CTET 2019 exam willl be conducted on July 7th by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The CTET 2019 exam will enable the recruitment of the Primary and Elementary Teachers for Central Schools. The CBSE has already released the CTET Admit card 2019 for the July exam on its website - ctet.nic.in. At this eleventh hour, candidates must be engrossed in the CTET 2019 exam preparations. It is highly advisable to take some time out and have a look at these top 5 most significant things about the CTET 2019 which are essential for every candidate appearing for the CTET 2019 exam. Check here your CTET exam centre, exam day instructions, exam pattern, CTET syllabus, CTET Cutt off marks and much more. The complete list of the CTET 2019 exam centres is at the end of the article. Do have a look!
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The Central Teaching Eligibility Test (CTET) is a national level entrance exam conducted twice every year to appoint skilled teachers for Primary level and Elementary level. The exam is conducted all over India in various exam centres. The complete list of the CTET 2019 exam centres is at the end of the article. Do have a look!
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1) Exam Schedule
There are two Papers in CTET examination: Paper I & Paper II.
- Paper I: For Primary Stage (Candidates who want to teach Class I to V)
- Paper II: For Elementary Stage (Candidates who want to teach Class VI to VIII)
If candidate intends to teach all the classes from I-VIII, he/she has to appear in both the Papers.
The Exam Schedule for both the papers is as follows:
| Paper |
Exam Date |
Timing |
Duration |
Marks |
| Paper-I |
7 July |
9.30 AM to 12.00 PM |
2.30 hours |
150 |
| Paper -II |
7 July |
2.00 PM to 04.30 PM |
2.30 hours |
150 |
2) Exam pattern & Type of Questions asked
The CTET examination is conducted in Pen and Paper Mode, i.e., candidates need to mark their answers in the OMR Sheet. A total of 150 Multiple Choice Questions are asked in each Paper I & Paper II.
The CTET 2019 exam pattern for Paper-I is:
| Subject |
Number of Questions (MCQs) |
Marks |
| Child Development and Pedagogy (Compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| Language I (Compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| Language II (Compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| Mathematics |
30 |
30 |
| Environmental Studies |
30 |
30 |
| Total |
150 |
150 |
The CTET 2019 exam pattern for Paper-II is:
| Subject |
Number of Questions (MCQs) |
Marks |
| Child Development and Pedagogy (Compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| Language I (Compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| Language II (Compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher) |
60 |
60 |
| Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher) |
60 |
60 |
| Total |
150 |
150 |
| Note: For any other teacher, it is compulsory to attempt either of the last two sections. |
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3) CTET Syllabus
Have a look at the CTET 2019 Syllabus for both Paper I:
| Section |
Syllabus |
Number of Questions |
| Child Development and Pedagogy |
Child Development (Primary School Child) |
15 |
| Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs |
5 |
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| Learning and Pedagogy |
10 |
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| Language I |
Language Comprehension |
15 |
| Pedagogy of Language Development |
15 |
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| Language – II |
Comprehension |
15 |
| Pedagogy of Language Development |
15 |
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| Mathematics |
Numerical Ability |
15 |
| Pedagogical issues |
15 |
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| Environmental Studies |
Family and Friends, Food, Shelter, Water, Travel, Things We Make and Do |
15 |
| Pedagogical Issues |
15 |
Have a look at the CTET 2019 Syllabus for both Paper II:
| Section |
Syllabus |
Number of Questions |
| Child Development and Pedagogy |
Child Development (Elementary School Child) |
15 |
| Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs |
5 |
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| Learning and Pedagogy |
10 |
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| Language I |
Language Comprehension |
15 |
| Pedagogy of Language Development |
15 |
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| Language – II |
Comprehension |
15 |
| Pedagogy of Language Development |
15 |
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| Mathematics & Science |
Numerical Ability |
20 |
| Pedagogical issues |
10 |
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| Science |
30 |
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| Social Studies/Social Sciences |
History, Geography, Social and Political Life |
40 |
| Pedagogical Issues |
20 |
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| Note: Candidates need to compulsory attempt either of the last two sections. |
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For detailed syllabus, visit, CTET 2019: Check here Syllabus and Exam Pattern of Paper I & Paper II
4) CTET Cut off or Passing Marks
Candidates who score 60 percent or above in the CTET 2019 exam will be considered as CTET pass and will be awarded with the CTET Marks Statement by the CBSE. Qualified Candidates will also be awarded with the CTET Certificate. The CTET certificate is the minimum eligibility to get the teaching job. The validity period of CTET 2019 certificate is seven years from the date of declaration of its result for all categories.
The CTET 2019 Cut off will be released soon after the declaration of the result. Here is the CTET Cut off of the previous years:
| Category |
2018 Cut-off |
2017 Cut-off |
2016 Cut-off |
| General |
90 |
87 |
80-87 |
| OBC |
85 |
85 |
78-85 |
| SC |
80 |
80 |
72-80 |
| ST |
80 |
80 |
70-80 |
5) Things to be taken to the CTET Exam Centre:
- CTET Admit Card or hall ticket
- Two ballpoint pens (blue/black)
- Original photo ID proof as well as its copy
Note: Candidates should not carry gadgets like mobile phones, earphones, wristwatch, camera, bluetooth, calculator, health band; and other items like wallet, goggles, bags, pouch, geometry box, paper, scale, writing pad, and eraser to the exam centre
CTET Exam Centres 2019
The CTET 2019 July exam will be conducted in over 2200 exam centres spread across 97 cities in India. The CTET exam centres 2019 will be allotted to the candidates as per the preference filled by them in the CTET application form 2019. Candidates were required to choose three different exam centres in order of their preference.
Here are the 97 cities where CTET 2019 exam will be conducted:
| State |
City |
State |
City |
| Port Blair |
Andaman & Nicobar Island |
Manipur |
Imphal |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Vijayawada Visakhapatnam |
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| Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar |
Meghalaya |
Shillong |
| Assam |
Guwahati Dibrugarh Jorhat Silchar |
Mizoram |
Aizawl |
| Bihar |
Muzaffarpur Patna Bhagalpur Darbhanga Gaya Vaishali |
Nagaland |
Kohima |
| Odisha |
Bhubaneswar Sambalpur |
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| Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
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| Chhattisgarh |
Raipur |
Puducherry |
Puducherry |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
Dadra & Nagar |
Punjab |
Amritsar Bhatinda Ferozepur Jalandhar Mohali |
| Daman & Diu |
Daman |
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| Delhi/NCR |
Delhi Central |
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| Delhi East Delhi North Delhi South Delhi West |
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| Rajasthan |
Ajmer Bikaner Jaipur Jodhpur Kota Udaipur |
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| Goa |
Panaji |
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| Gujarat |
Ahmedabad Surat Vadodara |
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| Sikkim |
Gangtok |
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| Haryana |
Ambala Faridabad Gurugram Karnal Kurukshetra Panchkula |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai Coimbatore Madurai Tiruchirappalli |
| Telangana |
Hyderabad |
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| Tripura |
Agartala |
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| Himachal Pradesh |
Hamirpur Kangra Shimla |
Uttarakhand |
Dehradun Haldwani Roorkee Srinagar Garhwal |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
Jammu Srinagar |
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| Uttar Pradesh |
Agra Aligarh Allahabad Bareilly Faizabad Ghaziabad Gorakhpur Jhansi Kanpur Lucknow Mathura Meerut Mirzapur Moradabad Noida Raebareli Saharanpur Varanasi |
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| Jharkhand |
Bokaro Dhanbad Ranchi |
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| Karnataka |
Bengaluru Mangalore |
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| West Bengal |
Durgapur Kolkata |
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| Kerala |
Ernakulam Kozhikode Trivandrum |
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| Lakshadweep |
Kavaratti |
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| Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal Indore Jabalpur |
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| Maharashtra |
Aurangabad Mumbai Nagpur Nashik Pune |