CTET Paper I 2023

The Central Teaching Eligibility Test (CTET) is a national-level eligibility exam conducted by CBSE. It is a gateway to becoming a teacher in the government schools of India. Candidates acquiring minimum passing marks in the CTET Paper 1 exam are appointed as teachers to teach the students of classes 1 to 5. 

The test is held in 20 languages throughout the country. CTET exam assesses the conceptual understanding, application, problem-solving, reasoning, and critical thinking of the candidates. The exam also focuses on assessing candidates’ knowledge of the subject, pedagogic content knowledge, and its relevance in the school curriculum.

CTET 2023 Paper 1 Exam Summary

CBSE conducts CTET to determine the eligibility of the candidates for the teaching profession. The candidates who clear the CTET Paper 1 exam can apply for teaching jobs nationwide.

Particulars	Details
Name of Exam	Central Teacher Eligibility Test
Commonly Known As	CTET
Exam Conducting Authority	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Job Category	Teaching Job
Mode of Application	Online
Exam Level	National Level
Frequency of Exam	Twice a Year
Mode of Examination	Computer-based Test (Changed from 2021)
Medium of Exam	20 Languages
Total Exam Centres	218
Official Website	ctet.nic.in

Check the latest updates related to CTET Paper 1 below:

• CBSE issued the CTET 2023 August admit card on August 18, 2023, for the entrance test scheduled on August 20, 2023. You can check the CTET exam timing here.

The conducting body has released the official notification for CTET 2023 exam date. Please check the complete notification details on CTET Paper below:

• CTET 2023 notification

Check the important dates related to the CTET 2023 exam from the table below:

Events	Dates
CTET Notification 2023	April 27, 2023
CTET Application Form 2023 Starts From	April 27, 2023
Last Date to fill Online Application	May 26, 2023
Last Date for submission of fee through E-Challan	May 26, 2023
CTET Admit Card 2023	August 18, 2023
CTET Exam Dates 2023	August 20, 2023
Release of CTET Answer Key	To be Announced
CTET Result Declaration	To be Announced

CTET Salary & Job Profile

Candidates who clear the CTET Paper 1 will receive lucrative salaries and benefits. Moreover, the career growth opportunities and job profiles are attractive and appealing.

Salary Structure

Check the salary structure for candidates who clear the CTET Paper 1:

Components	Amount
Grade Pay	INR 4,200
Pay Scale	INR 9,300 to 34,800
Basic Pay (after 7th Pay Commission)	INR 35,400
TA	INR 1,600
HRA	INR 3,240
Gross Salary	INR 40,240
Net Salary	INR 35,000 to 37,000

CTET Job Profile

Check the job profile for eligible teachers below:

• Must have subject expertise.
• Must have good oral and written communication skills.
• Must have good knowledge of pedagogy and child development.
• Encourage students for co-curricular activities.
• Increase learning abilities and social growth of students.
• Maintain school and classroom records.
• Promote a safe and secure classroom environment.

Career Growth

The positions that candidates can get through promotion after clearing the CTET Paper 1 exam are as follows:

• Headmaster of the primary school
• Senior Teacher of the primary school
• Assistant Teacher of the primary school
• Senior Teacher of the upper-primary school
• Principal of the upper-primary school

CBSE has set certain eligibility criteria for applicants who want to become teachers for Classes 1 to 5. This section has provided the age limit criteria, nationality criteria, and educational qualification criteria for CTET 2023 Paper 1 exam.

Age Limit Criteria

Aspirants who wish to apply for the CTET Paper 1 exam must be above 18. There are no upper limit age criteria for the eligibility test.

Nationality Criteria

Candidates who have permanent citizenship in India can apply for the exam. Subjects of Bhutan and Nepal can also apply for the CTET.

Educational Qualification

The educational qualification requirement for CTET Paper 1 exam are as follows:

• Applicants need to complete the senior secondary exam with a minimum of 50 per cent marks and have passed or appeared for the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education, or
• The candidate has passed the senior secondary exam with 45 per cent marks and has passed or appeared for the final year examination for a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education in accordance with the NCTE regulations, or
• The candidate has passed the senior secondary examination with a minimum of 50 per cent marks and passed or appeared for the final year of 4 years Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.Ed), or
• Candidates must have passed the senior secondary examination with a minimum of 50 per cent marks and passed or appeared in the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Education or passed the 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education course.

Candidates interested in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test must submit the duly filled application forms online. The application process for CTET 2023 has started.

How to Apply for CTET Paper 1 Exam?

Registration for CTET 2023 will begin online on the official website. The candidates can check details here, as we will update this page as soon as registration begins. The steps to apply online for CTET are as follows.

• 1st Step: Visit the official website of CTET – ctet.nic.in
• 2nd Step: Find and click on the “Apply Online” link from the homepage.
• 3rd Step: This will lead to an authentication form where the details such as name, state, identification type, date of birth, gender, etc should be entered.
• 4th Step: Enter all the primary information carefully because it will be saved with the profile. Enter the contact information, such as a valid email address and phone number.
• 5th Step: Log out of the portal to prevent modifications by unauthorised persons.

Steps to Fill the CTET Application Form

The steps to fill out the application form are as follows:

• 1st Step: Candidates should visit the CTET official website to complete their registration process
• 2nd Step: They should click on the “Application” option.
• 3rd Step: Registration – In the third step, candidates should fill up their CTET application forms. They should add their basic details and register by adding their basic details such as name, email ID, phone number, address, etc.
• 4th Step: Candidates will receive the “Application Number” and “Password”. They should preserve these details for future use. 
• 5th Step: Application Process – Fill in the application form per the instructions. They’ll be required to enter the following important information:
  • Candidates’ Name
  • Education Details
  • Specially Abled or Not,
  • Address
  • Security PIN
• 6th Step: Document Uploading Process – Upload the scanned documents as described by the officials.
• 7th Step: Students will now be directed to the payment gateway. It can be paid through a debit card, net banking, or credit card.
• 8th Step: Kindly click on the “Submit” option. Now take a printout of the application form for future use.

The CTET Paper 1 exam will be held in 20 cities around the country. Check the exam centres from the table below.

State/ UT	CTET Exam Centers
Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
Assam	Dibrugarh Guwahati Jorhat Silchar Tezpur
Bihar	Bhagalpur Bhojpur Darbhanga Gaya Madhubani Muzaffarabad Nalanda Patna Madhubani Vaishali
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh	Raipur
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu	Daman
Delhi	Delhi Central Delhi East Delhi North Delhi South Delhi West
Goa	Panaji
Gujarat	Ahmedabad Surat Vadodara
Haryana	Ambala Faridabad Gurugram Karnal Kurukshetra
Himachal Pradesh	Hamirpur Kangra Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu Srinagar
Jharkhand	Bokaro Dhanbad Ranchi
Karnataka	Bangalore Mangalore
Kerala	Ernakulam Kozhikode Thiruvananthapuram
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal Indore Jabalpur
Maharashtra	Aurangabad Mumbai Nagpur Nashik Pune
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizawl
Nagaland	Kohima
Odisha	Bhubaneshwar Sambalpur
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Amritsar Bhatinda Ferozepur Jalandhar
Rajasthan	Ajmer Alwar Bikaner Jaipur Jodhpur Kota Udaipur
Sikkim	Gangtok
Tamil Nadu	Chennai Coimbatore Madurai Tiruchirapalli
Telangana	Hyderabad
Tripura	Agartala
Uttarakhand	Dehradun Haldwani Roorkee Srinagar Garhwal
Uttar Pradesh	Agra Aligarh Ayodhya Bareilly Etawah Ghaziabad Ghazipur Gorakhpur Jhansi Kanpur Lucknow Mathura Mau Meerut Moradabad Noida Prayagraj Raebareli Saharanpur Sultanpur Varanasi
West Bengal	Durgapur Kolkata

The CTET Paper 1 exam has 5 sections with a total of 150 questions. The total duration of the exam is 150 minutes i.e. 2:30 hours and the total marks allocated is 150. Check the CTET Paper 1 exam pattern below:

Subject	Number of Questions	Total Marks
Language I (Compulsory)	30	30
Language II (Compulsory)	30	30
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Total	150	150

Candidates will have to compulsorily choose two language subjects while filling the application form. Check the languages that candidates can choose from in the table below.

Code No.	Language	Code No.	Language
1	English	11	Marathi
2	Hindi	12	Mizo
3	Assamese	13	Nepali
4	Bengali	14	Oriya
5	Garo	15	Punjabi
6	Gujarati	16	Sanskrit
7	Kannada	17	Tamil
8	Khasi	18	Telugu
9	Malayalam	19	Tibetan
10	Manipuri	20	Urdu

It is important that candidates have a good idea of the syllabus so that they can prepare for the exam well. Candidates can also find the topics for each section that are included in the CTET Paper 1 syllabus from the table below:

Child Development & Pedagogy	Language I	Language II	Mathematics	Environmental Studies
Child Development (Primary school child)	Language Comprehension	Comprehension	Content	Content
Concept of Inclusive Education and Understanding Children with Special Needs	Pedagogy of Language Development	Pedagogy of Language Development	Pedagogical Issues	Pedagogical Issues
Learning and Pedagogy	–	–	–	–

The CTET Paper 1 exam can be challenging. However, with proper preparation and study strategies, candidates can overcome the challenges and clear the exam. Check some of the preparation tips for CTET 2023 Paper 1 below:

• Candidates need to refer to the syllabus so that they do not miss out on any important topics.
• Candidates should refer to the CTET best books to have a good preparation phase.
• Candidates should make a proper study plan referring to the syllabus and exam pattern.
• It is important that applicants revise and take Embibe’s CTET Paper 1 mock tests. This will help them identify their weaknesses and improve upon them.
• Candidates must talk to close friends and families about the topics mentioned in the syllabus whenever possible, which will help in revising and understanding the concepts well.
• Candidates should refer to the CTET Paper 1 previous year’s papers. This will help them understand the difficulty level of the exam and the type of questions asked in the examination.
• The most important tip is to stay calm, confident, and positive during the preparation stage and not get overwhelmed.

The CTET 2023 Admit Card was released on August 18, 2023. Candidates willing to apply for CTET 2023 must download their admit cards online from the official website. 

To download the CTET 2023 admit card, the candidates have to follow the steps mentioned below:

• Step 1: Visit the official website of CTET.
• Step 2: Find the option to download the admit card for CTET 2023 on the homepage.
• Step 3: Click on the link to download the admit card and log in using the registration number (issued during filling out the application form) and date of birth as credentials.
• Step 4: After logging in, the CTET admit card will be displayed on the screen. Candidates have to check all the details and download the admit card.
• Step 5: After downloading the CTET Admit Card, the candidates must take a few printouts of the same.

After downloading the admit card, the candidates must check the details mentioned. CTET admit card contains important details such as the name of the candidate, father’s name, application number, roll number, gender, date of birth, date of exam and timings, exam centre address, category, candidate’s address, photo, signature, paper applied for, medium of question paper and exam instructions. 

Candidates need to keep the admit card safe till the completion of CTET. The candidates must carry their CTET admit card and a photo ID proof to the exam centre. No candidates will be allowed to enter the exam hall without these documents.

CBSE releases the CTET Paper 1 Answer Key after the exam is completed. Candidates can check the answer key once the conducting body releases it. Candidates must visit the official website to check and download the answer key.

Once the answer key for CTET is released, the Central Board of Secondary Education will declare the results for the exam. CTET results will be published online on the official website. The candidates must use their login credentials to check the result on the official website.

Those who clear the CTET exam will be considered eligible for teaching jobs nationwide.

To check the result, the candidates must follow the below steps.

• Step 1: Visit the official website of CTET.
• Step 2: Find the option to check the result for CTET 2023 on the homepage and click on the same.
• Step 3: Candidates must now log in using the required credentials, such as application number and date of birth.
• Step 4: CTET result will appear on the screen that will carry some important details such as total marks of the exam, marks obtained by the candidate, pass or fail etc.
• Step 5: Candidates have to download their admit card and take a printout of the same. If the candidate is qualified, they can use the CTET eligibility certificate to apply for teaching jobs at the school level.

The CTET cut-off score for Paper 1 is 60% of the total marks for the general category and 55% for the SC/ST/OBC category. Candidates must secure the qualifying marks to get the eligibility certificate

Check the CTET Paper 1 minimum qualifying marks below:

Category	Minimum Qualifying Percentage	Passing Marks Out of 150
General	60%	90
OBC/ SC/ ST	55%	82

Candidates might have many questions regarding the CTET 2023 Paper 1. Here are a few commonly asked questions and answers.

Q: What is the CTET exam?

Ans: Central Teacher Eligibility Test, also known as CTET, is a national-level teacher eligibility test conducted by the CBSE. Candidates who qualify for the CTET exam can apply for teaching jobs nationwide.

Q: How many papers are there in CTET?

Ans: The CTET exam has two papers- Paper 1 is for classes 1 to 5, and Paper 2 is for classes 6 to 8.

Q: Who can apply for CTET Paper 1?

Ans: Applicants must have passed the senior secondary exam or equivalent exam from a recognised state or national board with at least 50% marks.

Q: Can I fill in the application form for CTET through offline mode?

Ans: No. You can fill in the application form for CTET only online, and the application form can be accessed on the official website of CTET.

Q: What is the application fee for an OBC candidate to apply for both CTET papers?

Ans: OBC and general category candidates must pay Rs 1,200 to apply for both papers in CTET.

Q: For how long is the CTET certificate valid?

Ans: According to new guidelines, CTET certification is valid for a lifetime.