The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), as reported earlier, has started the application process for Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2018 from today, August 1st. Candidates who want to participate in the CTET 2018 exam can register on the official website, ctet.nic.in.

The last date to apply for the CBSE CTET 2018 exam is August 27th, 2018. However, unlike what was believed, the CTET website is silent on the date of the exam, which will probably be revealed in due course.

CTET 2018 important exam dates

CTET 2018 Important Dates

Activity Date
Start date of CTET application August 1st, 2018
Last date to apply August 27th, 2018
Last date to pay fees August 30th, 2018 3:30 pm
Last date for online corrections, if any, to uploaded particulars September 06, 2018
Download Admit Card To be announced
CTET exam 2018 To be announced

The CBSE had released the notification for CTET 2018 on June 12th. The registration was scheduled to start from June 22nd, but the process was halted due to ‘administrative reasons’.

The notification had created controversy in south Indian states, especially Tamil Nadu, as the CBSE had given options of only three languages - English, Hindi and Sanskrit - instead of the usual 20 languages. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar intervened and instructed the CBSE to conduct the exam in all 20 languages. This led to CBSE postponing the registration process.

While the exam date of the CBSE CTET 2018 exam has not been revealed, the exam pattern remains the same. The schedule of the CTET examination 2018 is as follows:

CTET 2018 Examination schedule

Date of Examination Paper Timing
To be announced Paper II 9:30 am to 12 noon
To be announced Paper I 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Paper I examination is for candidates who have applied for the post of teacher for classes 1 to 5. Paper II is for those applying for the post of teacher for classes 6 to 8. The exam will be multiple choice questions with no negative markings.

Here is how to apply for CTET 2018 exam:

  1.   Log on the CTET 2018 official website.  
  2.   Click on ‘Online Registration for CTET 2018’ on the home page.  
  3.   Fill in the application form and note down the ‘Registration number/Application Number’.  
  4.   Upload scanned images of a candidate’s photograph and signature.  
  5.   Pay the examination fee.  
  6.   The confirmation page will appear which can be printed out for future reference.  

Educational qualification:

For Classes 1 to 5 Teachers:

The candidates should have any of the below qualification to be eligible to appear for CTET for class 1 to 5.

  • Senior secondary with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education      
  • Senior secondary with at least 45% and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education in accordance with the NCTE    
  • Senior secondary with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed)    
  • Senior secondary with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education)    
  • Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of two year Diploma in Elementary Education    

For Classes 6 to 8 Teachers:

The candidates should have any of the below qualification to be eligible to appear for CTET for class 6 to 8.

  • Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education    
  • Graduation with at least 50% and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed)    
  • Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE    
  • Senior secondary with at least 50% and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed)    
  • Senior secondary with at least 50% and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed    
  • Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education)    

There is a relaxation of 5 percentage points in qualifying marks for candidates who are from SC, ST, OBC, or differently-abled categories.

The registration fee for candidates applying for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 is Rs. 1200 (Rs. 600 for reserved category) and Rs. 700 (Rs. 350 for reserved category) for candidates applying for only one paper.

Candidates from general category need to score 60% to clear the examination. Candidates from SC/ST/OBC/differently abled category need to score 55% to pass the examination. The CTET qualifying certificate will be valid for seven years from the date of declaration of the result.