No.DERT/TET/1/2012/PT/1122
Applications are invited from the candidates who are citizens of India for appearing in the Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility
Test (MTET) to be conducted by DERT on 31st January, 2019.
Eligibility to appear in the Test
Minimum Qualifications:(i) Class I- V
(a) Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks for General Candidates and atleast 45% for
ST/SC with 2-Year Diploma in Elementary Education in accordance with the NCTE (recognition norms and
procedure),Regulation 2002.
OR
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks for General Candidates and at least 45% for SC/ST
with 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
OR
Higher Secondary(or its equivalent) with atleast 50% marks for General Candidates and at least 45% for SC/ST
with a Diploma in Education (Special Education).
OR
(b) Graduation with 45% for SC/ST and 50% for General with 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education in
accordance with NCTE (recognition norms and procedure),regulation 2002.
OR
(c) A person who is pursuing any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case
may be) specified in the NCTE Notification dated 23rd August, 2010.
(ii) Classes VI-VIII
B.A/ B. Sc with atleast 45% for ST/SC and 50% for General Candidates and 2- year Diploma in Elementary
Education in accordance with NCTE (recognition norms and procedure),regulation 2002.
OR
B.A/ B. Sc with at least 50% for General Candidates and atleast 45% for ST/SC with 1- year Bachelor in
Education (B. Ed) in accordance with NCTE (recognition norms and procedure),regulation 2002.
OR
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks for General Candidates and 45% for ST/SC and a
4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B. El. Ed).
OR
Higher Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks for General Candidates and atleast 45% for ST/SC
and 4-Year B.A/ B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed./ B.Sc. Ed
OR
B.A/B.Sc with at least 50% marks for General Candidates and 45% for ST/SC with 1-year B.Ed. (Special
Education).
OR
A person who is pursuing any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case
may be) specified in the NCTE Notification dated 23rd August, 2010.
Age Limit :i. The candidate should not have crossed 32 years of age (relaxable up to 37 years in the case of SC/ST candidates)
as on the first day of the first month of the year in which the advertisement was made.
Selection Procedure: After scrutinizing the application forms, the list of eligible candidates will be displayed on the
Notice Board of the office of the DERT/DIETs DSEOs and SDSEOs.
Examination fee: Only eligible candidates whose names will be displayed on the Notice Board of the office of the
DERT/ Principal DIET’s/SDSEO’s are to submit the examination fee of Rs.300/- only and (Rs 150/- only for
SC/ST) for each paper.ie, Paper-I (classes I-V) and Paper II (classes VI-VIII). The amount is to be deposited through
Treasury Challan under the Head of Account “0202-Education, Sports and Arts and Culture-01-General
Education-600-General-(01)-Examination Fees” within detailed estimates of revenues and receipts Vol-I,
during 2018-19.