CTET 2024: Last date to apply for CTET January 2024 exam has been extended once again. Now you can apply till 1st December 2023. This time the application deadline has been extended for the second time. Earlier last date for application was 23 November which was extended to 27 November. After the completion of the application process, a window for correction of the form will be opened. Earlier the time for correction was fixed from 28th November to 2nd December, but due to the extension of last date of application, now the process will start only after 2nd December. Its new dates will be announced soon.
Candidates can amend the following details in the application form – Name, Father and Mother Name, Date of Birth, Category, PwD Category, Paper selected (i.e. Paper I or Paper II), Subject for Paper II, Language I and/or II . of the selected, correspondence address and name of the Institution/College/University from where he/she obtained B.Ed. Degree/Diploma in Elementary Education etc. This facility of amendment in application will be given only once. Fees once deposited will not be refunded under any circumstances.
CTET Exam will be conducted on 21 January 2024. This time the CTET exam will be conducted in 135 cities in 20 languages.
Let us tell you that CBSE CTET conducts the exam twice every year. The first exam is conducted in the month of July and the second in the month of December. Successful candidates who have appeared in CTET Paper-1 will be considered eligible for Teacher Recruitment for Class 1 to Class 5. While the candidates who are successful in Paper-2 will be considered eligible for the recruitment of teachers for classes 6 to 8. Candidates who clear this exam can apply for appointment to the posts of teachers in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodaya Vidyalaya and Army Schools across the country.
When will the admit card come?
Admit cards of candidates will be issued two days before the examination. The CTET result will be declared at the end of February.
What should be the minimum marks?
To clear the CTET exam, any candidate needs to secure the minimum qualifying marks. CTET Minimum Passing Marks – For General category, minimum 90 marks out of 150 (60 per cent) should be obtained, while for SC, ST, minimum 82 marks out of 150 (55 per cent) should be obtained.
Exam Schedule
CTET Paper-2 will be held on January 21 from 9:30 AM to 12 PM. The paper will be of two and a half hours duration.
CTET Paper-1 will be held on January 21 from 2 PM to 4:30 PM. The paper will be of two and a half hours duration.
Exam Pattern
CTET Paper-1 (For Class 1 to 5) – There will be 150 questions of 150 marks.
Child Development and Pedagogy (Compulsory) – 30 questions of 30 marks
Language I (Compulsory) – 30 questions of 30 marks
Language II (Compulsory) – 30 questions of 30 marks
Mathematics – 30 questions of 30 marks
Environmental Studies- 30 questions of 30 marks
CTET Paper-2 (For Standard 6 to 8) – There will be 150 questions of 150 marks.
Child Development and Pedagogy (Compulsory) – 30 questions of 30 marks
Language I (Compulsory) – 30 questions of 30 marks
Language II (Compulsory) – 30 questions of 30 marks
Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teachers) or Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teachers) – 60 questions of 60 marks
Validity of CTET certificate will be for lifetime.