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:
The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to the Central Board of Secondary Education Delhi which shall be held on 29.01.2012
Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) Eligibility Criteria:
ELIGIBILITY
The following persons are eligible for appearing in the CTET.
Minimum Qualifications for Classes I-V: Primary Stage
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final
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 final
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 final
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 final
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 of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education
(B.Ed).
OR
Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education
(B.Ed), 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 B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A. Ed/B.Sc.Ed.
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (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 B.ED (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 B.Ed (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.
Contact Us:
THE JOINT SECRETARY (CTET)
CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION,
‘SHIKSHA SADAN’, 17, ROUSE AVENUE,
NEW DELHI 110002
CONTACT NO. 011-23238361, 23220153
E-mail: jsctet@cbse.gov.in