CTET 2020 postponed; new date to be announced later
Central Teacher Eligibility Test 2026 ( CTET )
CTET 2020, scheduled to be conducted by CBSE on July 5, has been postponed due to COVID-19. The new CTET 2020 exam date will be announced later.Â
Giving a big relief for CTET 2020 aspirants, CBSE has postponed the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET). In an official notification released today, CBSE stated that the 14th edition of CTET July 2020 exam scheduled to be held non July 5 is postponed. The board further informed the candidates that the next date of CTET exam will be intimated when situation is more conducive for conduct of exams. The board has suggested candidates to keep visiting the official website of the exam (ctet.nic.in) regularly for all updates related to the exam. Â
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CTET 2020 postponed: Know why
Every year, over 20 lakh candidates aspiring to become teachers of Classes I-VIII sit for Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET). In December 2019, close to 24 lakh candidates appeared for the CTET exam. Also, over 30 lakh candidates have applied for CTET July 2020 exam. Read: CTET 2020: Over 30 lakh candidates applied for exam
With lakhs of candidates appearing for the exam from all over India, the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus was extremely high. Although CBSE was planning to take all necessary measures to ensure all social distancing norms are followed on the day of the exam, it would have been difficult to separate candidates from containment and non-containment zones. Read: Number of CTET 2020 exam centres to increase; social distancing to be followed
Considering the risk, CBSE has postponed the CTET 2020 exam after consultation with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). Â
Also Read: CTET 2020: Check frequently asked questions regarding admit card & exam
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CTET admit card 2020
Since the exam has been postponed, CTET admit card 2020 will not be released this week. The admit card will be released only after the new date fior the exam is announced by CBSE. When released, candidates can download the admit card from the official website - ctet.nic.in by logging into their registered accounts.Â
CTET exam dates 2020
Currently, the CTET 2020 exam stands cancelled. However, as and when conducted, the exam will be held in two shifts for paper-I and -II in 112 cities across India.
The CTET 2020 application form filling process ended on March 9. However, the registered candidates could pay the CTET application fee by March 17.Â
| CTET Exam Events | CTET Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| Notification | 23-Jan-2020 |
| Application forms | 24-Jan-2020 to 09-Mar-2020 |
| Admit card | to be announced |
| CTET exam | 05-Jul-2020 Postponed |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
The most important topics for the CTET exam in Environmental studies are family and friends, food, shelter, water, travel, environmental studies and its integration with other subjects, methods of teaching EVS, scope and importance of EVS in primary education, evaluation and assessment techniques in
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
It has been said that for the CTET exam preparation around three to four months is required with dedicated study and practice of question papers. It also depends upon the candidate to candidate and their conceptual clarity of the topics.Â
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
Yes, the CTET eligibility can be changed based on the NCTE regulations. The CBSE opened the online application form correction window for the CTET Feb 2026 examination on December 23, 2025. The CTET form correction 2026 link allows candidates to change the already submitted applications, in case of
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
The CTET exam generally held twice a year. The February session exam was conducted on February 7 and 8, 2026 at several centres across the country. The another session may be conducted later this year.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
The CTET exam is a eligibility test and does not have a centralized counselling process.Â
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
According to the NCTE notification, candidates require 60% or more to pass the CTET examination. The minimum marks required by a candidate being a General category to qualify the CTET exam is 90 out of 150 and for SC, ST, OBC and PwD is 82 out of 150.
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Contributor-Level 6
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Candidates can visit the official website at ctet.nic.in for the syllabus of the CTET. The entire syllabus is provided and candidates can download it for every topic together. The syllabus PDF is also provided on our Shiksha page.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
Yes, it is possible for a candidate to clear CTET exam in three months. All is required a dedicated and disciplined approach. Clear understanding of the syllabus and pattern of an exam. Frequent revision, practice and strategize the preparation.Â
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
Candidates need to visit the official website to download the PDF of the CTET Syllabus at ctet.nic.in and check the information bulletin. The CTET syllabus is available in English as well as Hindi medium that covers both Paper 1 and 2 topics in detail. The CTET syllabus PDF is also available on our
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a week ago
To clear the CTET exam, candidates in General Category required to score at least 60% that is 90 out of 150 marks and candidates belonging to the SC, ST, OBC, or PwD categories required to score at least 55% marks that is 82 out of 150. It is to be noted that this criteria applies to both Paper 1 an
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What are the most important topics for CTET exam in Environmental Studies?