Is it necessary to sit for the CTET exam after completing B.Ed?
-
Yes, if you want to get a job in CBSE School.
The CTET exam is conducted by central board of secondary education to determine the eligibility criteria of the candidates who want to get a job in the CBSE affiliated schools as a teacher.
CTET is a certificate test means after clearing the CTET exam one is provided an eligible certificate through which you can apply in any government or private CBSE School. And, based on the vacancy and your performance in the interview, you will be selected as a teacher in one of the CBSE affiliated schools.
So, if you want to go for the CBSE teacher profession then, yes, it is necessary to sit for the CTE...more -
Answered by
Adv. Ved Vinayak Law educator at Lex Logic You Tube channel. | Contributor-Level 9
3 years agoHello, If you want to apply for other states, you must. However, a B.Ed. Can help someone land a job in a school. Government it is. Or personal. Private schools may occasionally hire an unskilled individual, but government institutions will only do so if the applicant meets the position's basic requirements. Unfortunately, parents no longer favour public schools, and as a result, the future is bleak. Of course, the government is doing everything possible to stop this tendency. Schools are almost universally available under state and municipal governments. -
Hello, You need to, if you want to apply for other states. However B.Ed can fetch a person job in a school. Be it government. Or private. Private schools may employ an untrained person on some pretext or other but government Schools will employ a person only and only if having minimum qualifications prescribed for that post. These days unfortunately, government schools are not preferred by parents and hence future is in doldrums. Of course government is making all efforts to reverse this trend. Almost all state government's and Municipal Corporations have schools. Hence they need to employ trained teachers. Meaning persons with B.Ed. C...more
-
Central Teacher Eligibility Test is an exam conducted by CBSE for checking the eligibility of teachers at different levels of class. It is compulsory for everyone who completed D.Ed or B.Ed at elementary and primary level. This exam is just for checking those candidates are eligible for teaching or not. There is no age limit for sitting in the exam.
The eligibility criteria for the exam:
For Primary level teacher Paper I exam:
Must have scored more than 50% marks in class 12th and Diploma in education.
For Elementary Level Teacher Paper II exam:
Must have scored 50% marks in class 12th and should have done Bachelors from any stream from a r...more -
CTET Central Teacher eligibility Test is a test conducted by the Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India to the CBSE . CBSE conducts this test in order to recruit teachers to schools under the central government such as KVS, NVS; Tibetan schools etc. This may also be applicable to private unaided schools.
The essential criteria for this exam is as follows:
The candidate must be a BA / B.Sc / B.Com graduate.
It has been decided by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) to include B.Com holders also to this category from this year onwards for appointment as teachers from classes I VIII.
Apart from degree, B.Ed degree is also...more -
Minimum Educational Qualifications for becoming Teacher for Classes I-V (Primary Stage):
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002.
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Edu...more
Similar Questions for you
The CTET 2025 notification has not been released as of now. It is expected that the CBSE CTET notification will be released in October 2025. The notification will be displayed as a CTET information bulletin on the official website- ctet.nic.in. Candidates should visit this page to get the latest updates on the CTET exam - https://www.shiksha.com/sarkari-exams/teaching/articles/ctet-2025-exam-blogId-170985
CTET stands for Central Teacher Eligibility Test. It is an eligibility exam conducted every year to determine the eligibility of candidates to teach Classes 1 to 8 in central government schools such as KVS, NVS, etc. Passing the CTET exam is compulsory for aspirants who want to apply for teacher recruitment in government schools for Classes 1 to 8.
Yes, you can apply for CTET Paper 1 only if you make sure that you meet the minimum teacher education requirement for Classes 1 to 5.
If we talk about Paper 1, CTET generally requires passing of Class 12 with 50% marks and also a 2-year D.El.Ed, or any certain equivalent teacher training qualifications.
But, since you have B.Ed, you are eligible for Paper 2 (Classes 6–8). But, the CTET notification also allows B.Ed grads to appear for Paper 1 only if they have undergone a short bridge course in elementary education after appointment.
The major difference between CTET and UPTET is that when candidates clear the CTET exam, it provides a national-level eligibility certificate that can be used across India, whereas clearing the UPTET exam provides a state-level eligibility certificate that is only valid within Uttar Pradesh state.
No, the CTET form 2025 has not been released yet. The CBSE CTET application form 2025 is expected to be released in the coming months, especially around August 2025. Candidates need to visit the official website- ctet.nic.in regularly to get the updates about the CTET 2025 form. Moreover, the latest updates on the CTET online form will be provided here as well - https://www.shiksha.com/exams/ctet-exam-application-form.
Taking an Exam? Selecting a College?
Get authentic answers from experts, students and alumni that you won't find anywhere else
Sign Up on ShikshaOn Shiksha, get access to
- 65k Colleges
- 1.2k Exams
- 687k Reviews
- 1800k Answers