CTET 2021 Notification expected to be released soon by CBSE; see details here

CTET 2021 notification is expected to release soon. The CBSE is likely to announce the dates of the CTET exam after analysing the COVID-19 situation.

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to release the CTET 2021 notification soon. The dates and details of the fifteenth edition of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) will be notified by the CBSE after analysing the COVID-19 situation. As per the media reports, the CTET notification might release by the end of June 2021.

The fourteenth edition of the CTET exam was conducted by the CBSE on January 31, 2021 (CTET July 2020). The examination process of the same has been completed successfully with the award of CTET eligibility certificates to qualified candidates. The CTET exam is conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates as classes 1 to 8 teachers.

CTET Certificate validity extended to lifetime

The Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' recently on June 3, 2021 extended the validity of CTET and TET certificates from 7 years to lifetime. The NCTE has also notified the same on June 9, 2021. The extension of the CTET certificate validity is effective from February 2011 onwards. The respective States/UTs need to take necessary action to revalidate the certificates of candidates whose 7 years validity has expired.

Candidates who had already qualified the CTET exam and could not apply for the teacher recruitment due to a lapse of their CTET certificate validity of 7 years will now not be required to appear again for the exam. Such candidates can apply for the teacher recruitment process through their old CTET certificates.