Gujarat: Teachers in minority institutions now required to clear TAT

NEW DELHI: The Gujarat Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday, passed the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (Amendment) Bill making it mandatory to clear Teachers' Aptitude Test (TAT) to become teachers and principals in minority educational institutes.

The provision has been introduced in the Bill as per the High Court and Supreme Court directives, the chief minister’s office said through their official social media account. The TAT is an aptitude test conducted by the state government for recruiting teachers.

“The Gujarat Legislative Assembly passes the Gujarat Secondary & Higher Secondary Education (Amendment) Bill, making it mandatory to clear Teachers' Aptitude Test to become teachers and principals in minority educational institutes as per directives of High Court and Supreme Court,” the chief minister’s office said through social media.

The Gujarat Legislative Assembly passes the Gujarat Secondary & Higher Secondary Education (Amendment) Bill, making it mandatory to clear Teachers' Aptitude Test to become teachers and principals in minority educational institutes as per directives of High Court and Supreme Court pic.twitter.com/HGZhRVauSI

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The Bill also allows departments other than the education department, such as the ministry of social justice and empowerment, to recognise secondary and higher secondary schools.

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