Overview

• The Meghalaya Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan Schools Association voted to file a review petition challenging the ruling’s retrospective application to in‑service teachers.
• The Supreme Court decision requires all serving teachers to clear a Teacher Eligibility Test, drawing on a 2010 NCTE notification and 2017 RTE amendments.
• A January 29 state notification exempting those appointed before August 23, 2010 from the Meghalaya TET has been effectively nullified by the judgment.
• Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said the government is assessing the implications and will consult the Chief Minister, Advocate General, cabinet and party leaders before deciding on a government review plea.
• MSSASA clarified that CTET and MTET are treated as equivalent, which means CTET‑qualified teachers need not sit for the state test, with 43,102 teachers statewide and an estimated 10,000–15,000 affected.