APPLICABILITY AND INTRODUCTION OF HTET 2013

1. INTRODUCTION
To ensure that persons recruited as teachers possess the essential aptitude and
ability to meet the challenges of teaching at Elementary, Secondary and Senior
Secondary levels, one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for
appointment as a teacher in any of the schools recognized by the Department of
School Education, Haryana and affiliated by the Board of School Education,
Haryana is that he/she should pass the “Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test”.
“HTET” will be conducted by this Board in accordance with these Guidelines and
such other rules/regulations/instructions/policies laid down by the National
Council for Teacher Education/Department of School Education, Haryana.
2. SHORT TITLE
These Guidelines/Instructions – “Scheme of Examination will be called as
“Haryana School Teacher Eligibility Test Guidelines/Instructions, 2012-13”.

3. DEFINITIONS
i) “Government” means “Government of Haryana”.
ii) “Board” means “Board of School Education, Haryana, Bhiwani”.  iii) “Chairperson” means Chairperson of Board of School Education, Haryana.
iv) “Secretary” means Secretary of Board of School Education, Haryana.
v)“School” means any recognized school imparting education of
elementary, secondary and Sr. Secondary level and includes:-
a) a school established, owned or controlled by the appropriate Government or
a local authority;
b) an aided school receiving aid or grants to meet whole or part of its expenses
from the appropriate Government or the local authority;
c) a school belonging to specified category; and
d) an unaided school not receiving any kind of aid or grants to meet its
expenses from the appropriate Government or the local authority.
vi) “HTET” means “Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test”.
vii)“STET” means “School Teacher’s Eligibility Test” conducted by the Board in
the year 2008 and 2009.
viiii)“Qualifying Examination” means “Examination on the result of which the
candidate becomes eligible to apply for Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test”.
ix) “Guidelines/Instructions” means “Scheme of Examination” for the conduct
of “HTET 2012-13” specified by the Board under the directive of Department
of School Education, Govt. of Haryana.”
x) “Scheduled Castes” means “Scheduled Castes as specified and laid down by
the Government of Haryana”.
xi)“Differently Abled Candidates” means “Differently Abled as specified and laid
down by the Government of Haryana.”
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xii)“Examining body” means “Board of School Education, Haryana” for the
conduct of “Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test” on behalf of Government of
Haryana.
4. APPLICABILITY OF HTET
In accordance with the provisions made in the Service Rules of various categories
of teaching staff in the State of Haryana, RTE Act, 2009 and guidelines framed by
the NCTE, HTET shall apply to –
i) Schools of the State Government / Local authority referred to in the
Service Rules and also Sub-clause (i) of clause (n) of Section 2 of the RTE
Act, 2009; and
ii) Schools referred to in Sub clause (ii) of clause (n) of the RTE Act in
Haryana.
Provided a School referred to in Sub-clause (iv) of clause (n) of
Section 2 of the RTE Act may, for the purpose of Elementary levels, exercise
the option of considering either this HTET or the TET conducted by the
Central Government.