TRB

Notification No. 01/2026, dated 13 February 2026: a special TET only for working teachers (SGT, BT Assistant or equivalent, appointed on or before 1 September 2025, in government, government-aided and recognised private schools in Tamil Nadu), held after the Supreme Court ruling of 1 September 2025 that serving teachers must pass TET.

• Online application: 18 February to 10 April 2026; edit window 11 to 13 April 2026.
• Fee: Rs 600; Rs 300 for SC, SC(A), ST and differently abled candidates.
• Paper II exam: 5 July 2026 (150 questions, 3 hours, OMR).
• Tentative answer key: 15 July 2026.
• Result and final key: 12 October 2026, after a brief Madras High Court stay in July 2026; e-certificates downloadable from 17 October 2026. About 1.60 lakh appeared in Paper II and about 61,153 passed (press figures).
• Pass mark: 90/150 (General), 75 (BC, BC(M), MBC/DNC, PwD), 60 (SC, SC(A), ST).

Next regular TN TET: TRB's tentative Annual Planner 2026 lists a second TN-TET cycle with notification in October 2026 and exam in December 2026. As of 21 October 2026 it has not been notified, so no date is confirmed. The last regular test (TNTET 2025) held Paper II on 16 November 2025.

Notification No. 01/2026, dated 13 February 2026: a special TET only for working teachers (SGT, BT Assistant or equivalent, appointed on or before 1 September 2025, in government, government-aided and recognised private schools in Tamil Nadu), held after the Supreme Court ruling of 1 September 2025 that serving teachers must pass TET.

• Online application: 18 February to 10 April 2026; edit window 11 to 13 April 2026.
• Fee: Rs 600; Rs 300 for SC, SC(A), ST and differently abled candidates.
• Paper I exam: 4 July 2026 (150 questions, 3 hours, OMR).
• Tentative answer key: 15 July 2026.
• Result and final key: 12 October 2026; e-certificates downloadable from 17 October 2026. About 59,535 appeared in Paper I and about 47,628 passed (press figures).
• Pass mark: 90/150 (General), 75 (BC, BC(M), MBC/DNC, PwD), 60 (SC, SC(A), ST).

Next regular TN TET: TRB's tentative Annual Planner 2026 lists a second TN-TET cycle with notification in October 2026 and exam in December 2026. As of 21 October 2026 it has not been notified, so no date is confirmed. The last regular test (TNTET 2025) held Paper I on 15 November 2025.

Notification No. 04/2025, dated 16 October 2025 (addendum 04-A, 27 October 2025), for 2,708 Assistant Professor posts across 61 subjects.

• Online application: 17 October to 10 November 2025; correction window 11 to 13 November 2025; experience certificate upload extended to 30 November 2025.
• Fee: Rs 600; Rs 300 for SC, SC(A), ST and differently abled candidates (no fee for those who paid under Notifications 12/2019 and 02/2024).
• Written exam: 27 December 2025 in two sessions at 195 centres (hall tickets from 11 December 2025).
• Results are being released subject by subject: the first phase (5 subjects) had certificate verification on 11 March 2026 and interviews on 12 March 2026 at the TRB office, Chennai; further subjects follow in phases.

Notification No. 02/2025, released 10 July 2025, for 1,996 posts (1,916 current + 80 backlog) of PG Assistant, Physical Director Grade I and Computer Instructor Grade I.

• Online application: 10 July to 12 August 2025; edit window 13 to 16 August 2025.
• Written exam: 12 October 2025 (OMR).
• Result: 27 November 2025; provisional selection lists for 14 subjects around 23 January 2026.
• Main subject posts include Tamil 216, English 197, Mathematics 232, Physics 233, Chemistry 217, Commerce 198; Physical Director Gr I 102; Computer Instructor Gr I 57.
• Pay: Level 18 (Rs 36,900 – 1,16,600).

Next cycle: PG Assistant is not listed in the TRB Annual Planner 2026, and no new notification had been issued as of 21 October 2026.

Latest completed cycle: Advt. No. 03/2023 for 2,222 posts of Graduate Teacher / BRTE (later reported as 2,582 with 360 added posts).

• Online application: from 1 November 2023; last date 13 December 2023 (after extension).
• Fee: Rs 600; Rs 300 for SC, SC(A), ST and differently abled candidates.
• Written exam: 4 February 2024 (postponed from 7 January 2024 due to heavy rain).
• Results: 18 and 22 May 2024; certificate verification 30 and 31 May 2024.

Next notification awaited: TRB's tentative Annual Planner 2026 listed the BT Assistant / BRTE notification for March 2026 and the exam for July 2026, but no notification had been issued as of 21 October 2026. Tamil press reports in August 2026 spoke of about 2,000 posts and a possible November 2026 exam; these are not official.

Latest completed cycle: Notification No. 01/2023 for 33 BEO posts in the Tamil Nadu Elementary Educational Subordinate Service.

• Online application: from 5/6 June 2023; last date 12 July 2023 (extended from 5 July 2023).
• Age limit: 40 years (General), 45 years (reserved categories) as on 1 July 2023.
• Written exam: 10 September 2023 (OMR).
• Tentative answer key: 3 October 2023; objections until 10 October 2023.
• Pay: Level 18 (Rs 36,900 – 1,16,600).

Next notification awaited: TRB's Annual Planner 2025 proposed 51 BEO posts (notification November 2025, exam March 2026), but it was not issued. BEO is not listed in the Annual Planner 2026, and no notification had been issued as of 21 October 2026.