Which group is not qualified or unable within 2 years to register for examination?

• A. Newly qualified teachers
• B. Incumbent teachers
• C. Part-time teachers
• D. Substitute teachers

Answer: (B)

The main idea being tested is who is eligible to register for the Licensure Examination for Teachers within a two-year window after completing teacher education. The rule is focused on new entrants to the teaching profession—graduates who have recently finished their teacher education program and are within two years of graduating. Among the groups, incumbent teachers are those already in service as teachers, not recent graduates. Because the two-year window targets new entrants, incumbent teachers do not fit this eligibility path and are not regarded as eligible under that provision.

Newly qualified teachers, part-time teachers, and substitute teachers fall into the category of those who are still in the transition from student to professional teacher, so they can register within that two-year period to pursue licensure.