Ludhiana, March 10 -- Teacher unions in Punjab have announced an "anti-TET march" to the Punjab vidhan sabha on Thursday (March 12) during the ongoing assembly session to protest the government's move to make the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) mandatory for in-service teachers recruited before the rule came into force.

Calling the decision unfair, union leaders said thousands of teachers, including those from physical education, art and craft, and other subjects who were earlier exempted, are now being asked to fulfil the TET condition.

Teacher representatives alleged that under the pretext of a court ruling, in-service teachers are being threatened with denial of promotions and even loss of jobs if they fail to qualify the test.

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