CTET 2024 Eligibility Criteria: Age Limit and Qualification Details

The minimum qualifications for appearing in the CTET accordance with the following:

CTET 2024 Eligibility: Age Limit

The minimum age limit to apply for Central Teacher Eligibility Test 2024 is 18 years.

CTET 2024 Eligibility Criteria: Qualification Details

There will be two papers of CTET

1.Paper I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V

2. Paper II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.

CTET Primary Level (Class I to V): Qualification

1. 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

2. 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
3. Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).

                                                                           OR

4. Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Education (Special Education)

CTET Junior Level (Class VI to VIII): Qualification

1. Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education.

OR

2. At least 50% marks either in Graduation or in Post-Graduation and passed or appearing in final year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed).

                                                                               OR

3. Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard.

                                                                             OR

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

                                                                            OR

5. Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed.

                                                                          OR

6. Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year B.Ed. (Special Education)*.

                                                                             OR

7. Any candidate having qualified B.Ed. Programme recognized by the NCTE is eligible to appear in TET/CTET. Moreover, as per the existing TET guidelines circulated vide NCTE letter dated 11-02-2011, a person who is pursuing any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case may be) specified in the NCTE Notification dated 23rd August 2010 is also qualified to appear in the TET/CTET.

                                                                                 OR

8. Post-graduation with a minimum 55% marks or equivalent grade and passed or appearing in the final year of a three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed.