About CTET

About CTET:

Under RTE Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in classes I to VIII. Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools. Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) can only be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE.

The rationale for including the TET as a minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher is as under:

     

 1. It would bring national standards and benchmark of teacher quality in the recruitment process.

2.   It would induce teacher education institutions and students from these institutions to further improve their performance standards;

3.    It would send a positive signal to all stakeholders that the Government lays special emphasis on teacher quality

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to the Central Board of Secondary Education Delhi.

CTET is Conducted by CBSE twice in a year. A candidates who appears for CTET exam need to score at least 60% marks to qualify the Exam. The different states may have their own TET exam.

 

CTET Exam consists of 150 marks detailed below:

1.    Primary Stage:

Subjects	Language 1	Language 2	Child Pedagogy	Mathematics	Environment Studies	Total
Marks	30	30	30	30	30	150

2.    Elementary Stage:

Subjects	Language 1	Language 2	Child Pedagogy	Subject Specialization	Total
Marks	30	30	30	60	150

Validity of CTET Card: 

The CTET certificate is valid for a period of 7 Years. A candidate possessing CTET qualifying certificate becomes eligible to apply for the government jobs.