About CTET Exam
CBSE conducts CTET exam which is a National level exam called Central Teaching Eligibility Test. For teaching in Government and Central aided schools, CTET is a mandatory requirement to qualify. Various states also conduct state-level TET (Teaching Eligibility Test) for jobs of their states. However, the state can also accept CTET score if they do not want to conduct at the state level TET exam. There are two papers, CTET Paper 1 and CTET paper 2. Candidates who want to teach at primary stage i.e. Class I to V should go for Paper 1 and candidates who want to teach at elementary stage i.e. Class VI to VIII, should go for Paper 2. If a candidate wants to teach in both category i.e. Primary and Elementary, they should appear in both the papers. On the same day in two shift, CTET exam is conducted for paper 1 and paper 2. Several lac candidates appear for the CTET exam every year.
Minimum Qualification: Interested candidates must have 50% or more in Senior Secondary exam and passed a four years Bachelor of Elementary Education or passed two years Diploma in Elementary Education. For details refer official web site: https://ctet.nic.in/.
Pattern and Passing criteria for CTET Exam:
CTET exam is a pen and paper based exam. The question paper will be OMR based. There are total 150 questions from five main subjects having 30 questions from each subject. One mark for the correct answer and there is no negative marking for wrong answers. Refer the following table for details.
| S. No. | Subject | No. of MCQs | Maximum Marks |
| 1 | Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| 2 | Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| 3 | Language I | 30 | 30 |
| 4 | Language II | 30 | 30 |
| 5 | Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| Totals | 150 | 150 |
For passing the CTET Exam, the candidate should score at least 60% marks. The passing certificate is valid for seven years. Remember, CTET exam is not for assuring any teaching job but a must eligibility criteria for applying for teaching job.
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