The Teaching Competency Test is an assessment designed to evaluate the pedagogical, professional, ethical, and subject-specific knowledge and skills that a faculty member is expected to possess. It serves as a fundamental criterion for determining the applicant’s readiness and competence to practice the teaching profession efficiently and professionally.

Objectives of the Teaching Competency Test

1. Ensuring the quality of education by assessing and verifying the competence of teachers.
2. Enhancing teachers’ professional performance before they enter the teaching profession or during their service.
3. Promoting fairness and equity in appointment and promotion within the education system.
4. Establishing unified or national standards for the teaching profession.
5. Identifying teachers’ training needs and areas requiring further professional development.