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State TET Exam Pattern

The common frame is the NCTE one; the state-specific rows are from the 2026 notifications of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala.

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State TET · 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.

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19September 2026

Checked 19 September 2026

State TET: the facts that matter now

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TG TET June 2026 held 16–22 June (CBT), result declared; AP TET 2026 held 5–21 August, result 13 September; UPTET 2026 held 2–4 July (OMR)…
2026 so far
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Each state’s school education department or examination board under the NCTE guidelines — the Directorate of School Education in Telangana and…
Conducted by
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Paper I (classes I–V) and Paper II (classes VI–VIII), 150 questions, 150 marks, 2 hours 30 minutes, no negative marking in most states — the CTET…
Common pattern
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Telangana and Andhra Pradesh: 60 per cent OC, 50 BC, 40 SC, ST and PwD; UP and most northern states: 60 per cent general and 55 reserved; Kerala…
Qualifying marks

Pattern

State TET — State TET exam pattern 2026: Paper 1 and Paper 2, mode, qualifying marks and how the states differ

Every state TET is two objective papers of 150 questions and 150 marks in two and a half hours, one mark a question, with no negative marking in the large states. Paper I is for classes I–V and Paper II for classes VI–VIII; some states add secondary-stage papers.

Paper I — five sections of 30.
Section	Questions	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Language I (state language or medium)	30	30
Language II (English)	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30

Paper II — three sections of 30 and a subject block of 60.
Section	Questions	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Language I	30	30
Language II	30	30
Mathematics and Science, or Social Studies	60	60

Mode, qualifying marks and fee by state.
State	Mode	Qualifying (General / BC / SC-ST-PwD)	Fee
Telangana (TG TET)	Computer-based	60 / 50 / 40 per cent	₹750 one paper, ₹1,000 both
Andhra Pradesh (AP TET)	Computer-based	60 / 50 / 40 per cent	Per notification
Uttar Pradesh (UPTET)	OMR	60 / 55 / 55 per cent	₹1,000 per paper; ₹500 SC/ST; ₹300 PwD
Kerala (K-TET)	OMR, four categories	60 per cent with notified relaxations	Per notification

Timing is the only pressure

150 questions in 150 minutes with no deduction means every question is attempted and the last ten minutes go to the unanswered ones; the computer-based states show a mock interface on the portal a week before the test, and it is worth an hour.

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