TNTET Exam Pattern 2025 Released: Know Latest Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

By Shikha Goyal, Assistant Manager

TNTET Exam Pattern 2025: The Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB), Tamil Nadu released the exam pattern with the release of TNTET Notification on August 11, 2025. The timings of the exam was from 10 AM to 1 PM. The TRB follows a particular pattern for the exam process. The exam comprises two papers- Paper 1 and Paper 2. The exam pattern differs for both papers. The TNTET Paper 1 comprises questions from five sections and Paper 2 comprises topics from four sections. For the ease of candidates, we have shared below the detailed TNTET exam pattern 2025 for Paper 1 and Paper 2.

Go through the exam pattern below and start the preparations now for the Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test (TNTET).

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TNTET Exam Pattern 2025: Highlights
TNTET Exam Pattern 2025
TNTET Exam Pattern FAQs 2025

TNTET Exam Pattern 2025: Highlights

Have a look at the highlights of the TNTET exam pattern below.

Particulars	Paper 1 Highlights	Paper 2 Highlights
Exam mode	Offline	Offline
Number of subjects/sections	5	4
Names of subjects	Child Development and Pedagogy Language-I (Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu) Language-II (English) Mathematics Environmental Studies	Child Development and Pedagogy Language-I (Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu) Language-II (English) Mathematics and Science or Social Studies
Duration of exam	3 hours	3 hours
Total questions	150	150
Type of questions	Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs); 4 options with only 1 correct option	MCQs; 4 options with only 1 correct option
Total marks	150	150
Marking scheme	+1 for correct answer 0 for incorrect answer	+1 for correct answer 0 for incorrect answer
Language of paper	Tamil and English	Tamil and English
Questions in exam	Based on topics prescribed in syllabus for Classes 1 to 5	Based on topics prescribed in syllabus for Classes 6 to 8
Difficulty level of questions in exam	Class 12 level	Class 12 level

Commonly asked questions

Q: Does syllabus of TNTET paper 1 and 2 varies?

Yes, the syllabus of TNTET Paper 1 and 2 varies. Candidates who give Paper 1 is of primary level that is who want to teach from classes 1 to 5. On the other hand, Paper 2 is for upper primary level that is for those candidates who want to teach from classes 6 to 8.

TNTET Exam Pattern 2025

Have a look at the TNTET exam pattern or structure for Paper 1 and Paper 2 below:

TNTET Paper 1 Exam Pattern 2025

The table below contains the detailed exam pattern for TNTET Paper 1.

TNTET Paper I Subjects	Number of Questions	Marks Allotted	Medium
Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to the age group of 6 – 11 years)	30	30	*Tamil/English
Language I (Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu)	30	30
Language II – English	30	30
Mathematics	30	30	*Tamil/English
Environmental Studies	30	30	*Tamil/English
Total	150	150

Note: For Child Development and Pedagogy, Mathematics and Environmental studies candidate has to select the option of Medium of Question Paper as either Tamil or English

Important Points to Note about TNTET Paper 1

Child Development and pedagogy paper aims to provide the understanding of child psychology and learning ability relevant to the age group of 6 – 11 years
Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the Medium of Instruction.
Language II English will assess the communication skills and comprehension ability of the candidates
Mathematics and Environmental Studies will assess overall concepts, problem-solving skills.
All the questions in TNTET Paper 1 will be based on the TNTET syllabus prescribed by the exam conducting body.
The overall difficulty level of the paper will be of Secondary Stage.

TNTET 2025 Exam Pattern Paper 1 in Detail

As per the official notification, candidates can check below in detail.

Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of Teaching and Learning, relevant to the age group of 6 – 11 years. They
will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

Language I focuses on the proficiencies related to the Medium of Instruction. The candidate has to choose any one of the languages mentioned in Language 1 exam. For recruitment process candidates shall be eligible for the vacancies in the concerned medium only.

Language II English will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.

Mathematics and Environmental Studies focuses on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding.

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TNTET Paper 2 Exam Pattern 2025

The table below contains the detailed exam pattern for TNTET Paper 2.

TNTET Paper I Subjects	Number of Questions	Marks Allotted
Child Development and Pedagogy-relevant to the age group of 11-14 years (Compulsory) (*Tamil/English)	30	30
Language-Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu (Compulsory)	30	30
Language II – English (Compulsory)	30	30
Mathematics or Science Or Social Science Or Anyone of the two mentioned above (*Tamil/English)	60	60
Total	150	150

Important Points to Note about TNTET Paper 2

Child Development and Pedagogy paper provide the understanding of child psychology and learning ability relevant to the age group of 11-14 years
Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the Medium of Instruction.
Language II English will assess the communication skills and comprehension ability of the candidates
Mathematics or social science will assess overall concepts, and problem-solving skills.
All the questions in TNTET Paper II will be based on the TNTET syllabus prescribed by the exam conducting body.
The overall difficulty level of the paper will be of Senior Secondary Stage

Commonly asked questions

Q: Does the authority conduct the TNTET exam every year?

Yes, the authority conducts the TNTET exam once a year. The purpose of the exam is to provide the government job to the candidates as a teacher in the Tamil Nadu state schools. The candidates can choose their level as primary or upper primary as per their qualification.

TNTET Exam Pattern FAQs 2025

Candidates can check below more FAQs related to the TNTET 2025 exam pattern.

Commonly asked questions

Q: Is there an interview stage in the TNTET examination?

In the TNTET selection process, there is no interview stage. Candidates are selected based on the written examination and document verification. It is a computer-based test that evaluates the eligibility of candidates for teaching positions in Tamil Nadu.

Q: Why is TNTET 2025 notification important?

The notification for the TNTET exam plays an important role in the preparation of a candidate. With the release of the notification, application process starts. It consists of the relevant information about the exam like dates, pattern, syllabus, registration process, etc.