CTET Application Date:27 Nov' 25 - 18 Dec' 25
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.
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).
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 |
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.
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 |
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 |
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.
Category | Total Marks | Qualifying Percentage | Qualifying Marks |
General | 150 | 60% | 90 |
Reserved | 150 | 55% | 82.5 |
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 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.
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)
No, the exam of CTET 2020 will be conducted in offline mode.
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.
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.
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.
On Question asked by student community
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:
The system may show only those cities that still have seats left. If seats are full, the city disappears from the list.
The website may show cities based on the present address you entered in the form.
Sometimes the portal has a temporary technical issue.
What you can do:
Check your address details in the form to make sure they are correct.
Try again after some time, as the portal may load the options later.
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
Hope it helps.
Yes , if you studied tamil as your major subject you can still apply for CTET exam. You just need to meet the eligibility rules , like having the required teaching qualifications.
The CTET exam means the Central Teacher Eligibility Test. It is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to check if a candidate is eligible to become a teacher for classes 1 to 8 in central government and some private schools. There are two papers — Paper 1 for classes 1 to 5 and Paper 2 for classes 6 to 8.
The CTET exam is usually held twice a year, once in January and once in July.
Website:
https://ctet.nic.in
Hello,
Yes, you can choose Mumbai as your CTET exam centre even if you select Assamese as your language paper. The exam centre choice depends on your current location, not your state of residence.
However, make sure that Assamese is available as an optional language while filling the CTET form once selected, your center and language choices are independent, so you can write the exam in Mumbai with Assamese as your language.
Hope you understand.
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