Srinagar, Sept. 23 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Forum (JKTF) held a significant joint press conference on Tuesday, voicing strong concerns over the ongoing Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) and urging the government to reconsider its implementation.

The press conference was addressed by key forum leaders including Chairman Showkat Ali Baig, Senior Vice Chairman Ghulam Ahmed Mir, Vice Chairman Bashir Ahmed Thoker, General Secretary Tahir Ahmed Sufi, Secretary Muzaffar Ahmed Dar, Acting Secretary Gulzar Ahmed, Spokesman Saleem Niyazi, and Provincial President Irfan Nazir.

The forum highlighted the Supreme Court mandate making the TET mandatory for all teachers before they can be officially placed in government departments or considered ...