ATET : 50% marks compulsory for appearing in TET: HC

ATET : 50% marks compulsory for appearing in TET: HC

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GUWAHATI: The Gauhati high court in an order upheld the state education department's decision of making 50 per cent marks in graduation compulsory for candidates to appear in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for recruitment at the high school level.

Though the high court earlier in an interim order allowed eligible candidates even with less than 50 per cent marks in their graduation to apply for the TET examination following a prayer by the All Assam B.Ed Trained Unemployed Association, the high court in its final order upheld the state education ministry's decision.

The high court order came after the state's secondary education department said the new criteria for the high school teachers is a process to find better qualified teachers and was done according to an amendment in the Assam Secondary Education (provincialised services amendment) Rules.

The proposed TET exam for the high school teachers is slated to be held tentatively on the last week of February, 2013.

Earlier in the petition, the association had expressed its displeasure over the state education ministry's decision and demanded its withdrawal. Members of the association said in the B.Ed course, one is given training on all aspects of teaching.

"One is not only taught about teaching methodologies and child pedagogy, but is also given administrative skills. The B.Ed degree itself suggests that a person is fully qualified to teach in the high school level. Making TET compulsory will only lower the importance of the course," said the association president Ashiruddin Talukdar.

The association demanded that B.Ed qualified candidates should be exempted from writing TET, remove the basic 50 per cent criteria for appearing in TET and to raise the age limit from 38 years to 50 years for high school.

"Competitive examinations like IAS do not keep such criteria. Students securing less than 50 per cent in their graduation have qualified such competitive examinations," said a member of the association.

The association had sent memorandums to chief minister Tarun Gogoi and the state's education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.


News Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com (17.12.12)
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All over India , many cases are filed  for selection through TET exams e.g. Rajasthan, UP, Haryana, KVS, Tamilnadu, M.P, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, West Bengal, Bihar etc. etc.

RTE created huge number of teachers vacancies approx. 20 lakh all over India

ATET / Assam TET : After Supreme Court order to implement RTE, A big Recruitment phase of Primary Teacher Starts

ATET / ASSAM TET : After Supreme Court order to implement RTE, A big Recruitment phase of Primary Teacher Starts

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After SC order, it’s zealous recruitment phase

Appointment of teachers under RTE Act

By our Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Feb 9: Bolstered by the Supreme Court’s directive setting aside a Gauhati High Court order to pave the way for recruiting more elementary school teachers in Assam, the State Government on Thursday announced that 40,800 teachers would be given appointments under the Right to Education (RTE) Act.

Addressing a press conference at the Secretariat here, State Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that it would be the biggest ever recruitment drive undertaken by a government department in the history of Assam. “On February 15, advertisement for the recruitments of 28,000 teachers at both the lower and upper primary levels will be published. Though the 28,000 posts are contractual, the salary structure, other benefits and number of leave days will be the same as that of the regular posts,’’ he said, adding: “Advertisement for the 12,800 regular posts will be published on April 15.”

The High Court, in its March 5, 2010 ruling, had imposed a ban on “further recruitment of teachers in upper and lower primary schools of the State, be it on regular, ad-hoc or contractual basis”. An apex court bench of Justice Deepak Verma and Justice KS Radhakrishnan lifted the ban on a petition by the Assam Government contending that it was making it difficult to run schools.

Sarma further stated that the candidates who had passed the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) held recently should submit their job application forms online and a candidate could appear in the interview for the teacher’s post in four to five districts. “The interview process for the 28,000 posts will begin from March 15 and the appointment will be given before Rongali Bihu. By May 30, the appointments for the 12,800 posts will be completed,’’ he said, adding: “The selection of candidates will be based on merit that also includes the candidates’ TET and HS percentages and viva.”

Proper implementation of the RTE Act in Assam has raised the demand of recruitment of more teachers and setting up of more schools in the State. “A total of 95,000 teachers are required to properly implement the RTE Act in the State as the Act demands one lower primary school within1-kilometer radius and one upper primary school within 3-kilometer radius all over the State. We are now carrying out a survey to find out the number of new schools required to be set up in the State,” said Sarma.

Currently 565 contractual posts of teachers are lying vacant in Baska district, 2,000 in Barpeta district, 603 in Bongaigaon district, 2000 in Cachar district, 446 in Chirang district, 1100 in Darrang district, 1000 in Dhemaji district, 3,447 in Dhubri district, 760 in Dibrugarh district, 366 in Dima Hasao district, 1,700 in Goalpara district, 750 in Golaghat district, 838 in Hailakandi district, 672 in Jorhat district, 1,108 in both Kamrup district and Kamrup (Metro) district, 1,700 in Karbi Anglong district, 1,900 in Karimganj district, 1,100 in Kokrajhar district, 842 in Lakhimpur district, 1,500 in Morigaon district, 3,000 in Nagaon district, 300 in Nalbari district, 600 in Sivasagar district, 1,521 in Sonitpur district, 800 in Tinsukia district and 600 in Udalguri district.


News Source: http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=106508&dtP=2012-10-28&ppr=1
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It looks Supreme court directives are taken seriously in Assam, And can impact in other states as well to provide job opportunity and quality education in teaching sector.

Databank of Teachers

Databank of Teachers

According to the Statistics of School Education (2009-10), the total number of teachers in the country from pre-primary to senior secondary is 67.23 lakh. To meet the Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) norms specified under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, the Government has sanctioned 8.17 lakh additional teachers posts between 2010 and 2012 under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) 

The Government has taken several steps for preparing and providing quality teachers. The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Teacher Education for the XII Plan envisages establishment of District Institutes of Education and Training in all districts created upto March, 2011 and of Block Institutes of Teacher Education for expanding capacity of teacher preparation. The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) grants recognition to institutions for starting programmes of teacher education. Several State Governments have also taken steps to expand teacher preparation capacity. In pursuance of the RTE Act, the NCTE has laid down the minimum teacher qualifications, including the requirement of passing the Teacher Eligibility Test as an essential qualification for being eligible for appointment as a teacher. Under the Sarva Shisksha Abhiyan, financial assistance is provided to the State Governments to enable the teachers of class I-VIII not possessing the minimum qualifications to acquire the same by 2015, and for training of in-service teachers for improving quality. 

This information was given by Dr. D. Purandeswari, Minister of State for Human Resource Development in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. 

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(Release ID :86502)


Source : http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=86502 (Published on 22-August, 2012 )

ATET : Second phase of TET appointments held

ATET : Second phase of TET appointments held

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GUWAHATI: The second phase of appointing teachers who passed the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) took place at Sarusajai Stadium on Sunday. Altogether 14,640 candidates were appointed.

Earlier on May 20, 26,110 candidates were appointed for the lower primary (LP) and middle english (ME) schools in the first phase. The TET examination was held on January 10 this year for the first time.

While distributing the appointment letters to the candidates, chief minister Tarun Gogoi said, "The success of the TET examination and the appointment of teachers in such a large number depended a lot on the co-operation of the Centre too and I thank the Centre for their support."

"The idea was to bring in more qualified teachers who can teach methodically so that the students benefit from it. Besides that, we also want to bring a change in the curriculum and include more vocational subjects which will help students get a job," he said.

The education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said after the success of the TET examination for LP and ME schools, TET examination will also be held to appoint teachers in high schools on December 9.

"This is a great success as after 2001, there hasn't been any teachers' recruitment in such a large number. We will conduct another TET examination on December 9 to recruit teachers in the high school level," he said.

"The next phase of appointments was scheduled to take place on September 9, but we preponed it to August 12 as our main aim was to provide teachers in schools where they are required," he added. The TET qualified teachers would also get a special diploma in education training (D.ed), the minister said.

It may be mentioned that there are over 8,000 schools with a single teacher and 12,000 with two teachers in the state. LS Changsen, mission director of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) said, "There are thousands of schools with just one or two teachers, so we need more teachers to go to the remote areas."

News Source : http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-13/guwahati/33181709_1_single-teacher-tet-teachers-eligibility-test / Times of India (14.8.12)
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News Analysis -
Assam set a role model for teachers recruitment to implement RTE. 
Assam a small state recruited more than 40 thousand vacancies.

Shiksha Mitra are Warned NOT to PROTEST TET Exam and Appointment of TET Qualified candidates

ATET : Sarma warns against TET protests

Assam Teacher Eligibility Test News :
Guwahati, June 8: Dispur today issued a subtle warning to schoolteachers opposing the appointment of TET-qualified teachers by asking them to fall in line or see their institutions close down by January under the Right to Education (RTE) Act guidelines.

Education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said he saw no reason why siksha mitras in some areas should oppose the appointment of Teachers Eligibility Test-qualified teachers as the Supreme Court had ruled on May 8 that nobody could be appointed as teachers without qualifying TET after 2001.

Siksha mitras were appointed on contract basis by the Axom Sarba Siksha Abhijan to run centres under the education guarantee scheme and have been demanding regularisation of their services. There are now around 6,000 siksha mitras.

“Under the circumstances, regularising their services would be violating the court’s order and the RTE Act. If they can get a ruling in their favour, I will abide by it. But it is my humble submission that they allow the TET teachers to join or else we will have to issue a notification by January to close down schools violating RTE regulations. This opposition is inimical to the interests of students. We are going strictly by the RTE regulations,” Sarma said.

The minister was responding to protests in the rural and interior areas by teachers and local residents against TET-qualified teachers, a few of whom were injured in attacks in Karbi Anglong when they went to join duty. Nearly 1,500 of the 26,000 teachers who have been given appointment letters are yet to join duty because of the protests.


“I did not want to reveal this but a good many of those opposing the TET appointees are not even matriculates. But we are ready to hold a special TET for them since they are affected by the ongoing reforms. We are not for confrontation, we only want them to be reasonable,” Sarma said. He said preparations for holding TET for Madhyamik schools have started (see chart). Around 8,000 permanent and contractual teachers will be appointed to high and higher secondary schools. “The cabinet gave its approval yesterday. Though there are exemptions, those with MEd, BEd and BT degrees will get additional marks, as those with NCC certificates. Everything remaining equal, we could be the first state in the country to hold TET for Madhyamik,” he said.

The cabinet has also decided to extend the services of government teachers who bag national awards by two years and those who win state awards by one year. “The number of state awards will be restricted to 27 a year,” he added.

News Source : telegraphindia.com (8.6.12)

ATET : TET schedule within a week, says Himanta

ATET : TET schedule within a week, says Himanta

Assam Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) News :

GUWAHATI, June 8 – The schedule for the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) to fill the post of teachers in High Schools and Higher Secondary Schools will be announced within a week.
This was stated by State Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while talking to media persons today.

Sarma informed that the eligibility for the posts would be as per the norms laid by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), which makes it mandatory to have B Ed and M Ed.

"However, there will be an exemption till January 1, 2015 before which candidates without B Ed and M Ed can also apply. In any case, TET degree will be mandatory," the Minister pointed out.

Sarma also informed that there will be no viva and special marking will be given to those presently working on contractual terms.

Meanwhile, the Government has also decided to extend services of award-winning teachers of the State.

"While the tenure of national award winning teachers will be extended by two years, the State award winning teachers will get an extension of one year," the Minister said.


News Source : assamtribune.com (9.6.12)

ATET : Assam govt appoints 26000 school teachers

ASSAM TET  ATET : Assam govt appoints 26000 school teachers

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Guwahati, May 20 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi handed over the appointment letters to the officially appointed 26000 teaching candidates, who passed the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET), which was conducted by the state education department.

Assam government appointed the school teachers during a function held at Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati on Sunday,

“The state government was committed to providing jobs to the eligible persons and on its policy the government had recruited 26,100 eligible youths for the teachers post,” Gogoi said.

Among the 26,100 appointed teachers, 18,297 posts are for primary schools, 2,120 posts for upper primary (science) and 5,732 posts for upper primary (social science).

He said, “For need to the better infrastructure in the education sector in the state, government had made such kind of policies.”

Assam Education and Health Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarmah, Parliamentary Secretary of Education Department Rekibuddin Ahmed, former Assam Education Minister Gautam Bora and other officials of the state education department were also present at the occasion.

However, the Assam Tribal Sangha alleged that, there had been largescale conversion in the TET lists prepared for appointment of the teachers in lower primary and upper primary schools.

They claimed that the scheduled tribes (STs) category post was converted to general category.

News info : indiablooms.com (20.5.12)