CTET 2020

It is mandatory for a candidate to fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria to appear for the CTET exam. Find the CTET eligibility criteria to ensure the candidature- 

Minimum qualification for becoming a teacher for Grades 1-5:

The candidate must fulfill any one of these below-mentioned requirements-

• Senior secondary (or equivalent) with a minimum of 50%, passed or appearing in the final stage of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education.
• Senior secondary (or equivalent) with a minimum of 45%, passed or appearing in the final stage of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education in accordance with NCTE Regulations, 2002.
• Senior secondary (or equivalent) with a minimum of 50%, passed or appearing in the final stage of 4 year Bachelor in Elementary Education.
• 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).
• Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of two-year diploma in elementary education.

CTET Application Procedure with all the requisite details-

The CTET application can be filled by following the process below-

• Visit the Official Website of CTET at ctet.nic.in.
• On the official website, the link "Application of CTET" will be given. Click on the link.
• The candidate has to click the "Apply Online" link after which the application form will open up.
• Enter the details carefully, and check whether you have filled the mandatory fields. 
• Upload the digital signature and photograph of the required size. Keep the digital photo and signature ready in advance with the required size.
• Submit the application fee by e-challan or debit/credit card.
• After submitting the CTET Application fee, submit the application form.
• Download the fee slip and application form for future reference.

CTET Preparation Strategy that can help the CTET aspirant to sail through the exam in minimal time.

In CTET there is no negative marking. The candidates should still attempt the questions carefully to avoid careless mistakes. There are 150 questions in the exam which are divided into 5 sections. Since it is a multiple choice paper, elimination can also be practiced but with care.

Best Preparation Tips:

• Child Development and Pedagogy: This subject is common for both Paper 1 and Paper 2. The candidate must be well versed in the psychology of the child. Be clear with the development stages of a child, the special needs of a child and thinkers and thoughts. This is a very important part of the question paper.

CTET Exam pattern is well-defined by the CBSE. The candidates must have a look at the CTET exam pattern before starting CTET Preparation-

CTET 2019 Exam Pattern:

• All the questions are multiple choice based. 

• Every question carries 1 mark. 

• There is no negative marking in the question paper.

• There would be two papers in CTET.

Paper 1 is for the candidates who want to become a teacher for Grade 1 to 5.

Paper 2 is for the candidates who want to become a teacher for Grade 6 to 8.

A person who intends to become a teacher for both the levels has to appear in both the papers.

Paper 1: Primary stage Duration of exam: 2.5 hours

CTET Syllabus with all the topics of papers:

CTET Paper 1 Topics-

1) Child Development and Pedagogy

(a) Child Development (Primary School Child)

• The concept of development and its relationship with learning
• Principles of child development
• Influence of heredity and environment
• Socialization processes
• Child-centered and progressive education
• Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
• Language and thought
• Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels

(b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs

• Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds
• Addressing needs of children with learning difficulties
• Addressing talented, creative and specially-abled learners

(c) Learning and Pedagogy

• How and why children think and learn
• Basic processes of teaching and learning
• Child as a problem solver and scientific investigator
• Factors contributing to learning
• Cognition and emotions
• Motivation and learning
• Alternative conceptions of learning

CTET cut off score is 60% of the total marks. This means that the candidate must obtain a minimum of 60% marks in CTET 2019, to qualify the examination. The Candidates who have cleared this cut-off will be able to view their scores.

Determination of Cutoff:

CTET Cutoff is determined by various factors. The factors include the following-

• Minimum Qualifying Marks

• Number of Registered Candidates

• Number of Appeared Candidates

• Number of Eligible Candidates

• Vacancy to Appeared Candidates ratio

CTET Cutoff 2018 year was -

CBSE follows a structured pattern for the CTET Selection Procedure. Here is the required information that defines the CTET selection procedure that can be extremely helpful to the CTET aspirants.

CTET 2019 Selection Procedure:

• All the candidates appearing for CTET will be issued a marks statement.

• Candidates securing 60% and above will be issued eligibility certificates. 

• School Management (Government, Local bodies, Government aided and unaided) may give some relaxation to candidates belonging to SC/ST categories.

• Qualifying the CTET would not confer on any person the right to get recruited.

• Qualifying CTET just fulfills one eligibility criteria.

• The final selection will be purely based on merit.