TNTET 2019 exam is held; Paper I on June 8, 2019, and Paper II on June 9, 2019. Government of Tamil Nadu, Teachers Recruitment Board is responsible for conduct of Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test (TNTET). Candidates who appear in exam can next check answer keys. Teacher aspirants must qualify Paper I in order to be eligible to teach class 1 to 5, and Paper II to teach class 6 to 8. From this page candidates get the entire details regarding TNTET 2019 including exam date, hall ticket, exam pattern, answer key, result.
TNTET 2019
| Event | Dates |
| Date of Notification | 28 Feb 2019 |
| Start date of Application Form | 15 Mar 2019 |
| Last date of submission of Application Form | 12 Apr 2019 |
| Hall Ticket release Date (expected) | 26 May 2019 |
| TNTET Paper I Date | 8 Jun 2019 |
| TNTET Paper II Date | 9 Jun 2019 |
| Result | To be Announced |
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TNTET Answer Key 2019
After the successful conduction of the examination, TNTET Answer key is released at the official website. Answer key helps the candidates in estimating scores of the candidates. The can also raise the objection against the provisional answer key within the time duration. After overing the process of objection raising, the final answer key is released. For calculating scores final answer key is taken into consideration.
TNTET Result 2019
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Teachers Recruitment Board release the separate result for the paper I and paper II. The result is announced on the official website. The result is purely based on the performance of the candidates. For checking the result candidates have to provide login credentials on the result login page. The candidates who qualify the examination by obtaining minimum qualifying marks are awrded by the Teacher Eligibility Certificate. The candidates having certificate those are eligible to apply for the teaching job in government, semi-government and private sector.
TNTET 2019 Cut off Marks
From below candidates can check the cut marks which has been given on the official website.
| Teachers Eligibility Test | Cut off Marks |
| General Category Candidates | 90 Marks |
| PWD – General Category Candidates | 82 Marks |
| All Other Category(BC,BCM, MBC/DNC, SC, SCA, ST & PWD) Candidates | 82 Marks |
Exam Date of Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET) 2019
Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board is conducting TNTET 2019 on two days. Exam dates are June 8, 2019, and June 9, 2019. TRB is conducting Paper I for classes I to V teaching aspirants on day 1 from 10 AM to 1 PM. Then it is conducting Paper II for classes VI to VIII teaching aspirants on day 2 from 10 AM to 1 PM. Candidates may note that exam date was not finalized / disclosed at time of publication of notification in month of February. It was later released in the month of May. Between date of exam date reveal, and exam date, there is a fortnight gap. Candidates can see a screenshot of exam date notification below.
TNTET Hall Ticket 2019
The candidates who submit the application form on time for those hall tickets for examination is issued/ The hall ticket is released at the official website. For downloading the hall ticket / admit card candidates have to provide the login credentials. The candidates can only use online mode for downloading the hall ticket. For all the applicants it mandatory to carry hall ticket and one valid photo id mard on the day of the examination.
TNTET 2019 Exam Pattern
The TNTET 2019 examination is consist of 2 paper. Paper I is for the candidates who want to be a teacher of Class I-V students and Paper II is for those who want to be tecaher of Class IV to VIII students. From below check the detailed exam pattern of TNTET Paper I and II.
Exam Duration – 03 hours
Total Marks – 150
Total Question – 150
Type of Question – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Marking Scheme – 01 marks for each correct answer.
Exam Pattern of TNET Paper-I
| Topics Name | Number of Questions | Number of Marks |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Language-I
(Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu) |
30 | 30 |
| Language II – English | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Exam Pattern of TNET Paper-II
| Topics Name | Number of Questions | Number of Marks |
| Child Development and Pedagogy – Compulsory
(relevant to the age group of 11-14 years) |
30 | 30 |
| Language I -Compulsory (Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu) |
30 | 30 |
| Language II – English (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| a) For Mathematics and Science Teacher: Mathematics and Science or b) Social Science Teacher: Social Science or c) Any other Teacher either iv (a) or iv (b) |
60 | 60 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Child Development and pedagogy: Educational Psychology of Teaching and Learning (age group of 6 – 11 years(Paper -I) and age group of 11- 14 Years (Paper – II)).
Language I: The candidates have to choose any one language mentioned in the Paper-I exam pattern.
Language II English: Elements of language, Communication and Comprehension abilities.
Mathematics and Environmental Studies: Problem-solving abilities and pedagogical understanding.
TNTET Application Form 2019
The candidates can apply through online mode. The separate application was released for Paper I and Paper II. The candidates are able to apply for both paper but for this candidates are needed to do registration for each paper separately. In the form, candidates should fill valid details.
Application Fee
Rs. 500/- for General and OBC category candidates.
Rs 250/- for SC, SCA, ST and Person with Disability Candidates
Note: The candidates want to appear for both Paper-I and Paper-II, have to pay separately for both the paper.
Payment: The candidates can do the payment by using online and offline mode. The candidates who want to make an online payment can do it by using Net banking/Credit Card / Debit Card and who want to make an offline payment can do it through Demand Draft / Postal order etc.
Application Process Over!
TNTET 2019 Eligibility Criteria
Minimum Qualifications to register TNTET Paper-I (for classes I-V)
The candidates who have passed 12th by scoring at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education. or
The applicants who qualified the 12th by obtaining minimum 45% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education in accordance with the NCTE. or
Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary with scoring 50% marks and qualified / appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) or 2- year Diploma in Education (Special Education). or
The graduate who have passed/appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education. or
The candidates who passed graduation by obtaining 50% marks and passed / appearing in the final year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.). or
Minimum Qualifications to register TNTET Paper-I (for classes I-V)
The graduate applicants who have done or appearing in the in the 2-year (final year) Diploma in Elementary Education. or
The candidates who have qualified graduation by scoring 50 % marks or completed / appearing in final year of Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.) or B.A/B.Sc. Ed or B.A. Ed./B.Sc. Ed. or
The candidates who have qualified graduation by scoring 45 % marks or completed / appearing in final year of Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.) in accordance with the NCTE. or
Candidates who have qualified Higher Secondary with scoring 50% marks and qualified / appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) or 2- year Diploma in Education B.Ed (Special Education). or
The candidates who have qualified B.Ed. the programme, recognized by the NCTE are eligible.
Official Website: www.trb.tn.nic.in or trb.tnschools.gov.in
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