The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is set to announce the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) notification today, June 20 on the official website of the board. Meanwhile, there is speculation that the exam may be postponed amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Candidates must know that if the notification is out, the application process will start in July. Last year, the CTET exam was to be held on July 4, but was postponed due to the nationwide lockdown. The exam was later conducted on January 31, 2021 in 135 cities. The results were announced in February 2021. It was earlier scheduled to be held in July 2020. Over 6 lakhs candidates passed the exam.
Candidates who have completed their post graduation from any recognised university can apply for CTET. Candidates appearing in the final year examination of PG degree course will also be eligible to apply for CTET.
Those who qualify for CTET exam can apply for the post of teachers in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodaya Vidyalaya or any other Kendriya Vidyalaya by applying in the respective recruitment drive.
Applicants must have passed class 12 or equivalent with at least 50 per cent marks. For class one to five, they must also pass or appear in the final year of the four-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (BElEd)/ two-year. diploma in elementary education/bachelor of elementary education/ BEd. While for class six to eight, candidates must have passed or appeared in BEd/BElEd.
CTET 2021: How to apply
Step 1 Visit the official website
Step 2 On the homepage, click on the link that says ‘Apply Link’.
Step 3 Fill in your details
Step 4 Pay your form fee and click on ‘Final Submit’.
Step 5 Keep the receipt of the form with you for future reference
The CTET exam consists of two papers – the first paper is conducted for two nd half hour and contains a total of 150 MCQs. The sections in Paper I include Child Development and Pedagogy., Languages, Mathematics and Environmental Studies.
For the CTET Paper II, a total of 150 MCQs of 150 marks is conducted for a duration of 150 minutes. The sections in this paper comprise of child development and pedagogy, language, Mathematics and science (for Math and science teacher) or social studies/ social science (for social science teacher).
The Education Ministry had earlier extended the validity period of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) qualifying certificate. Earlier, the validity was for seven years but it will now be valid for a lifetime with retrospective effect from 2011.
This will be a positive step in increasing the employment opportunities for candidates aspiring to make a career in the teaching field, Pokhriyal had said. He also stated that the state/UT governments have been asked to take necessary action to revalidate the TET certificates to those candidates whose period of seven years has already relapsed.
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