Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test (TS-TET)

1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CANDIDATES FOR APPEARING TS-TET: 
              The candidates at the time of applying for TS-TET should be in possession of the following minimum qualifications prescribed for category of 1st to 5th classes (Paper- I) and 6th to 8th classes (Paper - II) separately.
a) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR TS - TET PAPER - I (CLASSES I TO V): 
               (i) 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)
               (ii) 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.
 b) Minimum qualifications for TS-TET paper - II (Classes VI to VIII):
(i) 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)
 (ii) 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)
(iii) 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)
(iv) 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.
                      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.
 FREQUENCY OF CONDUCT OF TET: 
TET shall be conducted once in a year preferably in the month of April/ May. There shall be no restriction on the number of attempts a person can take for acquiring the TET Certificate. A person who has qualified in the TET Examination may also appear again for improving his/her score
 STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF TET:-
                           The structure and content of the TET is given in the following paragraphs. All questions 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 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) (if eligible).
(a) Paper- I : No. of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – 150 Duration of Examination: 2 hours and 30 minutes: 
Structure and Content (All Compulsory)
(i) Child Development and Pedagogy 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(ii) Language I 30 MCQs 30 Marks
 (iii) Language II (English) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
 (iv) Mathematics 30 MCQs 30 Marks
 (v) Environmental Studies 30 MCQs 30 Marks
                                 TOTAL 150 MCQs 150 Marks
Note(1): The test items on Child Development & Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the primary level.
Note(2): How to choose language – I of TS-TET Paper-I: The following languages are offered under First Language in the Schools under the State Syllabus viz., Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil and Gujarathi. A Candidate has to choose one of these 8 Languages under Language-I of TET, those candidates should have compulsorily studied that Language either as medium of study or as First Language at least up to Class X. The candidates who studied CBSE/ ICSE curriculum can choose the Language which they studied up to Class X.
Note(3): The Language-II shall be English for all the candidates.
Note(4): The syllabi for Mathematics & Environmental Studies are designed on the basis of topics of Classes I to V. The difficulty standard as well as linkages of content/topics could be up to Secondary Stage (up to Class X) for testing. The test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will contain Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) not only on Content but also on Pedagogy. In Mathematics, 24 MCQs will be on Content and 6 MCQs on Pedagogy. Similarly, in Environmental Studies 24 MCQs will be on Content and 6 MCQs on Pedagogy.
Note(5): The syllabi for Language I & II shall be based on Proficiency in the Language, Elements of Language, Communication and Comprehension abilities (standard up to Class Xth level).
 Note(6): In 30 MCQs under Language I & II, each shall include 6 questions on Pedagogy of a Language.
Note(7): The detailed syllabus for all subjects shall be designed by the SCERT and the same shall be issued along with Notification.
(b)  Paper II : No. of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)– 150: Duration of Examination: 2 hours and 30 minutes 
                                              Structure and Content
(i) Child Development and Pedagogy 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(ii) Language I 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(iii) Language II (English) 30 MCQs 30 Marks 
(iv) (a) For Mathematics and Science teachers: Mathematics and Science. 60 MCQs 60 marks
       (b) For Social Studies Teacher : Social Studies - 60 MCQs 60 marks
        (c) For any other Teacher – either iv (a) or iv (b)
                                      TOTAL 150 MCQs 150 Marks
Note:(1) The test items on Child Development & Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the Elementary level.
Note:(2) How to choose Language – I of TS-TET Paper-II: The following Languages are offered under First Language in Secondary schools under the State Syllabus viz., Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil and Sanskrit. A Candidate (other than Language Pandit candidate) has to choose one of these 7 Languages under Language I of TET, those candidates should have compulsorily studied that Language either as medium of study or First Language at least up to Class-X. The candidates who studied CBSE/ ICSE curriculum can choose the Language which they studied up to Class X. Language Pandit candidates have to choose the Language of their study in Pandit Training concerned under Language-I of TET Paper-II.
Note(3): The Language-II shall be English for all the candidates.
Note(4): For Paper II Mathematics & Science, questions will be as follows:- (i) Mathematics - 30 MCQs (Content 24; Pedagogy 06) (ii) Science - 30 MCQs (Content 24; Pedagogy 06) a) Content - Physical Science - 12 MCQs b) Content - Biological Science - 12 MCQs c) Science Pedagogy – 06 MCQs.
Note(5):For Paper II Social Studies, the syllabus will cover the sectors namely, History, Geography, Civics and Economics. Out of 60 marks, 48 will be on Content and the remaining 12 on Pedagogy. Note(6): For Paper II, the syllabi for TET of Mathematics, Sciences & Social Studies are based on topics of Classes VI to VIII. The difficulty standard of questions as well as their linkages could be up to Senior Secondary Level (12th class).
Note(7): The syllabi for Language I & II shall be based on proficiency in the Language, Elements of Language, Communication and Comprehension abilities (standard up to Senior Secondary Level (12th Class).
QUALIFYING MARKS IN TET:
1 General 60% and above
2 BC 50% and above
3 SC/ST/Differently Abled 40% and above

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