CTET 2020: CBSE teachers eligibility test to be held on 5 July; previous year's question papers available at ctet.nic.in

Central Board of Secondary Education, or CBSE, has released question papers for the last three Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) on its website - ctet.nic.in.The board has released question papers for CTET exam held in December 2019, July 2019 and December 2018. Candidates can download the question papers which will give them a fair idea of the examination pattern and the type of questions that are being asked.[caption id="attachment_4495591" align="alignleft" width="380"] File picture of CBSE logo.[/caption]According to a report by Hindustan Times, CBSE has uploaded both, paper 1 (main) and paper 2 of all sets of the previous years.A report by NDTV says that CTET July 2020 will be conducted on 5 July. The test will be held in 112 cities across the country. It will be a bilingual exam - English and Hindi and will be OMR-based.CTET is an eligibility test for primary and upper primary teachers, mandatory for recruitment as teachers at a CBSE school.A report by The Indian Express mentions that over 30 lakh candidates have registered for the CTET July 2020, higher from 28.32 lakh examinees in December 2019.Candidates who clear paper 1 will be eligible to teach in classes 1 to 5, while those who qualify paper 2 can teach in classes 6 to 7.Both the papers will have 150 multiple choice questions (MCQs) that the candidates will have to solve in two-and-a-half-hour.To clear the exam, the candidates will have to secure 60 percent marks out of 150 marks. For reserved category candidates, the cut-off is 55 percent.CBSE CTET 2020: How to download previous years' question papersStep 1: Go to the site - ctet.nic.inStep 2: On the right hand side of the page, under Important Links tab click on links that reads - 'PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER'Step 3: A new PDF will open. You can download it and solve the papers.Direct links for CTET previous year question papers:CTET question papers of December 2019 - https://ctet.nic.in/webinfo/Public/View.aspx?page=7CTET question papers of July 2019 - https://ctet.nic.in/webinfo/Public/View.aspx?page=6CTET question papers of December 2018 - https://ctet.nic.in/webinfo/Public/View.aspx?page=5