Bhopal, April 18 -- Scores of teachers from across Madhya Pradesh gathered at the BHEL ground in Bhopal on Saturday to mark their protest, demanding the withdrawal of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) exam.

The agitation comes in the wake of the Supreme Court observation indicating that passing the TET is mandatory for all in-service teachers to continue in service or gain promotions. Teachers with over five years of service remaining must qualify, and those having less than five years of service left are exempt from qualifying but cannot gain promotions without passing TET.

The development has triggered widespread concern among serving teachers across the state. Protesting teachers demanded that the mandatory requirement of clearing T...