Overview

• The September 1 order requires most in-service teachers to clear the Teacher Eligibility Test within two years to remain in service and to be eligible for promotion.
• Teachers with less than five years to retirement are exempt from passing but cannot be promoted, and those who do not qualify may resign or opt for compulsory retirement with terminal benefits.
• The West Bengal Board of Primary Education has ordered districts to submit teachers’ TET status, joining dates, and retirement schedules within 15 days, with local estimates putting the affected cohort near 150,000.
• Telangana will file a review petition seeking relief for teachers recruited before 2011, as unions warn that nearly one lakh educators could face stalled promotions or job loss without certification.
• Meghalaya projects 10,000–15,000 teachers could be impacted and is coordinating with other states on a review, while a Constitution Bench will decide the order’s applicability to minority institutions.