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PSTET 2023 Exam Application Form News: Download PSTET Exam 2023 Online Form at pstet.net. This year State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT) Punjab issued PTET 2023 notification and going to conducts Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (PSTET) 2023 on ______. All the eligible candidates have to apply online for PSTET 2023 Exam on or before ___. The students can check the PSTET 2023 online notification form link provided here or at official site www.educationrecruitmentboard.com.  All Important information of PSTET 2023 Exam for eligibility, fees, exam date, question Papers, Syllabus, exam pattern and how to apply are mentioned below............................

Details of Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (PSTET) 2023 @ www.pstet.net:

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Name of Exam- PSTET

In accordance to the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the RTE Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) vide Notification dated 23rd August, 2010 laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher for class I to VIII. It had been inter alia provided that one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools referred to in Clause (n) of section 2 of the RTE Act is that he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which will be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE. The rationale for including the TET as a minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher is as under:
i. It would bring national standards and benchmark of teacher quality in the recruitment process;
ii. It would induce teacher education institutions and students from these institutions to further
   improve their performance standards;
iii. It would send a positive signal to all stakeholders that the Government lays special emphasis on teacher quality.

Qualification for PSTET 2020:

The candidates having the following minimum educational qualification are eligible for appearing in PSTET.
Minimum Educational Qualifications for becoming Teacher for Classes I-V (Primary Stage):
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 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 final year of 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education)*.
OR
Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of two year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).

PSTET Minimum Educational Qualification for becoming Teacher for Classes VI-VIII (Elementary Stage):

Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed).
OR
Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 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.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A. Ed/B.Sc.Ed.
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education)*.
STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF PSTET
All questions in PSTET test will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each carrying one mark, with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. There will be no negative marking.
There will be two papers of PSTET.
(i) Paper I will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes I to V.
(ii) Paper II will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.
 Note: A person who intents to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both the papers (Paper I and Paper II).

Duration of examination:

In accordance with NCTE Circular No.76-4/2010/NCTE/Acad dated 11.02.2011 regarding Guidelines for conduct of Teacher Eligibility Test, the time duration for Paper-I & Paper-II, has been mentioned as 1.30 hours in TET.
The NCTE vide letter No.F.76-1/2011/NCTE/Acad, dated 9th April, 2013, has increased the time duration for TET Examination from 1.30 hours to 2.30 hours for a period of six months or till the report of the committee for this purpose, is submitted and a decision is taken thereon, whichever is earlier. Accordingly, as per the aforesaid NCTE Notification regarding extension of time duration to complete TET will be subject to the above mentioned condition/ decision.

Paper I (for classes I to V); No. of MCQs 150

Structure and Content (All Compulsory)
(i) Child Development and Pedagogy                     30 MCQs     30 Marks
(ii) Language I                                                       30 MCQs     30 Marks
(iii) Language II                                                     30 MCQs     30 Marks
(iv) Mathematics                                                    30 MCQs     30 Marks
(v) Environmental Studies                                     30 MCQs     30 Marks
 Total                                                                              150 MCQ    150 Marks

Nature and standard of questions:

  • The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
  • The Test items for Language-I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction, (as chosen from list of prescribed language options in the application form).
  • The Language-II will be from among the prescribed options other than Language-I. A candidate may choose any one language from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the application form. The test items in language II will also focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
  • The test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes: IV, by the Punjab State Government/SCERT.
  • The questions in the tests for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed for classes: IV, but their difficulty standard, as well as linkages, could be up to the secondary stage.

Paper II (for classes VI to VIII): No. of MCQs 150

Structure and Content:
(i) Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory)             30MCQs      30Marks
(ii) Language-I (compulsory)                                           30MCQs      30Marks
(iii) Language-II (compulsory)                                        30 MCQs     30Marks
(iv) (a) For Mathematics and Science teacher:
Mathematics and Science                                     60 MCQs     60Marks
(b) For Social Studies/Social Science Teacher:
Social Science                                                      60 MCQs     60Marks
(c) For any other teacher - either (a) or (b)
  • The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group 11-14 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
  • The test items for Language-I will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction, as chosen from list of prescribed options in the application form.
  • The Language-II will be a language other than Language-I. A candidate may choose any one language from among the available options and as in the specified list in the application form and attempt questions in the one indicated by the candidate in the application form by him. The Test items in Language-II will also focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
  • The test items in Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of these subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science will be of 30 marks each. The test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes VI-VIII by the Punjab State Government/SCERT.
  • The questions in the tests for Paper II will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus of the Punjab State for classes VI-VIII but their difficulty standard as well as linkages could be up to the senior secondary stage.

QUALIFYING MARKS

A person who scores 60% or more in the PSTET exam will be considered as PSTET pass.
  • Punjab Govt., as decided to give concession of 5% in PSTET to the persons belonging to SC/ST, OBC, differently abled persons, etc., in accordance with their extant reservation policy; 
  • This weightage to the PSTET scores in the recruitment process; however, qualifying the PSTET would not confer a right on any person for recruitment/employment as it is only one of the eligibility criteria for appointment.
Last Date of Submission of Online Application- 03/12/2019 up to 05.00 pm
 Date of Fee Challan Submission-04.12.2019
 Date of PSTET Exam- 22/12/2019
Exam Fee for PSTET 2017:
Category

Only Paper I or II Both Paper I & II
General / BC / OBC Category Rs. 600 /- (Six hundred) Rs. 1200 /- (One Thousand Two Hundred)
SC / ST Category / Differently Abled Rs. 300 /- (Three hundred ) Rs. 600 /- (Six hundred)
Ex-Servicemen Self-only NIL NIL

How to Apply?

Solution: The eligible and interested candidates have to apply online by visiting the site www.pstet.net and submit hard copy at address mentioned below:-

Contact Details:-
Post Box No.1828, Post Office Sector 62,
Mohali- 160062, Punjab (India)
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