School Education — Teachers Recruitment Board — Recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants Recommendation of the Committee - Orders issued.

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School Education — Teachers Recruitment Board — Recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants —Fixing the criteria for selection of candidates who have cleared the Teacher Eligibility Test for appointment to the post of Secondary Grade Teachers and B.T. Assistants and other related issues — Recommendation of the Committee - Orders issued.

School Education (Q)Department

G.O.(Ms).No.252

Dated: 05.10.2012
Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2043
Puraftasi 19

Read:
1.G.O.Ms.No.181, School Education Department, dated 15.11.2011
2.G.O.Ms.No.90, School Education Department, dated 28.03.2012.
3.G.O.Ms.No.222, School Education Department, Dated 24.08.2012.
4.G.O.(2D)No.36,School Education (Q)Department, dated 14.09.2012.
5.The High Court, Madras in W.P.Nos.24507 & 2463 1/2012 and M.P.Nos 1 & 1/2012, Judgement dated 21.09.2012.

ORDER:-

   In the G.O. first read above, the Government have issued orders designating the TRB as a Nodal Agency for conducting of Teacher Eligibility Test for the recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants.

   2. In the G.O. Second read above, the Government have issued orders for the recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants by Conducting the Teacher Eligibility Test. It was also ordered that the qualifying candidates of the Teacher Eligibility Test will be recruited based on marks, Communal rotation and Certificate Verification. However, with respect to the recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers, the state-wide seniority in employment exchange registration will be continued till the disposal of the Special Leave Petition filed in the Supreme Court.

   3. In the G.O third read above, the Government have issued orders to conduct the Teacher Eligibility Test on 12.07.2012 for the recruitment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants by the Teachers Recruitment Board. The Government further directs the Teachers Recruitment Board, to conduct another Teacher Eligibility Test for those candidates, who have not obtained 60% marks, and the Teacher Eligibility Test to be held before the end of October 2012.

   4. In the G.O fourth read above, the Government constituted a committee for selection of candidates who have cleared the Teacher Eligibility Test for appointment to the post of Secondary Grade Teachers and B.T. Assistants and other related issues under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister for School Education, Sports and Youth Welfare with the following members.

1. Hon'ble Minister for School Education, Sports and Youth Welfare	Chairman
2. Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department	Member
3. The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, Chennai	Member
3. The Chairman, Teachers Recruitment Board, Chennai	Member

   5. In the Judgement fifth read above, the Hon’ble High Court directed as follows:-

   “So far as the candidates who possess the Teacher Eligibility Certificate are concerned, after receipt of the recommendations of the Committee constituted (vide G.O.(2D).No.36, School Education Department, dated 14.09.2012) selection and appointment shall be made as per the criteria to be fixed by the Committee.”

   6. In order to provide quality education to the children in Tamil Nadu and considering the need to filling up of vacant teachers post, the committee in its meeting held on 14.09.2012 and 24.09.2012, unanimously decided to recommend to the Government to adopt the modalities by giving weightage of marks for their academic qualification in 12th Standard, DEEd., Degree, B.Ed. and TET for selection and appointment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants.

   7. The Government have examined the recommendation of the Committee and decided to accept the same. They accordingly direct the Teachers Recruitment Board to adopt the following modalities by giving weightage of marks for selection and appointment of Secondary Grade Teachers and Graduate Assistants.

Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test Weightage For Secondary Grade Teachers

   (a) There shall be 100 marks in total as full marks

   (b) The computation of 100 marks will be in the following manner

(i) Higher Secondary Exam	15 marks
(ii) D.T.Ed., / D.E.Ed., Exam	25 marks
(iii) Teacher Eligibility Test	60 marks

(C) Marks shall be given for item (i) (ii) and (iii) of clause (b) in the manner mentioned hereunder

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