NCET 2027 Exam: Registration, Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern & PYQs

The NCET 2027 exam will tentatively be conducted in the third week of April 2027 in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode for admission to 4-year Integrated Teacher Education Programmes (ITEP) offered by state and central universities and other participating institutes, including IITs, NITs and RIEs.

NCET ITEP is an entrance exam for 4-year integrated BEd courses. It tests candidates’ aptitude for becoming a teacher in India.

The NCET 2027 registration form is likely to be released in the second week of February 2027 at exams.nta.nic.in/ncet.

Students who have passed the Class 12 final exam or an equivalent exam, or are appearing for the same in 2027, are eligible for NCET 2027. There is no age limit to appear for the exam. However, candidates must fulfil the age criteria (if any) of the University/Institution/Government College to which they wish to take admission.

Check out all the important details about NCET 2027, including dates, registration steps, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, admit card and result, in this blog.

What is the NCET Exam?

The National Common Entrance Test (NCET) is an entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to Integrated Teacher Education Programmes (ITEPs) offered by selected state and central universities, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Regional Institutes of Education (RIEs). The courses include 4-year integrated BEd programmes such as BSc BEd, BA BEd, BCom BEd, BTech BEd and other related programmes.

Candidates must note that not all IITs, NITs and RIEs accept NCET exam scores for admission. The list of IITs, NITs and RIEs accepting admissions through NCET is provided below in this blog under the “NCET participating institutes 2027”.

NCET Exam 2027: Overview

To get all the important details about NCET 2027 at a glance, candidates can check the exam overview provided below:

NCET Information Bulletin 2027

The NCET 2027 information bulletin will tentatively be released in the second week of February 2027 on the official exam website, exams.nta.nic.in/ncet. The bulletin will be a document containing crucial exam details, including the following:

• NCET 2027 dates

• NCET 2027 registration steps and eligibility criteria

• Syllabus & pattern

• Admission process

The PDF for the NCET Information Bulletin 2027 will be provided below:

NCET 2027: Important Dates

The dates for the NCET 2027 exam will be released along with the exam information bulletin, tentatively in the second week of February 2027, at exams.nta.nic.in/ncet.

Candidates can check the tentative NCET 2027 dates below, based on the previous year’s exam schedule:

NCET Exam Date 2027

The tentative NCET ITEP 2027 exam date is the third week of April 2027. The exam will be conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode at various exam centres across India. Candidates will have to visit their allotted exam centre to appear for NCET 2027.

NCET Eligibility Criteria 2027

To understand the NCET exam, candidates must know the eligibility criteria they need to meet for the exam. NTA releases the eligibility requirements each year. The NCET 2027 eligibility criteria are as follows:

NCET 2027 List of Qualifying Exams

The qualifying exams are the Class 12 or equivalent exams that candidates must pass to be eligible for NCET 2027. The qualifying exams for NCET 2027 are listed below:

1. The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognised Central/State Board, such as the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi; etc.

2. Intermediate or two-year pre-university examination conducted by a recognised board/university.

3. Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.

4. Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.

5. Any Public School/ Board/ University examination in India or any foreign country is recognised as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

6. Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination. 

7. Candidates who have completed the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class 12 Examination.

NCET Eligibility Criteria 2027: Subject Mapping

In NCET 2027, subject mapping refers to the combination of subjects or papers that candidates must choose for admission to their preferred integrated BEd course.

Refer to the following PDF to check the subject mapping for NCET 2027:

NCET Registration 2027

The NCET 2027 registration form will tentatively be released in the second week of February 2027 on the official NCET website – exam.nta.nic.in/ncet. To fill out the form, candidates are required to use the following steps:

How to fill out the NCET Registration Form 2027?

Step 1: Registration

• Register for the NCET 2027 by visiting the NCET 2027 official website, exams.nta.nic.in/ncet and clicking on the registration link.

• Provide your required personal details, create a password, and select security questions and answers.

• After successful submission, a system-generated Application Number will be issued to candidates.

• Note it down, as you will need it to complete the application form and for future correspondence.

Step 2: Application Form

• Log in to the application/registration portal using the Application Number and password and complete the application form by providing:

1. Personal and educational details

2. University/programme and test paper preferences

3. Examination city choices

4. Required photographs, signature and certificates

• Candidates must upload a recent colour passport-size photograph, signature and, where applicable, Disability/UDID certificate and identity proof in the prescribed format and size.

• The photograph should show 80% of the face, including the ears, without a mask, against a white background. Candidates must upload their own documents and ensure that all details and images are correct.

• Select any four cities as your preferred NCET exam centres.

Step 3: Fee Payment

• Pay the prescribed application fee online using Net Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card or UPI.

• After successful payment, download the Confirmation Page.

• If the Confirmation Page is not generated, candidates should check the transaction status and make another payment if required.

Step 4: Confirmation Page

The first three steps can be completed together or separately. The application is considered successfully submitted only after the successful payment of the application fee.

• Download, save and print the Confirmation Page for future reference.

• Keep the Application Number and password safe, and do not share the password with anyone.

The direct link for the NCET 2027 application form will be provided below:

NCET Registration Fee 2027

The category-wise registration fees for NCET 2027 are as follows:

NCET Login 2027

Once candidates complete the application process for NCET 2027, they can log in to their candidate portal. The login details required for this are mentioned below:

NCET Exam Pattern 2027

The NCET 2027 exam pattern provides details about the key features of the NCET 2027 question paper. These include the exam mode, medium (language), duration, types and number of questions, number of sections and marking scheme.

• As per the latest exam pattern, there will be four sections in the NCET 2027 question paper. Section I will be Languages, in which candidates will have to select two languages from the 38 language options provided by the exam authority. Therefore, Section I will include two papers: Language Paper 1 and Language Paper 2.

• In Section II – Domain-Specific Subjects, candidates are required to select 3 subjects out of 26 domain subjects. This section includes three papers: Domain-Specific Subject 1, Domain-Specific Subject 2 and Domain-Specific Subject 3.

• Section III and Section IV will be General Test and Teaching Aptitude, respectively.

• Candidates can choose subjects in Section I and Section II. However, Section III and Section IV are mandatory.

• Candidates can choose from 38 languages and 26 domain subjects. Before selecting their preferred subjects, they should refer to the NCET 2027 languages and domain subjects list to understand the available options.

Note: 

1. In total, there will be 160 questions to be attempted out of 181 questions. There will be a choice of 3 questions in each subject (Language/Domain-Specific Subject/Teaching Aptitude/General Test).

2. The examination may be conducted on multiple days in two shifts, depending on the number of candidates and subject choices.

NCET 2027 Marking Scheme

Once candidates understand the NCET 2027 exam pattern, they must know the marking scheme according to which their answers will be evaluated.

The marking scheme is as follows:

NCET Syllabus 2027 (Subject-Wise)

The NCET 2027 syllabus will be based on the Class 12 NCERT curricula for languages and domain subjects.

The NCET 2027 General Test syllabus includes General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Reasoning, Logical and Analytical Reasoning, and General Science and Environment Literacy.

The Teaching Aptitude syllabus prominently includes topics related to pedagogy, educational technology and ICT in education, classroom management, etc.

The NCET syllabus PDFs for the most preferred languages, domain subjects, General Test and Teaching Aptitude are available below:

NCET Previous Year Question Papers

The best way to prepare for the NCET 2027 exam is to practise NCET PYQs. This approach helps candidates understand the exam pattern, get familiar with the types of questions asked, and identify the important topics to prepare for.

NCET PYQ PDFs are available below:

NCET Admit Card 2027

The admit card or hall ticket for NCET 2026 will tentatively be released in the fourth week of April 2026 on the official NCET exam website. The steps to download the NCET 2027 admit card are as follows:

1. Visit the official NCET website: exams.nta.ac.in/ncet.

2. Click on the “Admit Card” link.

3. Log in using the provided registration number and password created at the time of registration.

4. Your admit card will appear on the screen.

5. Click the download button to save the admit card as a PDF.

NCET Exam Centres 2027

There are a total of 170 cities from which candidates can choose their NCET 2027 exam centres. They can select a maximum of four cities while filling out the NCET 2027 application form. All the test cities for NCET 2027 are listed below:

NCET Answer Key 2027

The NCET 2027 answer key will be released by the NTA on the official website after the examination. The answer key will contain the correct answers to the questions asked in the NCET 2027 question paper.

Candidates will be able to use the answer key to check their responses, calculate their probable scores and assess their performance in the examination.

NTA will first release the provisional answer key tentatively in the third week of May 2027 at exam.nta.nic.in/ncet. Candidates will be allowed to raise objections against any answer they consider incorrect in the provisional answer key.

After reviewing the objections, NTA will release the NCET 2027 final answer key tentatively in the second week of June 2027. The final answer key will be used for evaluating candidates' responses.

Candidates will be able to download the NCET 2027 answer key by logging in to the official website using their application number and password or other required credentials.

NCET Result 2027

NTA will tentatively announce the NCET 2027 exam result in the third week of June 2027 at exams.nta.ac.in/ncet.

Candidates can use the following steps to check the result:

1. Visit the official NCET website: exams.nta.ac.in/ncet.

2. Click on the “Result” link.

3. Log in using the provided registration number and password created at the time of registration.

4. Your result will appear on the screen.

NCET 2027 Participating Institutes

A total of 223 institutes will accept the NCET 2027 scores for admissions to ITEPs. The overview of these institutes is as follows:

IITs, NITs and RIEs Participating in NCET 2027

The IITs, NITs and RIEs participating in NCET 2027 are listed below: