HBSE DSE Haryana STET/HTET Validity Extension News/Updates 2023

HTET/STET Validity from Life Time to 7 Years

Check here the latest news and updates on the Validity of HTET/STET. The State Govt. has withdrawn the extended lifetime validity of HTET. Now the HTET will be valid for 7 years. Earlier, the Govt. decided to extend the validity period of STET/HTET as lifetime. Check here DSE, Haryana notice, and the latest updates.

HTET 2015 Eligibility for HSSC TGT Advt. 02/2023

Download HSSC Notice for HTET 2015 Eligibility for TGT Advt. 02/2023 (27.02.2023)

HTET Validity as 7 Years News/Letter 2022

CTET (Not) Equivalent to TET/STET

Download Withdrawn Order for Central Teacher Eligibility Test considered equivalent to State Teacher Eligibility Test (20.09.2022)

Download Order for Central Teacher Eligibility Test shall be considered equivalent to State Teacher Eligibility Test (29.09.2021)

HTET/STET Validity Extended from 7 Years to Lifetime

The Government has decided to extend the validity period of the State Teacher Eligibility Test/Haryana State Teacher Eligibility Test from 7 years to lifetime. Here are the details.

Download HBSE Notice regarding HTET Validity Dated 07.10.2020

DSE, Haryana Order regarding HTET  Validity 7 Years (25.09.2020 & 06.10.2020)

HTET 7 Years Validity Order 10.01.2020

 Download DSE, Haryana Notice for Extension of Validity of STET/HTET (14.01.2020)

HTET/STET Validity & Court Case Order CWP No. 2129 of 2017 (O&M)

There was a lot of confusion regarding the validity of the State Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) which was conducted and named later as Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test (HTET). Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) on 03.08.2017 issued a notice for all those candidates who had applied for HSSC Advt. No. 3/2015, 4/2015, 5/2015, 9/2015 & 4/2016 for the post of PGT & TGT regarding Punjab & Haryana High Court Order for the validity of STET.

Before this, the Commission sought clarification regarding the validity of STET from the Education Department, Haryana. Directorate of School Education, Haryana wrote a letter regarding this matter to HBSE. On the basis of input from HBSE, DSE, Haryana clarified the validity of the STET Certificate. Here are the keynotes of HTET/STET Validity.

Court's Order Regarding the Benefit of STET Validity for All Candidates

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed HSSC to consider all candidates for the benefit of STET Validity who had applied for the post of PGT & TGT either they approached the Court or not in this matter.

Download HSSC Notice regarding STET Validity Benefit for All Candidates (03.08.2017)

Clarification Regarding the Validity of State Teacher Eligibility Test (STET)/HTET

The State Government introduced School Teachers Eligibility Test (STET) vide notification dated 17.04.2008 for recruitment of all categories of teachers and it was made one of the eligibility conditions for recruitment. This notification was further amended on 24.07.2008 and in this notification there was no mention of validity of the STET certificate. Thereafter, for implementing the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Act 35 of 2009), the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) vide their notifications dated 23.08.2010 and 11.02.2011 has issued guidelines for conducting the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). Accordingly, the State of Haryana vide notifications dated 15.07.2011 and 21.07.2011 issued the necessary notification containing guidelines to conduct the Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test (HTET) for various categories of teachers. In both these notifications at Sr. No. (iv), it has been prescribed that the validity period of HTET qualifying certificate for appointment shall be for five years, similarly at Sr. No. (vi), it has been prescribed that validity of already STET qualified candidates will continue for a period of five years (from the date of passing on the pattern of present HTET), instead of unspecified period as per earlier notification dated 24th July, 2008.

The department has sent various requisitions for the posts of TGTs/ PGTs which have been advertised by Haryana Staff Selection Commission in the year 2015. Various candidates who had passed STET examination have filed representation/ writ petitions praying therein that the clauses (vi) mentioned in the notifications dated 15.07.2011 and 21.07.2011 cannot have retrospective effect.

This matter has been reconsidered by the State Government and now it has been decided that the clauses (vi) mentioned in the notifications dated 15.07.2011 and 21.07.2011 shall be construed to be having prospective effect meaning thereby that the validity of such STET certificate shall be upto 20.07.2016.

Note: On the basis of the above clarification, it is clear that STET certificate validity is up to 20.07.2016 and the validity period of HTET qualifying certificate for appointment shall be for five years.

Download DSE, Haryana Letter to HSSC for Clarification Regarding the Validity of STET (21.04.2017)

Check: Haryana JBT Recruitment & HTET Validity Expiration Updates

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