a) Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Course (10+2 Pattern) and Diploma in Teacher Education / Diploma in
Elementary Education (Regarding the Candidates who have passed D.T.Ed. Certificates from States other than Tamil Nadu their
certificate should be evaluated before Certificate Verification) in a Recognized Teacher Training Institute / DIET and seeking an3
appointment as Secondary Grade Teacher for classes I to V (except Visually Impaired Candidates) can write Paper I.
b) Candidates appearing for the Final Year Examination of D.E.Ed. during the current Academic Year (2012 – 2013) are also
permitted to appear for Paper I in 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 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.
c) Visually impaired candidates are not eligible to write Paper I
Scheme of Written Examination :
a) Question Paper will have 150 Multiple Choice Questions in the subjects under the relevant paper as mentioned above.
b) Candidates have to mark the right choice of answers among the four options. Each right answer will be awarded one mark. There will not be any negative marking.
c) The questions for all the subjects (except languages) will be both in Tamil and English.
Eligibility to Write TET Paper II:
Candidates should possess the following prescribed qualifications to write the Teacher Eligibility Test Paper II:
a. 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 as major subjects in their Degree course or a Degree with any one of the equivalent
subjects (Regarding equivalent subjects, 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 Degree in Education (B.Ed.) from a Recognized
University and seeking an appointment as Graduate Teacher for classes VI to VIII can write Paper II.
b. Candidates appearing for the Final Year Examination of B.Ed. during the current Academic Year (2012 – 2013) are also
permitted to appear for Paper II in Teacher Eligibility Test. Such Candidate’s should have successfully completed the course in the
current Academic Year (2012-2013) itself and should produce 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 B.Ed Degree certificate.
Scheme of Written Examination :
a. Question Paper will have 150 Multiple Choice Questions in the subjects under the relevant paper as mentioned above.
b. Candidates have to mark the right choice of answers among the four options. Each right answer will be awarded one mark. There will not be any negative marking.
c. The questions for all the subjects (except languages) will be both in Tamil and English.
Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of Teaching and Learning, relevant to the age Group 6 – 11 years.
b. Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the Medium of Instruction. The Candidate has to choose any one of the languages mentioned in Sl. No. ii above. For recruitment process candidates shall be considered for the vacancies in the concerned medium only.
c. Language II – ENGLISH will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
d. Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical
understanding of these subjects.
e. The questions in the test Paper I will be based on the topics of the prescribed Syllabus of the State for Classes I – V but their difficulty level as well as linkages will be upto the Secondary Stage.
The Teachers Recruitment Board conducts this test as a Nodal Agency for the Government of Tamil Nadu. b. The Teacher Eligibility Test is only a pre-requisite eligibility test for those who are seeking appointment as a teacher.
c. Candidates who have secured 60% and above in the TNTET (Paper I /Paper II) Examination will be called for Certificate Verification.
d. During Certificate Verification their academic qualifications and their relevance to the post & subject will be verified.
e. After Certificate Verification TET certificate will be issued only to eligible candidates.
f. TET Certificate will be valid for 7 years from the date of issue of the certificate.
g. TET qualification is only one of the eligibility conditions for appointment. Mere holding of a TET certificate does not confer any
right to appointment.