TNTET : Plea says relax norms for SC/ST in teacher test

TNTET : Plea says relax norms for SC/ST in teacher test

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CHENNAI: The Madras high court has issued notice to the state government on a public interest petition seeking relaxation of 5% marks for SC/ST and physically disabled candidates in the Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test for selection of BT assistant and secondary grade teachers in the state.

The first bench comprising Chief Justice M Y Eqbal and Justice T S Sivagnanam, issued the notice and said the selection of candidates to these posts would be subject to the outcome of the PIL, after advocate M Palanimuthu submitted that the authorities had not released category-wise figures of successful candidates.

Citing an April 1, 2011 communication from the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Palanimuthu said the NCTE recommended relaxation of 5% marks for SC/ST and disabled candidates. Though Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan relaxed 10% and 5% respectively, Tamil Nadu government did not extend any such facility, he said. If such a provision was made, several SC/ST, disabled candidates would benefit, he said

News Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com (14.12.2012)

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TNTET exam was really tough and pass percentage was very low therefore a supplementary exam was also conducted.

It appears in TNTET, Qualifying marks to pass TET is 60% for all categories and no relaxation was given.

" 3. In the G.O third read above, the Government have issued orders to conduct the Teacher Eligibility Test on 12.07.2012 for the recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants by the Teachers Recruitment Board. The Government further directs the Teachers Recruitment Board, to conduct another Teacher Eligibility Test for those candidates, who have not obtained 60% marks, and the Teacher Eligibility Test to be held before the end of October 2012."

To see complete G.O about TNTET is - http://www.tn.gov.in/gosdb/gorders/sed/sedu_e_252_2012.pdf

TNTET Trichy : Sudden counselling troubles aspiring teachers in Trichy

TNTET Trichy : Sudden counselling troubles aspiring teachers in Trichy

Dec 10, 2012,

TRICHY: The online counselling for the Bachelor of Teaching (BT) assistant posts in Trichy held on Sunday left many candidates inconvenienced. The candidates did not receive the call letter but got the information through a television channel.

The Directorate of School Education, Chennai had sent a notice to all the chief educational officers on December 7 to conduct the counselling on December 9 in all the districts. The counseling was for the candidates who cleared Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET) conducted on October 14, 2012. The TNET result was declared in November and the selected candidates were awaiting their appointment.


Since the duration for sending the call letters to the selected candidates for the online counseling in their respective districts was short, an announcement about the date and venue was flashed on Jaya TV from December 7. Meanwhile, call letters had been dispatched from Trichy to the 318 Trichy-based eligible candidates on Saturday evening. However, most candidates came to know about the counselling through the television advertisement.

Another round of counselling will be held on December 10 for those who could not find vacancy in Trichy district. They would be offered jobs in other districts. "This short period notice troubled us a lot. What if the selected candidates were out of town, they would have not been able to attend the counseling thereby missing out a good opportunity," said Dr TK Lawrence, a relative of a woman who had come for the counselling held at Government higher secondary school in Trichy.

However, an education department official said that as the state-wide function for issuing the appointment orders to the selected candidates, through the chief minister J Jayalalithaa, had been recently re-scheduled for December 13, the counseling was conducted in a hurry.


News Source : http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-10/madurai/35725111_1_trichy-candidates-districts / Times of India (10.12.2012)
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It is surprising that candidate's got information about their counselling through Television, with such a short period of notice.

However another clarification comes in this news is that counselling is re-scheduled to 13th December 2012.

TNTET : Candidates selected for teaching posts

TNTET : Candidates selected for teaching posts

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The Teacher Recruitment Board (TRB) on Tuesday announced that 9,664 candidates have been selected for the post of secondary-grade teachers, and 8,718 for the post of graduate assistants.

The selections have been made based on the results of the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).

Over 6 lakh candidates from across the State appeared for the first TET in July, but the test had to be conducted a second time, due to the poor performance of candidates the first time around. TRB needed to fill around 7,500 vacancies of secondary-grade teachers, and close to 20,500 vacancies of graduate assistants.

The selected candidates will be the first set of teachers to be recruited in the State through the TET, which is mandated by the Right to Education Act, 2009. The individual results of candidates will be announced on Wednesday.

According to an official, secondary-grade teachers, who will handle classes I to V have been recruited based on TET scores and employment seniority, as a verdict on a special leave petition by the government is pending in the Supreme Court at present.

Graduate assistants who will handle classes VI to VIII however, have been recruited based on the recently-announced weightage system, where higher secondary, degree, B.Ed and TET marks are taken into account.

TRB data revealed that 820 candidates were rendered ineligible after the certification-verification stage.


The next TET will be conducted in July, an official said.

News Source : http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-news/candidates-selected-for-teaching-posts/article4164785.ece / The Hindu (5.12.2012)
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As per RTE act, TET exam becomes mandatory for selection of Teachers.
And for this NCTE specified guidelines for selection of qualified teachers, http://www.ncte-india.org/RTE-TET-guidelines[1]%20(latest).pdf

TNTET : Less than 3% teachers clear test

TNTET : Less than 3% teachers clear test

In a shocking statement on the quality of the future generation of teachers, less than 3 per cent of those who took the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) have passed.

Results released by the state teachers' recruitment board (TRB) on Friday show that only about 19,200 (2.93 per cent) of the 6.56 lakh candidates who took the test in October got through.

Diehard optimists can, however, take cheer that the performance this time is “hugely better“ than the less than 1 per cent scored by the TET candidates in the previous test held in July. That shocking result had led the state government to direct the TRB to hold a re-examination, resulting in the October exercise. “The candidates have fared terribly. We must be very worried about the quality of the graduates coming into the teaching profession. It appears that many are straying into this area after getting rejected in other careers,“ said Shanthi, an administrator of a private school.

Rajesh, a secondary gr ade teacher aspirant who took mathematics, said that the papers were not difficult, except for Tamil.

“Most of the teachers who took the examination felt it to be relatively easy compared to their previous attempt,“ said Rajesh.

Sources in TRB said that 10,397 primary school teacher aspirants had cleared the examination, for which there were only 7,000 posts, while only 8,849 candidates had qualified in the test for graduate teachers where 20,000 posts lie vacant. number mismatch As many as 10,397 primary school teacher aspirants, for which there were only 7,000 posts, had cleared the examination For graduate teachers, for which as many as 20,000 posts lie vacant, only 8,849 candidates had cleared the test

News Source : deccanchronicle.com ( 3.11.12) / Deccan Chronicle
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Very very tough result of TET exam comes in many states along with CTET result except in UP i.e UPTET 2011 examination.

TNTET : New govt rules for recruitment irk teachers

TNTET : New govt rules for recruitment irk teachers

CHENNAI: Seniority is no longer the criterion for getting a job as a primary or high school teacher. A new state government order gives weightage for marks secured in school and college for recruitment as a teacher.

For years, the government recruited school teachers through the employment exchange that works on a first-come-first-served basis. In the event of more than one candidate having the same marks, selection will be based on the date of birth, where the older person will be given priority. The government says the change was done "to provide quality education to the children in Tamil Nadu and considering the need to fill up vacant teachers' posts."


A high-level committee with school education minister N R Sivapathy as chairman and school education secretary D Sabitha, Teachers Recruitment Board chairman Surjit Chaudhary and school education director K Devarajan as members, met on September 14 and 24 and recommended to the government to adopt the modalities by giving weightage of marks in Class 12, DEEd, degree, BEd and the teacher eligibility test for selection and appointment of secondary grade teachers and graduate assistants.

A GO, dated October 5, said the government examined the recommendations and decided to accept it. Now, for recruitment of secondary grade teachers, Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET) scores will account for 60%, DTEd or DEEd exam marks 25% and higher secondary board exam marks 15%. For graduate assistants, TNTET scores will account for 60%, BEd exam scores 15%, degree aggregate 15% and higher secondary board exam scores 10%.

Teachers associations are not happy. "The TET is unnecessary. It is only mandated in states that recruit unqualified candidates as para teachers. A state like Tamil Nadu which only recruits teachers who have undergone teacher training need not follow the rule," said Tamil Nadu Primary School Teachers' Federation president T Kannan. Others said this dashed the hopes of those who had registered with the employment exchange more than a decade ago with hopes of getting a government job.

Educationist S S Rajagopalan said academic excellence did not vouch for good classroom management or good character of teachers. "A teacher grows on the job. No one's born a teacher. A candidate must analyse successes and failures and learn from experience," he said. Others felt subject content could not be learnt on the job.

Many private schools recruit teachers by asking them to take a demo and then get students' feedback about how well the teacher was able to communicate. When the government is recruiting more than 1,000 teachers at a time this is not possible. The next best thing is academic excellence, felt academics. "It's a very interesting way for even private schools to think of recruitment," said correspondent of Shree Niketan Group of Schools P Vishnucharan

News Source : Times of India (10.10.12)

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In Tamilnadu, A practice is running - Where candidate has register his/her name in employment exchange.
And Government job is provided through seniority in employment exchange registration date i.e First cum First basis.

I heard many years before even Central Excise & Customs Inspector, Income Tax inspector (Central Govt. ) type Jobs also be provided through such employment exchange seniority. And I don't this practice still exist OR not.

However, In many states employment exchange losses its reputation, And very few (if provided) jobs are provided.

In ONLINE ere, I feel all over India's employment exchange should be ONLINE/website based. And transparency / updates should be made on website.
Many people in India don't know , when jobs are available and when they are fill up.

Web-based Employment exchanges require -Smaller quantity of Manpower, 24by7 operation without office/Anywhere Office, High Transparency and Maximum Reach.

TNTET : Candidates breathe easy after second teachers’ test

TNTET : Candidates breathe easy after second teachers’ test

Several candidates were unsure of what to expect in the supplementary examination of the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) held on Sunday.

S. Janaki was one of the 41,120 candidates who wrote the examination in Chennai. She, like many others whose spirits were dampened after the first TET in July, did not come out disappointed this time.

R. Senthamarai, who attempted Paper I, meant for those intending to teach classes I to V, was relieved that she was able to complete the paper.

“I even had time to recheck the answers. Unlike the first TET, the difficulty level in the mathematics section had come down. However, some questions in the child development and pedagogy section were unclear,” she said.

In July, the difficulty level of the mathematics questions, insufficient time to work out sums and long-winded questions in English in the first TET were among the principal problems which candidates pointed out. J. Sheeba, though unsure of her chances of making it for recruitment based on the new criteria said that as far as the paper was concerned, she performed significantly better this time around. “We had time to read the questions in English and answer them. I had also prepared harder this time,” she said.

While candidates who wrote Paper I had mixed feelings about the difficulty levels, most who wrote Paper II in the afternoon — meant for those seeking appointment in classes XI and XII — said that they were hopeful of scoring a handsome mark.

“I am a Tamil major and found English a little difficult. But, I did the rest of the paper well and hope to score over 100 in the 150 mark paper,” said T. Saraswathi. Mary Francisca, echoing the views of several others said that Tamil was especially tough in Paper II. Visually-impaired candidates who were not awarded additional time in July’s exam also said that they were able to complete the paper. P. Sasikala and P. Radha who are currently pursuing her Masters said that they had good scribes, sufficient time, and a reasonably easy paper to answer.

But, there were also several like S. Rajendran who was upset that seniority has been scrapped as a criteria and higher secondary examination marks been brought into the equation. He said that he has been a teacher for over a decade “I wrote Paper II last time as well, but taking class XII marks into account will only put those like us at a disadvantage. We also have to score above 90 per cent in the examination to get the 60 per cent weightage,” he said, like several others who have over a decade of experience, and felt that they were unfairly been put at par with those who have graduated recently.

However, according to the chief educational officer’s office there were as many as 8,339 absentees across the 85 centres in Chennai district. Around 20,043 new candidates and over six lakh candidates who did not clear the first TET held in July were expected to appear for Sunday’s supplementary examination across the state according to the TRB.

The examination has been mandated under the Right to Education Act for appointment of teachers for classes I to VIII post August 23, 2010 and TRB was appointed a nodal agency to conduct the examination in the State


News Source : thehindu.com / The Hindu (15.10.12)
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TNTET first test was tough and many candidates failed in that exam and some candidates have other reason as well about ignorance / compulsory for teacher recruitment etc. etc., Taking into account a supplementary TET exam is conducted on Sunday and candidates expectations are good to clear this time. 
Our best wishes with candidates and congratulations in advance to clear this test.

TNTET : Selection Process Through TNTET (Tamilnadu Teachers Eligibility Test )

TNTET : Selection Process Through TNTET (Tamilnadu Teachers Eligibility Test )

 60% Weightage of TET marks in selection process -

Government Order dated 5th October 2012-

Source : http://www.tn.gov.in/gosdb/gorders/sed/sedu_e_252_2012.pdf
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