CBSE CTET 2022 Registration: Exam Date is Likely Soon, Check The Exam Pattern

• The test will be conducted in 20 languages at test centers across the country. 
• Central Teacher Eligibility Test or CTET is a national-level exam conducted at two levels. 
• Paper 1 or the primary stage of CTET is for teaching positions for students of classes 1 to 5 and paper 2 or the elementary stage is for classes 6 to 8. 
• Both papers are two-and-a-half hours duration.
• The application fee of CTET is ₹1,000 for one and ₹1,200 for both papers in the case of General and OBC categories. 
• For SC, ST, and differently-abled candidates, the fee is ₹500 for one and ₹600 for both papers.

CBSE CTET exam pattern

As per last year’s information bulletin, paper 1 of CTET has 5 sections, containing 150 multiple-choice questions for 150 marks:

(i) Child Development and Pedagogy (compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 marks

(ii) Language I (compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 marks

(iii) Language II: (compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 marks

(iv) Mathematics: 30 MCQs, 30 marks

(v) Environmental Studies: 30 MCQs, 30 marks

Total: 150 MCQs, 150 marks

Paper 2 also has 5 sections, with 150 MCQs for 150 marks:

(i) Child Development & Pedagogy(compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 marks

(ii) Language I (compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 marks

(iii) Language II (compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 marks

(iv) Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher): 60 MCQs, 60 marks, or

(v) Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher): 60 MCQs, 60 marks

*For any other teacher – either (IV) or (V)

Total- 150 MCQs, 150 marks