CTET 2021 Official Answer Key

Important Dates

• Application Begin: 24/01/2020
• Last Date for Apply Online: 09/03/2020 (Extended)
• Last Date Pay Exam Fee: 13/03/2020 up to 03:30 PM
• Final Verification of Payment: 16/03/2020
• Online Correction: 17/03/2020 to 24/03/2020
• Change Exam District:07-16 November 2020
• Old Exam Date: 05/07/2020 
• New Exam Date: 31/01/2021
• Admit card Available: 13 January 2021
• Answer Key Available: 19-21 February 2021

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Educational Qualification for Classes I-V

• 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)

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• 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).

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• 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)*.

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• “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”.

Educational Qualification for Classes VI-VIII

• Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).

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

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• 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.

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• 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).

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• 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.

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

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• 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.