Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) releases CTET admit card for Paper I & II on its website (ctet.nic.in). Candidates can download their CTET hall ticket one to two weeks before the examination date. CTET exam is organized twice a year in July and December.
Earlier, the CTET 2020 July exam was scheduled on July 5, 2020 and the admit card was supposed to be issued from the third week of June 2020. However, the CTET July exam date got postponed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the further schedule is yet to be announced officially.
CTET 2020 admit card is only available online and candidates need their registration/application number and date or birth/password (generated during CTET registration) to download the same. CBSE issues the hall tickets to only those applicants who successfully register for the Central Teaching Eligibility Test (CTET).
The admit card contains some crucial information like examination date, timing, test centre address, important guidelines, etc. that applicants must not overlook. CTET admit card is a mandatory document that the test-takers must bring at the exam centres along with one photo identity proof (PAN Card/Passport/Adhaar Card/Voter ID etc). Read this article to collect insightful information about the CTET 2020 admit card.
CTET Admit Card – Key Highlights
Candidates must know about certain important points regarding CTET 2020 admit card, as mentioned below:
- CTET admit card is made available online only. Hence, candidates cannot expect receiving their admit cards via post or any other medium.
- Candidates who successfully submit their CTET application form can access their admit cards once CBSE releases the same.
- Candidates must download their admit cards online and retain the printouts for further use.
- The invigilators at CTET exam centres permit entry inside the hall only after verifying the admit cards of applicants along with two passport size photographs and one photo ID proof.
- Any discrepancy in admit card detail(s) should be reported by examiness to concerned officials at CBSE with immediate effect.
- The test takers must report at the test centre one hour before the exam timing to avoid any last minute chaos.
- Candidates must read the exam-related guidelines given on the admit card and follow the same religiously.
CTET Admit Card – Important Dates
CBSE will release the official notification for the revised examination schedule of CTET 2020. Meanwhile, candidates can refer to the table below that contains the tentative schedule of CTET admit card for July session:
Schedule for CTET 2020 July session
| Events | Key Dates |
| CTET 2020 application form submission window | January 24 to March 9, 2020 (11:59 PM) |
| Late date to pay the application fee | March 17, 2020 (3:30PM) |
| Availability of application correction window | March 19 to March 26, 2020 |
| Release of admit card | To be notified |
| CTET 2020 exam date | To be notified |
Read More : CTET Exam Pattern – Paper 1 & Paper 2 Pattern, Marking, Syllabus
How to Download CTET Admit Card 2020?
Candidates can get online access of the CTET 2020 admit card after it is released officially on ctet.nic.in. The steps to download the hall ticket are mentioned below:
Step 1: Browse the official web portal of CTET (ctet.nic.in.)
Step 2: Tap on the ‘CTET July 2020’ link
Step 3: Now, click on the link for ‘CTET Admit Card’
Step 4: A new screen will display on the screen
Step 5: Enter your application/registration number and password/date of birth in the specified boxes
Step 6: Check the details on your admit card on the screen and download it
Step 7: Take at least 2-3 printouts of your admit card for further use
CTET Admit Card – Information Provided
The CTET admit card contains some crucial information and the registrants must check the same on priority. In case of any error, they must reach the concerned authority at CBSE office to get it corrected. Apart from this, the signature and photograph must be as clear and visible. The invigilator takes a look at the admit card at the time of examination and checks the identity of the candidates before allowing them to enter the hall.
CTET admit card contains below given details:
- Name of the applicant
- Roll Number
- Registration Number
- Father’s name
- Category
- Date of Birth
- Communication address
- Medium of test
- Exam date and timing
- Exam centre name and complete address
- Chosen languages (for Language I & II sections)
- Photograph and Signature of the candidate
CTET Admit Card – Exam Centres
Go through the complete list of CTET test centres in the table given below:
List of CTET Test Cities
| States/UTs | Exam Cities | Codes |
| Andman & Nicobar | Port Blair | 101 |
| Andhra Pradesh
|
Vijayawada | 102 |
| Visakhapatnam | 103 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | 104 |
| Assam
|
Dibrugarh | 105 |
| Guwahati | 106 | |
| Jorhat | 107 | |
| Silchar | 108 | |
| Tezpur | 109 | |
| Bihar
|
Bhagalpur | 110 |
| Bhojpur (Ara) | 111 | |
| Darbhanga | 112 | |
| Gaya | 113 | |
| Madhubani | 114 | |
| Muzaffarpur | 115 | |
| Nalanda | 116 | |
| Patna | 117 | |
| Samastipur | 118 | |
| Vaishali (Hajipur) | 119 | |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 120 |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | 121 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 122 |
| Daman & Diu | Daman | 123 |
| Delhi
|
Delhi Central | 124 |
| Delhi East | 125 | |
| Delhi North | 126 | |
| Delhi South | 127 | |
| Delhi West | 128 | |
| Goa | Panaji | 129 |
| Gujarat
|
Ahmedabad | 130 |
| Surat | 131 | |
| Vadodara | 132 | |
| Haryana
|
Ambala | 133 |
| Faridabad | 134 | |
| Gurugram | 135 | |
| Karnal | 136 | |
| Kurukshetra | 137 | |
| Himachal Pradesh
|
Hamirpur | 138 |
| Kangra | 139 | |
| Shimla | 140 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir
|
Jammu | 141 |
| Srinagar | 142 | |
| Jharkhand
|
Bokaro | 143 |
| Dhanbad | 144 | |
| Ranchi | 145 | |
| Karnataka
|
Bengaluru | 146 |
| Mangalore | 147 | |
| Kerala
|
Ernakulam | 148 |
| Kozhikode | 149 | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 150 | |
| Lakshadweep | Kavarati | 151 |
| Madhya Pradesh
|
Bhopal | 152 |
| Indore | 153 | |
| Jabalpur | 154 | |
| Maharashtra
|
Aurangabad | 155 |
| Mumbai | 156 | |
| Nagpur | 157 | |
| Nashik | 158 | |
| Pune | 159 | |
| Manipur | Imphal | 160 |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | 161 |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | 162 |
| Nagaland | Kohima | 163 |
| Odisha
|
Bhubaneswar | 164 |
| Sambalpur | 165 | |
| Puducherry | Puducherry | 166 |
| Punjab
|
Amritsar | 167 |
| Bhatinda | 168 | |
| Ferozepur | 169 | |
| Jalandhar | 170 | |
| Rajasthan
|
Ajmer | 171 |
| Alwar | 172 | |
| Bikaner | 173 | |
| Jaipur | 174 | |
| Jodhpur | 175 | |
| Kota | 176 | |
| Udaipur | 177 | |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | 178 |
| Tamilnadu
|
Chennai | 179 |
| Coimbatore | 180 | |
| Madurai | 181 | |
| Tiruchirapalli | 182 | |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | 183 |
| Tripura | Agartala | 184 |
| Uttarakhand
|
Dehradun | 185 |
| Haldwani | 186 | |
| Roorkee | 187 | |
| Srinagar Garhwal | 188 | |
| Uttar Pradesh
|
Agra | 189 |
| Aligarh | 190 | |
| Ayodhya (Faizabad) | 191 | |
| Bareilly | 192 | |
| Etawah | 193 | |
| Ghaziabad | 194 | |
| Ghazipur | 195 | |
| Gorakhpur | 196 | |
| Jaunpur | 197 | |
| Jhansi | 198 | |
| Kanpur | 199 | |
| Lucknow | 200 | |
| Mathura | 201 | |
| Mau | 202 | |
| Meerut | 203 | |
| Moradabad | 204 | |
| Noida | 205 | |
| Prayagraj (Allahabad) | 206 | |
| Raebareli | 207 | |
| Saharanpur | 208 | |
| Sultanpur | 209 | |
| Varanasi | 210 | |
| West Bengal
|
Durgapur | 211 |
| Kolkata | 212 |
CTET Admit Card – Retrieving Registration Number/Password
It is quite probable that you forget your registration number or password (generated at the time of CTET registration). To retrieve the same, candidates must remember below given steps:
Step 1: Go to the official website of CTET (ctet.nic.in)
Step 2: Tap on the login tab
Step 3: Select the relevant link – ‘Forgot Password?’ or ‘Forgot Application Number?’
Step 4: Provide your registered email ID and hit the submit tab
Step 5: The system will regenerate the registration number/password and send the same to your registered email ID
CTET Admit Card – Documents to Carry on the Exam Day
As per CBSE recommendations, candidates must carry certain documents along with the CTET 2020 admit card to the test centre, failing which they will get disqualified. The authority has given strict instructions to the candidates to bring a valid photo identity proof and two passport size photographs along with the CTET admit card.
Candidates can carry any of the below mentioned ID proofs:
- PAN Card
- Voter Identity Card
- Aadhar Card
- Driving License
- Passport
- Any government issued photo ID card
How to resolve a discrepancy in CTET admit card 2020?
Candidates are advised to examine their details given on CTET 2020 admit card and ensure that the given information is correct. In case of any error or discrepancy in applicant’s name, signature, photograph, date of birth, category etc, candidates must report the same to the concerned authority via email on – directorctet@gmail.com or ctetjuly20@gmail.com. They can also reach out to certain designated persons in CTET with the help of below given communication details:
- Mr. Anurag Tripathi, Director (CTET) on numbers 011-22232774 011-22235775
- Mr. Anil Kapoor, Deputy Secretary on number 011-22240108
- Mr. Rajbir Singh, Consultant (CTET) on number 011-22240142
- Mrs. Poonam Sachdeva, Deputy Secretary on number 011-22247154
What if I fail to download CTET Admit Card 2020?
Candidates can download CTET 2020 admit card through online mode only. Some common glitches that may arise anytime while downloading the admit card are:
- Connection error
- Incomplete application process
- Non submission of CTET application fee
In case of incomplete CTET registration, candidates shall be disqualified from taking the exam. The connection error can be fixed easily. Moreover, in case of any other issue, CBSE recommends the registrants to take instant support from the concerned authorities through email at directorctet@gmail.com or ctetjuly20@gmail.com. The authority resolves the issue within a few hours of lodging the complaint.
CTET Admit Card – Acceptable & Non-Acceptable Items in Exam Hall
Candidates have to carry their CTET admit cards along with one photo ID proof (original and photocopy) and two latest passport size photographs at the test centre. Entry inside the examination hall is barred for the candidates who fail to bring these documents. Further, the details of some mandatory and restricted items inside the exam centre are mentioned below:
Documents that are allowed inside the CTET exam hall
- Hard copy of CTET admit card
- Pointed ball pen (blue or black ink only)
- Original photo ID proof along with its photocopy
- Two latest passport size photographs
Documents that are allowed inside the CTET exam hall
- Electronic or communication items such as cell phones, earphones, bluetooth, microphone, pager, digital watch etc
- Stationery stuff like study material, paper sheets, pencil or geometry box, calculator, log table, plastic pouch, scale, electronic pen, writing pad, pen drives, cardboard etc
- Other accessories like purse, wallet, camera, goggles, handbags etc.
- All such items that could be utilized for illicit activities inside the examination hall
CTET Admit Card – Exam Day Guidelines
There are certain exam-related instructions framed by the authority for the test takers. Candidates must go through the below-given guidelines, as mentioned in the CTET admit card, and stick to them while appearing for exam:
- Ensure to reach the test centre 60 minutes before the actual time of examination
- Applicants must carry their CTET admit cards along with two passport size photographs and one valid identity proof
- The invigilator will not permit the candidates to take the exam if they fail to bring any of the necessary documents to the test centre
- It is mandatory to sign the attendance sheet before and after the exam
- Candidates must also carry black or blue pointed ball pen/s to fill the OMR sheet
- Candidates are not allowed to do rough work on the answer sheet as there is a separate space for the same in test booklet
- Any illicit activity inside the examination hall is not allowed and may lead to candidates’ disqualification from the exam
- Candidates must follow the laid down guidelines at the test centre for a smooth examination process
CTET Admit Card – FAQs
✔️ How can I get access to the CTET 2020 admit card?
CTET admit card is available online on the official website (ctet.nic.in) and applicants need to enter their registration/application number and date of birth/password to login and then download their CTET hall ticket.
✔️ What are the mandatory documents required while appearing for the CTET exam?
Candidates must carry their CTET admit cards along with two passport size photographs and one photo identity proof (original and photocopy). The examination authority considers PAN card/ Voter ID/Adhaar Card/Passport or any other government-issued photo ID as valid.
✔️ What if I forget my registration ID while downloading my CTET admit card?
Candidates can regenerate their registration/application number by visiting the website of CTET and clicking on the link ‘Forgot Registration Number?’. After clicking the link, they need to provide their registered email ID to receive their registration number.
✔️ How can I rectify the error/s in my CTET 2020 admit card?
To fix error/s or discrepancy in CTET 2020 admit card, candidates must connect with the concerned authority on email (directorctet@gmail.com or ctetjuly20@gmail.com) or phone number (stated above) before the exam day.
✔️ What are the restricted items inside the CTET examination hall?
Candidates must not carry electronic or communication devices like cell phones, electronic gadgets, calculators, wallets and stationery items like paper, geometry box, log tables, bluetooth, pen drives, camera, cards, electronic pen, digital watch etc. inside the CTET exam hall.
