Apply Online for Telangana TET Notification Released Telangana State Teachers Eligibility Test-2016 Notification and Schedule Released Directorate of School Education, Telangana State has issued Notification for First Telangana TET Notification and Schedule after formation Telangana State. Online applications are invited from the eligible candidates who intend to be teachers for classes I to VIII in schools in Telangana State for appearance in the First Telangana Teacher Eligibility Test (TS-TET , 2016) to be conducted by Department of School Education, Government of Telangana State on 1st May , 2016 in all 10 Districts of the State.

Important Dates for TSTET-2016

1.	Payment of Fees at TS Online or Payment Gateway				15.03.2016 to 30.03.2016
2.	Download of TSTET Information Bulletin				15.03.2016 Onwards
3.	Online submission of application through http://tstet.cgg.gov.in				16.03.2016 to 31.03.2016
4.	Help Desk working days	services	on	all	15.03.2016 to 01.05.2016
5.	Receiving of Complaints pertaining to Online applications				15.03.2016 to 31.03.2016
6.	Downloading of Hall Tickets				20.04.2016 onwards
7.	Date of Examination Paper-I Paper-II				01.05.2016 Sunday 9.30 AM to 12.00 Noon 2.30 PM to 05.00 PM

Pass Criteria in TET:

Community	Pass Marks
i) General	60%	and above
ii) BC	50%	and above
iii) SC/ST/ Differently abled (PH)**	40%	and above

Date and Timings of 1st TS-TET:

TS-TET will be conducted on 1st May, 2016 (Sunday) in all the Districts of the State. The duration and timings of the test are given below:

Paper-I: 9.30 am to 12.00 noon (duration 2 ½ hours) Paper-II: 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm (duration 2 ½ hours)

1. Fee and submission of Application Online:

The fee prescribed for appearing for TS-TET (including examination fee) is Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two hundred only) for only Paper-I or only Paper-II or both. Candidates can pay the fee through TSonline or Payment Gateway centers between 15.03.2016 to 30.03.2016 and submit online application at the TS-TET website http://tstet.cgg.gov.in between 16.03.2016 to 31.03.2016.

Procedure for submission of application online:

Detailed procedure for applying ONLINE is given in the Information Bulletin. Candidates can download the ‘Information Bulletin’ free of cost from the TS-TET website: http://tstet.cgg.gov.in from 15.03.2016 onwards. Candidates can submit their applications online from 16.03.2016 to 31.03.2016.

3. Examination Centers for TS-TET 2016:

TS-TET shall be conducted in all the 10 Districts of the State. Candidate can choose any Examination Centre (District) of his choice. However, when the capacity of any particular Examination Centre (District) gets exhausted, that particular Examination Centre (District) will not be displayed in the list of examination centers given in the online application form. In such case the candidate has to choose the Examination Centre (District) of his/her choice from the remaining list available.

4. Eligibility Criteria:

The candidates at the time of applying for TS-TET 2016 should be in possession of the minimum qualifications prescribed for a teacher for I to V classes (Paper-I) and VI to VIII classes (Paper-II) as given in Information Bulletin.

The candidates who are pursuing final year of any of the Teacher Education Courses recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case may be, and / or the Language Pandit Training Courses can also appear for the First TS-TET 2016.

However , it is clarified that appearance or a pass in TS-TET by itself will not vest any right in a candidate to be considered for appointment to the post of Teacher in Government / Zilla Parishad / Mandal Parishad / Municipal and Private Aided Schools, unless he is in possession of the qualifications prescribed for appointment to such post in the relevant statutory recruitment rules framed by State Government from time to time as on the date prescribed there in for possession of such qualifications.

Details of qualifications prescribed for TS-TET are provided in the Information Bulletin.