India, Jan. 21 -- Teachers seeking a promotion in government schools will now have to clear the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), clarified the school education department, ending the uncertainty around promotion rules. The department stated that only teachers who have passed the TET along with other required qualifications will be eligible for promotions.

The clarification follows a recent Supreme Court ruling which made the TET compulsory not only for new candidates entering the teaching profession but also for teachers who want to continue teaching and seek promotions. Earlier, teachers who had five years or less remaining before retirement were exempt from passing the TET to continue teaching. However, the department has made it clear ...