CTET Cut Off 2021-22 | Check Previous Years and Expected Cut Off

CTET Cut Off 2021-22: The Central Teaching Eligibility Test (CTET ) is a national level entrance exam conducted for candidates who are interested to join the post of a school teacher for class I to VIII. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to conduct the CTET 2021 Exam in pen and paper format in June 2021.

Candidates who appeared for the exam will check the cutoff from the official website. Cutoffs are the minimum qualifying marks that candidates need to score in the exam to obtain passing certificates. Usually, the CTET Cut-off is 60% for the General category and 55% for reserved category candidates. However, it depends on various factors.

Here you will get the complete guide on CTET Cut Off.

CTET Cut Off 2022

CTET Cutoff CTET cutoff is fixed and it does not change every year. After checking the CTET 2021-22 result, it is important to check the qualifying cutoff as well. CTET cut off is the minimum qualifying marks/score that the candidates must get in order to be eligible for the CTET eligibility certificate.

Therefore, the candidates who are able to secure marks equal to the cut off of CTET 2021-22, those candidates will be qualified in the exam. Candidates must note that according to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) they will have to secure a minimum of 60% marks in the exam and only then they will be issued eligibility certificates.

Factors Determining CTET Cutoff 2022

There are various factors on which the cut-off of CTET depends.The factors include the following:

• Number of appeared candidates

• Minimum qualifying marks

• Number of registered candidates

• Vacancy to appeared candidates ratio

• The number of eligible candidates.

Qualifying Marks in CTET and Award of CTET Certificate

Before appearing for the CTET, candidates must take note of the qualifying marks or qualifying criteria in the CTET examination.

• Candidates scoring 60% or more in the TET exam will be considered as TET pass.

• School managements (Local bodies, Government, Government aided and Un-aided) may consider giving concessions to the candidates belonging to SC/ST, OBC, differently-abled persons, etc., in accordance with their extant reservation policy.

• CTET scores are given weightage in the recruitment process, however, candidates must note that qualifying the CTET would not confer a right on any person for recruitment/employment. Qualifying the CTET exam is only one of the eligibility criteria for the appointment of the teachers in schools. 

Go through the detailed information on Cut Off Marks of CTET Exam 2022

Expected CTET Cut Off Marks 2022

You can get an overview of difficulty level after knowing the cut off marks from previous and current exam. It will help you to crack this exam, one has to know about the expected cut-off. The Official Cut Off will be published after the declaration of the CTET Result is over.

Here you can check out the expected cut-off for CTET 2022 Exam.

Category	Cut Off CTET 2022
General	87-90
CTET Qualifying Marks for OBC Category 2021	82-87
SC	78-83
ST	78-83

CTET Previous Year Cut Off

 CTET Exam Cut Off for the 2021-22 session will be published after the declaration of results. You can get a rough idea about the cut off marks from the previous year CTET Cut Off scores. Here you can check the official Previous Year CTET Cut Off marks for all the categories.

Category-Wise CTET Cut Off 2021

You have to score equal to or more than the qualifying marks to be considered qualified. The passing percentage is different based on the category of the candidates. Check out the details from the table below:

Category	Passing Percentage
General	60%
OBC	55%
SC	55%
ST	55%

Category-Wise CTET Cut Off July 2019

You can check the official Category-wise Cut off list for the Exam held in July 2019.

Category	July 2019
General	90
OBC	82.5
SC	82.5
ST	82.5

Category-Wise CTET Cut Off December 2019

You can check the official Category-wise Cut off list for the Exam held in December 2019.

Category	December 2019
General	87
OBC	85
SC	80
ST	80

Category-Wise CTET Cut Off 2018

You can check the official Category-wise Cut off list for the Exam held in 2018.

Category	Year 2018
General	90
OBC	85
SC	80
ST	80

Category-Wise CTET Cut Off 2017

You can check the official Category-wise Cut off list for the Exam held in 2017.

Category	Year 2017
General	87
OBC	85
SC	80
ST	80

Category-Wise CTET Cut Off 2016

You can check the official Category-wise Cut off list for the Exam held in 2016.

Category	Year 2016
General	80-87
OBC	78-85
SC	72-80
ST	70-80

Category-Wise CTET Cut Off 2015

You can check the official Category-wise Cut off list for the Exam held in 2015.

Category	Year 2015
General	87
OBC	85
SC	80
ST	80

Where can CTET Qualifiers apply?

CTET qualified candidates can apply at

• schools of the Central Government (KVS, NVS, Central Tibetan Schools, etc.) and schools under the administrative control of UT’s of Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and NCT of Delhi.
• at unaided private schools which may consider teachers on the basis of CTET scores.
• A State Government can also consider CTET scores for the recruitment of teachers if it decides not to conduct the State TET.
• According to CBSE Affiliation Bye-Law 53, prescribing the minimum qualifications for teachers to teach various subjects in Classes I to VIII in the schools affiliated to CBSE stands amended to that extent and it shall be mandatory that the teachers appointed hereinafter i.e. March 6, 2012, to teach classes I to VIII in the Schools affiliated to the CBSE shall qualify/pass the Central Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by CBSE on behalf of Central Government or Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), conducted by the appropriate State Government in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE for this purpose.

CTET Exam Pattern 2022

The CTET Exam Pattern is following the earlier versions because no significant changes have been made. If you have already solved the previous year’s papers or gathered information from friends regarding CTET Mock Test then you will understand the similarities in the patterns.

Candidates will be provided 2:30 hours to try both papers independently. Before proceeding to the CTET Cut Off details, have a look at the CTET Exam Pattern for Paper I and II.

CTET Paper I Exam Pattern
Subject		Number of MCQs		Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy		30		30
Language I		30		30
Language II		30		30
Mathematics		30		30
Environmental Studies -EVS		30		30
Total		150		150
CTET Paper II Exam Pattern
Subject	Number of MCQs		Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy	30		30
Language I	30		30
Language II	30		30
Mathematics and Science OR Social Studies	60		60
Total	150		150

Head slowly over all of the sections. We don’t wish you to miss the relevant bits, because all your questions about the upcoming exam will be covered.

Other Important Links for CTET Exam 2022

You should refer to the following links to boost your exam preparation for the CTET exam.

• CTET Eligibility Criteria
• CTET Exam Date
• CTET Selection Process
• CTET Application form
• CTET Syllabus
• CTET Preparation 
• CTET Subjects
• CTET Admit Card
• CTET Exam Analysis
• CTET Answer key
• CTET Result
• CTET Certificate
• Career option after CTET Exam

CTET Statistics

In CTET January 2021 exam, a total of 12,47,217 candidates appeared for Paper I, out of which 4,14,798 candidates have cleared the exam. On the other hand, 11,04,454 candidates appeared for Paper-II, of which 2,39,501 candidates cleared the exam.

Previous Years CTET Result Highlights

The table below shows the CTET result highlights of previous years.

Year/Session	Candidates Appeared	Qualified	Pass Percentage
January 2021 Paper 1	12,47,217	4,14,798	33.25%
January 2021 Paper 2	11,04,454	2,39,501	21.68%
December 2019 Paper 1	14,13,390	2,47,386	17.50%
December 2019 Paper 2	9,91,755	2,94,899	29.73%
July 2019 Paper 1	13,59,478	2,14,658	15.78%
July 2019 Paper 2	10,17,553	1,37,172	13.48%
December 2018 Paper 1	10,73,545	1,78,273	16.60%
December 2018 Paper 2	8,78,425	1,26,968	14.45%
September 2016 Paper 1	1,93,005	26,638	13.8%
September 2016 Paper 2	3,86,085	42,928	11.12%
September 2015	6,55,660	1,14,580	17.48%
February 2015	6,77,554	80,187	11.95 % 9.16%
February 2014	7,50,000	13,425	1.7%
July 2013	7,76,000	77,000	9.96%
November 2012	7,95,000	4,850	0.61%
January 2012	9,00,000	55,422	6.1%
June 2011	7,60,000	97,919	9%

We have covered the detailed guide on CTET Cut Off 2021. Feel free to ask any questions in the comment section below.

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