What is the difference between the CTET entrance exam and the KVS entrance exam?
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KVS examination is conducted every year to recruit thousands of candidates eligible to be school teachers, non-teaching staff, or KVS employees. CTET is a national-level eligibility exam conducted by the CBSE. The CTET exam is generally held twice a year for determining the eligibility of students for appointment as teachers for Classes 1 to 8 in Central Government Schools such as NVS, KVS, etc. The CBSE will organize the CTET 2022 exam online in the CBT mode. The exam will be held in several shifts for Paper 1 and Paper 2. The CTET Paper 1 is for students who want to teach Classes 1-5 (Primary Teachers) and Paper 2 is for students who...more
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CTET is an eligibility test conducted at the central level by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) twice a year. Candidates who want to obtain eligibility as primary and elementary teachers in central government schools such as Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) appear for the CTET exam. KVS (Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghathan) conducts different exams to recruit teachers for the post of post-graduate teacher (PGT), trained graduate teacher (TGT), and primary teacher (PRT). This is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
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