CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
(An Autonomous Organisation under the Union
Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt. of India)
“SHIKSHA KENDRA”, 2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREET VIHAR, DELHI – 110 301
Gram : CENBOSEC, Delhi – 92 Phone: 011-22426938, 22520242
E-Mail:cbseaff.nic.in Fax: 011-22540655 website:www.cbse.nic.in
CBSE/AFF./CIRCULAR/2011 April 14, 2011
Circular No.4
All the Heads of Schools
Affiliated to the CBSE
Subject: Norms for Teacher Qualifications for appointment as a teacher in classes I to VIII under
the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009 and conduct of Central Teacher Eligibility Test 2011 by the CBSE.
Sir/Madam,
In accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the RTE Act-2009, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) had vide Notification dated 23rd August, 2010 laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in classes I to VIII. A copy of the said no tification is available on the official website of the NCTE www.ncte-india.org
and at www.education.nic.in
.
The NCTE Notification dated 23.08.2010 inter-alia provided that one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools referred to in clause (n) of section 2 of the RTE Act is that he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which
will be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE.
Therefore, all the appointments of teachers in classes I to VIII in the schools affiliated or to be affiliated with the CBSE are to be made in accordance with the minimum qualifications notified by the NCTE.
Now, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
This CTET shall apply to the schools affiliated or to be affiliated with the CBSE in the following manner:-
(i) CTET conducted by the CBSE is applicable to the schools of the Central Government (KVS, NVS, and Central Tibetan Schools etc.) and schools under the administrative control of UT of Chandigarh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
(ii) Unaided private schools may exercise the option of considering the CTET conducted by the CBSE or TET conducted by the State Government.
(iii) The schools owned and managed by the State Government/local bodies and aided schools shall ei
ther consider the TET conducted by the State Government or the CTET conducted by the CBSE.
The first CTET viz CTET 2011 is scheduled to be conducted by the CBSE on 26th June, 2011 and the details of the CTET 2011 are available on the CBSE Website www.cbse.nic.in .
All the schools/school managements are advised to take appropriate action accordingly.
With regards,
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(JOSEPH EMMANUEL)
DEPUTY SECRETARY(AFFLN)
Distribution:
1. All the Principals of the schools afiliated with the CBSE.
2. All the Managers of the private unaided schools affiliated with the CBSE.
3. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18-Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-110 016.
4. The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, A-28, Kailash Colony,New Delhi.
5. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi-110 054.
6. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh-160 017.
7. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok,Sikkim – 737 101.
8. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar- 791 111
9. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair-744 101.
10. The Secretary, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESS ESS Plaza,Community Centre, Sector 3, Rohini, Delhi-110 085
11. All the members of the Governing Body of CBSE
12. All the Regional Officers of CBSE
13. The Joint Secretary (IT)
with the request to put this circular on the CBSE website.
14. The PRO, CBSE
15. The Library and Information Officer, CBSE
16. All the Officers of the Board upto the level of Section Officer
Sd/-
Deputy Secretary (Affiliation)
Source : http://cbse.gov.in/circulars/Circular_TE-2011.pdf
(An Autonomous Organisation under the Union
Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt. of India)
“SHIKSHA KENDRA”, 2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREET VIHAR, DELHI – 110 301
Gram : CENBOSEC, Delhi – 92 Phone: 011-22426938, 22520242
E-Mail:cbseaff.nic.in Fax: 011-22540655 website:www.cbse.nic.in
CBSE/AFF./CIRCULAR/2011 April 14, 2011
Circular No.4
All the Heads of Schools
Affiliated to the CBSE
Subject: Norms for Teacher Qualifications for appointment as a teacher in classes I to VIII under
the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009 and conduct of Central Teacher Eligibility Test 2011 by the CBSE.
Sir/Madam,
In accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the RTE Act-2009, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) had vide Notification dated 23rd August, 2010 laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in classes I to VIII. A copy of the said no tification is available on the official website of the NCTE www.ncte-india.org
and at www.education.nic.in
.
The NCTE Notification dated 23.08.2010 inter-alia provided that one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools referred to in clause (n) of section 2 of the RTE Act is that he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which
will be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE.
Therefore, all the appointments of teachers in classes I to VIII in the schools affiliated or to be affiliated with the CBSE are to be made in accordance with the minimum qualifications notified by the NCTE.
Now, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
This CTET shall apply to the schools affiliated or to be affiliated with the CBSE in the following manner:-
(i) CTET conducted by the CBSE is applicable to the schools of the Central Government (KVS, NVS, and Central Tibetan Schools etc.) and schools under the administrative control of UT of Chandigarh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
(ii) Unaided private schools may exercise the option of considering the CTET conducted by the CBSE or TET conducted by the State Government.
(iii) The schools owned and managed by the State Government/local bodies and aided schools shall ei
ther consider the TET conducted by the State Government or the CTET conducted by the CBSE.
The first CTET viz CTET 2011 is scheduled to be conducted by the CBSE on 26th June, 2011 and the details of the CTET 2011 are available on the CBSE Website www.cbse.nic.in .
All the schools/school managements are advised to take appropriate action accordingly.
With regards,
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(JOSEPH EMMANUEL)
DEPUTY SECRETARY(AFFLN)
Distribution:
1. All the Principals of the schools afiliated with the CBSE.
2. All the Managers of the private unaided schools affiliated with the CBSE.
3. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18-Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-110 016.
4. The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, A-28, Kailash Colony,New Delhi.
5. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi-110 054.
6. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh-160 017.
7. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok,Sikkim – 737 101.
8. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar- 791 111
9. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair-744 101.
10. The Secretary, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESS ESS Plaza,Community Centre, Sector 3, Rohini, Delhi-110 085
11. All the members of the Governing Body of CBSE
12. All the Regional Officers of CBSE
13. The Joint Secretary (IT)
with the request to put this circular on the CBSE website.
14. The PRO, CBSE
15. The Library and Information Officer, CBSE
16. All the Officers of the Board upto the level of Section Officer
Sd/-
Deputy Secretary (Affiliation)
Source : http://cbse.gov.in/circulars/Circular_TE-2011.pdf
