23. Qualifications for appointment and terms and conditions of service of teachers.—(1) Any person possessing such minimum qualifications, as laid down by an academic authority, authorised by the Central Government, by notification, shall be eligible for appointment as a teacher. (2) Where a State does not have adequate institutions offering courses or training in teacher education, or teachers possessing minimum qualifications as laid down under sub-section (1) are not available in sufficient numbers, the Central Government may, if it deems necessary, by notification, relax the minimum qualifications required for appointment as a teacher, for such period, not exceeding five years, as may be specified in that notification: Provided that a teacher who, at the commencement of this Act, does not possess minimum qualifications as laid down under sub-section (1), shall acquire such minimum qualifications within a period of five years. (3) The salary and allowances payable to, and the terms and conditions of service of, teachers shall be such as may be prescribed.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Right of child to free and compulsory education.Section 4 · Special provisions for children not admitted to, or who have not completed, elementary education.Section 5 · Right of transfer to other school.Section 6 · Duty of appropriate Government and local authority to establish school.Section 7 · Sharing of financial and other responsibilities.Section 8 · Duties of appropriate Government.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-05-02. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.