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JTET

Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET)

Conducted by Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC), Ranchi

Key facts

  • 150 min

    Duration

  • 150

    Total marks

  • 9

    Sections

  • 150 MCQs

    Questions

  • Not announced yet

    Application fee

  • Not announced yet

    Nearest upcoming date

  • Application feeNot announced yet
  • Nearest upcoming dateNot announced yet

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Courses this exam leads to

  • Not applicable in the traditional sense -- JTET is a teacher-eligibility test (TET)
  • Qualifying is a prerequisite for teacher recruitment in Jharkhand government schools, once the exam (currently cancelled/pending re-notification) is conducted and cleared

Eligibility criteria

  • Paper 1: minimum age 18 years, no upper age limit
  • Qualification via special-education routes such as Class 12 pass with 2-year DEd in Special Education, 1-year Diploma in Special Education, DCBR/PGDCBR/MRW diploma with a 6-month Certificate in Education of Children with Special Needs, Junior Diploma in Teaching the Deaf, Primary-level Teacher Training in Visual Impairment, or DVR-MR/DVTE-MR/DHLS with the 6-month certificate
  • Paper 2: minimum age 21 years, no upper age limit
  • Qualification via Graduate with 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education, Graduate/Postgraduate (min. 50%) with 1-year BEd, Graduate/equivalent/Postgraduate (min. 45%) with 1-year BEd under NCTE norms, Higher Secondary (min. 50%) with 4-year BElEd or 4-year BA/BScEd/BAEd/BScEd, Graduate (min. 50%) with BEd (Special Education), or Postgraduate (min. 55%) with a 3-year integrated BEd-MEd

Category-wise eligibility

Category-wise eligibility
CategoryEligibility / relaxation
GeneralCriteria listed above
Not announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.
SCNot announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.
STNot announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.

Application fee

Not announced yet

Colleges accepting this exam

  • Not a college-admission exam -- clearing JTET makes candidates eligible for Primary (Paper 1) or Upper Primary (Paper 2) teacher recruitment in Jharkhand government schools
  • Real, important fact: overview, JAC cancelled the JTET 2024 exam itself due to Examination Rules (2019) changes
  • The JTET application form had earlier been available Jul 23-Aug 26 and then Aug 29-30, 2024, but the new JTET exam date (2025 cycle) was yet to be announced as of the source page's last update
  • Not applicable for the current cycle given the exam's cancellation
  • JAC releases the JTET result based on the final answer key after the exam is eventually conducted, per its standard process
Register / Apply now Opens the official application portal

How to register

  1. 1Apply online at jpsc.gov.in (or the JAC TET portal www.jactetportal.com)
  2. 2Click the online application link
  3. 3Complete JTET OTR (One Time Registration)
  4. 4Log in to the registered account
  5. 5Fill out the application form
  6. 6Upload scanned photo and signature in JPG/JPEG format
  7. 7Pay the application fee
  8. 8Then submit and save the online form

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JTET previous year question papers

We are adding previous year papers for JTET. Until then, the exam body's official site is the best source for authentic papers.

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Syllabus
SubjectTopics
Paper 1Child Development & Pedagogy, Language-I (Hindi/Urdu & English), Language-II (Regional Language), Mathematics, General Knowledge
Paper 2Child Development & Pedagogy, Language-I, Language-II, and Mathematics & Science or Social Studies or Language Teacher/Other Teacher content, as prescribed by JAC in the official JTET syllabus
Exam pattern
ParameterDetails
ModeOffline ( based)
Duration150 minutes for each paper
Total questions150 for each paper
Total marks150 for each paper (300 if appearing for both Paper 1 and Paper 2)

Section-wise breakup

Section-wise breakup
SectionQuestionsMarksNote
Language-I15--
General Knowledge30--
Science or Social Studies or Language Teacher/Other Teacher content60--
  • Standard TET-focused preparation combining Child Development & Pedagogy theory, Hindi/Urdu/English/Regional Language practice, Mathematics/GK/Science/Social-Studies content aligned to Classes 1-8, and regular solving of previous years' JTET question papers and once a fresh notification is released

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Download process

  • JAC releases the JTET for registered candidates around a week before the exam
  • Downloadable via candidate login on the official JTET portal, mandatory for exam-day entry (not currently applicable given the exam's cancellation and pending re-notification)

Result date

  • Not applicable for the current cycle given the exam's cancellation
  • JAC releases the JTET result based on the final answer key after the exam is eventually conducted, per its standard process

After the result

  • JAC releases the JTET result based on the final answer key after the exam is conducted
  • Not currently applicable since the JTET 2024 exam was cancelled and the new exam date is pending
  1. 1No centralised -- JTET is a qualifying eligibility test
  2. 2Qualified candidates would separately apply for teacher recruitment drives conducted by the Jharkhand government/JSSC once the exam (currently cancelled and pending re-notification) is held
  • Jharkhand TET qualifying marks are notified by JAC along with the result each cycle, following the standard NCTE TET-pattern category-wise relaxation
  • Not currently applicable given the exam's cancellation

Campus-wise and branch-wise cut-off figures are being added. Check the official website for the latest.

  • Not a college-admission exam -- clearing JTET makes candidates eligible for Primary (Paper 1) or Upper Primary (Paper 2) teacher recruitment in Jharkhand government schools
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Quick answers

150 minutes for each paper

The Application Form tab has the step-by-step process and the registration link.

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