TAMIL NADU TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR WORKING TEACHERS - 2026 - NOTIFICATION

TAMIL NADU TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR WORKING TEACHERS - 2026 - NOTIFICATION

TAMIL NADU TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST

FOR WORKING TEACHERS - 2026

NOTIFICATION

Applications are invited for Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET), Paper - I and Paper - II only from the eligible working Teachers who are appointed on or before 01.09.2025 as SGT, BT Assistant and other Equivalent cadre Teachers on Time Scale/Consolidated/Part-time pay under the Directorate of School Education / Directorate of Elementary Education / Most Backward Class Department / Adi-Dravida Welfare Department / Tribal Welfare Department / Chennai Corporation / Coimbatore Corporation / Madurai Corporation / Forest Department / Differently Abled Department / Other Departments, Government, Government Aided and Unaided Recognized Private Schools of State Board and Other Boards etc., in Tamil Nadu for the year 2026 through online mode only till 10.04.2026.

Teachers Recruitment Board has been permitted to notify and conduct Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test for currently working Teachers. [G.O.(Ms).No.231, School Education (TRB) Department, dated:13.10.2025] 2. Eligibility to Write Teacher Eligibility Test for Working Teachers (2026)

Working Teachers who are appointed on or before 01.09.2025 as SGT, BT Assistant and other equivalent cadre Teachers on Time Scale/Consolidated/Part-time pay of Government / Government Aided / Recognized Private schools in Tamil Nadu.

3. Educational Qualification for TNTET Paper-I and TNTET Paper-II: 1. Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test for Working Teachers shall be conducted to the Secondary Grade Teachers / BT Assistants / BRTEs / Other equivalent cadre posts and the Special Education Teachers (IEDSS) who are working on Time scale/Consolidated/Part-time of pay under the Government and Government Aided Schools.

2. The Secondary Grade Teachers / BT Assistant Teachers working under self – finance unit of Aided Schools and Unaided Recognized Private Schools are also eligible for this Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test.

3. The Educational qualifications defined under the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu School Educational Subordinate Services and mentioned in the G.O.(Ms).No.13,School Education [SE3(1)] Department, dated:30.01.2020 for the Secondary Grade Teachers / BT Assistants / BRTEs / Other equivalent cadre posts; the educational qualifications for the Special Education Teachers (IEDSS) mentioned in the

G.O.(Ms).No.144,School Education [SE3(2)] Department, dated:17.06.2025; the educational qualifications defined under the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Elementary Education Subordinate Services mentioned in the G.O.(Ms).No.12,School Education [EE1(1)] Department, dated:30.01.2020 and all the educational qualifications defined for the appointment of Teachers by the NCTE.

4. Qualified serving teachers who opt for promotion shall also apply

Note: -

i. Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of Teaching and Learning, relevant to the age group of 6 – 11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

ii. 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.

iii. Language II English will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.

iv. Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of these subjects.

v. The questions in the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test Paper I will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus of the State for Classes I –

V, but the standard, as well as linkages will be up to the Secondary Stage

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