CTET Exam Date 2024: The Central Board of Secondary Education has released the CTET application form on the official website ctet.nic.in. Candidates willing to appear for the exam can apply for the CTET exam 2024 from September 17, 2024, to October 16, 2024.
The CTET online correction facility will be announced soon on the official website. The CTET July 2024 exam will be held on December 01, 2024, in two shifts, morning and afternoon.
CTET Exam Date 2024
| CTET Exam Day Events | CTET Paper 1 Schedule | CTET Paper 2 Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Date of Examination | 1 December 2024 | 1 December 2024 |
| Entry in the Examination Centre | 7:30 AM | 12:00 PM |
| Checking of Admit Cards | 9:00-09:15 AM | 1:30 PM to 1:45 PM |
| Checking of Computer | 9:15 AM | 1:45 PM |
| Last Entry in the Examination Centre | 9:30 AM | 2:00 PM |
| Test Commences | 9:30 AM | 2:00 PM |
| Test Concludes | 12:00 Noon | 4:30 PM |
The CTET exam is conducted for Paper 1 and Paper 2. The CTET Paper 1 exam is for candidates who wish to teach classes 1 to 5 while those who wish to teach classes 6 to 8 are eligible.
CTET December 2024 Application Form Apply
- Visit the official website of CTET at ctet.nic.in
- Now, click on CTET December Application Form 2024
- Read the instructions and then click on the tick box agreeing to all the details
- Fill the CTET December 2024 registration form with personal details (candidate’s name, parent’s name, date of birth, and gender), contact details, password, and security question and answer
- Now, enter the security pin of CTET December online form 2024 and click on the submit button.
- Go to the next page and fill out the CTET application form 2024 with the required details
- Candidates have to enter the details on the CTET online form 2024, which includes the candidate’s name, date of birth, parent’s name, PwD, Language I, Language II, qualifying exam, and choice of exam center
- Finally, click on the I Accept button submit it, and go to the next page
Candidates have to upload the relevant documents on the dashboard. The required documents such as photos and signatures have to be uploaded in scanned format. Candidates have to follow all the guidelines while uploading the documents on the CTET application form.
Details Required
- Candidate Name
- Father’s Name
- Mother’s Name
- Date of Birth
- Nationality
- Gender
- Person with Disability (PwD) Status
- Employment Status
- Category
- Preference for Language-1
- Preference for Language-2
- Paper for which application is being filled
- Minimum Educational Qualification
- Exam Centre Preference (four options in order of preference)
- Qualifying Examination
- Medium of Question Paper
- Educational Details
Fee Payment
| Category Type | CTET Paper I | CTET Paper II |
| Unreserved Category | Rs 1000 | Rs 1200 |
| Reserved Category | Rs 500 | Rs 600 |
Finally, candidates have to pay the CTET December 2024 application fee based on their category. The fee must be paid using a debit card, credit card, or net banking.
Those who successfully pay their CTET online form fee will be called to appear for the exam 2024.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has prescribed the CTET application fee 2024 for the December session in the official brochure. On completing the online application form for CTET 2024.
Candidates have to pay the category-specific fee using any available online payment method including debit card, credit card or net banking. Please check the table below for category-wise CTET 2024 December application fee
Eligibility Criteria
To complete the CTET December application form candidates must first fulfill the basic eligibility criteria.
The detailed age limit and educational qualification is prescribed in the CTET notification PDF which can be checked below.
Eligibility Criteria for Classes I-V or Primary Stage
- Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known) with at least 45% marks. OR
- Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known) following the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002. OR
- Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of a 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed). OR
- Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education)*. OR
- “Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)”
- “(a) who has obtained the qualification of Bachelor of Education from an NCTE recognized institution shall be considered for appointment as a teacher in classes I to V, provided that a person appointed as a teacher shall compulsorily undergo a six-month bridge course in elementary education recognized by the NCTE within two years of such appointment as a primary teacher”.
Eligibility Criteria for Classes VI-VIII or Elementary Stage
- Graduation and passed or appearing in the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known). OR
- Graduation with at least 50% marks and passing or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed). OR
- 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. OR
- Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of a 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed). OR
- Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4-year B.A./B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed. OR
- Graduation with at least 50% marks and passing or appearing in the final year of 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education)* passed or appearing. OR
- Any candidate who has passed B.Ed. the program recognized by NCTE is eligible to appear in TET/CTET. Further, as per the existing TET guidelines circulated vide NCTE letter dated 11-02-2011, any person who is pursuing any one of the teacher education courses (recognized by NCTE or RCI, as the case may be) specified in the NCTE Notification dated 23rd August 2010 is also eligible to appear in TET/CTET.
CTET December Exam 2024 Structure
All questions in CTET will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with four options out of which one answer will be the most appropriate. Each question will carry one mark and there will be no negative marking. CTET will have two papers.
- Paper I will be for a person who wishes to become a teacher of classes I to V.
- Paper II will be for a person who wishes to become a teacher of classes VI to VIII.
Note: A person who wants to become a teacher for both the levels (Class I to V and Class VI to VIII) needs to appear in both the papers (Paper I and Paper II).
Paper I for Classes I to V
| Subject | No of MCQs | Marks |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| Language I | 30 | 30 |
| Language II | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 MCQs | 150 Marks |
Nature and Standard of Questions
- The duration of the exam is two and half hours.
- The test items in Language I will focus on competencies related to the medium of teaching.
- The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on the educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners, and the characteristics and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
- The test items in Language II will focus on the elements of language, communication, and comprehension abilities.
- Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate can choose any one language as Language I and the other as Language II from the available language options and he has to specify the same in the confirmation page.
- The questions in the exam for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed in the NCERT syllabus for classes I-V, but their difficulty level as well as linkages may be up to the Secondary level.
- The test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on concepts, problem-solving abilities, and pedagogical understanding and applications of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items will be evenly distributed across different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed by NCERT for Classes I-V.
Paper I for Classes VI to VIII
| Subject | No of MCQs | Marks |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics and Science | 60 | 60 |
| OR Social Studies/ Social Science | 60 | 60 |
| Language I | 30 | 30 |
| Language II | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 MCQs | 150 MCQs |
Nature and Standard of Questions
- The duration of the test is two and half hours.
- Test items in Language I will focus on competencies related to the medium of teaching.
- Test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on the educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 11-14 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs, and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners, and the characteristics and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
- Test items in Language II will focus on the elements of language, communication, and comprehension abilities.
- Test items in Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies/Social Sciences will focus on concepts, problem-solving abilities, and pedagogical understanding and applications of the subjects. Test items in Mathematics and Science will carry 30 marks each. Test items will be distributed equally across various divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed by NCERT for Classes VI-VIII.
- Language II will be any language other than Language I. The candidate may choose any one language as Language I and any other as Language II from the available language options and he/she has to specify the same in the confirmation page.
- The questions in the exam for Paper II will be based on the topics prescribed in the NCERT syllabus for Classes VI-VIII but their difficulty level as well as linkages may be up to the Senior Secondary level.
Documents Required
| Document Type | CTET Document Size |
| Scanned photograph | 10 to 100 KB |
| Scanned signature | 3 to 30 KB |
Candidates have to upload a list of documents on the dashboard while filling out the CTET application form 2024. The candidates must upload the documents, scanned photographs, and signatures.
Candidates are advised to keep the scanned images of the latest photograph and signature of the candidates ready in JPG format and as per the specified size and dimension before applying online.
Educational Qualification
| CTET Paper Type | CTET Eligibility Criteria |
| CTET Paper 1 | Candidate must have qualified for class 12th with at least 50% marks in aggregate. |
| CTET Paper 2 | Candidates must have qualified for the Bachelor’s degree in any subject with 50% marks in aggregate. |
CTET 2024 December will be conducted for two papers, Paper 1 for classes 1 to 5 and Paper 2 for classes 6 to 8. Candidates who fulfill the following eligibility will be allowed to complete CTET registration 2024.
Age Limit
No age limit is prescribed to fill out CTET 2024 December Application Form 2024.
www.ctet.nic.in 2024
| CTET December Application Form Filling Commences | 17 September, 2024 |
| Last date to complete CTET December Registration | 16 October, 2024 |
| CTET December Application Form Editing Commences | To be Announced |
| CTET December Admit Card Release | Two Days before the day of the examination |
| CTET Exam Date 2024 | 01 December, 2024 |
| CTET December Result | Announced Soon |
CTET application form for December session has been released online. Candidates who want to work as primary or upper primary teachers need to pass the CTET exam with qualifying marks. However, candidates need to follow the following steps to fill CTET online form 2024.