TNTET 2023 Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Exam Pattern

TNTET 2023: Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) conducts the Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test. It is a state-level examination. This exam is organized to appoint skilled teachers for the Primary and Upper Primary levels in the state of Tamil Nadu. The exam of TNTET consists of 2 papers. Paper 1 is for classes I  to V and Paper 2 is for classes VI-VIII. Candidates can register online only. The application form will be available on the official website at http://trb.tn.nic.in/. The score of TNTET 2023 will be valid for 7 years.

 

TNTET 2023 Important Dates

Release of notification 1st week of May 2023
Availability of the Application Form 3rd week of March 2023
Last Date to Apply 1st week of April 2023
The issue of Hall Ticket In the month of May 2023
Exam Date 4th week of June 2023
The announcement of Result To be notified

Eligibility Criteria

Paper 1:

  • B.Ed in Nursery Teacher Training of 2 years BTC in Urdu and
  • BTC/ Diploma in Teacher Education / Diploma in Elementary Education from a Recognized Teacher Training Institute / DIET
  • Appearing candidates are also eligible to apply.
  • Visually impaired candidates are not eligible to write Paper I.

Paper 2:

  • B.A. /B.Sc. / B.Lit. degree with required subjects from a Recognized University under 10+2+3 Pattern and
  • B.Ed from a Recognized University.
  • Candidates with B.Lit., (Tamil) degree should possess either B.Ed. or D.T.Ed. or TPT.

Age Limit

  • The age of the candidate should not be less than 18 years.
  • The age should not exceed greater than 40 years.
  • There will be age relaxation for reserved categories as per the Govt. rules.

TNTET 2023 Application Fee

Category Application Fee
General and others INR 500
SC, SCA, ST, and PwD INR 250
  • Pay the examination fee via online mode.
  • Candidates can pay through Net Banking/ Credit/ Debit Card.
  • The fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
  • The fee cannot be paid via any offline mode.
  • For both Paper 1 and 2, candidates should pay the fee separately.

Exam Pattern

  • The mode of the exam will be Offline i.e. OMR sheet-based examination.
  • There will be a total of 150 Multiple Choice Questions.
  • The duration of the exam will be 3 hours.
  • Each right answer will be awarded one mark.
  • There will be no negative marking.

Paper 1

Subject Questions Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30
Language I: Tamil/ Telugu/ Malayalam/ Kannada/ Urdu 30 30
Language II: English 30 30
Mathematics 30 30
Environmental Studies 30 30
Total 150 150

Paper 2

Subject Questions Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30
Language I: Tamil/ Telugu/ Malayalam/ Kannada/ Urdu 30 30
Language II – English (compulsory) 30 30
a) For Mathematics and Science Teacher: Mathematics and Science or
b) For Social Science Teacher: Social Science or
c) Any Other Teacher [(a) or (b)]
60 60
Total 150 150

Important Books

For Paper I

  • Child Development & Pedagogy in English/Tamil by Editorial Board of Sakthi Publishing House
  • Mathematics & Environmental Studies (5 in 1) by Dr. P. Kowsalya Lawren, Dr.D. Antony Xavier A. Basheer Ahamed
  • Tamil Paper I and II 9000 Q&A

For Paper II

  • Mathematics & Science (5 in 1) by Dr. P. Kowsalya Lawren, Dr.D. Antony Xavier A. Basheer Ahamed
  • Child Development & Pedagogy in Tamil by Editorial Board of Sakthi Publishing House
  • Math & Science Paper II by V.V.K. Subburaj
  • Social Science by Editorial Board

Official Website: http://trb.tn.nic.in/

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