CTET 2024 Notification out, Appy Online, Exam Dates, Syllabus
CTET July 2024 Notification has been released on the official website of CTET on March 07, 2024. CTET application forms are available till April 02, 2024. You must check the detailed notification below before filling the application form.
CTET 2024 Notification
CBSE released the CTET notification 2024 for January on November 03, 2023 and for July on March 07, 2024 on its official website. You can download the information bulletin from the website – ctet.nic.in. You will find application dates, exam date, instructions on how to apply, eligibility criteria, application fees, downloading of confirmation page, exam schedule, nature and standard of questions, etc.
Apply Online here: https://ctet.nic.in/
CTET 2024 Exam Details
You can check out the CTET 2024 exam highlights in the table provided below:
| Exam Particulars | Exam Details |
| CTET Full Form | Central Teacher Eligibility Test |
| Conducting Body | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam Frequency | Twice a year |
| Mode of Exam | Offline – Pen and Paper Based |
| Exam Fees | General/OBC: INR 1,000/- SC/ ST/ PwD: INR 500/- |
| Exam Duration | 150 minutes |
| Total Questions | 150 MCQs in each paper |
| Marking Scheme | +1 for each correct answer (No negative marking for incorrect answer) |
| Language/Medium of Exam | English and Hindi |
| CTET Website | https://ctet.nic.in/ |
CTET 2024 Important Exams Date
You can check out the dates for various events for CTET 2024 below in the table:
| Details | January 2024 Dates | July 2024 Dates |
| CTET Application Form Start Date | November 03, 2023 | March 07, 2024 |
| CTET Last Date to apply | November 23, 2023 (till 11:50 PM)
November 27, 2023 (till 11:50 PM) (extended) December 01, 2023 (extended) |
April 02, 2024 (Before 11:59 PM) |
| Fee submission’s last date | November 23, 2023 (till 11:50 PM)
November 27, 2023 (till 11:50 PM) (extended) December 01, 2023 (till 11:50 PM) (extended) |
April 02, 2024 (Before 11:59 PM) |
| Activation of CTET Hall Ticket Download 2024 Link | January 18, 2024 | July 05, 2024 (Tentative) |
| CTET 2024 Exam Date | January 21, 2024 | July 07, 2024 |
| CTET 2024 Result | February 15, 2024 | End of August 2024 (Tentative) |
CTET 2024 Application Fee
The detailed application fee for the CTET 2024 exam is as follows:
| Category | Application Fee for One Paper | Application Fee for Two Papers |
| General/OBC | INR 1,000/- | INR 1,200/- |
| SC/ST/Differently Abled Person | INR 500/- | INR 600/- |
How to Apply Online
Steps for CTET Apply Online 2024
The steps to apply online for CTET July 2024 are given below:
- Go to the official website – ctet.nic.in.
- Click the ‘Apply for CTET July 2024’ button.
- Select ‘New Registration’.
- Check the details, then click on Acknowledgment and continue.
- Fill out the needed information to register.
- Complete the application form
- Upload documents such as photos and signatures.
- The CTET application fee must be paid.
- Submit the confirmation page and save it.
CTET 2024 Eligibility Criteria
Before applying for CTET 2024, you must have checked the eligibility criteria including age limit, educational qualification, etc. Let’s check the eligibility in brief below:
- If you are enrolled in a Teaching Training Course (TTC) are treated as “Pursuing”, then you are eligible to appear for the exam.
- You must hold a postgraduate degree with a minimum of 55% or an equivalent, as well as a three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. program.
- You must also meet the eligibility conditions established by the competent agency or recruitment organization, such as Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan or Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, in order to be considered for the position.
CTET Nationality
Check out the CTET Nationality requirement below:
- Citizen of India
- Candidates who belong to Nepal
- A subject from Bhutan.
- A Tibetan who traveled to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of settling there permanently.
- Candidates of Indian origin who have migrated from certain countries such as Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Burma.
CTET 2024 Age Limit
The minimum age to apply for the exam is 18, in accordance with the CTET age limitation. However, there is no upper age limit for taking the exam. According to government regulations, candidates from reserved categories will be eligible for an age relaxation.
CTET Educational Qualification
The detailed educational qualification is as follows:
CTET Eligibility for Paper 1
you can check out CTET Paper 1 eligibility below:
| Paper | Educational Qualifications |
| CTET Paper 1 | Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the first year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education |
| Senior Secondary (or it’s equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in the first year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), by the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002. | |
| Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passing or appearing in the first year of a 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed). | |
| Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the first year of a 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education). | |
| Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed). |
CTET Eligibility for Paper 2
You can check out the CTET Paper 2 educational qualification requirement below in the table:
| Paper | Educational Qualifications |
| CTET Paper 2 Eligibility Criteria | Graduation and passing or appearing in the first year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known). |
| Graduation with at least 50% marks and passing or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed). | |
| Graduation with at least 45% marks and passing or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) by the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard. | |
| Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the first year of a 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed). | |
| Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the first year of 4-year B.A./B. Sc. Ed or B.A.Ed/ B. Sc. Ed. | |
| Graduation with at least 50% marks and passing or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education). |
CTET 2024 Exam Pattern
Before starting your preparation, you must be familiar with the exam pattern as given below in the table:
| Particulars | CTET Paper 1 | CTET Paper 2 |
| Number of subjects | 5 | 4 |
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| Exam duration | 2.5 hours (150 minutes) | 2.5 hours (150 minutes) |
| No. of questions | 150 | 150 |
| Type of questions | MCQs | MCQs |
| Total marks | 150 | 150 |
| Marking scheme | +1 for a correct answer 0 for an incorrect answer | +1 for a correct answer 0 for an incorrect answer |
| Language of paper | English and Hindi | English and Hindi |
CTET Mathematics Syllabus
The majority of the questions are based on Fundamental Maths from first to fifth grade. There are 30 questions on it. The syllabus for the Mathematics of the CTET exam is as follows:
- Weight
- Volume
- Time
- Solids around Us
- Shapes & Spatial Understanding
- Patterns
- Numbers
- Multiplication
- Money
- Measurement
- Geometry
- Division
- Data Handling
- Addition and Subtraction
CTET Syllabus for Environmental Studies
- Work and Play
- Water
- Travel
- Things We Make and Do
The syllabus for the Environmental Studies of the CTET exam is as follows:
- Shelter
- Relationships
- Plants
- Food
- Family and Friends
- Animals
CTET Paper 2 Syllabus
The syllabus for paper 2 of the CTET exam is as follows:
CTET Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus
- Learning and Pedagogy
- Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs
- Child Development (Elementary School Child)
CTET Language-I Syllabus
The syllabus for the Language-I of the CTET exam is as follows:
- Language Comprehension
- Pedagogy of Language Development
CTET Language-II Syllabus
The syllabus for the Language-II of the CTET exam is as follows:
- Language Comprehension
- Pedagogy of Language Development
CTET Mathematics and Science or Social Studies/Social Science Syllabus
The syllabus for the Mathematics and Science or Social Studies of the CTET exam is as follows:
- Whole Numbers
- Understanding Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D)
- Symmetry: (reflection)
- Ratio and Proportion
- Playing with Numbers
- Number System
- Negative Numbers and Integers
- Mensuration
- Knowing our Numbers
- Introduction to Algebra
- Geometry
- Fractions
- Data handling
- Construction (using Straight edge Scale, protractor, compasses)
- Basic geometrical ideas (2-D)
- Algebra
CTET 2024 Certificate Validity
To get CTET certificate, you need to score minimum qualifying marks. If you clear the cutoff, you can download your CTET certificate from Digilocker. Earlier, the CTET certificate was valid for a period of 7 years from the date of issue. On June 03, 2021, the Ministry of Education approved the validity of the CTET Certificate from 7 years to a lifetime with effect from 2011. The Ministry has asked the respective State/UT to revalidate/issue the certificates to those whose period of 7 years of certificate validity has expired or elapsed.
How to download CTET 2024 Admit Card
CTET admit card is the hall ticket which is mandatory that you need to bring to the exam center. You can download the admit card by the following steps:
- Go to the official website – ctet.nic.in.
- Select the “CTET July 2024 admit card” link.
- Enter the application number, birth date, and security pin.
- Click the “Submit” button.
- Download the CTET July 2024 admit card.
CTET 2024 Selection Process
If you wish to become a teacher in a government school, then you have to clear written exam and score minimum qualifying marks to get the CTET certificate. You need to download the CTET certificate by entering login credentials to Dogilocker.
- You must note that if you belong to any reserved category such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Specially-Abled Groups, then you will be given reservation in minimum qualifying marks.
- In Government Schools, Teachers are hired for positions in Classes I-VIII through the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), which is held every year by the CBSE.
- The CTET written exam is divided into two parts- Paper 1 and Paper 2.
- If you wish to become Teacher for Classes 1-V, then you will have to appear for CTET Paper 1 only.
- If you wish to become a Teacher for Classes VI-VIII, then you will have to appear for CTET Paper 2 only.
- If you aspire to teach Classes I-VIII, then you need to attempt and clear CTET both papers.
CTET 2024 Exam Centre List
You will be assigned exam city on a first-come-first-served basis, subject to capacity availability in the city of exam. Any request to change the venue of the exam will not be entertained. The list of the CTET Exam Centers are as follows:
| Name of the States/ UTs | Name of City | City Code |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | 101 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada | 102 |
| Visakhapatnam | 103 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | 104 |
| Assam | Dibrugarh | 105 |
| Guwahati | 106 | |
| Jorhat | 107 | |
| Silchar | 108 | |
| Tezpur | 109 | |
| Bihar | Bhagalpur | 110 |
| Bhojpur (Ara) | 111 | |
| Darbhanga | 112 | |
| Gaya | 113 | |
| Madhubani | 114 | |
| Muzaffarpur | 115 | |
| Nalanda | 116 | |
| Patna | 117 | |
| Madhubani | 118 | |
| Vaishali (Hajipur) | 119 | |
| Chandigarh12 | Chandigarh | 120 |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | 121 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 122 |
| Daman & Diu | Daman | 123 |
| Delhi | Delhi Central | 124 |
| Delhi East | 125 | |
| Delhi North | 126 | |
| Delhi South | 127 | |
| Delhi West | 128 | |
| Goa | Panaji | 129 |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad | 130 |
| Surat | 131 | |
| Vadodara | 132 | |
| Haryana | Ambala | 133 |
| Faridabad | 134 | |
| Gurugram | 135 | |
| Karnal | 136 | |
| Kurukshetra | 137 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur | 138 |
| Kangra | 139 | |
| Shimla | 140 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu | 141 |
| Srinagar | 142 | |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro | 143 |
| Dhanbad | 144 | |
| Ranchi | 145 | |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | 146 |
| Mangalore | 147 | |
| Kerala | Ernakulam | 148 |
| Kozhikode | 149 | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 150 | |
| Lakshadweep | Kavarati | 151 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | 152 |
| Indore | 153 | |
| Jabalpur | 154 | |
| Maharashtra | Aurangabad | 155 |
| Mumbai | 156 | |
| Nagpur | 157 | |
| Nashik | 158 | |
| Pune | 159 | |
| Manipur | Imphal | 160 |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | 161 |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | 162 |
| Nagaland | Kohima | 163 |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar | 164 |
| Sambalpur | 165 | |
| Puducherry | Puducherry | 166 |
| Punjab | Amritsar | 167 |
| Bhatinda | 168 | |
| Ferozepur | 169 | |
| Jalandhar | 170 | |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer | 171 |
| Alwar | 172 | |
| Bikaner | 173 | |
| Jaipur | 174 | |
| Jodhpur | 175 | |
| Kota | 176 | |
| Udaipur | 177 | |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | 178 |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 179 |
| Coimbatore | 180 | |
| Madurai | 181 | |
| Tiruchirapalli | 182 | |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | 183 |
| Tripura | Agartala | 184 |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | 185 |
| Haldwani | 186 | |
| Roorkee | 187 | |
| Srinagar Garhwal | 188 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra | 189 |
| Aligarh | 190 | |
| Ayodhya (Faizabad) | 191 | |
| Bareilly | 192 | |
| Etawah | 193 | |
| Ghaziabad | 194 | |
| Ghazipur | 195 | |
| Gorakhpur | 196 | |
| Jaunpur | 197 | |
| Jhansi | 198 | |
| Kanpur | 199 | |
| Lucknow | 200 | |
| Mathura | 201 | |
| Mau | 202 | |
| Meerut | 203 | |
| Moradabad | 204 | |
| Noida | 205 | |
| Prayagraj (Allahabad) | 206 | |
| Raebareli | 207 | |
| Saharanpur | 208 | |
| Sultanpur | 209 | |
| Varanasi | 210 | |
| West Bengal | Durgapur | 211 |
| Kolkata | 212 |