UT continues to do badly in Teacher Eligibility Test
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CTET Result Declared for Exam held on 5th May (which was postponed due to assembly elections in Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand.)
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Chandigarh As the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the results for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) in Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali on Tuesday, the number of candidates qualifying in the test continued to be low this year as well. Of the total 26,000 candidates who appeared in the test this year, only 8 per cent (2,080) qualified in the exam, scoring above 60 per cent, the minimum passing limit. Of these, only 2.6 per cent (676) teachers could clear paper I pertaining to teaching of students up to class V and only 5.4 per cent (1,404) cleared paper II pertaining to teaching classes VI to VIII.
The situation was similar, last year, when the test was conducted for the first time. According to CBSE Regional Director RJ Khanderao, only 6-7 per cent of the total 20,000 candidates who appeared in the exam last year could clear it.
The rules stipulate that for teaching in any Union Territory in the country, a person needs to clear CTET. National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) governs the test.
According to the latest guidelines framed by the Council, for teachers to be appointed after August 23, 2010, qualifying in CTET will be compulsory for teaching Class I to VIII. The guidelines have been framed with reference to Section 2 of the Right to Education (RTE) Act.
Speaking to Newsline, Khanderao said, “The test is supposed to check the teaching ability of the candidates. The figures clearly indicate how many are potential candidates.”
There is at present a need for over 2,000 teachers in Chandigarh Government schools. Recently the UT Education Department had advertised for recruitment of teachers in 653 posts of Junior Basic Teachers.
Like in Union Territories, qualifying in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is mandatory for teaching in all Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVS), Tibetan schools, private schools and state government schools.
While the test was conducted everywhere else in January, it had to be postponed to May 5 in Chandigarh, Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand on account of the Assembly elections in Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand.
News Source : expressindia.com (31.5.12)
