TS GO 36 Guidelines for Conducting Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test 2016 (TS-TET)

TS GO.MS.No. 36 Guidelines for conducting Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test (TS-TET) Dt:23/12/2015

GO 36 of Telangana State has been issued regarding the TS TET 2016 Notification, Eligibility Criteria, Required Qualification, Syllabus Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test 2016 (TS TET 2016) Guidelines, TET Eligibility Criteria, Minimum Qualification for TS TET, Frequency of conducting TET, Structure and Content of the TET, Medium of Question Paper, Qualifying Marks in TET. The complete GO 36, the guidelines regarding the TS TET 2016 is as follows.

New Delhi has laid down minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a Teacher in a category for Classes I to VIII in its Principal Notification dated 23rd August, 2010. In this regard the Director of School Education, Telangana, Hyderabad has submitted proposals and Guidelines for conducting Telangana State - Teacher Eligibility Test (TS-TET).

TS TET 2016 Eligibility Criteria

The candidates at the time of applying for TS-TET must possess the following minimum qualifications prescribed for category of 1st to 5th classes (Paper- I) and 6th to 8th classes (Paper - II) separately.

TET Paper I Minimum Qualification(Classes I to V)

1. Intermediate / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks. However in case of SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 45%. AND pass in 2 - year Diploma in Elementary Education / 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) / 2 - year Diploma in Education (Special Education). (OR)
2. Intermediate / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks. In respect of SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 40%. AND pass in 2 - year Diploma in Elementary Education / 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) / 2 - year Diploma in Education (Special Education) in case of the candidates, who have passed or admitted to D.El.Ed / D.Ed., course prior to issue of these guidelines.

TS-TET paper - II Minimum qualifications for (Classes VI to VIII):

1. B.A./B.Sc./B.Com., with at least 50% marks. In case of SC/ST/BC/Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 45%. AND pass in Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) course / Bachelor of Education (B.Ed -Special Education). (OR)
2. B.A./B.Sc./B.Com., with at least 50% marks. In respect of SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 40%. AND pass in Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) course / Bachelor of Education (B.Ed -Special Education) in case of the candidates who have passed or admitted to B.Ed., course prior to issue of these guidelines. (OR)
3. 4-year B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed., with at least 50% marks, in case of SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 45%. (OR)
4. Graduation with Language concerned as one of the Optional Subjects (OR) Bachelor of Oriental Language (or its equivalent) (OR) Graduation in Literature (OR) Post Graduation in Language concerned AND Language Pandit Training Certificate/ B.Ed with Language concerned as one of the Methodologies, in respect of Language Teachers.

TS TET Important Note

1. The candidates who are appearing in the final year of Bachelor of Education (OR) Diploma in Elementary Education etc., are also eligible to appear for TET exam subject to the condition that the candidates cannot appear for DSC with this TET certificate, unless the candidates acquire requisite qualification.
2. 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 B.Ed. (Special Education), a course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered.
3. Intermediate qualification of Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) of Telangana State or its equivalent as recognized by BIE, Telangana State only shall be considered. So also the Bachelor’s Degree of a University Recognized by UGC only shall be considered.

TS TET Examination Centers

Any Central Government/ State Government/ Local Body/ Private recognized High School/ Jr. College/ Degree College/ P.G. College/ College of Education/ D.Ed College/ Engineering College/ Polytechnic/ ITI can be identified by DEO with the approval of District Collector for constituting an Exam Centre for TET.

Structure and Content of TS TET

There will be Two Papers of the TET, Paper-I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for Classes 1st to 5th Paper-II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for Classes 6th to 8th. A person who intends to be a Teacher either for Classes 1st to 5th or for Classes 6th to 8th shall have to appear in both Papers (Paper I and Paper II).

Structure and Content (All Compulsory)

1. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 MCQs 30 Marks
2. Language I 30 MCQs 30 Marks (iii) Language II (English) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
3. Mathematics 30 MCQs 30 Marks
4. Environmental Studies 30 MCQs 30 Marks
5. TOTAL 150 MCQs 150 Marks

Paper II : No. of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)– 150:

Duration of Examination: 2 hours and 30 minutes

1. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 MCQs 30 Marks
2. Language I 30 MCQs 30 Marks
3. Language II (English) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
4. 1. For Mathematics and Science teachers: Mathematics and Science. 60 MCQs 60 marks
   2. For Social Studies Teacher : Social Studies - 60 MCQs 60 marks
   3. For any other Teacher – either iv (a) or iv (b)
      TOTAL 150 MCQs 150 Marks

   Medium of TET

   The Question Paper shall be bilingual (i.e). English followed by the Language-I chosen by the candidates for all Languages except Sanskrit. For the candidates choosing Sanskrit, the questions shall be in Telugu followed by Sanskrit.

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   Weightage of TET Scores in the Teacher Recruitment

   The weightage to TET scores shall be provided in the Teacher Recruitment of the State Government. i.e., 20% weightage for TET and 80% weightage for Written Test in Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT) based on which selection lists shall be prepared.

   TS TET 2016 Qualifying Marks for Different Categories

   S No	Category	Pass Marks
   1	General	60% and above
   2	BC	50% and above
   3	SC/ST/Differently Abled	40% and above

   Reference GOs

   1. RTE Act-2009 of Ministry of Law and Justice, Govt. of India, dt.27.08.2009.
   2. NCTE Gazette Notification, dt.23.8.2010
   3. NCTE, Guidelines for conduct of TET communicated vide Lr.No.76- 4/2010/Acad,dt.11.2.2011. 4) NCTE Gazette Notification, dt.29.7.2011.
   4. G.O.Ms.No.51, SE (Genl.) Dept., dt.16.4.2011.
   5. G.O.Ms.No.70, SE (Genl.) Dept., dt.06.6.2011.
   6. G.O.Ms.No.102, Education (SE.Genl.II) Dept., dt.28.7.2011.
   7. G.O.Ms.No.256, Finance(SMPC-I) Dept., dt.8.12.2011.
   8. G.O.Ms.No.4, Edn. (Ser.II) Dept., dt.09.01.2012.
   9. From the Director of School Education, Telangana, Hyderabad Lr.Rc.No.22/TSTET/2015, dt.03-12-2015 & 15.12.2015
   10. From the Director, SCERT & Convenor TET, Telangana Lr.Rc.No.22/TSTET/2015, dated:08.12.2015.

   Read More about TET 2016

   • TS GO 36 Guidelines for conducting Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test 2016 (TS-TET) Click Here
   • TS TET 2016 Examination Papers I & II, Qualifying Marks Click Here
   • TS TET 2016 Notification | Apply Online tstet.cgg.gov.in Click Here
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