New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the registration deadline for the National Common Entrance Test (NCET) 2025 to March 31. Candidates who have not yet applied can complete the NCET 2025 application form on the official website at exams.nta.ac.in.
According to the revised schedule, candidates can submit their applications for NCET 2025 until 9 PM, while the fee payment window will remain open until 11:50 PM on March 31. Previously, the registration deadline was set for March 16.
The official notice stated that the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) recommended extending the last date for online application submission after receiving multiple requests from students, institutions and other stakeholders due to ongoing CBSE and other board examinations.
NCET 2025 Exam Date
NTA will conduct the NCET 2025 exam on April 29 for admission to the four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) in central and state institutions. The exam will be held online in a computer-based mode.
The entrance test will be available in multiple languages, including English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
NCET 2025: Exam Pattern
The NCET 2025 exam pattern is detailed in the table below:
| Serial No. | Test Paper | Total Questions | Questions to be Attempted | To be Chosen From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Language 1 | 23 | 20 | Section 1 (38 languages) |
| 2 | Language 2 | 23 | 20 | Other than Language 1 in Section 1 |
| 3 | Teaching Aptitude | 23 | 20 | Compulsory |
| 4 | General Test | 28 | 25 | Compulsory |
| 5 | Domain-Specific Subject 1 | 28 | 25 | Section 2 (26 Domain-Specific Subjects) |
| 6 | Domain-Specific Subject 2 | 28 | 25 | Other than Domain-Specific Subject 1 from Section 2 |
| 7 | Domain-Specific Subject 3 | 28 | 25 | Other than Domain-Specific Subjects 1 and 2 from Section 2 |
| Total | 181 | 160 |
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