Now, commerce graduates too can apply for TET

Patna, April 21, 2017: Now, the commerce graduate with bachelor of education or any other equivalent degree can appear in teachers eligibility test (TET). Even the BCom-BEd candidates are eligible for TET.

The education department has sent a directive to Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) to modify their eligibility criteria. The BSEB is holding the TET which is scheduled for June 11.

Meanwhile, 17 BEd college students under the banner of All India Students Association took out a rally and staged strong demonstration demanding inclusion of 2016-18 batch students in the forthcoming TET.

The police, however, stopped the protesters from going ahead near JP round about.

Later, a delegation of the students met the education department director and put forward their claims for TET.

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP) activists also took out a procession from BN College to Kargil Chowk demanding inclusion of commerce graduate in the TET.