Huge Protest by TET-TAT Qualified Candidates in Gandhinagar Leads to Police Intervention

In Gujarat, the state government has initiated the recruitment of knowledge assistants based on a decision instead of hiring temporary teachers. Today, once again, candidates who had passed the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) in Gandhinagar gathered to demand permanent recruitment, leading to a commotion. Near Gandhinagar’s Pathikashram, police intervened and detained the protesting candidates.

Demand for Permanent Recruitment Instead of Temporary Teachers in Gujarat

In schools across the state, the government has been recruiting teachers under a decision-based approach known as knowledge assistants instead of hiring temporary teachers. Thousands of candidates who have passed the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) are now hoping for permanent government jobs and are closely following the possibility of such recruitment. 

Today, once again, candidates who had cleared the TET converged in Gandhinagar, expressing their demand for permanent recruitment opportunities. The candidates are maintaining patience as they await further developments.

Police Detain Over 300 Candidates Demanding Permanent Recruitment of Teachers

In Gandhinagar, a gathering of candidates who had cleared the TET-TAT exams from various districts of the state assembled to protest and demand the permanent recruitment of teachers. 

The protestors, numbering over 300, voiced their discontent, leading to police intervention. Law enforcement officials detained the candidates, employing measures such as using police vehicles to manage the situation amid the protests.

State Government’s Decision on Recruitment – Jignesh Mevani

During a protest by candidates who passed the TET-TAT exams in Gandhinagar, Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani also joined, stating that unemployment is at its peak in Gujarat and across India. He pointed out that the state government has not filled vacant positions and candidates who passed TET-TAT have been awaiting appointments for a long time. 

There is a shortage of over 70,000 teachers while more than 90,000 TET-TAT qualified candidates are demanding permanent jobs. Candidates have been protesting for a long time, but the government has not initiated discussions with them. If the government does not make an immediate decision on this matter, a rally will be organized in Ahmedabad in the coming days to protest.