Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)

CTET

1. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE In accordance with the provisions if sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the RTE Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) vide Notification dated 23rd August, 2010 and 29th DECEMBER, 2011 laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher for class I to VIII. It had been inter alia provided that one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools referred to in Clause (n) of section 2 of the RTE Act is that he/she should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which will be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE. The rationale for including the TET as a minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher is as under:

i. It would bring national standards and benchmark of teacher quality in the recruitment process;

ii. It would induce teacher education institutions and students from these institutions to further improve their performance standards;

iii. It would send a positive signal to all stakeholders that the Government lays special emphasis on teacher quality The Ministry of Education, Govt. of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi.

2. SHORT TITLE These rules will be called as “Central Teacher Eligibility Test Rules, 2011” (CTET). 3. DEFINITIONS

i. “Government” means “Government of India”.

ii. “Ministry” means “Ministry of Education, New Delhi”.

iii. “Board” means “Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi”.

iv. “School” for this purpose means any school where CTET is applicable as per RTE ACT 2009.

v. “CTET” means “Central Teacher Eligibility Test”.

vi. “Qualifying Examination” means “Examination on the result of which the candidate becomes eligible to apply for Central Teacher Eligibility Test.

vii. “Rules” means “The rules specified by the Central Board of Secondary Education for the conduct of CTET under the directive of Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, New Delhi”.

viii. “Schedule Castes” means “Scheduled Castes as specified and laid down by the Government of India”.

ix. “Scheduled Tribes” means “Scheduled Tribes as specified and laid down by the Government of India”.

x. “Other Backward Classes (OBCs)” means “Other Backward Classes as specified and laid down by the Government of India or by the respective States/UTs, where CTET is applicable/adopted, as the case may be”.

xi. “Differently abled persons” means “Differently abled persons as specified and laid down by the Government of India or the respective States/UTs, where CTET is applicable/adopted, as the case may be”.

xii. “Examining Body” means “Central Board of Secondary Education Delhi for conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test on behalf of the Central Government"

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