National Common Entrance Test (NCET):
National Common Entrance Test (NCET) is a national-level examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), on behalf of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). Qualifying in NCET is a mandatory requirement for seeking admission to 4 Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) in selected Central/State Universities/Institutions including IITs, NITs, RIEs, and Government Colleges for the Academic Session 2023-24.
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.
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:
i) Foundational Stage Specialization (for teaching Pre-School to Grade 2)
ii) Preparatory Stage Specialization (for teaching Grades 3 to Grade 5)
iii) Middle Stage Specialization (for teaching Grades 6 to Grade 8)
iv) Secondary Stage Specialization (for teaching Grades 9 to Grade 12)
The 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 2023-24.
National Testing Agency (NTA) will be conducted the National Common Entrance Test NCET 2023 in 178 Cities and in 13 mediums across India in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode for the Academic Session 2023-24 as per the schedule given below:
Important Dates of NCET National Common Entrance Test:
Online Submission of Application Form 26 June to 19 July 2023 (Up to 11:30 P.M.)
Last date of successful transaction of fee through Credit/Debit Card/Net-Banking/UPI 19 July 2023 (Up to 11:50 P.M.)
Correction in Particulars 20 July to 21 July 2023 (up to 11:50 P.M.)
Announcement of the City of Examination To be announced later on the website
Downloading Admit Cards from the NTA website 03 days before the actual date of the Examination
Date of Examination To be announced later on the website
Display of Recorded Responses and Answer Keys To be announced later on the website
Eligibility to appear NCET National Common Entrance Test:
For appearing in the NCET 2023, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12 /equivalent examination or are appearing in 2023 irrespective of their age can appear in NCET 2023 examination. However, the candidates will be required to fulfill
the age criteria (if any) of the University / Institution / Government College to which they are desirous of taking admission.
List of Qualifying Examinations (QE) to appear NCET National Common Entrance Test:
i. The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central/ State Board, such as the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi; etc.
ii. Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/University.
iii. Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
iv. Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
v. Any Public School/ Board/ University examination in India or any foreign country is recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
vi. Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination.
vii. Candidates who have completed the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class 12 Examination.
NCET Medium of Examination:
Medium of the Question Papers: Drawing from the National Education Policy (NEP), the NCET 2023 will be conducted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu
Year of Appearance in Qualifying Examination:
For year of appearance in Class 12 / equivalent examination, relevant conditions of Central/State University/Institutions which also include IITs, NITs, RIEs and Government Colleges (as applicable) will be applied. The candidate must ensure his eligibility from the website of respective Central/State University/Institutions which also include IITs, NITs, RIEs and Government Colleges.
Scheme of Examination of NCET
| Section | Subjects/Test | Questions to be attempted |
| Section 1 | There are 33 different languages. Any two languages need to be chosen.Language 1 and Language 2. | There will be 20 questions in Language 1 and Language 2 separately. All questions will be compulsory. |
| Section 2 – Domain Specific Subjects | There are 26 Domains specific subjects 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 25 questions. All questions will be compulsory. |
| Section 3 - General Test | This is a mandatory part. The General Test will have 25 questions. All questions will be compulsory | |
| Section 4 – Teaching Aptitude | This is a mandatory part. Teaching Aptitude will have 20 questions. All questions will be compulsory | |
Note:
1. In total, there will be 160 questions to be attempted.
2. The examination will be conducted on multiple days in two shifts, depending on the number of Candidates and Subject choices.
The pattern of Question Paper:
All questions will be Objective type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).| SNo | Test Paper | Number of Questions | To be choosen from |
| 1 | Language 1 | 20 | To be choosen from SEction 1 (33 languages) |
| 2 | Language 2 | 20 | Other than Language 1 in Section 1 |
| 3 | Teaching Aptitude | 20 | Compulsory |
| 4 | General Test | 25 | Compulsory |
| 5 | Domain Speific Subject 1 | 25 | To be choosen from Section 2(26 Domain specific subjects) |
| 6 | Domain Speific Subject 2 | 25 | Other than Domain specific subject 1 from section 2 |
| 7 | Domain Speific Subject 3 | 25 | Other than Domain specific subject 1 and 2 from section 2 |
| Total Questions | 160 |
SCHEDULE OF NCET EXAMINATION:
There are two shifts for conduct of NCET Examination
Shift 1: 9 AM to 12 Noon (180 minutes)
Shift 2: 3PM to 6PM (180 minutes).
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