Assam to hold special TET 2026 for Bodo, Garo, Manipuri, Hmar mediums: Ranoj Pegu
Anu Parthiban | January 6, 2026 | 10:52 PM IST | 2 mins read
Registrations for the special Assam TET 2026 will open on January 7. The validity of the TET certificate would remain valid for life.
Assam higher education minister Ranoj Pegu has announced a special teacher eligibility test (TET 2026) to recruit lower primary and upper primary-level teachers for four regional languages – Bodo, Garo, Manipuri, and Hmar medium, as per the guidelines issued by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).
The application form for the Assam special TET 2026 exam will begin from January 7. Candidates having permanent residence in Assam will be eligible to apply for Assam TET paper 1 for lower primary classes 1 to 5 and paper 2 for upper primary classes 6 to 8.
The decision to hold a special recruitment exam was taken to address the shortage of teachers in these four regional languages. Candidates who qualify the TET exam will be shortlisted for teacher recruitment at elementary schools in the state, provided they meet the academic and professional qualifications set by the NCTE.
Assam special TET recruitment 2026
The eligibility criteria to appear for the special Assam TET 2026 exam are as follows:
- Must be a permanent resident of Assam.
- For lower primary TET, candidates should have obtained 50% marks in senior secondary and completed a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education.
- Or, a senior secondary degree with 50% marks and 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (BElEd), or 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education).
- Or, graduation and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education or 1-year B. Ed. (Special Education).
- For upper primary, candidates should have completed graduation with 50% with 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education.
- Or, 55% in postgraduation and three-year integrated BEd-MEd.
- Or, senior secondary and 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (BElEd), BA, BSc Ed, BA Ed
- Reserved category candidates will be given a 5% mark relaxation.
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The special Assam TET exam will be held in seven districts - Cachar, Kamrup Metro, Dibrugarh, Hojai, Kokrajhar, Sonitpur, and Kamrup.
The validity of the TET certificate would remain valid for life from the date of issue of the certificate.
The special Assam TET application form 2026 will be hosted on the official website, sebaonline.org and ssa.assam.gov.in, the minister said.
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