HP TET November 2026 — Apply Online by 3 October for JBT, TGT and Special Educator

Short Information

HPBOSE has opened applications for the Himachal Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test of November 2026, covering JBT, TGT in Arts, Medical, Non-Medical, Hindi and Sanskrit, Punjabi, Urdu and both Special Educator papers. Applications run from 11 September to 3 October 2026, with a ₹600 late fee buying five more days to 8 October. Check the exam timetable before you pay for a second subject: several papers share a sitting. TGT Non-Medical and Special Educator for Classes VI to XII are both on the morning of 29 November, TGT Sanskrit and Special Educator for Pre-Primary to Class V both that afternoon, and TGT Medical, Punjabi and Urdu all on the morning of 6 December. Each subject needs its own application and its own fee, so a clash costs you money as well as a paper.

Important Dates

Application Fee

Age Limit

Vacancy Details

Eligibility

• The test covers JBT, TGT in Arts, Medical and Non-Medical, TGT Hindi, TGT Sanskrit, Punjabi, Urdu, Special Educator TET for Pre-Primary to Class V, and Special Educator TET for Class VI to Class XII.
• Each paper carries 150 questions of one mark each and runs for 2 hours 30 minutes.
• Qualifying mark is 60 per cent — 90 out of 150 — for Unreserved candidates.
• A relaxation of up to 5 per cent applies to SC, ST, OBC and PHH candidates, whose qualifying mark is 55 per cent — 82 out of 150.
• The HP TET qualifying certificate is valid for a lifetime for the purpose of appointment.
• There is no upper age limit to apply for the TET. Age criteria are considered by the appointing authority at the recruitment stage.
• A candidate may submit only one application form for the same subject; multiple applications for one subject are liable to be rejected.
• Applying for more than one subject means a separate online application and a separate fee for each.
• Candidates must satisfy themselves about eligibility before applying, and remain personally responsible if candidature is cancelled for ineligibility at any stage — even after passing the TET.
• Name, father's name, mother's name and date of birth must be entered exactly as they appear on the Class X certificate of the Secondary Education Board.
• A candidate whose fee has not reached the Board will not be considered for the examination, whatever the application shows.
• Applications sent by fax or post are not entertained, and the Board takes no responsibility for informing such candidates.
• At the centre, entry requires the admit card together with an Aadhaar card or another photo ID; the invigilator matches the photograph on the admit card against the candidate.

How to Apply

1. Read the Prospectus for HP TET November 2026 on hpbose.org before starting — eligibility for each subject is set out there.
2. Go to hpbose.org, open the CET/Vacancy option and select the HP TET November 2026 link.
3. Click New Registration and fill the form. An application number is generated on submission — note it down; it is your login ID, with date of birth as the password, for everything that follows.
4. Upload a scanned photograph in jpg, under 20 KB, sized 3.5 cm by 4.5 cm.
5. Upload a scanned signature in jpg, under 15 KB, sized 3.5 cm by 1.5 cm.
6. Pay the fee through the online payment gateway only. Cross-check every particular before the final payment.
7. Submit by 11:59 PM on 3 October 2026 to avoid the ₹600 late fee. After that the window stays open only to 8 October 2026, and nothing is accepted afterwards.
8. Take a printout of the confirmation page and keep it.
9. If something needs fixing, use the correction window from 9 to 12 October 2026 — it covers every field except Category and Sub-Category.
10. For a Category or Sub-Category change you must appear in person at the Board office with an application, a valid category certificate and the fee if required, by 15 October 2026.
11. Download the admit card from hpbose.org four days before the exam. It is not sent to candidates separately.
12. If you forget your application number, use the Forgot Application No. link to retrieve it.

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