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Exam Strategy

Try to attempt all the questions even if you are not sure about the answer. As there is no negative marking, you won't lose any marks; however, do this only for questions you would not have answered otherwise.

Always maintain your calm. Answer questions quickly but not in panic. Panicking about a situation will make you forget even what you already know.
Manage your time in the most efficient manner. There will be 150 questions that are to be done in 150 minutes.

First, attempt the questions whose answers you know. Don't waste much time on any question. You can always come back to these questions after answering others.

Try to gauge your performance by attempting timed tests in order to find your own balance or number of attempts and number of correct answers (accuracy) to get maximum score.

Central Teacher Eligibility Test

CTET is conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) under the auspices of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. Qualifying CTET makes one eligible to apply for a teacher's job in Indian Government schools such as KVS/ NVS/ Tibetan School, etc. The main objectives of conducting CTET are:

To set common standards and benchmarks for educational qualifications and skills of candidates applying for the job of Government teachers

To enable states that cannot perform their own eligibility tests, STETs, to recruit teachers on the basis of the CTET score

To convey the importance the Government of India gives to the quality of education and teachers, and encourage other educational institutions to do the same

Structure and Content of CTET

CTET qualifies candidates at two levels:

Teachers at the Primary level: Class I to V
Teachers at the Elementary level: Class VI to VIII

There will be two separate CTET papers. Candidates applying for primary level teaching need to clear Paper I while those applying for elementary level teaching are required to clear Paper II. Candidates intending to qualify for the teaching job for Class I to Vill are required to give both Paper I and Paper II. There will be two language papers for both the papers. Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language as Language I and other as Language II from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the Confirmation Page.

All the questions in both Paper I and Paper II will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) carrying one mark each. There will be 150 questions in each paper and the duration of the exam will be of 2.5 hours. There will be no negative marking for incorrect answers.

Mode of Exam
Candidates can choose to give exam in either Hindi/English language. You can mark your preference for the language in which you wish to receive your question paper while filling up the CTET application form. Each paper will be of 150 marks containing 150 MCQS.

Qualifying Criteria
To successfully qualify CTET, candidates are required to score a minimum of 60% in Paper I, Paper II, or both Paper I and II. An Eligibility Certificate will be issued in the name of the successful candidate and sent to them by Speed Post. The CTET Marks Statement, containing the details of marks scored, will be sent by Ordinary Post. Details about the same will also be available on the CTET website.

CTET will not be responsible for non-receipt of Marks Statement or Eligibility Certificate by candidates due to transit/ postal loss.

It should be noted that qualifying the CTET is just an eligibility criterion to be appointed as a teacher in the educational institutions run by the Government. In no case, however, it confers a right on any person for recruitment/employment in any Government/Private institution.

Applicability and validity of the CTET Certificate
A person holding a CTET certificate is eligible to apply in the schools of the Central Government and the schools that come under the administrative control of the union territories of Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and NCT of Delhi.

States that do not choose to hold their own exams and some unaided private schools may also give preference to a CTET certificate holder; however, this consideration entirely depends upon their own standards and rules.

A CTET certificate remains valid up to seven years from the date of its issuance. Candidates can apply for this exam any number of times, and can also reappear to improve their scores.