CTET 2023: For the academic year 2023-2024, CTET official notification has been released by the official authorities. the online application process begins on 27 April 2023 and ends on 26 May 2023.
What is the full form of CTET?
The complete form of CTET is the CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (CTET).
What is for CTET exam?
Central Teacher Eligibility Test(CTET) is a national-level exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) every year to determine the eligibility of candidates as Primary school teachers for Classes 1 to 5 and Elementary school teachers for Classes 6 to 8.
CTET-qualified candidates are granted the eligibility certificates through which they become qualified to apply for teacher recruitment in schools like Navodaya Vidyalaya Samit (NVS), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan (KVS), and so on.
CTET Highlights
| Events | Dates |
| Online Application Starts | 27-04-2023 |
| Online Application Ends | 26-05-2023 |
| Last date for submission of the fee | 26-05-2023 |
CTET Notification PDF
CTET 2023 official notification has been released by CBSE for the year July 2023. the online application process begins on 27-04-2022 and ends on 24-05-2023. Interested aspirants can apply by reading the complete official notification and must check the eligibility criteria before filling out the online form. CTET 2023 information bulletin has been provided below.
CTET Notification July 2023 pdf Download
CTET Exam Dates
Exam Dates for CTET – July 2023 will be held between July -2023 to August- 2023 on CBT mode.
CTET Application Fees
| CATEGORY | Only Paper – I or II | Both Papers – I & II |
| General/OBC (NCL) | Rs.1000/- | Rs.1200/- |
| SC/ST/Diff. Abled Person | Rs.500/- | Rs.600/- |
CTET Eligibility Criteria
All candidates must full fill the eligibility criteria for CTET. Every individual must have minimum education qualifications for both Paper 1 and Paper 2.
What is the Educational Qualification for CTET?
| Paper 1 (For Classed 1-5) | Paper 2 (For Classes 6-8) |
| Intermediate and D.Ed/D.El.Ed | Intermediate and B.El.Ed (4 years) or Graduation with B.Ed or any equivalent degree |
Aspirants who are in their final year of D.Ed/D.El.Ed and B.El.Ed/B.Ed can also apply for CTET.
CTET Certificate Validity
The Validity Period of the CTET qualifying certificate for appointment will be for a lifetime for all categories.
There is no restriction on the number of attempts a person can take for acquiring a CTET Certificate. A person who has qualified for CTET may also appear again for improving his/her score.
CTET Exam Pattern
There will be two papers in CTET.
(i) Paper I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V.
(ii) Paper II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.
Note: A person who intends to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both papers (Paper I and Paper II).
Paper I (for Classes I to V) Primary Stage:
Subject | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
Child Development and Pedagogy (compulsory) | 30 | 30 | Two-and-a-half hours |
Language I (compulsory) | 30 | 30 | |
Language II (compulsory) | 30 | 30 | |
Mathematics | 30 | 30 | |
Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 | |
Total | 150 | 150 |
Nature and standard of questions:
1. 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 attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
2. The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.
3. The Test items in Language II will focus on the elements of language, communication, and comprehension abilities.
4. 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 on the Confirmation Page.
5. Opt for two languages in which you wish to appear for CTET: The list of languages and code are as follows:
| Language | Code No | Language | Code No | Language | Code No | Language | Code No |
| English | 01 | Gujarati | 06 | Marathi | 11 | Sanskrit | 16 |
| Hindi | 02 | Kannada | 07 | Mizo | 12 | Tamil | 17 |
| Assamese | 03 | Khasi | 08 | Nepali | 13 | Telugu | 18 |
| Bengali | 04 | Malayalam | 09 | Odia | 14 | Tibetan | 19 |
| Garo | 05 | Manipur | 10 | Punjabi | 15 | Urdu | 20 |
6. The Test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem-solving abilities, and pedagogical understanding and applications of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I-V by the NCERT.
7. The questions in the test for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed in the syllabus of the NCERT for classes I – V but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Secondary stage.
Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage :
Subject | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
Child Development & Pedagogy(compulsory) | 30 | 30 | Two-and-a-half hours |
Language I (compulsory) | 30 | 30 | |
Language II (compulsory) | 30 | 30 | |
Mathematics and Science | 60 | 60 | |
Social Studies/Social Science | 60 | 60 | |
Total | 150 | 150 |
Nature and standard of questions:
1. The 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
attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
2. The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction
3. The Test items in Language II will focus on the elements of language, communication, and
comprehension abilities.
4. 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 on the Confirmation Page.
5. Opt for two languages in which you wish to appear for CTET: The list of languages and code are as follows:
| Language | Code No | Language | Code No | Language | Code No | Language | Code No |
| English | 01 | Gujarati | 06 | Marathi | 11 | Sanskrit | 16 |
| Hindi | 02 | Kannada | 07 | Mizo | 12 | Tamil | 17 |
| Assamese | 03 | Khasi | 08 | Nepali | 13 | Telugu | 18 |
| Bengali | 04 | Malayalam | 09 | Odia | 14 | Tibetan | 19 |
| Garo | 05 | Manipur | 10 | Punjabi | 15 | Urdu | 20 |
6. The Test items in Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies/Social Science will focus on the
concepts, problem-solving abilities, and pedagogical understanding and applications of the
subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science will be of 30 marks each. The test items will
be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for
classes VI-Vlll by the NCERT.
7. The questions in the test for Paper II will be based on the topics prescribed in the syllabus of the
NCERT for classes VI-VIII but their difficulty standard as well as linkages could be up to the
Senior Secondary stage.
CTET Syllabus
All the candidates must know the syllabus of CTET. CBSE has released the CTET syllabus along with the information bulletin.
Below we are providing the CTET Syllabus pdf. Click the below link to download the syllabus.
CTET Exam Centres
| Sno. | States & UT | Cities |
| 1. | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | Port Blair |
| 2. | ANDHRA PRADESH | Anantapur, Bhimavaran, Chirala, Eluru, Guntur,Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nandyala, Narsaraopeta, Nellore, Proddatur, Rajamundry, Srikulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Visakhapatnam, Viziannagaram |
| 3. | ASSAM | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| 4. | BIHAR | Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna, Purnea, |
| 5. | CHANDIGARH | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| 6. | CHHATTISGARH | Chandigarh |
| 7. | DELHI | New Delhi |
| 8. | GANGTOK | Sikkim |
| 9. | GOA | Assago |
| 10. | GUJARAT | Ahmedabad, Anand, Bardoli, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Valsad, Vapi |
| 11. | HARYANA | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Karnal, Hisar, Kurukshetra |
| 12. | HIMACHAL PRADESH | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
| 13. | JAMMU & KASHMIR | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| 14. | JHARKHAND | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| 15. | KARNATAKA | Belagavi, Bengaluru, Hubballi, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udupi |
| 16. | KERALA | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
| 17. | LADAKH | Kavaratti |
| 18. | MADHYA PRADESH | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
| 19. | MAHARASHTRA | Ahmednagar, Amravati, Aurangabad, Baramati, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kashti, Kolhapur, Kopragaon, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pandharpur, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangmner, Sangoli, Satara, Sindurpur, Solapur |
| 20. | MANIPUR | Imphal |
| 21. | MEGHALAYA | Shillong |
| 22. | MIZORAM | Aizwal |
| 23. | NAGALAND | Dimapur, Kohima |
| 24. | ODISHA | Balasore, Berhampur- Ganjam, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| 25. | PUDUCHERRY | Puducherry |
| 26. | PUNJAB | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur |
| 27. | RAJASTHAN | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| 28. | TAMIL NADU | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram, Karur, Mahurai, Kanyakumari, Nammakal, Salem, Thanjavar, Thoothukhudi, Tiruchirappali, Tirupur, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar |
| 29. | TRIPURA | Agartala |
| 30. | UTTAR PRADESH | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Bilaspur, Faizabad, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Mathura, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Pryagraj, Sitapur, Varanasi |
| 31. | UTTARAKHAND | Almora, Dehradun, Haldwani, Pauri Garhwal, Roorkee, Rudrapur |
| 32. | WEST BENGAL | Asansol, Burdwan, Durgapur, Howrah, Kalyani, Kolkatta, Siliguri, Siuri |
| 33. | TELANGANA | hyderabad, karimnagar, khammam, mabubnagar, nalgonda, warangal |
How to fill out CTET Application Form 2023?
Method of Submission of Online Application Form:
STEP 1: Log on to CTET’s official website https://ctet.nic.in.
STEP 2: Go to the link “Apply Online” and open the same.
STEP 3: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down Registration No./Application No.
STEP 4: Upload the latest Scanned Photograph and Signature,
STEP 5: Pay the Examination Fee by debit/credit card and net banking and print the Confirmation page for record and future reference.
Online Application Link
Applications can be submitted online only and no offline applications are accepted at all, Candidates can apply for CTET – July, 2023 “ON-LINE‟ through the CTET website https://ctet.nic.in w.e.f. 27-04-2023 to 26-05-2023 must check the eligibility criteria before filling out the online application form, or may also apply for the CTET exam directly from the provided below link.
Click here to Apply Online for CTET July 2023
How to Download CTET July 2023, Admit Card?
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will release the CTET 2023 Admit Card on Official Website. aspirants can download the Admit card by filling out the following information:
- Application No
- Date of Birth
- Security Pin
or aspirants can download the CTET July 2023 Admit Card by following a few simple steps
The Download process step-by-step Guide:
- First, Visit the CTET official website
- Then, Click on the “Download Admit Card for CTET July 2023” Link
- Next, Fill in the “Application No, Date of Birth, and Security Pin”
- After that, Click on the “SUBMIT” Button
- Finally, Download the admit card
Click the below link to download the Admit Card.
CTET Result
CTET July 2023 Results will be released on the official website. The mark sheets and qualifying certificates of the candidates will also be uploaded on DigiLocker. The candidates may download it by using their mobile number provided by them in their online application form for CTET July 2023.
FAQs
What is CTET Exam?
CTET is the short form for Central Teacher Eligibility Test. Aspiring Teachers have to qualify for CTET.
What is CTET Qualification?
For Paper 1 – Intermediate and D.Ed/D.El.Ed and For Paper 2 – Graduation with B.Ed. Please read the above article for full details.
Is B.Ed mandatory for CTET?
Yes. Any teacher training course is mandatory for CTET like D.El.Ed and B.Ed etc