| TNTET Exam Pattern Details |
Teachers Eligibility Test Papers:
| Sl.No | Name of the Test | Teachers of Classes |
| 1 | Paper I | Classes I to V (Secondary Grade Teachers) |
| 2 | Paper II | Classes VI to VIII (Graduate Teachers) |
Exam Pattern: Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test (TNTET), Paper I & Paper II exam will consists of 150 Multiple choice questions in the time duration of 3 hours. Candidates have to mark the right choice of answers among the four options. Each right answer will be awarded one mark. There will not be any negative marking. The questions for all the subjects (except languages) will be both in Tamil and English.
Structure and Content of TET Paper-I:
| Sl.No. | Content (All Compulsory) | MCQs | Marks |
| 1 | Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6 – 11) |
30 | 30 |
| 2 | Language I – Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu | 30 | 30 |
| 3 | Language II – English | 30 | 30 |
| 4 | Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| 5 | Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
IMPORTANT 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. 2 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.
Structure and Content of TET Paper-II:
| Sl.No. | Content | MCQs | Marks |
| 1 | Child Development and Pedagogy – relevant to the age Group 11 – 14 Years (Compulsory) |
30 | 30 |
| 2 | Language I – Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/ Urdu (Compulsory) |
30 | 30 |
| 3 | Language II – English (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| 4 | a) For Mathematics and Science Teacher: Mathematics and Science or b) For Social Science Teacher: Social Science or c) Any Other Teacher [(a) or (b)] |
60 | 60 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
IMPORTANT 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. 2 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.
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.
| IMPORTANT LINKS |
| TNTET Eligibility Details |
| TNTET Exam Pattern |
| TNTET Syllabus |