National Testing Agency has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the National Common Entrance Test NCET-2024 and inviting Online Applications of the National Common Entrance Test (NCET-2024) for admission to 4-Year (Under Graduation) Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) in selected Central/State University/Institutions including IITs, NITs, RIEs, and Government Colleges for the Academic Session 2024-25.
NCET 2024 is meant for admission to UG courses offered by selected Central / State Universities / Institutions including IITs, NITs, RIEs, and Government Colleges for the Academic Session 2024-25.
ITEP is a Dual Major Programme -the first major is in Education with School Specific Stage specialization and the second major is in an opted discipline.
No other means/mode of submission of applications will be accepted for NTA National Common Entrance Test 2024.The number of vacancies advertised is tentative and may decrease or increase.
To access further details regarding the recruitment, such as the syllabus, age criteria, qualifications, salary scale, and any additional information, please review the advertisement thoroughly before proceeding with your application.
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National Common Entrance Test NCET-2024
Important Dates
- Application Begin : 13/04/2024
- Online Application Last Date : 30/04/2024 UPTO 11:50 PM
- Last Date Online Payment : 30/04/2024 UPTO 11:50 PM
- Correction Date : 02 to 04 May 2024
- Advanced Exam City Available : 05 June 2024
- Admit Card Available : 03 days before Exam
- Examination Date :
12/06/2024(Postponed)
Examination Fee Details
- General / Unreserved : 1200/-
- OBC (NCL) / EWS : 1000/-
- SC/ST/PwD/Third Gender : 650/-
- Pay the exam fee through Debit/Credit Cards, UPI, Net Banking, E-Challan etc.
- Service charges of the concerned Bank / Payment Gateway Integrator are to be paid by the candidate extra, as applicable
Age Eligibility
- No age limit for the candidates.
Educational Eligibility : National Common Entrance Test NCTE-2024
- 12th Passed / Appearing from recognized board of India.
- Read notification of NTA National Common Entrance Test NCTE-2024 for more details.
Examination Scheme & Pattern : National Common Entrance Test NCTE-2024
- The NCET 2024 will completely be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.
- The examination will be of 180 minutes.
- In total, there will be 160 questions to be attempted out of 181 questions. There will be a choice of 03 questions in each subject (language/Domain-specific subject/Teaching Aptitude/General Test).
| Section | Test Paper | Total Questions | Total Questions to be attempted | To be Chosen from |
| Section-1 | Language-1 | 23 | 20 | To be chosen from Section 1 (38 languages). |
| Language-2 | 23 | 20 | Other than Language 1 in Section 1. | |
| Section 2- Domain Specific Subjects | Domain Specific-1 | 28 | 25 | To be chosen from Section 2 (26 Domain-Specific subjects) |
| Domain Specific-2 | 28 | 25 | Other than Domain-Specific Subject 1 from Section 2. | |
| Domain Specific-3 | 28 | 25 | Other than Domain-Specific Subjects 1 and 2 f | |
| Section 3 | General Test | 28 | 25 | Compulsory |
| Section 4 | Teaching Aptitude | 23 | 20 | Compulsory |
Syllabus of the examination
- Language: Language to be tested through Reading Comprehension, Literary Aptitude, and Vocabulary
- Domain Subject: As per Class 12 syllabus only.
- General Test: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning, Logical and Analytical Reasoning
- Teaching Aptitude: Topics related to the teaching of science, Arts, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Languages, etc.
Medium of Examination
Medium of the Question Papers: Drawing from the National Education Policy (NEP), the NCET 2024 will be conducted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
Syllabus of the examination
- Language – Language to be tested through Reading Comprehension, Literary
- Aptitude, and Vocabulary.
- Domain Subject and Teaching Aptitude -As given on the NTA website. Click here
- General Test-General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry / mensuration/stat), Logical and Analytical Reasoning.
- Teaching Aptitude: Topics related to the teaching of science, Arts, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Languages, etc.
About Integrated Teacher Education Programme
The 4-year integrated B.Ed. will be a dual-major holistic bachelor’s degree, in Education as well as a specialized subject (such as language, history, music, mathematics, computer science, chemistry, economics, art, physical education, etc). Beyond the teaching of cutting-edge pedagogy, the teacher education will include a grounding in sociology, history, science, psychology, early childhood care, and education, foundational literacy and numeracy, knowledge of India and its values/ethos/art/traditions, and more. [NEP 2020: 15.5]
Recognition has been granted to selected Central/State University/Institutions which also include IITs, NITs, RIEs, and Government Colleges for Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) as envisaged in NEP 2020 from the academic session 2023-24. The ITEP is a Dual Major Programme -the first major is in Education with School Specific Stage specialization and the second major is in an opted discipline. The approach to the design and implementation of ITEP are:
- Education in Multidisciplinary Environment
- 4 Year duration after grade 12 of the school system
- Admission through National Common Entrance Test (NCET) conducted by NTA
- Minimal degree qualification to become a teacher by 2030
- Responsive to new 5+3+3+4 design
- Introduction of Credit System as per UGC
- Integrated Dual-Major Degree- Disciplinary & Professional Knowledge of Education
- Focus on 21st Century Skills
- Stage Specialization (5+3+3+4): Each student will specialize in one of the following school stages which will qualify them to become teachers of that stage:
- Foundational Stage Specialization (for teaching Pre-School to Grade 2)
- Preparatory Stage Specialization (for teaching Grades 3 to Grade 5)
- Middle Stage Specialization (for teaching Grades 6 to Grade 8)
- Secondary Stage Specialization (for teaching Grades 9 to Grade 12)
| Before applying online, it’s important for interested candidates to carefully read through the entire notification. www.vacancyboard.in |
Links for Online Application Form
| Exam Postponed Notice | Click Here |
| Examination City Notice | Click Here |
| Apply Online | Click Here |
| Download Syllabus | Click here |
| Download NTA Notification | Click Here |
| Download Notification Bulletin | Click Here |
| NCTE Official Website | Click here |
| NTA Official Website | Click here |
| All the best to all enthusiastic Aspirants! www.vacancyboard.in Congratulations! |