Consider the following statements: 1. As per the right to education (RTE) Act, to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in a state, a person would be required to possess the minimum qualification laid down by the concerned State council of Teacher educ

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Q: 66 (IAS/2018)
Consider the following statements:
1. As per the right to education (RTE) Act, to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in a state, a person would be required to possess the minimum qualification laid down by the concerned State council of Teacher education.
2. As per the RTE Act, for teaching primary classes, a candidate is required to pass a Teacher Eligibility Test conducted in accordance with the National Council of Teacher Education guidelines.
3. In India, more than 90 % of teacher education institutions are directly under the State Governments.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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keywords: 

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Explanation:

Let`s dissect the options.

Option 1 includes statements 1 and 2. Statement 1 is incorrect, for the Right to Education (RTE) Act does not require a person to meet the minimum qualifications set forth by the concerned State Council of Teacher Education for appointment as a teacher in a state. It is under the guidelines established by the National Council for Teacher Education.

Option 2 includes only statement 2, which is accurate. The Right to Education (RTE) Act prescribes that individuals aspiring to be teachers of primary classes must pass a Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) conducted based on the guidelines of the National Council for Teacher Education.

Option 3 consists of statements 1 and 3. As we have discussed before, Statement 1 is incorrect. Additionally, statement 3 is also erroneous. Not more than 90% of teacher education institutions are under the management of State Governments in India.

Option 4 only includes statement 3, which as mentioned before, is incorrect.

To conclude, the correct answer is option 2 as it corresponds to the correct statement under the RTE Act.