Summary
Metro Railway will run additional trains on Sunday for the benefit of the examinees
More than 3 lakh candidates are expected to write the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET), through which applicants are shortlisted for appointment in government-aided primary schools (Classes I to V), on December 24.
The state primary education board will hold the TET at 773 centres across the state, of which five are in Calcutta.
Metro Railway will run additional trains on Sunday for the benefit of the examinees.
The test was originally scheduled for December 10. But the government deferred it to December 24 because of issues related to logistics.
Last year, the examination was held on December 11.
Metro gives a lowdown on the TET.
Date of test
The examination will be held on December 24, Sunday.
Duration
The test will be held from noon to 2.30pm.
Number of candidates
Around 3.09 lakh candidates have applied to write the test.
Venues
The test will be held at 773 centres across Bengal, including five in Calcutta.
Venues in Calcutta
In Calcutta, the test will be held at Chetla Girls High School, Jadavpur Vidyapith, Government Sponsored Multipurpose Boys School Taki, Baghbazar Multipurpose Girls School (Government Sponsored) and Kumar Asutosh Institution (Main Boys).
Vacant posts
11,765
Commuting
Metro Railway will run additional trains on the north-south corridor on Sunday for the benefit of the TET examinees. Altogether, 234 trains (117 Up and as many Down) will run, instead of the usual Sunday count of 130, on the Blue Line (between New Garia and Dakshineswar), said a railway official.
Key documents
A candidate has to produce his or her admit card downloaded from the website of the state primary education board before entering the examination hall. A candidate will not be allowed to write the test if he or she fails to produce a valid admit card.
Barred items
- Any stationery item such as textual material (printed or written), bits of paper, geometry/pencil box, plastic pouch, calculator, scale, writing pad, pen drives, eraser, log table, electronic pen/scanner, cardboard etc.
- Any communication devices such as mobile phone, bluetooth-enabled device, earphone, microphone, pager, health band etc.
- Any watch/wristwatch, camera, wallet, goggles, handbag, gold ornament etc.
- Any other item which can be used to resort to unfair means and to hide communication devices/gadgets like cameras, bluetooth devices etc.
Test pattern
All questions will be multiple-choice type (MCQs), each carrying 1 mark. The examinees will have four alternatives for each question to mark the correct answer. The papers are child development and pedagogy, language I (Bengali/Hindi/Oriya/Telugu/Nepali/Santhali/Urdu), language II (English), mathematics and environmental studies. Each paper will be of 30 marks. There will be no negative marking. Except for the language papers, the questions will be in Bengali and English.
Qualifying marks
A candidate who scores 60 per cent or above (out of 150) will qualify for the second round of screening. SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B, PH/DA, EC, ex-servicemen and DH (death-in-harness) candidates are entitled to a relaxation of 5 per cent (i.e. 55 per cent or above).
“Qualifying TET-2023 will not automatically lead to recruitment. It is only one of eligibility criteria for appointment,” said Gautam Paul, president of the primary education board.
TET-2023 certificate
“The validity the TET-qualifying certificate is not time-barred. However, a candidate who has qualified TET-2023 may reappear in future TETs if she or he wants to improve her or his score,” said a board official.
What can be taken home
The question booklet, examinee’s copy of the OMR answer sheet and a copy of the admit card signed by the invigilator can be taken home.
Last updated on 23 Dec 2023
