Aided school
teachers see ‘big threat’ in Teachers Eligibility Test
Teachers
working in government aided schools are worried about their future because if
they failed to get through in the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) scheduled,
they may lose their jobs.
Chennai:
Around 3,000 teachers belonging to government aided schools across the state
will be appearing for the exam, which will grant them eligibility to retain
their post. If they failed in the exam, their posts will be declared as vacant.
Rajesh, a
science teacher from Kancheepuram said, “The only exception are minority
schools because of a court order. Does that mean the children in these schools
do not deserve qualified teachers? The TET notification was issued in 2011. It
would have been a big relief for 99 per cent of these teachers, had the
government order had mentioned that all teachers appointed prior to 16/11/ 2012
would be exempted from the TET.”
The teachers
claim they do not have ample time to prepare for the exam, which should be
cleared in a single attempt. “Some of the teachers were on exam duty. From
Monday, the evaluation of the board examination papers commences. Then, have to
correct the answer sheets of Class 6 to 9. So, they will have just seven days
to prepare for the TET,” Rajesh said.
It must be
noted that between 2011 and 2019, the TET were held four times as opposed to
NCERT norms that it should have been conducted 18 times. The third exam
conducted was a supplementary exam as only a meagre number of candidates
managed to get through in the test.
A teacher,
who is appearing for the test this year, said the government aided schools’
staff were facing a ‘crisis’ situation. “The Government announced that those
teachers appointed from October 23, 2010, will have to clear the TET. We are
not aware of this during appointment and no condition was mentioned in our
appointment letter. After working for a year, now we are being denied several
allowances. Now our condition is miserable and we are being compelled to pass
the TET or leave the job. In neighbouring states like Kerala and Karnataka the same
rules and exams are conducted, but they have exempted teachers who joined
before the Government Order was passed.”
State
President of Tamil Nadu Teachers Association, P K Ilamaran said, “We feel that
the newcomers can appear for the exam and the employed teachers must be given
an exemption.”
12,000
Government aided schools in Tamil Nadu
8,900
Candidates cleared the exam in 2012-2013 academic year
3,000
Government aided school teachers to appear for TET exam this time.
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