Archive · 28 Jul 2026
MP High Court Issues Notices on TET Petition
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notices to the Centre and the state government regarding a petition by the Tribal Welfare Teachers Association.
The petition challenges parts of the Right to Education (RTE) Act that require teachers to take the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).
The association argues that in-service teachers were previously exempt from TET under a different rule.
The court will hear the case again on August 31.
The association is fighting to protect the interests of teachers who are already working.
Madhya Pradesh High Court issues notices on a petition challenging RTE Act provisions related to TET.
Petition filed by the Tribal Welfare Teachers Association (TWTA) against the first and second provisos of the RTE Act.
Supreme Court directed TET to be conducted twice a year until 2028.
In-service teachers were previously exempt from TET under the NCTE notification.
Next hearing scheduled for August 31.
- Who
- Tribal Welfare Teachers Association (TWTA)
- What
- Petition challenging RTE Act provisions related to TET
- When
- Next hearing on August 31
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh High Court, Jabalpur
- Why
- To challenge the constitutional validity of RTE Act provisos affecting in-service teachers
Tribal Welfare Teachers Association
Government and NCTE
Constitutional Validity of RTE Provisions
Tribal Welfare Teachers Association
Challenges the first and second provisos of the RTE Act, arguing that in-service teachers were exempt from TET under the NCTE notification.
Government and NCTE
Supports the RTE Act provisions, which require teachers to acquire NCTE-prescribed qualifications within specified timeframes.
- Petitioner
- Tribal Welfare Teachers Association (TWTA)
- Respondents
- Centre and Madhya Pradesh State Government
- Court
- Madhya Pradesh High Court, Jabalpur
- Next Hearing Date
- August 31
- RTE Act Provisions Challenged
- First and second provisos
- NCTE Notification
- Exempted in-service teachers from TET
- Supreme Court Direction
- Conduct TET twice a year until 2028