TN TET 2026: Download e-certificates from October 17

The Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB), Tamil Nadu, announced the results for the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET) 2026 for working teachers on October 12, 2026. The examination assesses the eligibility of teachers employed in government, government-aided, and private schools in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry since September 1, 2025.

Candidates can access their results on the official website, trb.tn.gov.in. The TNTET 2026 was conducted for working teachers in classes 1 to 8, covering primary (Classes 1 to 5) and upper primary (Classes 6 to 8) teacher positions.

Examination Participation and Results Access

A total of 61,386 candidates appeared for Paper 1 of the TNTET 2026, which was held at 222 examination centres across 38 districts in Tamil Nadu. For Paper 2, 1,67,743 candidates took the examination at 613 centres across the state. The examinations for Paper 1 and Paper 2 were conducted on July 4, 2026, and July 5, 2026, respectively.

Candidates can download their TN TET result 2026 by providing their application number or roll number and date of birth details. The result includes the candidate’s name, roll number, examination details, marks obtained, and qualifying status. The examination was conducted in an OMR-based format.

Answer Key Finalisation and Certificate Issuance

The tentative answer key along with an objection tracker was published on July 15, 2026. Following this, a team of subject experts examined all representations and objections received, leading to the finalisation of the answer key. The marks obtained by all candidates who appeared for the TNTET 2026 examinations are published along with the Final Answer Key for the Master Question Paper (Questions 1 to 150).

For candidates from Tamil Nadu, the result status is indicated as ‘Qualified’ (Pass) or ‘Not Qualified’ (Fail). Qualified candidates from Tamil Nadu can download their Teacher Eligibility Certificate from their respective dashboards starting five days after the results were declared, which is October 17, 2026. For candidates from Puducherry, only the marks and final key are published. Their Teacher Eligibility Certificate will be issued by the Government of Puducherry School Education Department, as per D.O. No: M-17076(76)/33/2026-Academic Wing-JD/DSE dated May 11, 2026.

Further reading

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Written by Nishit Kumar

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