Update: Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test, PSTET 2023 Exam Date Out for Paper 2 on its official website  and the exam is rescheduled for 30th April 2023 from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm. The new Exam Date has been announced on the official website on 9th April 2023 and the candidates were issued with fresh PSTET Admit Card 2023 with revised details on 22nd April 2023.

Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (PSTET), also known as Punjab TET exam is conducted by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) at the state level to test and determine the eligibility of candidates as teachers for the following levels: Primary (Classes 1 to 5), and Upper Primary (Classes 6-8) level in the schools of Punjab. It is conducted in two shifts, firstly, Paper 1 is for candidates appearing for the Primary level. The second shift is for Paper 2 where candidates aspiring for the Upper Primary Level appear. However, the candidates who want to appear for becoming teachers for Classes 1-8 are required to appear for both papers.

There are certain eligibility criteria for PSTET. Here, the main focus will be laid on the Punjab TET age limit and some other related information that you must not miss if you are appearing for or wish to appear for the exam.

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Age Limit for TET Exam in Punjab

Like most of the government exams conducted for teaching, the minimum age limit for the candidates aspiring for the Punjab TET exam is 18 years (as per 2023 notification). However, there is no upper age limit as per the brochure and update on its official website. An additional criterion that could be related to the age limit is that the candidates appearing for the Punjab TET exam should have acquired the minimum qualifications as per the notification by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) dated 23rd August 2010. You can go through that notification by the points given below:

For candidates seeking for teaching posts for Classes 1-5, they can get a general idea of their Punjab TET age limit by the following minimum qualifications by NCTE required to be eligible for the exam.

• Senior Secondary (or any of its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and a 2-year diploma in Elementary Education, or
• Senior Secondary (or any of its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and a 2-year diploma in Elementary Education, as per the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations 2002, or
• Senior Secondary (or any of its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and a 4-year degree in Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EI. Ed.), or
• Senior Secondary (or any of its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and a 2-year Diploma in Education (in case of Special Education)

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For the candidates aspiring for teaching posts for Classes 6-8, the age limit for TET exam in Punjab could be determined by the following minimum qualifications by NCTE needed to be eligible for it:

• Graduation (B.A/B.Sc) and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education, or
• Graduation (BA./B.Sc) with at least 50% marks and 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), or
• Graduation (BA./B.Sc) with at least 45% marks and 1-year Bachelor in Education (B. Ed), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations that are issued from time to time in this regard, or
• Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and a 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El. Ed), or
• Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year BA/B.Sc. Ed or B.A. Ed./BSc. Ed., or
• Graduation (B.A./B.Sc) with at least 50% marks and 1-year B.Ed. (in case of Special Education)

This is all that you need to know about the age limit for TET Exam in Punjab.

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