1) What is the exam for?

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is an exam conducted by Central Board of Secondary
Education (CBSE) to determine the eligibility of teaching aspirants.

2) Who should appear for it?

All the candidates who want to become a government teacher can appear for the CTET exam.

3) What are the examination dates?

The CTET exam is conducted twice in a year, in the month of July and December.
As per the Official Notification & Press Release, CTET 2020 July Exam will be conducted on
5th July, 2020 (Sunday)

The Time scheduled of CTET- July 2020 is given below:

(The Paper-I will be held in the morning session and Paper-II in the evening session)

PAPER TIMING DURATION

PAPER-I 09.30 AM TO 12.00 PM 2.30 Hours

PAPER -II 02.00 PM TO 04.30 PM 2.30 Hours

4) What are the eligibility criteria?

There is no age limit for the CTET exam and the educational eligibility Criteria is different for
selecting candidates to the post of Teacher for Classes I-V and for Classes VI-VIII.
Educational Qualification for Classes I-V
 A candidate who has completed Senior Secondary or its equivalent exam with minimum 50%
marks and cleared or appearing in final year exam of Diploma in Elementary Education (2 years
duration) OR
 A candidate who has completed Senior Secondary or its equivalent exam securing minimum
45% marks and has cleared or appearing in final year exam of Diploma in Elementary
Education (2 years duration), according to the NCTE Regulations 2002. OR
 A candidate who has completed Senior Secondary or its equivalent test with minimum 50%
marks and has cleared or appearing in final year exam of Bachelor of Elementary Education (4
years duration).OR
 A candidate who has completed Senior Secondary or its equivalent test with minimum 50%
marks and has cleared or appearing in final year exam of Diploma in Education (2 years
duration). OR
  A candidate who has Bachelor’s degree and has cleared or appearing in final year exam of
Diploma in Elementary Education (2 years duration).
Educational Qualification for Classes VI-VIII
 A candidate who holds a Graduation degree and has passed or is appearing in final year
examination of Diploma in Elementary Education (2 years duration). OR
 A candidate who has completed his/her Graduation degree with 50% marks and has cleared or
appearing in final year exam of Bachelor in Education. OR
 A candidate who has completed his/her Graduation degree with 40% marks and has cleared or
appearing in final year exam of Bachelor in Education, according to NCTE regulations. OR
 A candidate who has completed Senior Secondary or its equivalent test with minimum 50%
marks and has cleared or appearing in final year exam of 4 years duration Bachelor of
Elementary Education. OR
 A candidate who has completed Senior Secondary or its equivalent exam with 50% marks and
cleared or appearing in final year exam of B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed or B.A/B.Sc.Ed. OR
 A candidate who has Graduation degree with 50% marks and has cleared or appearing in B.Ed
program of 1 year duration.
5) How do I apply for the examination?
The registration process for the CTET July 2020 examination has already been closed. Candidates
can now apply for the CTET December 2020 examination. The notification for it will release on
the official website www.ctet.nic.in.
6) What is the exam pattern?
CTET 2020 Exam will be conducted in two phases:
 Paper I – for candidates who aspire to become teacher for Class I to V

 Paper II – for candidates who aspire to become teacher for Class VI to VIII

Candidates also have the option to apply for both Paper I and Paper II. Questions asked in both Paper I
and Paper II are Objective Multiple Choice Questions. Paper is bilingual, i.e. in both English and Hindi.

CTET Paper I Exam Pattern

Subjects No. of questions Total Marks Duration

Language I (compulsory) 30 30 2.30

hours
Language II (compulsory) 30 30
 Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30

Environment Science 30 30

Mathematics 30 30

Total 150 150

CTET Paper II Exam Pattern

Subject Total Number of Questions Total Marks Duration

Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30 2.30 hours

Language I (compulsory) 30 30

Language II (compulsory) 30 30

Mathematics & Science 60 60

(OR) ( 30 from each subject)

Social Studies & Social Science

Total 150 150

7) What is the marking scheme?

The CTET exam is conducted in offline mode and 1 mark is allotted for each correct response.
Hence, the total marks for both Paper I and Paper II are 150 each. There is no negative marking.
8) What is the scope of the exam?
 The candidates who get selected become eligible to become a teacher in government schools. The
score of CTET is valid for 7 years after the result has been declared for the same by CBSE.
The rationale for including the TET as a minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for
appointment as a teacher is as under:

 It would bring national standards and benchmark of teacher quality in the recruitment
process;
 It would induce teacher education institutions and students from these institutions to
further improve their performance standards;
 It would send a positive signal to all stakeholders that the Government lays special
emphasis on teacher quality
9) What are the admission criteria?

A candidate has to score minimum 60% marks in the CTET exam to be eligible for appearing in
government schools teacher examinations.

10) What are the future prospects for the candidates who clear the examination?

After qualifying the CTET candidates can apply for all Central Government teaching jobs such as KVS,
NVS, Army Schools, ERDO etc. The candidates can also apply in many state government schools.
Many private schools have also fixed the CTET eligibility for the teachers.

 How has the exam pattern changed?

The pattern is same as the previous year for CTET 2020.

 How have cut-offs changed over the past few years?

The candidate has to score minimum 60% in the CTET exam.

 Preparation Plan for SSC CGL-

Strategy can be the most important thing that can make you or break you. So the right approach with
right strategy is needed to crack it.

Know the Syllabus: Aspirants planning to appear for the exam should know the detailed CTET 2020
syllabus. The knowledge of the detailed syllabus will help the candidates to know all the topics for each
section of the exam. Candidates will be able to make a preparation strategy based on their own priority
for preparation of various topics.

Preparation time:-Estimate your study time out of your day-to-day busy life. Choose a specific time slot
out of a day for your study. You can make this exible also as it is not possible to study every day at a
certain time slot. Therefore, make 2-3 timings and choose anyone of them for preparation.
 Standard books: - “Books are anyone’s best friend.” So, always choose standard books or research
before buying books because there are many books available in the market but not good for
preparation.

Assess yourself: - During the study, you can easily find out the weak and strong areas. Certain topic may
be easy for someone but difficult for another. So, identify the easier and difficult topics and try to
allocate more practice time for difficult and less time for the easier one.

Solve practice papers: Candidates should solve CTET practice papers regularly. Try to get hands on
previous years questions asked in the examination. This will help the candidates to know the difficulty
level of the question paper as well as help them to prepare themselves in an exam like environment.

Take good care of Health: Candidates should take optimum care of their health as only if they are
physically fit, they will be able to appear for the exam. If they are unhealthy/unfit on the day of exam, it
will affect their performance and all their preparation will go waste.

 Key Pointers/Do’s & Don’ts during the exam

AS YOU START THE TEST

 Be aware and use the sample questions experience

 Keep careful track of time

 Read the directions for each question carefully

 Read every answer choice

 NEVER assume or use any information that the question fails to give you

DURING THE TEST

 Be very sure of your answer before proceeding

 Do not get bogged down with complicated or lengthy calculations

 Use guessing intelligently and deploy the Selection by elimination method

 Learn how to work backwards, i.e., plugging the most attractive option in the question and see if

it makes sense

 Pay special attention to negative numbers when they are used in some questions

 Don't stick to one question for too long

 Aim to answer as many questions as you can

FROM SECTION TO SECTION TO THE END OF THE TEST

 Compose yourself between sections of the test and try to attempt maximum questions from

each section.

 Do not underestimate the role that endurance plays as half the battle is just making it through

all of the sections without becoming overly stressed or fatigued. Condition yourself by taking practice

tests.

 Don't rush - devote just the right amount of time to each question

 Don't panic - Keep cool all the time, even when you don't know the answer.