Shillong, Sep 3: The Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test (MTET) 2026 has recorded its highest-ever pass percentage, with over 84& of candidates clearing the examination.
The results of this year’s test, which was held in July, were declared on Wednesday by the Directorate of Educational Research & Training (DERT). In all 84.30% passed Paper 1 and 85.32% Paper 2.
Of the 21,999 candidates who appeared for Paper I, which is meant for Classes 1 to 5, 18,546 passed.
For Paper 2, covering Classes 6 to 8, 18,672 of the 21,884 candidates qualified.
This marks a jump from 2025 when the pass percentage was 63.15% for and 64.43% for Paper 1 and 2 respectively and a monumental increase from 2023, when the figures were just 8.11% and 9.27% respectively.
The MTET, conducted under NCTE norms, is mandatory for appointment as elementary teachers in government schools and DERT has been conducting the test since 2019.
Candidates can check results at www.megeducation.gov.in.
DERT plans to hold at least three more MTET examinations – tentatively in January 2027, September 2027 and March 2028 – before a Supreme Court-mandated deadline, to give another chance to those who could not qualify.
