Central Board of Secondary Education announces Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)- July 2024, Apply Now
CTET July 2024 – The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) invites online applications from aspiring candidates willing to appear in the19th Edition of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to be conducted in CBT (Computer Based Test) mode on 07th July, 2024 (Sunday). The test will be conducted in twenty languages in136 cities all over the country.
Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2024
Important Dates
- Duration of On-line Application: 07.03.2024 to 02.04.2024
- Last date for submission of on-line Application: (Before 02.04.2024 11:59PM)
- Last date for submission of fee: 02.04.2024 (Before 11:59 PM)
- Online corrections if any, in the particulars uploaded by the candidate : 08.04.2024 to 12.04.2024 (No corrections shall be allowed under any circumstances after this date)
- Download Admit Card : Two Days before the day of examination
- Date of Examination : 07th July, 2024
- Exam timing
- PAPER-II – 09:30 AM TO 12:00 NOON
- PAPER-I – 02:00 PM TO 04:30 PM
Eligibility Criteria
- The persons possessing minimum qualifications for the teaching staff in accordance with the following are eligible for appearing in the CTET:
- National Council for Teacher Education (Determination of Minimum Qualifications for Persons to be recruited as Education Teachers and Physical Education Teachers in Pre-Primary, Primary, Upper Primary, Secondary, Senior Secondary or Intermediate Schools or Colleges) Regulations as amended and notified from time to time.
- Minimum qualifications laid down in the Recruitment Rules for the teachers by the Appropriate Government where the school is situated or the Recruitment Rules for the teachers of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan or Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti.
- The candidate should satisfy his/her eligibility before applying and shall be personally responsible in case he/she is not eligible to apply as per the given eligibility criteria. It is to be noted that if a candidate has been allowed to appear in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test it does not imply that the candidate’s eligibility has been verified. It does not vest any right with the candidate for appointment. The eligibility shall be finally verified, by the concerned recruiting agency / appointing authority.
Minimum Qualifications for becoming Teacher for Classes I-V:
- Primary Stage Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)
- Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002
- Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed).
- Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2- year Diploma in Education (Special Education).
- “Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)” “(a) who has acquired the qualification or Bachelor of Education from any NCTE recognized institution shall be considered for appointment as a teacher in classes I to V provided the person so appointed as a teacher shall mandatorily undergo a six month Bridge Course in Elementary Education recognized by the NCTE, within two year of such appointment as primary teacher”.
Minimum Qualifications for becoming Teacher for Classes VI-VIII:
- Graduation and passing or appearing in the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
- Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed)
- Graduation with at least 45% marks and passing or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard.
- Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed).
- Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4- year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed.
- Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education)
- Note: Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks in the minimum Educational Qualification for eligibility shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to reserved categories, such as SC/ST/OBC/ Differently abled.
- Diploma/Degree Course in Teacher Education: For the purposes of this Notification, a Diploma/ Degree course in teacher education recognized by the NCTE only shall be considered. However, in the case of Diploma in Education (Special Education) and B.ED. (Special Education), a course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered.
Training to be Undergone
- A person with D.Ed. (Special Education) or similar qualification shall undergo, after appointment an NCTE recognized 6-month Special Program in Elementary Education.
- A person who is pursuing any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case may be) specified in the NCTE
CTET 2024 Application Process
- Candidates can apply for CTET–JULY, 2024 “ON-LINE” through CTET website https://ctet.nic.in w.e.f. 07.03.2024 to 02.04.2024 (Before 11:59 PM)
The candidate applying for CTET is required:-
- i) To go through the Information Bulletin carefully with the entire requirement therein.
- ii) To satisfy eligibility to appear in the examination.
- iii) To submit On-line application by giving full particulars by accessing the CTET official websitehttps://ctet.nic.in.
- iv) To write complete mailing address with Postal PIN Code at the time of applying. v) Before submission of application form, decide the mode of payment of fee. vi) To keep the Confirmation Page along.
- vii) If a candidate submits on-line more than one application, his/her candidature shall be liable to be cancelled and the candidate may also be debarred for future examination(s). No communication will be sent in this regard.
Method of Submission of Online Application Form:
- STEP 1:Log on to CTET official web site https://ctet.nic.in
- STEP 2: Go to the link “Apply Online” and open the same.
- STEP 3: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down Registration No./Application No.
- STEP 4: Upload latest Scanned Photograph and Signature
- STEP 5: Pay Examination Fee by debit/credit card and net banking.
- STEP 6: Print Confirmation page for record and future reference.
- Registration Procedure:
- (a) Authentication Form: Fill details like State, Identification type (select any Identity as applicable), Candidate’s Name, Date of Birth and Gender.
- (b) Fill Online Application Form: Fill complete online Application Form and choose password. After submission, a Registration Number/Application Number gets generated. Note down the Registration No./Application No. For subsequent login, system generated Registration No.
- Application No. and chosen Password will be used.
- Password Policy will be as follows:
- 1. Password must be 8 to13 characters long.
- 2. Password must have at least one Upper case, one lower case alphabet and one numeric value and at least one special characters!@#$%^&*-
- 3. Candidate can change the passwords after login, if desired. New Password cannot be identical to any of the previous three passwords.
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- Candidate is advised not to disclose or share the password with anybody. Neither CTETnor NIC will be responsible for violation or misuse of the password of a candidate.
- Candidate should log out at the end of their session so that the contents of the application cannot be tampered by unauthorized persons
Application Fee
For General/OBC
- Only Paper-I or II – Rs.1000/-
- Both Paper-I and II – Rs.1200/-
SC/ST/Differently Abled Person
- Only Paper-I or II – Rs.500/-
- Both Paper-I and II – Rs.600/-
GST as applicable will be charged extra by the Bank
Mode of Payment :
- By Online-mode(Payment by Debit Card/Credit Card/Net
CTET 2024 Exam Pattern
- Type of Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- Marking Scheme: Each carrying one mark, with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. There will be no negative marking.
- Number of Paper: There will be two papers of CTET
- Paper I: For a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V.
- Paper II: For a person who intent to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII
- Note: A person who intends to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both Paper I and Paper II.
Paper I (for Classes I to V) Primary Stage
- Duration of Exam: Two-and-a-half hours
- Structure and Content (All Compulsory): (Appendix I)
- (i) Child Development and Pedagogy (compulsory) – 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
- (ii) Mathematics (compulsory) – 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
- (iii) Environmental Studies (compulsory) – 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
- (iv) Language I (compulsory) – 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
- (v) Language II (compulsory) – 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
- Total: – 150 MCQs – 150 Marks
Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage
- Duration of Exam: Two-and-a-half hours
- Structure and Content (All Compulsory): (Appendix I)
- (i) Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory) – 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
- (ii) Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher) OR- 60 MCQs – 60 Marks
- (iii) Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher) – 60 MCQs – 60 Marks
- (iv) Language I (compulsory) – 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
- (v) Language II (compulsory) – 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
- *For any other teacher-either(IV)or(V)
- Total : – 150 MCQs – 150 Marks
Language of the Question Paper
- Main question paper shall be Bilingual (Hindi/English).
Qualifying Marks and Award of CTET Certificate
- As per NCTE Notification No.76-4/2010/NCTE/Acad dated 11.02.2011: A person who scores 60%or more in the TET exam will be considered as TET pass.
- (a) School managements (Government, local bodies, government aided and unaided) may consider giving concessions to person belonging to SC/ST,OBC, differently abled persons, etc., in accordance with their extant reservation policy.
- (b) Should give weightage to the CTET scores in the recruitment process however, qualifyingtheCTET would not confer a right on any person for recruitment/employment as it is only one of the eligibility criteria for appointment.
Syllabus
- Syllabus for CTET – July 2024 Exam available on website
CTET 2024 Admit Card
- The candidates may download e-Admit Card from CTET official website and appear for the examination at the given Centre
- In case of any discrepancy noticed in e-admit card regarding particulars of candidate, photograph and signature or any other information which is different from confirmation page, he/she may immediately contact CTET Unit for necessary corrections.
For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website