Key Points

• The Teachers Recruitment Board conducts this test as a Nodal Agency for the Government of Tamil Nadu
• For Classes I to VIII
• Duration of one exam: 3 Hours
• Passing Percentage: 60%
• Validity of the Certificate: 7 years
• No Restriction on the number of attempts
• The Teacher Eligibility Test is only a pre-requisite eligibility test for those who are seeking appointment as a teacher
• TET qualification is only one of the eligibility conditions for appointment. Mere holding of a TET certificate does not confer any right to appointment
• Recruitment of Teachers will be conducted separately as and whenthere is need following the guidelines issued by the Government ofTamil Nadu.

Test Fees

Paper	Class	Cost for One (INR)
Paper 1	I to V	500
paper 2	VI to VIII	500

For SC/ST/Differently Abled People, Cost for one paper is Rs. 250

Eligibility

Class I to V (Primary Stage)

• Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Course (10+2 Pattern) and Diploma in Teacher Education / Diploma in Elementary Education (regarding other State D.T.Ed Certificate,evaluation certificate is necessary) in a Recognized Teacher Training Institute / DIET and seeking an appointment as Secondary Grade Teacher for classes I to V (except Visually Impaired Candidates)

Class VI to VIII (Elementary Stage)

• Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Course (10+2 Pattern) and Diploma in Teacher Education / Diploma in Elementary Education (regarding other State D.T.Ed Certificate,evaluation certificate is necessary) in a Recognized Teacher Training Institute / DIET and seeking an appointment as Secondary Grade Teacher for classes I to V (except Visually Impaired Candidates)

OR

• Candidates who have passed a Bachelor's Degree (B.A. /B.Sc. /B.Litt.) with Tamil, English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, History and Geography.

OR

• Degree with any one of the equivalent subjects (Regarding equivalent subject, Government orders issued prior to the date of this notification alone will be considered) from a Recognized University under 10+2+3 Pattern and a Bachelor's Degree in Education (B.Ed.) from a Recognized University and seeking an appointment as Teacher for classes VI to VIII

Candidates appearing for the Final Year Examination of D.E.Ed /B.Ed during the current Academic Year (2012 – 2013) are also permitted to appear for the Teacher Eligibility Test. Such Candidate's should have successfully completed the course in the current Academic Year (2012-2013) itself and should produce D.E.Ed / B.Ed Certificate during Certificate Verification otherwise they shall not be considered for current year Government recruitment process. However they may be issued with TET certificate after producing D.E.Ed Diploma certificate / B.Ed Degree Certificate.

Structure of Examination

Paper	Topic	MCQ’s	Marks
Paper 1	Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
	Language I (Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu)	30	30
	Language II(English)	30	30
	Mathematics	30	30
	Environmental Studies	30	30
	Total	150	150
Paper 2	Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory)	30	30
	Language I (compulsory) (Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu)	30	30
	Language II (compulsory) (English)	30	30
	(a) For Mathematics and Science teacher: Mathematics and Science	60	60
	(b) For Social Studies / Social Science teacher: Social Science	60	60
	(c) For any other teacher – either (a) or (b)
	Total	150	150

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