CTET Syllabus and Exam Pattern for Paper 1 & Paper 2

When preparing for the CTET exam, the CTET syllabus and exam pattern are excellent resources. Candidates will find comprehensive information about the CTET syllabus and exam format in this article.

The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is a nationwide examination in India conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). It is designed to assess the eligibility of candidates for teaching positions in primary and upper primary schools across the country. CTET is held twice a year, typically in July and December.

The CTET examination consists of two papers:

• Paper-I: This is for candidates aspiring to teach classes I to V (primary level).
• Paper-II: This is for candidates aiming to teach classes VI to VIII (upper primary level).

CTET Exam Pattern 

The CTET exam is conducted in 2 stages:

1. Paper 1 – Primary Teachers (For Classes 1-5 )
2. Paper 2 – Elementary Teachers (For Classes 6-8 )

CTET Exam : Overview

CTET  Paper-1 Question Paper Pattern 

Candidates may check the table below to know about CTET Paper 1 Question Paper Pattern:

CTET  Paper-2 Question Paper Pattern 

Candidates may check the table below to know about CTET Paper 2 Question Paper Pattern:

CTET Syllabus 

Here is a look at the detailed syllabus for CTET Paper I and CTET Paper II given below:

CTET Paper I Syllabus 

The Paper I (for classes 1 to V) Primary Stage Syllabus in detail is given below.

I. Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus- 30 Questions

a) Child Development (Primary School Child): 15 Questions

• Concept of development and its relationship with learning
• Principles of the development of children
• Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
• Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
• Language&Thought• Influence of Heredity& Environment
• Socialization processes:Social world& children (Teacher,Parents,Peers)
• Piaget,Kohlberg andVygotsky:constructs and critical perspectives
• Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
• Gender as a social construct;genderroles, gender-bias and educational practice
• Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based
  Assessment, Continuous& ComprehensiveEvaluation:perspective and practice
• Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of
  language, caste, gender, community,religion etc.
• For enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement,Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; .

b) ConceptofInclusive education and understanding childrenwith special needs:
5 Questions

• Addressing theTalented,Creative,Specially abled Learners
• Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties,„impairment‟etc.
• Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived

c) Learning and Pedagogy: 10 Questions

• Cognition & Emotions
• Motivation and learning
• How and why children „fail‟ to achieve success in school
  performance,How children think and learn;
• Child as a problem solver and a„scientific investigator‟
• learning as a social activity;social context of learning,Basic processes of teaching and learning; children‟s strategies of learning;
• understanding children‟s „errors‟ as significant steps in the learning process,Alternative conceptions of learning in children,
• Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental

II. Language I Syllabus- 30 Questions

a) Language Comprehension: 15 Questions

Reading unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one poem with questions on
grammar and verbal ability,comprehension, inference, (Prose passage may be literary,scientific, narrative or discursive)

b) Pedagogy ofLanguage Development: 15 Questions

• Learning and acquisition
• Principles of languageTeaching
• Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas
  verbally and in written form
• Role of listening and speaking;function of language and how children use it as a tool
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors
  and disorders
• Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the
  classroom
• LanguageSkills
• Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and
  writing
• RemedialTeaching

III. Language II Syllabus- 30 Questions

a) Comprehension: 15Questions

Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with question on
grammar and verbal ability,comprehension,

b) Pedagogy ofLanguage Development: 15 Questions

• Learning and acquisition
• Principles of languageTeaching
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors
  and disorders
• Role of listening and speaking;function of language and how children use it as a tool
• Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas
  verbally and in written form;
• Teaching – learning materials:Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of
  the classroom,RemedialTeaching
• LanguageSkills ,Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and
  writing

IV. Mathematics Syllabus- 30 Questions

a) Content: 15 Questions

• Numbers
• Addition andSubtraction
• Multiplication
•  Division
• Geometry
• Shapes & Spatial Understanding
• Solids around Us
• Measurement
• Weight
•  Data Handling
• Patterns
• Time
• Volume
• Money

b) Pedagogical issues: 15 Questions

•  Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
•  Language of Mathematics
• Community Mathematics
• Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children‟s thinking and reasoning
  patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning
• Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching
• Diagnostic and RemedialTeaching
• Evaluation through formal and informal methods
• Problems ofTeaching

V. Environmental Studies Syllabus- 30 Questions

a) Content :15 Questions

• Family and Friends:
• Plants
• Food
• Shelter
• Relationships
• WorkandPlay
• Animals
• Water
• Travel
• ThingsWe Make and Do

b) Pedagogical Issues: 15 Questions

• Concept and scope ofEVS
• Learning Principles
• Scope & relation toScience&SocialScience
• Significance of EVS, integrated EVS
• EnvironmentalStudies & Environmental Education
• Approaches of presenting concepts
• CCE
• Teaching material/Aids
• Activities
•  Experimentation/PracticalWork
• Discussion
• Problems

CTET Paper II Syllabus 

The Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage Syllabus in detail is given below.

I. Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus- 30 Questions

a) Child Development (Elementary School Child): 15 Questions

• Concept of development and its relationship with learning
• Principles of the development of children
• Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
• Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
• Language&Thought• Influence of Heredity& Environment
• Socialization processes:Social world& children (Teacher,Parents,Peers)
• Piaget,Kohlberg andVygotsky:constructs and critical perspectives
• Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
• Gender as a social construct;genderroles, gender-bias and educational practice
• Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based
  Assessment, Continuous& ComprehensiveEvaluation:perspective and practice
• Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of
  language, caste, gender, community,religion etc.
• For enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement,Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; .

b) ConceptofInclusive education and understanding childrenwith special needs:
5 Questions

• Addressing theTalented,Creative,Specially abled Learners
• Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties,„impairment‟etc.
• Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived

c) Learning and Pedagogy: 10 Questions

• Cognition & Emotions
• Motivation and learning
• How and why children „fail‟ to achieve success in school
  performance,How children think and learn;
• Child as a problem solver and a„scientific investigator‟
• learning as a social activity;social context of learning,Basic processes of teaching and learning; children‟s strategies of learning;
• understanding children‟s „errors‟ as significant steps in the learning process,Alternative conceptions of learning in children,
• Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental

II. Language I Syllabus- 30 Questions

a) Language Comprehension: 15 Questions

Reading unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one poem with questions on
grammar and verbal ability,comprehension, inference, (Prose passage may be literary,scientific, narrative or discursive)

b) Pedagogy ofLanguage Development: 15 Questions

• Learning and acquisition
• Principles of languageTeaching
• Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas
  verbally and in written form
• Role of listening and speaking;function of language and how children use it as a tool
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors
  and disorders
• Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the
  classroom
• LanguageSkills
• Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and
  writing
• RemedialTeaching

III. Language II Syllabus- 30 Questions

a) Comprehension: 15Questions

Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with question on
grammar and verbal ability,comprehension,

b) Pedagogy ofLanguage Development: 15 Questions

• Learning and acquisition
• Principles of languageTeaching
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors
  and disorders
• Role of listening and speaking;function of language and how children use it as a tool
• Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas
  verbally and in written form;
• Teaching – learning materials:Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of
  the classroom,RemedialTeaching
• LanguageSkills ,Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and
  writing

IV. (A) Mathematics and Science Syllabus- 60 Questions

(i) Mathematics: 30Questions

a) Content: 20 Questions

• Fractions
• Algebra
• Introduction toAlgebra
• Ratio andProportion
• Geometry
• Number System
• Knowing our Numbers
• Playing with Numbers
• Whole Numbers
• Negative Numbers and Integers
• Basic geometrical ideas (2-D)
• Construction (using Straight edge Scale, protractor, compasses)• Mensuration
• Understanding ElementaryShapes (2-D and 3-D)
• Symmetry:(reflection)
• Data handling

b) Pedagogical issues: 10 Questions

• Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking
• Community Mathematics
• Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
• Language of Mathematics
• Evaluation
• Problem ofTeaching
• RemedialTeaching

ii) Science: 30 Questions

a) Content: 20 Questions

Food

• Components of food
• Sources of food
• Cleaning food
• Materials
• Materials of daily use
• MovingThings People and Ideas
• TheWorldofthe Living
• How thingswork
•  Electric current and circuits
• Magnets
• Natural Resources
• NaturalPhenomena

b) Pedagogical issues: 10 Questions

•  Nature& Structure of Sciences
• Approaches/IntegratedApproach
• Observation/Experiment/Discovery (Method of Science)
• Innovation
• NaturalScience/Aims & objectives
•  Understanding & AppreciatingScience
• Problems
• RemedialTeaching
• TextMaterial/Aids
• Evaluation – cognitive/psychomotor/affective

V. (B) Social Studies/Social Sciences Syllabus- 60 Questions

a) Content: 40 Questions

History

• When,Where and How
• EarlyStates
• New Ideas
• The First Empire
• TheEarliest Societies
• The First Farmers and Herders
• The First Cities
• Contacts with Distant lands
• Political Developments
• Architecture
• Creation of anEmpire
• Social Change
• Regional Cultures
• Culture and Science
• New Kings andKingdoms
• Sultans of Delhi
• Women and reform
• Challenging the CasteSystem
• The Nationalist Movement
• India After Independence
• TheEstablishment of CompanyPower
• Rural Life andSociety
• Colonialism andTribalSocieties
• The Revolt of 1857-58

Geography

• Geography as a social study and as a science
• Environment in its totality:natural and human environment
• Air
• Water
• Planet:Earth in the solar system
• Globe
• Resources:Types-Natural and Human
• HumanEnvironment:settlement, transport and communication
• Agriculture

Social andPolitical Life

• Diversity
• Democracy
• State Government
• Government
• Local Government
• Making a Living
• Understanding Media
• Parliamentary Government
• The Judiciary
• Unpacking Gender
• The Constitution
• Social Justice and the Marginalised

b) Pedagogical issues: 20 Questions

• Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies
• Enquiry/Empirical Evidence
• Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies
• Class Room Processes, activities and discourse
• Developing Critical thinking
• Evaluation
• Sources -Primary& Secondary
• ProjectsWork

FAQs

Q1. What is the syllabus for the CTET Exam?

Ans. The CTET syllabus and exam pattern for 2024 can both be found in the provided article.

Q2. Will the CTET written tests be conducted in offline or online mode?
Ans. The CTET written test will be conducted in offline mode.

Q3. Is the CTET exam bilingual?
Ans. The tests, except for the Test of English and Hindi Language, will be available bilingually in English and Hindi.

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