TET exams in India include the national CTET and state-level variants for teacher eligibility in primary and upper primary classes, conducted twice yearly where applicable. Timelines vary by state, with 2026 dates often tentative and announced months prior.
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National TET
- CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test): Conducted by CBSE; February 7-8, 2026 (21st edition completed); next likely July 2026.
State TETs (2026 Timelines)
State‑wise Teacher Eligibility Tests (TET / STET / Similar)
State / UT Exam Name (Commonly used) All‑India (Central Board) CTET (Central TET) Andhra Pradesh AP TET (Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test) Arunachal Pradesh APTET (Arunachal Pradesh TET) Assam Assam TET Bihar Bihar STET / BTET (sometimes BTET) Chhattisgarh CG TET (Chhattisgarh Teacher Eligibility Test) Delhi DSSSB TGT/PGT + TET‑like norms; Class‑I–V jobs often follow CTET + DSSSB pattern Goa TET‑compliant via CTET / State norms (no separate TET‑branded exam) Gujarat GUJ TET (Gujarat TET) Himachal Pradesh HP TET (Himachal Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test) Jammu & Kashmir JK TET‑style teaching‑eligibility through Jammu & Kashmir BOSE/UT‑level norms (often mixed‑pattern) Jharkhand Jharkhand TET (at times under JSSC/JPSC‑led teacher‑recruitment patterns) Karnataka K‑TET / Karnataka TET Kerala KTET (Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test) Ladakh Follows Central‑pattern (CTET‑based) for UT‑level schools Lakshadweep Mainly CTET‑based for eligible schools Madhya Pradesh MP TET (Madhya Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test) Maharashtra MAHA TET (Maharashtra TET) Manipur State‑teacher exams often follow TET‑style structure (not always branded TET) Meghalaya Uses in‑house TET‑style tests under Meghalaya SCERT/Department Mizoram Mizoram TET (MTET) Nagaland State‑level teacher‑eligibility tests (TET‑patterned) conducted by Nagaland SCERT/Dept. Odisha OTET (Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test) Punjab PSTET (Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test) Rajasthan REET (Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers), TET‑equivalent Sikkim TET‑style teacher‑eligibility under Sikkim SCERT/Board Tamil Nadu TNTET (Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test) Telangana TS TET (Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test) Tripura T‑TET (Tripura Teacher Eligibility Test) Uttar Pradesh UPTET (Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test) Uttarakhand UTET (Uttarakhand Teacher Eligibility Test) West Bengal West Bengal TET (WBTET / WBTET‑style exams)
These state hold their own TET (teacher eligibility test) every year to make you eligible for government teacher job. Without TET pass out you are not eligible to apply for the teacher job in government schools
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