Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2018 - New Updates, Important Dates, Fee, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Eligibility

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released, the official notification for Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2018 on Tuesday, June 12th, on its official website, ctet.nic.in. 

The CBSE will be conducting the 11th edition of CTET 2018 on Sunday, September 16. The test will be conducted in 92 cities all over the country.

IMPORTANT DATES

Event	Date
Notification June 12, 2018	June 12, 2018
Application Date 1st Aug 2018	1st Aug 2018
Application closing date 27th Aug 2018	27th Aug 2018
Last to pay application fees online 30 Aug 2018	30th Aug 2018
Date of Exam Update Soon	Update Soom

APPLICATION FEE

Category	Only Paper I or II	Both Paper I & II
General/OBC	Rs 700/-	Rs 1200/-
SC/ST/Diff. Abled Person	Rs.350/-	Rs.600/-

GST as applicable will be charged extra by the Banks

CTET 2018 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility Criteria is different for selecting candidates to the post of Teacher for Classes I-V and for Classes VI-VIII. Let’s look at the Educational Qualification Required by Candidates for both these sections:

Educational Qualification for Classes I-V

• A candidate who has completed Senior Secondary or its equivalent exam with minimum 50% marks and cleared or appearing in final year exam of Diploma in Elementary Education (2 years duration) OR
• A candidate who has completed Senior Secondary or its equivalent exam securing minimum 45% marks and has cleared or appearing in final year exam of Diploma in Elementary Education (2 years duration), according to the NCTE Regulations 2002. OR
• A candidate who has completed Senior Secondary or its equivalent test with minimum 50% marks and has cleared or appearing in final year exam of Bachelor of Elementary Education (4 years duration).OR
• A candidate who has completed Senior Secondary or its equivalent test with minimum 50% marks and has cleared or appearing in final year exam of Diploma in Education (2 years duration). OR
• A candidate who has Bachelor’s degree and has cleared or appearing in final year exam of Diploma in Elementary Education (2 years duration).

Educational Qualification for Classes VI-VIII

• A candidate who holds a Graduation degree and has passed or is appearing in final year examination of Diploma in Elementary Education (2 years duration). OR
• A candidate who has completed his/her Graduation degree with 50% marks and has cleared or appearing in final year exam of Bachelor in Education. OR
• A candidate who has completed his/her Graduation degree with 40% marks and has cleared or appearing in final year exam of Bachelor in Education, according to NCTE regulations. OR
• A candidate who has completed Senior Secondary or its equivalent test with minimum 50% marks and has cleared or appearing in final year exam of 4 years duration Bachelor of Elementary Education. OR
• A candidate who has completed Senior Secondary or its equivalent exam with 50% marksand cleared or appearing in final year exam of B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed or B.A/B.Sc.Ed. OR
• A candidate who has Graduation degree with 50% marks and has cleared or appearing in B.Ed program of 1 year duration

CTET 2018 Syllabus

The syllabus of CTET 2018 is really vast. It focuses mainly on Child Development & Pedagogy and concept of education in schools. Language is one section a candidate needs to be master in to clear CTET 2018 exam. Apart from that Mathematics, Science/Environmental Science are also major sections that a candidate needs to focus on to ace CTET 2018 Exam.

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CTET 2018 Exam Pattern

CTET 2018 will be conducted in two phases:

• Paper I and
• Paper II

Paper I is conducted for candidates who aspire to become teacher for Class I to V and Paper II is conducted for candidates who aspire to become teacher for Class VI to VIII. Candidates also have the option to apply for both Paper I and Paper II. Questions asked in both Paper I and Paper II are Objective Multiple Choice Questions. Paper is bilingual, i.e. in both English and Hindi. A candidate is required to score minimum 60% to qualify CTET 2018 Exam. One major thing to note is that the score of CTET is valid for 7 years after the result has been declared for the same by CBSE.

Let’s have a look at detailed Exam Pattern for CTET 2018:

CTET Paper I Exam Pattern

Subject	Number of Questions	Total Marks
Language I (compulsory)	30	30
Language II (compulsory)	30	30
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Total	150	150

CTET Paper II Exam Pattern

Subject	Number of Questions	Total Marks
Language I (compulsory)	30	30
Language II (compulsory)	30	30
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Social Science/ Social Studies (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher)	60	60
Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher)	60	60
Total	150	150

STEPS TO SUBMIT APPLICATION FORM ONLINE

1) Log on to CTET official website www.ctet.nic.in.
2) Go to the link "Apply Online" and open the same.
3) Fill in the Online Application Form and note down Registration No./Application No.
4) Upload Scanned Images of latest Photograph and Signature
5) Pay examination Fee by e-challan or debit/credit card
6) Print Confirmation page for record and future reference.

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