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The School Education Department issued a authorities bid connected Wednesday reducing the minimum qualifying marks for Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test (TNTET) by 5% for some papers.
According to the order, 5% qualifying marks person been reduced for candidates belonging to the categories of Backward Class (BC), Backward Class Muslim (BC (M)), Most Backward Class (MBC), Denotified Communities (DNC) and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) portion 15% qualifying marks person been reduced for candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). No alteration successful qualifying marks for wide class candidates which stands astatine 60%.
Previously, the minimum qualifying marks were capped astatine 55%. A connection was submitted by the Director of School Education to hole the minimum qualifying marks of TNTET connected the ground of akin provisions successful Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, and Maharashtra. These marks volition beryllium applicable for the TET exams conducted successful November 2025 too.
The category-wise minimum qualifying marks for passing the TNTET was acceptable successful accordance with the guidelines issued by the National Council for Teacher Education, the bid said.
School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi posted connected X that the authorities was committed to the payment of teachers. “The happiness of teachers is the happiness of the #DravidianModel government! In a mode that benefits respective lakh teachers arsenic good arsenic candidates awaiting with dreams of becoming teachers, the eligibility marks successful upcoming teacher eligibility examinations are being revised…,” helium posted.
