Teaching Exams for Government Jobs in India- NET, SET & TET

Teaching exams are conducted every year at the national and state level including TET 2022, NET 2022 and SET 2022. Read further to know the types of teaching exams for government jobs in India and their upcoming exam dates.  

Teaching Exams 2022 - TET, NET and SET

Every year, several teaching recruitment drives are carried out in government schools, colleges and universities across India. Teaching jobs are in huge demand these days owing to the good salaries, job security, job satisfaction, etc. Lakhs of candidates appear for various top government teaching exams 2022 with an aim to get recruited as a teacher or a professor in reputed government schools and colleges.

In order to get recruited as a teacher or lecturer, a candidate needs to be eligible and qualify the required eligibility tests. To become a teacher in central or state government schools, candidates need to qualify the CTET 2022 or TET 2022. While the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is conducted at the national level, the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is conducted by the states. On the other hand, candidates need to qualify the National Eligibility Test (NET) or State Eligibility Test (SET) for lecturership or Assistant Professor post.

In this article, we have provided the details of various teaching exams along with their upcoming dates. Candidates should be aware of these details to not miss out on any important event regarding the exams.

NET for Assistant Professorship and/or JRF

NET is an exam conducted at the national level to determine the eligibility of candidates for the post of Assistant Professor and/or the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). Candidates qualifying the NET exam get eligible to apply for a government job in Indian universities and colleges as lecturers or Assistant Professors. Candidates qualifying NET exam for JRF get eligible to pursue research in their chosen subject in Indian universities and colleges.  

In India, there are two NET exams conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). These exams are UGC NET and CSIR NET and are conducted at the national level.

NET Exam Dates 2022

Check important upcoming exam dates for both the NET 2022 exams below:

Also Read: Difference between UGC NET & CSIR NET: Eligibility, Exam Pattern & Syllabus

SET for Assistant Professor

Various states organise the State Eligibility Tests (SET) every year to determine the eligibility of candidates for the post of Assistant Professor or to pursue research in the colleges and universities of a particular state. The SET exams are conducted at the state level. Candidates qualifying the SET exam get eligible to apply for the post of Assistant Professor in the respective Indian state.