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    How many Students appeared in CTET February Session 2026 Exam ?

    How many Students appeared in CTET February Session 2026 Exam ?

    Vishnukumar VUpdated on 07 Feb 2026, 09:37 AM IST

    Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) releases how many students appeared in the CTET exam through the official notification after announcement of the result. Nearly 23 to 25 lakhs candidates appeared for the CTET exam every year for each session. Out of that approximately 8 lakhs candidates appear for paper 1 while for paper 2 around 12 lakhs candidates appear for each session.

    This Story also Contains

    1. About CTET Exam
    2. CTET Exam 2024 - Highlights
    3. CTET Exam Statistics (Previous years)
    4. CTET Qualifying Marks 2024
    5. CTET Eligibility Certificate
    How many Students appeared in CTET February Session 2026 Exam ?
    How many students appeared in CTET?

    As per the previous year reports released by the CBSE a total of 795231 candidates appeared for paper 1 and 1481242 appeared for paper 2 in the January session. Aspirants can gothrouth the full article to know how many candidates appeared in CTET exam every year.

    Also read - When will the CTET 2024 result be declared?

    About CTET Exam

    CBSE conducts the Central Teacher Eligibility Exam twice every year. Those who want to apply for the teaching post of Class I to V in state and central government schools have to write Paper I and those who want to become teachers of Class VI to VIII have to write Paper II. Candidates who qualify the CTET exam will be issued a CTET Eligibility Certificate with lifetime validity.

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    CTET Exam 2024 - Highlights

    Candidates can check the CTET 2024 exam information from the below table.

    Exam

    Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)

    Exam Body

    Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

    Mode of application

    Online

    Mode of examination

    Online (MCQ type)

    CTET Papers

    Paper-I and II

    Total marks for each paper

    150

    Duration for each paper

    2 hours 30 minutes

    The validity of CTET certificate

    Lifetime

    Medium

    Hindi and English

    Official Website

    ctet.nic.in

    Also read - How many members applied for CTET?

    CTET Exam Statistics (Previous years)

    The CTET exam statistics from previous years are as follows:

    Year

    Appeared Candidates

    Qualified Candidates

    Approximate CTET pass percentage

    January 2024

    Paper 1: 7,95,231

    Paper 2: 14,81,242

    Paper 1: 1,26,845

    Paper 2: 1,12,033

    Paper 1: 15.95%

    Paper 2: 7.56%

    July 2023

    Paper 1: 12,13,704

    Paper 2: 11,66,178

    Paper 1: 2,98,758

    Paper 2: 1,01,057

    Paper 1: 24.61%

    Paper 2: 8.66%

    December 2022

    Paper 1: 14,22,959

    Paper 2: 12,76,071

    Paper 1: 5,79,844

    Paper 2: 3,76,025

    Paper 1: 40.75%

    Paper 2: 29.39%

    December 2021

    Paper 1: 14,95,511

    Paper 2: 12,78,165

    Paper 1: 4,45,467

    Paper 2: 2,20,069

    Paper 1: 29.79%

    Paper 2: 17.22%

    December 2019

    Paper 1: 14,13,390

    Paper 2: 9,91,755

    Paper 1: 2,47,386

    Paper 2: 2,94,899

    Paper 1: 17.50%

    Paper 2: 29.73%

    CTET Qualifying Marks 2024

    CBSE prescribes the minimum marks that a candidate must score in the CTET exam to be considered qualified. The CTET qualifying marks by category are as follows:

    CTET Pass Marks

    Category

    Qualifying Marks

    UR

    90

    SC/ST/OBC/PwD

    82.5

    CTET Eligibility Certificate

    Candidates who qualify in the CTET exam will be issued the CTET eligibility certificates. With the CTET certificates they will be eligible to apply for government teacher recruitment and as well in private schools. Those who get the CTET eligibility certificate can teach grades I to VIII. The CTET certificate will be valid for a lifetime. Candidates will be able to download the CTET eligibility certificate in digital format through Digilocker.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How many members appeared in CTET?
    A:

    Approximately 23 to 25 lakhs candidates appeared for the CTET exam every year for each session.

    Q: How can we know how many students appeared in CTET exam?
    A:

    CBSE will announce the report after the announcement of the CTET result.

    Q: Will the CBSE announce separately how many candidates appeared in the CTET exam?
    A:

    Yes, they will release the statistics separately for paper 1 and paper 2 of the CTET exam.

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    Questions related to CTET

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    Have a question related to CTET ?

    Hello,

    If your college name is not listed in the CTET 2024 form but is shown on the Examination Regulatory Authority site and not on the NCTE site, you can choose the "OTHERS" option in the form.

    However, it's important to confirm whether your college is recognized by NCTE, as

    For CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) Paper 1 and Paper 2 solved papers, you can access various resources online. Here's how you can find and use them:

    1. Official Website :

      • Visit the official CTET website where they may provide past year papers or sample papers.
    2. Educational Websites :

      • Websites like

    Its may be some clerical issue dont worry you just need to submit correction application form available on CTET website attached the required documents along with CTET certificate which is mistaken and all the necessary documents which is asked in application form and then pay correction fee.you will get your

    Hello LAxmi,

    B.Com and B.Ed qualifications typically do not make you eligible to teach Science and Mathematics at the secondary level (TGT level) for government schools. Here's why:

    1. Subject Qualification for TGT (Maths): To become a TGT (Trained Graduate Teacher) in Mathematics, most government schools require candidates to have a

    • TGT (Trained Graduate Teacher) eligibility criteria for social science can vary slightly depending on the state and the specific recruitment body.

    • While some states might require a specific combination of subjects like History (His), Geography (Geo), and Civics, others might have a broader social science eligibility.

      Refer to the official