# Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TN TET) (TN TET) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: TN
- Questions: 150 · Total marks: 150 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 150 minutes
- Negative marking: none
- Languages offered: EN, TA

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–? years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Paper 1: Higher Secondary (50%+ marks) with Diploma in Elementary Education or B.El.Ed; Paper 2: Graduation with B.Ed or equivalent
- Approximate annual vacancies: 2,000
- Note: No upper age limit; unlimited attempts allowed; TET certificate valid for lifetime; conducted by Teachers Recruitment Board Tamil Nadu
- Official portal: https://trb.tn.gov.in (Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB), Tamil Nadu)

## Key dates
- 2026-08-01 — Admit card release date
- 2026-08-14 — TN TET result announcement expected
- 2026-08-15 — TN TET 2026 Examination Day (exam day)
- 2026-08-19 — TN TET Result declaration (expected)
- 2026-08-22 — Provisional answer key publication
- 2026-08-31 — TN TET 2026 Result (expected)
- 2026-09-23 — TN TET result declaration (expected)
- 2026-09-30 — Next TN TET cycle notification expected

## Declared results
- 2026-01-31 — TET Eligibility: TN TET Result 2025-26 declared for November exam cycle → https://shishya.in/exams/TN_TET/results/bdb6f973-ae75-4684-9937-2a4e8403019e

## Syllabus outline
### Child Development and Pedagogy (weight 1)
Assessment and Evaluation · Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation · Formative and Summative Assessment · Assessment Tools · Child Development and Educational Psychology · Adolescence (Paper II) · Concept of Growth and Development · Dimensions of Development · Influence of Heredity and Environment · Principles of Development · Guidance, Counselling and Mental Health · Guidance and Counselling · Mental Health and Hygiene · Inclusive Education and Children with Special Needs · Children with Learning Difficulties · Disadvantaged Learners · Gifted and Talented Children · Right to Education Act 2009 · Individual Differences and Personality · Basis of Differences · Gender as a Social Construct · Personality and Theories · Intelligence and Creativity · Creativity · Measurement of Intelligence · Multiple Intelligences · Theories of Intelligence · Learning and Pedagogy · Classroom Management · Cognition and Emotion · How Children Think and Learn · Motivation and Learning · Teaching Methods · Learning Theories · Behaviourism · Bruner — Discovery Learning · Constructivism · Gestalt and Insight Learning · Kohlberg — Moral Development · Piaget — Cognitive Development · Vygotsky — Socio-cultural Theory

### Language I — Tamil (weight 1)
Tamil Comprehension · Tamil Grammar (Ilakkanam) · Ani Ilakkanam · Eluttu Ilakkanam · Porul Ilakkanam · Sol Ilakkanam · Yappu Ilakkanam · Tamil Literature · Bhakti Literature · Tamil Epics · Modern Tamil Literature · Sangam Literature · Thirukkural · Pedagogy of Tamil Language · Language Acquisition vs Learning · Evaluation of Tamil Proficiency · Teaching-Learning Materials · Principles of Tamil Teaching · Remedial Teaching · LSRW Skills · Vocabulary

### Language II — English (weight 1)
Reading Comprehension · English Grammar · Parts of Speech · Sentence Structure · Tenses · Voice and Reported Speech · Pedagogy of English · Evaluating Language Proficiency · Teaching in Diverse Classrooms · Teaching-Learning Materials · Principles of English Teaching · Remedial Teaching · LSRW Skills in English · Phonology · Vocabulary

### Mathematics (weight 1)
Algebra · Data Handling · Fractions and Decimals · Geometry · Measurement · Mensuration · Number System · Pedagogy of Mathematics · Community Mathematics · Place of Mathematics in Curriculum · Evaluation in Mathematics · Language of Mathematics · Nature of Mathematics · Problems of Teaching Math · Remedial Teaching in Math · Percentage and Ratio · Profit, Loss and Interest · Time, Speed and Distance

### Environmental Studies (Paper I) (weight 1)
Family and Friends · Food · Health and Hygiene · Our Environment · Pedagogy of EVS · Activities and Experimentation · CCE in EVS · Concept and Scope of EVS · Teaching Materials · Problems of Teaching EVS · Significance of EVS · Shelter · Things We Make and Do · Tamil Nadu Environment · Travel · Water

### Mathematics and Science (Paper II) (weight 1)
Algebra · Biology and Life Processes · World of Animals · Environment and Ecology · Human Body and Health · World of Plants · Chemistry · Acids, Bases and Salts · Elements and Compounds · Matter and Its Nature · Geometry and Trigonometry · Mensuration · Number System · Pedagogy of Math and Science · Aims and Objectives · Evaluation · Laboratory and Practical Work · Methods of Teaching · Nature and Structure · Remedial Teaching · Physics · Electricity and Magnetism · Heat and Light · Force, Motion and Work · Sound · Statistics

### Social Studies (Paper II Alternative) (weight 1)
Civics and Political Science · Indian Constitution · Union and State Government · Indian Judiciary · Local Self-Government · Economics · Basic Concepts · Development · Indian Economy · Geography · The Earth and Solar System · Geography of India · Maps and Map Reading · Physical Geography · Geography of Tamil Nadu · History · Ancient India · Medieval India · Modern India and Freedom Struggle · History of Tamil Nadu · World History · Pedagogy of Social Studies · Aims and Objectives · Concept and Nature · Evaluation in Social Studies · Teaching Materials · Methods of Teaching · Problems of Teaching

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
# TN TET Category-wise Indicative Cutoffs (Out of 150 marks)

| Category | Expected Cutoff (Indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General (UR) | 90–102 marks (60–68%) |
| OBC | 85–97 marks (57–65%) |
| SC | 82–94 marks (55–63%) |
| ST | 80–92 marks (53–61%) |
| PwD | 78–88 marks (52–59%) |

## Guidance Notes

- **Category differential**: OBC cutoffs typically run 3–5 marks below General; SC/ST candidates see 8–12 mark relaxation. Tamil Nadu's substantial OBC population means competitive OBC cutoffs.

- **Year-on-year shifts**: Cutoffs fluctuate ±3–6 marks based on paper difficulty, vacancy numbers, and candidate performance distribution. Easy papers push cutoffs toward 65–68% (General), while tougher editions may settle around 60–63%.

- **Qualifying vs. merit**: These indicate *minimum qualifying* thresholds. Actual postings (especially urban/premier schools) depend on merit ranking; top-tier postings typically require 80%+ regardless of category reservation.

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