Tet Instructions

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

TEACHERS RECRUITMENT BOARD

TAMIL NADU TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (TNTET 2012)

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4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Compound, College Road,

Chennai – 600 006.

CONTENT

Ch. No Heading Page

1 Rationale 1

2 TNTET Government Order 2

3 Roles and Responsibilities –

A. TET Director

11

B. TNTET District Level Team 12

C. District Collector and Chairman 12

D. Chief Educational Officer 13

E. District Elementary Education Officer 14

F. District Educational Officer 15

G. Custodian of Question Papers 16

H. Departmental Officer 17

I. Chief Superintendent 20

J. Invigilator / Hall Supervisor 21

4 Day of Examination 23

5 Personnel to be Appointed 25

6 Time Schedule for TNTET 26

Proforma 27

FOREWORD

Teachers Recruitment Board plays a very important role in

recruiting teachers and college lecturers in Government Educational

Institutions in Tamil Nadu. It is designated as a Nodal Agency for

conducting Teacher Eligibility Tests to qualify candidates for appointment

of Teachers for Classes I to VIII, which has been mandatory for them as

per the Rights of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2009.

In Tamil Nadu we have a well built network for conducting various

kinds of Government Examinations effectively. Hence we are sure to

conduct the Teacher Eligibility Test also effectively. However as this

exercise is the first of its kind in our state, this Booklet with necessary

instructions will help all the officers who are involved in this work.

I hope that all of you will use the details in this Booklet for the

conduct of the Teacher Eligibility Test successfully without room for any

misconduct.

With Regards,

Surjit K. Chaudhary Chairman

Chapter 1 - RATIONALE

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 dated 23rd 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 he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which will be

conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the

Guidelines framed by the NCTE.

Teachers Recruitment Board is designated as the Nodal Agency for

conducting of Teacher Eligibility Test and recruitment of Teachers as per

G.O. (Ms) No. 181, School Education (C2) Department, Dated 15.11.2011.

The Teachers Recruitment Board will conduct Teacher Eligibility Tests in all

the Educational Districts in Tamil Nadu every year.

The Teacher Eligibility Test has Paper I for Candidates who have

passed Higher Secondary Course (10+2 Pattern) and Diploma in

Teacher Education in a Recognized Teacher Training Institute / DIET

and seeking an appointment as Teacher for classes I to V and Paper II for

Candidates who have passed a Bachelor’s Degree (B.A. /B.Sc. / B.Litt.)

with Tamil, English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany,

Zoology, History and Geography or a Degree with any one of the

equivalent subjects from a Recognized University under 10+2+3 Pattern

and a Degree in Teacher Education (B.Ed.) from a Recognized

University and seeking an appointment as Teacher for classes VI to VIII

can write Paper II.

The following instructions are issued by the Teachers Recruitment

Board in order to educate all the officers for the smooth conduct of the

TNTET 2012.

Chapter 2 - TNTET – GOVERNMENT ORDER

ABSTRACT School Education – The Right of Children to Free and compulsory Education Act (RTE)-2009 conducting of Teacher Eligibility Test(TET) – Orders – Issued. ______________________________________________________________

School Education (C2) Department G.O.(Ms) No.181 Dated: 15.11.2011 ÂUtŸSt® M©L 2042

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Read: 1. G.O.Ms.No.220, School Education (S2) Department Dated: 10.11.2008. 2. Government Letter No.15152/C2/2006-9, Dated: 9.10.2006. 3. From the National Council for Teacher Education, New Delhi, Letter No.76- 4/2010/NCTE/Acad, Dated 11.2.2011

------ ORDER: The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 as enacted by the Parliament in 2009 to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of 6-14 years. The Act was published in the Gazette of India on 27th

August 2009. Subsequently, the said Act was republished by the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 24th February 2010. The said Act came into force with effect from 1st

April 2010. 2. As per sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE) the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has been appointed as the Academic Authority by Government of India. The said Academic Authority has indicated to all the States that the teachers to be recruited in future for the elementary segment should have passed the "Teacher Eligibility Test"(TET) to be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the guidelines framed by the National Council for Teacher Education for the purpose.

3. The said section clearly specifies that teachers who at the commencement of this Act, do not possess minimum qualifications as prescribed by the Academic Authority authorized by the Central Government shall acquire such minimum qualifications within a period of 5 years. Hence, the "Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)" would have to be conducted for recruiting teachers for the primary and upper primary classes. The teachers working in unaided private schools are required to pass Teacher Eligibility Test within 5 years. In the State of Tamil Nadu, Secondary Grade Teachers (those teaching classes I to V) are required to have minimum qualifications of D.T.Ed. and Graduate Assistants (BT Assistant) (those teaching classes VI to VIII) are required to have minimum qualification of B.Ed. They should also pass Teacher Eligibility Test forthwith.

4. However, with the passing of the RTE Act, it is now mandatory for all the State Governments to recruit Secondary Grade and BT teachers only by conducting a Teacher Eligibility Test. 5. In the G.O.1st read above, orders have been issued as directed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on 20.8.2008 in SLP (c) No.18227 – 18228/2008 that the State Government should followed the State wide seniority in employment registration while appointing Secondary Grade Teachers by calling for the list of eligible persons from all the District Employment Exchanges and by newspaper Public Advertisements throughout the State. The Supreme Court has further directed that the aforesaid arrangement will apply for any recruitment to be made pending disposal of these appeals. 6. In the Government letter 2nd read above, the Government changed the recruitment policy in 2006-07 for recruiting Graduate Assistants, from written examination to State wide registration seniority in Employment Exchange.

7. The Government carefully examined on the lines of the orders of Supreme Court of India in SLP(c) No.18227- 18228 dated 20.8.2008 and National Council for Teacher Education guidelines and issue the following orders in respect of change of policy for recruitment of Secondary Grade and B.T. Teachers.

i. In respect of Secondary Grade Teachers, the state wide seniority in Employment Exchange Registration will continue to be followed till the disposal of the SLP filed in the Supreme Court of India. ii. In respect of Graduate Assistants (B.T.Teachers recruited by TRB for the Classes VI to X) in all middle schools, High/Higher Secondary Schools, selection through written examinations ("Teacher Eligibility Test”) in accordance with the guidelines framed by National Council for Teacher Education and certificate verification, will be followed. iii The Teachers Recruitment Board is designate as the Nodal Agency for conducting of Teacher Eligibility Test and recruitment of Teachers.

8. Guidelines for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test is enclosed in the Annexure to the Government Order.

//By Order of Governor//

T.S.Sridhar Additional Chief Secretary to Government

To The Director of School Education , Chennai-6. The Director of Elementary Education , Chennai-6. The Director of Matriculation Schools, Chennai-6. The Principal Secretary/State Project Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Chennai-6. The Director of Teacher Education, Research and Training, Chennai-06. ion,Chennai-6. The Director of Government Examinations, Chennai-6. The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, Chennai-6. The Member Secretary / Joint Director, Advisory Committee (RTE), Chennai-6. Copy to : The Chief Minister Office, Chennai-9. The Public (SC) Department, Chennai-9. The Senior Personal Assistant to Hon’ble Minister, School Education, Sports and Youth Welfare, Chennai-9. The Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Chennai-9. The Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes &Minorities Welfare Department, Chennai -9 The Social Welfare & Nutritious Meal Programme Department, Chennai-9 The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Chennai-9.

//Forwarded by Order//

Section Officer

ANNEXURE TO G.O(MS) NO.181, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DATED 15.11.2011

Guidelines for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)

Background and Rationale: The implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 requires the recruitment of a large number of teachers across the country in a time bound manner. In spite of the enormity of the task, it is desirable to ensure that quality requirement for recruitment of teachers are not diluted at any cost. It is therefore necessary to ensure that persons recruited as teachers possess the essential aptitude and ability to meet the challenges of teaching at the primary and upper primary level. 2. In accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in class I to VIII, vide its Notification dated August 23, 2010. A copy of the Notification is attached at Annexure 1. 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 he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which will be conducted by the appropriate Government. 3. The rationale for including the TET as a minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher is as under:

i. It would bring national standards and benchmark of teacher quality in the recruitment process;

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 stakeholders that the

Government lays special emphasis on teacher quality 4. The TET examination may be conducted by a suitable professional body designated by the appropriate Government for the purpose. It will be conducted in accordance with the Guidelines hereunder.

Eligibility 5. The following persons shall be eligible for appearing in the TET:

i. A person who has acquired the academic and professional qualifications specified in the NCTE Notification dated 23rd August 2010.

ii. A person who is pursuing any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case may be) specified in the NCTE Notification dated 23rd August 2010.

iii. The eligibility condition for appearing in TET may be relaxed in respect of a 3 State/UT which has been granted relaxation under sub-section (2) of section 23 of the RTE Act. The relaxation will be specified in the Notification issued by the Central Government under that sub-section. Structure and Content of TET 6. The structure and content of the 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. The examining body should strictly adhere to the structure and content of the TET specified below. 7. There will be two papers of the 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 will have to appear in both papers (Paper I and Paper II).

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 30 “ 30 “

(iii) Language II 30 “ 30 “

(iv) Mathematics 30 “ 30 “

(v) Environmental Studies 30 “ 30 “

Nature and standard of questions While designing and preparing the questions for Paper I, the examining body shall take the following factors into consideration: • The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6 -11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

• The Test items for Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction, (as chosen from list of prescribed language options in the application form).

• The Language II will be from among the prescribed options other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the application form. The test items in Language II will also focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities. • The test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I –V by the appropriate Government. • The questions in the tests for Paper I will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus of the State for classes I –V, but their difficulty standard, as well as linkages, could be upto the secondary stage.

Paper II (for classes VI to VIII); No. of MCQs – 150; Duration of examination: one-and-a-half hours

Structure and Content

(i) Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks (ii) Language I (compulsory) 30 “ 30 “ (iii) Language II (compulsory) 30 “ 30 “

(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: • The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group 11-14 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning. • The test items for Language I will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction, as chosen from list of prescribed options in the application form. • The Language II will be a language other than Language I. The person may choose any one language from among the available options and as in the specified list in the application form and attempt questions in the one indicated by the candidate in the application form by him. The Test items in Language II will also focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities. • The test items in Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies will focus on

The concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of these subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science will be of 30 marks each. The test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes VI-VIII by the appropriate government. • The questions in the tests for Paper II will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus of the State for classes VI-VIII but their difficulty standard as well as linkages could be upto the senior secondary stage. 8. The question paper shall be bilingual – (i) in language(s) as decided by the appropriate Government; and (ii) English language. Qualifying marks 9. 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 weightage 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.

Applicability 10

(a) TET conducted by the Central Government shall apply to all schools referred to in sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of section 2 of the RTE Act. (b) TET conducted by a State Government/UT with legislature shall apply to:

(i) a school of the State Government/UT with legislature and local authority referred to in sub-clause (i) of clause (n) of section 2 of the RTE Act; and (ii) a school referred to in sub-clause (ii) of clause (n) of section 2 of the RTE Act in that State/UT.

A school at (i) and (ii) may also consider eligibility of a candidate who

has obtained TET Certificate awarded by another State/UT with legislature. In case a State Government/UT with legislature decides not to conduct a TET, a

school at (i) and (ii) in that State/UT would consider the TET conducted by the Central Government. (c) 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 TET conducted by the State Government/UT with legislature.

Frequency of conduct of TET and validity period of TET certificate 11. The appropriate Government should conduct a TET at least once every year. The Validity Period of TET qualifying certificate for appointment will be decided by the appropriate Government subject to a maximum of seven years for all categories. But there will be no restriction on the number of attempts a person can take for acquiring a TET Certificate. A person who has qualified TET may also appear again for improving his/her score. Procedure for conduct of the Test 12. The examining body shall formulate a detailed procedure and lay down instructions for conduct of the TET. Candidates should be informed that a very serious view will be taken of any malpractice or impersonation. Legal Disputes 13. All legal disputes with regard to conduct of TET shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the appropriate Government. Award of TET Certificate 14. 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. Monitoring 15. Following measures would be taken for monitoring the quality and administration of the TET: (a) The appropriate Government shall appoint a Nodal Officer for the purpose of TET. (b) The NCTE would organize meetings of the Nodal Officers at least once every year.

(c) Every appropriate Government will forward a report of each TET to the NCTE in a format to be prescribed by the NCTE. (d) The NCTE shall maintain data base and be the repository of experts and resources, including the technological tools for conduct of the TET, and shall share it with the appropriate Government.

T.S.Sridhar Additional Chief Secretary to Government

//True Copy//

Section Officer

Chapter 3 - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

A. TET DIRECTOR

The Director for Teacher Eligibility Test is officer responsible

for conducting Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test in the state. The

following responsibilities are vested with the Director:

A meeting of all the Chief Educational Officers and District

Educational Officers will be conducted to make them aware of

the importance of the TET and manner in which it should be

conducted without any flaw.

Chief Educational officers and District Educational Officers will

be instructed to make elaborate arrangements like facilities

for the storage and distribution of Question Papers, fixing

enough number of Examination Centres, appointment of

various officials for the examination centres and other

paraphernalia, in their respective jurisdiction necessary for

conducting the TET.

A periodical reporting system will be created through which

the Chief Educational Officers should apprise the TET Director,

of the smooth conduct of the TET and any kind of

eventualities thereupon.

Periodical Reporting to the Chairman of TRB.

Responsible for all necessary arrangements and activities

right from the beginning, to the conduct of examination and

publication of results.

B. DISTRICT LEVEL TNTET TEAM

The Teachers Recruitment Board is conducting the

Teacher Eligibility Test in Tamil Nadu for the first time and the

candidates appearing for it is also massive a District Level TNTET

Team to monitor the entire proceedings in the districts with the

leadership of the District Collectors. The District Level Team will

have the following structure.

Sl.No. Team Responsibility

1 District Collector Chairman

2 Chief Educational Officer Member Secretary

3 District Elementary Education

Officer

Member

4 District Educational Officer Member

C. DISTRICT COLLECTOR & CHAIRMAN

The District Collector will be the Chairman of the TNTET

Examination Committee in the respective district and will monitor

the following activities:

Selection of Custodian Points and Examination Centres.

Appointment of Question Paper Custodians, Departmental

officers and the other officials for the conduct of the

Examination.

Convening of Meetings of the Chief Educational Officer,

District Educational officers, District Elementary Education

Officer, District Superintendent of Police and Revenue

Officials.

Appraising the Chairman of TRB and the Government on the

developments regarding TNTET.

Visiting the Custodian Points and Examination Centres to

ensure the smooth conduct of the TNTET.

Enabling the Chief Educational officer to ensure the support of

the Police and Revenue Officials appropriately.

Arranging Police Protection for Question Paper Custodian

Points and Examination Centres.

D. CHIEF EDUCATIONAL OFFICER

The Chief Educational Officer of each Revenue District is the

Member Secretary for the TNTET Examination Committee and in-

charge for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test under the guidance of

the District Collector and Chairman of TET in the district. He/She

has to ensure the following arrangements before the

commencement of the test.

The Chief Educational Officer should seek the help and

support of the District Collector to get Police protection for all

Examination Centres and Question Paper Storage Points.

Identification of schools with necessary infrastructure and

furniture for the proper conduct of the TET with the help of

the District Educational Officers in the Revenue District.

He / She have to ensure the accommodation of the candidates

and finalise the arrangements as and when the Nominal Roll is

received.

He / She has to convene a meeting of the Headmasters of the

Centre Schools and the District Educational Officers to

sensitise them about the proper conduct of the TET without

any room for malpractices.

The storage and distribution of Question Paper is a very

important and confidential work, hence a proper place or

school must be identified to store the Question Papers which

is received from the Directorate of Government Examinations

/ Teachers Recruitment Board.

Necessary arrangements must be made to send the Question

Papers to the Examination Centres.

Preparing a Route Map for the distribution of Question Papers

and arrangement of transporting the Question Papers in

Vehicles with Police Protection.

Appointing enough number of Question Paper Custodians,

Additional Custodians, Departmental Officers, Additional

Departmental Officers, Chief Superintendents, Additional Chief

Superintendents, Invigilators and Scribes.

Meeting of all these staff involved in the TET work must be

convened to ensure dedication and sincerity in executing the

Examination duty without any flaw.

Training all the personnel involved in the TNTET.

Inspecting the Question Paper Custodian Points and the

Examination Centres in order to verify the accommodation,

furniture and other facilities available in the Centre and report

the same to the Chairman TRB and the concerned Zonal

Officers.

Sufficiency Report on Question Papers OMR Answer Sheets

received must reach the Chairman TRB Four Days prior to

the Examination.

E. DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER

The District Elementary Education Officer is the Member of the

TNTET Examination Committee and has the following

responsibilities:

Coordinating the TNTET related activities with the Chief

Educational Officer and the District Educational officers.

Enabling the District Educational Officers to enrol enough and

efficient personnel for the invigilation work.

Participating in the over-all supervision and monitoring work

with the Chief Educational Officer.

Visiting the Examination Centres on the day of Examination.

Reporting to the Chief Educational Officer on the conduct of

the Examination.

Substituting the work of any officer on this process if there is

any necessity.

Extending all support to the Chief Educational Officer in all the

activities of the TNTET.

F. DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL OFFICERS

The District Educational Officers are pivotal in conducting the

Teacher Eligibility Test with the responsibilities of storing the

Question Papers in the Custodian Points, distributing them on the

Day of Examination through the Departmental officers and

conducting the Examination successfully. Hence they have to follow

all the instructions and established norms in conducting the TET as

in all Government Examinations. The following are the guide lines

for them to observe:

Identifying Schools with necessary infrastructure and furniture

for conducting TET.

Identifying Question Paper Storage Points and appointing

Custodian and Additional Custodian.

Appointing necessary personnel for Flying Squads to check

any kind of malpractice in the TET.

Seeking Police Protection for Question Paper Custodian Points

and Examination Centres with the guidance of the District

Collector and Chief Educational Officer of the district.

Conducting meetings for the Chief Superintendents of all

Examination Centres to ensure cooperation in conducting the

TET without any room for discrepancies.

Conducting meetings for the Custodians, Departmental

Officers and Flying Squads to instruct them strict vigilance

over the TET.

Supervising the TET examinations in various centres on the

day of Examination and ensuring the transmission of Answer

Bundles by safe method within the stipulated time prescribed

by the Teachers Recruitment Board.

Collecting all information and providing all records regarding

Absentees and Malpractices if any and reporting in the

prescribed Formats to the Teachers Recruitment Board

immediately after the examination.

Making necessary arrangements to collect the OMR Answer

Sheets in sealed Bundles and handing them over to the

Collection Centres as designated by the Zonal Officer / The

Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board.

G. CUSTODIAN OF QUESTION PAPERS

The Custodian of Question Paper has to play a supporting role

to the District Educational Officer in keeping and distributing the

TET Question Papers with safety and confidentiality. The following

are the row of activities the Custodian has to perform:

Receiving the Bundles of Question Papers, OMR Answer

Sheets and Other TET related materials from the District

Educational Officer and checking them personally.

Keeping all the materials in safe custody in Steel Cupboards

with DOUBLE LOCK SYSTEM to ensure utmost safety and

security.

Ensuring whether the materials supplied are in sufficient for

the Examination Centre/Centres allocated for him.

Reporting the sufficiency of the materials received to the

District Educational Officer and the Chief Educational Officer.

Transporting the Examination Materials to the Examination

Centres with the Departmental officers on the instructions of

the District Educational Officer.

Handing over the materials to the Departmental Officer with

necessary instructions on the safety and security of the

materials.

Checking the materials whether they are for the Forenoon

Session (Paper I) and for the Afternoon Session (Paper II),

while handing over the materials. Any discrepancy in this

regard may amount to confusion and chaos and will lead to

disciplinary action on the officer responsible.

H. DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER

The Departmental Officer has the most responsible job in

conducting the TNTET. He has to shoulder the burden of conducting

the TET on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu and the

Teachers Recruitment Board. He has to watch the entire process of

the TET at the Examination Centre with keen eyes and complete the

work successfully. Hence the following are the important activities

for the Departmental Officer:

Ensuring the receipt of Question Papers, OMR Answer Sheets

and Other TET Materials in enough numbers for the

Examination Centre allocated to him.

Visiting the Examination Centre in advance to check the

number of candidates allocated for the Centre and the

availability of Halls, Seating, Drinking Water and Toilets for

the candidates.

Discussing all the steps for conducting the TET and sorting

out the problems if any with the help of the District

Educational Officer.

Receiving and checking all the TET Materials on the Day of

Examination in time and reaching the Examination Centre on

or before 08.30 AM for the Forenoon Session (Paper I) and

12.00 Noon for the Afternoon Session (Paper II).

Handing over the materials to the Chief Superintendent for

verification and keeping them safely till the start of the

Examination.

Ensuring the arrival of all the Examination Invigilators

(those who are duly appointed by the District Educational

Officer) and making alternative arrangements with the

additional standby staff provided.

Conducting a meeting for the Invigilators on the process of

the TNTET Examination and explaining the various steps

involved in it.

Explaining the method by which the Carbon Copy of the OMR

to be issued to the Candidates after the Examination.

Opening the Question Paper Bundles in the presence of the

Candidates and distributing them to the halls 10 minutes

before the start of the Examination. The Question Papers

issued in lieu of the Absentees may be collected after 10

minutes from the start of the Examination.

Keeping all the remaining Question papers in safe custody

still the close of the Examination.

Visiting the Halls to ensure the proper seating arrangements

as per the instructions given by the TRB and the conduct of

the TET.

Checking the number of ABSENTEES and their Register

Numbers personally.

Collecting the Answer Papers after the end of the

Examination with the help of the Chief Superintendent and

other officials with care.

Supervising the bundling and sealing of Answer Sheets by

the Chief Superintendent and the Examination Staff in the

Examination Centre.

Handing over the Bundles of Answer sheets and other

materials mentioned below and sending them by Special

Messenger to the designated Centre or Authority by safe

method.

a. OMR Answer Scripts of the Candidates appeared for the

Examination.

b. Unused/Damaged OMR Answer Sheets if any.

c. Particulars of candidates Present for the Examination and

Absentees.

d. Unused Question Papers.

e. Declaration of the Chief Superintendent and the

Departmental Officer.

I. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

The Headmasters of the Schools where the Examination

Centre is located will be appointed as the Chief Superintendent of

the TET Examination. An Additional Chief Superintendent will be

appointed from that school or from another school on the discretion

of the District Educational Officer in consultation with the Chief

Educational Officer. The Chief Superintendent of the Centre should

take utmost care in conducting the TET Examination. The following

responsibilities are vested with the Chief Superintendent:

Receiving the Nominal Roll, Attendance Sheets, OMR Answer

Sheets and Other relevant records for the TET Examination

and planning for adequate seating arrangements for the

candidates allocated to the centre.

Providing enough desks and benches to accommodate 20

candidates per Hall with adequate space.

The seating for the 20 Candidates in a Hall should be

arranged as shown below in all the Halls.

The Question Papers are printed in the form of Booklets with

Codes A, B, C, and D. They must be issued to the candidates

as shown below, as in the case of seating arrangement.

EXAMINATION HALL

20 CANDIDATES

1 10

11 20

2 9 12 19

3 8 13 18

4 7 14 17

5 6 15 16

Candidates who have written their NAMES wrongly in the

TNTET Application Forms are permitted to correct their names

by submitting a requisition to the Chief Superintendent in the

Prescribed Format (Proforma IX) with the relevant

testimonials to support their claim.

II. INVIGILATOR / HALL SUPERVISOR

The Invigilator or the Hall Supervisor has to conduct the

Examination in the Hall for the allocated 20 Candidates without any

room for malpractice. He /She has to perform the following duties

with care and precision:

Arriving at the Examination Centre at 08.30 AM / 12.30 PM

sharply and reporting to the Chief Superintendent without

fail.

Attending the Instruction Session conducted by the Chief

Superintendent and the Departmental Officer.

EXAMINATION HALL

20 CANDIDATES

A B C D

B C D A

C D A B

D A B C

A B C D

Collecting the OMR Answer Sheets, Attendance Sheet and

Room Sketch from the Chief Superintendent after checking

them whether they belong to the room allocated and are

sufficient in number.

Reaching the Hall at 10.00 AM for the forenoon session and

02.00 PM for the afternoon session.

Allowing the candidates into the Examination Hall and

seating them according to the instructions given i.e., seating

arrangement should be of W Type.

Verifying the Candidates with their Hall Tickets and getting

the signature of the Candidates in the Attendance Sheet.

Preparing the Seating Arrangement and Question Paper

Booklet Series Number sheet as in Proforma VIII.

Distributing the OMR Answer Sheets to the Candidates and

instructing them to make entries for the Name, Register

Number, TNTET Paper I / II, the Language selected for

answering the Language I Part, and the Subject a/b in Paper

II. [Candidates are permitted to change the selection of

Language in TNTET Papers I and II and Subject Stream in

TNTET Paper II, which they have already made in their

Application Form and Notified in their Hall Tickets, at the

time of writing their Examination. Such Candidates have to

make appropriate entries in the OMR Answer Sheet before

they start writing their Examination.]

Distributing the Question Paper Booklets at 10.25 AM for

forenoon session and 02.25 PM for the afternoon session and

making the students enter the Question Paper Booklet Series

No. (A/B/C/D) in the OMR Answer Sheet. (If a candidate is

absent the Question paper Booklet allocated for the

particular candidate should be returned to the Chief

Superintendent / the Departmental Officer without fail).

Allowing the Candidates to open the Question Paper exactly

at 10.30 AM in the forenoon session and 02.30 PM in the

afternoon session and start answering.

Making an announcement about the remaining 5 minutes at

11.55 in the forenoon and 03.55 in the afternoon is very

important.

Stopping the Candidates answering exactly at 12.00 noon in

the forenoon session and 04.00 PM in the afternoon session

and collecting the OMR Answer Sheets, after issuing the

Carbon Copy of the Answer Sheets.

Handing over of the OMR Answer Sheets and other relevant

materials to the Chief Superintendent without any

discrepancy.

Chapter 4 - DAY OF EXAMINATION

On the Day of Examination the following steps must be

followed strictly:

The Chief Examiner / Headmaster of the School should

have reached the Centre on or before 08.00 A.M. in the

morning.

He / She has to physically verify once again all the

arrangements made for the examination and satisfy

himself / herself.

The Custodian of the Question Paper should reach the

Custodian Centre before 08.00 A.M. and issue the

Question Paper Bundles to the Departmental Officer.

The Departmental Officer must reach the Examination

Centre within another 30 minutes i.e., by 08.30 A.M.

The Chief Superintendent and the Departmental Officer

have to satisfy themselves that the Question Paper

Bundle contains the Subject of the day of examination

and have adequate number of questions required for

their Examination Centre.

The Chief Superintendent has to ensure the arrival of

enough number of Hall Invigilators for the centre and

prepare a list of Invigilators for the number of Halls in

the centre.

The Chief Superintendent has to brief the method of

Examination and Answering by shading the circles in the

OMR Answer Sheet.

Each Invigilator must be allocated with the Hall and the

Examination materials for that hall.

01. Attendance Sheet / Nominal Roll for the

particular Hall

02. OMR Answer Sheets in adequate numbers

03. Question Papers in adequate numbers

Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL TO BE APPOINTED FOR EACH CENTRE

The Chief Educational Officer and the District Educational Officers must observe the following Guidelines in appointing Officials

for each TNTET Examination Centre.

Sl. No.

Personnel to be appointed in Examination Centres

No. of Persons

per Centre

1 Chief Superintendent – Headmaster of the School where the Examination Centre is

located

1

2 Additional Chief Superintendent – Assistant Headmaster / PG Teacher of that

Schools

1

3 Departmental Officer – PG Teacher 1

4 Additional Departmental Officer – PG / BT

Teacher

1

5 TRB Reporting Officers – BRTEs (Collecting Absentees List and Reporting to the TRB)

2

6 Invigilators (Hall Supervisors) – PG / BT

Teachers

1 Person for

a Hall / for every 20

Candidates

7 Scribe – Secondary Grade Teachers (if there are Visually Impaired Candidates and have

requested for a Scribe)

1 for each such

candidate

8 Standby – For Hall Supervision if there is any shortage / emergency

2

9 Clerk – Only Ministerial Staff should be

appointed

2

10 Office Assistant – 2, Waterman –

2,Sweeper cum Cleaner – 1,

5

Chapter 6 - TIME SCHEDULE FOR TNTET

PAPER I ACTIVITY

PAPER II

FORENOON AFTERNOON

10.00 ENTRY OF CANDIDATES INTO THE HALL &

ATTENDANCE, MAKING

ENTRIES OF NAME, EXAMINATION NUMBER etc.,

02.00

10.25

ISSUE OF QUESTION PAPER BOOKLETS AND MAKING

ENTRY OF QUESTION PAPER BOOKLET SERIES (A/B/C/D)

IN THE OMR ANSWER SHEET

02.25

10.30 LONG BELL TO MARK THE

START OF THE EXAMINATION.

CANDIDATES HAVE TO

REMOVE THE PAPER SEAL OF THE QUESTION PAPER

AND START ANSWERING.

02.30

11.00 BELL - 1 TO DENOTE THE

END OF FIRST HALF-AN-HOUR

03.00

11.30 BELL – 2 TO DENOTE THE END OF SECOND HALF-AN-

HOUR

03.30

11.55 WARNING BELL TO DENOTE

THE REMAINING 5 MINUTES

03.55

12.00 LONG BELL TO ANNOUNMCE

THE CLOSE OF EXAMINATION AND ISSUE

OF CARBON COPY OF THE OMR

04.00

12.00 12.30 COUNTING AND RECEIVING THE ANSWER SHEETS AND

OTHER REMAINING

MATERIALS BY DEPARTMENTAL OFFICER

AND CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

04.00 04.30

12.30 01.00 BUNDLING OF ANSWER SHEETS

04.30 05.00

01.00 01.30 SENDING THE ANSWER SHEET BUNDLES TO THE

DESIGNATED CENTRE.

05.00 05.30

PROFORMA – I

TAMIL NADU TEACHER ELGIBILITY TEST, JUNE 2012

RECEIPT

Received the following Confidential Material from the Director of

Government Examinations, Chennai – 600 006 on

………………………………..

Sl. No.

Description No.

Received

1. Sealed Cartons containing

Question Papers


OMR Answer Sheets


other materials

Received the above materials.

Signature

District Educational Officer

PROFORMA – II


Received the following Confidential Material from the District

Educational Officer,…………………………………… Educational District:

Sl. No.

Description No.

Received


Question Papers


OMR Answer Sheets


other materials

Handed Over Taken Over

Signature

District Educational Officer

…………………………..Edn. Dt.

Signature

Question Paper Custodian

Custodian

Point:…………………….

PROFORMA – III


RECEIPT

Received the following Confidential Material from the Question

Paper Custodian, Custodian Point ……………………………….. in the

Educational District:……………………………………………………………..

Sl.

No. Description

No.

Received


Question Papers


OMR Answer Sheets


other materials

Handed Over Taken Over

Signature

Question Paper Custodian

Custodian Point:…………………

Signature

Departmental Officer Examination

Centre/School:…………………………..

PROFORMA – IV


ATTENDANCE

DISTRICT: EDUCATIONAL

DISTRICT:

CENTRE

CODE:

NAME OF

CENTRE:

HALL NUMBER:

NO. OF

ALLOTTED CANDIDATES :

PAPER: I / II

Sl.

No.

Register No. Booklet

No.

Name of the

Candidate

Signature of the

Candidate

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Signature of the Invigilator Signature of the Departmental Officer

Date:

Signature of the Chief Superintendent

PROFORMA – V


CONSOLIDATED REPORT ON CANDITATES

Educational District No. and Name:

Centre No. and Name and Address:

Name of the Chief Superintendent:

Candidates Allocated for the Centre

From To Total

S.No. Details No.

1. Total Candidates allocated for the centre

2. Total No. of Absentees

3. No. of Answer Papers sent in Special Covers

4. No. of Answer Papers sent to the

Evaluation Centre

Specify Absentee’s Nos.

Specify Nos. of Persons booked for malpractice and Answer Papers

sent in special covers:

Signature of the Departmental Officer


Date:

PROFORMA – VI


CONSOLIDATED REPORT ON DOCUMENTS

Educational District No. and Name:

Centre No. and Name and Address:

Name of the Chief Superintendent:

Candidates Allocated for the Centre

From To Total

A. Question Paper Booklets:

Received

Used

Unused

B. OMR Answer Sheets:

Received

Used

Unused Used by

Candidates

Damaged/

Cancelled Total



Date:

PROFORMA VII

(To be used in the Examination Centre to show the List of Candidates appeared for the TNTET without Prescribed Hall Ticket)

Sl. No. Name of the Candidate and

Address appeared for the TNTET

without the

prescribed Hall Ticket

Register No.

TNTET Paper –

I / II

TNTET Code



PROFORMA VIII

Seating Arrangement and Question Paper Booklet No.

(To be prepared by the Invigilator)

TNTET PAPER – I / II Educational District:

DATE: Examination Centre:

HALL NO…………………….

1

10

11

20

A B C D

2

9

12

19

B A D C

3

8

13

18

C D A B

4

7

14

17

D C B A

5

6

15

16

A B C D

Signature of the

Invigilator

Signature of the Chief

Superintendent

PROFORMA IX

REQUISITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

1. Name as already given in the

Application Form

2. Name to be changed as

3. TNTET Application Form No. (Xerox

Copy to be attached)

4. Proof for the Present Name (Xerox

Copy of S.S.L.C. & +2 Mark Sheets)

DECLARATION

I submit that the above particulars are true. The requisition

made in this form is final and I will not claim any further change in

this regard.

Signature of the Candidate

POSTER

தநிழ்ாடு அபசு

ஆசிாினர் ததர்வு யாாினம்

ஆசிாினர் தகுதித் ததர்வு 2012

GOVERNMENT OF

TAMIL NADU

TEACHERS

RECRUITMENT BOARD

TEACHER ELIGIBILITY

TEST 2012

இப்ள்ினில் ததர்வு

டைபறுயதால் அனுநதினின்ி

நுடமனக்கூைாது.

அச்சிட்ை அல்து டைனால்

எழுதப்ட்ை தாள்ைள் எயற்டயும்

ததர்வு அடக்குள் எடுத்துச் பசல்

அனுநதினில்ட.

எவ்யடைனா பசல்தசி,

டைக்ைணிி அல்து நடிக்ைணிி

நற்றும் புளூடூத் ைருயிைள் நற்றும்

ைணக்ைிடும் ைருயிைள் ஆைினயற்டத்

ததர்யடக்குள் எடுத்துச் பசல்

அனுநதினில்ட.

ததர்யடக்குள்

அடக்ைண்ைாணிப்ார் அல்து

சை ததர்யர் ஆைிதனாருைன்

முடதயி ைப்யர் நீது

ையடிக்டை தநற்பைாள்ப்டும்.

தநற்ைண்ையாறு தயிடமப்யர்

அன்டனத் ததர்யிடத் பதாைர்ந்து

எழுத அனுநதிக்ைப்ைாதததாடு,

ஆசிாினர் ததர்வு யாாினம் ைத்தும்

ததர்வுைட மூன்ாண்டுைளூக்கு

எழுதத் தடை யிதிக்ைப்டும்.

Trespassing not allowed

into the Government Examination Zone.

Candidates are not allowed to carry with them any

printed or hand-written material into the

Examination Hall.

Having any kind of Electronic Gadget like

Mobiles, PDAs, Palmtop/Laptop

Computers, Bluetooth

Equipments and Calculators into the

Examination Hall.

Candidates misbehaving with the Invigilator or

another Candidate inside the Examination Hall will

be penalised.

Candidates violating the

above conditions will not be allowed to continue

their Examination of that session and will be

debarred from writing TRB

Examinations for THREE years.

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