Karnataka’s Chief Secretary, Shalini Rajneesh, has written to Maharashtra’s Chief Secretary, Rajesh Agarwal, requesting the inclusion of Kannada as a language option for the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) for teachers in Kannada medium schools in Maharashtra. Rajneesh expressed gratitude for Maharashtra’s efforts in recruiting for Kannada medium schools and highlighted the presence of a significant Kannadiga population in various regions of Maharashtra.
She emphasized the importance of conducting the TET in Kannada to ensure job security for teachers, as mandated by the Supreme Court. Rajneesh pointed out the distress faced by teachers due to the absence of the TET in Kannada and urged Maharashtra to provide this option for both current and future teachers in Kannada medium schools.
Rajneesh also stressed the need to prioritize filling teacher vacancies in Kannada medium schools across Maharashtra and requested immediate action before the TET application deadline on April 16. She cited Karnataka’s practice of conducting the TET in Marathi for Marathi-speaking candidates and called for a similar provision for Kannada-speaking teachers in Maharashtra.
