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Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Government Employees Association (KSGTA) has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court, requesting to re-examine its order mandating Teachers Eligibility Test (TET), even for teachers in service.
In its order in September 2025, the court had mandated clearing TET for all teachers, including those already in service.
According to the order, teachers who were appointed before the TET mandate and have less than five years of service left for retirement may continue without clearing TET.
However, they will not be considered for promotion unless they pass the exam.
Teachers in service before the mandate and having more than five years left until retirement must clear TET within two years.
Failing to do so will result in compulsory retirement or termination, along with payment of retirement benefits. This has affected 1 lakh to 1.2 lakh teachers in service.
The KSGTA had also urged the government to file a review petition in favour of the teachers and also requested the union government’s intervention by holding a ‘Delhi Chalo’.
As nothing worked in their favour, KSGTA filed a review petition recently.
Interestingly, some from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have filed review petitions, which are still pending before the Supreme Court.
A few were directed to re-submit the petition due to technical issues.