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CTET Eligibility 2020 – Education Qualification, Reservation & Age Limit

CTET 2020 notification has been released by CBSE. The teaching eligibility test will be conducted on 5^th July. Check the complete CTET eligibility 2020 below.

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducts the CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) twice every year. The CTET eligibility is fixed according to the guidelines framed by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).

Some of the basic requirements to fulfill CTET eligibility criteria 2020 are passing 10+2 examinations or completing graduation with minimum 50 per cent aggregate marks including the teacher training programmes. Some of the important points that should be acknowledged before applying for the exam are given below:

·         It is very important to know the CTET eligibility 2020 before applying for the exam

·         There are two papers - I and II in the exam

·         Paper-I is for those applicants who plan to teach classes I-V and paper-II is for those applicants who wish to teach classes VI-VIII. 

·         The Candidates who wish be eligible for teaching from classes I-VIII have to appear for both paper-I and -II

CTET Eligibility 2020 – Nationality & Age Criteria

·         Candidates should be the citizens of India

·         There is no age bar to apply for CTET 

CTET Eligibility 2020 – Educational Qualification

CTET eligibility for primary (class’s I-V) and elementary (classes VI-VIII) stage teachers is different as mentioned below:

CTET Educational Qualification for Primary Stage Teachers

In order to be qualified for being a Primary stage teacher from classes I-V applicants must meet any one criteria given below to fulfill their CTET eligibility:

·     Passed 10+2 board examinations from a recognized institute with minimum 50 per cent marks and passed or appearing in the final year of the two-year teacher training diploma course in Elementary Education

·     Passed 10+2 board examinations from a recognized institute with minimum 45 per cent marks and passed or appearing in the final year of the two-year teachers' training diploma in Elementary Education in accordance with rules mentioned in NCTE, 2002

·     Passed 10+2 board examinations from a recognized institute with minimum 50 per cent marks and passed or appearing in the final year of four-year bachelor’s course in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed)

·    Passed 10+2 board examinations with minimum 50 per cent marks and passed or appearing in the final year of two-year Diploma in Special Education

·    Graduation in any stream with minimum 50 per cent marks and a B.Ed  degree

Note: Candidates who have obtained B.Ed degree from any NCTE recognized institution need to mandatorily undergo a six month Bridge Course in Elementary Education recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) within two years after being appointed as a primary teacher.

CTET Educational Qualification for Elementary Stage Teachers

In order to be qualified for appointment as an elementary stage teacher, the applicants must fulfill any one of the criteria given below:

·         Graduation in any stream and passed or appearing in the final year of two-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.Ed)

·         Graduation in any stream with minimum 50 per cent marks and passed or appearing in one-year B.Ed course

·         Graduation with minimum 45 per cent marks and passed or appearing in one-year B.Ed in accordance with the rules and norms of NCTE

·      Passed 10+2 board exams from a recognised institute with minimum 50 per cent marks and passed or appearing in the final year of four-year B.El.Ed

·      Passed 10+2 board exams from a recognized institute with minimum 50 per cent marks and passed or appearing in the final year of four-year BA/BSc.Ed or BA.Ed/BSc.Ed

·      Passed graduation with minimum 50 per cent marks and passed or appearing in one-year B.Ed in Special Education

CTET 2020 Eligibility: Reservation & Associated Parameters

·     Relaxation of five per cent in qualifying marks has been given to candidates belonging to reserved categories such as Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Class (OBC) and Differently Abled

·  A diploma/degree in teacher education pursued by candidates should be mandatorily recognised by NCTE

·  In case of Diploma in Education (Special Education) and B.Ed (Special Education), a teacher education course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered

·  A candidate with Diploma in Special Education need to undergo, after appointment, an NCTE recognized six-month Special Programme in Elementary Education

·   Applicants are chosen as teachers  of Physical Education according to the regulations and norms laid down by NCTE

·     For teachers of Art Education, Craft Education, Home Science, Work Education, etc. norms by other school management and state government are applicable until NCTE lays down its minimum eligibility norms with such teachers

CTET Cutoff 2020 July

CTET Cutoff for July session will be updated here once it’s officially released. Given below is the expected cutoff for this session:

Category	Cutoff
General	90
OBC	85
SC	85
ST	85