TNTET Exam Pattern 2022-23: Marking Scheme, Weightage

TNTET exam pattern 2022-23 was released by the conducting body. The duration of paper 1 and paper 2 will be 3 hours each. There shall be 150 questions in paper 1 and paper 2 of TNTET 2022-23 exam. The exam will be held online mode. OMR sheets would be provided, where candidates have to mark the correct answer. Each question will contain 1 mark. For any wrong answer, no marks will be deducted.

TNTET Syllabus 2022-23

TNTET Books 2022-23

Latest Updates on TNTET

Mar 29, 2023: TNTET 2022-23 Paper II result was released on Mar 28, 2023. Read More
Mar 29, 2023: TNTET 2022-23 Paper II final answer key was released on Mar 28, 2023. Read More

TNTET 2022-23 Exam Pattern

The TNTET exam pattern 2022-23 is set by the Teachers Recruitment Board as per the requirement to hire eligible and suitable candidates for further teacher recruitment.

TNTET 2022-23 Paper 1 Exam Pattern

Candidates can refer to the TNTET paper 1 pattern in the tabular below. Paper 1 has 150 questions in total with a 1-mark value. Also, there are in total 5 sections in the paper 1 exam: Child Development, Language paper, English language, Mathematics, and Environmental Studies.

TNTET 2022-23 Pattern Highlights
Paper	Subject	No Of MCQs	Marks	Duration
Paper-1	Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6 – 11)	30 MCQs	30 Marks	3 Hours
	The language I – (Tamil/Telugu/ Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu)	30 MCQs	30 Marks
	Language II – English	30 MCQs	30 Marks
	Mathematics	30 MCQs	30 Marks
	Environmental Studies	30 MCQs	30 Marks
	Total	150 MCQs	150 Marks

TNTET 2022-23 Paper 2 Exam Pattern

Candidates can refer to the TNTET paper 2 patterns in the tabular below. Paper 2 also has 150 questions in total with a 1-mark value. Also, there are 5 sections in the paper 2 exams. The first four sections are the same as paper 1, whereas the last section in paper 2 is Social Science.

TNTET 2022-23 Paper-2 Exam Pattern
Paper	Subject	No of MCQs	Marks	Duration
Paper-2	Child Development and Pedagogy – relevant to the age Group 11 – 14 Years (Compulsory)	30 MCQs	30 Marks	3 Hours
	Language I - Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu (Compulsory)	30 MCQs	30 Marks
	Language II - English (Compulsory)	30 MCQs	30 Marks
	Mathematics and Science	30 MCQs	30 Marks
	Social Science Teacher: Social Science	30 MCQs	30 Marks
	Total	150 MCQs	150 Marks

TNTET 2022-23 Exam Pattern Highlights

The TNTET 2022-23 exam is conducted in two folds. A few details are shared in the sections below regarding the TNTET exam pattern 2022-23.

Exam Structure

The TNTET exam details regarding its structure are as follows. Candidates are advised to go through the sections added below to understand the exam structure for the TNTET exam 2022-23.

The exam has two papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2.
Both papers have 150 questions each.
Each question carries a 1-mark value.
The exam is conducted in offline mode.
The exam duration is for 150 minutes for both papers.
The paper is set bilingually, i.e., in Tamil and English.

Negative Marking

One of the most important factors of any competitive examination is its marking scheme. Negative marking plays an important role in the scoring of any exam.

There is no negative marking on both papers.
No marks shall be deducted for wrong or unanswered questions.

Difficulty Level

The exam difficulty level helps the candidates prepare accordingly for it. Understanding the paper pattern and level is of utmost importance. The details regarding the same are enlisted below.

The paper 1 topics are related to concepts from Class 1-5.
The paper 2 topics are related to concepts from Class 6-8.
The difficulty level of the exam is similar to a senior secondary class.

TNTET 2022-23 Marking Scheme

Candidates are advised to understand the TNTET exam pattern 2022-23, under which the marking scheme is an important factor. The marking scheme for the TNTET papers is quite simple and easy. Refer to the details shared below to understand the TNTET marking scheme 2022-23.