NTA announces NCET 2023 dates for ITEP admission; schedule, exam pattern, syllabus

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the National Common Entrance Test (NCET) 2023 schedule for admission to 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) in educational institutions. NCET 2023 registration has commenced and eligible candidates can apply on the official website – ncet.samarth.ac.in. The last date to register is July 19.

“National Testing Agency (NTA) will be conducting 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,” said an official notice.

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NCET 2023 question paper will include a total of 160 multiple choice questions and four sections - section 1 on languages, section 2 on domain-specific subjects, section 3 general test, and section 4 on teaching aptitude. The exam will be conducted in two shifts on multiple days.

NCET will be conducted in 13 languages including English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

NCET 2023 schedule

NCET 2023 Syllabus

• 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

NCET 2023 exam pattern

NTA further provided the list of languages, subjects, and general test along with the list of central universities, state universities, IITs, NITs, RIEs, and government colleges.

In October 2021, the Ministry of Education notified the 4-year ITEP degree offering BA BEd, BSc BEd and BCom BEd replacing the 5-year BELEd course.