Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) basic Information

Central Teacher Eligibility Test

The CBSE, New Delhi conducts the Central Teacher Eligibility Test for the recruitment of qualified aspirants to fill in the primary and lower primary teachers vacancies in CBSE. Those who are chosen in the written test have to appear for an individual interview thereafter. Candidates who clear all these procedures can expect employments as teachers in CBSE schools across the country. 

Structure and Pattern of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test

Separate tests like Paper I and Paper II are conducted for Class I – IV and Class VI – VIII teachers. Both the tests are of objective type, which lasts for 1.30 hours. The test comprises of questions on Environmental Studies, Child growth and Pedagogy, Language and Mathematics. There will not be any negative marking in the test. 

Qualification Criteria for Central Teacher Eligibility Test

The qualification criterion is different for Class I – V and Class I – VIII teachers.

Class I – V: Aspirants should have passed the intermediate course in any of the streams from a recognized Board. Additionally, they should have done Diploma or graduation course in Elementary Education. The percentage requirement in the 10+2 course is 50% for B Ed candidates and 45% for B Ed aspirants.

Class I – VIII: The educational qualification required to attend the test is a pass in the Bachelors’ degree program in Arts or Science disciplines with 50%. In addition, they should have done the graduation program in Education, which is recognized by the recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education.

Application Procedure for Central Teacher Eligibility Test

Applicants can procure forms either from CBSE, New Delhi or from the selected branches of Syndicate bank. After duly filling the forms, aspirants should send it to the CTET Unit by post or in person prior to the last date enclosing the relevant documents. They can also rely upon the online modes for submitting the CTET forms. 

Test Centers

The test is carried out in many locations across the country. As the test is conducted in Dubai and Riyadh, aspirants can appear for the test abroad also. Given below is the list of locations where the CTET examination is held in India.

Agartala
Agra
Ahmedabad
Aizwal
Ajmer
Allahabad
Amravati
Aurangabad
Bangalore
Bareilly
Bhatinda
Bhopal
Bhubaneshwar
Bokaro
Chandigarh/ Panchkula/ Mohali
Chennai
Coimbatore
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Dehradun
Delhi
Dhanbad
Durgapur
Ernakulam
Faridabad
Gangtok
Gaya
Gorakhpur
Guntur
Guwahati
Gwalior
Haldwani
Hamirpur
Hissar
Hubli
Hyderabad
Imphal
Indore
Itanagar
Jabalpur
Jaipur
Jalandhar
Jammu
Jamshedpur
Jodhpur
Kanpur
Kavarati
Kohima
Kolkata
Kozhikode
Kurukshetra
Lucknow
Madurai
Mangalore
Mumbai
Muzzafarpur
Nagpur
Nashik
Noida
Panaji
Pantnagar
Patna
Port Blair
Puducherry
Pune
Raipur
Ranchi
Roorkee
Rourkela
Shillong
Shimla
Silchar
Siliguri
Srinagar
Surat
Thane
Tirupati
Trivandrum
Vadodara
Varanasi
Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam
Warrangal


Official Information of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test
Address: The Assistant Secretary (CTET), Central Board of Secondary Education, “Shiksha Sadan’, 17, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi, India, Pin code -110002
Telephone Number: 011 - 23238361
Fax: 011 - 23220153, 23217128
Website URL: http://cbse.nic.in/