APTF demands withdrawal of SLOs appointed for SA-1 examinations

APTF leaders submitted a representation to the Commissioner, School Education, Tameem Ansariya at her office on November 10, 2026 | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Andhra Pradesh Teachers Federation (APTF) has demanded the immediate withdrawal of School Level Observers (SLOs) appointed for the Summative Assessment-1 (SA-1) examinations, which commenced on November 9, stating that the move was causing unnecessary inconvenience and anxiety among teachers.APTF State president Chennupati Manjula and general secretary K. Basava Linga Rao submitted a memorandum to Commissioner of School Education Tameem Ansariya, urging her to cancel the appointments.Also read | Andhra teachers’ associations flag anomalies in new service rulesThe APTF leaders said schools were already facing a shortage of teachers and the conduct of examinations had placed an additional burden on the available staff. While half of the teachers were required to perform invigilation duties, the remaining staff had to conduct study hours for students of classes not having examinations. One teacher was also required to function as the examination secretary.Against this backdrop, deputing teachers as observers to neighbouring mandals and schools, a practice which had not been followed in previous years, was unjustified, they said. They expressed concern over the instructions requiring teachers to travel nearly 20 km to perform observer duties, submit their inspection reports at the Mandal Resource Centre (MRC) and then return to their parent schools to attend to their regular duties. Such arrangements were causing considerable anxiety among teachers and disrupting the functioning of schools, they added.They said the department should repose confidence in teachers and allow them to conduct examinations responsibly rather than introducing additional monitoring arrangements based on suspicion.Also read | A.P. teachers’ body demands implementation of Old Pension SchemeThe leaders said that, in response to their representation, the Commissioner had assured them that steps would be taken to ensure that teachers were assigned observer duties within their respective mandals. Published - November 10, 2026 04:44 pm IST