JTET Exam Pattern 2025: Jharkhand TET Paper Pattern, Negative Marking Scheme

Candidates need to meet any one of the criteria to meet the JTET eligibility Paper 2:

• Graduate or equivalent and a two-year Diploma in Elementary Education
• Graduate or Postgraduate with at least 50 per cent marks and one-year Bachelor of Education (BEd)
• Graduate or equivalent or Postgraduate with at least 45 per cent marks and one-year Bachelor of Education (BEd) obtained as per the National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition, Norms and Procedures) Regulations issued from time to time
• Higher Secondary or equivalent with at least 50 per cent marks and a four-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (BElEd)
• Higher Secondary or equivalent with at least 50 per cent marks and a four-year BA/ BScEd/ BAEd/ BScEd
• Graduate or equivalent with at least 50 per cent marks and BEd (Special Education)
• Postgraduate with at least 55 per cent marks or equivalent grade and a three-year integrated BEd-MEd

The JTET exam date 2025 has not been announced yet. The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) will soon announce the exam date for the conduct of the Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JHTET) 2025 examination. It may be noted here that the JTET exam 2025 will be organized after a gap of 8 years. The exam will be organised offline in pen and paper mode.

Candidates who have passed +2 or higher secondary and have any one of the eligibility shared here are eligible to appear for JTET Paper 1: 

• Two-year DEd in Special Education in any category of disability
• One-year Diploma in Special Education (DSE) in any category of disability
• Certificate/ Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation (DCBR) with a 6-month Certificate in Education of Children with Special Needs
• Post Graduate Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation (PGDCBR) with a 6-month Certificate in Education of Children with Special Needs
• Diploma in Multi Rehabilitation Worker (MRW) with a 6-month Certificate Course in Education of Children with Special Needs
• Junior Diploma in Teaching the Deaf
• Primary level Teacher Training course in Visual Impairment
• Diploma in Vocational Rehabilitation-Mental Retardation (DVR-MR) or Diploma in Vocational Training and Employment-Mental Retardation (DVTE-MR) with a 6-month Certificate Course in Education of Children with Special Needs
• Diploma in Hearing Language and Speech (DHLS) with a 6-month Certificate Course in Education of Children with Special Needs.

The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) will release the admit card for the Teacher Eligibility Test around a week before the exam. Candidates can download the JTET admit card by logging into their accounts. 

Candidates need to meet the criteria in terms of the JTET age limit. There is no upper age limit in Jharkhand TET. The minimum age is-

• Paper 1- 18 years
• Paper 2- 21 years