Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB), Chennai Wanted Secondary Grade Teachers

Applications are invited for Direct Recruitment for the post of SECONDARY GRADE TEACHERS in the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Elementary Educational Subordinate Service for the year 2023-2024 from the eligible candidates of Tamil Nadu only through Online mode up to 5.00 p.m. on 15.03.2024.

The Candidates applying for the post of SECONDARY GRADE TEACHERS should possess a valid Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test Certificate (TNTET – Paper– I).

Details of Vacancies:

Secondary Grade Teachers – 1768* (Tentative)
*(Current Vacancies – 1729 and Backlog Vacancies – 39

Scale of Pay: Rs. 20600 – 75900 (Level –10)

Important Dates:

• Date of Notification: 09.02.2024
• Date of commencement of receiving application through Online mode only: 14.02.2024
• Last date for submission of filled-in application through Online mode only: 15.03.2024
• Date of Examination (OMR Based): 23.06.2024

Department wise Vacancies:

1. A. Directorate of Elementary Education:
   (i) Backlog Vacancies – Tamil – 19
   (ii) Backlog Vacancies – Minority Language – 20
   (iii) Current Vacancies:
   a) Tamil: 1388
   b) Current Vacancies – Minority Language:
   1. Telugu – 75
   2. Urdu – 35
   3. Kannada – 2
2. Directorate of MBC/DNC Welfare (Kallar Reclamation Schools)
   Total No. of Current Vacancies: 18
3. Directorate of Adi- Dravidar Welfare
   Total No. of Current Vacancies: 139
4. Directorate of Scheduled Tribes Welfare
   Total No. of Current Vacancies: 22
5. Directorate for Welfare of the Differently Abled
   Total No. of Current Vacancies: 29
   (i) Government Special School for Visually Impaired – 22
   (ii) Government Special School for Mentally Retarded – 06
   (iii) Government Special School for Ortho – 01
6. Chennai Corporation:
   a) Tamil: 20
   b) Current Vacancies – Minority Language – Urdu – 1

Age Limit (as on 01.07.2024):

As per the G.O (M.s) No.185, School Education (Budget-1) Department dated: 21.10.2023, the upper age limit (relating to Age Rule 6(a) of the Special Rules for the Tamil Nadu Elementary Educational Subordinate Service) has been fixed by the Government is as follows:

• (i) The upper age limit for the candidates belonging to General Category for appointment by direct recruitment to this selection is 53 years of age as on the first day of July of the recruitment year viz:2024.
  (ii) Also the upper age limit for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Class Muslims, Backward Classes, MBC/DNC and DW of all castes is 58 years of age as on the first day of July of the recruitment year viz:2024.

Educational Qualifications (As on the date of Notification):

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Uploading Documents/Certificates:

• Qualification Certificates
• Community Certificate
• Persons Studied in Tamil Medium (PSTM) Certificate
• Disability Certificate
• No Objection Certificate (N.O.C.)
• Conduct a Certificate from the Last Studied Institution
• Character Certificate from a Gazetted Officer

Examination Fee:

The Examination fee is Rs.600/- for all the candidates except SC, SCA, ST and differently-abled persons. For SC, SCA, ST and differently-abled persons the examination fee is Rs. 300/- Since the examination fee is different for various categories, candidates are advised to enter the correct Community / Category of Disability. Once the payment is made, it will not be refunded.

Scheme of Examination:

• Part – A: Compulsory Tamil Language Eligibility Test: (Objective Type – OMR Based)
• Part – B: Main Subject (Objective type)

Scheme of Selection: 

• Compulsory Tamil Language Eligibility Test
• Written Examination
• Certificate Verification

How to Apply: 

1. Candidates should read carefully “How to Apply” section given in the Notification / TRB’s website.
2. Candidates should apply only through Online mode in the Teachers Recruitment Board’s website:https://www.trb.tn.gov.in. No other mode of application will be entertained. The application process is entirely online.
3. A Valid e-mail id and Mobile Number of candidates are mandatory for registration and e-mail id should be kept active for any future correspondence.
4. Evidence for claims made by the candidates should be uploaded by the candidates at the time of Online Application itself. The same will be verified subsequently at the time of Certificate Verification, if called for.
5. All the particulars and documents mentioned in the Online application including name of the candidate, post applied for, subject applied for, communal reservation, date of birth, address and all other fields will be considered as final. The Candidates can make any changes (addition / deletion) if necessary, while filling the Online application before final submission. No Modifications will be allowed after the final submission of Online application. Since certain fields are mandatory and fixed which cannot be edited, candidates are requested to fill in the Online application form with utmost care and caution, as no correspondence regarding change of those particulars will be entertained at any cost.
6. Incomplete or defective applications shall be summarily rejected. No representation or correspondence regarding such rejection shall be entertained under any circumstances.
7. The candidates are advised to exercise due diligence at the time of filling the application. In case, if duplicate application of a candidate for the same subject is detected, Board will consider only the latest application, if it is in order.

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