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Teacher’s Day 2025: How to Build a Career in Teaching

This article will help guide you with the information that helps you pursue a career as a Teacher in India through various teaching levels. Additionally, it helps you understand the levels and, entrance exam required through the voice of an expert.

Pratyasha Chaturvedi
By Pratyasha Chaturvedi
Sep 5, 2025, 14:43 IST
How to Build a Career in Teaching?
How to Build a Career in Teaching?

Every year on September 5, India celebrates Teacher’s Day in honour of recognising teachers’ important contributions to shaping young minds and developing future leaders. This day commemorates the birth anniversary of India’s second President, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. He was not only a statesman but was also recognised as a teacher and philosopher.

Teacher’s Day is more than a simple celebration; it is an occasion for students to express their gratitude, respect and admiration to their mentors who have guided them throughout their educational journey.  This day is especially meaningful for college students as well because their teachers serve as career guides, motivators, and mentors and prepare them for the demands of the professional world.

Teacher’s Day 2025, annually celebrated on September 5, 2025, has themes dedicated to it. This year’s theme is “ Inspiring the Next Generation of Learners”. 

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How can a Student Become a Teacher in India?

When a student considers becoming a teacher, they may recall fond memories and images from their childhood, and one of the most common dreams or images that every student may have shared was standing in front of a mirror and imitating themselves as teachers or even becoming one themselves. For students, Teachers serve as their role models, and have a great impact on a student's attitude, values, and behaviour.

Since ancient history in India, the Teacher or Gurus have held the most revered positions among the students and parents, as they not only train and prepare the next generation, but also greatly contribute towards the future of the country. 

To help those students who aspire to become teachers in India and want to contribute to shaping the future leaders, or have the natural flair for teaching, there are some stages that an aspirant should qualify for to become a teacher. Learn from an expert what the fundamental requirements are to pursue a profession as a teacher in India:-

Expert advice One

Below are the academic qualifications and the entrance exams that a student must qualify for if they want to pursue a profession as a teacher in India, depending upon various levels of teaching:-

Academic Qualifications Required

Primary Level (Classes 1-5)

  • The minimum qualification required to become a primary-level teacher is to qualify for class 12th with 50% marks.

  • A professional 2-year degree is required for elementary education with D.El.ED (Diploma in Elementary Education) or a 4-year Bachelor’s degree B.El.Ed.

Entrance Exam Required for Primary Level

  • The candidates must qualify for the CTET (Central Teacher’s Eligibility Test) or the relevant State TET.

Upper Primary Level (Classes 6-8)

  • The minimum qualification required to become a teacher of the upper primary level,i.e., Classes 1-6, requires a Bachelor’s Degree in any Discipline with at least 50% marks.

  • A professional Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree.

Entrance Exam Required for Upper Primary Level

  • The candidates must qualify for the state-specific TET, like UPTET and the CTET (Paper 2).

Secondary and Senior Secondary Level (Classes 9-12)

  • The minimum qualification required to become a teacher of the secondary and senior secondary,i.e., Classes 9-12, requires a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in the required discipline they want to teach.

  • They must have a B.Ed. for secondary and an M.Ed. for senior secondary.

Entrance Exams Required for Secondary and Senior Secondary Level

  • They must qualify for the national-level and the state-level Teacher’s Eligibility Test, like the CTET.

College Professor

  • The minimum qualification required to become a college professor is to have a Bachelor’s Degree, a Master’s Degree and a PhD in the field of the preferred specialisation.

Entrance Exams and Other Requirements

  • Qualifying for the NET or SET is an important qualification required for the lecturer and assistant professor posts.

  • A PhD is mandatory for associate and full professor positions.

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