PSTET 2021: Punjab TET Notification, Application, Eligibility, Exam Date

Punjab State Teachers Eligibility Test ( PSTET ) is state level exam conducted by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) and the Government of Punjab. This Exam is the best opportunity for those candidates who wish to make their career as a Government Teacher in the Education Department of Punjab. On the basis of this Test, candidates recruit as Primary Teachers (PRT) for classes 1st-5th and Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) for classes 6th-8th in Schools run by Government and Private management. There are other state-level Teacher Eligibility Tests like HTET (Haryana), (Punjab) REET (Rajasthan), UPTET, MHTET (Maharashtra) etc. and a central level exam, i.e. CTET.

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All the Interested and B.Ed. Qualified candidates and Full fills the Eligibility must go through this PSTET Exam.

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What is PSTET?

PSTET stands for Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test. PSTET is conducted by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) and the Government of Punjab. PSTET certification is required to be eligible for teachers in govt. & private schools. There are two levels of the exam; level 1 for PRT teacher (Class I to V) and level 2 for TGT (Class VI-VIII).

PSTET Exam Highlights:

Name of Test	PSTET or Punjab TET
Conducting Authority	The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB)
Levels of Test	Level 1 (PRT) Level 2 ( TGT)
Mode of Examination	Offline (Pen & Paper Based)
Purpose of Examination	to recruit the primary teachers (classes I to V) and elementary teachers (classes VI to VIII) levels
Eligibility	UG/PG + D.Ed./B.Ed
Language	Bilingual ( English and Punjabi)
Exam Dates	November 2021
Availability of form	Not Announced
PSTET Helpline No.	0172-5227423,424,425
PSTET Website	www.pseb.ac.in/pstet

All the Selected Candidates and qualified candidates will be appointed as Primary Teachers of Class 1st to 5th and Class 6th to 8th Class in the Schools (in Schools running by Govt. as well as Private managements)

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria Required: Candidates should have the following qualifications as prescribed by the NCTE:

Educational Qualification

Teachers of class I-V (PRT): Those Candidates who wish to teach class must be Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) Qualified with well n Good marks. NOTE THAT: Graduate candidates can also apply. And with the Educational Qualification, the Essential Qualification will be count.
Teachers of Class VI-VIII (TGT): Candidates who wish to teach these classes, must have Bachelor Degree like B.A/B.Sc Degree or other Graduation Degree with well n good marks or Equivalent Qualification. With the Educational Qualification, the Essential Qualification will be count. See the Notification for more.

Essential Qualification

Candidates should be passed/appearing in B.Ed/Senior Secondary with at least 50% marks for both sections.

How to apply:

All the Candidates full of confidence and are Eligible to apply, required to apply via Online /Offline mode by filling up the application forms and need to submit them after successful submission.

There are the following steps to Apply Online:

Step 1: Well, candidates required to logging on to the Official Website of the department i.e. www.tetpunjab.com and after reading the complete Guidelines and Instructions for filling Online Application Form, candidates have to register their name.
Applicant needs to fill in all the necessary required details, upload photo, signature.
Step 2: Fill in all the required details and upload all the necessary scanned documents and photos and sign.
Step 3: Before submitting the final details, check and correct the details if there is any mistake.
Step 4: After submitting the application form, pay the application fee via we either online method like net banking, debit/credit card, UPI etc. or offline via bank challan
Step 5: After paying fees, download and print out & Xerox the system generated application form for further use.

Application Fee:

Category	Only Paper I or II	Both Paper I & II
General / BC / OBC Category	Rs. 600 /-	Rs. 1200 /-
SC / ST Category	Rs. 300 /-	Rs. 600 /-
Ex-Servicemen Self-only	NIL	NIL

Fee Payment Mode

Payment through Challan
- Cash Deposit in HDFC Bank
- Cash Deposit in AXIS Bank
Online payment through Credit / Debit Card

Important Key Dates:

Events	Important Dates (Tentative)
Online registration of PSTET 2021 starts from	October 2021
Online registration for PSTET 2021 ends on	October 2021
Correction in the application form	November 2021
Date for issue admit card	November 2021
Examination date	November 2021
PSTET Result	December 2021

Exam Pattern & Syllabus:

Test Pattern	No. of Questions	Marks description	Classes
Paper 1): Objective Type questions papers.	150 MCQs	1 mark for each question	For classes 1 to v to become teachers.
Paper 2): objective type question paper	150 MCQs	1 Marks for each question	For classes vi to viii to become teachers for the upper primary teacher.

* Can be Changed by Officials.

PSTET Admit Card:

The admit card for PSTET can be downloaded from the official website one month before the date of examination. To download the Admit Card, candidates have a registration application number and date of birth. Admit Card/Roll Number is mandatory to have appeared in the final exam. In the case of any mistake/error, the candidate should immediately contact the exam conducting authority.

PSTET Result:

The PSTET result will be declared by Punjab Board within 2-3 months after the exam date. Candidates who qualified for the test will be eligible for the vacant seats. After the result declaration, the authority will verify the documents of qualifying candidates and issued the certificate.

Result Dates

Sessions	Date
PSTET 2021	Within a month after the examination

PSTET Cut Off Marks

There are minimum qualifying marks prescribed by the PSEB to qualify in the examination. The candidates having marks above the cut of marks qualified for the PSTET Certification.