Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teacher or REET Exam is conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Rajasthan. It is conducted to select eligible candidates for Grade III teachers. There are two levels in the REET exam pattern, first is Level I which is for recruitment of Primary class teachers that is from class 1st to 5th, and Level II is for the Upper Primary class teacher which is from class 6th to 8th. This exam pattern is followed every year, without any change. Candidates seeking opportunities in education and teaching can grab this opportunity as there are lots of vacancies in this exam.
REET Exam: Overview
The table below gives a brief overview of the REET Exam:
| Exam Name | Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teacher (REET) |
| Conducting Body | Board of Secondary Education |
| Exam Location | Rajasthan |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Exam Frequency | Once in a year |
| No. of Vacancy | 32,000(approx.) |
| Exam Duration | 150 minutes. |
| Language | English and Hindi |
| Salary | Rs.23700 (Expected) |
REET Exam: Important Dates
The following table shows the important dates:
| Events | Date (Tentative) |
| Notification release | January 2022 |
| Application | 2nd week of January 2022 |
| Application form last date | February 2022 |
| Admit card | March 2022 |
| Exam Date | April 2022 |
| Result Declaration | Not yet announced |
Eligibility Criteria
REET exam eligibility criteria include age limit and educational qualification, which are as follow:
Age Limit:
As per the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan there is no such limit given. So candidates of any age segment who fulfill educational criteria and is a citizen of India can apply for the exam.
Educational Qualification:
For Level I ( Primary Teacher)
- Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education passed or appearing in the final year (by whatever name known)
- Passed a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known) in compliance with the NCTE (Recognition, Norms, and Procedure) Regulation, 2002, with at least 45 percent marks.
- Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passing or appearing in the final year of a four-year Bachelor of Elementary Education programme (B.El.Ed).
- Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% grades and a 2-year Diploma in Education passed or appearing in the final year (Special Education).
- Graduation and a two-year diploma in Elementary Education (under whatever name known) completed successfully.
For Level II ( Upper Primary Teacher)
- Graduation and a two-year diploma in Elementary Education (under whatever name it was called) passed.
- B.Ed. passed or appearing in the last year of Bachelor in Education with at least 50% marks in either graduation or post-graduation.
- Graduation with at least a 45 percent grade point average and completion of a one-year B.Ed. programme, as defined by the NCTE (Recognition, Norms, and Procedure) Regulations.
- Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of a four-year Bachelor’s degree programme in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).
- Passed with 50% or appearing in final year of 4-year B.A./B.Sc.Ed. or B.A.Ed./B.Sc.Ed.
- Graduation or post-graduation with a minimum of 50% marks and a 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education) passed or in the final year of B.Ed (Special Education)
Other Important Conditions:
- Candidates should have a valid E-mail ID before applying.
- Candidates should have a valid and active mobile number at the time of application.
- Candidates should secure a minimum of 60% marks to get qualified for the test.
REET Syllabus
The below list gives the syllabus for four main subjects of the REET Exam which are Child Development and Pedagogy, English, Environmental Studies, Maths & Science. Let’s have a look:
Child development and Pedagogy
- How Children learn and think
- The Right to Education Act, 2009
- Meaning and Concept of Learning and its Processes
- Factors affecting Learning
- The Role of Heredity and Environment
- Adjustment
- Understanding diverse learners
- Learning difficulties
- Meaning and Purpose of Assessment
- Theories of Learning and its implication
- Individual Differences
- Action Research
- Personality
- Teaching-learning Process
- Intelligence
- Child Development
- Motivation and Implications for Learning
English
- Unseen Poem
- Principles of Teaching English
- Phrasal verbs
- Idioms
- Literary terms
- English Sounds and their Phonetic Transcription
- Communicative Approach to English Language Teaching
- Challenges of Teaching
- Modal Auxiliaries
Environmental Studies
- The Significance of Integrated & Environment Studies
- Approaches to presenting concepts
- Personal Hygiene
- Profession
- Experimentation/ Practical Work
- Discussion
- Our culture and Civilization
- Matter and Energy
- Public places and Institutions
- Comprehensive and Continuous Evaluation
- Teaching Material/ Aids
- Problems of Teaching
- Transport and Communication
- Environmental Studies and Environmental Education Learning Principles
- Concept and Scope of Environmental Studies
- Scope and Relation to Science and Social Science
- Activities
- Living Beings
- Family
- Clothes and Habitats
Maths and Science
- Equations
- Percentage
- Interest
- Indices
- Algebraic Expressions
- Plane figures
- Area of Plane figures
- Factors
- Lines and Angles
- Surface Area and Volume
- Statistics
- Graphs
- Ratio and Proportion
- Microorganisms
- Animal Reproduction and Adolescence
- Force and Motion
- Living Being
- Solar System
- Chemical Substances
- Human Body and Health
- Heat
- Light & Sound
REET Exam Pattern
As this exam consists of two levels, both levels will comprise 150 questions of 150 marks. The duration of the exam will be 150 minutes. There is no negative marking in this exam.
REET Exam Pattern For Level I 2021:
It consists of 150 questions which are divided into five subjects/parts, and the duration is 150 minutes. It is divided as follow:
| Part | Subjects | No. of Questions | Total Marks |
| I | Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| II | Language I ( Hindi, Sindhi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Punjabi & Gujarati) | 30 | 30 |
| III | Language II ( Hindi, Sindhi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Punjabi & Gujarati | 30 | 30 |
| IV | Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| V | Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
REET Exam Pattern For Level II 2021:
It also consists of 150 Questions which are divided into four parts, and the duration is 150 minutes. There is no negative marking. It is divided as follows:
| Part | Subjects | No. of Questions | Total Marks |
| I | Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| II | Language I ( Hindi, Sindhi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Punjabi & Gujarati) | 30 | 30 |
| III | Language II ( Hindi, Sindhi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Punjabi & Gujarati | 30 | 30 |
| IV | Mathematics & Science (for Maths & Science Teachers). OR | 60 | 60 |
| IV | Social Science (for Social Science teachers) OR | 60 | 60 |
| IV | Other Subjects (for Other Subject teachers) | 60 | 60 |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
REET Application Process And Fees 2021
REET Application Process:
REET application is an online process. Following are the steps:
- Visit the official website.
- Under the “News Update” section there will be a link for online application, click on it.
- Click on “Register & generate fee challan for REET 2021” and enter all necessary details.
- After completion of registration, note down your username and password.
- Complete the application process by paying fees.
- Collect and preserve a print of the application form for future needs.
REET Application Fees:
Following is the fees that have to be paid by the candidates:
- For one paper- Rs. 550.
- For both papers- Rs.750.
REET Admit Card 2021
The Admit Card consists of basic information of the candidate like name, examination center, roll no. etc. It is important to go through the rules that are written on admit card before going to the examination center. Also, never forget to take an extra printout of admit card.
Steps To Download REET Admit Card 2021:
- Visit the official website.
- Click on the link mentioned on the website of “Print Admit Card”.
- Enter the credentials like Date of Birth, Form Number, and Mother’s name.
- Your admit card will be displayed on the screen, you can download the same.
- Take a printout.
Some Key points For REET Admit Card 2021:
- It is important to check all the details that are mentioned on the admit card.
- Candidates should make sure that their names and photographs are properly visible.
- Candidates must check about the examination centre and reporting time, so that they can reach at a given time, without being late.
- It is very important to always keep an extra print of the admit card, in case another one gets torn.
- Always reach 30 minutes before reporting time at the exam centre.
- Candidates must always carry every necessary document that is mentioned in the admit card.
Documents To Be Carried For REET Exam:
- Passport
- Aadhar Card
- Driving License
- PAN Card
- Identity Card of Candidate
Things Not To Be Carried For REET Exam 2021:
- No electronic device should be carried with the candidate.
- The calculator should not be carried as it is not allowed during exams.
REET Selection Process And Cut-off 2021
REET Selection Process 2021:
It is important for the candidates to know what is the selection process. Around 32000 vacancies are there every year to be filled for the post of teachers. It involves two stages i.e Written Test and Personal Interview.
REET Cut-off 2021:
It is important that candidates should know about the cut-off before preparing for the exam, as it is an important factor as by that you can set a benchmark for yourself. As the current year, the cut-off is not released yet, but you can get an idea by looking at the previous year’s average cut-off. So, here are some estimated cut-off marks.
REET Level I Cut-Off Marks 2021 Expected:
| CATEGORY | MALE | FEMALE |
| General | 127 | 124 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 124 | 119 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 110 | 99 |
| Scheduled Castes (SC) | 107 | 96 |
| Others | 103 | 92 |
REET Level II Cut-Off Marks 2021 Expected:
| CATEGORY | MALE | FEMALE |
| General | 135 | 132 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 131 | 118 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 114 | 101 |
| Scheduled Castes (SC) | 108 | 110 |
| Others | 106 | 99 |
REET Level I/ Level II Cut-off Percentage 2021:
| S.NO. | CATEGORY | MINIMUM PASSING PERCENTAGE |
| 1 | General | Non-TSP – 60%, TSP – 60% |
| 2 | Scheduled Castes(SC) | Non-TSP – 55%, TSP – 36% |
| 3 | Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), Extremely Backward Classes c(MBC), and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 55% |
| 4 | Widows, Ex-servicemen | 50% |
| 5 | Physically Handicap | 40% |
| 6 | Persons with Sahriya Community | 36% |
REET Result 2021
REET result for the 2021 examination is not announced yet, and there is no such official notification issued by the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan. But as you will need to check it after it will get announced, so here are the steps to be followed.
Steps To Check REET Result 2021:
- Visit the official website.
- Click on the link given on the official website for checking results.
- Enter your Roll Number and Date of Birth.
- Click on the submit button and your result will appear on the screen
REET Salary And Job Profile 2021
Before you apply for this exam, you must know about the job profile and salary that will be received by a Grade III teacher in the upcoming years. In addition to this, a candidate must also know about perks and benefits that will be received at this position.
REET Career Growth And Promotion:
There is also a promotion in Grade III position, you will be promoted to Grade II and then Grade I according to your work. Following will be increment in your salary on promotion:
| Post | Salary |
| Grade I | Rs.44,300 |
| Grade II | Rs.37,800 |
| Grade III | Rs.23,700 |
REET Salary Structure:
There is no such official notification by the board regarding the salary. But as per previous recruitment, there is an estimate that the expected salary of a REET Grade III teacher is Rs.23,700. This figure is as per Level 10 of the Pay Matrix in the 7th Pay Commission.
REET Perks And Benefits:
Apart from salary, there are some additional benefits that are offered to REET Grade III teachers. These allowances are paid along with the salary. The given allowances are as follows:
- Travelling Allowances
- Dearness Allowance
- Bonus
- Living Adjustment
- Urban Damage Supply
We hope this blog on the REET Exam has helped you understand the various details related to it. If you have any doubts, please reach out to us here at Oliveboard.
Frequently Asked Questions:
There is no such limit mentioned to be required for eligibility criteria.
The validity period of the REET qualifying certificate will be 3 years from the date of declaration of its result for all categories.
The Grade III teachers of Level I and Level II are tasked with various activities related to Class I to IV and Class V to VIII respectively.
Yes, you will get a notification about the admit card. It will be released a few days before the exams on the official website.
The topics to be tested in the exam differ for different posts. The question can be asked from any of the four important subjects which are Child Development and Pedagogy, English, Environmental Studies, Maths & Science.
A total of 32000 vacancies are expected to be filled under REET recruitment 2021.
Solving previous year’s papers will help in knowing your preparation level. It also helps in getting an idea of the format of the paper, so that you can prepare yourself according to that.
There is no such restriction on the number of attempts, you can give as much time as you want.
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