The validity of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-senior-citizen-gets-2-different-vaccines-develops-rash-3-teachers-suspended-23174067" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Teachers</a> Eligibility Test (TET) qualifying certificates has been extended from seven years to lifetime, Union Education Minister <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/education-minister-ramesh-pokhriyal-admitted-to-aiims-due-to-post-covid-19-complications-23176105" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ramesh Pokhriyal</a> "Nishank" announced on Thursday.
"The government has decided to extend the validity period of the Teachers Eligibility Test qualifying certificates from seven years to lifetime with a retrospective effect from 2011," the minister said in a statement.
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"The respective state governments and UTs will take necessary action to revalidate and issue fresh TET certificates to those candidates whose period of seven years has already lapsed," he added.
Pokhriyal said this will be a positive step to boost employment opportunities for the candidates aspiring to make a career in the field of teaching.
Possessing the TET qualifying certificate is one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a school teacher.
The guidelines dated February 11, 2011 of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) laid down that TET would be conducted by the state governments and the validity of the TET certificates was seven years from the date of passing TET.
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