TAMILNADU TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (TNTET) – 2022
NOTIFICATION

TAMILNADU TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (TNTET) – 2022 NOTIFICATION

Applications are invited only through online mode for Teacher
Eligibility Test, Paper – I and Paper – II for the year 2022 from the eligible
candidates in Tamil Nadu.

Eligibility to Write TNTET (As per G.O. (Ms) No.70, School Education
(MS) department dated 12.04.2018, G.O. (Ms) No. 12, School
Education (EE1(1)) department dated 30.01.2020 and G.O. (Ms)
No. 13, School Education (S.E.3(1)) department dated 30.01.2020).

Minimum Educational Qualifications to write TNTET Paper-I
(for classes I-V).

Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or
appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by
whatever name known).
Or
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or
appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by
whatever name known) in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and
Procedure), Regulations, 2002.
Or
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or
appearing in final year of 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.).
Or
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or
appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Education (Special Education).

Or
Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in
Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
Or
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.,).

Minimum Educational Qualifications to write TNTET Paper- II (for
classes VI-VIII).(Graduate teacher (Related subjects, Tamil, English
and other than Tamil and English languages)

Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2 year Diploma in
Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
Or
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of
Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.).
Or
Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year
of Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.), in accordance with the NCTE
(Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations.
Or
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or
appearing in final year of 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.).
Or
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and
passed or appearing in final year of 4-year B.A/B.Sc. Ed or B.A. Ed./B.Sc. Ed.
Or
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of
B.Ed. (Special Education).
Or
Any candidate having qualified B.Ed. programme, recognized by the NCTE is
eligible to appear in TNTET. Moreover, as per existing TET guidelines
circulated vide NCTE letter dated 11.02.2011, a person who is pursuing any of
the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the
case may be) specified in the NCTE Notification dated 23rd August 2010 is also
qualified to appear in the TNTET.

Age Limit:-
The candidates must be minimum of 18 years old. There is no upper
age limit.

Structure and Content of TNTET:
Number of questions : 150 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Duration of Examination: 3 Hours
Mode of Examination will be intimated later.

*For Sl.No. i, iv and v Candidate to select the option of Medium of
Question Paper as Tamil or English.
Note:-
a. Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology
of Teaching and Learning, relevant to the age group of 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 in Paper-I table. For recruitment process
candidates shall be eligible 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 TNTET 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 up to the Secondary Stage.

*For Sl.No. i and iv Candidate to select the option of Medium of
Question Paper as Tamil or English.
Note:-
a. Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on Educational
Psychology of Teaching and Learning, relevant to the age group of 11-
14 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 in Paper II table. For recruitment
process, candidate 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 Science / Social Science will focus on the
concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of
these subjects.
e. The questions in the test Paper-II will be based on the topics of the
prescribed syllabus of the State for Classes VI-VIII but their difficulty
level as well as linkages will be up to the Higher Secondary
(Senior Secondary) Stage.

Examination Fee:
The Examination fee is Rs. 500/- for all the candidates except SC, SCA,
ST and Person with Disability. For SC, SCA, ST and Person with Disability
Candidates, the examination fee is Rs. 250/-

Important Dates:
Date of Notification : 07-03-2022
Commencement of submission of online
Application : 14-03-2022
Last date for submission of online
Application : 13-04-2022
Date of Examination TNTET – Paper I : will be announced later
Date of Examination TNTET – Paper II : will be announced later

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