MAHARASHTRA TET : Only 2.5% candidates clear teacher’s eligibility test in Maharashtra this year
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MUMBAI: Only about 2.5% aspirants in the state have managed to pass the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) conducted by the Maharashtra State Council of Examination. Last year, which was the first year of the test, about 5% of the total aspirants passed the exam. Educationists said the results are an indication of the poor quality of teacher training.
According to the Right to Education Act of 2009, all aspiring teachers who wish to be employed at aided schools in the state for lower primary (class I to V) and upper primary (class VI to VIII) must pass the eligibility test.
Over 3.8 lakh candidates appeared in the test conducted on December 14, 2014. Teachers aspiring to teach in class I to V have to appear for Paper I and teachers for class VI to VIII have to appear for Paper II. Of the 2.45 lakh candidates who appeared for Paper I, only 1.04% passed the examination and of the 1.42 lakh candidates who appeared for Paper II, only 4.92% passed.
Candidates could take the exam in English, Urdu and Marathi. The worst performance was in Paper I in Urdu, which none of the aspirants could pass. Candidates need to score 60% to pass the exam.
"The result is very bad and aspirants are not doing well as there is no guidance on how to prepare for these tests. The candidates also don't read beyond the textbook and the paper demands much more," said Najma Kazi, principal of Anjuman-I-Islam's Saif Tyabji Girls' High School, Byculla.
It has also raised concerns over the quality of teacher training institutes in the state. "A lot of private teacher training institutes have mushroomed in the state. These are not monitored
and are not providing quality education despite charging high fees. The government needs to keep a check and shut those who do not meet minimum standards," said Prashant Redij, vice-president of the Mumbai School Principals Association.
Experts feel the need to review the curriculum of courses being offered at the teacher training colleges. "One reason is that teaching is not the first choice of profession for many and hence the test is not being taken seriously. The curriculum these aspirants are studying at their colleges is outdated and needs to be changed to match the current standards," s
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News Source : Vinamrata Borwankar,TNN | Mar 20, 2015, 11.52 PM IST
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