Inviting Online Applications for National Common Entrance Test [NCET] 2025 for admission to 4-Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP)
The National Testing Agency has been entrusted by the NCTE (National Council for Teacher Education) with the responsibility of conducting the National Common Entrance Test (NCET) for admission to 4-Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) in selected Central/State Universities/Institutions including IITs, NITs, RIEs, and Government Colleges etc. for the Academic Session 2025-26.
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] 2025 in 178 Cities (Annexure 1) and 13 mediums across India in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode for the Academic Session 2025-26 as per the schedule given below:
| Online Submission of Application Form | 20 February to 16 March 2025 (up to 11:30 P.M.) 31 March 2025 (up to 09:00 P.M.) |
| Last date of successful transaction of fee through Credit/Debit Card/Net-Banking/UPI | 16 March 2025 (up to 11:50 P.M.) 31 March 2025 (up to 11:50 P.M.) |
| Correction in Particulars | 18 March to 19 March 2025 |
| Announcement of the City of Examination | The First Week of April 2025 |
| Downloading Admit Cards from the NTA website | 03/04 days before the actual date of the Examination |
| Date of Examination | 29 April 2025 (Tuesday) |
| Display of Recorded Responses and Answer Keys | To be announced later on the website |
| Website(s) | www.nta.ac.in + https://exams.nta.ac.in/NCET/ |
| Declaration of Result on the NTA website | To be announced later on the website |
| Fee Payable by candidates [NCET 2025] in INR | ||
|---|---|---|
| General (UR) | OBC- NCL/ EWS | SC/ST/PwBD/ Third Gender |
| Rs. 1200/- | Rs. 1000/- | Rs. 650/- |
| 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. | |
| 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, Environmental Literacy, etc. |
| Teaching Aptitude: Topics related to the teaching of Science, Arts, Mathematics, Performing Arts, Languages, etc. | |
| Registration | Registration will be online at https://exams.nta.ac.in/NCET/ |
For any queries/ clarifications, candidates can also E-mail/call the NTA Helpdesk:
Email ID: ncet@nta.ac.in
Contact Number: 011-40759000 / 011-69227700
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