RTET Exam: Eligibility, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card & Result
Updated On - Oct 5, 2023
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REET (Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teacher) or RTET (Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility Test) is a state-level examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan annually for the recruitment of primary and upper primary teachers.
The full form of REET is Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers. For the qualified candidates, the exam conducting body will issue a pass certificate. The REET certificate and scorecard will have lifetime validity as stated by our Education Minister recently. The updates regarding the exam are published on the official website of the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan.
Table of Contents
RTET Highlights
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| REET Full Form | Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teacher |
| Conducting Body | Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (BSER) |
| Level of Exam | State |
| Vacancy | 33,000(Tentative) |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Application Fees |
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| Mode of Exam | Offline |
| Exam Duration | 150 minutes |
| Medium | English and Hindi |
| Selection Process |
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| Official Website | http://rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in/ |
Notification
The official notification has been released on January 05, 2023, for both Level 1 and Level 2 of the REET exam on the official website. Any news regarding the exam will be notified on the official website.
Important Dates
| Events | REET 2023 Dates |
| Release of Notification | January 05, 2023 |
| Starting of Application Process | January 11, 2023 |
| Last Date to Apply | February 19, 2023 |
| Last Date to Pay fees | February 20, 2023 |
| Starting of Application Correction | February 22, 2023 |
| Last Date of Application Correction | February 25, 2023 |
| Release of Admit card | To be notified |
| REET 2023 Exam Date | September 23rd and 24th 2023 |
Vacancy details
The Board of Secondary Education has declared a total of 31,000 vacancy posts for both the categories of exams together. Here are the details of vacancies:
| Posts | Number of Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Level-1 | 26,000 |
| Level-2 | Non-TSP Posts: 23,949 TSP Area Posts: 4051 |
Eligibility Criteria 2023
The eligibility criteria of the REET 2023 exam have been released along with the REET 2023 notification. As per the REET eligibility criteria released in the official notification, candidates must be above 18 years of age. There is no upper age limit for the REET exam.
For Primary Teachers, candidates are required to have Senior Secondary or equivalent with at least 50% marks along with appearing or passed in the final year of two-year Diploma in Elementary Education or Graduation along with appearing or passed in the final year of two-year Diploma in Elementary Education to apply.
For Upper Primary Teachers, candidates are required to complete Graduation with at least 50% marks and pass or appear in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education) or equivalent qualification to apply.
Exam Application
The candidates can apply for the REET exam online through the official website of the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education. Candidates are required to fill in the required details, fill out their preferred exam centers and pay the application fee.
The Application fee for the REET exam has been mentioned in the table below, according to the levels of the exam and categories of candidates:
| Category | Level 1 | Level 2 |
|---|---|---|
| General | Rs. 500 | Rs. 800 |
| OBC | Rs. 500 | Rs. 800 |
| SC/ST/PwD | Rs. 250 | Rs. 500 |
Admit Card 2023
Candidates will be able to download the call letter for the REET 2023 written test from April 14, 2023, on the official website.
Candidates failing to download and carry the REET Admit Card on the exam day will be denied entry to the examination hall.
The visible details on the REET Admit cards are the candidate’s name, Date of birth, Photograph, Signature, Exam venue, exam schedule, hall ticket number, medium of the exam, level of examination, and the guidelines.
Exam Centre
Candidates can choose up to 3 exam centers from the ones mentioned in the table below. The Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan allows the centers according to candidates’ preferences on the application form for REET.
- Ajmer
- Alwar
- Banswara
- Baran
- Barmer
- Bharatpur
- Bhilwara
- Bikaner
- Bundi
- Chittorgarh
- Churu
- Dausa
- Dholpur
- Dungarpur
- Ganganagar
- Hanumangarh
- Jaipur
- Jaisalmer
- Jalore
- Jhalawar
- Jhunjhunu
- Jodhpur
- Karoli
- Kota
- Nagaur
- Pali
- Pratapgarh
- Rajsamanad
- Pali
- Sawai
- Madhopur
- Sikar
- Sirohi
- Tonk
- Udaipur
Exam Pattern-
REET or REET follows a particular exam pattern every year. The REET 2023 Exam Pattern is divided into two levels. While Level-II is for primary teachers or Teachers for classes 1 to 5, Level-II is for upper primary teachers or classes 6 to 8.
| Parameters | REET Paper-I (Level I) | REET Paper-II (Level II) |
|---|---|---|
| Duration of exam | 2.5 hours (150 minutes) | 2.5 hours (150 minutes) |
| Total questions | 150 | 150 |
| Total marks | 150 | 150 |
| Exam mode | Offline | Offline |
| Number of subjects | 5 | 4 |
| Type of questions | Objective or Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) | Objective or Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Marking scheme | +1 for the correct answer | +1 for the correct answer |
| Negative Marking | No negative marking for wrong answers | No negative marking for wrong answers |
Syllabus
The REET syllabus is also divided into 2 levels. To start preparation for the REET exam candidates should complete the entire REET syllabus as follows:
REET 2023 Syllabus: Level 1
| Subjects | Topics |
|---|---|
| Child Development & Pedagogy | Child Development, Meaning and Concept of learning and its processes, Individual Differences, Understanding diverse learners, Teaching-learning process, etc. |
| Environmental Studies | Family, Clothes and Habitats, Profession, Public places and Institutions, Our Culture and Civilization, Transport and Communication, Personal Hygiene, Living Beings, Matter and Energy, Concept and scope of Environment Studies, EVS Pedagogy, etc. |
| Mathematics | Mathematics Pedagogy, Place Value, Comparison, Concept of fraction, proper fractions, comparison of proper fraction of the same denominator, mixed fractions, etc. |
| English Language | Part 1: Unseen Prose Passage, Unseen Prose Passage, Framing Questions Including Wh-questions, English Pedagogy, etc. Part 2: Unseen Prose Passage, Unseen Poem, Literary Terms, English Pedagogy, etc. |
REET 2023 Syllabus: Level 2
| Subjects | Topics |
|---|---|
| Child Development & Pedagogy | Child Development, Meaning and Concept of learning and its processes, Individual Differences, Understanding diverse learners, Teaching-learning process, etc. |
| Language I (Hindi, Sindhi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Punjabi & Gujarati) | Part 1: Unseen Prose Passage, Unseen Prose Passage, Framing Questions Including Wh-questions, English Pedagogy, etc. Part 2: Unseen Prose Passage, Unseen Poem, Literary Terms, English Pedagogy, etc |
| Language II (Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi & Gujarati) | Part 1: Unseen Prose Passage, Unseen Prose Passage, Framing Questions Including Wh-questions, English Pedagogy, etc. Part 2: Unseen Prose Passage, Unseen Poem, Literary Terms, English Pedagogy, etc |
| Science | Nature & Structure of Sciences, Natural Science: Aims & objectives, Understanding the Science, Methods of Science teaching, Structure of Matter, Chemical Substances, Science and Technology, etc. |
| Mathematics | Indices, Algebraic expressions, Equations, Ratio and Proportion, Lines and Angles, Area of Plane figures, Statistics, Graph, etc. |
Study Material
Here is a compact list of books for both Level 1 and Level 2 of the REET 2023 exam:
| Exam Level | Name of Books | Authors / Publishers |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | RTET Bal Vikas Evam Shiksha Shastra Level -I | Ray Publication |
| Lakshya RTET Bhasa Hindi, Sanskrit & English | Lakshya | |
| Pedagogy | S.D. Publications | |
| RTET Question Bank | Ahmar Kareem Publication | |
| Level 2 | RTET Samajik Adhyan Bhasha Hindi Sanskrit & English Level | Lakshya |
| Mathematics | R S Agarwal | |
| Science | Lucent Publication/ Arihant Publication | |
| SST (Social Science) | Arihant Publication |
Selection Process
For a candidate, to clear RTET has to go through the following stages of the selection process:
- RTET Application form: Candidates first need to fill the online RTET application form on the official website of BSER. After providing all details during the online application, candidates need to pay the RTET application fee online.
- RTET Admit card: RTET admit card will be released one week before the examination, candidates can download their RTET admit card from the official website of BSER. The admit card contains all important details regarding the exam such as date, time, and test center address.
- RTET or REET exam: The state-level REET exam is conducted for the recruitment of primary teachers (Level I) and upper primary teachers (Level II). Level I recruits teachers for classes 1-5 and Level II recruits teachers for classes 6-8.
Results:
Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan will release the result of the REET 2023 written test for both levels - Level 1and 2. To download the result candidates need to enter the login credentials i.e. roll number and date of birth.
The visible details on the REET 2023 result are name, category, roll number, total marks secured by the candidates in each subject, and overall marks of the candidate. Here are the minimum qualifying marks of REET 2023 -
| Category | Minimum qualifying cutoff (out of 150) | Minimum qualifying marks (out of 150) |
|---|---|---|
| General/ OBC/ SC | 60% | 90 |
| ST | 36% | 54 |
Salary
- The expected salary of REET qualifiers will be INR 23,700/- as a 3rd Grade teacher. After the confirmation of the recruitment, the teachers will receive the salary as per the 10th Level in the pay matrix.
- There will be 2 years of a probationary period. During this time, the basic pay salary is given to the candidate without any allowances.
- After the confirmation, the teachers will be entitled to several allowances such as Travelling Allowances, Living Adjustment, Dearness Allowance (DA), Bonus, and Urban damage supply.
FAQs
Q: Who conducts RTET or REET?
A: Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility Test (RTET) or Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teacher (REET) is conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (BSER).
Q: When will the REET admit card 2023 be out?
A: REET admit card 2023 has been released by BSER on September 17, 2023.
Q: When will RTET 2023 be conducted?
A: RTET 2023 is scheduled to be held on September 26. Nearly 14 lakh candidates are going to appear for the REET this year.
Q: What is the expected vacancy for RTET 2023?
A: As per various media sources, REET notification will be out soon to fill vacancies for 32,000 posts. Those who clear REET will be eligible for the post of teachers in classes 1-5 and classes 6-8.
Q: Is there any age limit to apply for RTET?
A: No, there is no age limit to apply for the RTET exam.
Q: What is the minimum qualifying percentage for RTET?
A: Candidates must score 60% or above in the RTET examination to be considered TET qualified. In accordance with NCTE Guidelines, RTET Certificate shall be valid for a period of 7 years from the date of the examination.
Q: In which language is the RTET/REET exam conducted?
A: REET exam is conducted in English and Hindi languages, i.e. question papers are available in these two languages.
Q: How many times is REET conducted in a year?
A: REET exam is conducted once a year typically or as per vacancy.
Q: How does a candidate get a job after clearing the REET exam?
A: After clearing the RTET exam, candidates are issued an eligibility certificate. Candidates can apply against the teaching vacancy released by the school education department within the validity of the certificate.
Q: How is the REET exam center allotted to a candidate?
A: The REET exam center is allotted to a candidate as per his/her preferences mentioned by him/her in the application form.
Q: What is the minimum eligibility criteria to apply for the exam?
A: Candidates should clear graduation from a recognized institute with a minimum of 50% marks.
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