TET Exams: Check Full Form, Recruitments, Eligibility and Validity!

The Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is an eligibility test which acts as an certification for the Teachers. The exam will be conducted by all the state government bodies before recruiting the teachers. For aspiring teachers, clearing the TET exam is important which acts as a gateway for the teacher recruitment process. The candidates who will be qualified in TET have the lifetime validity, earlier the TET certificate was valid for a limited period but the government bodies have revised the validity to lifetime. Mostly the TET exam is conducted for two papers – Paper 1 and Paper 2 where Paper 1 is conducted as a certificate for the candidates who wish to attend the Primary Teacher recruitment and Paper 2 is for Upper Primary Teacher. Check the complete details regarding the TET Exams from the below article.

TET Exam Full Form

The TET exam stands for Teacher Eligibility Test. This exam is very important for people who want to become teachers in India. Passing the TET exam is required to get a teaching job in government schools. 

TET Exams in India

The TET Exams like UTET, UPTET, HPTET, TSTET, APTET etc, are conducted across the country by the State Level Education Boards. Below are the important TET Examinations – 

• APTET
• BSTET
• Bihar TET
• CG TET
• UPTET
• Karnataka TET
• Kerala TET
• TNTET
• MP TET
• JKTET
• MAHA TET
• Jharkhand TET
• Gujarat TET

TET Exam Eligibility Criteria 2024

The eligibility criteria for the TET exam are different for Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 is for candidates who want to teach at the primary level (classes 1-5). To be eligible for Paper 1, candidates need to have the required educational qualifications to teach at the primary level. Paper 2 is for candidates who want to teach at the upper primary level (classes 6-8). The eligibility criteria for Paper 2 are different, as they are for the qualifications needed to teach older students at the upper primary level.

Primary Teacher

• Have passed the Senior Secondary or equivalent exam with a minimum of 50% marks, and also have a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.). Candidates who are currently pursuing the D.El.Ed. degree and have not completed it yet are also eligible to apply.
• Have completed the Senior Secondary or equivalent exam with a minimum of 50% marks, and also have a 4-year Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.). Candidates who are in the final year of the B.El.Ed. program can also apply.
• Have completed their Graduation and have passed or are currently appearing for the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.).

Upper Primary Teacher

• Candidates must have completed their Graduation securing a minimum of 50% marks, and have either passed or are appearing in the 1st year of the B.Ed. program.
• Candidates who hold a degree or are appearing in the final year of a 4-year integrated course such as BSc & B.Ed. or BA & B.Ed. are also eligible to apply.
• Candidates who have passed Class 12 and have completed the 4-year B.El.Ed. (Bachelor of Elementary Education) degrees are eligible. This includes candidates who are currently pursuing the final year of the B.El.Ed. program.
• Candidates who hold a Graduate degree and have either passed or are appearing in a 2-year Diploma program are also eligible.

Recruitments through TET

TET is mandatory for the aspirants who will be applying for the various state level recruitments like Bihar Teacher, AP DSC SGT, TS DSC etc and also Central Level teacher recruitment which are conducted by EMRS, NVS, KVS. Below are the important recruitment.

• Bihar Teacher
• AP DSC
• TS DSC
• Maharashtra Teacher Recruitment
• EMRS TGT
• EMRS PGT
• NVS TGT
• NVS PGT
• KVS TGT
• KVS PGT
• CG Teacher Recruitment
• Jharkhand Teacher Recruitment

TET Exam Validity

The candidates who will be qualified in TET have the lifetime validity, earlier the TET certificate was valid for a limited period but the government bodies have revised the validity to lifetime.