# Tiruchi to host special TET coaching from October 31 2026-10-30T17:37:56+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Special coaching classes for the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) will start in Tiruchi on October 31, organised by the School Education Department. The Supreme Court has ruled that teachers in government and aided schools appointed before the Right to Education Act must clear TET to continue in service and gain promotions. Secondary Grade Teachers for Classes 1 to 5 must qualify Paper I, while Graduate Teachers for Classes 6 to 8 need Paper II. More than 2.20 lakh teachers in Tamil Nadu appeared for the July TET, with over 1.80 lakh failing. The State government has therefore arranged district-level coaching. In Tiruchi, around 250 teachers have enrolled for weekend classes at a private school, conducted by faculty from DIET and B.Ed. Colleges. Applications for the upcoming TET are accepted till November 19. The examination is expected on December 20. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The State government is investing in coaching infrastructure to address the high failure rate revealed in the July TET, where over 1.80 lakh of 2.20 lakh candidates in Tamil Nadu did not qualify. The December 20 examination becomes a deadline for thousands of already-serving teachers whose jobs and promotion eligibility depend on clearing it. The district-level programme in Tiruchi, limited to weekend sessions for 250 applicants so far, signals a targeted rather than a mass intervention, leaving the majority of unsuccessful candidates across the state to arrange their own preparation. The November 19 application deadline will show whether demand scales up beyond the initial enrolment. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Neutral event announcement with one failure statistic This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: School Education Department, Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu, teacher eligibility test, Tiruchi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tiruchi-to-host-special-tet-coaching-from-october-31/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tiruchi-to-host-special-tet-coaching-from-october-31/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/