Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UP-TET) has been designed under the guidelines of the NCTE (National Council for Teacher Education) and Department of School Education, Uttar Pradesh. This is serving a single purpose to ensure that persons recruited as teachers possess a standard aptitude and skill set to meet the challenges of teaching at Elementary, Secondary and Senior Secondary levels. As a mandatory practice, the UP-TET has to be cleared by every aspirant who wishes a dream career in teaching in Elementary, Secondary or Senior Secondary Levels in any school in Uttar Pradesh. The UP-TET does not offer any job, but it is one of the most essential criteria to go for teaching job as per the recommendations of NCTE. The UP-TET will be conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Parishad under the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
The UP-TET notification has been declared by the Parishad for the year 2013-14 and candidates who are interested for a future career with teaching jobs can apply Online through the website of Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Parishad at //upbasiceduboard.gov.in/. The details of the eligibility criteria and the recruitment norms are as under:
Name of the examination:
- Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test
Important Dates:
- Date for publication of notification: 07-Jan-2014
- Last date for Online Registration of Application: 21-Jan-2014
- Last date for printing e-Challan for fee submission: 21-Jan-2014
- Last date for remittance of fee through e-Challan: 25-Jan-2014
- Last date for Submission of Online Application: 28-Jan-2014 (Candidates have to take print out of the application to formally complete their application)
- Dates for correction of already submitted application: 28-Jan till 31-Jan-2014
- Date of availability of Admit Cards: 10-Feb-2014 (tentative)
- Date of UPTET Examination: 22-Feb & 23-Feb-2014
- Date of publication of final results: 27-Mar-2014
Minimum Educational Qualification:
- Level – 1 – For becoming Primary Teacher (for Classes I-V): Graduation with minimum 50% (45% for SC/ST/PWD/OBC/Ex-SM) and BTC from NCTE or 2 years Diploma in Education/Special Education from RCI/ NCTE. OR Graduation with same percentage of marks with qualifying in 2 years program in NTT (Nursery Teachers Training) or CT (Nursery). OR qualified with Special BTC. OR, completed 4 years course of B El. Ed. OR, 2 years course in BTC (Urdu)/ Special BTC (Urdu) with Graduation.
- Level – 2 – For becoming Trained Graduate Teacher Upper Primary level (for Classes VI-VIII): Graduation with minimum 50% (45% for SC/ST) marks and BTC from NCTE. OR, Graduation with 2 years Diploma in Education/Special Education from RCI/ NCTE. OR Intermediate with 50% (45% for SC/ST/PWD) of marks with BA Bed/ BSc. Bed. OR, Graduation with BEd. Or, qualified with Special BTC. OR, completed 4 years course of B El. Ed. (For details log on to //upbasiceduboard.gov.in/TETMANUAL/corrected%203.1.pdf)
- Level – 3 – For becoming Primary Teacher (for Classes I-V) in Sanskrit/ English: Graduation with Sanskrit/ English with 50% (45% for SC/ ST/ PWD/ Ex-SM) and BTC from NCTE or 2 years Diploma in Education/Special Education from RCI/ NCTE. OR Graduation with same percentage of marks with qualifying in 2 years program in NTT (Nursery Teachers Training) OR CT (Nursery). OR, qualified with Special BTC.
- Level – 4 – For becoming Trained Graduate Teacher Upper Primary level (for Classes VI-VIII) in Sanskrit/ English: Graduation with Sanskrit/ English with minimum 50% (45% for SC/ST) marks and BTC from NCTE. OR, Graduation with 2 years Diploma in Education/Special Education from RCI/ NCTE. OR Intermediate with 50% (45% for SC/ST/PWD) of marks with BA BEd/ BSc. BEd. OR, Graduation with BEd. OR, qualified with Special BTC. OR, completed 4 years course of B El. Ed.
- Level – 5 – For becoming Primary Teacher (for Classes I-V) in Urdu: Graduation/ Post-Graduation with Urdu and BTC in Urdu from NCTE OR 2 years BTC in Urdu. OR Diploma in teaching from Aligarh Muslim University OR Moallim-e-Urdu holder (before 11-08-1997).
- Level – 6 – For becoming Trained Graduate Teacher Upper Primary level (for Classes VI-VIII) in Urdu: Graduation/ Post-Graduation with Urdu and BTC from NCTE. OR, Graduation/ PG with BEd/ Special BEd. OR, 2 years BTC in Urdu. OR Diploma in teaching from Aligarh Muslim University OR Moallim-e-Urdu holder (before 11-08-1997)
- For details please log on to the official portal of UP-TET at //upbasiceduboard.gov.in/TETMANUAL/corrected%203.1.pdf
Application Fees:
- For each level for all candidates (except SC/ST and Differently abled): Rs.300
- For SC/ST & Differently Abled candidates: Rs.150
- The fee can be remitted by the candidates through a System Generated e-Challan/ Online mode at any branch of State Bank of India as mentioned on the detailed advertisement on //upbasiceduboard.gov.in/TETMANUAL/Steps_Online_Payment_BANK.pdf only
Mode of Selection:
- The selection will be done through a Written Test, & Interview
- Minimum 60% marks will be the cut-off for this selection.
- This selection will be done strictly on a Merit Listing
How to Apply:
a) The candidates may apply through Online Mode only in English at the website of the UP Basic Education Board at //upbasiceduboard.gov.in
b) The applicants are advised read through the instructions and guidelines before submission of online Application form
c) The candidates are advised to fill in the application with caution as there will be no chance of altering the data once the application form is submitted
d) After the completion of first phase of the registration, the candidates need to take-out the system generated fee payment e-Challan and deposit requisite fees in any branch of the preferred banks as stated on the complete advertisement
e) After the payment of fees, the next and final step of the registration can be carried out.
f) The candidates have to upload their recent photograph and signature at appropriate spaces on the Online Application
g) The candidates should save at least 3 hardcopies of the application for future reference.