The West Bengal School Service Commission conducts Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) Upper Primary Level for the candidates aspiring to become teachers in upper primary schools in the state of West Bengal.
WBTET 2017 (Upper Primary Level) ELIGIBILITY:-
The candidates having the following minimum educational qualification and criteria etc. are eligible for appearing in TET-2015, (Upper Primary Level)
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(a) Citizenship: Only citizen of India can apply for the said Teacher Eligibility Testi.e TET - 2015, (Upper Primary Level).
(b) The candidate should satisfy himself/herself about his/her eligibility before applying and shall be personally responsible in case he/she is not eligible to apply as per the given eligibility criteria. It is to be noted that if a candidate has been allowed to appear in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), it does not imply that the candidate’s eligibility has been verified. It does not vest any right with the candidate for appointment. The eligibility even for a candidate who has qualified in TET-2015 , (Upper Primary Level) shall be finally verified by the concerned selecting authority/ recruiting agency/ appointing authority.
Educational Qualification:
Persons having the following educational qualification are eligible for appearing in TET. Graduation and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed).
OR
Graduation with at least 45% marks and 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard.
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Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
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Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or
B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed.
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education).
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Graduation with at least 50% marks as per relaxation given by Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of School Education and Literacy) vide notification number S.O. 918(E) dated 1st April, 2015, which was published in the Gazette of India on 1st April 2015)
Note D :
(i) Reservation Policy: Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to reserved categories, such as SC/ST/OBC/PH.
(ii) Diploma/Degree Course in Teacher Education: For the purposes of this Notification, a Diploma/Degree course in teacher education recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) only shall be considered. However, in case of Diploma in Education (Special Education) and B.ED (Special Education), a course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered.
(iii) Training to be undergone: A person with D.Ed (Special Education) qualification shall undergo, after appointment an NCTE recognized 6-month Special Programme in Elementary Education.
(iv) The minimum qualifications referred above apply to teachers of Languages, Social Studies, Mathematics & Science.
(v) The candidate not having any of the above qualification shall not be eligible for appearing in TET-2015, (Upper Primary Level).
(vi) The candidate should satisfy his/her eligibility before applying and shall be only personally responsible in case it is found subsequently that he/she was not eligible to apply as per the given eligibility criteria. It is to be noted that if a candidate has been allowed to appear in TET-2015, (Upper Primary Level), it does not imply that the candidate’s eligibility has been finally verified. It does not vest any right with the candidate for appointment. The eligibility shall be finally verified, by the concerned selecting authority/ recruiting agency / appointing authority.
WBTET Registration / Application Form
WBTET 2017 Application Form and Registration:
ONLINE APPLICATION FORM & SUBMISSION THEREOF AND RELATED INFORMATION:
i) Domain:- www.westbengalssc.com
(ii) Online Application has to be submitted by accessing the following official website of The West Bengal School Service Commission (i.e. www.westbengalssc.com).
The candidate should supply all the required details as mentioned in the application form while filling up the „Online? Application.
Candidates can submit online application visiting nearest “ Sahaj Tathya Mitra Kendra, Common Service centre (C.S.C.)” with his/her documents with recent passport size photograph with signature under it. At Sahaj Tathya Mitra Kendra applicant can apply online and also can pay the fees by cash at Sahaj Tathya Mitra Kendra and take a Receipt.
For uploading the Photograph and the Signature – Please paste the coloured photograph on a white paper and put your full signature just below the Photograph. Now scan the photograph and the signature below it and crop it. Next save it such a way that the file size becomes between 10 KB to 30 KB. Now upload the photograph by clicking the button and click on the final submit button. For details please follow the instruction given in Information Brochure.
After successful uploading of all the requisite information and the photo – with signature, candidates will be able to print their field in Application form where he/she will get an Application ID which can be used for future reference. Candidate can also take a print-out of the application form with Payment – Done status after 48 hours of payment of the fees.
Detailed instructions/guide lines for filling the Application form, Information regarding nearest Sahaj Tathya Mitra Kendra and Application Fees payment method can be found in the Brochure.
Candidates can also apply online by accessing the official website of The West Bengal School Service Commission (i.e. www.westbengalssc.com) and then feeding his/her personal and educational information as required by the commission and finally he/she will get an e-Challan (EASY PAY Cash Challan/ Power Ecoll- NEFT) from AXIS Bank. He/she has to take a printout copy of the same and has to visit designated bank branches to submit the fees after 24 hours of successful submission of the Online Application Form.
EASY PAY (Cash Challan)
a) After selecting Cash Mode option a CASH CHALLAN will be generated.
b) The applicant will take print out of the challan and visit nearest Axis Bank Branch to deposit the application fees.( List of Bank Branches is available in Commission?s Website)
c) The applicant should visit Axis Bank Branch counter only after 24 hours of CASH CHALLAN generation.
d) The Cashier will accept cash and returned APPLICANT?S Copy with bank?s seal & sign to the applicant. The Bank?s copy will be retained by the Axis Bank Branch.
e) All the applicants are instructed to retain the bank?s seal & signed challan copy for future reference.
f) Any manually modified challan will not be accepted at Bank counters Power
E-Coll –NEFT:
a) After selecting NEFT Mode option a NEFT APPLICATION FORM will be generated.
b) The applicant will take print out of the challan and fill up below details neatly,
1. Bank Name
2. Branch Name
3. Date
4. Name of the Applicant
5. Mobile Number
6. Signature of the Applicant
c) The applicant should visit his/ her own Bank branch where he/she has an account to do NEFT. If the Bank Branch provides any other Challan of their Bank that should also be filled in.
d) The Bank Branch official will fill up NEFT Charges and Total Amount field.
e) The Bank Branch official will remit the application fees through NEFT.
f) After successful remittance the Bank official will provide UTR No. and put seal & sign on the Customer Acknowledgement slip.
g) The Bank official will return the Customer Acknowledgement slip to the applicant and the applicant will retain the Acknowledgement slip for future reference.
WBTET Syllabus
WBTET 2017 Syllabus:-
WBTET (Upper Primary Level) Syllabus:- As per NCTE Guidelines.
Selection of Language I & Language II: A candidate shall select Language I and Language II in the TET from the list of prescribed options in the application Form. The candidate must have the language (be it language-I or language –II) selected by him from the list as first or second or third language at Secondary level or Higher Secondary Level or its equivalent or at Graduation level. The Language-II selected by a candidate shall have to be a language other than language –I selected by him / her.
Paper Pattern
WBTET 2017 Paper Pattern:-
WBTET 2017 (Upper Primary Level) Pattern:-
No. of MCQs -150.
Duration of Examination : 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Nature of marking:- 1 MCQ question carry 1 mark.
There will be no negative marking.
| Paper Name | Full Marks | Question Type |
| i) Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory) | 30 | 30 MCQs |
| ii) Language I (compulsory) | 30 | 30 MCQs |
| iii) Language II (compulsory) | 30 | 30 MCQs |
| (a) For Mathematics and Science Teacher: Mathematics and Science –60 MCQs of 1 mark each (b) For Social Studies Teacher : Social Studies – 60 MCQs of 1 mark each (c) For Any Other Teacher –either (a) or (b) |
60 | 60 MCQs |
WBTET Preparation
Candidates are advised to go through the past question papers and reference books for cracking the exam. You need to develop your problem solving skills and get thorough with the basic concepts. Get the proper knowledge of cracking this exam from the one who has already cleared the exam. He will be the best mentor for you. Be cool and calm and avoid much stress.
WBTET Notification
WBTET 2017 Notification:-
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