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Classes I–VIII

A national opportunity to build your teaching career. Sit Paper I to teach classes I to V, Paper II for classes VI to VIII, or both.

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Paper I

Classes I–V

For those who intend to teach classes I–V. 150 questions, 150 marks, 150 minutes.

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Paper II

Classes VI–VIII

For those who intend to teach classes VI–VIII. 150 questions, 150 marks, 150 minutes.

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Complete syllabus

Both papers, subject by subject, down to individual subtopics.

Practice questions

Topic-wise MCQs with an explanation after every answer.

Mock tests

Full papers against the clock, marked the way the real one is.

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Previous-year papers

1018 questions from the Board's own papers, with its final answer key.

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About this exam

The Central Teacher Eligibility Test is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education under the NCTE guidelines framed for the Right to Education Act. Each paper carries 150 multiple-choice questions over 150 minutes, and someone who intends to teach at both levels sits both papers.

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Qualifying mark: 60%
Negative marking: None
Language options: 27 languages
Which paper: I, II, or both

Exam pattern

How the paper is made up, subject by subject.

Paper I — classes I to V

150 questions · 150 marks · 150 minutes · no negative marking

Subject	Questions	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30
Language IChoose from Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Garo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Khasi, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, Urdu	30	30
Language IIChoose from Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Garo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Khasi, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, Urdu	30	30
Total	150	150

Paper II — classes VI to VIII

150 questions · 150 marks · 150 minutes · no negative marking

Subject	Questions	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Science	30	30
Social Studies / Social Science	60	60
Language IChoose from Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Garo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Khasi, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, Urdu	30	30
Language IIChoose from Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Garo, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Khasi, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, Urdu	30	30
Total	150	150

These parts add up to more than 150 because the paper offers a choice: you sit one of the optional subjects, not all of them. Your own paper still comes to 150 questions.