Karnataka TET 2024 Eligibility Criteria, Age – Check Here

Karnataka TET also is known as Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test, and the conducting body of KAR TET is the Department of Public Instruction, Government of Karnataka.

The KAR TET Examination is regulated to determine the eligibility of candidates for the appointment of primary and upper primary teachers in government schools across the state. 

Those candidates will be eligible for the teacher job in the various government schools of Karnataka State; they can apply for this examination.  Here, from this article, candidates will learn detailed information about the Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test (KAR TET), which includes KAR TET Eligibility.

KAR TET 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have to check their Eligibility Criteria before filling out the Application Form and the Eligibility Criteria details mentioned below.

Minimum Qualifications for Becoming Teacher for Classes I-V: Primary Stage (Paper – I):

PUC / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)

OR

PUC / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).

OR

Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2- a year Diploma in Education (Special Education).

OR

B. A / B.Sc Graduation and passed or appearing in the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)

Minimum Qualifications for Becoming Teacher for Classes VI-VIII: Elementary Stage (Paper-II)

B.A / B.Sc Graduation and passed or appearing in the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).

OR

B. A / B.Sc Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed). OR PUC / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4- year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).

OR

PUC / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4- year B.A /B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed /B.Sc.Ed.

OR

B. A / B.Sc Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education).

Minimum Qualifications for Becoming Teacher for Classes I – VIII: Elementary Stage (Paper – I and II)

PUC / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).

OR

B. A / B.Sc Graduation and passed or appearing in the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)

Information About Relaxation 

• Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks in the minimum Educational Qualification for eligibility shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to reserved categories, such as SC / ST / C-I / Differently abled.
• Diploma/ Degree Course in Teacher Education: For this Notification, a Diploma/Degree course in teacher education recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) only shall be considered. However, in the case of a Diploma in Education (Special Education) and B.ED (Special Education), a course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered.
• Training to be undergone: A person with D.Ed (Special Education) or qualification shall undergo, after appointment, an NCTE-recognized 6-month Special Programme in Elementary Education.

Required Qualification

• The minimum qualifications mentioned above apply to teachers of Languages, Social Studies / Social Science, Mathematics, Science, etc.
• Regarding teachers for Physical Education, the minimum qualification norms for Physical Education teachers referred to in NCTE Regulation, dated 3rd November 2001 (as amended from time to time) shall be applicable.
• For teachers of Art Education, Craft Education, Home Science, Work Education, etc., the existing eligibility norms prescribed by the State Governments and other school managements shall be applicable until the NCTE lays down the minimum qualifications for such teachers.

Information Related Certificate

• Candidates appearing in the final year of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or Diploma in Elementary Education etc., are provisionally admitted, and their KAR TET Certificate shall be valid only on passing the Examinations above.
• The candidate not having any of the above qualifications shall not be eligible for appearing in the “Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test”.

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