TNTET refers to Teachers eligibility test conducted by state
of Tamil Nadu. As per the children’s right to free
TNTET 2013
TNTET will be conducted by TRB for candidates who wish to
apply for position of teachers in schools ran by state government of Tamilnadu
or by private managements. This test will be conducted in two sections. Paper 1
will be for those candidates, who wish to teach the pupils from first standard
to fifth standard. Paper 2 will be for people who wish to teach students
studying in standard sixth to standard eighth. Individuals who are open to
teach in any class from standard one to standard eight should appear for both
the papers. TET is a mandatory test for all aspirants in the educational field.
Important Dates
Examination date: Tentative date for examination for TNTET
is July 2013
Eligibility Criteria
Educational qualification
Primary section: applicants interested in applying for
position of primary teacher should have cleared their 10+2 examinations. It is
crucial that they must have secured 50% marks in their 10+2 examination.
They should also possess a two year diploma in education
(D.Ed)
Secondary Section: applicants interested in applying for
position of secondary teacher should have cleared their graduation. They should
possess a B.A, B.COM, B.Sc, B.Litt etc. It is crucial that they must have
secured 50% marks in their final year examination.
They should also possess a one year degree in education
(B.Ed)
Examination Pattern
Primary Section: Candidates
who are appearing for TNTET for primary section (Class 1 to 5)will have to
appear for an objective based paper. This paper will be for 150 marks and has
to be completed in one hour thirty minutes. This paper will be divided in 5
sections. All the five sections are compulsory. Each section has an equivalent score
of 30 allotted to it. First section includes topics in child development and
pedagogy, second section will include language one (English or Tamil) and third
section will include language two (candidate’s choice), fourth section will
include mathematics and fifth section will include social studies.Course will be related to primary school course content however,
complexity of the topics may be slightly higher.
Secondary section: Candidates who are appearing for TNTET
for secondary section (Class 6 to 8) will have to appear for an objective based
paper. This paper will be for 150 marks.
This paper will be divided in 4 sections. First three sections will be
compulsory and the forth section will be based on candidate’s specialization. First
three sections have an equivalent score of 90 allotted to it (30 marks each).
First section includes topics in child development and pedagogy, second section
will include language one (English or Tamil) and third section will include
language two (candidate’s choice), fourth section will include candidate’s
specialization and will have weightage of 60 marks.
