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    TGT Full Form

    TGT Full Form

    Team Careers360Updated on 22 Feb 2023, 02:02 PM IST

    What is full form of TGT ?

    The full form of TGT is Trained Graduate Teacher. TGTs are teachers who have finished their teaching programs. Although TGT is not well-known as a course, it is a graduate-level programme in teacher training. A TGT (Trained Graduate Teacher) has earned their B.Ed. and is a graduate; teacher training is not required to become a TGT. An applicant must pass the TGT certification exam with a passing grade to become eligible to become a teacher and be recruited as one in any department of education. It is necessary to do so to become a teacher.

    Eligibility for TGT

    TGT teachers are qualified to instruct children in grades lower than 10, including those in class 10. The requirements are stated below.

    • Graduate-level education from a recognised board is required for applicants to the TGT entry examination A.

    • For the trained graduate teacher, the age limit is 35 years.

    • Teachers who hold a postgraduate degree and are TGTs are known as PGTs (Postgraduate Trained Teachers) and are permitted to instruct students in grades above the tenth.

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