Lok Sabha Question No. 2237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) Exam
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Queen Oja, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2237

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) Exam

## 2237.  SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  many  candidates  particularly  female candidates  were  unable  to  appear  for  the  Central  Teacher  Eligibility  Test  (CTET) Examination 2020 due to lack of examination infrastructure/test centres in hilly areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the number of such candidates, gender-wise, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has proposed to set up at least one test centre in every district for the purpose;
- (d) if  so,  the details thereof along with the time by which the said provision is likely to be made; and
- (e) the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  said  test  centres  in  each district of the country particularly in hilly areas?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION ( SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN )

(a) and (b): The number of female candidates appeared in last Central Teacher Eligibility Test ( CTET) examination held on 31st January 2021 are more than male candidates in various states comprising hilly areas of the country. The information regarding number of candidates genderwise, in the various states comprising hilly areas of the country is placed at Annexure-I .

(c) to (e): The sanctity of examination, number of candidates appearing, logistics issues and feasibility of conduct of examination is kept in mind for setting up the examination centres for CTET  examination.  Last  CTET  examination  on  31st  January  2021  was  conducted  at  3938 examination  centres  in  135  cities  across  the  country.  The  list  of  cities  of  examination in  the various states comprising hilly areas of the country is placed at Annexure-II .

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ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO THE PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2237 FOR 02.08.2021 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF  PARLIAMENT,  LOK  SABHA  SHRI  DILIP  SAIKIA,  SHRIMATI  QUEEN  OJA, SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK REGARDING CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (CTET) EXAM.

## LIST OF CANDIDATES APPEARED GENDER-WISE IN CTET-JANUARY 2021 IN VARIOUS STATES COMPRISING HILLY AREAS

|   S.No. | STATE             |   MALE |   FEMALE |   TRANS |
|---------|-------------------|--------|----------|---------|
|       1 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |    733 |     1983 |       0 |
|       2 | ASSAM             |  14265 |    16085 |       2 |
|       3 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |   1627 |     6231 |       0 |
|       4 | JAMMU& KASHMIR    |   1205 |     5040 |       0 |
|       5 | MANIPUR           |    341 |      903 |       0 |
|       6 | MEGHALAYA         |    183 |      345 |       0 |
|       7 | MIZORAM           |     37 |       64 |       0 |
|       8 | NAGALAND          |     19 |       79 |       0 |
|       9 | SIKKIM            |    167 |      333 |       0 |
|      10 | TRIPURA           |    542 |      415 |       0 |
|      11 | UTTARAKHAND       |   8934 |    22193 |       2 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  PARTS  (c)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2237 FOR 02.08.2021 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBER OF  PARLIAMENT,  LOK  SABHA  SHRI  DILIP  SAIKIA,  SHRIMATI  QUEEN  OJA, SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK REGARDING CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (CTET) EXAM.

## LIST OF CITIES OF CTET EXAMINATION JAN-2021 IN VARIOUS STATES COMPRISING HILLY AREAS

| STATE             | CITY              |
|-------------------|-------------------|
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | ITANAGAR          |
| ASSAM             | DIBRUGARH         |
| ASSAM             | GUWAHATI          |
| ASSAM             | JORHAT            |
| ASSAM             | SILCHAR           |
| ASSAM             | TEZPUR            |
| ASSAM             | LAKHIMPUR         |
| ASSAM             | NAGAON            |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | HAMIRPUR          |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | KANGRA            |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | SHIMLA            |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR    | JAMMU             |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR    | SRINAGAR          |
| MANIPUR           | IMPHAL            |
| MEGHALAYA         | SHILLONG          |
| MIZORAM           | AIZAWL            |
| NAGALAND          | KOHIMA            |
| SIKKIM            | GANGTOK           |
| TRIPURA           | AGARTALA          |
| UTTARAKHAND       | DEHRADUN          |
| UTTARAKHAND       | HALDWANI          |
| UTTARAKHAND       | ROORKEE           |
| UTTARAKHAND       | SRINAGAR GARHWAL  |
| UTTARAKHAND       | UDHAM SINGH NAGAR |