Supreme Court Refuses Review, Upholds Mandatory TET Requirement for Pre-RTE Teachers

The Supreme Court refused to review its 2025 judgment directing in-service teachers recruited before the RTE Act, 2009, to obtain TET qualifications. The requirement applies to teachers with over five years of service left, who must clear TET within two years from September 1, 2025.

Teachers Cleared TET Before Deadline; Supreme Court Quashes Termination as “Illegal and Unjust”

The Supreme Court ruled that two Uttar Pradesh Assistant Teachers cannot be dismissed for lacking TET at appointment since they qualified before the 2019 deadline. The bench led by CJI B.R. Gavai restored their jobs, calling the termination order legally unsustainable.