Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test for Working Teachers 2026 (TNTET)

Basic eligibility paths

• ✓Only teachers appointed on or before 1 Sep 2025 in the listed cadres may apply; the notification lists Directorate of School Education, Directorate of Elementary Education, MBC, Adi-Dravidar Welfare, Tribal Welfare, Chennai/Coimbatore/Madurai Corporations, Forest, Differently Abled and other departments, plus aided and unaided recognised private schools.
• ✓SGT and BT Assistant teachers working in the self-finance unit of aided schools and in unaided recognised private schools are also eligible.
• ✓Qualified serving teachers who opt for promotion are also required to apply.
• ✓Addendum 01B/2026 (12 May 2026) admitted working teachers of Government, aided and private schools in the Union Territory of Puducherry, whose marks are furnished to the Puducherry Government.

Relaxations & certificates

• SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
• Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.

Selection stages

1. 1Online application (separate application and fee for each paper)
2. 2OMR-based objective examination — Paper I for Classes I-V teachers, Paper II for Classes VI-VIII teachers
3. 3Tentative answer key and online objection tracker
4. 4Final answer key and result; qualified candidates receive the TNTET Paper-I / Paper-II Eligibility Certificate

Syllabus snapshot

• Paper I (150 MCQs, 150 marks, 3 hours): Child Development and Pedagogy for ages 6-11 (30), Language I — Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu (30), Language II English (30), Mathematics (30) and Environmental Studies (30); set on the State syllabus for Classes I-V with standard up to the Secondary stage.
• Paper II (150 MCQs, 150 marks, 3 hours): Child Development and Pedagogy for ages 11-14 (30), Language I (30), Language II English (30) and either Mathematics & Science or Social Science (60); set on the State syllabus for Classes VI-VIII with standard up to the Higher Secondary stage.
• Minimum qualifying marks in Notification 01/2026, per G.O.(Ms) No.23, School Education (TRB), dated 28.01.2026: 90 marks (60%) for General, 75 marks (50%) for BC/BCM/MBC-DNC and PwD, and 60 marks (40%) for SC/SCA/ST. Addendum 01A/2026 (26 Feb 2026) then fixed the PwD qualifying mark at 60 marks under G.O.(Ms) No.46, School Education (TRB), dated 25.02.2026 — TRB's TNTET page states the revised figure.