CTET Cut Off 2020-21 - Check Qualifying Marks, Expected & Previous Year Cutoff
CTET Cut Off 2020 - Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) determines the CTET 2020 Cut off in the form of minimum qualifying marks. The cut off of CTET 2020 will be released separately for all the categories. Candidates can check CTET cut off 2020 separately for paper 1 and paper 2. All the candidates who will score marks equal to or more than the cut off of CTET 2020 will be considered as qualified. Candidates belonging to reserved categories will also get certain relaxation in CTET 2020 cut off marks. As per the CTET cutoff 2020 candidates must score 60% marks to qualify the exam. Candidates who will score marks equivalent to cut off will be considered qualified in CTET result 2020 and will be issued the eligibility certificate which is valid for 7 years from the date of declaration of CTET result 2020. For more details about CTET cut off 2020 candidates can check article below.
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CTET 2020 Cut Off
The cut off is the minimum qualifying marks that candidates must score to qualify the exam. The cut off of CTET 2020 will be released on the official website of CBSE along with the declaration of results. CTET exam is conducted for two papers - paper I and II for which the candidates were given 2 hours and 30 minutes each. As per the CTET exam dates 2020, the online exam which was supposed to be conducted on July 5 has been postponed to January 31. The exam conducting authorities determines CTET cut off 2020 on various factors given below.
Factors Affecting CTET 2020 Cut Off
Total number of vacancies
Number of candidates appeared in the exam
Difficulty level of exam
CTET Cut Off 2020 Dates
Event | Dates |
Admit card download date | To be notified |
CTET exam |
January 31, 2021 |
CTET result date | To be notified |
How to check CTET 2020 Cut Off ?
Visit the official website of CTET 2020 - ctet.nic.in.
Now click on the “CTET Result 2020” link.
A new login window will open.
Enter your roll number in the required field.
Click on the login button.
The screen will display result along with the CTET 2020 cut off.
CTET Qualifying Marks
The exam conducting authorities determines the qualifying marks of the CTET 2020 exam. Candidates who score 60% marks in the examination will be considered as qualified. As the CTET exam is conducted for 150 marks, all candidates who will score marks equal to or more than 90 will also be considered as qualified. CBSE will issue eligibility certificates to qualified candidates after the declaration of results.
CTET Cut Off 2020 - Qualifying Marks
Qualifying percentage | Total marks | Qualifying marks |
60% | 150 | 90 |
CTET Previous Year Cut Offs
Candidates can check the CTET cut off 2020 for the previous year to get an idea about previous year trends. For previous year CTET 2020 cut off candidates can check the table given below.
CTET Cut off for previous year
Year | General | OBC | SC | ST |
2019 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
2018 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 80 |
2017 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 80 |
2016 | 80-87 | 78-85 | 70-80 | 72-80 |
2015 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 80 |
2014 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 72 |
CTET Qualifying Certificate
After the declaration of results, CBSE will issue eligibility certificates to all qualified candidates. Those applicants who will clear the CTET 2020 cut off can download their eligibility certificates from the official website. Qualified candidates will be eligible to be appointed as teachers. The eligibility certificate of CTET 2020 will remain valid for 7 years from the day of declaration of result.
CTET 2020 - Number of Attempts
There is no age limit to appear for the CTET exam. However, candidates can reappear for the CTET exam to improve their score.
CTET Answer Key 2020
The conducting authorities will release the answer key of CTET 2020 in PDF form. Candidates can check their CTET 2020 answer key using their application number and date of birth. In case of any discrepancies, CBSE also provides an answer key challenge window. Candidates have to pay Rs. 1000 per question to challenge the answer key.
CTET Result 2020
CBSE has announced the CTET 2020 result on February 26. CBSE releases CTET 2020 result after the exam in online mode on the official website. Candidates can check the result of CTET 2020 with their application number and date of birth. The result will be announced for both paper 1 and 2. Candidates who will clear CTET cut off marks after the declaration of result will be issued eligibility certificates later.
Where can CTET Qualifiers Apply?
After clearing CTET exam candidates can pursue their careers in the teaching field. Candidates can join schools like Kendriya Vidyalaya, NVS and other private schools. In almost every teaching recruitment CTET exam is compulsory for all candidates. Some state governments also accept the CTET eligibility certificate for the recruitment.
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Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - CTET Cut Off 2020-21 - Check Qualifying Marks, Expected & Previous Year Cutoff
Question: Where can CTET qualifiers apply?
Answer:
Candidates who qualify CTET can apply to be teachers of classes I to V and/or VI to VIII in Central Government schools and private schools that consider CTET certificates.
Question: If I secure the minimum cut off of CTET, will I be allotted School by the examination authority?
Answer:
No, you will not be considered qualified in this case. To qualify for the eligibility certificate, you must score not only the qualifying marks but also the CTET 2019 cut off.
Question: Will I qualify if I score only the qualifying marks and fail to secure the minimum CTET cut off score by 2 - 3%?
Answer:
On the basis of CTET cut off, there were a total of 10,73,545 candidates who qualified in paper I while there were 8,78,425 candidates who qualified in paper II.
Question: How many candidates qualified in the previous year on the basis of cut off of CTET?
Answer:
This year the CTET Cut off 2019 for OBC might be between 85 to 90. The expected CTET general cut off 2019 might be around 90 while the cut off for SC/ST might be between 80 - 85.
Question: What will be the expected cut off of CTET for the OBC category this year?
Answer:
Considering the trend followed in the past few years it is expected that CTET cut off for OBC category candidates will be around 80 to 85 marks.
Question: How many candidates register for CTET?
Answer:
A total of 29.22 lakh candidates registered for CTET 2019 out of which around 23.77 lakh candidates appeared for the exam making the attendance percentage a good 81.34%. Out of these numbers, 3.52 lakh candidates qualified for the July session. These figures have been provided by Union HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal to ANI.
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