• The Teachers Recruitment Board, Tamil Nadu has issued Notification No. 02/2026 (dated 26.10.2026) for a special Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (Paper-I and Paper-II) open only to teachers already working in Tamil Nadu schools and appointed on or before 01.09.2025: Secondary Grade Teachers, Graduate (BT) Assistants, BRTEs, equivalent cadres and Special Education Teachers (IEDSS) in government, aided and recognised private schools.
  • This is an eligibility test, not a recruitment.
  • Online applications run from 27 October to 19 November 2026, with an edit window from 20 to 22 November.
  • Both papers are tentatively on 20 December 2026: Paper-II in the forenoon and Paper-I in the afternoon.
  • Each paper has 150 MCQs over 3 hours on OMR.
  • The fee is ₹600 per paper (₹300 for SC, SCA, ST and differently abled candidates), and a separate application is needed for each paper.
  • A service certificate (Annexure-I) must be uploaded.