Wednesday, July 31, 2013

TNTET / Madras High Court - TET Passing Marks 60%


TNTET / Madras High Court - TET Passing Marks 60% 

HC refuses to relax standards, dismisses petitions


The requirement of a pass in the Teacher Eligibility Test for being considered for a post in State government or private school is mandated by RTE Act.

There cannot be different marks given in respect of different communal roster. If the State government does not consider relaxing the condition, it is not for the court to grant any direction for relaxing standards.

Justice K. Chandru made the observation while dismissing a batch of petitions in which the petitioners had qualified with a Diploma in Education.

They sought concession in the qualifying marks in respect of the TET conducted last year.

The judge said the counter affidavit rightly stated that the qualifying marks for a pass in TET had been fixed as 60 per cent.

The State government had taken a policy decision not to compromise on the quality of teachers and decided not to grant relaxation.

When the government had decided so, the judge said he was not inclined to consider the petitioners submissions.

No direction could be issued to the authorities to relax or lower the standards of teaching.


News Source : http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/hc-refuses-to-relax-standards-dismisses-petitions/article4376804.ece


See Court Order : -






Madras High Court
P.Sangeetha vs The Government Of Tamilnadu on 23 January, 2013
DATED: 23.01.2013

CORAM:

THE HON BLE MR. JUSTICE K.CHANDRU

W.P. Nos.30426, 31002, 31306, 31706, 31468,

32325, 34495, 34730, 34910 of 2012

and

W.P.Nos.1687 and 1705 of 2013

&

Connected Miscellaneous Petitions

P.Sangeetha  .. Petitioner in W.P.No.30426/2012

V.V.Nirmala  .. Petitioner in W.P.No.31002/2012

1. K.Kanagaraj

2. S.Umamaheswari

3. M.Sathiaveni  .. Petitioners in W.P.No.31306/2012

1. A.Satish

2. D.Shanmugam

3. T.Shanmugasundaram .. Petitioners in W.P.No.31706/2012

K.Thangarangan  .. Petitioner in W.P.No.31468/2012

R.Elumalai  .. Petitioner in W.P.No.32325/2012

M.A.Rasheetha Begum  .. Petitioner in W.P.No.34495/2012

S.Revathy  .. Petitioner in W.P.No.34730/2012

R.Shanthi  .. Petitioner in W.P.No.34910/2012

A.Muthueeswari  .. Petitioner in W.P.No.1687/2013

V.V.Nirmala

W/o.E.Rajarethinam

E.Rajarethinam .. Power of Attorney holder for

Petitioner in W.P.No1705/2013

Vs.

1. The Government of Tamilnadu

Rep.by the Secretary to Government

Department of School Education

Secretariat, Chennai 9

2. The Teachers Recruitment Board

rep.by its Chairman

4th floor, EVK Sampath Maligai

DPI Campus, College Road

Chennai -6.  .. Respondents in W.P.No.30426/2012

Prayer in W.P.No.30426/2012 : Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus directing the respondents to issue call letter to the petitioner (Roll No.12TE33250642) for Certificate Verification by granting concession in qualifying marks as per the guidelines annexed to G.O.Ms.No.181 School Education (C2) Department dated 15.11.2011 in respect of Paper-II in Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Terst (TNTET)-2012 conducted by the Teachers Recruitment Board viz. the 2nd respondent on 14.10.2012 based on its Advertisement No.4/2012 dated 07.03.2012. For Petitioner

in W.P.No.30426, 32325,

34730 of 2012 :: Mr.R.Neelakandan

in W.P.No.31002/2012 :: Mr.A.S.Kaizer

in W.P.No.31306/2012 :: Ms.A.Malathi Devapriyam

in W.P.No.31706/2012 :: Mr.S.Periyasamy

in W.P.No.31468/2012 :: Mr.J.Lakshmi Naryanan

in W.P.No.34495/2012 :: Mr.S.Janarthanam

in W.P.No.34910/2012 :: Mr.T.Gandhi

in W.P.No.1687/2013 :: Mr.R.Saseetharan

in W.P.No.1705/2013 :: Mr.E.Rajarethinam

For Respondents

For Government

and Teachers

Recruitment Board

in all Writ Petitions :: Mr.P.S.Sivashanmuga Sundaram, Addl.G.P.

COMMON ORDER

In all these Writ Petitions, the petitioners have qualified with a Diploma in Education and are seeking for granting concession in the matter of qualifying marks in terms of G.O.(Ms.) No.181, School Education (G2) Department dated 15.11.2011 in respect of the Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test conducted during the year 2012. By the G.O.(Ms.) No.181, School Education Department dated 15.11.2011, the State Government issued orders for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test, pursuant to the obligation vested on the State Government in view of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (for short RTE Act).

2. The State Government in paragraphs 7 and 8 of the said G.O.directed as follows:

"7. The Government carefully examined on the lines of the orders of Supreme Court of India in SLP ) No.18227=18228 dated 20.8.2008 and National Council for Teacher Education guideline and issue the following orders in respect of change of policy for recruitment of Secondary Grade and B.T.Teachers. i.In respect of Secondary Grade Teachers, the statewide seniority in Employment Exchange Registration will continue to be followed till the disposal of the SLP filed in the Supreme Court of India. ii.In respect of Graduate Assistants (B.T.Teachers Recruited by TRB for the classes VI to X) in all Middle Schools, High/Higher Secondary Schools, selection through written examinations ("Teacher Eligibility Test_ in accordance with the guidelines framed by National council for Teacher Education and certificate verification, will be followed. iii.The Teachers Recruitment Board is designate as the Nodal Agency for conducting of Teacher Eligibility Test and recruitment of Teachers.

8. Guidelines for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test is enclosed in the Annexure to the Government Order."

3. In annexure to the G.O, guidelines were also set out for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test. In paragraph 9 of the guidelines, it is stated that a person who scores 60% or more in the TET exam will be considered as TET pass. It applies to all School managements whether Government, local bodies, Government aided or unaided. It was also observed that it may consider giving concessions to persons belonging to SC/ST, OBC, differently abled persons, etc., in accordance with their etent reservation policy.

4. Subsequently, the Teachers Recruitment Board made an advertisement dated 7.3.2012 notifying the conducting of Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET)-2012. Pursuant to the said advertisement, the petitioners applied for the post. Subsequently, when they did not secure 60% marks, they started claiming a special weightage in respect of SC/ST, OBC and differently abled persons in terms of the guidelines issued by the State Government referred to above and they also stated that 5% concession should be given to the reserved candidates. If 5% concession is made, then there is a chance for the petitioners being declared as a pass in the Teacher Eligibility Test. When the same was not forthcoming, this batch of Writ Petitions were filed both in the Madras Bench as well as in the Madurai Bench of this Court.

5. It is noted that when large number of persons failed in the test and there is a pressure for the Government to redo the exercise, they issued G.O.Ms.No.222, School Education Department dated 24.8.2012. In paragraph 6 of the said G.O, it was ordered as follows: "6. The Teachers Recruitment Board has declared the results of the recently held Teacher Eligibility Test. It is seen that only 0.36% of the candidate who appeared for both paper-I and paper-II have been declared eligible with the prescribed cut off of 60%. Keeping in mind the welfare of the children and the need for Teachers to be recruited at the earliest in the vacant positions, the Government directs the Teachers Recruitment Board, to conduct another Teacher Eligibility Test for those candidates, who have not obtained 60% marks. The candidates so found to be ineligible may be given another opportunity to appear in the test and make themselves eligible. The TET will be conducted before the end of October, 2012. The Teachers Recruitment Board to make all arrangement for the same and announce the date of the examinations well in advance in order to give sufficient time to the candidates to prepare for the same. The Teachers Recruitment Board to increase the duration of both Paper-I and Paper-II from one and a half hours to three hours."

6. Subsequently, as there was some observation made by this Court in W.P.Nos.24507 and 24631 of 2012 vide judgment dated 21.9.2012, the State Government has issued another Government Order in G.O.(Ms.) No.252, School Education Department dated 5.10.2012. A Committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Minister for School Education, Sports and Youth Welfare and the Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, the Chairman of Teachers Recruitment Board and the Director of School Education were other members. After considering the orders passed by this Court, the State Government has accepted the recommendations of the Committee and directed the Teachers Recruitment Board to adopt modalities by giving weightage of marks for selection and appointment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants. Therefore, insofar as the weightage of marks in respect of TNTET was concerned, weightage of 60 marks was given.

7. Subsequent to GO.(Ms.)No.222, dated 24.8.2012 and G.O.(Ms.) No.252, dated 5.10.2012 and on direction from this Court, a counter affidavit has been filed by the Member (School Education) of the Teachers Recruitment Board on behalf of the Board dated 'Nil' of January 2013. After narrating the issuance of the two Government Orders, in paragraphs 7 and 8, it was averred as follows: "7. I submit that the Nodal Agency viz., the Teachers Recruitment Board has conducted the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test on 12.7.2012 and supplementary examination on 14.10.2012, thus the Nodal Agency has already conducted the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test and make the valuation and finalised the results in accordance with the procedure laid down as per the Central Act and as well as the G.O.(Ms.) No.181, School Education Department dated 15.11.2011. The Teachers Recruitment Board is only Nodal Agency and as per the guidelines issued by the Governemtn vide in G.O.Ms.No.181 SE Department dated 15.11.2012 conduct the Teachers Eligibility Test Examination. According to the guidelines issued by the Government that the qualifying marks for a pass in the Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test has been fixed as 60% and above i.e 90 marks out of 150. Further the general information in the prospectus clearly instructed as follows: a. The Teacher Eligibility Test is only a pre-requisite eligibility test for those who are seeking appointment as a Teacher. b. For appointment of Teachers, the Teachers Recruitment Board will follow separate selection procedures.

c. The Teachers Recruitment Board conducts this test as a Nodal Agency for the Government of TamilNadu.

d. Recruitment of Teachers will be conducted separately as and when there is need following the guidelines of the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Communal Roaster in vogue.

8. I submit that the Teacher Eligibility Test and qualifying marks is fixed in order to get quality teachers to teach the children all over country. As a policy State Government has taken a decision not to compromise an quality of Teachers and relaxation need not be given to any category of candidates."

8. Notwithstanding the same, the petitioners contended that the persons who belong to other than the General Categories must be given weightage. In some of the Writ Petitions, a reference was made to the notification issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in respect of the Teachers Eligibility Test, wherein in respect of the Teachers' eligibility test, they have given separate qualifying of marks for different communal roaster.

9. It is not clear as to how the procedure adopted by the Andhra Pradesh Government is binding on the Tamil Nadu Government. Insofar as the recruitment by the Teachers Recruitment Board for the Tamil Nadu State is concerned, the State is the appointing authority. In terms of Article 309 of the Constitution of India, it is empowered to frame recruitment rules. Therefore, the requirement of a pass in the Teacher Eligibility Test for being considered for a post either in the State Government or Private Schools, is mandated by the RTE Act. There cannot be different marks given in respect of different communal roster. If the State Government do not consider relaxing the condition, it is not for this Court to grant any such direction for relaxing those standards.

10. In the instant cases, for conducting the test, two Government Orders came to be passed. A committee was appointed pursuant to the direction issued by this Court, which had gone into the issue. It was decided not to relax the standard from the minimum pass percentage. As rightly stated in the counter affidavit, the qualifying marks for a pass in the Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test has been fixed as 60% and above and the Teacher Eligibility Test is only a pre-requisite eligibility test for appointment as a Teacher. The qualifying marks are fixed in order to get quality education to teach the Children. The State Government has taken a policy decision not to compromise on the quality of Teachers and decided not to grant relaxation. When such a decision has been taken by the State Government, this Court is not inclined to consider the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners and no such direction can be issued by this Court to the respondents to relax the standard or lower the standard, as contended by the petitioners.

11. After noting the pass percentage in the test, which is conducted on 12.7.2012, the State Government also conducted a second qualifying test which was fully conducted on 14.10.2012.

12. The contention of the petitioners that in some other State relaxation has been given has no relevance to the cases on hand. Further, the Supreme Court has an occasion to consider the necessity of Teachers to pass the Teacher Eligibility Test so as to be appointed as Teachers in respect of teaching in various Schools. The Supreme Court in Bhartiya Seva Samaj Trust through President and another vs.Yogeshbhai Ambalal Patel and another reported in (2012 ) 9 SCC 310, in paragraph 26 had observed as follows: "26. In view of the above, education and particularly that elementary/basic education has to be qualitative and for tht the trained teachers are required. The legislature in its wisdom after consultation with the expert body fixes the eligibility for a particular discipline taught in a school. Thus, the eligibility so fixed requires very strict compliance and any appointment made in contravention thereof must be held to be void."

13. In the light of the direction given by this court as well as the Supreme Court, all the Writ Petitions stand dismissed. No costs. The connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. ajr

To

1. The Government of Tamilnadu
Rep.by the Secretary to Government
Department of School Education
Secretariat, Chennai 9

2. The Teachers Recruitment Board
rep.by its Chairman
4th floor, EVK Sampath Maligai
DPI Campus, College Road
Chennai 6


Source : http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/110179223/

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

TNTET : Disabled candidate’s plea for relaxation in qualifying marks rejected



TNTET : Disabled candidate’s plea for relaxation in qualifying marks rejected

HC refuses to lower pass mark for disabled TET candidates
Tamilnadu TET |Teachers Eligibility Test|Compulsory Education Act | RIght To Education Act


The Madras High Court today made it clear that physically challenged persons should get the minimum qualifying marks prescribed by government and only then will they be eligible for appointment to the post of secondary grade teacher.

Dismissing a writ petition filed by one K.Kumaravelu, who appeared in Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test conducted last year, Justice D



Physically Challenged Candidate got 83 marks in TET but passing marks set to 90. High court refuses to lower the pass mark.

A physically challenged person could be considered for appointment as a teacher under the three per cent quota for the disabled only if he gets the minimum qualifying mark of 90 in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), the Madras High Court said on Monday.

Justice D.Haripanthaman passed the order on a writ petition by K.Kumaravelu of Thiruvenkadu in Nagapattinam district. The petitioner’s contention was that being a physically challenged person, he should be accommodated in the three per cent quota and appointed a Secondary Grade Teacher by giving necessary relaxation in the pass marks in TET. According to him, for a physically challenged person, the present requirement of 90 marks should be relaxed and fixed at a lower level. He had obtained 83 marks in the TET in 2012. The government had announced the appointment of 12,000 teachers. He made a representation to the State government on April 16 this year.

Mr.Kumaravelu prayed the court for a direction to the Chairman, Teacher Recruitment Board, to appoint him a Secondary Grade Teacher under the priority quota of physically challenged based on his representation.

Additional Government Pleader P.Sanjay Gandhi said no person could claim any relaxation in the matter of qualifying marks in TET. It was not a competitive examination. The TET could be compared to that of the Diploma in Teacher Education examination. One should get minimum marks of 90 for a pass in TET.

Mr. Justice Hariparanthaman said the qualifying mark was fixed to ensure quality. The reservation provided for physically challenged persons had not been taken away by prescribing the minimum qualifying marks.

He said the court had considered the issue in a batch of writ petitions earlier and had decided against the petitioners. In the light of that order, the present petition would stand dismissed.

Keywords: Teacher Eligibility Test, Disabled candidate, Madras High Court, physically challenged, Diploma in Teacher Education


News Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com (16.7.13) / Press Trust of India - PTI News (15.7.13)

Thursday, July 11, 2013

TNTET : High Court dismisses petition seeking modification on Teachers Eligibility Test


TNTET : High Court dismisses petition seeking modification on Teachers Eligibility Test



B.Com. was not mentioned as a category for classes VI to VIII, the petitioner claimed and moved the court.
Justice Manikumar noted that the curriculum of classes VI to VIII did not include commerce as a subject.
And he dismissed the petition

The Madras High Court Bench here has dismissed a petition seeking to modify a notification issued on Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test (TNTET) and include B.Com. and B.Ed. in the TNTET category for the year 2013 for classes VI to VIII.

Dismissing the petition filed by M. Rajalakshmi, Justice S. Manikumar ruled that an aspirant to a government job has no right to compel the government to include all the educational qualifications in the test for recruitment of teachers.

The petitioner contended that as per the notification issued by the National Council for Teacher Education on June 10, 2011, the TET examination should be conducted for B.A., B.Sc. and B.Com. graduates to take classes for students in classes VI to VIII. The notification issued by the TNTET did not permit the petitioner to attend the examination because B.Com. was not mentioned as a category for classes VI to VIII, the petitioner claimed and moved the court.

In his order, Justice Manikumar noted that the curriculum of classes VI to VIII did not include commerce as a subject.

Therefore, it was the prerogative of the government to restrict the eligibility to the candidates graduated in relevant subjects, he noted and dismissed the petition


News Sabhaar : thehindu.com (8.7.13)
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TNTET : : Teachers selected before RTE order spared from TET


TNTET : : Teachers selected before RTE order spared from TET





In a significant judgment, the Madras High Court has ruled that the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, mandating Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) will not apply to candidates whose selection process was almost over with verification of certificates before the notification of the Act on August 23, 2010 by National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE).

This judgment gains significance as 32,000 candidates had appeared for the TET held in 2010-11 and a major portion of them have failed and lost the opportunity of becoming teachers.

Reversing the orders of a single judge and that of the first bench, led by the then Chief Justice, a division bench comprising Justices Elipe Dharma Rao and M Venugopal delivered the landmark judgment on Tuesday.

The bench was allowing a batch of review petitions and writ appeals from TS Anbarasu and 92 others challenging the orders dated March 1, 2012 of a single judge and July 13, 2012 of the first bench. They had held that the policy decision of the government could not be interfered with.

The bench observed that a plain reading of Clause (5) of the notification indicated that if the process of appointment of teachers had been initiated prior to the date of the notification, such appointments should be made in accordance with the NCTE Regulations, 2001. In other words, the persons in respect of whom the certificate verification had been done prior to the date of the notification need not write the TET.

In this case, the review petitioners were sponsored by the Commissioner of Employment & Training for certificate verification for post graduate assistants selection during May 2010, based on their employment exchange seniority and communal reservation.

Source : newindianexpress.com (10.7.13)


TNTET : No TET for those whose certificates verified between May 2010-Feb 2011


TNTET : No TET for those whose certificates verified between May 2010-Feb 2011
Tamilnadu TET|Teachers Eligibility Test|Compulsory Education Act

CHENNAI: Madras high court on Tuesday said candidates aspiring to become teachers and whose certificates were verified between May 2010 and February 2011 need not appear for the mandatory Teachers Eligibility Test (TET).

Delivering the judgement on review petitions filed by 94 teacher trainees, a Division Bench comprising Justices Elipe Dharma Rao and M Vengopal granted relief to them after dismissing their petitions by another Division Bench.



In May 2010, over 32,000 qualified candidates having teacher education diploma were sponsored by various employment exchanges on seniority as well as communal reservation basis for teacher selection process. Their certificates were verified between May 12, 2010 and February 2011.

On August 23, 2010, the Centre notified the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE Act), as per which a Teachers' Eligibility Test was made mandatory for appointment of teachers for Class VI to Class VIII.

Two TET exams were held by the state government, which had seen less than one per cent pass percentage, resulting in teacher training qualified candidates resenting the selection process by a mandatory test, instead of seniority of registration in employment exchanges.

A batch of 94 such candidates had filed a writ petition, which was dismissed on March 1 last year.

Their appeal too was dismissed in July last year. In their present petition, filed by advocates R Sudha and C Uma, they said they were sponsored for selection and their certificate verification too was completed. Hence they should be exempted from writing the TET.

Advocate general A L Somayaji assisted by additional government pleader P Sanjay Gandhi, however, said mere sponsoring of names by employment exchange and calling of candidates for certificate verification, by themselves could not be termed selection. The question of appointment would arise only if a candidate is selected for the post, he said.

The bench pointed out that Clause 5 of the RTE Act notification made it clear that candidates who had taken part in selection process prior to the Aug 23 2010 notification date need not write the TET.

After the AG said no vacancies were available for teachers as on date, the judge said "we direct the authorities to accommodate the review petitioners in future vacancies, without insisting on them to appear for the TET."

Sabhaar : articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com ( Jul 10, 2013)

Friday, May 24, 2013

TNTET : Court faults govt's teacher hiring policy


TNTET : Court faults govt's teacher hiring policy



Candidate Recruited as Teacher At the Age of 57 year due to Seniority in Employment Exchange


CHENNAI: Appointing teachers based solely on seniority of their registration in the employment exchange is disastrous, the Madras high court has said.

"The policy has resulted in persons who had crossed more than 50 or 55 years being appointed as teachers. I have had cases of persons who were appointed at the age of 57, only to retire within a year," rued Justice V Ramasubramanian.

Passing orders on a batch of petitions filed by computer instructors in schools, seeking not to be terminated from service, Justice Ramasubramanian said: "It is unfortunate that instead of 'excellence' having a date with 'education,' it is 'employment' that has today eloped with 'education'."

The judge also made it clear that he would not issue any direction to the government to take seniority in employment as the sole criterion to appoint teachers. "It is impossible for me to close my eyes and give a direction to the authorities to make recruitment solely on the basis of seniority of registration in the employment exchange. It is my duty to point out that the hands of the government are not fettered today, to evolve a process for selection of qualified and competent teachers," he said.

He pointed out that in July 2012 only 0.34% of 7.14 lakh candidates cleared the teacher eligibility test. When a supplementary examination was held, only 2.9% of 6.43 lakh candidates cleared it. Pointing out that the state had 685 teacher training institutes churning out about 73,000 students every year, the judge said, "The quality of teacher education is such that when the Teachers Recruitment Board conducted the eligibility test, the pass percentage was so low."

The petitioners were among 1,880 computer instructors appointed in government schools in 1999 on a consolidated pay of Rs 1,500 a month. Their selection was set aside by the high court in 2006 on a petition by teachers registered with the employment exchange. On an appeal, a division bench upheld their selection after the government said that it planned to conduct a special test as a one-time measure. The matter reached the Supreme Court and in the meanwhile, the government conducted the special test in October 2008. As 50% marks was the cut-off, out of 1,686 candidates only 857 qualified. The government then brought down the qualifying marks to 35% and another 829 candidates qualified.

In July 2009, the SC permitted the government to absorb only those who had scored 50% and above and said other could be allowed to rewrite test. Termination notices were served on those who could not clear the test in the second attempt too. While these teachers challenged the termination, those on employment exchange register wanted the court to direct the authorities to recruit them as per seniority.


News Source / Sabhaar : Times of India News Network( TNN May 20, 2013, 02.14AM IST)

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

TNTET : Demand to include Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test under quota policy increases


TNTET : Demand to include Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test under quota policy increases

Teacher Recruitment Board|Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test|National Council for Teacher Education|Andhra Pradesh

COIMBATORE: The state government might have decided to stick to 69% reservation policy in employment and education but the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) conducted by the Teacher Recruitment Board in violation of the reservation policy has raised many eyebrows.

Even though National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) said concessions may be given by appropriate state governments to SC/ST, OBC and differently-abled candidates in deciding the pass marks, the state has not yet followed the reservation policy in TET and 60% remains the minimum pass percentage for all candidates.


TET was introduced in accordance with the provisions of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) to ensure quality of teachers. Reliable sources told TOI that even though the NCTE vide its order had clearly stated that passing the TET is only one of the eligibility criteria, in Tamil Nadu it is treated as a competitive examination for recruitment of teachers.

"Only in Tamil Nadu, reservation is not followed in TET, which is given extra importance as a competitive examination," a senior education department official who is closely associated with SC/ST welfare association said. Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Bihar among others have extended the reservation benefits to TET.

In Andhra Pradesh, the pass percentage in TET for OBC is 50% and for SC/ST and physically handicapped is 40%. In Assam, 5% relaxation is given for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC and persons with disability (PWD). Though reservation is followed in National Eligibility Test (NET) and State Eligibility Test (SET), reservation policy of the state government is yet to make footsteps in TET.

A copy of the NCTE order available with TOI reads as follows: "May consider giving concessions to persons belonging to SC/ST, OBC, differently-abled persons, etc., in accordance with their extant reservation policy."

Activists and academicians citing the order say that failure to extend the benefits of reservation in TET by the state government is in violation of the constitution of India and demanded that the issue should be addressed immediately


News Source : Times of India Epaper TNN Apr 8, 2013, 01.17AM IST
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To know about TET examination , visit http://www.ncte-india.org/RTE-TET-guidelines[1]%20(latest).pdf


Thursday, January 3, 2013

TNTET : “Appointment of teachers subject to outcome of writ petition’’


TNTET : “Appointment of teachers subject to outcome of writ petition’’



HC Bench passes interim order on public interest litigation petition
The Madras High Court on Thursday said that appointment of BT Assistant Teachers and Secondary Grade Teachers subsequent to the Teachers Eligibility Test held in October this year would be subject to the result of a writ petition pending before it.

The First Bench consisting of Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal and Justice T.S. Sivagnanam passed the interim order on a public interest litigation petition by M. Palanimuthu, an advocate, and headquarters secretary of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi. The Bench posted the matter for further hearing after two weeks.

Mr. Palanimuthu said a supplementary Teachers Eligibility Test was conducted in Tamil Nadu on October 14. A total of 3,73,696 candidates wrote the examination and 8,808 were successful. When releasing the results, the Teachers Recruitment Board failed to publish the community-wise and subject-wise passed candidates. This, the petitioner said, had been done with an “ulterior motive.” The board had hidden the facts to SC, ST, Backward Classes and the physically challenged.

The NCTE had issued a communication of April 1 last year for relaxing 5 per cent to SC/ST and the physically challenged candidates for qualifying eligible marks. In the notification itself, the board had not mentioned about the relaxation of the qualifying marks for eligibility as had been done by some other States.

The petitioner prayed the court to conduct the selection of BT Assistant Teachers and Secondary Grade Teachers according to the NCTE guidelines.


News Source : http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/appointment-of-teachers-subject-to-outcome-of-writ-petition/article4198382.ece

TNTET - B.T. assistant vacancies filled up


TNTET - B.T. assistant vacancies filled up



Online counselling for the post of B.T. assistant for TNTET (Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test) candidates for appointment within the district took place on Sunday at Syed Murtuza Government Higher Secondary School under the supervision of Chief Educational Officer K. Selvakumar.

Of the 322 candidates who had cleared the examination in the district, 222 were appointed within the district. The rest would take part in the second day of online counselling on Monday for appointment in other district, the CEO said. Online counselling for appointment of TNTET passed candidates for secondary teacher posts would be conducted on Tuesday. Teachers’ Recruitment Board is conducting appointments on the basis of weightage and seniority.

For BT assistants, 
weightage is based on scores in higher secondary (10), degree (15), B.Ed. (15), and TNTET (60). 

Weightage for secondary teachers is awarded on the basis of scores in higher secondary (15), D.T.Ed. (25), and TNTET (60).

Certificate verification was conducted for TNTET passed candidates last month at E.R. Higher Secondary School for four days.


News Source : http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/222-bt-assistant-vacancies-filled-up/article4183412.ece

TNTET : Petition seeks relaxation for SC/STs in TET minimum marks


TNTET : Petition seeks relaxation for SC/STs in TET minimum marks


A writ petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here seeking relaxation, for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates, in the minimum mark of 60 per cent fixed by Teachers Recruitment Board for clearing the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET).

R. Anusuya (23) of Tirunelveli, a Dalit candidate, who had scored only 76 marks as against the minimum required marks of 90 out of 150, had filed the petition. She claimed that failure to provide relaxation was against the Constitutional safeguards provided for the SCs and STs.

When the case came up for hearing before Justice V. Ramasubramanian on Thursday, he ordered notice of motion (notice issued before admitting a case) to the School Education Department as well as Teachers Recruitment Board returnable by four weeks.

Earlier, petitioner’s counsel G. Thalaimutharasu contended that TET was made mandatory for all those who want to serve as teachers on the basis of recommendations made by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) after the enactment of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009.

The instructions issued by the NCTE categorically state that though a candidate must secure a minimum of 60 per cent to be eligible to clear TET, the State Governments might consider providing concessions to candidates belonging to SC, ST, Other Backward Classes and the physically challenged.

In accordance with the instructions, relaxation of five per cent of marks was provided for SC/ST candidates in Assam, 10 per cent in Odisha, 20 per cent in Andhra Pradesh and five per cent in Delhi. Such relaxations were provided even for the NET and SLET examinations conducted for college lecturers.

Though Tamil Nadu was one of the most progressive States that had always been in the forefront in terms of ensuring social equality, it was surprising that it had failed to provide relaxation of marks in TET for people belonging to socially backward communities, he added.

The counsel also claimed that there were several mistakes in the question paper prepared for the TET conducted on October 14. He said that a key (list of answers) downloaded by his client from the Internet did not contain any answer for at least two of the 150 questions.


News Source : http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/petition-seeks-relaxation-for-scsts-in-tet-minimum-marks/article4227991.ece

Sunday, December 16, 2012

TNTET : Government Order(G.O) For Recruitment of Teachers through Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)

TNTET : Government Order(G.O) For Recruitment of Teachers through Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)



School Education — Teachers Recruitment Board — Recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants Recommendation of the Committee - Orders issued.


Abstract

School Education — Teachers Recruitment Board — Recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants —Fixing the criteria for selection of candidates who have cleared the Teacher Eligibility Test for appointment to the post of Secondary Grade Teachers and B.T. Assistants and other related issues — Recommendation of the Committee - Orders issued.



School Education (Q)Department
G.O.(Ms).No.252
Dated: 05.10.2012
Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2043
Puraftasi 19
Read:
1.G.O.Ms.No.181, School Education Department, dated 15.11.2011
2.G.O.Ms.No.90, School Education Department, dated 28.03.2012.
3.G.O.Ms.No.222, School Education Department, Dated 24.08.2012.
4.G.O.(2D)No.36,School Education (Q)Department, dated 14.09.2012.
5.The High Court, Madras in W.P.Nos.24507 & 2463 1/2012 and M.P.Nos 1 & 1/2012, Judgement dated 21.09.2012.
ORDER:-
   In the G.O. first read above, the Government have issued orders designating the TRB as a Nodal Agency for conducting of Teacher Eligibility Test for the recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants.

   2. In the G.O. Second read above, the Government have issued orders for the recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants by Conducting the Teacher Eligibility Test. It was also ordered that the qualifying candidates of the Teacher Eligibility Test will be recruited based on marks, Communal rotation and Certificate Verification. However, with respect to the recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers, the state-wide seniority in employment exchange registration will be continued till the disposal of the Special Leave Petition filed in the Supreme Court.
   3. In the G.O third read above, the Government have issued orders to conduct the Teacher Eligibility Test on 12.07.2012 for the recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants by the Teachers Recruitment Board. The Government further directs the Teachers Recruitment Board, to conduct another Teacher Eligibility Test for those candidates, who have not obtained 60% marks, and the Teacher Eligibility Test to be held before the end of October 2012.
   4. In the G.O fourth read above, the Government constituted a committee for selection of candidates who have cleared the Teacher Eligibility Test for appointment to the post of Secondary Grade Teachers and B.T. Assistants and other related issues under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister for School Education, Sports and Youth Welfare with the following members.
1. Hon'ble Minister for School Education, Sports and Youth WelfareChairman
2. Principal Secretary to Government, School Education DepartmentMember
3. The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, ChennaiMember
3. The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, ChennaiMember
   5. In the Judgement fifth read above, the Hon’ble High Court directed as follows:-
   “So far as the candidates who possess the Teacher Eligibility Certificate are concerned, after receipt of the recommendations of the Committee constituted (vide G.O.(2D).No.36, School Education Department, dated 14.09.2012) selection and appointment shall be made as per the criteria to be fixed by the Committee.”
   6. In order to provide quality education to the children in Tamil Nadu and considering the need to filling up of vacant teachers post, the committee in its meeting held on 14.09.2012 and 24.09.2012, unanimously decided to recommend to the Government to adopt the modalities by giving weightage of marks for their academic qualification in 12th Standard, DEEd., Degree, B.Ed. and TET for selection and appointment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants.
   7. The Government have examined the recommendation of the Committee and decided to accept the same. They accordingly direct the Teachers Recruitment Board to adopt the following modalities by giving weightage of marks for selection and appointment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants.
Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test Weightage For Secondary Grade Teachers
   (a) There shall be 100 marks in total as full marks
   (b) The computation of 100 marks will be in the following manner 
(i) Higher Secondary Exam15 marks
(ii) D.T.Ed., / D.E.Ed., Exam25 marks
(iii) Teacher Eligibility Test60 marks
(C) Marks shall be given for item (i) (ii) and (iii) of clause (b) in the manner mentioned hereunder

TNTET : Plea says relax norms for SC/ST in teacher test


TNTET : Plea says relax norms for SC/ST in teacher test


teacher test|Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test | NCTE

CHENNAI: The Madras high court has issued notice to the state government on a public interest petition seeking relaxation of 5% marks for SC/ST and physically disabled candidates in the Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test for selection of BT assistant and secondary grade teachers in the state.

The first bench comprising Chief Justice M Y Eqbal and Justice T S Sivagnanam, issued the notice and said the selection of candidates to these posts would be subject to the outcome of the PIL, after advocate M Palanimuthu submitted that the authorities had not released category-wise figures of successful candidates.

Citing an April 1, 2011 communication from the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Palanimuthu said the NCTE recommended relaxation of 5% marks for SC/ST and disabled candidates. Though Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan relaxed 10% and 5% respectively, Tamil Nadu government did not extend any such facility, he said. If such a provision was made, several SC/ST, disabled candidates would benefit, he said

News Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com (14.12.2012)

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TNTET exam was really tough and pass percentage was very low therefore a supplementary exam was also conducted.

It appears in TNTET, Qualifying marks to pass TET is 60% for all categories and no relaxation was given.

3. In the G.O third read above, the Government have issued orders to conduct the Teacher Eligibility Test on 12.07.2012 for the recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants by the Teachers Recruitment Board. The Government further directs the Teachers Recruitment Board, to conduct another Teacher Eligibility Test for those candidates, who have not obtained 60% marks, and the Teacher Eligibility Test to be held before the end of October 2012."

To see complete G.O about TNTET is - http://www.tn.gov.in/gosdb/gorders/sed/sedu_e_252_2012.pdf

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

TNTET Trichy : Sudden counselling troubles aspiring teachers in Trichy

TNTET Trichy : Sudden counselling troubles aspiring teachers in Trichy


Dec 10, 2012,

TRICHY: The online counselling for the Bachelor of Teaching (BT) assistant posts in Trichy held on Sunday left many candidates inconvenienced. The candidates did not receive the call letter but got the information through a television channel.

The Directorate of School Education, Chennai had sent a notice to all the chief educational officers on December 7 to conduct the counselling on December 9 in all the districts. The counseling was for the candidates who cleared Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET) conducted on October 14, 2012. The TNET result was declared in November and the selected candidates were awaiting their appointment.


Since the duration for sending the call letters to the selected candidates for the online counseling in their respective districts was short, an announcement about the date and venue was flashed on Jaya TV from December 7. Meanwhile, call letters had been dispatched from Trichy to the 318 Trichy-based eligible candidates on Saturday evening. However, most candidates came to know about the counselling through the television advertisement.

Another round of counselling will be held on December 10 for those who could not find vacancy in Trichy district. They would be offered jobs in other districts. "This short period notice troubled us a lot. What if the selected candidates were out of town, they would have not been able to attend the counseling thereby missing out a good opportunity," said Dr TK Lawrence, a relative of a woman who had come for the counselling held at Government higher secondary school in Trichy.

However, an education department official said that as the state-wide function for issuing the appointment orders to the selected candidates, through the chief minister J Jayalalithaa, had been recently re-scheduled for December 13, the counseling was conducted in a hurry.


News Source : http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-10/madurai/35725111_1_trichy-candidates-districts / Times of India (10.12.2012)
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It is surprising that candidate's got information about their counselling through Television, with such a short period of notice.

However another clarification comes in this news is that counselling is re-scheduled to 13th December 2012.


TNTET : Candidates selected for teaching posts


TNTET : Candidates selected for teaching posts



The Teacher Recruitment Board (TRB) on Tuesday announced that 9,664 candidates have been selected for the post of secondary-grade teachers, and 8,718 for the post of graduate assistants.

The selections have been made based on the results of the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).

Over 6 lakh candidates from across the State appeared for the first TET in July, but the test had to be conducted a second time, due to the poor performance of candidates the first time around. TRB needed to fill around 7,500 vacancies of secondary-grade teachers, and close to 20,500 vacancies of graduate assistants.

The selected candidates will be the first set of teachers to be recruited in the State through the TET, which is mandated by the Right to Education Act, 2009. The individual results of candidates will be announced on Wednesday.

According to an official, secondary-grade teachers, who will handle classes I to V have been recruited based on TET scores and employment seniority, as a verdict on a special leave petition by the government is pending in the Supreme Court at present.

Graduate assistants who will handle classes VI to VIII however, have been recruited based on the recently-announced weightage system, where higher secondary, degree, B.Ed and TET marks are taken into account.

TRB data revealed that 820 candidates were rendered ineligible after the certification-verification stage.


The next TET will be conducted in July, an official said.

News Source : http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-news/candidates-selected-for-teaching-posts/article4164785.ece / The Hindu (5.12.2012)
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As per RTE act, TET exam becomes mandatory for selection of Teachers.
And for this NCTE specified guidelines for selection of qualified teachers, http://www.ncte-india.org/RTE-TET-guidelines[1]%20(latest).pdf

Saturday, November 3, 2012

TNTET : Less than 3% teachers clear test



TNTET : Less than 3% teachers clear test


In a shocking statement on the quality of the future generation of teachers, less than 3 per cent of those who took the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) have passed.

Results released by the state teachers' recruitment board (TRB) on Friday show that only about 19,200 (2.93 per cent) of the 6.56 lakh candidates who took the test in October got through.

Diehard optimists can, however, take cheer that the performance this time is “hugely better“ than the less than 1 per cent scored by the TET candidates in the previous test held in July. That shocking result had led the state government to direct the TRB to hold a re-examination, resulting in the October exercise. “The candidates have fared terribly. We must be very worried about the quality of the graduates coming into the teaching profession. It appears that many are straying into this area after getting rejected in other careers,“ said Shanthi, an administrator of a private school.

Rajesh, a secondary gr ade teacher aspirant who took mathematics, said that the papers were not difficult, except for Tamil.

“Most of the teachers who took the examination felt it to be relatively easy compared to their previous attempt,“ said Rajesh.

Sources in TRB said that 10,397 primary school teacher aspirants had cleared the examination, for which there were only 7,000 posts, while only 8,849 candidates had qualified in the test for graduate teachers where 20,000 posts lie vacant. number mismatch As many as 10,397 primary school teacher aspirants, for which there were only 7,000 posts, had cleared the examination For graduate teachers, for which as many as 20,000 posts lie vacant, only 8,849 candidates had cleared the test

News Source : deccanchronicle.com ( 3.11.12) / Deccan Chronicle
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Very very tough result of TET exam comes in many states along with CTET result except in UP i.e UPTET 2011 examination.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

TNTET : New govt rules for recruitment irk teachers



TNTET : New govt rules for recruitment irk teachers


CHENNAI: Seniority is no longer the criterion for getting a job as a primary or high school teacher. A new state government order gives weightage for marks secured in school and college for recruitment as a teacher.

For years, the government recruited school teachers through the employment exchange that works on a first-come-first-served basis. In the event of more than one candidate having the same marks, selection will be based on the date of birth, where the older person will be given priority. The government says the change was done "to provide quality education to the children in Tamil Nadu and considering the need to fill up vacant teachers' posts."


A high-level committee with school education minister N R Sivapathy as chairman and school education secretary D Sabitha, Teachers Recruitment Board chairman Surjit Chaudhary and school education director K Devarajan as members, met on September 14 and 24 and recommended to the government to adopt the modalities by giving weightage of marks in Class 12, DEEd, degree, BEd and the teacher eligibility test for selection and appointment of secondary grade teachers and graduate assistants.

A GO, dated October 5, said the government examined the recommendations and decided to accept it. Now, for recruitment of secondary grade teachers, Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET) scores will account for 60%, DTEd or DEEd exam marks 25% and higher secondary board exam marks 15%. For graduate assistants, TNTET scores will account for 60%, BEd exam scores 15%, degree aggregate 15% and higher secondary board exam scores 10%.

Teachers associations are not happy. "The TET is unnecessary. It is only mandated in states that recruit unqualified candidates as para teachers. A state like Tamil Nadu which only recruits teachers who have undergone teacher training need not follow the rule," said Tamil Nadu Primary School Teachers' Federation president T Kannan. Others said this dashed the hopes of those who had registered with the employment exchange more than a decade ago with hopes of getting a government job.

Educationist S S Rajagopalan said academic excellence did not vouch for good classroom management or good character of teachers. "A teacher grows on the job. No one's born a teacher. A candidate must analyse successes and failures and learn from experience," he said. Others felt subject content could not be learnt on the job.

Many private schools recruit teachers by asking them to take a demo and then get students' feedback about how well the teacher was able to communicate. When the government is recruiting more than 1,000 teachers at a time this is not possible. The next best thing is academic excellence, felt academics. "It's a very interesting way for even private schools to think of recruitment," said correspondent of Shree Niketan Group of Schools P Vishnucharan

News Source : Times of India (10.10.12)

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In Tamilnadu, A practice is running - Where candidate has register his/her name in employment exchange.
And Government job is provided through seniority in employment exchange registration date i.e First cum First basis.

I heard many years before even Central Excise & Customs Inspector, Income Tax inspector (Central Govt. ) type Jobs also be provided through such employment exchange seniority. And I don't this practice still exist OR not.

However, In many states employment exchange losses its reputation, And very few (if provided) jobs are provided.

In ONLINE ere, I feel all over India's employment exchange should be ONLINE/website based. And transparency / updates should be made on website.
Many people in India don't know , when jobs are available and when they are fill up.

Web-based Employment exchanges require -Smaller quantity of Manpower, 24by7 operation without office/Anywhere Office, High Transparency and Maximum Reach.