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Home Exam Teaching Exam CTET Examination Pattern

CTET Examination Pattern

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the 22nd Edition of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET).

The CBSE has completed the registration process for the CTET September 2026 Session. The Central Teacher Eligibility Test will be conducted in an offline, Pen-and-Paper (OMR) mode across 132 test cities. To ace the upcoming exam, it is necessary to know the exact structural pattern and detailed syllabus. This will assist you in properly preparing for your test papers. The CTET exam consists entirely of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with no negative marking for incorrect answers. The exam comprises two distinct modules: Paper I and Paper II.

CTET 2026 Time Schedule.

Dates of Examination	06 December, 2026 (Sunday)
PAPER	PAPER - II	PAPER - I
SHIFT	MORNING	EVENING
Entry in the Examination Centre	07:30 AM	12:30 PM
Checking of Admit Cards	09:00 AM to 09:15 AM	02:00 PM to 02:15 PM
Distribution of Test Booklet	09:15 AM	02:15 PM
Seal of the Test Booklet to be broken/Opened to take out the Answer Sheet	09:25 AM	02:25 PM
Last Entry in the Examination Center	09:30 AM	02:30 PM
Test Commences	09:30 AM	02:30 PM
Test Concludes	12:00 Noon	05:00 PM

*Candidates will not be permitted to entre the Examination Centre after the commencement of the examination as per time schedule given above / Admit Card.

The schedule of CTET-2026 is mentioned below:

The Paper-II will be held in the morning session and Paper-I in the evening session. The main question paper will be bilingual (Hindi/English).

Dates of Examination	SHIFT	TIMING	DURATION
15 December, 2024	SHIFT - 1	09:30 AM to 12:00 Noon - Computer Based Test (CBT) Online Mode Only.	2:30 Hours
15 December, 2024	SHIFT - II	02:30 PM to 05:00 PM - Computer Based Test (CBT) Online Mode Only.	2:30 Hours

The exact date and shift of the examination will be mentioned on the admit card of the candidate.

Structure and Content of CTET:

All the questions in CTET will be Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. Each carrying one mark and there will be no negative marking.

There will be two papers of CTET:

(1) Paper I, will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes I to V.
(2) Paper II will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.

Note:

A person who intents 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).

CTET Exam Pattern - Paper I

The CTET Paper - I Exam is divided into 5 sections. The total numbers of questions and marks distributions for Paper - I is given below:

Paper-I Primary Stage (Class I to V):

Topics	Total Questions	Total Marks	Duration
Child Development and Pedagogy (Compulsory)	30 MCQs	30 Marks	2.5 Hrs
Language I (Compulsory)	30 MCQs	30 Marks
Language II (Compulsory)	30 MCQs	30 Marks
Mathematics	30 MCQs	30 Marks
Environmental Studies	30 MCQs	30 Marks
Total	150 MCQs	150 Marks

CTET Exam Pattern - Paper II

The CTET Paper - I exam is divided into 4 sections. Candidates have to choose between Mathematics & Science and Social Science in Paper 2. Total number of questions and marks distributions for Paper - 2 is given below:

Paper-II Elementary Stage (Class VI to VIII):

Topics	Total Questions	Total Marks	Duration
Child Development & Pedagogy(Compulsory)	30 MCQs	30 Marks	2.5 Hrs
Language I (Compulsory)	30 MCQs	30 Marks
Language II (Compulsory)	30 MCQs	30 Marks
Mathematics & Science (For Mathematics and Science Teacher)	60 MCQs	60 Marks
Social Studies/Social Science (For Social Studies/Social Science Teacher)	60 MCQs	60 Marks
Total	150 MCQs	150 Marks

List of Languages and Codes:

Language	Code No.	Language	Code No.	Language	Code No.	Language	Code No.
English	01	Gujarati	06	Marathi	11	Sanskrit	16
Hindi	02	Kannada	07	Mizo	12	Tamil	17
Assamese	03	Khasi	08	Nepali	13	Telugu	18
Bengali	04	Malayalam	09	Oriya	14	Tibetan	19
Garo	05	Manipuri	10	Punjabi	15	Urdu	20

Take a look at the syllabus to know more about the detailed scenario of each every subject.

Language I : Shall focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instructions. Candidate is required to select any one from the Language list.

Language II : Shall focus on the elements of language, communication & comprehensive abilities. Candidate is required to select any one from the Language list.

NOTE :

1. Language II should be different from Language I.

2. The candidates must attempt questions in languages opted by him as mentioned in the Admit Card. In case the questions are attempted in any other languages, the candidature of such candidates shall be cancelled.

Note:

The machine-gradable Answer Sheets are evaluated with extreme care and are repeatedly scrutinized. No request for re-checking, re-assessment, re-evaluation or scrutiny of OMR Answer Sheets will be entertained. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained.