Job.info It is for general information that the Government of Assam, in provision of Section 23 of the RTE Act – 2009 has decided to conduct the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)-2021 for Lower Primary and Upper Primary level for the state of Assam as per the guidelines laid down by NCTE and thereby on-line applications are Invited from the candidates having permanent residence in the state of Assam who intend to appear in Paper I (Lower Primary) and Paper II (Upper Primary) of TET.
Name of exam: Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) For Lower Primary & Upper Primary 2021
Validity of Mark sheet cum Certificate of TET: Lifetime
Resident-ship: The candidate must be a permanent resident of Assam.
Educational Qualification:
Lower Primary TET (Classes I to V):
a) Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known) OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education) OR
Graduation and two year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known) OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) obtained from any recognized institution shall be considered for appointment as a teacher in class I to V, provided the person so appointed as teacher will have to mandatorily undergo a six month Bridge Course in Elementary Education recognized by NCTE within two years of such appointment as primary teacher.
b) A person who is pursuing and having admit card of final year examination of any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case may be) specified in the NCTE Guideline dated 11th February, 2011, may also apply for TET. However he can apply for appointment only after acquiring all the required qualification.
Remark: Candidate those who were admitted in D.El.Ed program before 31st August 2009 please refer to Clause B under subheading Relaxation.
Upper Primary TET (Classes VI to VIII):
a) Graduation and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known) OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and 1-year Bachelor in Education (B. Ed) OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B. El. Ed). OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year B.A./B. Sc. Ed. Or B.A. Ed/B. Sc. Ed. OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and 1-year B. Ed.(Special Education)
b) A person who is pursuing and having admit card of final year examination of any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case may be) specified in the NCTE Guideline dated 11th February, 2011, may also apply for TET. However he can apply for appointment only after acquiring all the required qualification.
Remark: Candidate those who were admitted in 1-Year B.Ed. program before 31st August 2009 please refer to Clause C under subheading Relaxation.
Relaxation:
Following relaxation will be applicable
1. Relaxation up to 5 % in the academic marks in HSSLC or Graduation shall be applicable for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/MOBC/PWD(PH) to appear in TET (The degree of handicap in case of PH candidates should be minimum 40% and to be certified by the competent authority) both for Paper-| (LP Level) and Paper-ll (UP Level).
2. For Paper-I (LP Level) relaxation up to 5 % in HSSLC marks shall be applicable for candidates who were admitted in 2- Year D.EI.Ed before 31/08/2009 as per NCTE Notification No. F.51-1/2009-NCTE (N&S) dated 31% August 2009 and qualified 2-Year D.El.Ed subsequently.
3. For Paper-ll (UP Level) relaxation up to 5 % in Graduation marks shall be applicable for candidates who were admitted in 1-Year B.Ed. before 31/08/2009 as per NCTE Notification No. F.51-1/2009-NCTE (N&S) dated 31% August 2009 and qualified 1-Year B.Ed. subsequently.
Selection process:
1. No of papers: 2, Paper I (Lower Primary) and Paper II (Upper Primary)
2. Duration of examination: 2 and 1/2 hours (For each paper)
3.Medium of question paper/s: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Hindi, English
Examination Fee:
| Paper | Category | Fee |
| Paper I | UR | Rs 325/- |
| All Others | Rs 300/- |
| Paper | Category | Fee |
| Paper II | UR | Rs 325/- |
| All Others | Rs 300/- |
Note:
1. Candidates who intend to appear in both the papers i.e. Paper I and Paper II will have to pay the fee for both the papers separately and will have to submit Online Application accordingly at one go.
2. Candidates must pay the examination fee through online mode only.
Fee once paid will not be refunded.
The notified Zones are as follows:
| Zone | Districts | Zone Code |
| Zone 1 | Dhubri, South Salmara- Mankachar, Goalpara, Barpeta, Bongaigaon | Z01 |
| Zone 2 | Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Udalguri | Z02 |
| Zone 3 | Nalbari, Kamrup, Kamrup Metro, Darrang, Morigaon, Nagaon, Hojai | Z03 |
| Zone 4 | Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Charaideo | Z04 |
| Zone 5 | Sonitpur, Biswanath, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur | Z05 |
| Zone 6 | Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao, West Karbi Anglong | Z06 |
| Zone 7 | Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj | Z07 |
The districts have been grouped into several zones and a candidate has to select his preferred Zone while applying for the TET. After qualifying in TET, he or she will get preference for engagement as a teacher in his preferred Zone in accordance with the Government Notification No PMA.277/2019/7-A dated 22/08/2019.
This will be applicable for both regular and contractual posts.
District/ Centre of Examination:
| List of Centre | Centre Code |
| Baksa | 01 |
| Biswanath | 02 |
| Bongaigaon | 03 |
| Cachar | 04 |
| Charaideo | 05 |
| Chirang | 06 |
| Darrang | 07 |
| Dhemaji | 08 |
| Dibrugarh | 09 |
| Dima Hasao | 10 |
| Golaghat | 11 |
| Hojai | 12 |
| Jorhat | 13 |
| Kamrup Metro | 14 |
| Kamrup | 15 |
| Karbi Anglong | 16 |
| Kokrajhar | 17 |
| Lakhimpur | 18 |
| Majuli | 19 |
| Morigaon | 20 |
| Nagaon | 21 |
| Nalbari | 22 |
| Sivasagar | 23 |
| Sonitpur | 24 |
| Tinsukia | 25 |
| Udalguri | 26 |
| West Karbi Anglong | 27 |
How to apply:
On-line applications are invited from the candidates having permanent residence in the state of Assam who intend to appear in Paper I (Lower Primary) and Paper II (Upper Primary) of TET.
Important Dates:
1. Starting date of submission of online application: 15th September 2021
2. Last date of submission of online application: 25th September 2021
3. Issue of TET Admit Card: 10th October 2021
4. Date of TET Examination 2021: 24th October 2021