West Bengal Primary Teachers Recruitment 2012- Notification and information

Applications are invited for the
posts of Assistant Teachers in the
Govt. Aided/Sponsored Primary/
Junior Basic Schools under the
District Primary School Council /
Primary School Council to fill up
the vacancies as mentioned below.
The rules
of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
and other particulars are stated in
the following paragraphs. A
candidate should verify from the
notified rules vide No. 285-SE(EE)/
P/10M-6/09(pt.) dated 24.07.2012
that he/she is eligible for the TET
as
mentioned below:
1. Scale of Pay: Rs. 5400-
Rs.25200/- + Grade Pay as
admissible. Besides pay, the posts
carry allowances as admissible.
2. Qualification:
(a) Citizenship of India or such
other nationalities as are declared
eligible by Government of India,
(b) Higher Secondary pass under
the West Bengal Council of Higher
Secondary Education or its
equivalent with at least 50% marks
and 2-year Diploma in Elementary
Education (by whatever name
known),
(c) Higher Secondary pass under
the West Bengal Council of Higher
Secondary Education or its
equivalent with at least 45% marks
and 2-year Diploma in Elementary
Education (by whatever name
known),
(d) Higher Secondary pass under
the West Bengal Council of Higher
Secondary Education or its
equivalent with at least 50% marks
and Diploma in Education (Special
Education)
or (e) Graduation and two year
Diploma in Elementary Education
(by whatever name known), (f)
Ability to read, write and speak in
the language relating to the
medium for which the candidate
wishes to apply.
Note 1. – A person with D. Ed.
(Special Education) or B. Ed.
(Special Education) qualification
shall, after appointment, undergo
six month special programme in
Elementary Education recognized
by the NCTE.
Note 2 . – The persons having
qualification of Higher Secondary
pass under the West Bengal Council
of Higher Secondary Education or
its equivalent with at least 50%
marks or graduate (irrespective of
marks obtained therein) or
equivalent without 2-year
Diploma in Elementary Education
(by whatever name known) or 4-
year Bachelor of Elementary
Education (B. El. Ed.) or 2-year
Diploma in Education (Special
Education) shall also be eligible
for appearing in the Teacher
Eligibility Test (TET) to be
conducted for appointment of
primary school teachers in the
State upto 31st March, 2014,
subject to condition that those
who are appointed without
professional qualification shall
acquire the
professional qualification within
a period of two (2) years from
the year of appointment.
Provided that in case of Santhali
as medium of instruction, the
candidate shall only require to
possess proficiency of reading,
writing and speaking in OLCHIKI
SCRIPTS. It shall not be
obligatory for the candidates
seeking appointment to the post
of primary school teacher in
Santhali medium schools to have
passed in the specific language
as the first or the second
language in the Higher
Secondary Level or equivalent
for which medium of instruction,
the candidate is seeking
appointment.
Candidates belonging to reserved
categories SC/ST/OBC/PH/EC
shall be allowed relaxation upto
5% in the qualifying marks.
3. Age: Not less than 18 years
and more than 40 years as on
01.01.2012. Relaxation of upper
age for the reserved category
and Exempted Category
candidates shall be as per the
existing Rules of the State
Government.
4. Manner of Selection: (a) The
Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
shall be held as per guidelines
issued from time to time by the
National Council for Teacher
Education and a person who will
score 60% or above in the
Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
examination shall be considered as
Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) pass
provided relaxation upto 5% marks
shall be allowed to the candidates
belonging to the reserved
categories, such SC/ST/OBC/PH/EC.
(b) Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
examination shall be held in 100
marks consisting of the
following five (5) Sections;
(a) Section I – Child
Development – 20 Marks
(b) Section II – Language I – 20
Marks
(c) Section III – Language II – 20
Marks
(d) Section IV – Mathematics –
20 Marks
(e) Section V – Environmental
Science – 20 Marks
Note 1. – All questions shall be
of multiple choice types with
four alternatives out of which
one option will be correct. All
questions shall be compulsory
and each item shall carry one
mark. But there will be no
negative marking.
Note 2. – First Language of the
candidate shall be determined as
per the medium of instruction of
the primary school for which the
vacancy occurred and Second
Language be English.
(c) The Selection Committee shall
call all Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
qualified candidates as mentioned
in sub-rule (2), for the Viva-Voce/
interview. The performance of
the candidates who will be called
for Viva-Voce/interview shall be
assessed out of 10 marks by the
interview Board formed for the
specific purpose.
(d) Thereafter, academic, training,
performance in Teacher Eligibility
Test (TET), Extra Curricular
Activities and performance in Viva-
Voce/interview of the candidates
appeared at the Viva-Voce/
interview shall be computed in the
following
manner as mentioned in Table A
below:-
Table A
(i) Madhyamik pass under the
West Bengal Board of Secondary
Education or its equivalent 10
(ii) Higher Secondary pass under
the West Bengal Council of
Higher Secondary Education or
its equivalent 15
(iii) Training as prescribed in
sub-rule (2) of rule 6 20
(iv) Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
40
(v) Extra Curricular Activities 05
(vi) Total 90
(vii) Viva-Voce or Interview 10
(viii) Total 100
Note 1. – The percentage of marks
to the total full marks obtained by
the candidate in the Madhyamik
Examination or its equivalent
excluding additional marks, if any,
shall be computed as percentage of
10.
Note 2. – The percentage of marks
to the total full marks obtained by
the candidate in the H.S.
Examination or its equivalent
excluding additional marks, if any,
shall be computed as percentage of
15.
Note 3. – 70% and above marks
obtained by the candidate in
Training shall be awarded 20, 50%
above but below 70% marks
obtained by the candidate in
Training shall be awarded 17 and
below 50% marks but passed in the
Training by
the candidate shall be awarded 15.
Note 4. – The percentage of marks
to the total full marks obtained by
the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
qualified candidate in Teacher
Eligibility Test (TET), shall be
computed as percentage of 40.
Note 5. – Maximum five (5) Marks
shall be awarded to the candidates
in the Extra Curriculum Activities
on the following Extra
Curriculum Activities:-
1 Games and Sports 1
2 National Cadet Corps (NCC) 1
3 Arts and Literature 1
4 Performing Art (Drama) 1
5 Music 1
Total 5
(a) A certificate of representation
in the State/National/International
level Games or Sports issued by the
Competent State Govt. or Central
Government Authorities or
agencies, shall be awarded (01)
mark.
(b) Minimum ‘A’ certificate of
National Cadet Corps (NCC) shall be
awarded (01) mark.
(c) A certificate that any essay,
story, short story, drama, poetry
written by the candidate selected
for publication in State Level or
National newspaper or Magazine
(Certificate along with a copy of
publication shall be submitted),
shall be
awarded (01) mark.
(d) A certificate that the candidate
has obtained proficiency in
Performing Art (drama) issued by
National School of Drama or by the
State Government or Central
Government shall be awarded (01)
mark.
(e) A certificate that the candidate
has obtained proficiency in Music
or Instrumental Music issued by
the State Government or Central
Government shall be awarded (01)
mark.
5. Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) will
be conducted by the Board on a
single day throughout the State of
West Bengal.
6. Date of TEACHER ELIGIBILITY
TEST (TET) shall be notified
later.
7. Application Form: Notification
for collection of the Information
Booklet-cum-Application Form on
payment of Rs. 100/- (Rs. 25/- for
SC/ST) will be published on
November 15, 2012 in the
newspapers.