National Common Entrance Test [NCET] 2024 for admission to 4-Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme

National Common Entrance Test [NCET] 2024 for admission to 4-Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme

PUBLIC NOTICE

13 April 2024 / 24 चैत्र 1946

Sub: Inviting Online Applications for National Common Entrance Test [NCET] 2024 for admission to 4-Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP)- Reg.

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 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:

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 the actual date of the Examination
Date of Examination	12 June 2024 (Wednesday)
Display of Recorded Responses and 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.

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

Scheme of Examination:

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.
Note: 1.     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).  2.     The examination may be conducted on multiple days in two shifts, depending on the number of Candidates and Subject choices.

Broad features of NCET 2024 are as follows:

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 and 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

The 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

The Candidates are advised to visit the official websites of NTA (www.nta.ac.in) and (https://ncet.samarth.ac.in/) for the latest updates.

The list of Languages, Domain Specific Subjects, and General Test covered in NCET 2024 is given in Annexure I.

A List of Central/State Universities/Institutions including IITs, NITs, RIEs, and Government Colleges for the Academic Session 2024-25 is given in Annexure II.

Note: Candidates who will be appearing in NCET 2024 will participate in the Counselling/admission process of any Central/State University / Institution (IITs, NITs, RIEs, and Govt. Colleges) which have been granted recognition by NCTE for ITEP for the academic session 2024-25. University/ Institution /Govt. College may fill up the vacant seats thereafter from the pool of NCET-qualified candidates.

Important Instructions:

1. 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.

2. Candidates should apply for NCET 2024 through the “Online” mode only. The Application Form in any other mode will not be accepted.

3. 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.)

4. Instructions for filling the Online Application Form:

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.

In case any candidate faces difficulty in applying for NCET 2024, he/she may contact or e-mail at [email protected]. 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.

(Dr. Sadhana Parashar)
Senior Director (Exams)

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