Srinagar, Feb. 26 -- Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Wednesday said the Union Territory government has put on hold the conduct of Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).

She said Jammu and Kashmir would be the last to enforce the Supreme Court order, which mandates the TET for all in-service teachers of primary and upper primary classes, requiring them to qualify within two years to continue in service.

The minister's clarification came a day after the School Education Department designated the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) as the nodal agency for conducting the TET in compliance with the apex court order.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has designated JKBOSE as the State School Standards Authority i...