ANSTA calls emergency meeting over TET requirement

DIMAPUR, SEP 14 (NPN): All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association (ANSTA) has convened an emergency general meeting of teachers appointed before August 2010 to deliberate on concerns arising from the recent developments over the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) requirement for in-service teachers.
In a notice, ANSTA general secretary Pekinto Y Jimo informed that the meeting would be held at 11am on September 18, 2026 at the conference hall of CANSSEA, Kohima
According to ANSTA, the meeting would focus particularly on the concerns of teachers appointed before the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act and provide an opportunity for affected teachers to place their views and grievances before the association.
The association said the meeting would also collectively deliberate on the lawful and appropriate course of action available to the teaching community.
Given the sensitivity of the issue and frustration among affected teachers, ANSTA has appealed to participants to maintain discipline, dignity and mutual respect throughout the meeting. It urged teachers to express differing views respectfully and refrain from personal attacks, abusive or offensive language, defamatory or unverified allegations and any form of intimidation or threat.
ANSTA said any proposal for agitation, demonstrations, representations or other collective action would have to be considered through appropriate organisational and legal procedures. It also cautioned participants against inciting violence, obstruction of public functions, damage to public or private property or any other unlawful act.
The association stressed that individuals would be personally accountable for any unlawful or defamatory conduct and said no person could claim to speak or act on behalf of ANSTA without due authorisation from the competent body.
Further, ANSTA said it would not endorse or be responsible for unauthorised or unlawful actions undertaken independently by participants.
It said any course of action adopted by the association would be decided through the appropriate organisational process.
The association said the concerns of teachers who had rendered many years of service before implementation of the RTE Act were serious and deserved due consideration. However, it maintained that genuine grievances should not lead to violence, intimidation, abuse, defamation or other unlawful conduct.
ANSTA appealed to all concerned teachers to attend the meeting in a spirit of unity, restraint and constructive dialogue so that their collective concerns could be placed before the appropriate authorities in a responsible and lawful manner.