Dimapur, Jan. 29 (EMN): All Nagaland Pre-Service Teachers’ Association (ANPSTA) has requested the department of school education to enforce Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) as one of the pre-requisite qualification for online recruitment of primary teachers.
ANPSTA was responding to the recent advertisement dated January 11 in which it had sought 196 out of 532 posts of primary teachers.
In a representation to the director of school education, the association has appealed to the concerned authority to fill up the remaining post of other districts through normal procedure of recruitment along with the others.
ANPSTA president Hiyalo Jemu and the general secretary Ajano Z Humtsoe have referred to the act of parliament on Right To Education (RTE) Act, 2009 Act No. 35 wherein it has sought quality requirement for recruitment of teachers so that it is not diluted at any cost.
The association has also made reference to the provision of the Right to Education (RTE) and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), New Delhi, wherein it stated that any person who passed the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) as the pre-requisite qualifications for appointment as teacher in any school.
“A person who is a graduate need not have the required percentage in 10+2,” as approved by the SBTE Nagaland in the past years. As such we are considered eligible for undergoing PSTE/ D.Ed/ D.El.Ed with below 45% on the ground that we are 10+2+3 (graduate) from various recognised board/universities,” the joint statement said.
Having finished the teacher training course at various DIET centres in Nagaland, the association has appealed the concerned authority to reconsider and restructure the procedure for online recruitment of primary teachers.
The association had made a representation in favour of the members from Kohima, Dimapur, Mokokchung, Wokha, Zunheboto, Phek and Peren districts.
The association has further warned to take its own course of action if the representation is not considered for online submission for recruitment of primary teacher.
