CTET 2018 Registration Begins 22nd June 2018

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the Information Bulletin for the 11th edition of CTET and will be organizing CTET 2018 on Sunday, 16th September 2018 in two slots viz:

Paper-II – 9:30am to 12pm
Paper-I – 2pm to 4:30pm

The application window will close on 19th July 2018, 5pm, however, registered candidates will be able to pay the application fee via e-Challan, Debit/Credit Card till 21st July 2018, 3:30pm.

Candidates aspiring to apply for the post of teacher for Class I to VIII at Central Government (KVS, NVS, Central Tibetan Schools, etc.) and schools under the administrative control of UT’s of Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and NCT of Delhi, must qualify CTET as mandated by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) in Right to Education Act.

Apart from Central Government Schools, CTET Qualified status is also considered by many private schools in the country. Also State Governments may opt for CTET result if it is not able to conduct State Teacher Eligibility Test in a particular year.

As per NCTE notification No. 76-4/2010/NCTE/Acad Dated 11.02.2011: A person who scores 60% or more in the TET exam will be considered as TET pass. The CTET 2018 Qualified status will be valid for 7 years from the date of declaration of result.

Interested candidates must keep a close tab on the official website and submit their applications once the Online Application url is live.

CTET 2018 - Important Dates:
Online Application Submission Begins – Friday, 22nd June 2018
Online Application Submission Ends – Thursday, 19th July 2018, 5PM
Payment of Application Fee via e-Challan/Debit/Credit Card – 21st July 2018, 3:30PM

Final status of Candidates-Check Status & Particulars of Candidates whose fees is received – 24th July 2018
On-line Corrections in Particulars – 26th July 2018 to 31st July 2018
Download of CTET 2018 Admit Card – 20th August 2018 onwards
CTET 2018 Examination – Sunday, 16th September 2018


Source: www.news18.com

India’s CPI Inflation Rises To 4.87% In May

Retail inflation in India rose in May just a week after the Reserve Bank of India hiked benchmark interest rates for the first time in four years in an effort to fend off inflationary pressures.
Consumer price inflation stood at 4.87 percent in May compared with 4.58 percent in April, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office. Economists polled by Bloomberg had estimated CPI inflation at 4.9 percent.
India’s six-member monetary policy committee raised the repo rate to 6.25 percent in its June meeting and maintained a neutral stance, saying higher crude oil and housing prices is pushing inflation up. The MPC also added that the “significant rise” in household inflation expectations could feed into wages and input costs.
The RBI now expects inflation to stay between 4.8 and 4.9 percent in the first half of the current financial year.

A strong base effect from the same month last year and prevailing high crude oil prices resulted in higher inflation in May, said Devendra Kumar Pant, chief economist at India Ratings & Research. “Higher retail inflation in May 2018 also originated from food inflation. It increased to three month high of 3.1 percent mainly due to fruits, vegetables, cereals and oil & fats.”
Core-core inflation, that strips out the impact of food, fuel, transportation, and other volatile items, continued to remain sticky. It hit a 45-month high of 6.17 percent in May, according to India Ratings’ calculations. A number of economists have been now citing core-core inflation as a concern. “It is likely that the June 2018 inflation number may breach RBI’s 1HFY19 inflation forecast of 4.8-4.9 percent,” Pant said.

High core-core inflation and sluggish factory output is a bit puzzling.

Devendra Kumar Pant, Chief Economist, India Ratings & Research

While the MPC will keep an eye on the impact of crude oil prices on inflation, several other risks remain. These include the staggered impact of housing rent allowance revisions for state government employees, and a hike in the minimum support prices for kharif crop farmers that could add to food inflation.


Source: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/2018/06/12/indias-cpi-inflation-rises-to-487-in-may

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