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DEEPAK ROSHAN
Mamta Rani, wife of Sri Abhijit Kumar Gupta – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The grievance of the petitioner is that though she had qualified in the Teachers Eligibility Test (in short TET) examination but she has not been given appointment for the post of Assistant Teacher in spite of the fact that her marks were more than the last selected candidate.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner draws attention of this Court towards the advertisement which was published in the year 2015 for the post of appointment of Teachers and submits that by going through the advertisement it would transpire that that the qualification for being appointed as Teacher, the candidates must have passed TET. However, though the petitioner is having more merit points than the last selected candidate but the appointment has been denied to her.
4. Learned counsel further draws attention of this Court towards the counter affidavit wherein stand has been taken by the respondents that as per Jharkhand Primary School Teachers’ Appointment Rules, 2012 (hereinafter to be referred as Appointment Rules); the petitioner had to secure 60% marks in TET examination for appointment on the post of Trained Graduate Assistant Teacher; as PH category a
Passing the TET examination is a necessary qualification for appointment as a teacher, and denial based on marks below 60% for unreserved category is not legally valid.
Reserved category candidates clearing the TET with relaxed standards should be permitted to have their cases considered against unreserved posts, and the TET marks should not be a deciding factor for....
Reserved category candidates clearing the TET with relaxed standards should be considered against unreserved posts, and relaxation in TET pass marks does not provide an advantage in the recruitment p....
(1) Reservation – Relaxation or concession in qualifying examination merely creates a level playing field where no concession or relaxation is granted in ultimate selection and same is solely made on....
The Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is a mandatory qualification for all candidates seeking appointment as teachers in elementary education, effective from the notification date of 23.08.2010, and can....
Eligibility criteria for teacher recruitment cannot be altered mid-way during the process, ensuring fairness and adherence to established rules.
Reserved category candidates who availed eligibility concessions cannot migrate to the unreserved category based on merit scores, as it undermines educational standards.
Reserved category candidates who received eligibility concessions cannot migrate to the unreserved category based on merit scores, as this would undermine educational standards.
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