TNTET : Concession in TET for some categories
Quota Kicks in for TET, Cut-off Lowered to 55%
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CHENNAI: In what could bring cheer to thousands of candidates in the reserved categories, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday relaxed the minimum qualifying marks for them in the Teacher Eligibility Test.
This concession is given with retrospective effect and applicable to candidates, who appeared in the August 2013 test as well. "Henceforth, the candidates of SC/ST, BC, BC (Muslims), MBC, denotified communities and differently-abled need to obtain just the minimum pass percentage of 55%," chief minister J Jayalalithaa said, amid thumping of desks by members in the assembly. Passing the TET is the minimum qualification for appointment as teachers for classes 1 to 8.
The concession is being granted based on suggestions made by members in the floor of the assembly, said Jayalalithaa. In its guidelines for conducting TET under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) fixed 60% as minimum qualifying marks for candidates, and permitted the state governments to consider giving concessions to reserved categories, in accordance with their extant reservation policy. Tamil Nadu adheres to 69% reservation policy for reserved categories in education and employment.
Jayalaltihaa's announcement has come within 48 hours after higher education minister P Palaniappan declined to entertain a demand from MMK and PT MLAs to relax the minimum qualifying marks. "It is unfair to seek relaxation in qualifying marks in an eligibility test that would guarantee quality of education to the student community," the minister had stated in the assembly on Saturday last.
Citing NCTE guidelines, MMK MLA M H Jawahirullah and PT MLA K Krishnasamy demanded that the government follow states like Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, which have introduced the concession. When their pleas were rejected totally, the members walked out in protest. They also continued to boycott the session on Monday as well, alleging that they were not given adequate opportunity to air grievances of the public.
Jayalalithaa said the TET results did not reflect reservation, and that reservation policy was adhered to in recruitment of teachers. "I wish to say that 69% reservation policy is followed in recruitment of teachers," she said, drawing appreciation from CPI, RPI and Congress members. The chief minister said the state was allowing students who scored 35% marks in plus-two to appear for TET, which was more than what the Centre had announced.
On a complaint from state platform for common school system for non-compliance of concession guidelines by state education department and Teacher Recruitment Board, National Commission for Scheduled Castes recently wrote to the Tamil Nadu government, directing action against the erring officials responsible for the non-implementation of concession policy under SC/STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The commission demanded that the action taken report be submitted immediately.
News Source / Sabhaar : timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Quota Kicks in for TET, Cut-off Lowered to 55%
Teacher Eligibility Test|
Tamil Nadu government|
candidates
CHENNAI: In what could bring cheer to thousands of candidates in the reserved categories, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday relaxed the minimum qualifying marks for them in the Teacher Eligibility Test.
This concession is given with retrospective effect and applicable to candidates, who appeared in the August 2013 test as well. "Henceforth, the candidates of SC/ST, BC, BC (Muslims), MBC, denotified communities and differently-abled need to obtain just the minimum pass percentage of 55%," chief minister J Jayalalithaa said, amid thumping of desks by members in the assembly. Passing the TET is the minimum qualification for appointment as teachers for classes 1 to 8.
The concession is being granted based on suggestions made by members in the floor of the assembly, said Jayalalithaa. In its guidelines for conducting TET under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) fixed 60% as minimum qualifying marks for candidates, and permitted the state governments to consider giving concessions to reserved categories, in accordance with their extant reservation policy. Tamil Nadu adheres to 69% reservation policy for reserved categories in education and employment.
Jayalaltihaa's announcement has come within 48 hours after higher education minister P Palaniappan declined to entertain a demand from MMK and PT MLAs to relax the minimum qualifying marks. "It is unfair to seek relaxation in qualifying marks in an eligibility test that would guarantee quality of education to the student community," the minister had stated in the assembly on Saturday last.
Citing NCTE guidelines, MMK MLA M H Jawahirullah and PT MLA K Krishnasamy demanded that the government follow states like Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, which have introduced the concession. When their pleas were rejected totally, the members walked out in protest. They also continued to boycott the session on Monday as well, alleging that they were not given adequate opportunity to air grievances of the public.
Jayalalithaa said the TET results did not reflect reservation, and that reservation policy was adhered to in recruitment of teachers. "I wish to say that 69% reservation policy is followed in recruitment of teachers," she said, drawing appreciation from CPI, RPI and Congress members. The chief minister said the state was allowing students who scored 35% marks in plus-two to appear for TET, which was more than what the Centre had announced.
On a complaint from state platform for common school system for non-compliance of concession guidelines by state education department and Teacher Recruitment Board, National Commission for Scheduled Castes recently wrote to the Tamil Nadu government, directing action against the erring officials responsible for the non-implementation of concession policy under SC/STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The commission demanded that the action taken report be submitted immediately.
News Source / Sabhaar : timesofindia.indiatimes.com
