Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Madhya Pradesh Teachers Boycott TET, Threaten School Shutdown
Government teachers in Madhya Pradesh do not want to take a required Teacher Eligibility Test.
They say they already took examinations when they were hired.
They believe the new test rules were introduced after their appointments.
The teachers want to be exempted from the test.
They plan to send many emails to government officials until September 26.
They will begin an indefinite protest on September 27 and fast on October 2.
If their request is not accepted, they may stop teaching and close schools across the state.
The test is planned as an offline examination in December.
Government teachers in Madhya Pradesh plan to boycott the Teacher Eligibility Test by not submitting forms.
Teachers will email officials one lakh times daily through September 26 over their exemption demand.
They have threatened a complete school shutdown and street protests if the demand is rejected.
An indefinite division-wise protest is planned from September 27, with a fast scheduled for October 2.
More than 20,000 TET forms have been submitted, but only about 5% are from government teachers.
- Who
- Government teachers in Madhya Pradesh, represented by the Teachers' Association and state president Jagish Yadav.
- What
- Teachers plan to boycott the TET and have threatened protests, a school shutdown and street demonstrations.
- When
- Emails are planned through September 26; the indefinite protest begins September 27, a fast is planned for October 2, and the TET is scheduled for December.
- Where
- The protest will involve teachers across Madhya Pradesh, with division-wise demonstrations planned in Bhopal.
- Why
- Teachers seek exemption from the mandatory TET because they say they already took examinations during recruitment and oppose rules introduced after their appointments.
Teachers' Position
Mandatory-Test Position
Exemption from TET
Teachers' Position
Teachers want exemption, saying they already took examinations during recruitment and that the TET rules came after their appointments.
Mandatory-Test Position
The TET is being treated as mandatory for the affected teachers, and the examination is scheduled to be conducted in December.
Purpose of the examination
Teachers' Position
Teachers' Association president Jagish Yadav claims the examination is intended to make teachers pass rather than genuinely assess quality.
Mandatory-Test Position
The articles do not provide a detailed public explanation from the government about the examination's purpose beyond its mandatory status.
Response to rejection
Teachers' Position
Teachers have threatened an indefinite protest, a complete school shutdown and street demonstrations if their demand is not accepted.
Mandatory-Test Position
The articles do not report a government response to the threatened escalation.
- State
- Madhya Pradesh
- Email campaign
- One lakh emails daily through September 26
- Indefinite protest
- Begins September 27
- Planned fast
- October 2
- TET format
- Offline examination
- TET timing
- December
- Forms submitted
- More than 20,000, with about 5% from government teachers