What is CTET Exam? - Syllabus, Exam Pattern
What is CTET Exam - Central Board of Secondary Education (CNSE) conducts Central Teachers Eligibility Test which is commonly known as CTET. This test is a national level test conducted to determine the eligibility of the candidates to be recruited as Teachers in classes 1 to 8. The test is conducted in offline mode for two papers - paper I and II. For those candidates who wish to become a teacher in classes 1 to 5 have to take paper I while paper II must be taken by those who wish to become teachers in classes 6 to 8. In both papers - I and II, candidates have to secure just the minimum qualifying marks - 60% (general) and 55% (reserved category) to qualify CTET. Further, all the qualified candidates will be issued the CTET eligibility certificate through which they will be able to apply for various schools across the country. This test is conducted twice a year - July and December.
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As per the CTET 2026 exam pattern, candidates receive one mark for each correct answer. There is no negative marking for incorrect responses in the CTET eligibility test.
Who can apply for CTET?
There are certain eligibility criteria that have been determined by the conducting authorities for those who wish to fill the CTET application form. As per the CTET eligibility criteria, there is no age criteria set. However, candidates taking paper I must hold:
A Graduation degree with at least 50% marks or more and
A Bachelor’s in Education (B.Ed.) degree.
For Paper II, a candidates must have:
Secured at least 50% marks in graduation and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education).
CTET Dates 2020
This year, CTET 2020 is expected to be held on July 5. The table below contains the CTET exam dates along with other related dates.
CTET 2020 Important Dates
Events | Dates (July Session) | Dates (December Session) |
CTET notification | January 23, 2020 (Released) | August 2020 |
CTET 2020 application form | January 24, 2020 (Released) | August 2020 |
Last date to fill CTET application form | March 16, 2020 (Extended) | September 2020 |
Admit card release date | June 17, 2020 (Tentative) | November 2020 |
CTET 2020 | July 5, 2020 | December 2020 |
What is the CTET exam structure?
It is very important for the candidates to know the structure and exam pattern of the CTET exam. As per the CTET exam pattern, the test is conducted in the offline mode i.e the pen and paper mode. CTET comprises two papers - paper I and II. Candidates may or may not appear for both papers depending on the classes for which they want to become teachers. Each of the two papers contains a total of 150 marks questions and candidates are given 2 hours 30 minutes to finish it. The questions are objective type multiple choice. Refer to the tables below for knowing the exam pattern in detail.
CTET 2020 Exam Pattern For Paper 1
Sections | No. of Questions | Marks |
Language I (compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
Language II (compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
Total | 150 | 150 |
CTET Exam Pattern 2020 For Paper 2
Sections | No. of Questions | Marks |
Language I (compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
Language II (compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher only) | 60 | 60 |
Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher only) | 60 | 60 |
Total | 150 | 150 |
Who are considered CTET Qualified?
Only those candidates will qualify the exam who will secure the marks equal to or more than the minimum cut off marks as per their categories. The minimum qualifying marks is also the CTET cut off which is mentioned in the table below.
CTET 2020 Qualifying Marks
Category | Total Marks | Qualifying Percentage | Qualifying Marks |
General | 150 | 60% | 90 |
Reserved | 150 | 55% | 82.5 |
CTET Eligibility Certificate 2020
All those candidates who qualify in the test will be issued the CTET eligibility certificate which can be downloaded from the official website by using their roll numbers.
Schools To Apply After Qualifying CTET
Schools run by Central Government like KVS, NVS, Central Tibetan Schools, etc and controlled under UT’s of Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and NCTof Delhi.
Unaided private schools
Schools owned and managed by the State Government/local bodies.
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Check NowCTET Result Statistics
The table below contains the statistics of CTET result for previous years.
Year | Papers | No. of Qualified Candidates | No. of Appeared Candidates |
December 2019 | Paper I | 2,47,386 | 16,46,620 |
Paper II | 2,94,899 | 11,85,500 | |
June 2019 | Paper I | 1,78,273 | 10,73,545 |
Paper II | 1,26,968 | 8,78,425 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: How many times can I appear for CTET?
A:
Candidates can appear for the CTET exam as many times as they wish. Candidates who have qualified can also appear for CTET again to improve their scores.
Q: Will the exam be conducted in online mode?
A:
No, the exam of CTET 2020 will be conducted in offline mode.
Q: How many marks are allotted to Child Development and Pedagogy?
A:
Both the papers I and II will have questions from the Child Development and Pedagogy section and will contain a total of 30 questions of 1 mark each.
Q: At how many exam centres will the CTET 2020 be held?
A:
This year, the exam will be held at various CTET exam centres in 112 cities across India. Exam centre of CTET 2020 has been changed to 112 cities.
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