CTET Central Teacher Eligibility Test

CTET

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) for February 2016

The Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi will be conducting the 9th Edition of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) on 21-02-2016 (Sunday) for a candidate to be eligible for appointment as a teacher for class I to VIII. Candidates can apply only On-Line for CTET-FEB 2016 on CTET website –www.ctet.nic.in

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

CTET-application-form

 

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, DELHI

CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST UNIT

PS 1-2, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, I P EXTENSION, PATPARGANJ, DELHI-110092

Ph. No.: 011-22235774, 22240104 Fax : 011-22235775 E-Mail- ctet@cbse.gov.in

PUBLIC NOTICE

CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (CTET) – FEB 2016

Date of Examination: 21.02.2016 (Sunday)

Date for Submission of On-Line Application: 04.12.2015 to 28.12.2015

Last date for submission of On-line Application: 28.12.2015

Last date for submission of fee: 29.12.2015

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IMPORTANT DATES:

Submission of On-line application 04.12.2015 to 28.12.2015

Last date for Online Submission of application 28.12-2015

Last date for payment of fees Through E-Challan or Debit/Credit Card by the candidate 29.12.2015 (till 03:30 PM)

Period for On-line Corrections in Particulars (No correction will be allowed in any particulars after this date) 30.12.2015 to 04.01.2016

Download Admit Card from CTET website 25.01.2016

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Schedule of Examination

DATE OF EXAMINATION   PAPER   TIMING   DURATION  

DATE  21.02.2016,   PAPER – II , TIMING 09.30 TO 12.00 HOURS,  DURATION 2.30 HOURS

DATE  21.02.2016,  PAPER – I , TIMING  14.00 TO 16.30 HOURS,   DURATION 2.30 HOURS


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IMPORTANT NOTES:

(a) Candidates can apply for CTET – FEB 2016 ‘ON-LINE’ through CTET website www.ctet.nic.in w.e.f. 04.12.2015 to 28.12.2015

(b) The application for CTET – FEB 2016 has been made completely online with the facility to upload latest photograph and signature of the applicant. The particulars will be filled online and the scanned images of latest photograph and signature (in JPG format only) will be uploaded at the time of filling the application form. The candidates are advised to keep the scanned images of latest photograph and signature of the candidates ready in JPG format before applying online.

(c) 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.

(d) Candidate should enter his/her particulars i.e. Name, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name and Date of Birth as per Class Xth Certificate. Please note that no request for any change in particular will be accepted under any circumstances after the specified date for online correction is over.

(e) ‘ON-LINE’ SUBMISSION – www.ctet.nic.in

Candidates can apply ‘ON-LINE’ through CTET website www.ctet.nic.in. The candidate should supply all details while filling the Online Form and upload their scanned images of latest photograph & signature. After successful submission of data and requisite fee Candidates are required to take printout of Confirmation Page for record and keep it for their reference. The Confirmation Page is not required to be sent to CTET Unit. Fee Details for CTET – FEB 2016 are as follows:

CATEGORY: General/OBC,   Only Paper – I or II  Rs.600/-;  Both Paper – I & II  Rs.1000/-

CATEGORY: SC/ST/Diff. Abled Person,  Only Paper – I or II Rs.300/;  Both Paper – I & II  – Rs.500/

Service Charges & Service Taxes (as applicable) will be charged extra by the Bank Mode of Payment:

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

 By Debit/Credit Card

(f) Method of Submission of Online Application Form:

STEP 1: Log on to CTET official website www.ctet.nic.in.

STEP 2: Go to the link “Apply Online ” and open the same.

STEP 3: Fill in the Online Application Form

STEP 4: Upload Scanned Images of latest Photograph and Signature

Note:

 The scanned image of latest photograph is required to upload to avoid the inconvenience at centre, as this photograph will be matched with the actual candidate appearing in the examination.

 The signature should be in jpg format.

 Size of the photo image must be greater than 4 kb and less than 100 kb.

 Size of the signature image must be greater than 1 kb and less than 25 kb.

 Image Dimension of photograph should be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height) only.

STEP 5: Pay examination Fee by e-challan or debit/credit card

STEP 6: Print Confirmation page for record and future reference.

 

The candidate’s particulars cannot be changed/edited once the examination fee has been submitted. Thereafter corrections in the particulars can be made online w.e.f. 30.12.2015 to 04.01.2016.

The candidates shall be permitted to make on-line correction in their following particulars i.e. name, father and mother name, date of birth, category, differently abled category, Paper opted (i.e. Paper I or Paper II), Subject for Paper – II, First choice of Centre, language I and/or II opted, Address of correspondence and the name of the Institution/College/University from where he/she has obtained his/her B.Ed Degree/Diploma in Elementary Education etc.

 

No change will be accepted through offline mode i.e. through fax/application or by email etc. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained. Please note that no request for any change in particular will be accepted under any circumstances after the specified date for online correction is over.

 

The candidates may download Admit Card from CTET website w.e.f. 25.01.2016 onwards and appear for the examination at the given Centre. For latest updates, please visit CTET official website www.ctet.nic.in

 

The address for correspondence: THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY (CTET), CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, PS 1-2, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, I P EXTENSION, PATPARGANJ, DELHI-110 092 Contact No: 011-22235774, 22240104 Fax: 22240103 Email: ctet@cbse.gov.in

 


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ELIGIBILITY:

The candidates having the following minimum educational qualification are eligible for appearing in CTET.

Minimum Educational Qualifications for becoming Teacher for Classes I-V (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.El.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 and passed or appearing in final year of two year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).

 

Minimum Educational Qualification for becoming Teacher for Classes VI-VIII (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.El.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)*.

 

Note:

(i) Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks in the minimum Educational Qualification for eligibility shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to reserved categories, such as SC/ST/OBC/Differently abled.

(ii) *Diploma/Degree Course in Teacher Education: For the purposes of this Notification, a diploma/degree course in teacher education recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) only shall be considered. However, in case of Diploma in Education (Special Education) and B.ED (Special Education), a course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered.

(iii) Training to be undergone: A person with D.Ed. (Special Education) qualification shall undergo, after appointment an NCTE recognized 6-month Special Programme in Elementary Education.

(iv) The minimum qualifications referred above apply to teachers of Languages, Social Studies/Social Science, Mathematics, Science etc. In respect of teachers for Physical Education, the minimum qualification norms for Physical Education teachers referred to in NCTE Regulation, dated 3rd November, 2001 (as amended from time to time) shall be applicable. For teachers of Art Education, Craft Education, Home Science, Work Education, etc. the existing eligibility norms prescribed by the State Governments and other School Managements shall be applicable till such time the NCTE lays down the minimum qualifications in respect of such teachers.

(v) Candidates who are appearing in the final year of Bachelor Degree in Education or Diploma in Elementary Education etc. are provisionally admitted and their CTET Certificate shall be valid only on passing the aforesaid Examinations, before the declaration of the CTET result.

(vi) The candidate not having any of the above qualification shall not be eligible for appearing in Central Teacher Eligibility Test.

(vii) 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.


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Pattern of Examination:

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF CTET

The CTET examination will be of objective type Multiple Choice Question (MCQs). There will be no negative marking. There will be 2 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.

 

Paper I (for Classes I to V) Primary Stage : Duration of examination-Two-and-a-half hours Structure and Content (All Compulsory): (Appendix I)

(i) Child Development and Pedagogy     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 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.

 The Test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I – V by the NCERT.

 The questions in the test for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT for classes I – V but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Secondary stage.

Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage : Duration of examination – Two-and-a-half hours Structure and Content (All Compulsory): (Appendix I)

(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 60 MCQs 60 Marks (for Mathematics and Science teacher)

(v) Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher) *For any other teacher – either (IV) or (V)

60 MCQs 60 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 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.

 The Test items in Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies/Social Science will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science will be of 30 marks each. The test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes VI – VIII by the NCERT.

 The questions in the test for Paper II will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT for classes VI – VIII but their difficu

LANGUAGE OF THE QUESTION PAPER: Main question paper shall be Bilingual (Hindi/English).

QUALIFYING MARKS AND AWARD OF CTET CERTIFICATE

As per NCTE notification No. 76-4/2010/NCTE/Acad Dated 11.02.2011: A person who scores 60% or more in the TET exam will be considered as TET 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 extant reservation 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.

APPLICABILITY

(i) The CTET shall apply to schools of the Central Government (KVS, NVS, Central Tibetan Schools, etc.) and schools under the administrative control of UT’s of Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and NCT of Delhi.

(ii) CTET may also apply to the unaided private schools, who may exercise the option of considering the CTET.

(iii) Schools owned and managed by the State Government/local bodies and aided schools shall consider the TET conducted by the State Government. However, a State Government can also consider the CTET if it decides not to 10Page conduct the State TET. CTET-FEB 2016

(iv) According to CBSE Affiliation Bye-Law 53, prescribing the minimum qualifications for teachers to teach various subjects in Classes I to VIII in the schools Affiliated to CBSE stands amended to that extent and it shall be mandatory that the teachers appointed hereinafter i.e. 6th March 2012 to teach classes I to VIII in the Schools affiliated to the CBSE shall qualify/pass the Central Teacher Eligibility Test or Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), conducted by the appropriate Central/ State Government in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE for this purpose.

VALIDITY PERIOD OF CTET CERTIFICATE:

The Validity Period of CTET qualifying certificate for appointment will be seven years from the date of declaration of its result for all categories.

There is no restriction on the number of attempts a person can take for acquiring a CTET Certificate. A person who has qualified CTET may also appear again for improving his/her score.

A candidate can get a duplicate copy of Marks Statement or Eligibility Certificate by paying the prescribed fee by way of Demand Draft in favour of Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education, drawn on any nationalized bank, payable at Delhi. Format for applying for duplicate marks statement/certificate is available on CTET official website i.e. www.ctet.nic.in

Time for issue of duplicate document:  Within 14 working days,    Amount (per document):   Rs.200/- + Rs. 35/- (Postal Charges)


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Fee Details for CTET – FEB 2016 are as follows:

CATEGORY   |    Only Paper – I or II    |  Both Paper – I & II

CATEGORY  General/OBC, Fees for Only Paper – I or II    Rs.600/-, Fees for  Both Paper – I & II Rs.1000/-

CATEGORY  SC/ST/Diff. Abled Person, Fees for  Only Paper – I or II      Rs.300/- , Fees for Both Paper – I & II Rs.500/-

Service Charges & Service Taxes (as applicable) will be charged extra by the Bank

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ON-LINE SUBMISSION–www.ctet.nic.in

 


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Method of Submission of Online Application Form:

  •  Log on to CTET official website www.ctet.nic.in.
  •  Go to the link “Apply Online ” and open the same.
  • Read the instructions carefully before filling on-line Application Form and click on the link “Proceed to Apply Online” (at the end of page) to apply online and follow Four Simple Steps

Application form -> Upload Images -> Fee Payment -> Print Confirmation Page

 

STEP 1 Fill in the on-line application form Part-I and note down the registration number.

STEP 2 Upload Scanned Images of latest photograph and signature in the online application form Part-II

STEP 3 Make payment of fee through Debit/Credit Card or download e-challan for payment in the designated accounts of Syndicate Bank or HDFC Bank.

STEP 4 Take print out of Confirmation page for completing Part-IV and keep it for future reference along with copy of e-challan, (if fee paid through echallan). The candidates are advised NOT to send the hard copy of the application/confirmation page to CBSE/CTET .

Click on “Proceed to go online”, follow the instructions carefully and fill the Application Form. After filling all the required information on the Application Form click “Next” or “Reset” button. “Next” button proceed for “Review Page” and “Reset” button resets all the fields of Application Form filled by the candidate. After checking all the particulars filled by the candidate in Review page, click on “Final Submit”, if all the particulars are correct else go for “Back” button and correct the particulars and then click on “Final Submit” button on review page.

 After Final Submission, note down registration number and follow step 2 for uploading images of latest photograph and signature in JPG format only.

 After uploading latest photograph and signature the page will automatically shifted to next step i.e. Fee Payment.

 After successful submission of fee, follow step 4 and take print out of the Confirmation Page.

 All the four links for candidate registration i.e. 1. Online submission of application form 2. upload images 3. payment of fee & 4. take print out of confirmation page can also be used separately.

 

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Address for correspondence:-

ASSISTANT SECRETARY (CTET)

Central Board of Secondary Education,

P.S. 1-2, I.P. Extension, Institutional Area,

Patparganj, Delhi-110092

Contact No.-011-22235774, 22240104

Fax : 011-22235775

E-Mail – ctet@cbse.gov.in

 

  • The candidate must retain Confirmation Page and Candidate’s Copy of EChallan (if fee paid through Syndicate or HDFC Bank’s E-Challan) for record and future reference.
  • 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.
  • Website : www.ctet.nic.in Email: ctet@cbse.gov.in
  • The candidate should mention their own mobile number and E-Mail id while submitting their on-line application as the CTET alerts will be sent to the candidates on their registered mobile number and E-Mail id.
  • Official Website: http://ctet.nic.in/

Download Notification & Syllabus CTET_FEBRUARY_2016

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