Applications Open For CTET 2020 Till March 2
The dates for the application forms submission has been extended to the delight of the students. Till March 2, 2020 the students will be able to submit the applications as earlier the deadline was February 24, 2020.
Notification has been released by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to throw light upon the extension of the dates.
The deadline for the payment of the application fee is March 5, 2020 (3:30 pm). To participate in the application process the students will have to visit the official website that is ctet.nic.in.
CTET 2020 will be conducted on July 5, 2020 and the students must commence their preparations for the exams as early as possible. Through the official website itself the students will be provided with the admit card which is a mandate to be carried to the exam center by the candidates.
It is important to note that without a valid admit card the CTET candidates will be denied entry to the exam hall.
The following is the table that denotes the important dates for the reference of the candidates of CTET 2020
| Events | Dates |
| CTET 2020 application form released | January 24, 2020 |
| Last date to fill CTET application form | March 2, 2020 |
| Last date to pay application fee | March 5, 2020 (3:30 pm) |
| CTET 2020 (July Session) | July 5, 2020 |
There is a set application process that must be followed by the students to complete the application process successfully. Firstly, the students must visit the official website that is ctet.nic.in, where they will find the link that will lead them to the application form.
The students will have to register themselves because then only they will be able to move forward in the application process. After registering, the candidates will have to log in to the website through their credentials.
After successful login, candidates have to upload their documents such as valid photographs and signatures. When the students click on the submit button it will redirect them to the payment page in which they will have to make the payment using any mentioned mode.
After payment of the fees, students will have to click on submit. The application fee according to the different categories is mentioned below.
| Category | Only Paper-I or II | Both Papers-I & II |
| General/ OBC | Rs. 1000/- | Rs. 1200/- |
| SC/ ST/ Diff. Abled Person | Rs. 500/- | Rs. 600/- |
The Way Ahead
CTET is a major recruitment examination that is conducted nationally and candidates apply for the exam in huge numbers. As the competition is thick, the candidates must keep their eye on the goal of attaining above 60% in CTET to be awarded with the CTET certificate.
The candidates who qualify CTET will benefit a lot because now they will be able to apply for various teaching job positions in government and public schools. The percentage of marks that the students achieve in CTET are of importance therefore many times a candidate qualified CTET but they again appear for the test just to improve the scores.
