India, July 26 -- The Maharashtra school education department has revised the teacher recruitment norms under the Pavitra Portal, relaxing the eligibility criteria for appointments in semi-English schools where English-medium trained teachers are unavailable. The changes were notified on Friday through a corrigendum amending the Government Resolution (GR) dated January 20, 2026.

The department has clarified that the mandatory educational qualifications and Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) requirements prescribed under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, and the GR dated February 13, 2013, will continue to apply to primary teachers teaching Classes 1 to 8, including those appointed in semi-English schools...