CTET

Central Teacher Eligibility Test · conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

150questions in the paper

150total marks

150minutes

21,315practice questions here

The paper

Section by section, as the conducting body sets it.

Section	Questions	Correct
Child Development & Pedagogy	30	+1
Language I (medium of instruction)	30	+1
Language II (different from Language I)	30	+1
Mathematics (Paper I) / Math + Science (Paper II)	30	+1
Environmental Studies (Paper I) / Social Studies (Paper II)	30	+1

What we have to practise with

21,315 questions matched to this syllabus, by subject.

Environmental Studies 12,005 questions

Mathematics 7,024 questions

English 2,286 questions

Drawn from class 3, 4, 5, 2, 1 material. Open any of it in the chapter library.

Before you apply

Who can sit itSr Secondary + 2-yr D.El.Ed (Paper I) OR Graduate + 2-yr D.El.Ed/B.Ed/B.El.Ed (Paper II). Age — none specified.

How oftenTwice yearly (Jul + Dec). Paper I: Class 1–5 teaching. Paper II: Class 6–8 teaching. Both papers can be attempted.

Next windowJul 2026 (CTET Jul session). Notification ~Apr.

What it admits you toEligibility for teaching at KVS, NVS, central-govt schools, and CBSE-affiliated unaided private schools. Score valid for life.

What changed recentlyFrom 2021 onwards: validity is lifelong (was 7 years earlier). CBT mode in some sessions; pen-paper in others.

Dates and rules change every cycle. The conducting body is the only source that is current: ctet.nic.in/

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