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CBSE CTET Notification – CTET December 2024, Online Apply

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CBSE CTET December 2024

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the official notification regarding the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) December 2024 on its official website.
CBSE will be conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) on 14th December 2024, in twenty languages in 136 cities at various examination centres spread across the country. Candidates who want to pursue teaching in school level as their profession must appear and qualify in CTET. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here .
CTET CBSE Central Teachers Eligibility Test

Examination Overview

Details

Exam for

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) July 2024

Organization

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

Committee

CBSE

Min Qualification

D.El.Ed

Application Mode

Online

Application Fees

Rs.600


Exam Date

7th July 2024

Last Date

5th April 2024

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Name of exam: Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) December 2024

Name of board: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

No of CTET Edition: 20th edition

Date of exam: 14th December 2024

Type of exam: Offline

Exam centres in Assam: Dibrugarh, Guwahati and Silchar

Validity of CTET certificate: Lifetime

Application mode: Online

Last date of submission of application: 16th October 2024

Eligibility Criteria of CBSE CTET Exam :

The minimum educational qualifications for appearing in the CTET are as notified by NCTE. The candidates are advised to visit the website of NCTE https://ncte.gov.in to ascertain their eligibility.

Classes I-V or 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)

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 (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002.

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.EI.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 (Special Education)*.

OR

  • “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”.

 

Classes VI-VIII or Elementary Stage :

  • Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).

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 (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard.

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.EI.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. (Special Education)*.

OR

  • Any candidate having qualified B.Ed. Programme recognized by the NCTE is eligible to appear in TET/CTET. Moreover, as per the existing TET guidelines circulated vide NCTE letter dated 11-02-2011, 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 Notification dated 23rd August 2010 is also qualified to appear in the TET/CTET.

 

Application Fee of CTET 2024 :

All the candidates have to pay a certain amount as application fee. Category-wise application fee is as given below .

Category Only Paper I or II  Both Paper I & II
General/OBC  Rs.1000/-  Rs.1200/-
SC/ST/PWD Rs.500/-  Rs.600/-

 

How to Apply for CTET Examination :

Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for CTET December 2024 by visiting at official portal of CBSE CTET. They may follow below mentioned steps .

  1. Scroll down, go to Important Links section .
  2. Click on Online Application Form link .
  3. A new webpage will be opened.
  4. Enter all your personal and educational details as required .
  5. Upload your passport sized photograph and signature and other required documents.
  6. Pay the examination fee as per your category and at the end click on submit button .
  7. Don’t forget to take a print of submitted application form .

Important Dates of CBSE CTET Exam 2024 :

  • Starting date of submission of online application: 17th September 2024
  • Last date of submission of online application: 16th October 2024
  • Issue of CTET Admit Card: Two Days before the day of examination
  • Date of CTET Examination 2024: 14th December, 2024

Important Links of CTET Exam :

Online Application Form APPLY NOW
Official Notification Check Here
Information Bulletin Check Here
CTET Question Papers GET NOW
Official Website Visit Now

 

Structure of CTET Exam :

All questions in CTET will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), with four alternatives out of which one answer will be most appropriate. Each carrying one mark and there will be no negative marking.

There will be two papers of CTET.

(i) Paper I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V.
(ii) Paper II will be for a person who intends 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 the papers (Paper I and Paper II).

Paper I (for Classes I to V) :

Subject No of MCQs
 Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30
Mathematics 30 30
Environmental Studies 30 30
Language I 30 30
Language II 30 30
Total 150 MCQs 150 Marks

 

Nature and standard of questions:

  • Duration of examination is Two-and-a-half hours.
  • The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
  • The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.
  • The Test items in Language II will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
  • Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language as Language I and other as Language II from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the Confirmation Page.
  • The Test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding and applications of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I-V by the NCERT.
  • The questions in the test for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT for classes I – V but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Secondary stage

Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII) :

Subject No of MCQs
 Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30
Mathematics and Science 60 60
OR Social Studies/ Social Science 60 60
Language I 30 30
Language II 30 30
Total 150 MCQs 150 MCQs

 

Nature and standard of questions:

  •  Duration of examination is Two-and-a-half hours.
  • The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group of 11-14 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
  • The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.
  • The Test items in Language II will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
  • Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language as Language I and other as Language II from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the Confirmation Page.
  • The Test items in Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies/Social Science will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding and applications of the subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science will be of 30 marks each. The test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes VI-VIII by the NCERT.
  • The questions in the test for Paper II will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT for classes VI-VIII but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Senior Secondary stage.

 

Helpline: Mail to ctet.cbse@nic.in mentioning your Registration/ Application No. in the mail

Official website: https://ctet.nic.in

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