Meta: REET exam is the eligibility criteria in Rajasthan for teaching in government schools in classes I-VIII. Here’s further information on the REET notifications.
REET exam, or Rajasthan Eligibility Examination For Teachers, is the minimum qualification required in Rajasthan to be eligible for the post of teacher in government schools from class I to VIII. The Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (BSER) conducts the REET Exam annually or as per the requirement of teachers. It is an offline OMR-based exam with no negative marking. And there is no prior work experience required to appear for this examination.
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The official REET website is https://rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in/reet2021, and all the notifications regarding the same are available here.
REET and RTET
The REET exam was previously called RTET, which stands for Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility Test. This exam consisted of two steps. But by administering REET, the then government shortened the selection procedure by eliminating the last step of the process.
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When RTET was first introduced in 2011, the validity of its score/certificate was for seven years, but with REET, it changed to three years. It means a candidate can apply to all the teaching post vacancies under the Rajasthan Government for three years after qualifying REET.
REET Exam 2021
Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan announced the notification of REET this year after a gap of two years due to Covid-19.
The notification for REET 2021 appeared on the official REET website of BSER in January. This year, the government has a total of 31,000 vacancies. And the exam is scheduled to be held on 26th September 2021.
According to the notification, the examination for both Levels I and II will take place on the same day. People appearing for the REET exam can download their Admit Card from the REET website of BSER from 17th September 2021 onwards.
Eligibility Criteria
Age: The official governing body of the REET Exam BSER has not mentioned any minimum or maximum age limit. A person of any age can apply for the REET Exam provided they fulfill the other mentioned criteria.
Educational Qualification: It is different for both the levels, Level I (class I to V) and Level II (Class VI to VIII) and is mentioned in detail on the official REET website. Here’s a brief overview:
- Eligibility Criteria for Level I: The candidate must have
- Senior Secondary (or equivalent) level with a minimum of 50 percent marks. The candidates could also have passed or are currently appearing in the final year of a two-year Diploma in Elementary Education.
- Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with a minimum of 45 percent marks. The candidates could also have passed or are currently appearing in the final year of a two-year Diploma in Elementary Education.
- Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with a minimum of 50 percent marks. The candidates could also have passed/are appearing within the final year of a four-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
- Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with a minimum of 50 percent marks. The candidates could also have passed or are appearing for the final year of a two-year Diploma in Education (Special Education).
- The candidates must have completed Graduation and passed/are appearing for the final year of Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name is known).
- Eligibility Criteria for Level I: The candidate must have
- Graduation and passed/appearing in the final year of Diploma in Elementary Education.
- Graduation with minimum 50 percent marks. The candidates could also have passed/are appearing in Bachelor in Education (B.Ed).
- Graduation with minimum 45 percent marks. The candidates could also have passed or are appearing for the Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) exam.
- Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with a minimum of 50 percent marks. They could also have passed or are appearing for the final year of Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
- Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with a minimum of 50 percent marks. They could also have passed or are appearing for the final year of B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A. Ed./B.Sc.Ed.
- Graduation with minimum 50 percent marks. The candidates could also have passed or are appearing for the B.Ed. (Special Education).
Nationality: As mentioned on the REET website, the person applying for REET should be a Citizen of India.
Subjects for REET
Subjects for REET differ as per the level the candidate has applied for and the subject they have chosen to teach.
A person appearing for Level I has to study
- Child Development and Pedagogy,
- Mathematics,
- Language I (Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Punjabi, Urdu, Sindhi, and Gujarati),
- Language II (Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Punjabi, Urdu, Sindhi, and Gujarati),
- Environmental Science
Subjects for Level II are
- Child Development and Pedagogy,
- Language I (Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Punjabi, Urdu, Sindhi, and Gujarati),
- Language II (Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Punjabi, Urdu, Sindhi, and Gujarati),
- Science & Mathematics (for Science and Mathematics teachers),
- Social Science (for Social Science teachers)
A detailed syllabus is available on the official REET website of BSER.
To apply for the REET exam, you will need
- an active mobile number from the time of application to the time of selection,
- an active email address,
- a minimum score of 60 percent to qualify for the exam.
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