Lok Sabha Question No. 1247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: CTET
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1247 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## CTET

## †1247. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a): whether  there  has  been  a  steep  rise  in  the  registration  fees  for  candidates appearing for 14th edition of Central Teaching Eligibility Test (CTET) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  fees and  the  amount  of  funds  received under the registration head during the last five years;
- (c): the head-wise details of expenditure of the said funds received;
- (d): whether exorbitant fees for examinations hampers the opportunities for unemployed persons; and
- (e): whether  the  Government  is  likely  to  consider  framing  a  policy  wherein  only applicants who get employment/selected from these exams will have to pay the fees?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (c): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has informed that the Central Teaching Eligibility Test (CTET) Examination has two papers to decide eligibility to  become  a  teacher  i.e.  One  paper  is  to  teach  classes  I  to  V,  and  the  other  is  for teaching VI to VII. Fee for taking both exams by a candidate is Rs 1200, and there is no change in  this  fee.  40%  of  the  candidates  appear  for  both  the  papers,  one  after  the other  on  the  same  day. However, if  a  candidate  wants  to  appear  in  only  one  of  the papers, the fees has been increased as follows:

- (i) from Rs.700  to Rs.1000/(i.e., an  increase of  Rs.300/-)  for  UR/OBC candidates; and
- (ii) from  Rs.350/-  to  Rs.500/-  (i.e.,  an  increase  of  Rs.150/-)  for  the  SC/ST candidates.

The details of the fees collected and the expenditure made during the last  five years is Annexed .  The income and expenditure shown in the statement also includes income from other exams conducted by the unit that conducts CTET exams, upto FY 2018-19. The  Board  prepares  its  annual  income  and  Expenditure  statement  on financial  year  basis,  i.e.,  from  1 st April  to  31 st March.  The  fees  are  received  in  one financial year for a particular Examination, whereas the expenditure is incurred in next financial year.

(d): CBSE is a self-financing organization and meets all its expenditure and liabilities from  funds  collected  through  examination  fees  received  from  the  candidates. The Board does not get any budgetary support from the Consolidated Fund of India and it also does not have any other source of income.

(e): The Board is merely the examining body for conduct of Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) on behalf of the Central Government under Right to Education (RTE) Act.  The Exam is conducted as per the guidelines framed by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for conduct of Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).

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