CTET

The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is a nationwide examination held in India to evaluate candidates' suitability for teaching positions in primary and upper primary schools. Administered by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on behalf of the Government of India, CTET serves as a pivotal assessment tool.

CTET aims to ascertain that teachers possess the requisite knowledge and competencies vital for imparting effective education. By establishing a standard benchmark for teacher recruitment, it plays a crucial role in upholding national educational standards and enhancing the overall quality of teaching and learning.

CTET-2023 Exam Syllabus

CTET Paper 1 Syllabus PDF (For Classes I to V)
CTET subject-wise syllabus for Paper 1 has been mentioned here. CTET Exam 2023 will be conducted in the month of December 2023.

I. CTET Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus:
Child development and pedagogy are some of the most crucial subjects for the CTET exam. It comprises 30 questions. Each correct response carries 1 mark. It will focus on the Educational Psychology of teaching and learning relevant to age groups 6 to 11 years. The students can score well in this section if they will study each topic extensively. Check all details about Child Development and Pedagogy

a) Child Development (Primary School Child) 

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

b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs

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

c) Learning and Pedagogy

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

CTET Syllabus For Language-I
Language 1 will focus on proficiencies related to the medium of instruction. This section is also scoring but it demands proper preparation. It consists of 30 questions and each question carries 1 mark.

a) Language Comprehension

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

b) Pedagogy of Language Development

Learning and acquisition
Principles of Language Teaching
Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool
A critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form
Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors, and disorders

Language Skills
Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing
Teaching-learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resources of the classroom
Remedial Teaching

III. CTET English Syllabus For Language- 2
Language 2 is also based on basic concepts such as Language 1. Language 2 will focus on the elements of language and comprehension abilities. It consists of 30 questions  & each question carries 1 mark.

a) Comprehension
Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar, and verbal ability.

b) Pedagogy of Language Development

• Learning and acquisition
• Principles of Language Teaching
• Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool
• A critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors, and disorders.
• Language Skills.
• Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
• Teaching-learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resources of the classroom.
• Remedial Teaching.
• How to Learn English For Teaching Exams

IV. CTET Mathematics Syllabus 
The mathematics syllabus is lengthy in nature but the level of questions asked in the exam is moderate. Most questions are asked from the basic arithmetic from 1st to 5th std. It consists of 30 questions. Each correct response carries 1 mark.

Questions will be based on the topics prescribed in CTET 2023 syllabus. Most questions in the CTET exam are framed from the NCERT books of Class 1st to 5th.

a) Content
Geometry, Shapes & Spatial Understanding, Solids around Us, Numbers, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Measurement, Weight, Time, Volume, Data Handling, Patterns, Money

b) Pedagogical issues
Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning
Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
Language of Mathematics
Community Mathematics
Evaluation through formal and informal methods
Problems of Teaching
Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching
Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching

V. CTET Environmental Studies Syllabus
The Environment studies is a very scoring section. This section consists of 30 questions. Each correct response carries 1 mark. It will test the problem-solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the students.

a) Content
i.   Family and Friends:Relationships, Work and Play, Animals Plants
ii.  Food
iii. Shelter
iv.  Water
v.   Travel
vi.  Things We Make and Do

b) Pedagogical Issues
Concept and scope of EVS, Significance of EVS integrated EVS, Environmental Studies &, Environmental Education, Learning Principles, Scope & Relation to Science & Social Science, Approaches of presenting concepts, Activities, Experimentation/Practical Work, Discussion, CCE, Teaching material/Aid, Problems

CTET Paper 2 Syllabus PDF 2023 (For Classes VI to VIII)

I. CTET Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus 
Child development and pedagogy are some of the most crucial subjects for the CTET exam. This is a very conceptual & theoretical subject. It analyzes the candidate’s conceptual understanding. The students can score well in this section if they will study each topic extensively. This section consists of 30 questions. Each correct response carries 1 mark.

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

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

b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs

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

c) Learning and Pedagogy

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

II. CTET Hindi & English Syllabus
Language 1 will mainly focus on proficiencies related to the medium of instruction. This section is also scoring but it demands proper preparation. The language basically depends upon the level of understanding of the Language. This section consists of 30 questions with 1 mark each.

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

b) Pedagogy of Language Development

• Learning and acquisition
• Principles of Language Teaching
• Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool
• A critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors, and disorders
• Language Skills
• Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Teaching-learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resources of the classroom
• Remedial Teaching
• IT as a Tool (New Topic)

III. CTET Syllabus 2023 For Language II
Language 2 is also based on basic concepts such as Language 1. Language 2 will focus on the elements of language and comprehension abilities.  Here we have listed all the important topics of Language II.

a) Comprehension
Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar, and verbal ability.

b) Pedagogy of Language Development

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

IV. CTET Mathematics Syllabus
(i) Mathematics
The mathematics syllabus is lengthy and tough but the level of questions asked in the exam is easy to moderate. Most questions were asked from the NCERT  Class 6th to 8th.

a) Content
(i) Number System : Knowing our Numbers, Playing with Numbers, Whole Numbers, Negative Numbers and Integers, Fractions

(ii)Algebra : Introduction to Algebra, Ratio and Proportion

(iii) Geometry : Basic geometrical ideas (2-D), Understanding Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D), Symmetry: (reflection), Construction (using Straight edge Scale, protractor, compasses), Mensuration, Data handling

b) Pedagogical issues
Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking, Place of Mathematics in Curriculum, Language of Mathematics, Community Mathematics, Evaluation, Remedial Teaching, Problem of Teaching, CTET Study Material

(ii) CTET Science Syllabus 
The science syllabus is lengthy and tough but the level of questions asked in the exam is moderate. Questions are related to the basic understanding of the concepts. It consists of 30 questions from Chemistry, Physics and Biology. Questions will be based on the topics prescribed in the syllabus i.e. NCERT Class 6th to 8th but the difficulty standard could be up to the senior secondary stage.

a) Content

I. Food : Sources of food, Components of food, Cleaning food
II. Materials : Materials of daily use
III. The World of the Living
IV. Moving Things People and Ideas
V. How things work : Electric current and circuits Magnets
VI. Natural Phenomena
VII. Natural Resources : Science Study Notes for All Teaching Exams!

b) Pedagogical issues
Nature & Structure of Sciences, Natural Science/Aims & Objectives, Understanding & Appreciating Science, Approaches/Integrated Approach, Observation/Experiment/Discovery (Method of Science), Innovation, Text Material/Aids, Evaluation cognitive/psychomotor/affective, Problems, Remedial Teaching

V. CTET Social Studies/Social Sciences Syllabus
This subject includes History, Geography, Polity, Economics, and Pedagogy. This is a lengthy subject. So it demands proper preparation.
Questions will be based on the topics prescribed in the syllabus i.e. NCERT Class 6th to 8th but the difficulty standard could be up to the senior secondary stage. It consists of 30 questions.

a) Content

I. History
When, Where, and How, The Earliest Societies, The First Farmers and Herders, The First Cities, Early States, New Ideas, The First Empire, Contacts with Distant Lands, Political Developments, Culture and Science, New Kings and Kingdoms, Sultans of Delhi, Architecture, Creation of an Empire, Social Change, Regional Cultures, The Establishment of Company, Power, Rural Life and Society, Colonialism and Tribal Societies, The Revolt of 1857-58, Women and Reform, Challenging the Caste System, The Nationalist Movement India After Independence

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

III. Social and Political Life
Diversity, Government, Local Government, Making a Living, Democracy, State Government, Understanding Media, Unpacking Gender, The Constitution, Parliamentary Government, The Judiciary, Social Justice and the Marginalised

b) Pedagogical issues-
Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies, Class Room Processes, activities, and Discourse, Developing Critical thinking, Inquiry/Empirical Evidence, Problems of Teaching, Social Science/Social Studies, Sources – Primary & Secondary, Projects Work, Evaluation

CTET-2023 Registration Process

Follow the below steps to start the registration process of CTET :

Step 1 : Visit the official website- ctet.nic.in
Step 2 : Click on ‘Apply for CTET July 2023’ link.
Step 3 : Click on ‘New Registration’
Step 4 : Go through the details, click on acknowledgement and proceed
Step 5 : Register by filling the required details
Step 6 : Fill the application form
Step 7 : Upload the documents such as photograph and signature
Step 8 : Pay CTET application fee
Step 9 : Submit and save the confirmation page

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