TET – Teacher Eligibility Test Teacher Eligibility Test known as TET is an Indian entrance examination for teachers. It is conducted by both Central government and State governments in India (most states conduct their own TET). The test is mandatory for getting teaching jobs in government schools from Class 1 to Class 8: - Paper 1 is meant for teachers opting for Class 1 to Class 5 - Paper 2 is meant for teachers opting for Class 6 to Class 8 - TET is also conducted for secondary in some of the states About TET In accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the RTE Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) had vide Notification dated 23rd August, 2010 and 29th July, 2011 (Referred to in clause (n) of section 2 of the RTE Act) TET under RTE TET Advantages - It would bring national standards and benchmark of teacher quality in the recruitment process; - It would induce teacher education institutions and students from these institutions to further improve their performance standards; - It would send a positive signal to all stakeholders that the Government lays special emphasis on teacher quality The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to the Central Board of Secondary Education Delhi and the respective state governments for their state TETs TET Body Source: * * * *

TET – Teacher Eligibility Test Though there are minor changes in the eligibility state-wise, but the common aspects more or less remain: - Graduates (B.A, B.Sc., B.Com, B.Ed. etc.) are eligible to take the test - A candidate has to score over 60 per cent to clear the eligibility test (in certain states it is 45%, 50%, 55% as well) Eligibility for TET - The appropriate Government conducts a TET at least once every year (As noted, the months include Feb-Mar-Apr-May-Aug-Oct-Nov) - The validity Period of TET qualifying certificate for appointment will be decided by the appropriate Government subject to a maximum of seven years for all categories. But there will be no restriction on the number of attempts a person can take for acquiring a TET certificate - A person who has qualified TET may also appear again for improving his/her score TET Cycle TET – Central and States Andhra TET – AP TETGoa – GO TETKarnataka TET – KTETMeghalaya TETSikkim TET Assam TETGujarat TET – GTETKerala TET – K TETMizoram TETTamil Nadu TET – TNTET Bihar TET – BE TETHaryana TET – HTETLakshadweep TETNagaland TETTripura TET Central TET – CTETHimachal TET – HP TETMadhya Pradesh TET – MP TETOrissa TETUttar Pradesh TET – UPTET Chandigarh TETJammu Kashmir TET – JK TETMaharashtra TET – MH TETPunjab TETUttarakhand TET – UTET Delhi TET – DTETJharkhand TET – JTETManipur TETRajasthan TETWest Bengal TET - WBTET Source: * * * * & respective state TETshttp://trb.tn.nic.in/

TET – Teacher Eligibility Test Most of these TETs are MCQ-based test i.e. objective-based test. In some states, this consists of two papers – part 1/A and part 2/B (besides the classification based on the category of classes being applied) and the allotted marks vary between 200 to 310 In the process of TET, one or more of the following things are computer- based/computerized: -Site (information on TET) -TET Application process -TET Admit card -TET Online Examination -TET Results declaration Some +veS to look at Way ahead Reading articles^ in dailies, helps us easily project the number of candidates who appear for the Test to be around 50 to 55 lakhs a year with Uttar Pradesh at its highest of 7 lakh The new government (with intended higher spend on education) may look at enhancing the current state of TETs and if the state TETs are consolidated, we stand at a higher state of conducting the same Approach to the HRD with a clear plan will win us this deal Source: