Jammu, Feb 25: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has designated the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE)/State School Standards Authority (SSSA) as the nodal agency for conducting the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) across the Union Territory, in compliance with a judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
According to Government Order No. 87-JK (Edu) of 2026, issued by the School Education Department, Civil Secretariat, J&K, the decision follows detailed deliberations held under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary, J&K, on October 30, 2025. The Supreme Court had ruled that the provisions of the Right to Education (RTE) Act apply to all schools, except minority institutions, and in-service teachers must qualify the TET to continue in service, with limited exemptions.
The order states that in-service teachers with less than five years left before superannuation are exempt from qualifying the TET for continuation in service. However, such teachers will not be eligible for promotion unless they pass the TET. Teachers recruited prior to the enactment of the RTE Act with more than five years of service remaining must qualify the TET within two years, failing which they will face compulsory retirement with admissible terminal benefits, as per rules.
The Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Department clarified that the Supreme Court judgment operates as a judgment in rem, binding all States and Union Territories under Article 141 of the Constitution of India. TET qualification is mandatory for teachers in both government and private schools, including registered institutions, while minority institutions remain temporarily exempt pending a decision by a larger Bench.
Under the approved action plan, JKBOSE will serve as the examination conducting agency. Online forms will be received through a NIC-developed software module integrated with the JKBOSE website. Examination centres will be set up at district headquarters and in the twin capitals of Srinagar and Jammu.
Invigilation will include +2 lecturers from the School Education Department and Assistant Professors from the Higher Education Department. Security arrangements will involve deployment of gazetted officers as observers, installation of jammers, police assistance, and restrictions under Section 163 of BNSS, wherever required.
The TET syllabus will follow National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) guidelines and the CTET framework, with modifications aligned to J&K’s curriculum and scheme of studies.
The Secretary, JKBOSE/SSSA, has been directed to operationalize the TET framework, notify a detailed examination schedule, coordinate with concerned departments for logistics and security, and submit a comprehensive action plan with timelines to the School Education Department at the earliest. The entire examination process is expected to be completed within the next two years, as mandated by the Supreme Court judgment. (Agency)
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