CBSE CTET Answer Key Released, Here's How You Can Contest Changes

CBSE CTET Answer Key: The Central Board of Secondary Education has released the answer key to teacher eligibility test conducted this year.

According to a report, about 22 lakh candidates appeared for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test 2021(CTET), the answer keys can be downloaded from the official websites of CTET and CBSE. Candidates can object to the answer key after which the final key will be released along with the result. The last date to submit change suggestions on the answer key is February 21. Candidates will also have to pay Rs 1,000 per question they contest and they will the full refund if the board accepts the challenge.

Here's how you can download the CBSE CTET answer key:

• Visit any of the official websites- ctet.nic.in, cbse.nic.in
• A download will appear, click on it
• Download the answer key in PDF form.

The qualifying mark for the CTET has been set at 60 per cent. As the exams were conducted in two parts, the ones who qualify for the first part will be eligible to teach from class 1 to 5 and the candidates who clear the part-II will be eligible to teach class 6 to 8. Reportedly, about 12 lakh students appeared in the first part of the test and more than 10 lakh gave the part-II test this year. The CTET is conducted every year to fill out vacancies in government schools such as Kendriya Vidyalaya, Central Tibetan Schools, Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti and the ones falling under Union Territories.