Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) Exam ctet exam exam preparation tet, ctet, uptet ncte teacher recruitment syllabus exam pattern eligibility

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Introduction – CTET Exam

CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test), is a national recruitment process to appoint the skilful teachers for Primary level & Upper Primary Level. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct CTET exam in an offline mode.

Every central government conducts CTET exam every year. Here, we are providing details about exam highlights, ctet eligibility criteria, ncte rules for upper primary teacher recruitment, ctet exam syllabus, ctet exam pattern, ctet exam date, important events, notifications and solved question papers for TET, CTET, UPTET, SUPER TET, B.Ed, TGT, PGT, Teacher Exam.

CTET Exam Trends

Students Appeared vs Students Cleared CTET Exam in the past 5 years (Paper 1 and 2 Combined)

CTET Exam Highlights

Conducting Authority	CBSE
Exam Type	National Level
Mode of Exam	Offline (Pen and Paper)
Periodicity	Once in a year
Test Cities	92 cities across 36 States / UT in India
Exam Duration	2:30 hours (150 mins)
No. of Papers	2 Papers Paper – I (who wish to teach classes 1st to 5th) Paper – II (who wish to teach classes 6th to 8th)
Qualifying Marks	60% (90 out of 150)
Official Website	ctet.nic.in

CTET Exam 2024 – Important Dates

CTET Exam 2024 Events	Date
Registration	3rd November – 1st December 2023
Admit Card Availability	18th January 2024
Date of Examination	21st January 2024 (Sunday)

Teachers Eligibility Test – Eligibility Criteria (NCTE rules for upper primary teacher recruitment)

CTET Eligibility Criteria

Applicant needs to fulfil the below-mentioned requirements in order to appear for CTET. Please note that the eligibility criteria depends purely on the Class for which the candidate is applying for:

Primary Level

• Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education. Or
• Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education. Or
• Senior Secondary (or its 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 its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2 year Diploma in Education. Or
• Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education

Upper Primary Level

• 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). Or
• 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.El.Ed). Or
• Senior Secondary (or its 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.

Few Notes:

• Candidates belonging to reserved categories (SC / ST / OBC / Differently abled) will be given relaxation of up to 5% in the qualifying marks in the minimum Educational Qualification for CTET eligibility.
• Diploma / Degree Course in Teacher Education: For the purpose of this Notification, a Diploma / Degree course in teacher education recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) will only be considered. However, in case of Diploma in Education (Special Education) and BED (Special Education), a course recognised by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered.
• Training to be undergone: A person with DEd (Special Education) or qualification shall undergo, after appointment, an NCTE recognised 6-month Special Programme in Elementary Education.
• The minimum CTET qualifications referred above apply to teachers of Languages, Mathematics, Social Studies / Social Science, Science etc. The minimum qualification norms for Physical Education teachers referred to in NCTE Regulation, dated November 3, 2001 (as amended from time to time) shall be applicable.
• For teachers of Art Education, Craft Education, Home Science, Work Education, etc. the existing eligibility norms prescribed by the State Governments and other school managements shall be applicable till such time the NCTE lays down the minimum qualifications in respect of such teachers.

CTET Exam Application Fee

Category	Only Paper I or II	Both Paper I & II
General / OBC	Rs. 700	Rs. 1200
SC / ST / Differently Abled Person	Rs. 350	Rs. 600

CTET Exam Syllabus

Understanding the syllabus for CTET exam is very important, thus you can check out the complete syllabus of CTET exam. We have also provided the subject-wise syllabus for CTET Exam in the table given below:

Subject	Syllabus
Social Science	Detailed Syllabus of Social Studies: A. History Ancient History When, Where and How The Earliest Societies The First Farmers and Herders The First Cities The First Empire Contacts with Distant lands Political Developments Culture and Science Medieval History New Kings and Kingdoms Sultans of Delhi Architecture Creation of an Empire Social Change Regional Cultures Modern History The Establishment of Company Power Rural Life and Society Colonialism and Tribal Societies The Revolt of 1857-58 Women and reform Challenging the Caste System The Nationalist Movement India after Independence B. Geography Geography as a social study and as a science Planet: Earth in the solar system Globe Environment in its totality: natural and human environment Air Water Human Environment: settlement, transport and communication Resources: Types-Natural and Human Agriculture C. Social and Political Life Diversity Government Local Government Making a Living Democracy State Government Understanding Media Unpacking Gender The Constitution Parliamentary Government The Judiciary Social Justice and the Marginalized D. Pedagogical issues Concept & Nature of Social Science/ Social Studies Class Room Processes, activities and discourse Developing Critical thinking Enquiry/ Empirical Evidence Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies Sources – Primary & Secondary Projects Work Evaluation
Science	Detail Syllabus of Science Paper 2: A. 1. Food Sources of food Components of food Cleaning food 2. Materials Materials of daily use 3. The World of the Living 4. Moving Things People and Ideas 5. How things work Electric current and circuits Magnets 6. Natural Phenomena 7. Natural Resources B. Pedagogical issues of Science Nature & Structure of Sciences Natural Science/Aims & objectives Understanding & Appreciating Science Approaches/Integrated Approach Observation/ Experiment/ Discovery (Method of Science) Innovation Text Material/Aids Evaluation– cognitive/ psychomotor/ affective Problems Remedial Teaching
Mathematics	Detail Syllabus of Mathematics: Number System: Fractions Knowing our Numbers LCM and HCF Negative Numbers and Integers Whole Numbers Algebra: Basic Concept of Algebra Questions related to Algebraic Equation Geometry: Basic geometrical ideas (2-D) Construction (using Straight edge Scale, protractor, compasses) Symmetry: (reflection) Understanding Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D) Mensuration: Circle, Cone, Cylinder, Rectangle, Sphere, Square, Triangle Data Handling Arithmetic: Profit and Loss Ratio and Proportion Simple Interest and Compound Interest Time and Distance Time and Work Pedagogical Issues Related Questions

Exam Pattern

CTET Exam Pattern Paper – I

Subject	Number of question	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Language – 1	30	30
Language – 2	30	30
Envirnomental Studies	30	30
Total Time	150 mins.

CTET Exam Pattern for Paper – II

Subject	Number of question	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Language – 1	30	30
Language – 2	30	30
Science & Mathematics or Social Science	60	60
Total Time	150 mins.

• The CTET exam has 2 papers.
  Paper – I is for those who wish to teach Ist to Vth Classes.
  Paper – II is for those who wish to teach VIth to VIIIth Classes.
• In case if an applicant wants to teach both levels, they would be required to sit for both paper I and II. All questions in the CTET test are multiple choice questions. There is no negative marking.

Useful PDF Resources and Solved Question Papers

Useful PDF Resources for TET, CTET, UPTET, SUPER TET, B.Ed, TGT, PGT, Teacher Exam Preparation

Books, Indian Awards and Honors, Popular Slogans, Important Questions and Study Material	PDF Resources
List of 200 Indian Books and Authors	Download
List of 1500 International Books and Authors	Download
Indian Awards and Honors (Bharat Ratna and their Awardees, Nobel Prize and Indian Nobel Laureates)	Download
Major Hindi Papers and their Editors	Download
Popular Slogans and Quotations (William Wordsworth)	Download
Education Psychology (Important Questions)	Download
Important Social Science Study Material and Notes in Hindi	Download

Important Science Question and Answers, Study Material and Notes

Important Science Question and Answers, Study Material and Notes	PDF Resources
Chemistry, Biology and GK Preparation in English	Download
Important Science Study Material and Notes in Hindi	Download
Facts about Human Body in Hindi	Download
Important Questions on Metals and Non Metals in Hindi	Download
Top 40 Biology Question and Answers in Hindi	Download
Top 400 General Science Question and Answers in Hindi	Download
Top 500 Science Question and Answers in Hindi	Download

Solved Question Papers

Solved Question Papers for TET, CTET, UPTET, SUPER TET, B.Ed, TGT, PGT, Teacher Exam Preparation	PDF Resources
Environmental Science (TET, APTET Question Paper – 2012)	Download
Mathematics Paper (TET, APTET Solved Question Paper – 2012)	Download
Sanskrit Paper (TET, APTET Solved Question Paper – 2012)	Download
English Paper (TET, APTET Solved Question Paper – 2011)	Download
Bihar TET Paper (Solved Question Paper – 2011)	Download

Top Questions in Hindi

Top 300 Synonyms, Top 500 Hindi Questions and Top 600 One Word Substitution in Hindi	PDF Resources
Top 300 Synonyms in Hindi	Download
Top 500 Hindi Question and Answers	Download
Top 600 One Word Substitution in Hindi	Download

Exam Centers

• The CTET examination will be conducted in 92 cities across 36 States / UT in India
• 20 regional languages: Apart from English and Hindi, now CTET examination will be conducted in 18 more regional languages, namely Assamese, Bangla, Garo, Gujarati, Kanada, Khasi, Malyalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan & Urdu

Results

The result for CTET exam is expected to be declared in March on the official website of the exam. CTET Result would be declared on 2 websites – ctet.nic.in and cbseresults.nic.in.

Aspirants can check their result for Central Teacher Eligibility Test by filling details such as their roll number and date of birth on the official website of the entrance test.