CTET 2021: December Exam Date, Admit Card, Syllabus, Pattern

CTET 2021 Notification: The CTET Application Form Correction 2021 link has been closed on 3rd November 2021. While the CTET Mock Test 2021 link has been released earlier. Now soon the CTET 2021 Admit Card will be released for CTET 2021 December exam. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has already released the CTET 2021 exam date on its website. CBSE will be conducting CTET 2021 from 16th December to 13th January 2021.

Further, this year, CTET exam 2021 will be conducted in online mode in 20 languages across pan-India. For further information, we have provided below the CTET notification PDF. You can download the official Central Teacher Eligibility Test CTET 2021 Notification through the link given below. 

CTET 2021 Admit Card 2021, Direct Link To Download Hall Ticket (Soon)

Direct Link to Attempt CTET Mock Test 2021

CTET 2021 Notification PDF, Download Link

CBSE has provided the link to the CTET mock test 2021 on the official website ctet.nic.in:

Download CTET 2021 Exam Date Notice

The detailed official notification for CTET 2021 has been released on 20th September on CTET official website ctet.nic.in. The detailed CTET 2021 information bulletin/notification contains all the important details related to the CTET December exam such as syllabus, languages, eligibility criteria, exam fee, exam city, selection process, and more! Meanwhile, you can check out the other important events and information related to CTET 2021 Examination. 

Also Read: TET Certificate Validity Extended to Lifetime from 7 Years: Education Minister

CTET 2021 Latest Updates 

• 3rd Nov: CTET Application Form Correction window closed!
• 28th Oct: CTET Application Form Correction 2021 link is active till 3rd November 
• 19th Oct: CTET Last Date to Apply Extended 
• 20th Sept: CTET 2021 Notification released
• 18th Sept: CTET 2021 Exam Date Out!
• 30th July 2021: CTET 2021 to be conducted in Online Mode 
• 21st June 2021: As per the latest updates, the CTET Validity has been extended from 7 years to a lifetime now. The notification states that 'The Validity Period of the TET qualifying certificate for an appointment unless otherwise notified by the appropriate Government, would remain valid for life'.
• 18 June 2021: CTET July 2021 notification is expected to be out anytime soon, the notification PDF will be out on the official site with the CTET exam date and other important details such as online application, eligibility, selection process, and other details. 
• 16 June 2021: NCTE rolled out an official notification extending the TET certificate validity to a lifetime. 

• On 3rd November 2021, the CTET application form correction window has been closed. 
• On 19th October 2021, CTET Last Date to Apply Online has been extended from 19th October to 25th October 2021. 

CTET 2021 Last Date Extension Notice- Read Now!

• On 18th September 2021, CBSE releases the exam date for CTET 2021. 

Check CTET 2021 Exam Date 

• On 30th July 2021, CBSE has confirmed that CTET 2021 will be conducted in an Online Mode. 

CTET and TET certificate validity has been extended from seven years to a lifetime. 

CTET Certification Validity 2021

CTET Certificate & Marksheet 2021 is out on the official site of CBSE. You can download CTET Certificate & Marksheet 2020-21 from the direct link given below. 

CTET Certificate & Marksheet 2020-21, Download Link

On the recommendation of the Finance Committee, it is notified to increase the revised fee for issuing duplicate documents pertaining to the CTET examination. Candidates can check the official notice by the link given below:

Notification to Increase Fees for issuing duplicate CTET Documents

Earlier, the CTET Result 2021 was released officially. Candidates who appeared for CTET 2020-21 exam can check their CTET Result through the direct link provided below. Enter your roll number and check your CTET result now!

CTET Result 2021, Download Result Here!

CTET 2021 Answer Key Official Notification-Download Here

Important News: As per the sources, teachers will have to qualify the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) to become a teacher in Secondary Schools. 

CTET 2021 brochure has been released by CBSE on the CTET official site. The notification has been released for the CTET December exam at www.ctet.nic.in on 20th September, Monday. The interested and eligible candidates can apply for CTET 2021 from 20th September to 19th October 2021.

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) exam is a national recruitment process conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education to appoint skillful teachers for Primary Level & Upper Primary Level posts. Candidates are selected through an online computer-based test (CBT). Read on to gather more information on CTET 2021 exam for the December session. 

CTET is a national-level exam for recruitment in teaching profiles. The exam is taken by lakhs of aspirants to be certified as a government teacher. CTET exam consists of two papers i.e., Paper 1 & Paper 2. Candidates who qualify for CTET Paper 1 are eligible to teach Class 1st to Class 5th and the candidates who qualify Paper 2 can teach 6th to 8th Class students. To teach the students of Class 1st to class 8th students, candidates are required to qualify for both Paper 1 and Paper 2.

The CTET 2021 exam date has been released by the CBSE. You can check out the CTET 2021 exam date below in the table. 

Note: CTET exam is held in English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Oriya, Assamese, Gujarati, Kanada, Khasi, Malayalam, Bangla, Manipuri, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan & Garo Languages

CTET December 2021 Time Schedule for Paper 1 & Paper 2

CTET application form 2021 process for December 2021 session has been closed now. We hope that you must have filled the application form for CTET December 2021 exam.

How to apply online for CTET 2021 exam?

• Visit CTET official website www.ctet.nic.in.
• Click on the link “Apply Online”.
• Fill all the details in the Application Form
• Write down Registration No. and Application No for future reference.
• Upload Scanned Images of your latest Photograph and Signature
• Pay CTET Exam Fee through e-challan or debit/credit card and net banking
• Print the final page for future reference.

CTET 2021 December Application Fee

Candidates with the General and OBC category will have to pay Rs. 1000 either for Paper I or Paper II. For both Papers, the fee requirement is Rs. 1200/. The SC/ST/Diff. The abled person needs to pay only Rs. 500 for either Paper 1 or Paper II. The application fee applicable for Both papers is Rs. 600 for these categories. 

GST as applicable will be charged extra by the Bank**

Mode of Fee Payment

Remittance through E-Challan by depositing the prescribed fee in CTET 2021 Exam Fee Account with Syndicate Bank or Canara Bank.

• Payment by Syndicate Bank e-Challan
• Payment by Canara Bank e-Challan
• By Online-mode (Payment by Debit Card / Credit Card)

The applicant needs to fulfill the below-mentioned requirements in order to appear for CBSE CTET 2021 July exam. Please note that the CTET eligibility criteria depend purely on the Class for which the candidate is applying for:

Note: As per the latest notification, B.ed candidates are also eligible to fill the CTET 2021 application form. (Check CTET Revised Eligibility)

(i) Primary Level

Senior Secondary (or it's equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education.

OR

Senior Secondary (or it's equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education.

OR

Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4 years Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).

OR

Senior Secondary (or it's equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Education.

OR

Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education.

(ii) Upper Primary Level

Graduation and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education.

OR

Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed).

OR

Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed).

OR

Senior Secondary (or it's equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4 years Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed)

OR

Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4 years B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed.

OR

Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1 year B.Ed.

You can take a look at the detailed eligibility criteria of CTET for further information.

CTET July Exam Pattern of Paper 1

CTET July Exam Pattern of Paper 2

Note: You can check here the detailed CTET July 2021 Exam Pattern

Understanding the syllabus for CTET 2021 exam is very important, thus you can check out the complete syllabus of the CTET 2021 July exam.

CTET Paper I Syllabus

CTET Paper II Syllabus

We have also provided the subject-wise syllabus for CBSE CTET July Exam in the table given below:

CTET Validity Increases to Lifetime from 7 years. The validity of the CTET Certificate for all categories is now lifetime however earlier, it was Seven (7) Years from the date of result declaration. For more, you can check out the importance of CTET certificates and its validity.
Note: The final validity news is yet to be released.

To prepare for the CTET July 2021 exam, you can follow the list of the CTET books:

CTET Books for Child Development & Pedagogy

• Child Development & Pedagogy by Disha Publication

CTET Books for Mathematics

• Mathematics Exam Goalpost (Class 1st to 5th) by Wiley Publication

CTET Books for Environmental Studies

• Environmental Studies by Wiley Publication

CTET Book for English

• English Language by Pearson Publication & Author name is Geeta Sahni

CTET Book for Hindi

• Hindi Language by Arihant Publication

CTET Book for Social Studies

• Social Studies by Pearson Publication 

With a CTET certificate, you can apply for Post-Graduate Teacher (PGT), Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT), or Primary Teacher (PRT), while the basic pay of CTET certified teachers is between ₹ 9,300 to ₹ 34,800. The CTET in-hand salary can go up to ₹ 48,000/ Month.

Regular practice of previous year's question papers or the model paper is a must for any exam preparation. For the CTET July 2021 exam you can check out the previous year question papers pdf in both Hindi and English from the link given below:

CTET Exam 2021 exam date will be out soon and the CTET July Admit Card will be released 10-15 days before the exam date on the official site. Candidates need to enter their CTET login details to download their CTET Admit Card for the July session. We will update the direct link above to download the CTET 2021 Hall Ticket. 

Steps to Download CTET July 2021 Admit Card

• Visit the official website of CTET exam- Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
• Click on 'CTET July Admit Card' tab
• Enter Registration number and Password (date of birth)
• Submit and download your CTET Hall Ticket 
• Now take a print out of your admit card

Note: Do not forget to carry your admit card to the exam centre 

Keeping in mind the social distancing norms due to the Coronavirus pandemic, CTET 2021 exam date latest news also clarifies that there has been an increase in CTET Exam centres. The total number of CTET Exam centres has now been increased to accommodate fewer students in one centre due to social distancing. CTET 2021 Latest news suggests that the number of CTET Exam centres has now increased from 112 to 135. 

How to change the CTET Exam Centre?

Follow the steps given below to change your CTET Exam Centre:

• Open the official website of CTET-  ctet.nic.in
• Select the tab which says Exam centre correction
• Enter your CTET login details like your registration number and password along with the security code.
• Select Correction on the Application Form link
• Read the instructions and check the ‘I Agree’ box to proceed
• Change your priority order of the CTET Exam centres
• Enter the security code and submit it after making the final review.

Updated CTET Exam Centres 2021

The Central Board of Secondary Education has provided the link to the CTET mock test 2021 on the official website of CBSE CTET. CBSE has also started 356 test practice centers for the CTET 2021 exam across the country.

CTET December 2021 Exemplar Items for Paper 1 and Paper 2: Download Here

In order to clear the CTET exam, it is important to also analyze the previous year papers. You can download the CTET Paper 1 and Paper 2 analysis through the link given below:

CTET Answer Key 2021

The CTET Cutoff is given below for General, OBC, SC, and ST categories. 

CTET Test Series 2021

To get a fair demonstration of the CTET 2021 July exam, you can take online mock tests for CTET. It will help you analyze your exam preparation and manage the time.

CTET Result

The CTET result will be out after the completion of the CTET July 2021 exam. We will post the direct link to check the status of your CTET 2021 result for the July Session as soon as it is out.

You can check the CBSE CTET statistics of the participated candidates in the January session.