Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test (TNTET) is the state-level exam for recruiting teachers in Tamil Nadu. The exam for TNTET is conducted by the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB). The candidate who clears the exam shall be eligible for the teacher post in Tami Nadu. The motive of this exam is to appoint skilled teachers at the elementary and primary levels in Tamil Nadu.

The TNTET exam is conducted once a year and the exam mode is offline mode. Therefore, candidates shall be given a center on which they must appear and give the exam. Candidates can register for the exam on the official website of TRB and check the result and hall ticket. The candidates who will clear the exam will be awarded a certificate valid for a lifetime.

The TNTET exam consists of two papers:

1. Paper 1: for classes 1-5 (Primary Stage)
2. Paper 2: for classes 6-12 (Elementary Stage)

Once the eligible candidate registers, he/ she will be allotted the admit card before the exam. A candidate must reach the center with the required documents. The offline exam means that it is a pen-paper-based exam. It is advisable that the participants who are studying for this exam must know the details of the updated syllabus and study accordingly.

About TNTET

Exam Name	TNTET (Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test)
Type	Recruitment for Teachers in Tamil Nadu
Location	Tamil Nadu, India
Chairman	Dr. D. Jaganathan I.A.S

Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test (TNTET): Overview

All the TNTET exam-related information is mentioned in this section. Candidates can get the important points mentioned ent the exam summary table below.

Organization	Teachers Recruitment Board, Tamil Nadu
Post Name	Primary and Elementary school teachers
Vacancy	To be released soon
Exam Date	To be declared soon
Participating Bodies	Teachers Recruitment Board, Tamil Nadu
Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Offline
Recruitment Process	Written Exam
Education Qualification	Different for Paper 1 and Paper 2
Age Limit	18 years or above
Salary	Rs. 36,400 – 1,15,700
Official website	https://www.trb.tn.gov.in/

TNTET Notification 2023

The notification of the TNTET Exam 2023 is not declared yet. It is expected to be released in May or June this year. The notification will contain all the details, such as the number of vacancies, eligibility criteria required, and reservation policy. Applicants can refer to the previous year’s notification for reference:

TNTET-Notification

TNTET Exam Dates 2023

For the year 2023, the exam date has not been released yet. But the candidates must check the website for the latest updates. The notification for the exam is also yet to be released.

Important events	Dates
TNTET 2023 Notification	To be released soon
Registration Start	To be released soon
Registration Ends	To be released soon
TNTET 2023 Admit Card release	To be declared later
TNTET 2023 Date	To be declared later
TNTET 2023 Result	To be declared later
TNTET 2023 Score Card	To be declared later

TNTET 2023 Application Form

The application procedure for the TNTET 2023 exam is not started. All aspirants willing to take this exam must follow the official website for regular updates related to the TNTET 2023 exam.

How to apply for TNTET 2023?

The Teachers Recruitment Board has not declared any official notification yet. Hence, the application window is not open yet for 2023. As soon as the application window opens, candidates need to follow the steps below. The registration can be done online mode only.

1. First, candidates need to visit the official portal of the TNTET 2023 exam.
2. The candidate must choose the exam category he wants to appear. A  candidate can appear for paper-1, paper-2, or both exams.
3. After that, candidates need to enter the required details, which involve personal details, academic details, and other details.
4. The candidates must scan and upload the documents with the correct details and specifications. The specifications of the documents to be uploaded by a candidate are mentioned in the table below.

Specification	Photograph	Signature
Format	JPG/JPEG/PNG	JPG/JPEG/PNG
Size	20-60kb	10-30kb

5. Finally, candidates need to submit the application form online.

Application Fee

After registering for the exam, the candidate must pay the fees as the last step. The applicants must follow each step for the registration, which involves the fees for appearing in the exam. The application fee varies as per the reservation. The details of the same are mentioned below:

Category	Application Fee (INR)
General and others	INR 500/-
SC, SCA, ST and PwD	INR 250/-

1. It must be noted that the fees, once paid, shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
2.  The fees must be paid online mode only. There is no way of depositing gees offline.
3. Candidates who want to be the applicant for both papers must pay the fees for both exams separately.

TNTET Eligibility Criteria

The aspirant must fulfill the eligibility criteria for appearing in the TNTET exam 2023. The Teachers Recruitment Board, Tamil Nadu, sets up certain eligibility standards. The candidate should go through the eligibility standards before applying for the exam. All the eligibility standards required for this exam are given below.

Age

To appear in the Tami Nadu Teachers eligibility Exam, the applicant’s age must not be under 18 years. There is no upper limit or maximum age to appear for the exam. Although, the aspirants should check the age limit mentioned by the Teachers Recruitment Board, Tamil Nadu.

Educational Qualification

Required educational qualifications for Paper – 1 and Paper – 2 exams are different. Here are the detailed education qualification required to be eligible to take the TNTET 2023 exam.

Paper- 1

• All the aspirants must hold a diploma in Teacher Education from a recognized institution.
• Candidates must have secured at least 50 % marks in Higher Secondary (or equivalent). Apart from that, a candidate must complete a 2-year Diploma course in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed). Candidates in the final year of this 2-year diploma are eligible to apply.
• Or, a candidate must be passed the Higher Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 45 % marks and can take this exam. Candidates in the final year of a two-year Diploma course in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) are eligible to apply.
• Or, a candidate must have passed the Higher Secondary or equivalent with at least 50 % marks and can take this exam. Candidates in the final year of a four-year Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) can take this exam.
• Or, a candidate must have passed the Higher Secondary or equivalent standard with at least 50 % marks and can take this exam. Aspirants who are appearing in the final year of a two-year Diploma course in Education can take part in this exam.
• Or candidates who hold a bachelor’s degree with at least 50 % marks and are appearing in the final year of a two-year Diploma program in Elementary Education(D.El.Ed) are eligible to apply.
• Or, candidates who hold a bachelor’s degree with at least 50 % marks and are appearing in the final year of a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) program can take this exam.

Paper-2

• Candidates who hold a bachelor’s degree in the subjects such as Chemistry, Math, English, Geography, Physics, Botany, and History can take this exam. Apart from that, the candidate must hold a Diploma or B.ED in Elementary Education to be eligible for this test.
• Or, a candidate who is in the final year of his/ her B.ED degree can take the TNTET examination in 2023.
• Or, candidates who hold a bachelor’s degree with at least 50 % marks and are appearing in the final year of a two-year Diploma program in Elementary Education(D.El.Ed) are eligible to apply.
• Or, candidates who hold a bachelor’s degree with at least 50 % marks and are appearing in the final year of a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) program can take this exam.
• Or, a candidate must have passed the Higher Secondary or equivalent standard with at least 50 % marks and can take this exam. Aspirants who are appearing in the final year or passed a four-year B.A/ B.Sc. Ed/ B.A. Ed./B.Sc. Ed. program is eligible to take this test.
• Or, candidates who hold a bachelor’s degree with at least 50 % marks and are appearing in the final year of a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) program can take this exam.

Nationality / Citizenship

A candidate who is an Indian citizen can take this exam.

TNTET Admit Card

TNTET 2023 Admit Card will be released around a week before the exam by the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) of Tamil Nadu. TRB is the authority that conducts the exam and also the issuing authority for the admit card of TNTET 2023. All the eligible applicants who have completed the registration process can download the admit card from the official website of TRB, Tamil Nadu.

Admit Card Details

An admit card is an important document that serves as the candidate’s identity. It also assures that the candidate has registered for the exam and is eligible to give the exam. The candidate’s name, father’s name, photo, signature, paper code, center name, timings, and instructions are mentioned on it. A candidate can also check the details mentioned on the admit card. It is advisable that the candidate must have a soft copy as well as the hard copy of the admit card.

How to Download Admit Card

The document can be downloaded by the applicant from the official website. Applicants can enter the login id and password to download the admit card from the website. Here is a step-by-step guide for the candidates to download the admit card mentioned below.

1. At first, a candidate needs to visit the official website of TNTET.
2. After that, the candidate must select the name of the exam from the drop-down menu.
3. Now, candidates need to select the ‘TNTET 2023 Admit Card’ link.
4. Here, the candidates need to download the TNTET 2023 Admit Card and save it.
5. All candidates must check the details mentioned on the admit card.
6. After checking every detail candidates need to take the printout of the admit card.

Documents to carry with TNTET 2023 Admit Card

For the TNTET 2023 exam, candidates must carry the following documents.

• Valid TNTET 2023 admit card.
• Original photo-identity proof displaying the candidates’ names as they appear on the application form.
• A photocopy of a photo identity card (Ex: Aadhaar Card, PAN Card, Voter’s card, Driving license, Bank passbook, Photo-identity proof, along with a photograph, issued by a gazette officer/representative, a college/university-issued identification card.).
• Two recent passport-sized photographs.

TNTET Exam Centres

Exam centers for the TNTET 2023 exam are mentioned in the table below.

Kanyakumari	Nilgiris	Perambalur	Krishnagiri
Virudhunagar	Tuticorin	Nagapattinam	Ariyalur
Tirunelveli	Pudukkottai	Dharmapuri	Tiruppur
Sivagangai	Coimbatore	Ramanathapuram	Chennai
Dindigul	Erode	Namakkal	Kancheepuram
Madurai	Salem	Villupuram	Thiruvallur
Karur	Theni	Thiruvannamalai	Vellore
Tiruchirapalli	Thanjavur	Thiruvarur	Cuddalore

TNTET Exam Pattern 2023

The Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test consists of two papers. The aspirant can choose to appear for either one or both exams. The exam mode for the aspirants is offline-based (pen and paper-based). Each candidate will be allotted the OMR sheet on which they have to mark the answers. There will be multiple-choice questions in both papers. The aspirant must select the appropriate answer from the choices provided in the question paper. Paper-1 will have five sections, and Paper-2 will have four sections. The applicant must attempt all of the sections carefully.

Exam Pattern for Paper- 1

Paper- 1 is for the aspirants who want to teach from classes 1 to 5. The paper has 150 questions in total and the duration for completing the exam is three hours for Paper- 1. It has five different sections. The details of Paper- 1 are given below:

Subject	Questions	Total marks
Child development and pedagogy (for children lying in the age group of 6 to 11 years)	30 questions	30 marks
Language- 1: The regional languages (Tamil/ Kannada/ Urdu/ Telegu)	30 questions	30 marks
Language- 2: Global language (English)	30 questions	30 marks
Mathematics	30 questions	30 marks
Environmental studies	30 questions	30 marks
Total	150 questions	150 marks

Exam Pattern for Paper- 2

Paper-2 differs from Paper-1 in subjects. It is for aspirants who want to teach classes 6 to 8. There are four sections in total. There is a choice of opting for the fourth section.  As the fourth subject, the candidates must choose between science, social, science, and mathematics. Candidates have to answer a total of 150 questions to answer and the duration will be 3 hours. The details of Paper- 2 are given below:

Subject	Questions	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy (for children lying in the age group of 11-14 years) (It is the compulsory subject)	30	30
Language-1: Regional language (Tamil/ Telugu/ Malayalam/ Kannada/ Urdu) (It is a compulsory subject)	30	30
Language II – English (It is a compulsory subject)	30	30
a) Mathematics and Science Teacher: Mathematics and Science b) Social Science Teacher: Social Science c) Any other Teacher	60	60
Total	150	150

TNTET Syllabus 2023

The Teachers Recruitment Board, Tamil Nadu, decides the yearly TNTET Syllabus. A candidate needs to understand the entire syllabus to do well on the test. The board will release a full notification for the TNTET Exam 2023. In this notification, the detailed syllabus will be mentioned. Here is a detailed Syllabus TNTET Exam mentioned below.

TNTET 2023 Syllabus- Paper I

There are two separate papers in the TNTET 2023 Exam. Paper 1 will be taken by the aspirants who will teach the students at the primary level. There are five sections in the Paper 1 syllabus. These are Child Pegadogy, Tamil language, English Language, Mathematics, and Environmental Science. The detailed subject-wise syllabus is explained below so that candidates can understand it easily.

1. Child Development and Pedagogy(Classes I to V)

Child Development	Learning
The Children’s Profile at the Beginning of Primary Education—Social and Emotional, The Children’s Profile at the Beginning of Primary Education—Social and Emotional, Physical & Intellectual Development during Primary School Years, Social and Emotional Development during Primary School Years, Moral Development during Primary School Years	Learning, Types, levels, and approach to Learning, Concepts, and constructs, Factors Contributing to Learning,  Constructivist Approach to Learning, Learning, and Knowledge language

2. Language-I Tamil (Classes I to V)

Listening	Speaking
Reading	Writing
Vocabulary	Language Functions

3. Language II English (Classes I to V)

Listening	Speaking
Reading	Writing
Vocabulary	Language Functions

4. Mathematics Syllabus (Classes I – V)

Shapes	Numbers
Measurements	Study of Data
Patterns	Figures

5. Environmental Studies and Science classes (I-V)

Science in Everyday	Man, Matter, and Materials
My Body	Work
Plants	Animals & Birds
Keeping Healthy and Clean	Life
Small Creatures Around the Children	Day and Night
Water	Air
Food	Travelogue

TNTET 2023 Syllabus- Paper 2

In the TNTET syllabus 2023, most of the topics in Paper 1 are the same as in Paper 2. The last topic in Paper 2 is different, which is Social Studies. Child Pegadogy, Tamil language, English Language, Mathematics, and Social Science are the topics in Paper 2. A detailed syllabus for the TNTET Exam 2023 is mentioned in the tables below.

1. Child Development and Pedagogy (Classes VI to VIII)

Nature of Educational Psychology	Human Growth and Development
Learning	Intelligence and Creativity
Motivation and Group Dynamics	Cognitive Development
Social, Emotional and Moral Development	Guidance and Counselling
Personality and Assessment	Mental Health and Hygiene

2. Language I -Tamil (Classes VI to VIII)

Listening	Speaking
Reading	Writing
Vocabulary	Language Functions

3. Language 2: English (Classes VI to VIII)

Listening	Speaking
Reading	Writing
Vocabulary	Language Functions

4. Mathematics (Classes VI to VIII)

Geometry	Practical Geometry
Data handling	Algebra
Measurements	Life Mathematics
Number System

Social Science (History, Geography, Civics & Economics) (Classes VI to VIII)

• History:

Pre-historic Period	Indus Valley Civilization
Ancient Land of Thamizhagam	Vedic Period
Jainism and Buddhism	Rise of Empires
Kushana Empire

• Geography

Resources and their types-Resources and Human Activity	Primary Activity-Types of Primary Activities- Gathering, Hunting and Fishing-Mining-Classification of minerals
Tertiary Activity-Transport, Trade-Transport-Trade-Other Services	Population and Resource-Population Growth and distribution population Growth and Resource Depletion-Resources and Space Technology
Primary Activity-Agriculture-Agriculture and Crops-Factors Determining Agriculture	Secondary Activity-Industries-Classification of Industries-Factors Determining Development of Industries.

• Civics

Our Nation Location, Political Administration and National Symbols	Legislation and Welfare schemes for Children and Women
United Nations Organization- Objectives – Organs – Functions	Indian Constitution Salient Features
Political Parties Functions, Structures & Types – Regional and National parties

To Download TNTET Previous Year Question Paper PDFs, Click Here

TNTET Result and Cutoffs

The Teachers Recruitment Board of Tamil Nadu will declare the results and category-wise cutoff marks on the official website. However, the exam is not conducted yet. Therefore, the candidates need to wait for the exam to be conducted.

Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test (TNTET) 2023 Results

Any aspirant can log in to download the pdf of the exam result from the official website of TNTET 2023. The results will be displayed separately for exam 1 and exam 2. Usually, the result is announced on the website after 8 to 10 weeks after the exam.

How to check the TNTET 2023 Result?

Once the result is published, any applicant can check the TNTET 2023 Result by logging into the official website of the Teachers Recruitment Board, Tamil Nadu. Here are the steps to check the result are mentioned below:

1. First, a candidate needs to log into the official website of the TNTET.
2. The next step is to figure out the TNTET 2023 Exam Result notification.
3. The candidate will find the link on the website for the Paper 1 and Paper 2 results.
4. Then, the candidate must click on the desired link to check the result.
5. Finally, the candidate can download the pdf and check the result by searching for the roll number.

Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test (TNTET) 2023 Cutoffs

As per the norms set up by the authority, the candidate who has scored 60% or above marks in the exam is qualified. However, there is a relaxation of 5% for the candidates who are in the reserved category. Hence, the cut-off is 60% for the general candidates, while for the reserve candidates, it is 55%.

Category	Cut off
OBC, SC, SC(A), ST, PWD	55%
General	60%

Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test (TNTET) 2023 Salary Structure

The Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board will decide the salary scale of the qualified candidates in the TNTET 2023 Exam. The candidates who will join as teachers in either the primary or the upper primary section will get an allowance based on the pay level set by the Tamil Nadu government. The expected salaries for the primary and upper primary teachers are mentioned in the table below.

Category of the Teacher	Expected Salary
Primary Class and Upper Primary Class	Rs. 36,400 – 1,15,700
Pay level	Level 16

Paper Pattern

Result of TNTET Exam

The result of the exam will be published at the official site http://trb.tn.nic.in/. The candidates who score 60% or more than 60% are passed the exam. Both papers, paper-1 and paper-2 are considered to be passed for TNTET 2021. There is a procedure that can be followed by the candidates to check the result.

1: Visit the official website of TNTET

2: Click on the TNTET 2021 result on the home page

3: Download the pdf of the result.

4: Search for the roll number in the pdf.

5: The result will appear on the new page, download the same.

There is a merit list for the test is delivered as legitimacy records by the Board. Both the papers, Paper-I and Paper-II, have an individual legitimacy list. TET declaration will be given distinctly to the competitors who have passed TNTET Paper I or Paper-II. TET Testament will be substantial for the life according to the most recent warning.

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