How many Students appeared in CTET February Session 2026 Exam ?
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) releases how many students appeared in the CTET exam through the official notification after announcement of the result. Nearly 23 to 25 lakhs candidates appeared for the CTET exam every year for each session. Out of that approximately 8 lakhs candidates appear for paper 1 while for paper 2 around 12 lakhs candidates appear for each session.
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Candidates can access their CTET 2026 results online by visiting the official website at ctet.nic.in. They need to click on the “CTET February 2026 Result” link and log in using their roll number. After submitting the details, the result will be displayed on the screen. Students should download and save their scorecard for future reference. The exam is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education.
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- About CTET Exam
- CTET Exam 2024 - Highlights
- CTET Exam Statistics (Previous years)
- CTET Qualifying Marks 2024
- CTET Eligibility Certificate
As per the previous year reports released by the CBSE a total of 795231 candidates appeared for paper 1 and 1481242 appeared for paper 2 in the January session. Aspirants can gothrouth the full article to know how many candidates appeared in CTET exam every year.
Also read - When will the CTET 2024 result be declared?
About CTET Exam
CBSE conducts the Central Teacher Eligibility Exam twice every year. Those who want to apply for the teaching post of Class I to V in state and central government schools have to write Paper I and those who want to become teachers of Class VI to VIII have to write Paper II. Candidates who qualify the CTET exam will be issued a CTET Eligibility Certificate with lifetime validity.
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CTET Exam 2024 - Highlights
Candidates can check the CTET 2024 exam information from the below table.
Exam | Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) |
Exam Body | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
Mode of application | Online |
Mode of examination | Online (MCQ type) |
CTET Papers | Paper-I and II |
Total marks for each paper | 150 |
Duration for each paper | 2 hours 30 minutes |
The validity of CTET certificate | Lifetime |
Medium | Hindi and English |
Official Website | ctet.nic.in |
Also read - How many members applied for CTET?
CTET Exam Statistics (Previous years)
The CTET exam statistics from previous years are as follows:
Year | Appeared Candidates | Qualified Candidates | Approximate CTET pass percentage | |||
January 2024 | Paper 1: 7,95,231 Paper 2: 14,81,242 | Paper 1: 1,26,845 Paper 2: 1,12,033 | Paper 1: 15.95% Paper 2: 7.56% | |||
July 2023 | Paper 1: 12,13,704 Paper 2: 11,66,178 | Paper 1: 2,98,758 Paper 2: 1,01,057 | Paper 1: 24.61% Paper 2: 8.66% | |||
December 2022 | Paper 1: 14,22,959 Paper 2: 12,76,071 | Paper 1: 5,79,844 Paper 2: 3,76,025 | Paper 1: 40.75% Paper 2: 29.39% | |||
December 2021 | Paper 1: 14,95,511 Paper 2: 12,78,165 | Paper 1: 4,45,467 Paper 2: 2,20,069 | Paper 1: 29.79% Paper 2: 17.22% | |||
December 2019 | Paper 1: 14,13,390 Paper 2: 9,91,755 | Paper 1: 2,47,386 Paper 2: 2,94,899 | Paper 1: 17.50% Paper 2: 29.73% | |||
CTET Qualifying Marks 2024
CBSE prescribes the minimum marks that a candidate must score in the CTET exam to be considered qualified. The CTET qualifying marks by category are as follows:
CTET Pass Marks
Category | Qualifying Marks |
UR | 90 |
SC/ST/OBC/PwD | 82.5 |
CTET Eligibility Certificate
Candidates who qualify in the CTET exam will be issued the CTET eligibility certificates. With the CTET certificates they will be eligible to apply for government teacher recruitment and as well in private schools. Those who get the CTET eligibility certificate can teach grades I to VIII. The CTET certificate will be valid for a lifetime. Candidates will be able to download the CTET eligibility certificate in digital format through Digilocker.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: How many members appeared in CTET?
A:
Approximately 23 to 25 lakhs candidates appeared for the CTET exam every year for each session.
Q: How can we know how many students appeared in CTET exam?
A:
CBSE will announce the report after the announcement of the CTET result.
Q: Will the CBSE announce separately how many candidates appeared in the CTET exam?
A:
Yes, they will release the statistics separately for paper 1 and paper 2 of the CTET exam.
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