Central Board of Secondary Education will conduct 18th Edition of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) - The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has started the registration process for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2024 Session. Central Teacher Eligibiltiy Test will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) online modes across the country at various exam centres. To ace the CTET January 2024 Exam, it is necessary to know the Exam pattern and detailed syllabus of the exam. This will assist you in properly preparing for the CTET Exam. Let us go over the CTET Exam Pattern. The CTET Exam will consist of Multiple Choice Questions. CTET 2024 Exam will consist of two papers.
CTET 2024 Exam will be conducted online as a Computer Based Test (CBT). CTET Exam 2024 comprises two papers - Paper 1 and Paper 2.
CTET 2024 Time Schedule.
PAPER I & PAPER II | ||
Dates of Examination | January 2024 | |
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 |
Checking of Computer | 09:15 AM | 02:15 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-2024 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 |
January, 2024 | SHIFT - 1 | 09:30 AM to 12:00 Noon - Computer Based Test (CBT) Online Mode Only. | 2:30 Hours |
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).
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.
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