CTET 2024 result expected by end of February; answer key challenge window closes today

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will close the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET 2024) answer key challenge window today at 11.59 pm. As per past trends, the CTET 2024 results for the January 2024 session is expected to be declared by the end of February.

Candidates who appeared in the exam can download the CTET provisional answer key and response sheet from the official website, ctet.nic.in, to calculate the probable score. As per the passing criteria, general category candidates should obtain at least 60% marks out of 150 marks and reserved category candidates, including SC, ST, OBC, PwD candidates should score 55% to be declared qualified.

Those candidates who are not satisfied with the CTET answer key 2024, will be able to raise objections against the answers by paying a non-refundable fee of Rs 1,000 per question challenged.

“If the challenge is accepted by the Board i.e. if any mistake is noticed by the subject experts in the answer key, a policy decision will be notified and the fee shall be refunded,” the CBSE Board said.

“The refund (if any) will be transferred online to the concerned credit/debit card account, so the candidates are advised to pay from their own credit/debit card. The decision of the Board on the challenges shall be final and no further communication will be entertained,” it added.

Last year, the board closed the answer key challenge window on February 17 and announced the results on March 3. Taking this into consideration, the CTET result 2024 is expected to be declared by the end of February.