Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET 2024) tests the ability of the candidates for the post of teacher. The test is conducted at a national level and is recognized by different schools all over the country. The candidates who clear the test will receive an eligibility certificate and can apply for the posts of teacher in different government and/ or private schools. The interested and eligible candidates can apply for the CTET 2024 in online mode most probably from January 2024.

Candidates having B.Ed degree and have completed 2-years Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed) are permitted to apply for CTET exam 2024. The official notification for CTET exam will release at its official website.

Candidates get 150 questions of 150 marks to solve in CTET exam which they need to solve within 2 hours 30 minutes. No negative marking rule will be applicable in CTET exam 2024. Candidates can take CTET exam in both English as well as Hindi language. Check complete details of CTET exam from this article.

Introduction of CTET Exam 2024

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is a national level exam which allows candidates of diverse field to choose teaching as their profession. This exam is conducted every year to make students eligible to become teacher of class 1 to class 8 in several reputed schools across the country like Navodaya Vidyalaya and Kendriya Vidyalaya.

There will be two papers in CTET 2024 exam. Candidates willing to teach students of class 1 to 5 they have to take CTET Paper 1, while to teach class 6 to 8 students it will be required to appear for CTET paper 2. Those are interested in teaching students of class 1 to 8 they can take both the papers Paper 1 and Paper 2.

CTET 2024 Quick Overview

Have a look at important highlights of CTET exam 2024:

CTET 2024 Notification

CTET 2024 is likely to be held in February, while the application form may release in the month of December 2021 or January 2024. The official notification relating CTET 2024 is expecting to release soon.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, you may find some sort of delays in the exam. However, the application form CTET exam is expecting to release soon.

CTET 2024 Exam Date

The tentative dates related to CTET 2024 are given below:

CTET Eligibility Criteria 2024

Those have Indian citizenship are eligible to apply however the subjects of Nepal and Bhutan are also permitted to apply for the exam. Candidates must satisfy the below-mentioned eligibility criteria before applying for the CTET 2024.

CTET Age Limit

The minimum age criterion for CTET exam is 18 years, however there is no upper age restriction for appearing in the exam.

Educational Qualification for Classes I-V (Primary Stage)

• Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education OR
• Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education in accordance with the NCTE Regulations, 2002 OR
• Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) OR
• Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education)* OR
• Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of two year Diploma in Elementary Education

Educational qualification for Classes VI-VIII (Elementary Stage)

• Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education OR
• Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) OR
• Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE Regulations OR
• Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) OR
• Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year B.A/ B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/ B.Sc.Ed OR
• Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education)*

Note:

• A relaxation of 5% in the qualifying marks will be given to the candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC/ PH candidates.
• Candidates pursuing any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI) will be eligible for appearing in CTET.

CTET Application Form 2024

The candidates will be able to fill and submit their CTET 2024 application form in online mode. The link to the application form will be made available on the official CTET website. The email id and phone number that the candidate enters for registration will be used for sending any alerts related to CTET 2024.

The candidates will first have to fill their authentication form providing details of state, identification type, name, date of birth and gender.

After this, the candidates will have to fill the application form providing rest of the details and a password for future applicant login.

A registration/ application number will be generated after successful registration which can be used with the generated password for future login.

The next step after the filling of application form will be uploading scanned images. The prescribed specification of the scanned images is given below:

The candidates are also required to submit a prescribed amount of examination fee to complete the application process.

The fee payment can be done through Syndicate Bank or Canara Bank E-Challan or online through debit card/ credit card.

Fee once submitted will not be refunded or adjusted for future test under any circumstances.

The category-wise application fee for CTET 2021 is given as:

In the end, the candidates will have to take a printout of the confirmation page and keep it safe for future reference.

In case confirmation page is not generated after depositing the fees, the candidate should approach the Assistant Secretary of CTET Unit.

Copy of e-Challan must also be kept safe for record and future use.

There is no need to send the confirmation page or the copy of e-Challan to the CTET unit.

Correction in application form

Any error in the application form can be corrected while the correction window is open. No editing will be possible after that.

The correction will be possible only in the following particulars- name, father and mother name, date of birth, category, differently abled category, paper opted, subject for paper ii, first choice of centre, language opted, address of correspondence and the name of the institution last attended, etc.

No request for correction will be accepted through fax, application, email etc.

CTET Exam Pattern 2024

The exam pattern for different papers of CTET 2024 is given below:

• Duration of exam: 2:30 hours (each paper)
• Question paper language: Main paper will be bilingual (Hindi and English)
• Type of questions: Objective type
• Number of questions: 150
• Total marks: 150
• Marking scheme: 1 mark will be given for each right answer
• Negative marking: Not applicable

Paper 1: For Classes I-V

Paper 2: For Classes VI-VIII

Note:

• The PH candidates may be given compensatory time of 50 minutes in each paper.
• Facility of scribe may be allowed to person with disability of 40% or more.
• The candidates may opt for their own scribe or may be provided by the Centre Superintendent upon request. Such request must be made one day before the examination
• The candidates may take more than one scribe for writing different papers especially for language.

CTET Syllabus 2024

The details CTET 2024 syllabus is given below:

Paper I

• Child Development and Pedagogy: Principles of children development, Heredity & Environment, Language & Thought, Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds, Motivation and learning, etc
• Language: Reading unseen passages, inference, grammar, Learning and acquisition, Remedial Teaching, etc
• Mathematics: Geometry, Division, Data Handling, Language of Mathematics, Community Mathematics, Problems of Teaching, etc
• Environmental Studies: Food, Water, Travel, Family and Friends, Concept, scope & significance of EVS, Learning Principles, etc

Paper II

• Child Development and Pedagogy: Principles of children development, Heredity & Environment, Language & Thought, Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds, Motivation and learning, etc
• Language: Reading unseen passages, inference, grammar, Learning and acquisition, Remedial Teaching, etc
• Mathematics: Geometry, Algebra, Data Handling, Language of Mathematics, Community Mathematics, Problems of Teaching, etc
• Science: Food, Materials, Natural Resources, Understanding & Appreciating Science, Innovation, Problems, etc
• Social Studies/ Social Sciences: History, Geography, Social and Political Life, Concept & Nature of Social Science, etc

CTET 2024 Exam Centres (Expected)

Here is the list of expected exam centres for CTET 2024-

CTET Admit Card 2024

Admit card is a mandatory document for appearing in the CTET exam 2024. One can download his/her admit card by visiting the official website of CTET exam. The date from when you can download your admit card will be intimated through the official website.

Crucial info about CTET Admit Card

• The admit card for CTET 2024 can be downloaded from the official website from the month of August tentatively.
• After downloading, the candidates must check for any discrepancy in the admit card and inform about the same to CTET authorities for correction.
• The candidates must appear for the exam at the center specified in the admit card.
• Any candidate not in possession of a valid and correct admit card will not be allowed to appear for the exam.

CTET Result 2024

CTET result is going to be released at its official website i.e. i.e https://ctet.nic.in. The result of CTET exam is usually announced almost six weeks after conducting the exam.

• The result of the eligibility test will be declared online around 6 weeks after the test.
• Candidates scoring more than 60% marks in the test will be considered qualified.
• The CTET marks statement will be sent to the candidates by post.
• No request for re-checking of answers will be entertained.
• Furnishing of inaccurate information may lead to cancellation of the result.

CTET Eligibility Certificate

• The CTET eligibility certificate will be valid for seven years from the date of result declaration.
• The eligibility certificate will be sent to all the qualified candidates by speed post.
• CTET will not be responsible for non-receipt of Eligibility Certificate due to postal loss.
• A CTET qualified person can also appear again for improving score.
• A candidate can get a duplicate copy of marks statement or eligibility certificate by paying the prescribed fee of Rs. 235/-.

Applicability

The CTET qualified candidates can apply to the following schools:

• Central Government schools and schools under the administrative control of UT’s of Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and NCT of Delhi
• Unaided private schools may also consider CTET
• Schools owned and managed by the State Government/ local bodies and aided schools
• Schools affiliated to the CBSE

CTET 2024 Cutoff (Expected)

Candidates who have acquired at least 60% marks in CTET exam are further permitted to appear for Government schools selection process. The CTET certificate is valid for 7 years from the day of announcement of the result.  The expected cutoff of CTET 2024 is-

CTET 2024 Selection Procedure

Candidates will be selected based on their performance in CTET exam 2024. We have mentioned few important points regarding CTET selection process–

• The selection of candidates will be purely based on their merit in CTET exam.
• Candidates have to score at least 60% marks in CTET exam to get qualified status in CTET exam.
• Qualifying CTET exam doesn’t mean you got a government job. You have to appear for school selection process thereafter.
• Your CTET certificate will be valid for 7 years from the date of declaration of the result.
• There is no attempt restriction for the CTET exam.

CTET Salary and Benefits After Qualifying

There is no restriction against the number of times you are appearing for the CTET exam. However, your certificate will be valid for seven years from the date of declaration of its result.

• Talking about the CTET net salary, candidates usually get between 35,000 to Rs. 45,000 which includes HRA. HRA signifies House Rent Allowance.
• Candidates having B.Ed and D.El.Ed degree they need to appear for CTET exam to get a government job in teaching. Your salary would be Rs. 35,000 per month which is subject to be increased.
• Candidates are permitted to join government schools across the country. However, they have to appear for the school selection process separately.

FAQs

Ques: How do I get a job after CTET?

Ans: CTET qualified candidates can apply for the teacher job opening in the schools that accept CTET.

Ques: Amount deducted but transaction failed. What can I do?

Ans: The candidates will have to make the fee payment again. Any amount deducted will be refunded back to the account within 15 days. If the payment is done through Challan, the candidate must contact the bank.

Ques: Who will get the marks statement?

Ans: Every candidate that appears in the exam gets marks statement.

Ques: What are the restricted items inside the exam hall?

Ans: Any item except pen or admit card are not allowed in the exam hall.

Ques: What is the number of attempts in CTET?

Ans: A person can take as many attempts as required for earning a CTET Certificate.