Is there negative marking in CTET?

No. CTET has no negative marking. Each of the 150 questions carries 1 mark for a correct answer and 0 for a wrong or unattempted one, so you should attempt all 150 questions.

What are the CTET qualifying marks?

General and OBC (NCL) candidates need 90 out of 150 (60%). SC, ST, PwD and other reserved categories need 82 out of 150 (55%). The qualifying line is fixed by CBSE, not a competitive cut-off.

Is qualifying CTET enough to get a teaching job?

Qualifying makes you eligible, but recruiters like KVS and NVS also give weightage to your actual CTET score. A 110+ score is significantly stronger than a bare 90 when recruitment shortlists are prepared.

How long is the CTET certificate valid?

The CTET qualifying certificate is valid for a lifetime, for both Paper 1 and Paper 2. You can still reappear to improve your score for recruitment weightage.

CTET Score Calculator 2026 – Pass or Fail?

Calculate Your Score

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Number of Correct Answers (out of 150)

CTET has no negative marking — each correct answer = 1 mark, so your correct answers = your score.

📊 Cut Off Reference

Category	Min Marks	Percentage
General / OBC (NCL)	90 / 150	60%
SC / ST / PwD / OBC	82 / 150	55%

ℹ️ Important Notes

No negative marking — every question counts
All 150 questions are MCQ type (4 options)
CTET certificate is valid for LIFETIME
Score above cut off = eligible for teaching jobs in central schools
You can appear in both Paper 1 and Paper 2

📖 How CTET scoring actually works

CTET keeps its marking scheme deliberately simple: 150 multiple-choice questions, 1 mark per correct answer, and no negative marking at all. That last part changes your exam strategy completely — an unattempted question and a wrong answer cost you exactly the same (zero), so leaving anything blank is pure loss. Even a blind guess has a 25% chance of earning a mark. The scoreboard math is equally simple: your number of correct answers IS your final score, with no scaling, no normalisation across shifts, and no percentile games. What CBSE publishes in your marksheet is the raw count this calculator shows you.

🎯 Passing is the floor — aim for the recruiter's line

The qualifying marks (90 for General/OBC-NCL, 82 for reserved categories) only make you eligible. When KVS, NVS, army schools, and many state recruiters shortlist candidates, your actual CTET score often carries direct weightage in their merit formula. In practice this means a 95 and a 120 are both "CTET qualified", but they are not equal in a recruitment queue. If this calculator shows you clearing the line with little margin, treat that as your starting point, not your destination: pushing from 95 to 110 usually comes from CDP and pedagogy sections, where focused revision converts fastest. Our free Score Predictor works in the other direction — estimating where you stand before the exam from your mock performance — while this page tells you what your attempted paper means after it.

🧮 Three smart ways to use this calculator

First, after every full mock test: enter your correct answers and watch the margin between you and your category line grow week by week — that trend is the most honest progress report you can get. Second, on exam day itself: once the official answer key releases on ctet.nic.in, count your matches and check your result here months before CBSE declares it. Third, for goal-setting: work backwards. If you need 110 for a comfortable recruitment position and you reliably score 60+ in Paper knowledge sections, you know exactly how many marks CDP and pedagogy must contribute. A number you can see is a number you can chase. Save this page on your home screen and make the calculation a ritual after every mock — aspirants who track their margin weekly rarely get exam-day surprises, because they walked into the hall already knowing roughly where they stand against their qualifying line.