Qualifying in the TET Exam and Getting Recruited

Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is an important recruitment exam for a teaching job in a State Government School. TET is an initiative of the Government of India aimed at developing and building the standard of teaching. The TET exam is conducted by the relevant State Government. Each Indian State has a different test.

THE RATIONALE

It ensures that quality requirement for recruitment of teachers is not diluted at any cost. Ensuring that persons recruited as teachers possess the essential aptitude and ability to meet the challenges of teaching at all levels of schooling.

• Set National standards and benchmark for teacher quality in the recruitment process.

• Induce teacher education institutions and students from these institutions to further improve their performance standards

• Convey to all stakeholders that the Government has a special emphasis on teacher quality.

ELIGIBILITY

Teacher Eligibility Test is purely based on National Curriculum Framework and all graduates, B.A, B.Sc., B.Com etc., are eligible to appear for the examination.

All B. Ed. graduates have to mandatorily clear this examination to work as a teacher and a candidate has to score over 60 per cent to clear the test. The exam is divided into 2 papers, Paper 1 for Class 1 to 5 and Paper 2 for Class 6 to 10.

The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) preserves the records.

TET entrance exam and their respective dates for applying

Name of Examination

Last Date to Apply

Sikkim TET

January 2017

Assam TET Notification

October 2017

Bihar TET Application Form

July/ August 2017

Karnataka TET Notification

July 2017

Maharashtra TET Notification

October 2017

Punjab TET Notification

November 2017

TNTET Application Form

March 2017

OTET Notification

August 2017

WB TET Application Form

1st week of June 2017

UP Teacher Eligibility Test

October 2017

UTET Application Form

October 2017

APTET Notification

December 2017

Kerala TET Exam

August 2017

Gujarat TET Application Form

Last Week of July 2017

HTET Notification

June 2017

HP TET Application Form

September 2017

Jharkhand TET Form

October 2017

CTET Notification

February 2017

TET Certification

Applicants who secure the required marks are declared qualified in the exam and awarded with a TET Certificate. The State Govt. issues the Certificate and the validity of this certificate can be different for different State level exams.

TET Exam Certificate has all the personal and educational information about the candidate: name, DoB, the registration number of TET exam, year/ month of certification, marks etc. This certificate may be electronically generated with some security features. There is no upper limit on the number of attempts a person can take for acquiring TET Certificate.

Sources for Teaching Jobs availability and notification:

• Newspaper

• Internet

• Jobs Website like Naukri.com, Monster.com, Shine.Com etc.

• Employment Newspaper.

Another option is getting registered with TalentSprint’s Teaching Career Accelerator.

Eligibility Criteria:

The degree specialised in should match with the post applied for. Usually, a candidate must possess:

• Bachelor Degree with Minimum 50% Marks.

• Teacher’s Eligibility Test (TET) Certificate.

• B.Ed. in the respective subject.

• The Age Limit is generally between 27-40

A Teacher’s Selection Procedure:

First, a candidate has to ascertain if the profile of the post matches with his or her own. And then apply online or offline as applicable and get registered for the recruitment procedure.

Personal Interview: The knowledge, capability, and power of presentation of a candidate are measured in the Personal Interview by the recruitment panel.

Demo: Candidates have to hold a class by which their teaching capability is judged by the recruitment committee.

Merit List and Appointment Letter: A Merit List is prepared on the basis of maximum marks obtained by candidates and as per the available number of seats, a call letter or appointment letter is issued to the candidate.

So go ahead and prepare well for the upcoming TET in your State. Never hesitate to take the help of professional coaching Institutes to crack the exam.

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