Information Bulletin TGTET 2024-II
Information Bulletin TGTET 2024-II
SCHOOL EDUCATION
TELANGANA STATE
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TELANGANA STATE TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST – (TG-TET)-
2024-II
TG-TET Cell: O/o the Director, SCERT,
Opp. E.Gate, LB Stadium,Basheerbagh, Hyderabad
INFORMATION BULLETIN
1. Candidates can apply only Online for TG-TET- 2024-II to be held Online as Computer
Based Test (CBT) between 01.01.2025 and 20.01.2025 through website
https://schooledu.telangana.gov.in from 07.11.2024 to 20.11.2024.
a) The candidates shall first download the ‘Information Bulletin’ free of cost from
the TG-TET website https://schooledu.telangana.gov.in, go through it
carefully and verify their eligibility for appearing for TGTET-2024-II.
b) The candidate after satisfying herself/himself about the eligibility criteria for
TG-TET shall pay a fee of Rs.750/-(Rupees Seven Hundred and Fifty only) if
appearing for a single paper (i.e., only Paper I or only Paper II) or Rs.1000/-
(Rupees One Thousand only) if appearing for Both Papers (i.e., Paper I and
Paper II). However, as per Govt. Memo No. 2198/SerIII/2024, Dated:
13.06.2024, the Candidates who have applied for TGTET-2024 held in
May/June 2024 but not qualified and those who are qualified but desired to
improve their scores now are not required to pay fee. Candidate can pay
the Fee through Online payment options provided on the website
https://schooledu.telangana.gov.in between 07.11.2024 and 20.11.2024
for submission of application Online. At the time of Online Payment, the
candidate has to give the required preliminary data (i.e. Name of the
candidate, Date of Birth, whether the candidate belongs to Telangana State,
mobile phone number etc.,). On receipt of online fee payment, the candidate
shall be issued a ‘Journal Number’ with which she/he can proceed with
submission of application online. Issue of Journal Number does not mean that
the candidate has completed submission of application online. It is only a
confirmation of the fee received.
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c) The candidates shall follow the procedure for submission of online application
as given in the ‘Information Bulletin’ and instructions provided online, while
filling up the online application form.
d) The Candidate should be ready with scanned copy of the photograph of 500kb
and Signature of 100kb before filling in the Online application.
ii. In accordance with the provisions of Sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the RTE
Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) had vide Notification
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dated 23 August,2010 laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to
be eligible for appointment as a teacher in classes I to VIII. It had been inter
alia provided that one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible
for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools referred to, in clause (n) of
Section 2 of the RTE Act is that she/he should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test
(TET) which will be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance
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with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE. Accordingly, Government of
Telangana State has issued guidelines for conducting
Teacher Eligibility Test vide. G.O. Ms.No. 36, School Education
(Training) Department, Telangana State dated: 23.12.2015, G.O. Ms.No.8
School Education (Ser.III) Dept., dt 23.03.2022 and G.O. Ms.No.18 School
Education (Ser.III) Dept., dt 05.07.2024.
iii. The rationale for including the TET as a minimum qualification for a person to
be eligible for appointment as a teacher is as under.
ii. It would induce teacher education institutions and students from these
institutions to further improve their performance standards;
iii. It would send a positive signal to all stakeholder that the Government
lays special emphasis on teacher quality.
5. SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION
The candidates at the time of applying for TG-TET should be in possession of the
following minimum qualifications prescribed for category of I to V classes (Paper- I)
and VI to VIII classes (Paper - II) separately.
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 /
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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 atleast 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 (23-12-2015).
OR
OR
OR
OR
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Note:
1. The candidates, who are appearing for the final year of Bachelor of Education
OR Diploma in Elementary Education etc., are also eligible to appear for TGTET
Examination subject to the condition that the candidates cannot appear for
Teacher Recruitment Test with this TGTET certificate, unless the candidate
acquires requisite qualification.
The structure and content of the TG-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 TG-TET, Paper-I will be for a person who intends to
be a teacher for Classes I to V, Paper-II will be for a person who intends to be a
teacher for Classes VI to VIII. A person who intends to be a teacher either for
classes I to V or for classes VI to VIII shall have to appear for both papers (Paper I
and Paper II).
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S. Subject No. of MCQs Marks
No.
Child Development and
i Pedagogy 30 MCQs 30 Marks
ii Language I 30 MCQs 30 Marks
iii Language II English 30 MCQs 30 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 TG-TET Paper-I: The following 8 languages
are offered under first Language in schools under State Syllabus viz., Telugu,
Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Marati, Tamil and Gujarati. A Candidate has to
choose one of these 8 languages under Language-I of TG-TET and 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 have studied up to
Class X.
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 X 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.
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(b) Paper II : No. of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)– 150:
Duration of Examination: 2 hours and 30 minutes Structure and Content (All
Compulsory):
S. Subject No. of Marks
No. MCQs
i Child Development & Pedagogy 30 MCQs 30 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 (4): For Paper II Mathematics & Science sectors, 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.
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Note (5): For Paper II Social Studies, the syllabus will cover the sectors/areas 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 TG-TET of Mathematics & Sciences, Social Studies are
based on topics of Classes VI to VIII. The difficulty standard of questions as well
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as their linkages could be up to Senior Secondary Level (12 class).
Note (7): The syllabi for Language I & II shall be based on proficiency in the
language, elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities
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(standard up to Senior Secondary Level - 12 Class).
The question paper shall be bilingual i.e. English followed by the Language-I chosen
by the candidates for all languages except Sanskrit. For the candidates choosing
Sanskrit, the questions shall be in Telugu followed by Sanskrit (Devanagari script).
(i) The percentage of qualifying marks for different categories are as shown
below:
S.No Category Pass Marks
(ii) The Director, SCERT and the member convener TET, Telangana State shall issue
Memos/Pass certificates to the candidates.
(iii) Differently abled candidates with at least 40% of disability only shall be
considered in respect of visually and orthopedically disabled. With regard to
Hearing Impaired candidates, a minimum of 75% disability shall be considered
under PH category.
The validity period of TET qualifying certificates for appointment, unless otherwise
notified by the Government of Telangana, would remain valid for life.
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11. APPLICABILITY
The TG-TET shall apply to all schools referred to in clause (n) of Section 2 of the
RTE Act. However, a school referred to in sub-clause (iv) of clause (n) of Section 2 of
the RTE Act may exercise the option of considering either the TET conducted by the
Central Government or the TG-TET.
TET score shall have 20% weightage in Teacher Recruitment Test in the State of
Telangana.
However, mere 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.
All legal disputes with regard to conduct of TET shall be subject to the jurisdiction of
the courts located in the State of Telangana only.
A candidate can apply for the TG-TET-2024-II Online by logging to the website
https://schooledu.telangana.gov.in only. Before applying online, candidates
shall ensure to have separate scanned images of latest photograph and signature in
*.jpeg format only for uploading. The candidates are not required to send hard copy
of confirmation page to TG-TET Cell. However, the candidates are advised to retain
the hard copy of the application.
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person only giving details of the journal number of the fee paid, candidate ID of the
application submitted, a copy of the printout of the Application form and one
photograph (same photograph as pasted on the application form). Request for issue
of duplicate Hall Ticket will not be entertained after the examination in any case.
i. The Director of School Education and Chairperson, TGTET is the competent authority
to publish the initial key of the question papers after the conduct of CBT inviting
objections through online, if any, from the candidates who appeared for the CBT,
duly giving a reasonable time to the candidates for filing objections on the initial key
and the same shall be disposed of by the expert committee constituted by the Director
of School Education and Chairperson, TGTET. The final key shall be published for the
information of candidates. Any representation / petition / objection on the key
after the above stipulated period shall not be entertained.
ii. The Director of School Education and Chairperson, TGTET is authorized to dispose of
the Computer Based Test information relating to TGTET-2024-II after one year from the
date of declaration of results. Request for furnishing any information relating to
Computer Based Test (CBT) after the prescribed period will not be entertained.
The exam fee prescribed for appearing for a Single Paper (i.e. only Paper I or only
Paper II) is Rs.750/- (Rupees Seven hundred and Fifty only). Candidates intending to
appear for both Paper I and II shall pay a fee of Rs.1000/- (Rupees One Thousand
Only). Candidates can pay the exam fee through Online payment option provided at
the website https://schooledu.telangana.gov.in from 07.11.2024 to 20.11.2024.
Note: As per Govt. Memo No. 2198/SerIII/2024, Dated: 13.06.2024, the Candidates
who have applied for TGTET-2024 held in May/June 2024 but not qualified and those
who are qualified but desired to improve their scores now are not required to pay fee
a. The candidate should first download the ‘Information Bulletin’, free of cost from
the TG-TET website https://schooledu.telangana.gov.inand verify his/her
eligibility for TG-TET-2024-II.
b. The candidate after satisfying herself/himself about the eligibility criteria for TG-
TET shall pay a fee of Rs.750/-(Rupees Seven Hundred and Fifty only) if
appearing for a single paper (i.e., only Paper I or only Paper II) or Rs.1000/-
(Rupees One Thousand only) if appearing for Both Papers (i.e., Paper I and
Paper II). However, as per Govt. Memo No. 2198/SerIII/2024, Dated:
13.06.2024, the Candidates who have applied for TGTET-2024 held in May/June
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2024 but not qualified and those who are qualified but desired to improve their
scores now are not required to pay fee. Candidate can pay the Fee through
Online payment options provided on the website
https://schooledu.telangana.gov.infrom 07.11.2024 to 20.11.2024 for
submission of application Online. At the time of Online Payment, the candidate
has to give the required preliminary data (i.e. Name of the candidate, Date of
Birth, whether the candidate belongs to Telangana State, mobile phone number
etc.,). On receipt of online fee payment, the candidate shall be issued a ‘Journal
Number’ with which she/he can proceed with submission of application online.
Issue of Journal Number does not mean that the candidate has completed
submission of application online. It is only a confirmation of the fee received.
c. The candidates shall follow the procedure for submission of online application
as given in the ‘Information Bulletin’ and instructions provided online, while
filling up the online application form.
d. The Candidate should be ready with scanned copy of the photograph of 500kb
and Signature of 100kb before filling in the Online application.
a) Go to https://schooledu.telangana.gov.in
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fields
h) If you find all the details correct press SUBMIT for final
submission.
l. In any case applications will not be received in any kind of manual form.
m. The candidates can download the Hall Ticket from the website
https://schooledu.telangana.gov.infrom 26.12.2024 onwards and appear
for the examination at the given Centre. In case of any discrepancy noticed in
Hall Ticket regarding particulars of candidate, photograph and signature or any
other information he/she may immediately contact TG-TET unit for necessary
corrections. In case the candidate could not download the Hall Ticket, he/she
should contact the Director, SCERT & Ex-officio Director, TS- TET in the O/o
SCERT, Opp. L.B.Stadium E Gate, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad – 500001 between
10.30 A.M. and 5.00 P.M. on all working days between 27.12.2024 to
20.01.2025 (or earlier depending on the last date of exam) in person along
with proof such as Journal Number of the fee paid, Payment reference ID of the
application submitted, a copy of the printout of the Application form and one
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photograph (The photograph should be similar to that of the photograph
downloaded in the application form).
n. Request for issue of duplicate Hall Ticket will not be entertained after the
examination in any case.
Conditions:
20. Procedure for Conduct of Computer Based Test (CBT) Examination of TG-
TET- 2024-II:
a. The candidates should adhere to the instructions given on the Hall Ticket.
Further, the candidate must show, on demand, the Hall Ticket for admission in
the examination room / hall. A candidate who does not possess the Hall Ticket
issued by the TG-TET Office shall not be permitted for the examination under
any circumstances by the Test Centre In-charge.
b. Total duration of examination is 150 minutes (2½ hours). The timer is provided
on the top right corner of the screen. After commencement of the examination,
the remaining time for the examination is shown on top right corner of the
screen. Examination will be over once the countdown timer reaches zero.
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d. Subjects in the examination are displayed on the top bar of the screen.
Questions in a subject can be viewed by clicking on the section name.
The section that candidate is currently viewing is highlighted.
e. Candidate can shuffle among subjects and questions any time during the
examination as per her / his convenience.
f. The Question Palette displayed on the right side of screen will show the status
of each question
g. The Marked for Review status for a question simply indicates that you would
like to look at that question again. If a question is answered and Marked for
Review, your answer for that question will be considered in the evaluation even
if you could not Review the question for any reason..
h. Click on the ">" arrow button to maximize the question window. To view the
question palette again, you can click on "<" which appears on the right side of
the question window.
• Read the question and the Four distractors given and click on the button
against the distractor you think is the correct answer for the question.
• Click on Save & Next to save your answer for the current question and
then go to the next question.
• In case you want to review your question later, click on Mark for Review &
Next to save your answer for the current question, mark it for review, and
then go to the next question.
• If a question is answered and Marked for Review, the answer for that
question will be considered in the evaluation even if the candidate could
not Review the question for any reason.
m. Tea, coffee, cold drinks or snacks are not allowed to be taken into the
examination rooms during examination hours.
ab. The test will start exactly at the time mentioned in the Hall ticket.
ac. Unfair Means: Candidates shall maintain perfect silence and attend to their
Question Paper only. Any conversation or gesticulation or disturbance in the
Examination Room/ Hall shall be deemed as misbehavior. If a candidate is found
using unfair means or impersonating, her/his candidature shall be cancelled and
he/she will be liable to be debarred for taking examination either permanently or for
a specified period according to the nature of offence. If any candidate is in
possession of any item/s that are prohibited in the examination hall, her/his
candidature for current examination will be cancelled and also liable to be debarred
for future examination(s). Further TGTET is covered by ACT No.25 of 1997 of
Prohibition of Malpractices in Examinations. If any candidate or any person commits
any offence in Exam / Test, she / he will be liable for severe action including criminal
proceedings.
ad. The candidates must sign on the Attendance Sheet at the appropriate place.
Blank (White) papers will be provided for rough work in the examination hall.
Candidates have to handover the rough sheets to the invigilator concerned after the
end of the examination.
22. SYLLABUS
Details of the Syllabus of the TG-TET-II Examination for Paper I & Paper II can be
downloaded from https://schooledu.telangana.gov.in.
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TG-TET-2024-II
Time Schedule
S.No Activity Time Line
Download of TG-TET-2024-II
Information Bulletin, Detailed
Notification
2 07.11.2024 onwards
3 Payment of Fees Online 07.11.2024 to 20.11.2024
4 07.11.2024 to 20.11.2024
5 Help Desk services on all working days 07.11.2024 to 05.02.2025
9.00 AM to 11.30 AM
8 Timings of Examination 2.00 PM to 4.30 PM
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