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Hi friends, I am 36 years of age now. I am teaching in a private school from last 15 years. I have completed my D.El.Ed course from NIOS. I want to apply for Government Teacher job. So, can I become a Government Teacher or not?

Yes, you can appear for the teacher recruitment entrance examination such as CTET conducted by CBSE.

The eligibility to appear in examination for primary teacher recruitment is that :-

Candidate must have passed 12th or equivalent and have done D.El.Ed from a recognised institute. So, you have to appear in entrance examination and qualify in it for recruitment.

There is no age limit to appear in examination. For more information visit at www.ctet.nic.in.

There is no age limit to appear in CTET examination. So, you are eligible to appear in examination and after qualifying in the examination will become eligible for final selection as teacher in government school.

The examination is conducted by CBSE. For primary teacher minimum required educational qualification is higher secondary with D.El.Ed.

The notification and application is available now for the examination.

CTET is Central Eligibility Test. It is conducted by CBSE. The eligibility to appear in examination is that :-

Candidate must have passed higher secondary, bachelor or master degree from a recognised university.

Candidate must have diploma or bachelor degree in education . There is no upper age limit to appear in examination for selection as teacher.

So, you can appear in examination and after qualifying in examination will become eligible for recruitment as teacher.

To get government job as teacher in school, you need to apply for either Teacher Eligibility Test or Central Teacher Eligibility Test.

For TET, academic qualification required is bachelor's degree and bachelor's degree in education from a recognized institute.

For CTET, for secondary school teaching, bachelor's degree in any discipline and degree in education. You can apply for CTET 2018.