No court relief for teachers who failed to clear TET
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:2.5.2019
When there are more than 60,000 candidates who have cleared the Teachers Recruitment Test (TET) or National Eligibility Test (NET) waiting to be appointed as teachers across the state, the government retaining teachers who have failed to clear the tests even after 8 years cannot be justified, the Madras high court observed on Wednesday.
Justice S M Subramaniam made the observation while disposing pleas moved by four such teachers working in Kasthuriba Gandhi Baliga Vidyalaya Residential School, Perungalathur, seeking the court to restrain the authorities from terminating their service for nonclearance of TET.
“If a teacher is unable to clear TET in 8 years’ time provided, how can the court come to the conclusion that such a teacher is qualified to continue in the post and teach the students,” Justice Subramaniam asked.
There cannot be any leniency or misplaced sympathy by the state in implementation of the qualifications as it will be detrimental to the national educational policy and the education to be imparted to the children, the court added.
“For many such posts and professions, requisite qualifications are prescribed. Thus, teachers alone cannot claim that they should be exempted from passing TET. More so, the profession of teaching is of more importance than any other posts in the public services,” the judge said.
The court then directed the authorities to issue show-cause notice to all such unqualified teachers within two weeks and initiate appropriate action. The authorities were also directed to implement the minimum educational qualifications prescribed by the National Council for Teachers Education without any violation at the time of recruiting teachers.
How can a teacher, who is unable to clear Teachers Eligibility Test in 8 years’ time, be qualified to teach students, the court asked
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:2.5.2019
When there are more than 60,000 candidates who have cleared the Teachers Recruitment Test (TET) or National Eligibility Test (NET) waiting to be appointed as teachers across the state, the government retaining teachers who have failed to clear the tests even after 8 years cannot be justified, the Madras high court observed on Wednesday.
Justice S M Subramaniam made the observation while disposing pleas moved by four such teachers working in Kasthuriba Gandhi Baliga Vidyalaya Residential School, Perungalathur, seeking the court to restrain the authorities from terminating their service for nonclearance of TET.
“If a teacher is unable to clear TET in 8 years’ time provided, how can the court come to the conclusion that such a teacher is qualified to continue in the post and teach the students,” Justice Subramaniam asked.
There cannot be any leniency or misplaced sympathy by the state in implementation of the qualifications as it will be detrimental to the national educational policy and the education to be imparted to the children, the court added.
“For many such posts and professions, requisite qualifications are prescribed. Thus, teachers alone cannot claim that they should be exempted from passing TET. More so, the profession of teaching is of more importance than any other posts in the public services,” the judge said.
The court then directed the authorities to issue show-cause notice to all such unqualified teachers within two weeks and initiate appropriate action. The authorities were also directed to implement the minimum educational qualifications prescribed by the National Council for Teachers Education without any violation at the time of recruiting teachers.
How can a teacher, who is unable to clear Teachers Eligibility Test in 8 years’ time, be qualified to teach students, the court asked
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