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The implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 requires the recruitment of a large number of teachers across the country in a time bound manner. In spite of the enormity of the task, it is desirable to ensure that quality requirement for recruitment of teachers is not diluted at any cost. It is therefore necessary to ensure that persons recruited as teachers possess the essential aptitude and ability to meet the challenges of teaching at the primary and upper primary level. In accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the RTE Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) had vide Notification dated 23rd August, 2010 and 29th July ,2011 laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in classes I to VIII. It had been inter alia provided that one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools referred to in 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 in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE.

The rationale for including the TET as a minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher is as under:
i)    It would bring national standards and benchmark of teacher quality in the recruitment process.
ii)   It would induce teacher education institutions and students from these institutions to further improve their performance standards.
iii)   It would send a positive signal to all stakeholders that the Government lays special emphasis on teacher quality.

The following persons are eligible for appearing in the TET.

Minimum Qualifications for Classes I-V:   Primary Stage

Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in [mal year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in [mal year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in [mal year of 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in [mal year of 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education)*.
OR
Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of two year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).

Minimum Qualification for Classes VI -VIII: Elementary Stage

Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in I-year Bachelor in Education (REd).
OR
Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in I-year Bachelor in Education (REd), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year RA/B.Sc.Ed or B.A. Ed/B.Sc.Ed.
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in I-year REd. (Special Education) * .

Note -

(i)   Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks in the minimum Educational Qualification for eligibility shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to reserved categories, such as SC/ST/OBC/Differently abled.

(ii) * Diploma/Degree Course in Teacher Education: For the purposes of this Notification, a diploma/degree course in teacher education recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) only shall be considered. However, in case of Diploma in Education (Special Education) and RED (Special Education), a course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered.

(iii) Training to be undergone: A person with D.Ed (Special Education) or REd (Special Education) qualification shall undergo, after appointment an NCTE recognized 6-month Special Programme in Elementary Education.

(iv)  The minimum qualifications referred above apply to teachers of Languages, Social Studies/Social Science, Mathematics, Science etc. In respect of teachers for Physical Education, the minimum qualification norms for Physical Education teachers referred to in NCTE Regulation, dated 3rd November, 2001 (as amended from time to time) shall be applicable. For teachers of Art Education, Craft Education, Home Science, Work Education, etc. the existing eligibility norms prescribed by the State Governments and other school managements shall be applicable till such time the NCTE lays down the minimum qualifications in respect of such teachers.

All questions in TET test will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each carrying one mark, with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. There will be no negative marking.
There will be two papers of TET.

(i)   Paper I will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes I to V.
(ii)   Paper II will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.

Note:  A person who intents to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both the papers (paper I and Paper II).

Paper I (for classes I to V) Primary Stage: Duration of examination-one-and-a-half hours

Structure and Content (All Compulsory):   (Appendix 1)

(i)  Child Development and Pedagogy – 30 MCQs  (30 Marks)
(ii)  Language I – 30 MCQs  (30 Marks)
(iii)  Language II – 30 MCQs  (30 Marks)
(iv)  Mathematics – 30 MCQs  (30 Marks)
(v)  Environmental Studies – 30 MCQs  (30 Marks)

Total –  150 MCQs   (150 Marks)

Nature and standard of questions

1)   The Test items on 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.

2)   The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.
The Test items in language II will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose anyone language as Language I and other as Language II from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the Application Form.

3)   The Test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus oftOOt subject prescribed for classes I – V by the NCERT/CBSE.

4)   The questions in the test for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT/CBSE for classes I-V but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Secondary stage.

 Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage: Duration of examination – one-and-a-halfhours

Structure and Content: (Appendix 1)

(i)  Child Development and Pedagogy (compulsory)  - 30 MCQs  (30 Marks)
(ii)  Language I  (compulsory)  - 30 MCQs  (30 Marks)
(iii)  Language II  (compulsory)  - 30 MCQs  (30 Marks)

(iv)  a)    For Mathematics and Science Teacher :  Maths & Science – 60 MCQs (60 Marks)
b)    For Social Studies Social Science Teacher :  Social Science – 60 MCQs (60 Marks)
c)    For any other teacher – either (a) or (b)

Nature and standard of questions

The Test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group 11 -14 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.
The Test items in language II will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose anyone language as Language I and other as Language II f rom the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the Application Form.

The Test items in Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies/Social Science will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical underst anding of these subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science will be of 30 marks each. The test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes VI – VIII by the NCERT/CBSE.

The ques tions in the test for Paper II will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT/CBSE for classes VI-VIII but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Senior Secondary stage.

The medium of question paper shall be either in English or in Hindi.

(source:  ctet.nic.in)