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REET Full Form
REET Full Form: REET is a teachers eligibility test conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (BSER). REET is a state level examination to determine eligibility, essential for the teacher’s recruitment process. The REET examination has two parts- Primary and Upper Primary. Candidates opting to teach classes 1 to 5 (Primary) need to sit for Paper I examination and for 5 to 8 (Upper Primary), candidates need to appear for Paper-II.
Candidates qualifying for the REET certification will be able to apply for government teaching jobs in Rajasthan. Read on to know more about the REET Full Form and other relevant information about the REET examination.
What is the REET Full Form?
The full form of REET is Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers. The REET is conducted once a year to advance the process of hiring or recruiting for teachers in government schools across Rajasthan. The teachers will be able to teach classes from 1 to 8 after clearing both the papers of the examination. After clearing the REET examination, candidates receive a certificate. The REET Certificate is valid for a lifetime from the date of issue.
REET Full Form: Overview
| Name of the Exam | REET |
| REET Exam Full Form | Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers |
| Conducting Authority | Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan (BSER) |
| Official Website | rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in |
| Mode of Exam | Offline |
| Minimum Eligibility | Graduation |
| Language of Exam | Hindi/ English (Bilingual) |
What is REET Exam?
Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (BSER) has been entrusted with the sole duty of organizing the REET/RTET in the state of Rajasthan.
- Candidates seeking a career in the education department can grab this opportunity as 62,000 vacancies are expected to be filled this year. Candidates need to clear the REET Exam. BSER conducts two Papers for REET Recruitment i.e. Level I (Primary – For Class I to V) and Level II (Secondary – For Class VI to VIII).
- After qualifying for this REET Exam candidate will become eligible for the post of teacher at Primary and Upper Primary levels in the state of Rajasthan.
- Candidates must score 60% or above in the REET exam to qualify for the REET Exam.
- In accordance with NCTE Guidelines, REET Certificate shall be valid for a period of 3 years from the date of the TET examination.
REET Eligibility Criteria
Knowing about the REET examination and the Full form of REET is not enough. Candidates must also need to know about the eligibility criteria of REET. The eligibility criteria for Paper I and Paper II is different. See the below table to get a clear idea of the eligibility criteria of REET.
| Paper I (1 to 5) | Paper II (6 to 8) |
| Senior Secondary with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education | Graduation and passed or appearing in final 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education |
| Senior Secondary with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education in accordance with NCTE, Regulation 2002 | Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) |
| Senior Secondary with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) | Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE |
| Senior Secondary with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education) | Senior Secondary with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) |
| Graduation and passed or appearing in the final year of two-year Diploma in Elementary Education | Senior Secondary with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4-year B.A. Ed/ B.Sc.Ed |
| Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed |
REET Full Form: Age Limit
As per the REET Exam 2022 notification, there is no age limit for candidates to appear for the exam.
REET Exam Certificate Validity
REET Exam Certificate is issued to the candidates qualifying for the exams. Once the results are out, the certificate is issued. The validity of the REET certificate is lifetime from the date of issue. The candidates qualifying the exam will be eligible to apply in various government schools with the help of this certificate.
REET Full Form: Exam Pattern
Candidates appearing for the REET Examination should go through the exam pattern carefully. Mindful scrutiny and study of exam patterns help candidates to understand the questions pattern, the difficulty level of the examination, plan a routine for preparation and effectively prepare for the examination. The REET syllabus 2022 has changed the way the REET question papers were designed earlier. This year, the REET aspirants will find a new type and style of REET question paper.
| Specifics | REET New Exam Pattern | REET Old Exam Pattern |
| Total Marks | 300 Marks | 150 Marks |
| Total Number of Questions | 150 Questions | 150 Questions |
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| Negative Marking | Yes | No |
| Duration of Exam | 2 hours and 30 minutes | 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| Papers | Paper-I : Level-I (Primary)Paper-II : Level-II (Upper Primary) | Paper-I : Level-I (Primary)Paper-II : Level-II (Upper Primary) |
REET Full Form: Cut-off Marks
As per the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, the cut-off marks for all the categories for the REET Exams from 20221 will be as follows:
| Category | Minimum passing percentage | Qualifying Marks | ||
| Non-TSP | TSP | Non-TSP | TSP | |
| General / Unreserved | 60 | 60 | 90 | 90 |
| Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 60 | 36 | 90 | 54 |
| Scheduled Castes (SC), Other Backward Classes (OBC), Extremely Backward Classes (MBC) and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 55 | 82.5 | ||
| All categories of widows and abandoned women and ex-servicemen | 50 | 75 | ||
| All persons who come as per rules in the category of Differently-abled | 40 | 60 | ||
| Sahariya Tribe | 36 (Sahariya Area) | 54 | ||
REET Selection Process
Earlier, the ratio of the weightage carried by the REET results and the academic results of the candidates considered in their Selection for a job was 70:30. That means, the REET results would carry 70% weightage and the academic results would carry 30% weightage during the selection process of the candidates for the government teaching jobs.
However, this weightage system has been revised and now it is 90:10. That means, now the REET will have 90% weightage and the academic results will have only 10 % weightage during the selection process.
| REET Recruitment Ratio | REET Marks Weightage | Academic Results Weightage |
| Earlier | 70 | 30 |
| Now | 90 | 10 |
Conclusion
As already discussed, REET’s full form is Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers. Thus, candidates qualifying for the REET exam will be appointed as teachers in government schools in Rajasthan. The candidates will be given a certificate with a validity of three years. The candidates will be able to apply for various government schools and even private schools in Rajasthan with the help of the REET certificate.
REET Full Form: FAQ
Q. What does REET stands for?
Ans. REET is Rajasthan Eligibility Examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (BSER).
Q. In which mode REET will be conducted?
Ans. REET will be conducted in an Offline mode i.e. it will be OMR based on pen-paper examination.
Q. For how many marks REET will be conducted?
Ans. REET will be conducted for 150 marks.
Q. In which language is the RTET/REET exam conducted?
Ans. REET exam is conducted in English and Hindi languages, i.e. question papers are available in these two languages.
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