6.6L likely to get UPTET certificate after SC verdict
Hindustan TimesA recent verdict by the Supreme Court that is said to be a setback for B.Ed candidates across the country, has come as a relief for 6.60 lakh people who have cleared the Uttar Pradesh Teachers’ Eligibility Test -2021. 6.6L likely to get UPTET certificate after SC verdict Ruling in favour of the Rajasthan government, the court, upholding a lower court’s decision, has stated that only holders of Diploma in Elementary Education certificates will be eligible to become primary-grade teachers. Out of 11,47,090 who took the primary-level exam, over 6.91 lakh were B.Ed degree-holders and 4.55 others were D.El.Ed certificate-holders; 2.20 lakh B.Ed candidates and 2.23 lakh D.El.Ed candidates were declared successful, as per Examination Regulatory Authority records. Prior to the distribution of the UPTET certificates, some D.El.Ed candidates filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court, based on a decision of the Rajasthan High Court disqualifying B.Ed-holders from primary-school teaching, and pleaded that they not be given the certificates.
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