CTET 2020
CTET 2020 : Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducts the Central Teacher Eligibility Test twice in a year. CTET 2020 is a national level exam meant to select eligible candidates for the post of Teachers in class I-VIII in government and government aided schools. The CTET examination is conducted for two levels i.e. Class I-V, primary stage and for Class VI-VIII, Elementary stage. All the applicants need to ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria for CTET as set by CBSE to be eligible for the exam. Candidates who do not fulfill the eligibility conditions will not be able to apply for the exam. The CTET application form was released on January 24, 2020 in online mode. The CTET exam will be held offline in 20 languages in 97 cities all over the country. Aspirants can read all the details about the CTET exam on this page.
CTET 2020 Overview
- The online registration for CTET 2020 have began on January 24, 2020 and the exam will take place on July 5, 2020.
- The exam has two papers, Paper I is for candidates who wish to apply for primary level and Paper II is for those who want to apply at the secondary level.
- The eligibility criteria for both the papers varies and applicants need to ensure they fulfill the eligibility conditions before filling up an online application form of CTET.
- The duration of the CTET 2020 is 2.5 hours. The exam will be held offline and each paper will have 150 questions each.
- The syllabus of CTET includes topics like Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I and II, Maths, Science, Environmental and Social Studies.
- Candidates who clear the CTET exam will be provided with an eligibility certificate which will be valid for a period of 7 years.
CTET 2020 Important Dates
The important dates of CTET 2020 have been announced by CBSE with the release of official notification. The aspirants need to be aware of the entire calendar of CTET important dates so that they do not miss any important events related to the exam. All the important dates for the CTET exam are mentioned in the table below.
| Particulars | Date |
| Notification Release Date | January 23, 2020 |
| Online application Date Start | January 24, 2020 |
| Online application Submission date | March 9, 2020 |
| Last Date to submit fee | March 13, 2020 |
| Final Verification of Payment fees by Candidates | March 16, 2020 |
| Availability of Admit Card from CTET Official Website | 3rd week of June, 2020 |
| CTET 2020 Exam Date | July 5, 2020 |
| Announcement of Results | Within six weeks of the date from conduct of the exam. |
CBSE, the exam conducting authority of CTET 2020, will announce the eligibility criteria for the aspirants who are willing to apply for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test. The CTET eligibility criteria defines the conditions set by CBSE for the aspirants to be able to apply for the exam. Aspirants who do not fulfill the conditions set by CBSE will not be allowed to participate in the exam. Applicants need to check the detailed eligibility criteria and ensure that they fulfill the conditions laid down by CBSE. The eligibility criteria will define the educational qualifications, nationality age and other details for the aspirants. Check the detailed eligibility conditions from the link above.
All the applicants willing to appear for the CTET 2020 exam will have to fill out the application form. The registration for CTET is online and has commenced from January 24, 2020. Only those aspirants who fulfill all the eligibility conditions laid down by CBSE will be able to fill the application form.
The last date for online CTET application submission is March 9, 2020. CTET 2020 is comprised of two papers and CBSE has also set a fixed application fee for the exam. All the applicants will have to pay the application as per the method set by CBSE i.e. online or offline. The details of CTET application fees are as mentioned below.
| Category | Only (Paper I or Paper 2) | Both Paper I and Paper II |
| General/OBC | Rs. 1000/- | Rs.1200/- |
| SC/ST/Diff Abled Person | Rs. 500/- | Rs.600/- |
Applicants need to carefully check the details & documents required to fill the application form. The complete procedure to apply online for CTET 2020 has been explained in the link above. Candidates can check all the details about the application form and apply online with all the details right on their hand.
CTET Exam Pattern 2020
The exam pattern of CTET has been announced by CBSE in the official notification. All the candidates appearing in the exam should know the paper pattern of CTET exam 2020. The knowledge of exam pattern will help the candidates to prepare for the exam. The exam pattern will help the candidates to understand the type of questions in the exam.
CTET 2020 exam has two papers, Paper 1 for candidates willing to teach class I to V and Paper 2 for candidates to teach class VI-VIII. Both the papers of CTET 2020 have 150 questions with 1 mark for each question. The time limit allowed for candidates in the CTET exam is 150 minutes for each paper. There is no negative marking for the incorrect answers. The detailed exam pattern for CTET 2020 can be checked from the link above.
CTET Syllabus 2020
The syllabus for CTET 2020 will be announced by CBSE in the official notification. The notification will have topics and subjects mentioned in the exam pattern of CBSE and candidates need to check the detailed syllabus of CTET 2020. The syllabus for any exam is the backbone of preparation and candidates need to know detailed syllabus.
The syllabus will help the candidates to prepare for the various questions that will be asked in the exam. Candidates need to check the detailed syllabus for the exam before they begin the preparation. The complete syllabus is available on the above link and also a list of books that will help candidates prepare for the exam.
CTET Preparation Tips 2020
All candidates preparing for CTET 2020 will need a roadmap to guide them on how to prepare for the exam in the best way. We have curated the best preparation tips for CTET 2020 for all the candidates. The preparation tips will help the candidates to skim through the humongous syllabus in a systematic manner and ace the exam.
CTET Admit Card 2020
CTET 2020 admit card will be released online in 3rd week of June 2020 for all the candidates who have filled out the application form successfully. Only those candidates who satisfy the eligibility conditions as defined by CBSE will be issued the hall ticket of CTET exam. The admit card of CTET will mention all the important details related to the exam. Candidates need to download the admit card online with the help of their application number and check all the details mentioned in the hall ticket carefully. Any discrepancy in the any details mentioned on the admit card will have to be brought to the notice of CBSE immediately for correction. Candidates will incorrect details or without the admit card will not be allowed to sit for the exam. All the details about the admit card of CTET and the steps to download the same can be checked from the link given above.
CTET Answer Key 2020
The answer key of CTET 2020 will consist of the correct answers for each question asked in the exam. The CTET answer key will be available from two sources, official and unofficial. The unofficial answer key of CTET will be available immediately after the exam by the various coaching centres and candidates can refer to them to get a rough idea of their scores.
Official answer key of CTET 2020 will be released by CBSE in two parts, provisional and final. The provisional answer key of CTET 2020 will be released online before the result. Candidates will be able to check the provisional answer key and challenge the answers by paying a fixed amount per question. The final answer key of CTET will be released after the declaration of CTET result 2020.
The answer key will help the candidates to check the correct answers to all the questions in the exam and get a rough idea of their scores to understand whether they will be able to clear the exam or not. The complete details about the answer key of CTET can be checked from the link above.
CTET Cutoff 2020
The cutoff of CTET 2020 will be announced by CBSE along with the result. The cutoff will be available online. CTET cutoff can be described as the minimum qualifying marks fixed by CBSE for all candidates of different categories. Candidates who score equal or above the CTET cutoff set by CBSE for their category will be declared as qualified.
Candidates who are declared qualified will be issued a CTET eligibility certificate which will be valid for a period of 7 years. The qualifying marks for CTET were set at 90 marks for General/EWS category and 82.5 marks for OBC/SC/ST candidates. The expected cutoff for CTET 2020 will be announced earlier than the result based on factors like difficulty level of the exam, no candidates applied for the exam and no. of candidates appeared in the exam.
Schools and institutions hiring on the basis of CTET scores can provide some relaxation on the cutoff scores to fill the tentative vacancies. All the candidates who will appear for the CTET 2020 exam should know the expected cutoff to have a general idea of the benchmark score in order to qualify the exam. All the important details related to the cutoff of CTET 2020 exam can be checked from the link above.
CTET Result 2020
The result of the CTET 2020 exam will be declared by CBSE within six weeks of the date from conduct of exam. The CTET result will be released online and candidates will have to check the result with the application/roll number issued to them by CBSE. Candidates who will score equal to or more than the qualifying marks set by CBSE for CTET will be declared as qualified. The qualifying scores for CTET 2020 are as mentioned below.
| Category | Qualifying Percentage | Qualifying Marks |
| General/EWS | 60% | 90 |
| SC/ST/OBC | 55% | 82.5 |
Candidates who are declared qualified as per the CTET result 2020 will be able to apply for the vacancies at the post of a teacher at primary and secondary level in government and aided schools.
CTET Scorecard 2020
CBSE will release the scorecard of all the candidates who appeared for the CTET 2020 exam. The scorecard of CTET 2020 exam will contain the scores of candidates in every subject. Candidates will be able to check their scorecard of the CTET 2020 exam after the result has been declared.
CTET 2020 is a national level teacher eligibility test conducted twice every year by CBSE. All the candidates who are willing to apply for the post of a teacher at primary and secondary level in government and aided schools have to appear for the exam. All the important details related to CTET 2020 have been provided on this page for the benefit of candidates.
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