The Central Board for Secondary Education conducted CTET 2021 Exam successfully on 31st January, 2021 across various centres in India with over 22 lakh candidates appearing for the exam. It was held in two sessions-Paper 1 to become teacher for Classes 1 to 5 and Paper 2, to become teacher for Classes 6 to 8. CBSE is going to release the answer key for CTET 2021 paper anytime soon. Candidates can check the official answer key released by CBSE on the official website, ctet.nic.in.

CTET 2021 Answer Key : How to Download

• To check the official CTET answer key 2021, candidates need to visit the official website of CTET i.e., ctet.nic.in. 
• Thereafter click on "CTET Answer Key 2021" link which will be available on the wesbite anytime soon.
• Enter your CTET 2021 application number and date of birth to be able to access the link.
• Submit the security pin and you will have the CTET Answer Key 2021.

CTET 2021 Highlights
 

Exam Nate	CTET(Central Teacher Eligibility Test)
Conducting Body	CBSE
Official Website	ctet.nic.in
Exam Mode	Offline
Exam Duration	150 minutes
Language	Bilingual
Exam Date	31st January, 2021
CTET 2021 Answer Key	1st February, 2021

CTET 2021 Paper Analysis

CTET 2021 Exam was conducted on 31st January in two different shifts. The first shift from 9:30am to 12:00pm was of Paper 1 which is conducted to recruit teachers for classes 1 to 5 which the second shift from 2pm to 4:30pm was of Paper 2 which is conducted to recruit teachers for classes 6 to 8. As per the candidates who appeared for the exam CTET Paper I was easy while CTET Paper II's difficulty level was moderate. There was no change in the pattern or difficulty level of the exam as such.


CTET 2021 Exam : Important Information

CTET 2021 Eligibility

Eligibility criteria include the qualification of the candidate in terms of the education degrees/ achievements. The criteria for Class I to V is different from that of Classes VI to VIII (Elementary Stage). Applicants are requested to read about the eligibility criteria and then submit the application.

Eligibility Criteria for Classes I to V

• Primary Stage Senior Secondary (or it's equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the 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 the 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 passing or appearing in the final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed). OR

• Senior Secondary (or it's equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2- year Diploma in Education (Special Education) OR

• “Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)” “(a) who has acquired the qualification or Bachelor of Education from any NCTE recognized institution shall be considered for appointment as a teacher in classes I to V provided the person so appointed as a teacher shall mandatorily undergo a six month Bridge

• Course in Elementary Education recognized by the NCTE, within two years of such appointment as a primary teacher”.

Eligibility criteria for Classes VI to VIII (Elementary Stage)

• Graduation and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education; OR

• Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed); OR

• Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed); OR

• Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed); OR

• Senior Secondary (or it's equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passing or appearing in the final year of 4-year B.A./B.Sc. Ed or B.A.-Ed/B.Sc.Ed; or Graduation with at least 50% marks and passing or appearing in 1-year B.Ed (Special Education).

• Candidates who are appearing in the final year of bachelor degree in education or Diploma in Elementary Education etc are provisionally admitted and their CTET Certificate shall be valid only on passing the aforesaid examinations.

• The candidate not having any of the above qualifications shall not be eligible for appearing in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test.

• The candidate should satisfy his/her eligibility before applying and shall be personally responsible in case he/she is not eligible to apply as per the given eligibility criteria

CTET Age Limit Criteria

There is no age restriction for applying for the CTET Exam. The age limit for CTET requires you to possess the education qualification such as B.El.Ed, B.Ed. (passed or final year appearing). There is no age bar for the application.


CTET 2021 Exam Pattern

CBSE conducts two papers for CTET in two different sessions. CTET Paper 1 is for the aspirants who wish to become teachers of Class 1 to V while Paper 2 is for the aspirants who wish to become teachers of Class VI to VIII. A candidate may apply for both the papers too depending on the eligibility. 

The questions are Multiple Choice questions which will be in bilingual medium, i.e both in English and Hindi.

There is no negative marking for the CTET Exam. 

CTET_Paper-1 (Class 1 to 5) 

Exam Mode: Objective Type Test

 

Subject	No. of Question	Mark	Total Duration
Child Development & Pedagogy	30	30
Language (I)* - Hindi	30	30	2 hrs. 30 mins. (150 mins.)
Language (II)* - English	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Science	30	30

 

CTET Paper 2 (Class 6 to 8) (Mathematics and Science Teachers)-

 

Subject	No. of Question	Max. Marks	Duration
Child Development & Pedagogy	30	30	2 hrs. 30 mins.       (150 mins.)
Language (I)* - Hindi	30	30
Language (II)* - English	30	30
Maths & Science	60	60
Total	150	150

The aspirants who appear in CTET will be issued a Marks Statement. Those who secure 60% and above marks will be issued an Eligibility Certificate.
The School Authorities (Government, Local bodies, Government aided and unaided) might consider giving concessions to aspirants who belong to SC/ST, OBC, differently-abled persons, etc., in accordance with their extant reservation policy and on providing original certificate by the candidates. Qualifying the CTET doesn't mean that would confer a right on any person for recruitment/employment as it is only one of the eligibility criteria for appointment.