All you teaching job aspirants must get ready for the first cycle of the CTET (Central Teaching Eligibility Test). CTET July 2020’s applications are live now. As usual, the exam would be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

Aspirants who are planning to take the exam can now turn on the serious hat as just 6 months are remaining for the exam. For now, we bring to you all the important details in respect of the recently released notification.

CTET Important Dates

As an aspirant, the first thing that you must take note of is the important dates related to the exam cycle. To make that easy for you we have tabled this details below:

Event	Date
Start of Online Application Process	24^th January, 2020
Last Date For Online Application	24^th February, 2020
Last Date For Application Fee Submission	27^th February, 2020
Date of Exam	5th July, 2020

For more details on dates, one can read the official notification that CBSE has released for the aspirants.

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CTET Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria for the CTET exam varies for Paper 1 (Primary Stage, Class I to V) and Paper 2 (Secondary Stage Class VI to VIII) applicants. The details about eligibility criteria for both the papers are listed below:

For Paper 1 (Primary Stage, Class I to V)

Candidate Must-Have Passed Senior Secondary (or it’s equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education OR
Candidate Must-Have Passed Senior Secondary (or it’s equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education as per NCTE 2002 Norms OR
Candidate Must-Have Passed Senior Secondary (or it’s equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) OR
Candidate Must-Have Passed Senior Secondary (or it’s equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Education (Special Education) OR
Candidate Must-Have Passed Graduation with 50% Marks and 1 Year B.Ed Examination OR
Candidate Must-Have Passed Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of two-year Diploma in Elementary Education

For Paper 2 (Upper Primary Stage, Class VI to VIII)

Candidate Must-Have Passed Bachelor Degree and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known). OR
Candidate Must-Have Passed Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed). OR
Candidate Must-Have Passed Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE Norms OR
Candidate Must-Have Passed Senior Secondary (or it’s equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed). OR
Candidate Must-Have Passed 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
Candidate Must-Have Passed Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. / (B.Ed Special Education)

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CTET Application Fee

Application fee varies based on whether an aspirant applies for only Paper 1 or Paper or he/she is applying for both the papers. The details about these are listed tabled below:

Fee For Solo Application For Paper 1 or Paper 2