CTET Syllabus

Central Teaching Eligibility Test (CTET) is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in order to recruit teachers from classes I-VIII. The exam is divided into two parts – Paper I and Paper-II. Candidates are majorly evaluated on topics such as Language-I (compulsory), Science, Social Studies/Social Sciences, Child Development and Pedagogy, Mathematics, Environmental Studies and Language-II (compulsory). Through this blog, we are going to take you through the CTET syllabus for the upcoming 2020 exam!

Highlights

Name of the Exam	Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)
Conducting Body	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Number of Papers	Two
Mode of Exam	Offline
Medium of Language	Hindi and English
Number of Sections	Five
Total Number of Questions	150
Maximum Marks	150
Time Duration	2 hours and 30 minutes

Important Dates for CTET Exam 2021

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released dates for CTET Exam 2021. Given below is the entire exam schedule as per the official notification:

Last Date to fill Online Application	2nd March 2020
Last Date for submission of fee through E-Challan or Debit/Credit Card	5th March 2020 before 15.30 hrs
Online Correction Schedule	19 Mar 2020 to 24 Mar 2020
Change Exam Centre	November 7 to 16, 2020
Admit Card Download	January 13, 2021
CTET Exam Date	January 31, 2021
Release of CTET Answer Key	19th February 2021
CTET Result Declaration	26th February 2021

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CTET Exam Pattern 

There are two papers in the CTET Exam, Paper 1- for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V and Paper 2- for applicants who want to be a mentor classes VI to VIII. Given below is a detailed Syllabus and Weightage of both the papers along with the number of question each section contains:

CTET Paper 1

Sections Name	No. of Questions	No. of Marks
Child Development & Pedagogy	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30
Language I	30	30
Language II	30	30
Total	150	150

CTET Paper 2

Sections Name	No. of Questions	No. of Marks
Child Development & Pedagogy	30	30
Language I	30	30
Language II	30	30
Mathematics and Science	30	30
Social Studies/Social Sciences	30	30
Total	150	150

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CTET Syllabus

Elucidated below is the detailed syllabus of CTET Exam 2021-

Child Development and Pedagogy Section

This section focuses on the educational psychology of teaching and learning lessons relevant to students belonging to the age group of 6-11 years. Topics from which questions are framed in the CTET exam are Child Development, Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs, and Learning and Pedagogy. Here is a breakdown of questions and marks for the same: 

Section under Child Development and Pedagogy	Number of Questions	Total No. of Marks
Child Development (Primary School Child)	15	15
Concept of Inclusive Education and Understanding Children with Special Needs	5	5
Learning and Pedagogy	10	10
Total (CTET Paper 1 and Paper 2)	30	30

Topics under Child Development and Pedagogy are-

Paper 1: Child Development and Pedagogy	Paper 2: Child Development and Pedagogy
-Principles of the development of children -Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers) -Concept of development and its relationship with learning -How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance. -Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially-abled Learners	-Concept of development and its relationship with learning -Principles of the development of children -Multi-Dimensional Intelligence -Language & Thought -Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’ -Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc. -Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

Mathematics Section

This section analyses a student’s thinking and logical ability through mathematical concepts, problem-solving questions and pedagogical issues. The topics covered under this section in the CTET syllabus for Paper 1 contains Numbers, Solving simple equations, Algebra, Geometry patterns, Time, Measurement, Data handling, Solids, Data handling, etc. and Pedagogical issues. The marking scheme for this section in CTET Paper 1 and Paper 2 is explained below:

Sections under Mathematics	Number of Questions	Total No. of Marks
Content (numbers, solving simple equations, algebra, geometry patterns, time, measurement, data handling, solids, data handling, etc.)	15	15
Pedagogical issues	15	15
Total (CTET Paper 1)	30	30

Sections  under Mathematics	Number of Questions	Total No. of Marks
Content (Algebra, Number System and Geometry)	20	20
Pedagogical issues	10	10
Total (CTET Paper 2)	30	30

Topics under Child Development and Pedagogy are-

Paper 1:  Mathematics	Paper 2:  Mathematics
-Shapes & Spatial Understanding -Geometry -Addition and Subtraction -Division -Measurement -Data Handling -Money -Volume	-Playing with Numbers -Whole Numbers -Negative Numbers and Integers -Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking -Place of Mathematics in Curriculum -Language of Mathematics -Weight -Time -Volume

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Language I & II

This section tests the efficiency of candidates in the language they plan to use as a medium of instruction. Here is a breakdown of the Language I and Language II section in the CTET Exam 2021.

Sections under Language	Number of Questions	Total No. of Marks
Language Comprehension	15	15
Pedagogy of Language Development	15	15
Total (CTET Paper 1 and Paper 2)	30	30

Sections under Language	Number of Questions	Total No. of Marks
Language Comprehension	15	15
Pedagogy of Language Development	15	15
Total (CTET Paper 1 and Paper 2)	30	30

Topics under Language I are-

Paper 1: Language I	Paper 2:  Language I
-Grammar and verbal ability -Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool -Reading unseen passages -Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders -Principles of language Teaching -Inference	-Language Comprehension -Pedagogy of Language Development -Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading, and writing -Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders -Learning and acquisition -Teaching-learning materials: Textbook, multimedia materials, multilingual resource of the classroom

Environmental Studies

This section of the exam evaluated the knowledge of candidates in topics related to general sciences. The following table shows a breakup of marks, questions and chapters that fall under the CTET syllabus for this part of the examination.

Topics under Environmental Studies section	Number of Questions	Total No. of Marks
Food, Shelter, Water, Environment, Friends and Family, etc.	15	15
Pedagogical issues	15	15
Total (CTET Paper 1)	30	30

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Social Studies/Social Sciences: This part of the CTET exam analysis the general awareness of the applicants by evaluating them on questions based on social studies. The table given below gives a brief of the syllabus for this section:

Topics under Social Studies/Social Sciences section	Number of Questions	Total No. of Marks
History, Geography and Social & Political Life	40	40
Pedagogical Issues	20	20
Total (CTET Paper 2)	60	60

Science: This section of CTET exam tests the knowledge of candidates of general science. Given below is the syllabus and marking scheme for the same:

Topics under Science section	Number of Questions	Total No. of Marks
Food, The World of the Living, How Things Work, Natural Resources, Materials, Moving Things People and Ideas and Natural Phenomena	20	20
Pedagogical Issues	10	10
Total (CTET Paper 1)	30	30

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