CTET 2024: NTA will conduct the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) as per the guidelines laid down by The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. It is a national recruitment process to appoint the skillful teachers for Primary Level & Upper Primary Level. For more details about CTET 2024, candidates can read the following article.
CTET 2024: Important Dates
| Online Submission of application starts from |
1st week of February 2024 |
| Online Submission of application ends on |
1st week of March 2024 |
| Last date for payment of a fee |
2nd week of March 2024 |
| Period for Online Corrections in Particulars |
3rd week of March 2024 |
| The final status of the application |
4th week of March 2024 |
| Download Admit Card |
In the month of June 2024 |
| Date of Examination |
1st week of July 2024 |
Eligibility Criteria
Primary Level
Senior Secondary (or it’s equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of
- 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education. OR
- 4 years Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed). OR
- 2-year Diploma in Education. OR
- Graduation and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education.
Upper Primary Level
Graduation and passed or appearing in the final year of
- 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education. OR
- 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed). OR
- 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed). OR
- 1-year B.Ed.
Senior Secondary (or it’s equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of
- 4 years Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) OR
- 4 years of B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed. OR
CTET Application Form
Application Fee
| Paper |
General/OBC |
SC/ST/PwD |
| Only Paper I or II |
Rs 700 |
Rs 350 |
| Both Paper I & II |
Rs 1200 |
Rs 600 |
Exam Pattern
Paper-I
| Subject |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
| Child Development and Pedagogy (Compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| Language I (Compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| Language II (Compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| Mathematics |
30 |
30 |
| Environmental Studies |
30 |
30 |
| Total |
150 |
150 |
Paper-II
| Subject |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
| Child Development and Pedagogy (Compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| Language I (Compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| Language II (Compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher) |
60 |
60 |
| Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher) |
60 |
60 |
| Total |
150 |
150 |
Exam Centers
| Port Blair |
Bokaro |
Amritsar |
Faizabad |
Kanpur |
| Vijayawada |
Dhanbad |
Bhatinda |
Ghaziabad |
Lucknow |
| Itanagar |
Ranchi |
Ferozepur |
Gorakhpur |
Mathura |
| Guwahati |
Bengaluru |
Jalandhar |
Jhansi |
Meerut |
| Muzzafarpur |
Mangalore |
Mohali |
Hamirpur |
Mirzapur |
| Patna |
Ernakulam |
Ajmer |
Kangra |
Moradabad |
| Chandigarh |
Kozhikode |
Bikaner |
Shimla |
Noida |
| Raipur |
Trivandrum |
Jaipur |
Jammu |
Raebareli |
| Daman |
Kavaratti |
Jodhpur |
Srinagar |
Saharanpur |
| Panaji |
Bhopal |
Kota |
Aizawl |
Varanasi |
| Ahmedabad |
Indore |
Udaipur |
Kohima |
Durgapur |
| Surat |
Jabalpur |
Gangtok |
Bhubaneswar |
Kolkata |
| Vadodara |
Aurangabad |
Chennai |
Sambalpur |
Visakhapatnam |
| Ambala |
Mumbai |
Coimbatore |
Puducherry |
Tiruchirappalli |
| Faridabad |
Nagpur |
Madurai |
Roorkee |
Srinagar Garhwal |
| Gurugram |
Nashik |
Hyderabad |
Agra |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
| Karnal |
Pune |
Agartala |
Aligarh |
Delhi Central |
| Kurukshetra |
Imphal |
Dehradun |
Allahabad |
Delhi East, West |
| Panchkula |
Shillong |
Haldwani |
Bareilly |
Delhi North, South |
Important Books for CTET 2024
For Paper I
- Child Development and Pedagogy: CTET & TETs Child Development & Pedagogy (Paper I & II) by Arihant Experts
- Mathematics: CTET & TETs for Class I-V Mathematics & Pedagogy by Arihant Experts
- Environmental Studies: CTET & TETs Environmental Studies & Pedagogy Class I-V by Arihant Experts
For Paper II
- Social Studies/Social Science: CTET Success Master Science Social/Studies Paper-II for Class VI-VIII by Arihant Experts
- Child Development and Pedagogy (compulsory): A Complete Resource for CTET: Child Development and Pedagogy by Sandeep Kumar (for both Paper I and II)
- Science and Mathematics: CTET Success Master Paper-II Teacher Selection for Class VI-VIII Maths & Science by Arihant Experts
Certificate Validity
| Category |
CTET Passing Marks |
Qualifying Percentage |
CTET Validity |
| General |
90 out of 150 |
60% |
7 Years |
| SC/ST/OBC |
82 out of 150 |
55% |
CTET 2024: important Points
- The CBSE conducts the CTET examination twice in a year in July and December.
- There will be no negative marking in the CTET 2019 exam.
- The Validity Period of CTET Certificate is of 7 years from the date of declaration of result.
- There is no limit on the number of attempts for appearing in the CTET exam.
- There will be two papers; Paper I and Paper II for CTET exam.
- The CTET Question Paper will be bilingual – Hindi or English.
