CTET December, 2021 Application & Exam Schedule, Eligibility and Admit Card
Online application for CTET December, 2021 are invited from the eligible candidates through official website of CTET i.e. https://ctet.nic.in as per schedule given below-
CTET December, 2021 Schedule
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Time of Examination |
SHIFT- I 09.30 AM TO 12.00 NOON –
Computer Basted Test (CBT)
Mode only SHIFT- II 02.30 PM TO 05.00 PM -
Computer Basted Test (CBT)
Mode only
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Application Fee-
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Admit Card
The candidates may download e-Admit Card from CTET official website and appear for the examination at the given Centre. In case of any discrepancy noticed in e-admit card regarding particulars of candidate, photograph and signature or any other information which is different from confirmation page, he/she may immediately contact CTET Unit for necessary corrections.
The candidates shall report at the Examination Centre at 7:30 AM for Shift – I and 12.30 PM for Shift – II i.e. 120 minutes before the commencement of the examination. Candidate(s) who report(s) at the examination centre after 9:30 AM in SHIFT-I and after 2:30 PM in SHIFT II shall not be allowed to appear in the examination. The candidates are advised to read the instructions on the admit card carefully and follow them during the conduct of the examination.
ELIGIBILITY
The persons possessing minimum qualifications for the teaching staff in accordance with the following are eligible for appearing in the CTET:
i. National Council for Teacher Education (Determination of Minimum Qualifications for Persons to be recruited as Education Teachers and Physical Education Teachers in Pre-Primary, Primary, Upper Primary, Secondary, Senior Secondary or Intermediate Schools or Colleges) Regulations as amended and notified from time to time.
ii. Minimum qualifications laid down in the Recruitment Rules for the teachers by the Appropriate Government where the school is situated or the Recruitment Rules for the teachers of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan or Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti.
iii. The candidate should satisfy his/her eligibility before applying and shall be personally responsible in case he/she is not eligible to apply as per the given eligibility criteria. It is to be noted that if a candidate has been allowed to appear in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test it does not imply that the candidate’s eligibility has been verified. It does not vest any right with the candidate for appointment. The eligibility shall be finally verified, by the concerned recruiting agency / appointing authority.
STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF CTET
All questions in CTET will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), with four alternatives out of which one answer will be most appropriate. Each carrying one mark and there will be no negative marking.
There will be two papers of 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 the papers (Paper I and Paper II).
Paper I (for Classes I to V) Primary Stage; Duration of examination-Two-and-a-half hours Structure and Content (All Compulsory):
(i) Child Development and Pedagogy (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(ii) Language I (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(iii) Language II (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(iv) Mathematics 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(v) Environmental Studies 30 MCQs 30 Marks
Total 150 MCQs 150 Marks
Nature and standard of questions:
The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on 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.
The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction.
The Test items in Language II will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
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 in the Confirmation Page
Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage : Duration of examination - Two-and-a-half hours Structure and Content (All Compulsory):
(i) Child Development & Pedagogy(compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(ii) Language I (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(iii) Language II (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(iv) Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher)
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(v) Social Studies/Social Science 60 MCQs 60 MCQs 60 Marks 60 Marks (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher) *For any other teacher - either
(IV) or (V)
Total 150 MCQs 150 Marks
Nature and standard of questions:
The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on 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.
The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.
The Test items in Language II will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
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 in the Confirmation Page.
LANGUAGE OF THE QUESTION PAPER
Main question paper shall be Bilingual (Hindi/English).
QUALIFYING MARKS AND AWARDOF CTET CERTIFICATE
As per NCTE Notification No.76-4/2010/NCTE/Acad dated 11.02.2011:A person who scores 60% or more in theTET exam will be considered asTET pass.
(a) School managements (Government, local bodies, government aided and unaided) may consider giving concessions to person belonging to SC/ST,OBC, differently abled persons, etc., in accordance with their extantreservation policy.
(b) Should give weightage to the CTET scores in the recruitment process however, qualifying the CTET would not confer a right on any person for recruitment/employment as it is only one of the eligibility criteria for appointment.
For CTET Syllabus and other information visit the official website or download information bulletin- https://ctet.nic.in/webinfo/File/ViewFile?FileId=196&LangId=P
