a resolution in the upcoming session of the J&K Assembly on the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) issue, amid concerns among in-service teachers following the Supreme Court ruling making the test mandatory.<\/p>\n
Itoo said the government has already approached the Supreme Court on the issue. The J&K government had filed a review petition before the Supreme Court seeking reconsideration of its order mandating the TET for all in-service teachers of primary and upper-primary classes.<\/p>\n
“We have already gone to the honourable court. But the teachers are in a lot of depression. The children’s education is being disturbed. When a teacher is mentally disturbed, how can he teach children ” Itoo said.<\/p>\n
She said the issue was not merely about appearing for an examination but was also linked to the dignity and honour of teachers.<\/p>\n
“For us, the most important thing is that the test doesn’t matter. This is a matter of a teacher’s honour. A teacher who prepares millions of children for exams cannot give a test. He can, but it is a matter of his honour. That is why the teachers’ honour is important for us,” the minister said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Itoo said the government would seek the Assembly’s support on the matter.<\/p>\n
“After the Assembly begins, I will bring a resolution. We will get that resolution passed in the majority, so that the teachers who are depressed can come out of their depression and teach children properly,” she said.<\/p>\n
The issue follows the Supreme Court’s May 29 ruling, which held that clearing the TET is mandatory for in-service teachers. The court, however, provided teachers with time until August 31, 2028, to qualify the examination and continue in service.<\/p>\n
The ruling has triggered concern among a large section of in-service teachers in Jammu and Kashmir, who have been seeking relief from the mandatory TET requirement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Last week, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution urging the union government to grant a full and permanent exemption from the TET to government school teachers appointed before August 23, 2010. (Agencies)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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