Tamil Nadu TET 2013: Exam Pattern

The Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) is designated as the Nodal Agency for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test - Paper I and Paper II for the year 2013.

The examination is held for candidates who want to become teachers of Primary Class (Class I to V) and Upper Primary Class (Class VI to VIII) in the schools which is run by Govt and Private management.

Teacher Eligibility Test Papers:

Structure of Tamil Nadu TET 2013:

Number of questions: 150 Multiple Choice Questions

Duration of Examination: 3 Hours

Paper – I

Date of Written Examination-Paper I: 17th August, 2013 (10AM to IPM)

Note:

a. Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of Teaching and Learning, relevant to the age Group 6 – 11 years.

b. Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the Medium of Instruction. The Candidate has to choose any one of the languages mentioned in Sl. No. ii above. For recruitment process candidates shall be considered for the vacancies in the concerned medium only.

c. Language II – ENGLISH will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities. d. Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of these subjects.

e. The questions in the test Paper I will be based on the topics of the prescribed Syllabus of the State for Classes I – V but their difficulty level as well as linkages will be upto the Secondary Stage.

PAPER – II

Date of Written Examination-Paper II: 18th August, 2013 (10AM to IPM)

Note:

a. Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of Teaching and Learning, relevant to the age Group 11– 14 years.

b. Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the Medium of Instruction. The Candidate has to choose any one of the languages mentioned in Sl. No. ii above. For recruitment process, candidate shall be considered for the vacancies in the concerned medium only.

c. Language II – ENGLISH will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.6

d. Mathematics and Science / Social Science will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of these subjects.

e. The questions in the test Paper II will be based on the topics of the prescribed Syllabus of the State for Classes VI – VIII but their difficulty level as well as linkages will be upto the Senior Secondary (Higher Secondary) Stage.

With inputs from official website of Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB)