Consider the following statements:<br/>1. As per the Right to Education (RTE) Act, to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in a State, a person would be required to possess the minimum qualification laid down by the concerned State Council of Teacher Education.<br/>2. As per the RTE Act, for teaching primary classes, a candidate is required to pass a Teacher Eligibility Test conducted in accordance with the National Council of Teacher Education guidelines.<br/>3. In India, more than 90% of teacher education institutions are directly under the State Governments.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Incorrect. Under the RTE Act, the academic authority authorized by the Central Government lays down minimum teacher qualifications; this role has been assigned to the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), not a State Council of Teacher Education.

2. Correct. For teaching primary classes, passing the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is required, and it is conducted in line with NCTE guidelines under the RTE framework.

3. Incorrect. In India, the large majority of teacher education institutions are privately managed/self-financed, not directly under State Governments; hence the claim of more than 90% under State Governments is wrong.

Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.