A day in this work
You help children learn and grow: planning lessons, teaching, assessing and working with parents. Good teachers change lives.
Ways in
- Four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) after Class 12
- Any degree, then B.Ed (2 years)
- Clear CTET or a state TET for government school posts
After Class 10
Any stream
Entrance exams to know
- NCET (for ITEP)
- CUET-UG or PG
- CTET
- State TETs
Years, cost and pay
- Years of study
- 4 to 5
- Whole-course cost, government or aided
- under ₹2 lakh
- Whole-course cost, private
- ₹2 to 8 lakh
- Typical starting pay
- ₹3 to 6 lakh a year
Indicative bands from the pilot dataset (0.1 (pilot), 19 September 2026). Real fees and pay vary a lot by college, city and year. Check the official sites below.
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Outlook, and how AI is changing this work
Outlook: Steady. AI changes some of the daily work.
AI tutors help with practice. Motivation, care and classroom judgement are the teacher's work.
Try this week
Teach a younger child one topic they find hard, for 30 minutes, three times this week.
Check the facts yourself
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