Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)- Guidelines issued by NCTE

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 “ 
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 – 60MCQs 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)

 The question paper shall be bilingual – (i) in language(s) as decided by the appropriate Government; and (ii) English language.
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 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.

Frequency of conduct of TET and validity period of TET certificate:
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.

To read complete guidelines issued by NCTE about TET click the following link:

http://www.ncte-india.org/RTE-TET-guidelines[1]%20(latest).pdf