Madras HC rules no TET mandatory for teachers

The Madras High Court has ruled that the order of the governments of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry making it mandatory for aspirants to clear Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) before appointment will not be applicable to minority institutions, either aided or unaided.

A division bench of the court referred to Article



30 of the Constitution which confers right to religious minorities to establish and administer educational institutions. The ruling came on writ appeals filed by the two governments and over 300 writ petitions challenging the Government Orders making passing TET mandatory for teachers' appointment in schools.