Mohit Dhulia
The Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility Test (RTET 2024), also known as the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers (REET), is a state-level examination held annually by the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education for the recruitment of primary and upper primary teachers.
Both English and Hindi will be used in the exam. Candidates who pass the written exam will be invited to participate in the RTET interview round.
The exam conducting body will issue a pass certificate to qualified candidates. According to our Education Minister, the RTET certificate and scorecard will be valid for life. Updates on the exam are available on the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education’s official website.
Table of Contents
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Conducting By | Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (BSER) |
| Exam Name | Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility Test (RTET) or Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teacher (REET) |
| Registration Fees | Single Paper: INR 550/-Both Paper: INR 750/- |
| Total Vacancy | – |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Exam Level | State |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Duration of Exam | 150 minutes |
| Process of Selection | Written Exam and Interview |
| Paper Language | English and Hindi |
| Official Website | rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in |
| Events | RTET 2024 Dates |
|---|---|
| Release of Notification | To be notified |
| Starting of Application Process | To be notified |
| Last Date to Apply | To be notified |
| Last Date to Pay fees | To be notified |
| Starting of Application Correction | To be notified |
| Last Date of Application Correction | To be notified |
| Release of Admit card | To be notified |
| RTET 2024 Exam Date | To be notified |
| Release of Answer keys | To be notified |
| Declaration of Result | To be Notified |
Aspirants for the RTET exam online at the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education’s official website. Applicants must complete the required information, select their preferred exam centres, and pay the application fee.
The application fee for the RTET exam is listed in the table below, according to the exam levels and candidate categories:
| Category | Level 1 | Level 2 |
|---|---|---|
| General | Rs. 500 | Rs. 800 |
| OBC | Rs. 500 | Rs. 800 |
| SC/ST/PwD | Rs. 250 | Rs. 500 |
| Relevant Links | ||
|---|---|---|
| MPTET | CGTET | KVS Recruitment |
| HTET | WBTET | MAHA TET |
Along with the RTET 2024 notification, the eligibility criteria for the exam will be released. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, according to the RTET eligibility criteria published in the official notification. For the RTET exam, there is no upper age limit.
Applicants for Primary Teachers must have a Senior Secondary or equivalent with at least 50% marks, as well as appearing or passing in the final year of a two-year Diploma in Elementary Education or Graduation with appearing or passing in the final year of a two-year Diploma in Elementary Education.
To apply for the position of Upper Primary Teacher, applicants must have completed their graduation with at least 50 percent marks and passed or be enrolled in a 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education) or equivalent qualification.
Applicants have the option of selecting up to three exam centres from the list below. The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education allows applicants to choose their preferred centres on the RTET application form.
| Ajmer | Alwar | Banswara | Baran | Barmer |
| Bharatpur | Bhilwara | Bikaner | Bundi | Chittorgarh |
| Churu | Dausa | Dholpur | Dungarpur | Ganganagar |
| Hanumangarh | Jaipur | Jaisalmer | Jalore | Jhalawar |
| Jhunjhunu | Jodhpur | Karoli | Kota | Nagaur |
| Pali | Pratapgarh | Rajsamanad | Pali | Sawai Madhopur |
| Sikar | Sirohi | Tonk | Udaipur | – |
Every year, RTET follows a specific exam pattern. There are two levels to the RTET 2024 Exam Pattern. While Level I is for primary school teachers (classes 1–5), Level II is for upper primary school teachers (classes 6–8).
| Parameters | RTET Paper-I (Level I) | RTET Paper-II (Level II) |
|---|---|---|
| Exam Duration | 2.5 hours (150 minutes) | 2.5 hours (150 minutes) |
| Questions | 150 | 150 |
| Total Marks | 150 | 150 |
| Mode of Exam | Offline | Offline |
| Number of subjects | 5 | 4 |
| Negative Marking | No negative marking for wrong answers | No negative marking for wrong answers |
| Marking Scheme | +1 for the correct answer | +1 for the correct answer |
| Question Types | Objective or Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) | Objective or Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) |
The RTET syllabus is divided into two levels as well. Applicants must begin studying for the RTET exam by completing the entire RTET syllabus, which is as follows:
| Subjects | Topics |
|---|---|
| English Language | Part 1: Unseen Prose Passage, Unseen Prose Passage, Framing Questions Including Wh-questions, English Pedagogy, etc. Part 2: Unseen Prose Passage, Unseen Poem, Literary Terms, English Pedagogy, etc. |
| Mathematics | Mathematics Pedagogy, Place Value, Comparison, Concept of fraction, proper fractions, comparison of proper fraction of the same denominator, mixed fractions, etc. |
| Environmental Studies | Family, Clothes and Habitats, Profession, Public places and Institutions, Our Culture and Civilization, Transport and Communication, Personal Hygiene, Living Beings, Matter and Energy, Concept and scope of Environment Studies, EVS Pedagogy, etc. |
| Child Development & Pedagogy | Child Development, Meaning and Concept of learning and its processes, Individual Differences, Understanding diverse learners, Teaching-learning process, etc. |
| Subjects | Topics |
|---|---|
| Science | Nature & Structure of Sciences, Natural Science: Aims & objectives, Understanding the Science, Methods of Science teaching, Structure of Matter, Chemical Substances, Science and Technology, etc. |
| Mathematics | Indices, Algebraic expressions, Equations, Ratio and Proportion, Lines and Angles, Area of Plane figures, Statistics, Graph, etc. |
| Language II (Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi & Gujarati) | Part 1: Unseen Prose Passage, Unseen Prose Passage, Framing Questions Including Wh-questions, English Pedagogy, etc. Part 2: Unseen Prose Passage, Unseen Poem, Literary Terms, English Pedagogy, etc |
| Child Development & Pedagogy | Child Development, Meaning and Concept of learning and its processes, Individual Differences, Understanding diverse learners, Teaching-learning process, etc. |
| Language I (Hindi, Sindhi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Punjabi & Gujarati) | Part 1: Unseen Prose Passage, Unseen Prose Passage, Framing Questions Including Wh-questions, English Pedagogy, etc. Part 2: Unseen Prose Passage, Unseen Poem, Literary Terms, English Pedagogy, etc |
The result of the RTET 2024 written test for both levels – Level 1 and Level 2 – will be released by the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education. Applicants must enter their login credentials, which include their roll number and date of birth, in order to download their results.
Name, category, roll number, total marks secured by candidates in each subject, and overall marks of the applicant are accessible details on the RTET 2024 result. The following are the RTET 2024 minimum qualifying marks:
| Category | Minimum qualifying cutoff (out of 150) | Minimum qualifying marks (out of 150) |
|---|---|---|
| General/ OBC/ SC | 60% | 90 |
| ST | 36% | 54 |
The following is a list of books that can be used for both Level 1 and Level 2 of the RTET 2024 exam:
| Exam Level | Name of Books | Authors / Publishers |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | RTET Bal Vikas Evam Shiksha Shastra Level -I | Ray Publication |
| Lakshya RTET Bhasa Hindi, Sanskrit & English | Lakshya | |
| Pedagogy | S.D. Publications | |
| RTET Question Bank | Ahmar Kareem Publication | |
| Level 2 | RTET Samajik Adhyan Bhasha Hindi Sanskrit & English Level | Lakshya |
| Mathematics | R S Agarwal | |
| Science | Lucent Publication/ Arihant Publication | |
| SST (Social Science) | Arihant Publication |
For 2024, in both categories of exams, the Board of Secondary Education announced a total of 31,000 vacancy posts. The following are the job openings:
| Posts | Number of Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Level-1 | 26,000 |
| Level 2 | Non-TSP Posts: 23,949 TSP Area Posts: 4051 |
As a 3rd Grade teacher, RTET qualifiers can expect to earn INR 23,700/-. Teachers will be paid according to the pay matrix’s 10th Level after their recruitment has been confirmed.
A probationary period of two years will be imposed. During this time, the candidate receives only the basic pay salary, with no additional benefits. Teachers will be eligible for a variety of benefits after their confirmation, including Traveling Allowances, Living Adjustment, Dearness Allowance (DA), Bonus, and Urban Damage Supply.
Yes, applicants will have the option to select two languages from the available choices for the exam.
Absolutely, aspirants are eligible to apply for both RTET papers, Paper-I and Paper-II.
No, there will be no negative marking in the RTET exams, and candidates will not lose points for questions left unanswered.
Since 2011, all TET results, including the RTET, are valid for life. This means that the RTET certificate has no expiration date and is valid indefinitely.
Prior to 2011, the RTET certificate was valid for three years from the date of issue. However, this has changed, and it is now valid for life.
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