Ministry of Education
Validity period of Teachers Eligibility Test
qualifying certificate extended from 7 years to
lifetime - Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'
Posted On: 03 JUN 20211:41PM by PIB Delhi
Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' announced that
Government has decided to extend the validity period of Teachers Eligibility Test
qualifying certificate from 7 years to lifetime with retrospective effect from 2011. The
respective State Govts. /UTs will take necessary action to revalidate/issue fresh TET
certificates to those candidates whose period of 7 years has already elapsed, he added.
Shri Pokhriyal said this will be a positive step in increasing the employment
opportunities for candidates aspiring to make a career in the teaching field.
Teachers Eligibility Test is one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible
for appointment as a teacher in schools. The Guidelines dated 11th February 2011 of the
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) laid down that TET would be conducted
by the State Governments and the validity of the TET Certificate was 7 years from the
date of passing TET.
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