PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 26 -- The recent recruitment notification of Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) making the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) mandatory for physical education candidates in the recruitment of trained graduate teachers (TGT) has triggered concern among aspirants concerned, many of whom say they have never been even eligible to appear for the test.

The recruitment advertisement, issued on Friday for 17,735 TGT posts in 4,512 government-aided secondary schools across the state, has made TET qualification mandatory for physical education candidates as well, despite the fact that Bachelor of Physical Education (BPEd) and Bachelor of Physical Education (BPE) candidates have not been allowed to appear for ...