CTET is The Center Teacher Eligibility Test and TET is Teacher Eligibility Test, while both the exams are taken by the teaching assistants to apply for teaching jobs for primary school from classes 1st to 5th and Elementary school from classes 6th to 8th there is a slight difference between both the exams.
CTET is conducted by CBSE, the central Board of Secondary Education. Candidates who aspire to be teachers at central government-run schools such as Novodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) anywhere in India take the CTET exam. The exam is conducted twice a year and there are two papers, paper 1 for candidates wanting to teach primary schools and paper 2 for aspirants wanting to teach elementary school students. TET on the other hand is conducted by the state government to fetch teaching jobs in state-run public schools. Teachers who take TET are not eligible to take jobs in central schools such as KVS and NVS, whereas a CTET test taker can apply for the state-run schools.
Some of the famous TET EXAMS in INDIA
| Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test | Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test |
| Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) | West Bengal Teacher Eligibility Test (WBTET) |
| Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test (TSTET) | Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) |
| Himachal Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (HP TET) | Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test (HTET) |
| Tamil Nadu Teachers Eligibility Test (TNTET) | Uttarakhand Teacher Eligibility Test (UTET) |
| Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (PSTET) | Tripura Teacher Eligibility Test (T-TET) |
| Bihar Teacher Eligibility Test (BTET) | Karnataka TET (KAR TET) |
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CTET AND TET
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION FOR PAPER 1
- The candidate should have passed senior secondary or equivalent degree with at least 50% aggregate marks OR
- Appearing in the final year of year diploma in elementary education with NCTE recognition. OR
- Appearing in the final year of the 4-year bachelor of elementary education. OR
- Appearing in the final year of year diploma in special education
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION FOR PAPER 2
- Graduate or appearing in the final year of a 2-year diploma in elementary education. Or
- Graduate with 50% marks and appearing or passed in a 1-year Bachelor of Education. OR
- The candidate should have passed senior secondary or equivalent degree with at least 50% aggregate marks OR
- Appearing in the final year of the 4-year bachelor of elementary education. OR
- passed or appearing in the final year of 4- year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed. OR
*The candidate is personally responsible for checking all criteria and applying for the exam. These are general guidelines for eligibility for both CTET and TET Paper 1 and Paper 2.
PAPER FORMAT FOR BOTH THE EXAMS AND BOTH PAPERS 1 AND 2
| EXAM MODE | OFFLINE ( OMR SHEET) |
| EXAM DURATION | 150 MINUTES |
| NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | 150 |
| QUESTION TYPE | MCQ |
| MARKING SCHEME | +1 for every correct answer, there is no negative marking |
EXAM PATTERN FOR BOTH THE EXAMS
PAPER 1
| Name of the Subjects | Number of Questions | Marks |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Language I | 30 | 30 |
| Language II | 30 | 30 |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
PAPER 2
| Name of the Subjects | Number of Questions | Marks |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Language I | 30 | 30 |
| Language II | 30 | 30 |
| Social Studies or Mathematics and Science | 60 | 60 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
By Shirin Tarachandani
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