CTET 2020: Edit Form, Last Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Exam Date

CTET 2020 – The application form correction window for CTET July 2020 is available at ctet.nic.in. The last date for CTET 2020 Form Correction is March 26, 2020. The Central Board of Secondary Education is going to conduct the 14th Central Teacher Eligibility Test on July 5, 2020. On the exam date paper 1 will be held from 9:30 am to 12 noon, paper 2 will be from 2 pm to 4:30 pm. CTET exam 2020 is the national level teacher eligibility test, which is mandatory to qualify in order to become a teacher. Those who clear paper 1 can teach classes 1st to 5th, and qualifying paper 2 makes one eligible to teach classes 6th to 8th. Get here complete details of CTET 2020 including notification, exam date, application form, exam pattern, syllabus, preparation tips.

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CTET 2020

What is CTET 2020?: Central Teacher Eligibility Test is a qualifying exam for aspiring teachers. There are two separate papers; paper 1 is for class 1st to 5th teaching aspirants, and paper 2 is for those for class 6th to 8th.

Important Dates: The calendar of events for CTET exam 2020 are given below.

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• Application Form
• Application Form Correction
• Eligibility Criteria
• Admit Card
• Mock Test
• Exam Pattern
• Answer Key
• Result
• Syllabus
• Previous Year Question Paper
• How to prepare for CTET Paper 1
• How to prepare for CTET Paper 2

CTET 2020 Application Form

In order to appear in the CTET July 2020 exam, the first thing to do is to register for it. Registration and filling online application form for this exam are the same thing. Here are the important things you should know about CTET application form 2020.

• First of all, the only mode of applying for CTET 2020 is online.
• The direct link to apply online can be accessed only at the official website ctet.nic.in.
• There are separate last date to submit online application form, and last date for fee payment (see table above).

Application Fee

Mode of fee payment are: You get two options to pay fee at end of the registration process – Either through e-challan (offline) or online payment. If you opt for e-challan, then you can either use Syndicate Bank e-challan in which case you have to go to Syndicate Bank branch to pay the fee, or Canara Bank e-challan then you have to go to Canara Bank to pay the fee. However if you opt for online payment, then you can pay using either credit card, or debit card, or net banking.

CTET 2020 Syllabus

The CTET syllabus 2020 has been published in the information brochure. You can either go through the brochure, appendix I, for the same. Or you can download the PDF files. For qualifying the exam, it is recommended to complete the syllabus well in time, at least a month before exam, and revise with full enthu for a whole month at least.

Paper 1 Syllabus (Download PDF)

• Child Development and Pedagogy:
  • Child Development (Primary School Child) – 15 Questions
  • Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs – 5 Questions
  • Learning and Pedagogy – 10 Questions
• Language I
  • Language Comprehension – 15 Questions
  • Pedagogy of Language Development – 15 Questions
• Language II
  • Comprehension – 15 Questions
  • Pedagogy of Language Development – 15 Questions
• Mathematics
  • Content – 15 Questions
  • Pedagogical issues – 15 Questions
• Environmental Studies
  • Content – 15 Questions
  • Pedagogical Issues – 15  Questions

Paper 2 Syllabus (Download PDF)

• Child Development and Pedagogy
  • Child Development (Elementary School Child) – 15 Questions
  • Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs – 5 Questions
  • Learning and Pedagogy – 10 Questions
• Language I
  • Language Comprehension – 15 Questions
  • Pedagogy of Language Development – 15 Questions
• Language II
  • Language Comprehension – 15 Questions
  • Pedagogy of Language Development – 15 Questions
• Mathematics and Science
  • Mathematics
    • Content – 20 Questions
    • Pedagogical issues – 10 Questions
  • Science
    • Content – 20 Questions
    • Pedagogical issues – 10 Questions
• Social Studies/Social Sciences
  • Content – 40 Questions
  • Pedagogical issues – 20 Questions

Who Can Apply for CTET Paper 1, 2?

In order to apply for the Teacher Eligibility Test, the aspirants must fulfil the following eligibility criteria.

CTET Paper 1 Eligibility Criteria

If you have any one of the following educational qualifications, you can appear in paper 1 of CTET exam 2020.

1. Passed class 12th with at least 50% and passed or appearing in final year of any one of the following
   • 2-yr D.El.Ed (by whatever name known). OR
   • 4-yr B.El.Ed. OR
   • 2-yr D.Ed (Special Education). OR
2. Passed class 12th with at least 45% and passed or appearing in final year of 2-yr D.El.Ed (by whatever name known) as per NCTE regulations. OR
3. Completed graduation with at least 50% and B.Ed.

CTET Paper 2 Eligibility Criteria

Likewise, if you have any one of the following educational qualifications, then you can appear in paper 2 of CTET exam 2020.

1. Completed graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-yr D.El.Ed (by whatever name known). OR
2. Completed graduation with at least 50% and passed or appearing in any one of the following
   • 1-yr B.Ed. OR
   • 1-yr B.Ed (Special Education) OR
3. Completed graduation with at least 45% and passed or appearing in 1-yr B.Ed as per NCTE norms. OR
4. Passed class 12th with at least 50% and passed or appearing in final year of any one of the following
   • 4-yr B.El.Ed. OR
   • 4-yr BA/B.Sc Ed or BA Ed / B.Sc Ed.

Relaxations in eligibility criteria

SC, ST, OBC, Differently abled get 5% relaxation in minimum percentage requirements.

CTET 2020 Exam Pattern

Questions asked in the CTET are Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), in which the candidates are given four (04) alternatives out of which one (01) answer will be correct. The test is conducted in offline mode, which means it is a pen-paper based test. The CTET exam pattern is separate for the two papers – Paper 1 for Primary Stage (Classes I to V) and Paper 2 for Elementary Stage (Classes VI to VIII). The exam will be of a duration of 2½ hours. Candidates can check the distribution of questions in each of these papers from the table below.

Exam Pattern for Paper-1

Exam Pattern for Paper-2

Languages in which CTET 2020 will be held: The main question papers will be bilingual – Hindi, English.

Language options for language I, II: A total of 20 languages are being offered for language I and II. They are English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Garo, Gujarati, Kannada, Khasi, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, Urdu.

CTET 2020 Application Form Correction

Editing details while filling the form: When you are filling the online application form of CTET July 2020 exam, you can make as many changes as you want, before submitting the form.

Changing details in form after paying fee and submitting it: Once your CTET 2020 confirmation page is generated, you cannot edit the form, until form correction window opens.

Correction window: CBSE will let you make changes in the application form during the correction window, dates for which are given in the table above. In this duration, you will have to visit ctet.nic.in and click on the relevant correction login link. Then you will have to login and edit details in the CTET 2020 form. Note that other than this, the online application form correction window, any other mode of form correction will not be available. You cannot email or call CBSE or CTET Unit to request them to change anything in the form on your behalf.

CTET 2020 Information Bulletin

CBSE has published the information bulletin of CTET 2020, a day before starting the registration for Central Teacher Eligibility Test. Link to download PDF version of the same, and its table of contents is as follows.

Information Bulletin (Download PDF)

CTET 2020 Notification

The notification of CTET exam 2020 conveys when will the exam be held, what will be the fee, and what are the registration dates. For the CTET July 2020 exam, the short notification is out, and it is as follows.

Notification in English (Download PDF)

Notification in Hindi (Download PDF)

Qualifying Marks in CTET

In order to qualify CTET, the candidates need to obtain minimum qualifying marks as set by the CBSE. To be declared as qualified, the candidates need to obtain at least 60% that is 90 out of 150 in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET).

Relaxation for reserved category candidates: As per the information provided on the official website, the School managements (Government, local bodies, government aided and unaided) may consider giving concessions in the minimum qualifying marks to SC/ST, OBC, differently abled persons, etc. category candidates.

Validity of CTET

The CTET 2020 eligibility certificate will be valid for 7 years from the date of declaration of result.

CTET Exam 2020 Timings

CTET Exam Center List 2020

CBSE has published names of all the cities where it will set up exam centers. Here is the complete list of exam centers in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

No. of options: You can choose 4 cities, in order of preference while filling the CTET 2020 application form.

Center Allotted: CBSE will try its best to allot you center in your first city of preference. However, if that is not feasible, then it will give you a center in the second choice. And so on till the fourth choice. The allotted center will be conveyed through the CTET 2020 admit card.

Scope or applicability of the exam –

• Central government schools like KVS, NVS, Central Tibetan Schools.
• Schools that are under administrative control of UTs of Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and NCT of Delhi.
• Can also apply to unaided private schools who can opt to accept CTET.
• State government or local bodies owned and managed schools, aided schools can accept state govt conducted TET. However if state govt does not conduct TET then CTET score can be accepted.
• CBSE Schools

Best Books for CTET 2020 Preparation

Two of the most important book for CTET 2020 Preparation are NCERT (Class 5th – 10th) and books available to you at the time of Teacher training. Once your basic concepts are crystal clear from these two books, then you can proceed to the other resources for CTET preparation.

How to Prepare for CTET in First Attempt Without Coaching?

It is not always necessary that you can achieve success only by joining a coaching institute. There are many good examples of the students who do not only pass the exam but excel in it. Coaching Institute is just like a boost in a car race. However, if you have a plan in your head on how you are going to prepare for the exam, and most importantly if you are self-motivated, you can excel in the CTET exam easily. These are some of the points and preparation strategies which can help you prepare for the Teacher Eligibility Test.

Tip #1. NCERT Books are Important

One of the candidates who appeared for the CTET exam said that she solved the NCERT books as sometimes questions are directly asked from there. If you are preparing for Paper 1, it is important that you should solve questions and study from NCERT books of class 4th and 5th especially for Environmental Studies, and Mathematics

Tip #2. Solve Previous Year Question Papers

This is one of the most important preparation tips which every candidate should follow. This has been suggested by experts and toppers as well. By solving the previous year question papers for CTET, the candidates get an idea of the difficulty level of the test and this also helps them to crystal clear up their basic.

If you follow these two preparation tips diligently, half of the exam syllabus will be covered. The basic preparation tips for CTET are:

1. The Child Development & Pedagogy subject is common for both Paper-1 and Paper-2. It has been observed that every year, generally, 5-8 questions are asked from thinkers and thoughts. Hence, you should revise the important topic development stages of the child, the special needs of a child and the most important are to revise the thinker and thoughts.
2. In the Hindi section, there will be one Reading Comprehension, and one Poem passage. The best way to prepare for this section is to read NCERT from Class 1st to 10th.
3. In the English language section, there shall be at least 15 questions will be from one Reading Comprehension, one Poem passage, and other questions shall be from English language and grammar. The best way to prepare for this section is to read novels, books, etc to increase your vocabulary.
4. One of the most important information is that CDP and required pedagogy of various subjects together comprises of 60% of questions for Paper- 1 and 53% of the questions for Paper 2. Hence, if you prepare the pedagogy part well, and answer the questions with around 80% accuracy, then you can easily corner a good number of questions in both papers.

To know more about CTET 2020 candidates can check the Information Brochure

Important Downloads

Official Website: www.ctet.nic.in.

Contact Details

Central Board of Secondary Education
P. S. 1-2, Institutional Area, I. P. Extension, Patparganj, Delhi-110092
Tel. : 011-22240107, 22240112
E-mail : [email protected], Website : www.cbse.nic.in

Address for correspondence

Smt. Poonam Sachdeva, Dy. Secretary
Central Teacher Eligibility Test Unit,
Central Board Of Secondary Education,
PS 1-2, Institutional Area, I P Extension, Patparganj,
Delhi -110 092
Contact No: 011-22240107, 22240112
Email: [email protected]

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