BMC terminates services of 130 teachers for failing to comply with TET criterion
The termination orders were issued a day before schools started summer vacation on May 1. According to the orders, these teachers had to comply with the TET mandate until March 2019 and their services were terminated for failing to do so.
“The Urdu house will have a research centre, auditorium and library. It will become a hub for Urdu language excellence and scholarships. We will allocate more funds for this and work will start this year,” said a BMC official. (File) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) education department has issued termination of services orders for 130 teachers who have not complied with the mandatory Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) qualification until March 2019. Coming as it does a month before schools are to restart after summer break, this decision has shocked many even as affected teachers have moved court.
The termination orders were issued a day before schools started summer vacation on May 1. According to the orders, these teachers had to comply with the TET mandate until March 2019 and their services were terminated for failing to do so.
“The decision is taken as per the state and central government guidelines giving March 2019 as the deadline for teachers to clear the TET exam. These teachers have had several chances since 2013 but they have failed in meeting the criterion,” said Rajesh Kankal, Education Officer (primary) at BMC who has issued the orders. Kankal shared that the focus is now on filling the vacuum this will create in teaching positions.
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