NS Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBoSE), Dharamshala has released the notification for HP Teacher Eligibility Test (HPTET) on its official website hpbose.org. The application process will start from 23rd September. The last date for submission of applications is 13 October.
Students can deposit fees till October 13 without late fee. Applications will be accepted till October 18 with an additional late fee of Rs.300. As per the norms students have to pay an application fee of Rs 800. For SC, ST, OBC and PHH categories candidates the fee will be Rs 500. .
HPTET 2021 will be held on November 13, 14, 21 and 28. The exam will be of two and a half hours duration and will be conducted in two shifts. Morning shift will be from 10 am to 12:30 pm and afternoon shift will be from 2 pm to 4:30 pm.
As per the rules, the exam consists of 150 multiple choice questions carrying one mark each. Students will be given 150 minutes to complete the exam. To qualify the exam, candidates need to score 60 percentile. There is no negative marking in TET. Those who qualify the exam will be eligible to apply for the post of teacher in the schools, colleges of the state.
Candidates must have secured at least 50% marks in their qualifying examination. For candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC and PHH categories and are domicile of Himachal Pradesh, there will be a relaxation of five percent in the minimum marks. In terms of age, there is no upper age limit to apply for TET.
As per the latest rules passed by the government, TET certificates will now be eligible for lifetime. Earlier, the certificate had seven years of eligibility. The provision to extend the validity period of TET certificates was discussed by the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) in September 2020, however, it has now come into effect after approval from the Ministry of Education earlier this year.
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