Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducts the CTET exam.

Qualifying the CTET is compulsory for candidates who wish to teach in Central schools of India. However, qualifying the exam doesn't guarantee a teaching job. There are many other factors on which the appointment depends.

CTET is conducted twice a year-February & September.

CTET is conducted Offline (Pen & Paper).

The Validity Period of CTET qualifying certificate for appointment will be 7 years from the date of declaration of its result for all categories.

There is no restriction on the number of attempts a person can take for acquiring a CTET Certificate. A person who has qualified CTET may also appear again for improving his/her score.

A student can apply online for CTET through its official website- ctet.nic.in- and complete the online registration.

The online registration opens usually 3 months before the examination date and lasts up to 1 month.

CATEGORY	Only Paper-I or II	Both Paper-I & II
General/OBC	Rs.600/-	Rs.1000/-
SC/ST/Differently Abled Person	Rs.300/-	Rs.500/-

• The CTET shall apply to schools of the Central Government  (KVS, NVS, Central Tibetan Schools, etc.)  and schools under the administrative control of UT's of Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and NCT of Delhi.


• CTET may also apply to the unaided private schools, who may exercise the option of considering the CTET.


• Schools owned and managed by the State Government/local bodies and aided schools shall consider the TET conducted by the State Government. However, a State Government can also consider the CTET if it decides not to conduct the State TET.


• According to CBSE Affiliation Bye-Law 53, prescribing the minimum qualifications for teachers to teach various subjects in Classes I to VIII in the schools Affiliated to CBSE stands amended to that extant and it shall be mandatory that the teachers appointed hereinafter i.e. 6th March 2012 to teach classes I to VIII in the Schools affiliated to the CBSE shall qualify/pass the Central Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by CBSE on behalf of Central Government or Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), conducted by the appropriate State Government in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE for this purpose.

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.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. (Special Education)*

All questions in CTET test will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each carrying one mark, with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. 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).

Exam duration of each Paper is two-and-a-half hours

Subjects	MCQ’s	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Language I	30	30
Language II	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30
Total	150 MCQ’s	150 Marks

Subjects	MCQ’s	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy (compulsory)	30	30
Language I ( compulsory)	30	30
Language II ( compulsory)	30	30
Mathematics and Science   OR     Social Studies/Social Science	60  60	60  60
Total	150 MCQ’s	150 Marks