Qualifications of Teachers

The National Council for Teacher Education prescribes the qualifications for teachers in India. One of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools is that he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which will be conducted by the appropriate Government.  Other than this, there are different qualifications required for teaching different classes.(( Govt of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, F.No. 61-03/20/2010/NCTE/(N&S) (23rd August 2010) available at http://righttoeducation.in/sites/default/files/Notification%20of%20NCTE%20for%20the%20minimum%20qualification%20for%20a%20person%20to%20be%20eligible%20for%20appointment%20as%20a%20School%20teacher.pdf)) 

Teachers of Class 1-5

Qualifications include:

• Senior Secondary with at least 50% marks and a 2-year diploma in elementary education or
• 4 year Bachelor in Elementary Education or a 2-year diploma in Education (special education).

Teachers of Class 6-8:

Qualifications include:

• B.A/ B.Sc degree and a 2-year diploma in elementary education. Or,  B.A/ B.Sc degree with at least 50% marks and a 1-year bachelor in education or a 1-year B.Ed (special education)
• Or, a senior secondary with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor in Elementary Education or 4-year B.A/B.Sc.Ed