Advertisement No.

01/2017
Date: 24/02/2017

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

TEACHERS RECRUITMENT BOARD
4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maligai, DPI Compound, College Road, Chennai 600 006.

TAMILNADU TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (TNTET) 2017

NOTIFICATION / ADVERTISEMENT

Applications are invited for Teacher Eligibility Test, Paper I and Paper II
for the year 2017 from the eligible candidates in Tamil Nadu.
One of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment
as a teacher in any of the schools referred to clause (n) of section 2 of the RTE Act is
that he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which will be conducted by
the appropriate Government.
The State Government has designated the Teachers Recruitment Board as the
Nodal Agency for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test and recruitment of Teachers as
per G.O. (Ms) No. 181, School Education (C2) Department, Dated 15.11.2011.

1. Schedule of Dates:

: 06.03.2017 to 9 am to 5 pm
Sale of Application
22.03.2017
Last Date for Receipt of :
23.03.2017 by 5 pm
Application Form
Written Examination:Paper I : 29.04.2017 10 am to 1 pm
Paper II : 30.04.2017 10 am to 1 pm

2. Eligibility to Write TET Paper I:

Candidates should possess the following prescribed qualifications to write the
Teacher Eligibility Test Paper I.
a. 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.
b. Candidates appearing for the Final Year Examination of D.E.Ed. during the current
Academic Year (20162017) 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.

c. Visually impaired candidates are not eligible to write Paper I.

3. Eligibility to Write TET Paper II:

Candidates should possess the following prescribed qualifications to write the
Teacher Eligibility Test Paper II:
a. Candidates who have passed a Bachelors 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 Bachelors 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.

b. 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.

Note: For further details refer Prospectus and TRBs official

website www.trb.tn.nic.in

CHAIRMAN