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TRB announces that TET will be conducted before December

Posted on: 21/Sep/2018 12:16:30 PM
As per the mandatory free education right Act of the central government, a pass in the written examination TET (Teachers Eligibility Test) has been mandatory to be eligible for appointments for the posts of middle-level and graduate teachers in schools with classes from 1st Standard to 8th Standard.

For appointments as teachers in the central government schools such as CBSE schools and Kendriya Vidyalaya, the candidates will have to pass the written examination CTET (Central Teachers Eligibility Test).

In Tamil Nadu, Teachers Eligibility Test TET is conducted by the TRB - Teachers Recruitment Board. TET was conducted last during April 2017.

In TETs conducted so far, around 1 Lakh candidates have passed and have been awaiting appointments as teachers.

As per the Rules and Regulations of NCTE National Council for Teachers Education, TET must be conducted once a year. So, the candidates who have completed middle-level teachers training and the B. Ed.  Graduates are eagerly awaiting the announcement of dates for this year`s TET.

The state minister for School Education in Tamil Nadu, K. A. Sengottaiyan announced recently that the dates for TET will be announced soon. Subsequently, TRB has been expediting the related activities to finalise the dates for TET.

Meanwhile, the final list of the eligible candidates for the category of special teachers for subjects such as Tailoring, Arts (painting), Music, and Physical Education is progressing at full swing. Once this is completed, TRB is all set to finalise and announce the dates for TET Teachers Eligibility Test.

A higher official from TRB shared the information that it has been planned to conduct TET before end December. Once TET is conducted, in the next phase, TRB has planned to conduct other eligibility tests such as AEO (Area Educational Officers) test, the tests for appointment as Assistant Professor in Science Colleges, the test for the Post-graduate teachers, etc.