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Teaching recruitment in Tamil Nadu runs through one board. The Teachers Recruitment Board conducts the Teacher Eligibility Test that qualifies a candidate, and then the separate competitive recruitments — Secondary Grade Teacher, BT Assistant, Post Graduate Assistant — that appoint them. The TET qualifies; it does not appoint. And in the recruitments that follow, it counts by the year it was passed.
Two TETs ran in the year to September 2026 and they are not interchangeable. The general TNTET of November 2025 is the one a fresh candidate needs, and its pass marks were lowered twice by government order after the examination. The working-teachers TET of July 2026 is for teachers already in service who must qualify under a Supreme Court deadline, and it is restricted to them. No TET or recruitment window was open when this page was checked; the board’s planner had projected two more TET cycles and a BT Assistant recruitment for 2026 that had not appeared.
Tamil Nadu Teaching Posts · checked 19 September 2026
The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.
Checked 19 September 2026
90 general; 75 BC, BC(M), MBC and DC; 60 SC, SC(A), ST and, from February, persons with disability
Teachers Recruitment Board, Tamil Nadu
TNTET — two papers of 150 marks, no negative marking, valid for life
SGT, BT Assistant and PG Assistant — a Tamil gate of 50 marks, then a 150-mark paper; no interview
Notification
| Examination | Notification | Status |
|---|---|---|
| TNTET 2025 — general | No. 03/2025, 11 August 2025 | Examined 15 and 16 November 2025; results 30 January 2026 under revised pass marks; disability results 26 February. Paper I 92,417 appeared and 46,083 passed; Paper II 3,31,900 appeared and 1,05,946 passed. |
| TNTET 2026 — working teachers | No. 01/2026, 13 February 2026 | Restricted to in-service teachers. Examined 4 and 5 July 2026 — 59,535 in Paper I, 1,60,929 in Paper II. Tentative key 15 July; results not published at the date checked. |
| PG Assistant, Physical Director and Computer Instructor | No. 02/2025, 10 July 2025 | Complete — 1,996 posts; examined 12 October 2025; provisional selection 22 January 2026; reserve list 4 June 2026. |
| Secondary Grade Teacher | No. 01/2024, 9 February 2024 | Complete — 2,768 posts after addendum; examined 21 July 2024; provisional selection 6 June 2025; reserve lists March 2026. |
| BT Assistant | No. 03/2023, 25 October 2023 | Complete — 2,222 posts; examined 4 February 2024; provisional selection August 2024; reserve list June 2026. |
| Block Educational Officer | No. 01/2023, 5 June 2023 | Complete — 33 posts; selection January 2024. No notification since. |
| Special Teachers | No. 05/2017 | No notification since 2017. |
The board’s tentative annual planner for 2026 listed a general TET notification in May with the examination in July, a second in October with the examination in December, and a BT Assistant and BRTE notification in March with the examination in July. None of the three had appeared on the board’s notification index at the date checked; the only 2026 notification is the working-teachers TET. A planner date is not a notification.
The November 2025 TET was notified with a pass mark of 60 per cent for general candidates, 55 for BC, BC(M), MBC, DC and disabled candidates, and 40 for ST as a one-time concession. Government orders of 28 January and 25 February 2026 revised the thresholds — 60 per cent for general, 50 for BC, BC(M), MBC and DC, 40 for SC, SC(A), ST and, from February, persons with disability — and the board issued addenda and reissued results under them. The same revised thresholds govern the working-teachers TET.
TRB notifications TRB — TNTET page with statistics TRB annual planner 2026 TET certificate download
Overview
The eligibility test is two papers of 150 multiple-choice questions, one mark each, three hours each, on OMR sheets, with no negative marking. Paper I, for classes I to V, carries child development and pedagogy, Language I in Tamil or a minority language, Language II English, mathematics and environmental studies at 30 each; Paper II, for classes VI to VIII, carries the same three common parts and 60 in mathematics and science or in social science. A candidate sits either or both, paying per paper, and a pass is valid for life.
The recruitments are separate examinations with a shape of their own. Each opens with a compulsory Tamil language eligibility test — 30 questions for 50 marks in 30 minutes at tenth-standard level, qualifying at 40 per cent and not counted — and then a single 150-mark paper at the level of the post: tenth-standard across five subjects for Secondary Grade Teacher, the undergraduate subject for BT Assistant, the postgraduate subject with educational methodology for PG Assistant. For SGT and BT the TET is required and weighted — half a mark for each year since it was passed, so a 2012 pass adds 5.5 and a 2022 pass 0.5. There is no interview.
The working-teachers TET of July 2026 exists because a Supreme Court order of September 2025 required in-service teachers appointed before the 2011 rules to qualify within a deadline, and the state ordered special cycles for them. Its notification restricts it to teachers appointed on or before 1 September 2025 with a service certificate. A candidate who is not yet a teacher needs the general TNTET — last held in November 2025, with two more cycles projected for 2026 that had not been notified when this page was checked.
Eligibility
| Examination | Qualification | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| TNTET, general | The teacher training qualification for the paper — D.El.Ed or B.El.Ed for Paper I, B.Ed with graduation for Paper II — under NCTE norms | Minimum 18; no upper limit | ₹600 per paper; ₹300 for SC, SC(A), ST and disabled candidates |
| TNTET, working teachers | As above, plus appointment as SGT, BT Assistant or equivalent on or before 1 September 2025 with a service certificate | As above | As above |
| Secondary Grade Teacher | HSC with 50 per cent — 45 under the 2002 norms — plus a two-year D.El.Ed, or B.El.Ed, or D.Ed special education; or graduation with D.El.Ed; and a pass in TNTET Paper I | 53 general; 58 for SC, ST, BC, BC(M), MBC, DC and destitute widows | ₹600; ₹300 for SC, SC(A), ST and disabled candidates |
| BT Assistant | Graduation in the subject with B.Ed, and a pass in TNTET Paper II | As for SGT | As for SGT |
| PG Assistant | Post-graduation in the subject with 50 per cent — 45 under specified norms — plus B.Ed; M.P.Ed for Physical Director; a computer science post-graduation for Computer Instructor. No TET | As for SGT | As for SGT; one subject only |
Selection process
Each stage in order, and what it actually tests.
| Stage | Format | What it involves |
|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test | Two papers, OMR, qualifying for life | Paper I for classes I to V, Paper II for classes VI to VIII; 150 questions, 150 marks, three hours each; no negative marking. Pass at 90, 75 or 60 by community. Required for SGT and BT Assistant, where it is weighted by year; not required for PG Assistant. |
| Recruitment — Tamil language eligibility test | Objective, 30 questions, 50 marks, 30 minutes | At tenth-standard level, qualifying at 40 per cent — 20 marks — and not counted towards the rank. Sat as Part A of each recruitment examination before the main paper. |
| Recruitment — main paper | Objective, 150 questions, 150 marks, three hours | At the level of the post. Minimum 40 per cent for general candidates and 30 for reserved communities in SGT and BT; 50, 45 and 40 per cent by community in PG Assistant. The rank is the paper plus the TET weightage where it applies. |
| Certificate verification and selection | Documents, at 1.25 candidates per vacancy | Shortlisted on marks, verified, and selected under the communal roster. No interview. Reserve lists are published in the months after the provisional list. |
Exam pattern
| Paper | For | Structure | Pass — revised January and February 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I | Classes I to V | Child development and pedagogy 30; Language I 30; Language II English 30; mathematics 30; environmental studies 30 | 90 general; 75 BC, BC(M), MBC and DC; 60 SC, SC(A), ST and disabled |
| Paper II | Classes VI to VIII | Child development and pedagogy 30; Language I 30; Language II English 30; mathematics and science 60, or social science 60 | The same |
| Recruitment | Part B content | Questions and marks | Duration | Minimum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary Grade Teacher | Tamil or the minority language, English, mathematics, science and social science at tenth standard, 30 each | 150 for 150 | 3 hours | 40% general — 60; 30% reserved — 45 |
| BT Assistant | The undergraduate subject — Tamil, English, mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, history or geography | 150 for 150 | 3 hours | 40% general — 60; 30% reserved — 45 |
| PG Assistant and Physical Director | Main subject 110; educational methodology 30; general knowledge 10 | 150 for 150 | 3 hours | 50% general — 75; 45% SC and SC(A) — 68; 40% ST — 60 |
| Computer Instructor Grade-I | Computer science 130; educational psychology 10; general knowledge 10 | 150 for 150 | 3 hours | As for PG Assistant |
For SGT and BT Assistant the rank is the Part B score plus the TET weightage — half a mark for every year since the TET was passed — under the communal roster. For PG Assistant there is no TET and the rank is the Part B score alone. No recruitment carries an interview; the notifications list the Tamil test, the written paper and certificate verification at 1.25 candidates per vacancy, and nothing else. None of the notifications mentions negative marking.
TNPSC revises paper structure, marks, syllabus detail and eligibility between recruitment cycles, and has done so more than once in recent years — the Tamil eligibility component itself is a recent addition. Everything here describes the shape the recruitment has held; the notification for the cycle you are sitting is the document that decides it. Read it end to end before you plan around any figure.
Study plan
Sources
Checked 11 September 2026. TET structure, fees, pass marks and their revisions are quoted from Notification 03/2025 and its addenda and Notification 01/2026; the recruitment patterns, the Tamil gate and the weightage rule from the SGT, BT and PG notifications of 2024, 2023 and 2025; the timetable and statistics from the board’s notification pages. The board publishes no archive of previous question papers for the TET or the recruitments; it publishes final keys with results.
TRB home TRB notifications TNTET 2025 notification No. 03/2025 TNTET 2025 Addendum 03A — revised pass marks TNTET 2025 Addendum 03B — disability pass mark TNTET for working teachers 2026, No. 01/2026 Government order on special TETs for in-service teachers PG Assistant notification No. 02/2025 Secondary Grade Teacher notification No. 01/2024 BT Assistant notification No. 03/2023 TRB annual planner 2026
Exam resources
Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.
Questions
No. As at 11 September 2026 the most recent notification, the working-teachers TET of February 2026, had closed on 10 April 2026, and the board’s apply portal listed no open recruitment. The board’s 2026 planner projected general TET cycles in May and October and a BT Assistant recruitment in March; none had been notified.
Since the government orders of January and February 2026: 60 per cent or 90 marks for general candidates; 50 per cent or 75 for BC, BC(M), MBC and DC candidates; 40 per cent or 60 for SC, SC(A), ST and persons with disability. The November 2025 results were reissued under these thresholds.
The working-teachers TET of 2026 is restricted to teachers appointed on or before 1 September 2025 and exists so that in-service teachers can qualify under a Supreme Court deadline. A candidate not yet in service cannot sit it, and needs the general TNTET.
For Secondary Grade Teacher and BT Assistant, half a mark is added to the recruitment score for every year from the year the TET was passed — counting the earliest pass — under a government order of August 2023. A 2012 pass adds 5.5 marks to a 2024 recruitment; a 2022 pass adds 0.5. The TET score itself is not weighted, and PG Assistant carries no TET component.
Part A of each recruitment examination — 30 questions for 50 marks in 30 minutes at tenth-standard level, qualifying at 40 per cent and not counted towards the rank. It applies to SGT, BT Assistant and PG Assistant alike, and is separate from the TET’s Language I paper.
Two papers of 150 multiple-choice questions, one mark each, three hours each, on OMR, with no negative marking. Paper I for classes I to V: child development and pedagogy, Language I, Language II English, mathematics and environmental studies, 30 each. Paper II for classes VI to VIII: the same three common parts and 60 in mathematics and science or social science.
Part A, the Tamil gate of 30 questions for 50 marks in 30 minutes at 40 per cent; then Part B, a single paper of 150 questions for 150 marks in three hours — Tamil or the minority language, English, mathematics, science and social science at tenth standard, 30 each — with a minimum of 40 per cent for general candidates and 30 for reserved communities. The rank is Part B plus the TET weightage.
53 for general candidates and 58 for SC, ST, BC, BC(M), MBC, DC and destitute-widow candidates, reckoned as on 1 July of the notification year, in the SGT, BT and PG recruitments of 2023 to 2025. The TET has a minimum of 18 and no upper limit.
₹600 per TET paper and ₹600 per recruitment, or ₹300 for SC, SC(A), ST and disabled candidates. A candidate sitting both TET papers applies and pays separately for each.
No. The SGT, BT Assistant and PG Assistant notifications list the Tamil test, the written paper and certificate verification at 1.25 candidates per vacancy, and selection is on the written marks with the TET weightage where it applies.
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