ITEP24
ITEP24The National Testing Agency has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the National Common Entrance Test (NCET) and inviting Online Applications of the National Common Entrance Test (NCET) for admission to 4-Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) in selected Central/State University/Institutions including IITs, NITs, RIEs, and Government Colleges for the Academic Session 2024-25.
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 National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the National Common Entrance Test [NCET] 2024 in 178 Cities and 13 mediums across India in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode for the Academic Session 2024-25 as per the schedule given below:
ITEP24: Date Sheet
Online Submission of Application Form | 13 April to 30 April 2024 (up to 11:30 P.M.) |
Last date of successful transaction of fee through Credit/Debit Card/Net-Banking/UPI | 30 April 2024 (up to 11:50 P.M.) |
Correction in Particulars | 02 May to 04 May 2024 |
Announcement of the City of Examination | The last week of May 2024 |
Downloading Admit Cards from the NTA website | 03 days before actual date of the Examination |
Date of Examination | 12 June 2024 (Wednesday) |
Display of Recorded Responses & Answer Keys | To be announced later on the website. |
Website(s) | www.nta.ac.in, https://ncet.samarth.ac.in/ |
Declaration of Result on the NTA website | To be announced later on the website. |
ITEP24: Medium of Exam
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
ITEP24: Scheme of Exam
Subject combinations for each paper, type of questions in each paper, and mode of examination are given in the table below:
Section | Subjects/ Tests | Questions to be Attempted |
Section 1 | There are 38 different languages. Any two languages need to be chosen. Language 1 and Language 2. | 02 different Language papers are to be chosen.Each language paper will have 23 questions out of which 20 questions need to be attempted. |
Section 2 – Domain Specific Subjects | 26 Domain-specific subjects are being offered under this section. A candidate may choose any three subjects as desired by the applicable University/ Universities/ Institution. | 03 Domain Specific subjects are to be chosen.Each domain-specific subject will have 28 questions out of which 25 questions need to be attempted. |
Section 3 – General Test | This is a mandatory section. The General Test will have 28 questions out of which 25 questions need to be attempted. | |
Section 4 – Teaching Aptitude | This is a mandatory section. Teaching Aptitude will have 23 questions out of which 20 questions need to be attempted. |
- 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).
- The examination may be conducted on multiple days in two shifts, depending on the number of Candidates and Subject choices.
ITEP24: At a Glance
Mode of the Test | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
Test Pattern | Objective type with Multiple Choice Questions |
Medium | 13 languages (Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu) |
Language: Language to be tested through Reading Comprehension, Literary Aptitude, and Vocabulary | |
Domain Subject: As per Class 12 syllabus only. | |
Syllabus | General Test: General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning, Logical & Analytical Reasoning |
Teaching Aptitude: Topics related to the teaching of science, Arts, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Languages, etc. | |
Registration | Registration will be online at https://ncet.samarth.ac.in |
ITEP24: Pattern of question paper
All questions will be Objective type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
S. No. | Test paper | Total Questions | Total questions to be attempted | To be chosen from |
1. | Language 1 | 23 | 20 | To be chosen from Section 1 (38 languages). |
2. | Language 2 | 23 | 20 | Other than Language 1 in Section 1. |
3. | Teaching Aptitude | 23 | 20 | Compulsory |
4. | General Test | 28 | 25 | Compulsory |
5. | Domain Specific Subject 1 | 28 | 25 | To be chosen from Section 2 (26 Domain-Specific subjects) |
6. | Domain Specific Subject 2 | 28 | 25 | Other than Domain- Specific Subject 1 from Section 2. |
7. | Domain Specific Subject 3 | 28 | 25 | Other than Domain- Specific Subjects 1 and 2 from Section 2. |
Total Questions | 181 | 160 |
ITEP24: How to apply
- Candidates must carefully read the Instructions (including how to fill up the Application Form online) given in the Information Bulletin available on the NTA Website. Candidates not complying with the instructions shall be summarily disqualified.
- Candidates should apply for NCET 2024 through the “Online” mode only. The Application Form in any other mode will not be accepted.
- Submission of the Application Form could be made by the candidate online through the NTA website: https://ncet.samarth.ac.in/ (Access is also available through the NCTE website (https://ncte.gov.in) to reach to NTA website for the NCET 2024 online application.)
- Before starting to fill the application form candidates are advised to read the Prospectus displayed on the website of the NTA / NCTE / University / Institution / Government College where admission is sought and be clear about the courses offered by them, seats available, eligibility as regards age, passing/appearing in qualifying exam, minimum marks in the qualifying exam, relaxation thereof, reservation, admission procedure, etc before applying for the NCET 2024, as Universities have their own specific requirements for admission to specified courses (discipline/stage). NTA will not entertain the corrections sent by the candidate through Post/Fax/WhatsApp/E-mail/by Hand.
- Download the Information Bulletin and Replica of the Application Form. Read these carefully to ensure your eligibility.
ITEP24: Important Websites/ Links
The Candidates are advised to visit the official websites of NTA
www.nta.ac.in and
for the latest updates.
In case any candidate faces difficulty in applying for NCET 2024, he/she may contact or e-mail at ncet@nta.ac.in. The candidates are also advised to be in touch with the NTA website(s) www.nta.ac.in and https://ncet.samarth.ac.in/ for the latest updates regarding the exam.
ITEP24: Notification Pdf
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