CBSE CTET 2021

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the official short notification regarding the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) December 2021 on its official website.

CBSE will be conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) between 16th December 2021 to 13th January 2022, at various examination centres spread across the country. Candidates who want to pursue teaching in school level as their profession must appear and qualify in CTET . Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here .

CBSE CTET Overview

Name of exam: Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) December 2021

Name of board: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

Date of exam: 16th December 2021 to 13th January 2022

Type of exam: CBT (Computer Based Test)

Validity of CTET certificate: Lifetime

Application mode: Online

Last date of submission of application: 19th October 2021

Official website: https://ctet.nic.in

Eligibility Criteria of CBSE CTET Exam

Classes I-V or Primary Stage

Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed).
OR
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)*.
OR
“Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)”
“(a) who has acquired the qualification or Bachelor of Education from any NCTE recognized institution shall be considered for appointment as a teacher in classes I to V provided the person so appointed as a teacher shall mandatorily undergo a six month Bridge Course in Elementary Education recognized by the NCTE, within two year of such appointment as primary teacher”.

Classes VI-VIII or Elementary Stage

Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).
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), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed).
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year 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. (Special Education)*.
OR
Any candidate having qualified B.Ed. Programme recognized by the NCTE is eligible to appear in TET/CTET. Moreover, as per the existing TET guidelines circulated vide NCTE letter dated 11-02-2011, a person who is pursuing any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case may be) specified in the NCTE Notification dated 23rd August 2010 is also qualified to appear in the TET/CTET.

Application Fee of CTET 2021

All the candidates have to pay a certain amount as application fee. Category-wise application fee is as given below .

Category	Only Paper I or II	Both Paper I & II
General/OBC	Rs.1000/-	Rs.1200/-
SC/ST/PWD	Rs.500/-	Rs.600/-

How to apply for CTET Examination ?

Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for CTET December 2021 by visiting at official portal of CBSE CTET. They may follow below mentioned steps .

# Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section .

# Click on Online Application link .

# A new webpage will be opened.

# Enter all your personal and educational details as required .

# Upload your passport sized photograph and signature and other required documents.

# Pay the examination fee as per your category and at the end click on submit button .

# Don't forget to take a print of submitted application form .

Important Dates of CBSE CTET Exam 2021

# Starting date of submission of online application: 20th September 2021
# Last date of submission of online application: 19th October 2021

# Last date to pay application fee: 20th October 2021, 15.30 hours
# Issue of TET Admit Card: To be updated later
# Date of TET Examination 2021: 16th December 2021 to 13th January 2022

Important Web-Links of CTET Notification

Online Application	20th September 2021
Short Notification	Click Here
Official Notification	20th September 2021
Official Website	Click Here