If you cleared CTET in 2018 under the OBC-NCL category, that certificate remains valid for eligibility as long as CTET validity rules allow it. However, for KVS PRT recruitment, your category is decided based on your current OBC-NCL status, not the one you had in 2018. Since you mentioned that in 2025 you no longer fall under OBC-NCL due to your father’s income, you will be treated as a General category candidate for KVS recruitment. You can still apply for the PRT post, but you must apply under the General category and will not get OBC-NCL reservation benefits. The CTET certificate is still usable; only the reservation category will change as per your present income and eligibility. All the best!
How many students appeared in CTET?
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CTET Application Date:27 Nov' 25 - 18 Dec' 25
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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- 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% | |||
December2021 | 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% | |||
December2019 | 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 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.
Q: How many members appeared in CTET?
A:
Approximately 23 to 25 lakhs candidates appeared for the CTET exam every year for each session.
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Hello,
To check your CTET 2011 result without the roll number, you'll need to use the CBSE Duplicate Document System, searching for details like name, father's name, mother's name, and DOB on the CBSE Academic Document System portal, or try the older CBSEResults Archive with other info.
I hope it will clear your query!!
Hello,
Your form will likely not be rejected if you can correct the error during the correction window, which CTET has provided in the past. If you miss the correction window, your form may not be rejected, as the institute PIN code is a detail that is less critical than your name or marks. You can also mention the error at the time of document verification.
I hope it will clear your query!!
Hello,
If you are from Assam but staying in another state, you can still choose an exam city near your current location. CTET allows students to select exam centres based on where they are living at the moment, not only their home state.
If the exam-city option is not showing this year, it usually happens for these reasons:
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The system may show only those cities that still have seats left. If seats are full, the city disappears from the list.
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The website may show cities based on the present address you entered in the form.
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Sometimes the portal has a temporary technical issue.
What you can do:
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Check your address details in the form to make sure they are correct.
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Try again after some time, as the portal may load the options later.
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If the city list still does not appear, you should contact CTET support and report the issue with your registration number.
This is a common problem during peak time, and usually it gets fixed once the portal becomes stable.
Hope it helps !
Hello,
Yes, students who complete a 4-year BA.BED integrated course are full eligible to appear for CTET.
To know more about CTET eligibility criteria access below mentioned link:
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/ctet-eligibility-criteria
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