Lucknow, 17 June (HS): In compliance with the Supreme Court

order, the Uttar Pradesh government's Basic Education Department has begun the

process of collecting TET/CTET-related details of working teachers. Special

Secretary, Basic Education Department, Avdesh Kumar Tiwari, has issued

necessary instructions to the Director of Education (Basic) in this regard.

The directions issued state that the Hon'ble Supreme Court,

in its order dated May 29, 2026, in Review Petition No. 53434/2025, State of

Uttar Pradesh vs. Anjuman Ishaat-e-Taleem Trust, has extended the deadline for

in-service teachers to obtain the TET qualification from August 31, 2027, to

August 31, 2028. The Court also expects states to conduct the TET exam

regularly, preferably twice a year, to provide eligible teachers with adequate

opportunity to acquire the required qualifications.

In the government order issued by Special Secretary Basic

Education Awadhesh Kumar Tiwari, it has been mentioned that the Supreme Court

has amended its earlier order and extended the time limit by one year and has

disposed of all the review petitions filed in this regard.

Additionally, the possibility of conducting a special TET

exam for teachers working at the government level is also being considered. To

this end, the Director of Education (Basic) has been directed to provide,

within a week, a district-wise list of teachers working in schools under the

Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Council who have not yet passed the TET/CTET.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi