The respective state governments and Union Territories (UTs) will take necessary action to re-validate and issue fresh TET certificates to those candidates whose period of seven years has already elapsed, he added.
Mr Pokhriyal said this will be a positive step in increasing the employment opportunities for candidates aspiring to make a career in the teaching field.
'Validity period of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) qualifying certificate has been extended from 7 years to lifetime with retrospective effect from 2011,' the Minister said in a tweet.
'Respective State Govts./UTs to take necessary action to re-validate/issue fresh certificates to candidates whose period of 7 years elapsed already. This is a positive step in increasing the employment opportunities in the teaching field,' he said.
Teachers Eligibility Test qualifying certificate is one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in schools.
The guidelines dated February 11, 2011 of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)
