Consider the following statements :
- 1.As per the Right to Education (RTE) Act, to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in a State, a person would be required to possess the minimum qualification laid down by the concerned State Council of Teacher Education.
- 2.As per the RTE Act, for teaching primary classes, a candidate is required to pass a Teacher Eligibility Test conducted in accordance with the National Council of Teacher Education guidelines.
- 3.In India, more than 90% of teacher education institutions are directly under the State Governments.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: under Section 23 of the RTE Act, minimum teacher qualifications are set by an academic authority authorised by the Central Government (the NCTE), not a State council. Statement 2 is correct: a teacher must pass a TET conducted under NCTE guidelines. Statement 3 is wrong: most teacher education institutions (over 90%) are privately run. So only 2.
Watch for: Education is in the Concurrent List, so students assume States set teacher qualifications.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because qualifications are set by the NCTE, not a State council.
- C. Wrong because statements 1 and 3 are both false.
- D. Wrong because most teacher education institutions are private, not state-run.
Source to check: Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, Section 23; NCTE notification of 23 August 2010; Justice Verma Commission on Teacher Education Report (2012)
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