CTET January 2021 Answer Key Paper 1: Final Key PDF and How to Read It

The CTET January 2021 Paper 1 answer key is a final key, based on how the official CTET website classifies it. It appears on the page titled "Previous Year Final Answer Key" as "CTET January 2021 Answer Key Paper 1", with a 283 KB accessible PDF. The sources supplied here do not state any objection window or fee for this key. Because it is filed as a final key, this page does not describe an objection procedure.

Quick facts

Is this CTET January 2021 Paper 1 key provisional or final?

What the listing says

The key sits in a table on a page headed "Previous Year Final Answer Key", filed under the year 2021. That is the basis for calling it final. The PDF itself does not use the word "final" or "provisional" in the text supplied. The classification therefore comes from the official listing, not from the document's own wording.

What this means for objections

Nothing in the evidence describes a challenge procedure, an objection window or a fee for this key. A key filed as final is not presented as open for challenges, so any step-by-step objection process would be invented. For anything beyond the document, check the official CTET website.

Release date of the key

The original public release date is not stated in the supplied evidence, so none is given here. The PDF shows two dates: the exam date (31 January 2021) and a date of 24 February 2021 on each key page. That second date is the date printed on the document. It should not be read as a confirmed publication date.

The listing page showed "Last Updated: Sep 29, 2026". That refers to the website page as a whole and says nothing about when this key was first published.

How to view the Paper 1 answer key

1. Open the official PDF using the link in the Important Links section of this page. The same file is linked from the CTET site's Previous Year Final Answer Key page, where it is labelled "Accessible Version : View (283 KB)".
2. Find the set letter printed on your question booklet. The key supplied covers Sets I, J, K and L.
3. Use the main section for the first part of the paper. In the evidence, each set's main table covers question numbers 1 to 90.
4. For question numbers 91 to 150, go to the page labelled with your language, such as English or Hindi. Each language has its own page for each set.
5. Match each question number to its answer option, and check the note at the bottom of each page.

This is a public PDF, and the evidence shows no login step. The listing page showed the file when the evidence was captured, but that does not guarantee the link works today.

What is inside the PDF

Layout

The answer tables are laid out by set, with question numbers and answer options in columns. The language pages in the supplied evidence include English, Hindi, Assamese, Bangla, Garo and Gujarati. The supplied text is cut off partway through the Gujarati pages, so it cannot confirm which other language sections follow.

The "9" note

Every page carries the note: "Answer key 9 means marks awarded to all the candidates." So if a question shows 9 instead of an option number, the document says marks are awarded to all candidates for that question. The supplied text is truncated, so whether any such entries appear in the full file has not been checked here.

Common questions

Can I raise an objection against this key?

The supplied evidence gives no objection window, fee or procedure for it. Do not rely on any third-party claim about one.

Is this the answer key for Paper 2?

No. Paper 2 has its own separate entry, "CTET January 2021 Answer Key Paper 2", on the same official page. This post covers Paper 1 only.

Does this key tell me my result or qualifying status?

No. The PDF holds answer options only, and the evidence includes no result, cut-off or scoring details.