Q. WHAT IS
TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (
TET EXAM) EXAM? WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO BECOME TEACHER?
ANS :
TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (
TET EXAM) EXAM PASS QUALIFICATION IS MANDATORY TO BECOME TEACHER AS PER NCTE GUIDELINES / RTE ACT.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PASSED RTE ACT ON 23RD AUGUST 2010 IN ITS GAZETTE NOTIFICATION ( BHARAT KA RAJPATRA).
NCTE HAS POWER TO FRAME RULES FOR TET EXAM TO MAINTAIN QUALITY IN EDUCATION SYSTEM-
In accordance with the provisions of sub - section (1) of section 23 of the
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009,
the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has laid down the
minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a
teacher in class I to VIII , vide its Notification dated August 23, 2010
See RTE Act -
http://www.ncte-india.org/Norms/RTE-1.pdf
Q. What should be qualification to become teacher under
RTE Act for class 1 to 8.
Ans:
Minimum qualification is as per academic authority ( currently NCTE)
authorized by central government of India by notification.
NCTE prescribed compulsory
TET pass qualification to become teacher under RTE.
Central Government can give relaxation in qualification to state government under following conditions :-
Where a State does not have adequate
institutions offering course or training in teacher education, or
teachers possessing minimum qualifications as laid down under
sub-section (1) are not available in sufficient numbers, the Central
Government may, if it deems necessary, by notification, relax the
minimum qualifications required for appointment as a teacher, for such
period, not exceeding five years, as may be specified in that
notification :
Provided that a teacher who, at the commencement of this Act, does
not possess minimum qualifications as laid down under sub-section (1),
shall acquire such minimum qualification within a period of five years.
(Example: In UP, UPTET pass candidates are in sufficient
large numbers approx 3 Lakh, And this causes problem for Shiksha Mitra
to beocme Teacher under RTE act)
Q. Is there any specific guidelines/ rule for selected teacher under RTE Act?
Ans: Teacher under
RTE
Act shall perform duties for educational purpose only. However they can
be engaged in collecting population census data related matters,
disaster relief duties and election duties.
Q. Can teacher under
RTE Act perform private tution . private teaching activity.
Ans : RTE Act clearly denies for Private tuition/ private teaching activity.
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Q.What is RTE Act?
Ans : RTE ( Right to Education) Act OR
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, is Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21-A in the
Constitution of India to provide free and compulsory education of all
children in the age group of six to fourteen years as a Fundamental
Right in such a manner as the State may, by law, determine. The Right of
Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which
represents the consequential legislation envisaged under Article 21-A,
means that every child has a right to full time elementary education of
satisfactory and equitable quality in a formal school which satisfies
certain essential norms and standards.
Article 21-A and the
RTE Act came into effect on 1 April 2010. The title
of the RTE Act incorporates the words ‘free and compulsory’. ‘Free
education’ means that no child, other than a child who has been admitted
by his or her parents to a school which is not supported by the
appropriate Government, shall be liable to pay any kind of fee or
charges or expenses which may prevent him or her from pursuing and
completing elementary education. ‘Compulsory education’ casts an
obligation on the appropriate Government and local authorities to
provide and ensure admission, attendance and completion of elementary
education by all children in the 6-14 age group. With this, India has
moved forward to a rights based framework that casts a legal obligation
on the Central and State Governments to implement this fundamental child
right as enshrined in the Article 21A of the Constitution, in
accordance with the provisions of the RTE Act.
The
RTE Act provides for the:
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Right of children to free and compulsory education till completion of elementary education in a neighbourhood school.
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It clarifies that ‘compulsory education’ means obligation of the
appropriate government to provide free elementary education and ensure
compulsory admission, attendance and completion of elementary education
to every child in the six to fourteen age group. ‘Free’ means that no
child shall be liable to pay any kind of fee or charges or expenses
which may prevent him or her from pursuing and completing elementary
education.
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It makes provisions for a non-admitted child to be admitted to an age appropriate class.
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It specifies the duties and responsibilities of appropriate
Governments, local authority and parents in providing free and
compulsory education, and sharing of financial and other
responsibilities between the Central and State Governments.
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It lays down the norms and standards relating inter alia to Pupil
Teacher Ratios (PTRs), buildings and infrastructure, school-working
days, teacher-working hours.
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It provides for rational deployment of teachers by ensuring that the
specified pupil teacher ratio is maintained for each school, rather than
just as an average for the State or District or Block, thus ensuring
that there is no urban-rural imbalance in teacher postings. It also
provides for prohibition of deployment of teachers for non-educational
work, other than decennial census, elections to local authority, state
legislatures and parliament, and disaster relief.
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It provides for appointment of appropriately trained teachers, i.e.
teachers with the requisite entry and academic qualifications.
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It prohibits (a) physical punishment and mental harassment; (b)
screening procedures for admission of children; (c) capitation fee; (d)
private tuition by teachers and (e) running of schools without
recognition,
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It provides for development of curriculum in consonance with the
values enshrined in the Constitution, and which would ensure the
all-round development of the child, building on the child’s knowledge,
potentiality and talent and making the child free of fear, trauma and
anxiety through a system of child friendly and child centred learning.
