Have you been accepted by TET Assam. Read hear to know how?

As per a notification issued by the State Education Department Additional Chief Secretary Manindar Singh, a big relief comes way for the Assam TET qualified teachers as they will not have to reappear for the examination. The notification issued states it clearly that the teachers can continue their job without any need to appear in the TET exam anymore.

In the meantime, this is worth mentioning that around 11,447 state-pool teachers and 30,087 SSA teachers are currently demanding for regularization of their job.

What is TET Assam

The Assam Teacher Eligibility Test, abbreviated as Assam TET, is conducted by the Department of School Education, which is also known as the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), of the State Government of Assam. Assam TET is the deciding factor for the recruitment of teachers in the government as well as private schools of Assam. Candidates who are looking forward to a career as a teacher in any government or private school of Assam have to appear for this examination and fulfill all of its eligibility criteria to be considered for vacancies.

Assam TET 2019 is being conducted after a gap of seven years. The exam is for recruiting teachers for the lower primary and upper primary classes in schools. The lower primary category includes classes from 1 to 5 whereas the upper primary category pertains to the classes 6th, 7th, and 8th. The Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhijan (RMSA) is the body responsible for Assam TET 2019. Candidates will find all important information regarding Assam TET 2019 here.

Teacher Eligibility Test

As per the mandate of RTE Act, the Government of Assam, Department of Elementary Education had decided to conduct Teachers' Eligibility Test with the objective of recruiting meritorious and qualified teachers following the guidelines and norms of National Council of Teacher Education( NCTE).

The notification of the NCTE which is the designated Academic Authority under RTE Act, 2009, viz. F.No.61-03/20/2010/NCTE (N&S) dtd 23.08.2010 amended vide F.No.61-1/2011/NCTE(N &S) dated 29th July ,2011 which prescribes the minimum qualification – both academic and professional, for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher and one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any schools referred to in clause(n) of section 2 of the RTE Act is that he/she should pass Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the guideline framed by NCTE.

National Council of Teacher Education vide No. 76-4/2010/NCTE/Acad dtd 11.02.2011 has laid down the guidelines for conducting the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009.

Pursuant to this and in order to ensure the intake of meritorious persons as Teachers, and thereby improve the quality of classroom transaction and teaching as a whole, TET was conducted in Assam and a committee, known as Empowered Committee on TET was constituted and notified.

To bring about a perspective change in the education sector and to bring about quality in education, the Government of Assam has conducted six number of TET so far in which 88571 candidates qualified. The Teachers Eligibility Test for Siksha Mitra and Additional Siksha Mitra on the 19th of October, 2014.

How to apply

Follow these steps to apply for Assam TET 2019 exam:

Assam TET 2019 Important Dates:

Assam TET 2019 Eligibility Criteria:

The eligibility criteria of Assam TET 2019 are given below.

Assam TET Eligibility Criteria 2019 Lower Primary Level:

The Assam TET eligibility criteria for lower primary level (class 1st to 5th) are given in detail below:

The applicant must have completed his/her class 12th education from a school of a recognised board.

The applicant must have cleared all the subjects in his/her class 12th final examinations.

The applicant must have at least 50 percent marks in his/her higher secondary examinations if he/she belongs to the general or open category.

The applicant must have at least 45 percent marks in the higher secondary examinations if he/she is from a reserved category like SC, ST, or OBC.

Eligibility Criteria for Assam TET 2019 Upper Primary Level:

The Assam TET 2019 eligibility for upper primary level schools (6th to 8th) is given in detail below:

The applicant must have completed his/her class 12th education from a school of a recognised board.

The applicant must have cleared all the subjects in his/her class 12th final examinations.

The applicant must have at least 50 percent marks in his/her higher secondary examinations if he/she belongs to the general or open category.

The applicant must have at least 45 percent marks in the higher secondary examinations if he/she is from a reserved category like SC, ST, or OBC.

The applicant must have completed his/her graduation from a university that has received UGC recognition.

The applicant must have secured 50 percent marks on aggregate in his/her graduation.

The applicant must have a two-year B.Ed (Bachelor in Education) during his/her graduation.

If the applicant has not done graduation from a recognised university, he/she must have done a two-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) from any recognised institute.

Apart from these, the candidate must qualify the eligibility criteria declared by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and its norms.

Assam TET 2019 Age Limit:

You should not be a person of less than 18 years and more than 38 years as on the 1^st of January 2019 to apply for TET. However, you will get a relaxation of another 5 years on the upper age limit, in case, you belong to ST (H), ST (P), ST and SC categories as per the norms of the Government of Assam. Even, the upper age limit can be relaxed for candidates working under the scheme of Strengthening and improvement of the quality education in the state on contractual basis for utmost 5 years and are ready to participate in the instant TE.

Assam TET 2019 Examination Pattern:

The details of Assam TET 2019 examination and its pattern are given below.

Assam TET Admit Card 2019

Assam TET Admit Card 2019 will be available to download by those students who have registered before the last date for registration. To download the Assam TET 2019 Admit Card candidates needs to visit the suitable website, then click on the ‘admit card’ link. Why you all must have to download & bring the admit card at the exam center because there will only those candidates will be allowed to enter in the examination hall have valid Assam TET Hall Ticket. The procedure of getting hall ticket of Assam TET Exam 2019 you must follow Steps to download the Admit Cards

Structure of TET papers

Paper I (for classes I to V); No. of MCQs – 150;

Duration of examination: one-and-a-half hours

Structure and Content (All Compulsory)

(i) Child Development and Pedagogy 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(ii) Language I 30MCQs 30 Marks

(iii) Language II 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(iv) Mathematics 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(v) Environmental Studies 30 MCQs 30 Marks

Nature and standard of questions

While designing and preparing the questions for Paper I, the examining body shall take the following factors into consideration:

Structure and Content

(i) Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(ii) Language I (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(iii) Language II (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(iv) (a) For Mathematics and Science teacher: Mathematics and Science – 60 MCQs of 1 mark each

(b) For Social studies teacher: Social Studies - 60 MCQs of 1 mark each

(c) for any other teacher – either 4(a) or 4(b)

While designing and preparing the questions for Paper II, the examining body shall take the following factors into consideration:

Assam TET 2019 Exam Syllabus:

Qualifying marks

A person who scores 60% or more in the TET exam will be considered as TET pass. School managements (Government, local bodies, government-aided and unaided)

(a) may consider giving concessions to persons belonging to SC/ST, OBC, differently-abled persons, etc., in accordance with their extant reservation policy;

(b) should give weight to the TET scores in the recruitment process; however, qualifying the TET would not confer a right on any person for recruitment/employment as it is only one of the eligibility criteria for appointment.

Assam TET 2019 Application Fee:

The application fee for Assam TET 2019 exam is given below. Applicants will be required to make the payment at the time of submitting the application form via the method of net banking or by a debit card or credit card.

Award of TET Certificate

The appropriate Government conducting the Test shall award a TET Certificate to all successful candidates. The certificate should contain the name and address of the candidate, date of birth, Registration No. year/month of award of Certificate, marks obtained in each Paper, class level of its validity (Class I to V, class VI to VIII or both), and, in case of classes VI to VIII, the subject area (Science and Mathematics, Social Studies, etc.). The certificate may be electronically generated with adequate security features. Appropriate may consider utilizing the services of specialized agencies for issuing de-materialized (demat) TET certificates as a security feature to avoid any kind of malpractice.

Number of vacancies:

For the year 2019, it is officially announced 16000 vacancies of teachers will be recruited through Assam TET.

Centre

There are 6 Schedule Districts

Medium

Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Hindi, English

Nationality

To apply for TET in Assam, you should be a citizen of India. Also, you should be a resident of the state

Assam Secondary TET Selection Process 2019

Applicants must check the Assam TET Selection Process which has given in the below

Tips to prepare for TET Examination

1. Pay attention to your English language skills.

2. Get concepts and basics clear.

3. Read lots of newspapers, magazines to keep yourself updated with what is happening globally.

4. Read about Pedagogy as it carries a lot of weight in the exam paper.

5. Test yourself with mock tests.

6. Refer to earlier exam papers to know the type of questions that you can expect in the exam.

7. Prepare a daily study plan.

Conclusion

In 2012, almost 26,000 teachers were appointed through the TET examination. This year, we can expect in excess of 35,000 teachers' enrollment crosswise over Assam through Assam TET 2019. As the exams will be starting from September so this is the opportunity to prepare and do well in the exam. The students who are going to appear in the test can go through study materials online and can also seek help from previous year question papers for better preparation. They can also go through TET model papers and try solving sample question papers to gain problem-solving and time management skills. The applicants should be ready with proper planning for the examination and stay focussed to crack the Assam TET Exam.

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