CBSE CTET 2024
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the official notification regarding the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) January 2024 on its official website.
CBSE will be conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) in the month of January 21st 2024, in twenty languages in 135 cities at various examination centres spread across the country. Candidates who want to pursue teaching in school level as their profession must appear and qualify in CTET.
CBSE CTET Overview
Name of exam: Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) January 2024
Name of board: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
No of CTET Edition: 18th edition
Date of exam: January 21st 2024
Type of exam: Offline
Exam centres in Assam: Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
Validity of CTET certificate: Lifetime
Application mode: Online
Last date of submission of application: 23rd November 2023
Official website: https://ctet.nic.in.
Eligibility Criteria of CBSE CTET Exam
The minimum qualifications for appearing in the CTET are as notified by NCTE. The candidates are advised to visit the website of NCTE https://ncte.gov.in to ascertain their eligibility.
Classes I-V or Primary Stage:
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 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 final year of 2- year Diploma in Education (Special Education)*.
OR
“Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)”
“(a) who has acquired the qualification or Bachelor of Education from any NCTE recognized institution shall be considered for appointment as a teacher in classes I to V provided the person so appointed as a teacher shall mandatorily undergo a six month Bridge Course in Elementary Education recognized by the NCTE, within two year of such appointment as primary teacher”.
Classes VI-VIII or Elementary Stage
Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
OR
Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed).
OR
Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with 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 final year of 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 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 passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education)*.
OR
Any candidate having qualified B.Ed. Programme recognized by the NCTE is eligible to appear in TET/CTET. Moreover, as per the existing TET guidelines circulated vide NCTE letter dated 11-02-2011, a person who is pursuing any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case may be) specified in the NCTE Notification dated 23rd August 2010 is also qualified to appear in the TET/CTET.
Application Fee of CTET 2024:
All the candidates have to pay a certain amount as application fee. Category-wise application fee is as given below .
| Category | Only Paper I or II | Both Paper I & II |
| General/OBC | Rs.1000/- | Rs.1200/- |
| SC/ST/PWD | Rs.500/- | Rs.600/- |
How to Apply for CTET Examination ?
Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for CTET January 2024 by visiting at official portal of CBSE CTET.
Important Dates of CBSE CTET Exam 2024
Starting date of submission of online application: 3rd November 2023
Last date of submission of online application: 1st December 2023
Issue of CTET Admit Card: 18/01/2024
Date of CTET Examination 2023: 21st January 2024
Important Web-Links of CTET Notification
| Admit Card | Download |
| Date & City Details | Check Here |
| Information Bulletin | Download |
| CTET Question Papers | Check Here |
| Official Website | ctet.nic.in |
