Govt. of Assam has released the official notification of Special Assam Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)-2026 for Lower Primary and Upper Primary level for the Bodo, Garo, Manipuri and Hmar medium as per the guidelines laid down by NCTE. Interested and eligible candidates having having permanent residence of Assam may appear in Paper I (Lower Primary) and Paper II (Upper Primary) of Special TET-2026.
Assam Special TET Details
Name of exam: Special
Assam Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) – 2026
Name of authority: State Level
Empowered Committee, TET, Govt. of Assam
Name of department: Department
of Education, Government of Assam
Type of exam: Written Exam
(OMR)
Date of exam: Not announced
Duration of exam: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
for each Paper. An additional 20 minutes time (per hour) will be there for
visually impaired candidates.
No of papers: 2 Papers
# Paper-I: Lower Primary (LP)
# Paper-II: Upper Primary (UP)
Type of questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
No of questions: 150 MCQs for each Paper.
Negative marking: There is no negative marking .
Medium of exam: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo and English
Validity of TET certificate: TET Certificate has a lifetime validity.
Qualifying marks: A candidate is required to score 60% i.e. 90 marks
out of 150 to qualify the Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET). However, for SC/ST
(Hills)/ ST (Plain)/ OBC/MOBC/ PWD (PH), there will be a relaxation of 5%.
Thus, for these candidates, qualifying marks will be 83 out of 150 i.e. 55%.
Mode of application: Online
Helpline: 8042303631 (10 A.M. to 5 P.M.) (Monday to Saturday)
Educational Qualification: Candidate
must have minimum academic and professional qualification as per NCTE norms as
follows:
Lower Primary TET (Classes I to V)
# Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2-year
Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)
OR
# Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year
Bachelor of Elementary Education (B. El.Ed.)
OR
# Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2-year
Diploma in Education (Special Education)
OR
# Graduation and two year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name
known)
Upper Primary TET (Classes VI to VIII)
# Graduation and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name
known)
OR
# At least 50% marks in Graduation and B. Ed.
OR
# At least 55% marks in Post Graduation or equivalent grade and three year
integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. OR
# Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year
Bachelor in Elementary Education (B. El. Ed).
OR
# Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year
B.A./B. Sc. Ed. Or
B.A. Ed/B. Sc. Ed. OR
# Graduation with at least 50% marks and 1-year B. Ed.(Special Education)
Note: Minimum percentage of marks in graduation shall not be applicable to
those incumbents who had already taken admission to the Bachelor of Education
or Bachelor of Elementary Education or equivalent course prior to the 29 July,
2011.
Relaxation: Relaxation up to 5% in the academic marks in HSSLC or Graduation shall be
applicable for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/MOBC/PWD(PH) to appear in
Special Assam TET- 2026 (The degree of handicap in case of PH candidates should
be minimum 40% and to be certified by the competent authority) both for Paper-I
(LP Level) and Paper-II (UP Level).
Examination Fee of Assam Special TET
Candidates need to pay a specific amount of money as examination fee to
complete the online application process. Examination fee needs to paid online.
Details regarding this are provided below-
|
Category |
Paper 1 |
Paper 2 |
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General |
Rs.550/- |
Rs.550/- |
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SC/ST |
Rs.450/- |
Rs.450/- |
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OBC/ MOBC |
Rs.450/- |
Rs.450/- |
|
PWD (PH) |
Rs.300/- |
Rs.300/- |
Important Dates of Assam Special TET 2026
# Starting date of online application: 7th
January 2026
# Last date of online application: 7th February 2026
# Change of
exam centre districts: 12th February, 2026 to 5 p.m. of 19th February, 2026
# Issue of E-Admit Card:
To be updated
# Date of Assam Special TET Exam: To be updated
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Online
Application Form |
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Corrigendum on New Exam Centres |
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TET Guidebook |
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Official TET Notification |
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Official Website |
List of TET Exam Centres and Centre Codes
Candidates have to select Centre District at the time of submission of online application for appearing in Special Assam TET. Candidate will have to select one Centre District only.
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Sl No. |
Centre District |
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1 |
Cachar |
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2 |
Dibrugarh |
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3 |
Kokrajhar |
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4 |
Kamrup |
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5 |
Kamrup Metro |
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6 |
Hojai |
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7 |
Sonitpur |
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8 |
Dhemaji |
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9 |
Goalpara |
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10 |
Karbi Anglong |
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11 |
Tamulpur |
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12 |
Dima Hasao |