Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB), Tamil Nadu is inviting applications for TamilNadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET) 2017 Paper I and Paper II from the eligible candidates in Tamil Nadu. A person should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) conducted by the appropriate Government to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools. Now TNTET notification 2017 had been released and exam date had been announced. Below are all these details.
Tamilnadu Govt. has designated the Teachers Recruitment Board as the Nodal Agency for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test and recruitment of Teachers.
Important dates:
- Sale of Application forms: 06 to 22 March 2017 09:00 am to 05:00 pm.
- Last date of receipt of application forms : 23.03.2017 by 5 pm.
- Paper I: 29.04.2017 10:00 am to 01:00 pm.
- Paper II: 30.04.2017 "
Eligibility Criteria
For Paper 1:
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., from States other than Tamil Nadu, their certificate should be evaluated before Certificate Verification) from a Recognized Teacher Training Institute / DIET and seeking an appointment as Secondary Grade Teacher for classes I to V (except Visually Impaired Candidates) can write Paper I.
Candidates appearing for the Final Year Examination of D.E.Ed. during the current Academic Year (2016–2017) are also permitted to appear for Paper I in the Teacher Eligibility Test. Such Candidates should successfully complete the course in the current Academic Year (2016-2017) itself and should produce D.E.Ed., Certificate during Certificate Verification; otherwise they shall not be considered for the current year Government recruitment process. However they will be issued with TET certificate after producing D.E.Ed., Diploma Certificate. Visually impaired candidates are not eligible to write Paper I.
Eligibility For Paper II:
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’s Degree in Education (B.Ed.) from a Recognized University and seeking an appointment as Graduate Teacher can write Paper II. The candidates with B.Lit., (Tamil) degree should possess either B.Ed. or D.T.Ed. or TPT.
Candidates appearing for the Final Year Examination of B.Ed. during the
current Academic Year (2016 – 2017) are also permitted to appear for Paper II in Teacher Eligibility Test. Such Candidates should successfully complete the course in the current Academic Year (2016-2017) itself and should produce B.Ed., Certificate during Certificate Verification; otherwise they shall not be considered for the current year Government recruitment process. However they will be issued with TET certificate after producing B.Ed., Degree Certificate.
You can download the notification of TNTET 2017 from below link.
Download notification pdf