FAQ

Such details may be known from the information available on the Teachers Recruitment Board’s website in “Instructions to Applicants” and “Frequently Asked Questions”.

The officials of the Teachers Recruitment Board office cannot be contacted due to administrative reasons. The applicants can get all the required information through mail and toll free number. The mail ids and toll free numbers are available in the Teachers Recruitment Board website.

The tentative number of vacancies, month of notification, month of examination, the period of selection processes, etc., for all the recruitments for a particular year are published in the Annual Recruitment Planner and is available in the Teachers Recruitment Board website. The information furnished in the Annual Recruitment Planner is tentative only and is liable for change.

Candidates who have declared pending Criminal or Disciplinary cases in their online application, must upload/produce the copy of First Information Report(FIR) or memorandum of charge / show cause notice, as the same case may be.

Candidates who have declared conviction in Criminal cases or Punishment in Disciplinary Cases, in their online application, must upload / produce the relevant court orders and /or release orders or Memorandum of Proceedings as the case may be, when called for.

In case any Criminal case is filed / Disciplinary action is taken against a candidate or conviction / Punishment is imposed on a candidate after submission of the online application,at any stage of the recruitment process before the completion of the entire selection process,such candidates should report this fact to the Teachers Recruitment Board in the next immediate stage when Teachers Recruitment Board calls for uploading / producing documents.

The pendency of Disciplinary cases / criminal cases shall in no way affect the selection prospects of candidates. However, failure to inform such details, shall be treated as suppression of fact and result in penal action as applicable.

No.

   As per the provisos contained in Special Rules to all those who have pursued their study in the state, up to the level of the prescribed Educational Qualifications, as stipulated in a notification for direct recruitment shall be termed as a person who possess PSTM eligibility.

Explanation: Is intended for this purpose.

1. For instance, if the educational qualification is prescribed as SSLC one should have studied in the Tamil Medium of Instruction from Std 1 to SSLC.
2. For instance, if the educational qualification is prescribed as HSC one should have studied in the Tamil Medium of Instruction from Std 1 to SSLC and in HSC.
3. For instance,if the educational qualification is prescribed as Diploma one should have studied in the Tamil Medium of instruction from Std 1 to SSLC and in Diploma. If one posses Diploma after completion of HSC one should have studied in the Tamil Medium of instruction in SSLC,HSC and in Diploma.
4. For instance, if the educational qualification is prescribed as Degree one should have studied in the Tamil Medium of instruction from std 1 to SSLC,HSC and in the Degree level.
5. For instance if the educational qualification is prescribed as PG Degree one should have studied in Tamil Medium of Instruction from Std 1 to SSLC, HSC, Degree and in PG Degree.

20% reservation (preferential) is applicable to persons who have studied in Tamil as the Medium of Instruction.

 No,Cannot apply under PSTM Category.

No,Cannot apply under PSTM category.

For the vacancies notified for Degree as prescribed educational qualification, the candidate cannot apply under PSTM Category.However,for vacancies notified for SSLC/HSC as prescribed educational qualification, one can claim the reservation under PSTM reservation category.

Can apply under PSTM category. The candidate has to obtain a PSTM Certificate at a degree level from the University concerned.

Cannot apply under PSTM reservation category.

The PSTM Certificate can be obtained from the District Educational Officer / Chief Educational Officer concerned.

It is sufficient,If the Medium of Instruction is mentioned in Mark Sheet / Transfer Certificate as Tamil.

Cannot apply under PSTM reservation for qualification as prescribed with degree standard.

Can claim PSTM category for the qualification possessed with Tamil Medium course.

20% reservation (preferential) is applicable to persons who have studied in Tamil as Medium of Instruction.

Cannot apply under PSTM Category.

For the vacancies notified for Degree as prescribed educational qualification, the candidate cannot apply under PSTM Category. However, for vacancies notified for SSLC/HSC as prescribed educational qualification, one can claim the reservation under PSTM reservation category.

Can apply under PSTM Category. The candidate has to obtain a PSTM Certificate at degree level from the University concerned.

The PSTM Certificate can be obtained from the District Educational Officer/Chief Educational Officer concerned.

It is sufficient, if the Medium of Instruction is mentioned in Mark Sheet/Transfer Certificate as Tamil.

Cannot apply under PSTM reservation for qualifications as prescribed with Degree standard.

Can claim PSTM Category for the qualification possessed with Tamil Medium course.

No

You need to upload the No Objection Certificate while applying and also submit it to the Teachers Recruitment Board when called for verification

The resignation acceptance order issued by Head of the Department is to be furnished.

Persons working under Army/Navy/Air force, can apply only if they are to be relieved within one year exactly after the last date of receipt of online application prescribed in the notification.

Undertaking/Declarations and Certificates have to be submitted as per rules mentioned in Tamil Nadu Government Servants(Conditions of Services) Act, 2016 in Schedule XII.

Ex Serviceman passbook alone will not be accepted.

No, cannot apply or claim reservation on this basis.

No, cannot apply or claim reservation on this basis.

Cannot Claim Reservation under Ex Servicemen Category.

Persons working under Army/Navy/Airforce, can apply only if they are to be relieved within one year exactly after the last date of receipt of online application prescribed in the notification.

Undertaking/Declarations and Certificates have to be submitted as per rules mentioned in Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Services) Act, 2016 in Schedule XII.

Ex Servicemen Passbook alone will not be accepted.

No, Cannot apply or claim.

No, cannot apply or claim reservation on this basis.

Cannot Claim Reservation/Fee exemption/Age Concession under Ex Servicemen Category.

5% reservation is applicable for Ex Servicemen in Group C Posts only.

 Widow certificate is entirely different from Destitute Widow Certificate. A Destitute Widow is a person who receives an income of not exceeding 4000/- per month inclusive of all incomes and Family pension/those who have been employed possessing Technical Qualifications/Income from agricultural sources. Such persons should submit a Certificate obtained from the Revenue Divisional officer/Assistant Collector or Sub Collector in the prescribed format. Divorcee, Deserted women will not be considered as DW candidate. The applicant has to be a Destitute Widow on the data of Notification.

Corrections if any, made in DW Certificate has to be attested by the Issuing Authority or a new Certificate has to be submitted.

To whatever levels of posts in the state which carry the pay scale slab of 20600-65500 (Revised Scale) which do not exceed the same, among the women candidates, 10% of vacancies is applicable to Destitute widow candidates.

 10% reservation is earmarked for destitute Widow among the 30% reservation in selected posts.

No, Cannot apply.

No, Cannot Claim under DW Category.

No, Cannot be considered under DW category.

A person with a salary not exceeding Rs. 4000/- per month can apply under Destitute Widow reservation and can claim fee exemption.

It is not necessary to submit the certificate in new format. However, the certificate in old format should have been obtained from the competent authority or equivalent / higher Official empowered to issue such a Differently Abled Certificate.

Yes. If the specified Disability is not quantified in terms of percentage, then the percentage need not be mentioned.

The specimen  forms which have to be submitted by Differently Abled Persons are available in Teachers Recruitment Board website in the link mentioned in Forms and Downloads and by clicking “Candidate related formats”.

It is not necessary to submit the certificate in a new format. However, the certificate in the old format should have been obtained from the competent authority or equivalent / higher Official empowered to issue such a Differently Abled Certificate.

Yes. If the specified Disability is not quantified in terms of percentage, then the percentage need not be mentioned.

As per rule of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 [Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India] as envisaged in G.O. Ms. No. 28 Welfare of Differently Abled Persons (DAP 3.1) dated 27.07.2018 as stipulated therein, the said DAP Certificate should have been issued by an authority empowered to issue such a certificate.

A certificate issued by Non - Government Medical Officer issued to a Differently abled person, should be attested by Joint Director of Medical Services, This will only be accepted.

4% of reservation is applicable for Differently abled persons. In direct recruitments, for reservations, SC/SCA (preferential)/ST/ MBC/DC/ BC(OBCM) /BCM and GT each 1% reservation is applicable to categories (i), (ii) and (iii)mentioned below:

For vacancies identified for differently abled categories (iv) and (v) 1% reservation is applicable for the two categories taken together. Totally 4% reservation is allocated for differently able persons.

I. Blind and Visually impaired

II. Hearing impaired and Hard of Hearing

III. Locomotor Disability including cerebral palsy, Leprosy cured persons, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims and Muscular Dystrophy

IV. Autism, Intellectual Disability, specific learning disability and mental illness;

V. Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under categories (i) to (iv) including deaf-blindness in the posts identified for each disability.

Reservation for Differently abled persons is applicable to all the posts included in Group C and Group D services and in certain services in Group A and B where the Government has identified that Differently abled Persons are eligible.

A Minimum of 30 % of all vacancies are allotted for Woman Applicants. Women applicants are eligible for 30% of vacancies in each Communal Category and General Category based on the Rule of Reservation. Women/Transgender (Female) candidates shall be eligible to compete in the said 30% reservation. They shall also be entitled to compete in the remaining 70% of the vacancies along with Male Candidates/Third Gender/Third Gender (Male) applicants

The e-Community Certificate is sufficient. It is not necessary to furnish a Community Certificate in life Card format

Community Certificate issued in the name of the Husband/Husband’s religion will not be accepted.

No dispute will occur in this regard.

Candidates who are born to parents who have got married by Inter-caste Marriage, can get community Certificate based on the Community of father or mother.

Based on the name change that has got published in the Government Gazette, the name correction will be accepted.

It will be accepted if issued by competent authority.

In case of recruitment to posts mandating professing a specific religion, Community Certificate / certificate from the Revenue authorities concerned in support of the religion claimed in the online application must be uploaded / produced. (Example – In Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department Executive Officer, Assistant Commissioner for such post) For other post, no certificate is required to prove the claim of religion.

10th Standard (SSLC) issued by the Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education shall be submitted.

Declaration document notarized by Notary Public as a proof of date of birth will not be accepted.

Those candidates, whose date of birth is not mentioned in their 10th Standard / 12th Standard Mark sheet, shall produce their birth certificate / Transfer Certificate.

Women / Transgender (women) candidates shall be entitled to compete for the said 30% of women vacancies. They shall also be entitled to compete for the remaining 70% of vacancies along with Male / Transgender / Transgender (Men) candidates. The Government of Tamil Nadu has classified Transgender under Most Backward Classes category. Therefore, Transgenders are entitled to compete in the reservation provided for Most Backward Classes.

Transgender / Transgender (Male) / Transgender (Female) shall submit the Transgender ID card issued by Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board as an evidence for proof made in application.

Transgender candidates, who do not possess any Community Certificate may choose to be considered under ‘Others’ or under Most Backward Classes as per G.O.(Ms). No.28, Backward classes, Most Backward Class and Minorities Welfare department dated: 06.04.2015.

Transgender candidates who belong to SC /SC(A) / ST Communities and possess Community Certificate as such, shall be considered as per their respective communities.

Transgender Candidates who possess Backward Class Certificate can choose their claim in the online application under Most Backward Classes category as per G.O.(Ms). No.28, Backward Classes, Most Backward Class and Minorities Welfare Department, dated: 06.04.2015

Transgender Certificate issued by Welfare Boards in Kerala or any other Indian state will not be accepted by the Teachers Recruitment Board.

Even though Medical Certificate is available as evidence for being a Transgender, only Transgender ID card issued by Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board will be accepted.

The certificates will be accepted based on the declaration from the candidate in this regard.

Yes.

The Government gazette notifying the change in name should be uploaded while applying in the online application and produced at the time of certificate verification to the Teachers Recruitment Board.

The Government Gazette is sufficient

The Government gazette notifying the change in name should be produced to the Teachers Recruitment Board.

The Government Gazette is sufficient.

The formats of certificates to be uploaded by the candidates (Differently Abled Certificate, No Objection Certificate etc.,) if any, can be downloaded from the Teachers Recruitment Board’s website by clicking candidate related formats under ‘Forms and Downloads’ section.

Not necessary. However, in case the candidate is already in Government service, the No Objection Certificate obtained from the competent authority alone should be submitted to the Teachers Recruitment Board in original. The remaining certificates will be returned to the candidates, after verification by the Teachers Recruitment Board.

In case of such incidents, the duplicate certificates obtained from the competent department / certificate issuing authority will be accepted

The formats of certificates to be uploaded by the candidates (Differently Abled Certificate, No Objection Certificate etc.,) can be downloaded from the Teachers Recruitment Board website by clicking candidate related formats under ‘Forms and Downloads’ section.

As on date of notification, candidates should be eligible for all the claims made in the online application and evidence for the same should be produced when documents are called for.

The certificates will be accepted based on the declaration from the candidate in this regard.

Certificates will be accepted based on the production of Government Gazette notifying the change in father’s name.

Yes.

Candidates who have declared pending Criminal or Disciplinary cases in their online application, must upload / produce the copy of First Information Report (FIR) or memorandum of charge / show cause notice, as the case may be

Candidates who have declared conviction in Criminal cases or Punishment in Disciplinary Cases, in their online application, must upload / produce the relevant court orders and /or release orders or Memorandum of Proceedings as the case may be, when called for.

In case any Criminal case is filed / Disciplinary action is taken against a candidate or conviction / Punishment is imposed on a candidate after submission of the online application, at any stage of the recruitment process before the completion of the entire selection process, such candidate should report this fact in the next immediate stage or whenever Teachers Recruitment Board calls for uploading / producing documents including certificate verification.

The pendency of Disciplinary cases / criminal cases shall in no way affect the selection prospects of candidates. However, failure to inform such details, shall be treated as suppression of fact and result in penal action as applicable

The applicants should keep the following information ready before applying for examination: -

• Details of the certificates with regard to educational qualification.

• Details of technical qualification for the posts which require such technical qualification.

• Details of Authentic Experience Certificate obtained from prescribed institution.

• If an applicant belongs to special categories viz, Destitute widow or Differently Abled or Ex-servicemen, the details of the relevant certificate.

• Mobile Number and e-mail ID in use.

• Clear scanned copies of relevant documents in soft copy.

All communications with regard to certificate verification / oral test / counselling will be sent by the Commission only to the registered e-mail ID and mobile number. Hence the candidates are instructed not to change the registered mobile number and e-mail ID after applying for a recruitment / examination.

After applying online for an examination, the copy of the application need not be sent to the Teachers Recruitment Board

The Teachers Recruitment Board will arrange for scribes and the remuneration to be paid to the scribes will be met  by the Commission. Candidates availing the services of the scribes need not pay any fee to them.

A Chance will be given to verify the application before submitting the online application. The preview of the application will be displayed on the screen, while pressing the ‘PREVIEW’ button.

Yes. The details in the draft application should be verified carefully and if there is any correction, the same shall be edited.

The online application should be submitted again after “Preview”. It will be considered that the application  submitted an application for a post only by pressing the “SUBMIT” button finally. The “Preview” of the online application alone will not be considered as an application for a particular recruitment

After finally submitting the online application, it shall be saved and a print out be taken for future reference, if required.

The doubts relating to Online Application shall be addressed to the  e-mail address as given in Teachers Recruitment Board website from time to time.

Examination fee shall be paid only through online.

You shall ensure that your certificates are uploaded by taking a necessary printout of the uploaded documents and while previewing before the submission of the  online application.

The Memorandum of admission (Hall Ticket) will be uploaded in the Teachers Recruitment Board’s website www.trb.tn.nic.in. The applicants shall download the same. The Hall Ticket will not be sent by post separately.

The details furnished / options selected by the applicants in the online application can be edited till the last date for submission of the online application.

Candidates with benchmark disability shall be permitted the service of a scribe upon making such request in their online application. Requests for scribes made after the submission of application or on the date of examination will receive no attention

Yes. After clicking “Save and Proceed” on every page of the online application, the information in the page can be edited again. Whenever the details in the online application are edited, it has to be submitted finally for the changes to take effect. If the application is not submitted finally,the details which were available in the online application (before editing) shall be taken into account for further process.

After paying the examination fee, you shall ensure that payment has been made successfully on seeing the pop-up message “Payment Successful”.

After paying the examination fee, the pop-up message “Application Submitted Successfully” will be displayed as confirmation.

You shall ensure that your certificates are uploaded through the acknowledgment issued by e-seva center after uploading your certificates.

Aadhar is mandatory to apply for direct recruitment. Hence, the applicants who do not possess Aadhar are instructed to get Aadhar by following appropriate procedure before applying for any direct recruitment/examination.

Applicants should apply only through the  online mode to apply for any direct recruitment conducted by the Teachers Recruitment Board. The Teachers Recruitment Board will not accept the application submitted other than online mode including filled in application sending by post.

An applicant has to upload the necessary documents as and when called for by the Teachers Recruitment Board. Including during applying through online methods.

While doing online application, an applicant should keep ready the scanned image of his/her photograph, taken within the last 3 months of size 20 KB – 50 KB and saved as ‘Photograph.jpg’ and signature of size 10 KB – 20 KB and saved as ‘Signature.jpg’. Both photograph and signature, of 200 DPI resolution, should be saved in a CD / DVD / Pendrive, in order to upload the same.

The details regarding User ID, e-mail ID, name of the applicant, father’s name, mother’s name, mobile number, gender, birth district of the applicant and his/her father, religion, class and details of community certificate, SSLC, address for communication and permanent address are available in the personal details page in online application.

Use the “Forgot User ID” / “Forgot Password” link available in the home page of the Teachers Recruitment Board website and furnish the required information to retrieve the Login credentials.

While applying for online examination an applicant should keep ready the scanned image of his/her photograph, taken within the last 3 months of size 20 KB – 50 KB and saved as ‘Photograph.jpg’ and signature of size 10 KB – 20 KB and saved as ‘Signature.jpg’. Both photograph and signature, of 200 DPI resolution, should be saved in a CD / DVD / Pen drive, in order to upload the same.

The following reservations are being followed in direct recruitments conducted by the Teachers Recruitment Board: -

• Communal Reservation.

• Reservation for Women.

• Reservation to Destitute widow.

• Reservation to Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

• Reservation to Ex-Servicemen.

• Reservation to Persons Studied in Tamil Medium.

The percentage of reservation given to communal reservation categories are as follows:

Percentage of reservation given to special categories is as follows: -

Applicants requiring clarification, can contact the office of the Teachers Recruitment Board in person or over the Toll-Free No. 1800 419 0958 on all working days between 10.00 am and 5.45 pm. Queries / online application may be sent to www.trb.tn.nic.in

Age concession has been given to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Castes (Arunthathiyar), Scheduled Tribes, Most Backward Classes / Denotified Communities, Backward Classes (Other than Muslim), Backward Classes (Muslim) and Destitute widows of all Castes, Ex- Servicemen, Under Officer and Officers in other posts of National Cadet Corps (NCC), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, Bonded Labourers and temporary staff in certain cases.

At the time of issuing Notification, the age concessions will be mentioned in the Notification. For further details, the candidates may see para 5 of the ‘Instructions to Applicants’.