What are CTET qualifying marks for the General category?
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Applicants in the general category must receive at least 60% of the possible points on the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2024, or 90 out of 150. The qualifying score is what determines whether an applicant passed or failed the test. Visit the Central Teacher Eligibility Test's (CTET) official website to learn more about the test.
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Candidates belonging to general category must score at least 60 percent i.e. 90 marks out of 150 in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2024 examination. The qualifying score is the deciding factor that whether the candidate failed or pass in the examination.
To know more about the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), refer to the official website of CTET.
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General category candidates need to obtain 90 out of 150 marks to pass the CTET exam. The CTET qualifying percentage is 60 per cent for the General category. The General or your category need to obtain 90 or above marks to obtain the eligibility Certificate. A 89 mark scorer also will be declared disqualified in the exam process.
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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.
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