TAMILNADU TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST(TNTET)–2012 NOTIFICATION / ADVERTISEMENT

Advertisement No. 04/2012
Date: 07.03.2012

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
TEACHERS RECRUITMENT BOARD

4th Floor, EVK Sampath Maaligai, DPI Compound, College Road,
Chennai – 600 006.

TAMIL NADU TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST(TNTET)–2012 NOTIFICATION / ADVERTISEMENT

   Applications are invited upto 5.30 p.m. on 04.04.2012 for Teacher Eligibility Tests for the year 2012 from the candidates in Tamil Nadu.

   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.

1. Important Dates:

A

Date of Notification 07.03.2012  

B

Commencement of Sale of Application Forms

22.03.2012  

C

Last Date for Receipt of Application 0.04.2012 5.30 p.m.

D

Date of Written Examination-Paper I 03.06.2012 F.N.
  Date of Written Examination-Paper-II 03.06.2012 A.N.

2. Category of Candidates for TET:

The following categories of candidates should write the Teacher Eligibility Test:

The Secondary Grade and Graduate Teachers (BT Assistants) appointed with the prescribed qualifications in Government, Government Aided and Un-aided Schools on or after 23rd August, 2010.

Teachers working in Unaided Institutions without the prescribed qualifications shall acquire such minimum qualifications within a period of 5 years and should pass the TET.

    All Candidates with necessary qualifications and seeking for appointment as Teachers for Classes I to VIII.

3. Eligibility to Write TET:

   Candidates should possess the following prescribed qualifications to write the Teacher Eligibility Test:

    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 (except Visually
Impaired Candidates) can write Paper I.

    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.

    Candidates appearing for the Final Year Examination of D.T.Ed. / B.Ed. during the current Academic Year are also eligible to appear for the Teacher Eligibility Test.

4. Teacher Eligibility Test Papers:

Sl.No. Name of the Test Teachers of Classes
1. Paper I Classes I to V
2. Paper II Classes VI to VIII

Paper I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for Classes I to V. Number of Questions 150 MCQs and the Duration of the Examination is 1 Hour and 30 Minutes.

Paper II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for Classes VI to VIII. Number of Questions 150 MCQs and the Duration of the Examination is 1 Hour and 30 Minutes.

 A person who intends to teach both Classes I to V and VI to VIII will have to appear for both Papers I and II.

5. Structure and Content of TET

   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.

Paper I

Sl.No. Content (All Compulsory) MCQs Marks
i

Child Development and Pedagogy(relevant to age group 6–11)

30 30
ii

LanguageI–
Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu

30 30
iii Language II - English 30 30
iv Mathematics 30 30
v Environmental Studies 30 30
  Total 150 150

Note:

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

b. Test Items for 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.

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

d. The test items in 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 standard as well as linkages will be upto the Secondary Stage.

Paper II

Sl.No. Content MCQs Marks
i

Child Development and Pedagogy
relevant to the age Group 11–14 Years
(Compulsory)

30 30
ii

Language I -
Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu
(Compulsory)

30 30
iii Language II - English (Compulsory) 30 30
iv

(a) For Mathematics and Science
Teacher
: Mathematics and Science
OR
(b) For Social Studies Teacher: Social
Studies
OR
(c) or Any Other Teacher [(a) or (b) ]

60 60
  Total 150 150

Note:

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

b. Test Items for 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.

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

d. The test items in Mathematics and Science and Social Studies 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 standard as well as linkages will be upto the Senior Secondary (Higher Secondary) Stage.

6. Subjects & Subject Codes:

Sl.No. Paper Subject Code
1. Paper I 12TET 01
2. Paper II 12TET 02

7. General Information:

a. The Teacher Eligibility Test is merely as a pre-requisite eligibility test for those who are seeking appointment as a teacher.

b. For appointment of teachers the Teachers Recruitment Board will follow separate selection procedures.

c. The Teachers Recruitment Board conducts this test as a Nodal Agency for the Government of Tamil Nadu.

d. Candidates securing 60% and above in the tests will be issued a TET Eligibility Certificate mentioning the language opted under Language I, which will be valid for 7 years from the date of issue of the certificate.

e. The TET Certificate will be mandatory for anybody willing to work as a Teacher in the State of Tamil Nadu for Classes I to VIII.

f. Recruitment of Teachers will be conducted separately as and when there is need following the guidelines of the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Communal Roster in vogue.

g. Nobody can claim it as a right to be appointed as a teacher by merely getting a TET Eligibility Certificate.

8. Scheme Of Written Examination :

1. Question Papers will have 150 Multiple Choice Questions in the subjects under the relevant papers as mentioned above. 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.

2. The questions for all the subjects (except languages) will be both in Tamil and English.

3. The syllabi for the subjects covered are already published in the Government Gazettes. However they will be issued along with the Application Form and Prospectus.

4. The Syllabi will also be published in the Teachers Recruitment Board’s official web-site http://trb.tn.nic.in

9. Centre For Examination:

   Examination will be held in all the 66 Educational District Headquarters. The Candidates may refer to the Prospectus published in the Teachers Recruitment Board Website or Teachers Recruitment Board’s Notice Board at DPI Compound, Chennai–6 for further details. Candidates should appear for the examination at their own expenses. The board reserves the right to increase the number of examination centres and to re-allot the candidates.

10. Application & Examination Fee:

   Applications can be received from the District Educational Officers on payment of Rs. 50/- in cash towards the cost of Application Form and Prospectus. The Examination Fee is Rs. 500/- (Rupees 250/- for SC/ST /Differently Abled Candidates only). The fee should be paid by the candidate in any Branch of the State Bank of India only using the Prescribed Challan attached with the Prospectus. Payment of Fees in any other method will not be accepted.

   While making payment of fees through the Challan the candidate should take care to write all the necessary details without fail. The TRB Copy of the Challan Should be sent along with the Application Form without stapling or tying with the Application form.

11. ISSUE OF APPLICATIONS:

i.    Applications can be received from 22.03.2012 to 04.04.2012 from the Office of the District Educational Officers, on payment of Rs. 50/- in cash towards the cost of Application Form and Prospectus.

ii. Candidates should use only the OMR Application Form. NO other form of typed or printed or photocopied application forms will be accepted and such applications, if any will be summarily rejected.

iii. Single Application Form is enough for a candidate even if he/she wishes to write a single paper or both Papers I and II simultaneously.

iv. Examination Fee will be Rs. 500/- (or 250/- for SC/ST/Differently Abled) even if the candidate opts for a single paper (Paper I or Paper II) or for both Paper I and Paper II.

v. The filled-in Application Form and the TRB Copy of the Fees Payment Challan must be put inside the envelope provided and submitted in person in the Office where the candidate received the Application Form. The Application and the Challan should NOT be stapled/pasted/tied together. The envelope also need not to be closed or pasted.

vi. Submission of Application Forms online or by post or fax is NOT accepted by the Teachers Recruitment Board.

vii. DON’T send the filled-in Application Form directly to the Teachers Recruitment Board.

viii. Application Forms will not be accepted after 5.30 p.m. on 04.04.2012.

CHAIRMAN

Source:http://trb.tn.nic.in/TET2012/08032012/Notification.pdf

Constitution of Committee for,interview/viva-voce in connection with recruitment to Group ‘C’ posts and posts in Pay Band-I of Rs. 5200-20200 (Grade Pay:Rs. 1800) including screening of Substitutes on Indian Railways.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No. 29/2012

No. E (NG)-II/96/RR-1/40.


New Delhi, dated: 05-03-2012.

The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/Production Units, CORE/Allahabad, Metro Raliway/Kolkata;CAO/MTP/Chennai, Mumbai;
CAO (R), DMW/Patiala, COFMOW/New Delhi;
Chairmen/All Railway Recruitment Boards;
Director General, RDSO/Lucknow & RSC/Vadodra
Director, IRISET/Secundrabad, IRICEN/Pune, IRIEEN/Nasik & IRIM&EE/Jamalpur; and, Managing Director/Konkan Railway Corporation Limited.

Sub:- Constitution of Committee for,interview/viva-voce in connection with recruitment to Group ‘C’ posts and posts in Pay Band-I of ` 5200-20200 (Grade Pay: ` 1800) including screening of Substitutes on Indian Railways.

Ref: This office letter No. E(NG)II-83/RR1/7 dated 1.6.1983, E(NG)II-83/RR1/7(I) dated 1.6.1983, E(NG)II/96/RR-l/40 dated 19.6.1997 & 27.4.1998 and 98/E(RRB)/9/3 dated 30.12.2001.

   Attention is invited to letter under reference, para 112 of Indian Railway Establishment Manual, Volume-I (Revised Edition-1989) (First Reprint Edition 2009) and item No. VI 2 (v) of Master Circular No. 51 on the subject of “Reservation for Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes in Railway Services”, wherein provisions have inter-alia been made for constitution of interview/viva-voce in connection with recruitment to Group ‘C’ posts and posts in Pay Band-I of ` 5200-20200 (Grade Pay: ` 1800) including screening of Substitutes on Indian Railways.

   2. In addition to above, it has now been decided that the stipulation made vide Department of Personnel & Training OM No. 35021/2/2009-Estt (C) dated 30.06.2009 (copy enclosed) may strictly be adhered to while holding recruitment to Group ‘C’ posts from open market and conduct of screening of Substitutes in Group ‘C’ and Pay Band-1 (Grade Pay; `1800) to ensure adequate representation of women members on various interviews/viva-voce committees.

Please acknowledge receipt.

sd/-
(Harsha Dass)
Joint Director Estt. (N)-II
Railway Board.

Source:http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/establishment/ENG-II/RBE_29_2012.pdf

Railway Minister Announces Introduction of New Trains and Other Services.

   The move Implements the Announcements made in the Railway Budget 2011-12

   The Minister of Railways, Shri Dinesh Trivedi today announced introduction of 26 new trains, extension of five existing trains, increase in frequency of two existing trains and introduction of new five sub-urban trains. Most of these new services announced were part of the Railway Budget 2011-12. The trains announced in the Railway Budget 2011-12 are implemented by the end of the financial year i.e. 31st March 2012. With this announcement, 115 out of 132 new trains proposed for introduction during Railway Budget 2011-12 will get introduced, 19 out of 22 increase in frequency of trains proposed in Railway Budget 2011-12 will be effected and all the extension of trains proposed in Railway Budget 2011-12 will get implemented. Efforts are being made to ensure introduction of other remaining services proposed in the Railway Budget 2011-12 by the stipulated date of 31st March, 2012. Today’s announcement include three Duronto, one Shatabdi, one fully AC Express, three Rajyarani Express, nine Mail and Express services, three MEMU services, three DEMU services and five EMU services.

   In case of new trains, local public representatives as per laid down protocol will be invited by the concerned Zonal Railway/Divisional Railway for the formal flagging off in next 7 to 10 days.

   Extension and increase in frequency of the existing trains will be introduced with immediate effect, as operationally feasible.

The list of new trains, extension of existing services etc. is given below:

1. 12297/12298 Pune-Ahmedabad AC Duronto (Tri-weekly)

2. 22209/22210 Mumbai Central-New Delhi AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)

3. 19405/19406 Ahmedabad-Yesvantpur AC Express (Weekly)

4. 12567/12568 Saharsa-Patna Rajya Rani Express (Daily)

5. 22101/22102 Manmad-Mumbai Rajya Rani Express (Daily)

6 .19261/19262 Porbander-Kochuvelli Express (Weekly)

7. 22901/22902 Udaipur-Bandra(T) Express (Tri-weekly)

8. 18511/18512 Visakhapatnam-Koraput Intercity Express

9. 57477/57478 Tirupati-Guntakal Passenger (Daily)

10. 58301/58302 Koraput-Sambalpur Passenger (Daily)

11. 59425/59426 Bhuj-Palanpur passenger (Daily)

12. 66302/66303 Ernakulam-Kollam MEMU (6 days a week)

13. 77683/77684 Jalna-Nagarsol DEMU (6 days a week)

14. 77686/77685 & 77688/77687 Kacheguda – Nizamabad DEMU (6 days a week)

15. 77681/77682 & 77679/77680 Falaknuma-Medchal DEMU (6 days a week)

16. 19027/19028 Bandra (T)-Jammu Tawi Vivek Express (Weekly)

17. 12293/12294 Allahabad- Mumbai AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)

18. 22454/22453 Meerut-Lucknow Rajya Rani Express (Daily)

19. 13423/13424 Bhagalpur-Ajmer Express (Weekly)

20. 12371/12372 Kolkata-Jaisalmer Express (Weekly)

21. 22451/22452 Mumbai-Chandigarh Express (Weekly)

22. 19407/19408 Varanasi-Ahmedabad Express (Weekly)

23. 15033/15034 Haridwar-Ramnagar Express (Tri-weekly)

24. 66019/66020 Salem-Katpadi MEMU (6 days a week) (Railway Budget 2010-11)

25. 66300/66301 Ernakulam-Kollam MEMU (6 days a week) (Railway Budget 2010-11)

26. Introduction of Anandvihar-Kathgodam Shatabdi Express (4 days a week)

EXTENSION:

1. 59803/59802 Nagda-Kota Passenger extension upto Ratlam

2. 19603/19604 Sultanpur-Ajmer Express extension upto Ahmedabad

3. 12965/12966 Udaipur-Gwalior Express extension upto Khajuraho

4. 55007/55008 Hajipur-Thawe Passenger extension upto Kaptanganj

5.12891/12892 Bhubaneswar-Baripada Express extension upto Bangriposi

INCREASE IN FREQUENCY:

1. 59025/59026 Surat-Amravati Fast Passenger from 2 to 3 days a week.

2. 15279/15280 Saharsa-Adarsh Nagar Delhi Express from weekly to bi-weekly

SUBURBAN:

1. Avadi-Chennai Beach

2. Chennai Beach-Gummidipundi

3. Gummidipundi-Chennai Beach

4. Chennai Central-Tiruvallur

5. Tiruvallur-Chennai Central

Source: PIB