Monday, 23 January 2012

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)-Jan 2012

Exam: Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) by the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi. 
For: Applying to schools of the Central Government (KVS, NVS, Tibetan Schools, etc) and schools under the administrative control of UT of Chandigarh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. CTET may also apply to the unaided private schools, who may exercise the option of considering the CTET. 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 conduct the State TET.
Eligibility: (a) Applicants for Classes I-V  Primary Stage CTET would be Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing  in final year of  two year Diploma in Elementary Education ; OR Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing  in final year of two year Diploma in Elementary Education; OR Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of Four 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 two 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).
(b) Applicants for Classes VI-VIII-Elementary Stage would be graduated and passed or appearing in final year of two year Diploma in Elementary Education; OR Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in one year Bachelor in Education (B Ed); OR Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in one year Bachelor in Education (B Ed) ; OR Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of four 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 four 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 one year B Ed  (Special Education). More on www.ctet.nic.in
Note: A person who intends to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both the papers (Paper I and Paper II).
The CTET examination will be of objective type multiple choice questions (MCQ’s) and there will be no negative marking.  There will be 2 papers of CTET.
Paper I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V.
Paper II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII
Find details of structure and content on

Form: Online submission at www.cbse.nic.in or http://ctet.nic.in/online/instruction.aspx. Application form/ Confirmation Page complete in all respect should be sent by Registered/ Speed Post so as to reach The Assistant Secretary (CTET), Central Board of Secondary Education, ‘Shiksha Sadan’, 17 Rouse Avenue, New Delhi-110002.
Deadline: November 25, 2011 (online application)/November 30, 2011 (submission at CBSE Office).
Exam date: January 29, 2012.

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