CTET Exam

Central Teacher Eligibility Test Exam

CTET Examination Pattern

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).

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.

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.

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