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Anbumani Urges Immediate Release of Teacher Eligibility Test Results and New Exam Announcement!
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News18•02-10-2026, 14:34
Anbumani Urges Immediate Release of Teacher Eligibility Test Results and New Exam Announcement!
- •Chennai High Court lifted the interim stay on the release of Teacher Eligibility Test results.
- •This decision will end the mental distress of 2,20,464 teachers who took the exam.
- •Anbumani urged the Tamil Nadu government to reduce passing marks to 52 out of 150 (35%) due to the Supreme Court's verdict affecting 3.28 lakh teachers.
- •Teachers who joined before 2010 must complete the eligibility test by August 2028.
- •Anbumani called for the immediate announcement of a new Teacher Eligibility Test for those who haven't taken it or failed.
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PMK leader Anbumani urged that the Teacher Eligibility Test results should be released immediately following the Chennai High Court lifting its interim stay, and called for the announcement of a new exam.
Anbumani requested that the passing marks be reduced to 52 out of 150 (35%) because a Supreme Court verdict has put the jobs of 3.28 lakh teachers at great risk.
Based on the Supreme Court's verdict, all teachers who joined service before 2010 must complete the eligibility test by August 2028.
