The West Bengal Teacher Eligibility Test (WB TET) official notification will be out today, October 9 on the website, wbbpe.org As per reports, the WB TET 2018 will be conducted for about 30,000 posts in the state
Change in eligibility criteria:
In order to appear for WB TET 2018, candidates must complete a two-year teacher training programme or secure at least 50 per cent in their Higher Secondary Examinations.
Here's what Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said:
"I have urged the Primary Education Board to issue a notification after the Board office opens on October 9 stipulating the two conditions as per the guidelines mentioned by the Department of School Education, Government of West Bengal," said Chatterjee.
This is for the third time that TET examination is being conducted under the rule of the Trinamool Congress government in Bengal.
As reported by Millenniumpost, there were only 15 government teachers' training college across the state before 2011 but now there are as many as 631 such institutes. There has been a number of legal hurdles in the path of TET examinations in the past few years.
Application mode:
"Applications will be received in both online and offline modes. We are creating a portal where candidates can send their applications, and will announce the details when it is ready. The TET will be held in May," Manik Bhattacharya added.