CBSE started conducting Central Teacher Eligibility Test in 2011. Clearing CTET is now mandatory to get a teaching job in government schools. In fact, leading private schools also prefer CTET qualified teachers for recruitment. Therefore, if you plan to take up the noble profession of teaching, taking the CTET is very important.
The competition is intense. CTET is conducted twice a year and every time 8-10 lac teachers appear for CTET, but only a few thousand actually clear the exam. The qualification mark is set at 60% (i.e. 90 out of maximum of 150). Since the beginning, less than 10% applicants have cleared the exam and in the exam held in November 2012, only 1% applicants qualified.
Exam Pattern
| Paper | Topic | Number of Questions | Marks | Total Marks | Duration |
| CTET Paper-I | CDP | 30 | 30 | 150 | 02:30 Hours |
| Hindi | 30 | 30 | |||
| English OR Sanskrit | 30 | 30 | |||
| Maths | 30 | 30 | |||
| EVS | 30 | 30 | |||
| CTET Paper-II(Science) | CDP | 30 | 30 | 150 | 02:30 Hours |
| Hindi | 30 | 30 | |||
| English OR Sanskrit | 30 | 30 | |||
| Maths | 30 | 30 | |||
| Science | 30 | 30 | |||
| CTET Paper-II(SST) | CDP | 30 | 30 | 150 | 02:30 Hours |
| Hindi | 30 | 30 | |||
| English OR Sanskrit | 30 | 30 | |||
| SST | 60 | 60 |