CTET 2024 exam cities reduced to 132, may hold test for two days: changes introduced

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has started the application process for the 20th edition of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) December 2024, an eligibility test for appointment of teachers in Classes 1 to 8. The CTET Dec 2024 registration link has been hosted on the official website, ctet.nic.in. As per the CTET notification, the number of exam cities have been reduced to 132.

Applicants have been given a month period, till October 16, to complete the CTET form. CTET paper 1 will be conducted for those desiring to become teachers for classes 1 to 5 and paper 2 for those who wish to teach classes 6 to 8.

As per the CTET syllabus, the question paper will cover topics from child development and pedagogy, mathematics, environmental studies, social studies, and social science. There will be a total of 150 questions carrying 150 marks. The exam is scheduled to be conducted in twenty languages in exam centres across the country.

In the last session, 8,30,242 candidates registered for paper 1 and 16,99,823 for paper 2. Out of the total, 1,27,159 qualified in paper 1 and 2,39,120 in paper 2.

CTET exam date 2024

The CBSE announced that it will hold the CTET December 2024 exam on December 1 in two shifts. The board will conduct paper 2 in the morning shift from 9.30 am to 12 noon and paper 1 from 2:30 pm to 5 pm.

The CTET exam may also be conducted on November 30 in cities where the number of registered candidates is more.

“The test will be conducted in twenty languages in 132 cities all over the country. In case number of candidates are more in any city, the exam may also be conducted on 30th November, 2024,” the official notification read.

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CTET exam cities

The CBSE conducted the July session exams in 184 exam cities, however, it has dropped 52 cities and decided to conduct the exams in 132 locations across the country.

Candidates are required to submit four options in the order of preference. “While every effort will be made to allot a Centre in one of the places opted by the candidate, the Board reserves its discretion to allot a Centre other than that of Candidate’s choice anywhere in India,” the board said.

CTET Form: Photo, signature format

While filling the CTET application form 2024, candidates are required to upload the photograph and signature in the specified format.