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What is the exam pattern of CET? What types of question does comes? What is the marking scheme? Is there any negative marking as well? Does the question papers is based on MCQ or long written answers are required?

CTET Exam Pattern: The national level exam is conducted at two levels, Paper 1 (Primary Stage) and Paper 2 (Elementary Stage). Both the papers are conducted on a single day in different shifts. Read CTET Syllabus

Paper 1: for candidates who wish to teach classes 1 to class 5
Paper 2: for candidates who wish to teach class 6 to class 8

In case candidates wish to qualify for recruitment at both levels, they can appear for both the papers in CTET exam.

Paper 1 consists of 5 section while Paper 2 consists of 4 sections. Candidates have to choose between Mathematics & Science and Social Studies.

CET is the ‘Common Eligibility Test’, which SSC (Staff Selection Commission) will conduct.
This exam was proposed in the Rajya Sabha.


The CET exam pattern that is proposed is tentative. After the implementation of CET exam, the pattern of government exam recruitment will change. In fact, the entire recruitment system in India will be revamped and rationalized in 2 stages, namely

1. Tier-I - CET

A Common Screening Test will be conducted in place of the Preliminary Tier-I examinations conducted by all recruiting bodies of the Government of India, i.e. SSC, Railways, Banking, etc;

2. Tier-II - SSC, Bank or Railways

After you clear the CET Tier I exam, you qualify to appear in the Main Exam or Tier II exam of SSC, Bank exam or Railways. The Tier II will be conducted independently by the concerned exam conducting bodies.

CTET exam pattern :

The national level exam is conducted at two levels, Paper - 1(Primary Stage) and Paper - 2(Elementary Stage). Both the papers are conducted on a single day in different shifts.

Paper - 1:for candidates who wish to teach class 1 to class 5
Paper - 2:for candidates who wish to teach class 6 to class 8

In case candidates wish to qualify for requirement at both levels, they can appear for both the papers in CTET exam.

Paper - 1 consists of 5 sections while paper - 2 consists of 4 sections. Candidates have to choose between Mathematics & Science and Social Studies.

Candidate securing a minimum of 60% and above marks in CTET will issued eligibility certificate.