UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC gives in-service teachers one more year to clear TET

Q1. In the context of the Teacher Eligibility Test, Paper II is the paper intended for candidates seeking to teach which one of the following?

  • A. Classes I to V (primary stage)
  • B. Classes VI to VIII (upper primary stage)
  • C. Classes IX and X (secondary stage)
  • D. Pre-primary classes

Q2. The Supreme Court's May 2026 order extending the TET compliance deadline for in-service teachers to 31 August 2028 was passed by invoking which one of the following constitutional provisions to do complete justice?

  • A. Article 32
  • B. Article 142
  • C. Article 226
  • D. Article 137

Q3. Consider the following in relation to the Supreme Court's May 2026 order on in-service teachers and the TET. Which of the statements given above is NOT correct?

  1. It extended the compliance deadline from 31 August 2027 to 31 August 2028.
  2. It directed that the TET be conducted preferably twice a year, at intervals of about six months.
  3. It categorically stated that no further extension of time would be granted.
  4. It granted a complete exemption from the TET requirement to all teachers aged above 50 years.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q4. The original Supreme Court judgment that first made it mandatory for eligible pre-RTE in-service teachers to acquire the TET qualification within a fixed period was delivered in which one of the following?

  • A. September 2025
  • B. August 2027
  • C. May 2026
  • D. August 2010

Q5. How many Regional Committees does the National Council for Teacher Education operate to discharge its regulatory functions across the country?

  • A. Three
  • B. Four
  • C. Five
  • D. Six

Q6. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 gives effect to the fundamental right to elementary education enshrined in which one of the following Articles of the Constitution?

  • A. Article 21
  • B. Article 21A
  • C. Article 45
  • D. Article 24

Q7. In upholding the mandatory TET requirement in May 2026, the Supreme Court held that which one of the following considerations must remain paramount?

  • A. The service continuity and livelihood of in-service teachers
  • B. The children's right to quality education
  • C. The administrative convenience of State governments
  • D. The financial burden borne by teachers' associations