Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Teachers demand 40% TET pass marks and Special examination
Teachers held a protest in Mangalagiri.
They want the government to organize a Special Teacher Eligibility Test.
They asked for the test to be conducted online.
They also want teachers to pass with 40% marks.
They want each teacher tested only on the subject they teach.
The teachers asked for a change to a section of the Right to Education Act.
Former MLC KS Lakshmana Rao led the protest.
Police stopped the teachers from entering the protest venue because permission had not been granted.
United Teachers Federation members protested at Vidya Bhavan in Mangalagiri.
The teachers demanded that the government conduct a Special TET.
They requested that the Special TET be held online.
They sought qualifying marks of 40% and subject-specific examinations.
Police stopped the protesters, citing a lack of venue permission.
- Who
- Teachers under the United Teachers Federation, led by former MLC KS Lakshmana Rao.
- What
- They protested and demanded a Special TET with online testing, a 40% qualifying mark, and subject-specific examination.
- When
- Thursday.
- Where
- Vidya Bhavan in Mangalagiri, Guntur.
- Why
- They sought changes to the Special TET process and an amendment to Section 23(1) of the Right to Education Act.
Teachers' demands
Authorities' position
Protest venue
Teachers' demands
Teachers attempted to hold their protest at Vidya Bhavan and raised their demands there.
Authorities' position
Police prevented them from entering, stating that permission had not been granted for the protest at the venue.
- Protesting group
- United Teachers Federation
- Protest leader
- Former MLC KS Lakshmana Rao
- Venue
- Vidya Bhavan, Mangalagiri
- Main demand
- Conduct a Special TET
- Proposed qualifying mark
- 40%
- Test format requested
- Online, covering only the subject taught by each teacher
- Additional demand
- Amendment to Section 23(1) of the Right to Education Act