It is the last three days left for the final preparations now, as Central board of secondary Education (the exam conducting body for CTET) has already notified the date of examination of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to be held on 21st February 2016. Successful Candidates will be eligible for being teachers (class I to class VIII) in government schools (state governments conduct their own TET exam).
CTET Exam Pattern:-
Central board of secondary Education (CBSE) conducts following two papers for CTET, each of 150 marks and of duration 2:30 hrs:
(a) Paper I (Primary Stage): Passing this paper is the essential qualification to be teachers of Classes I to V.
(b) Paper II (Elementary Stage): Passing this paper is the essential qualification to be teachers of Classes VI to VIII
(Note: Candidates who intent to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both papers (Primary and elementary Stage).
(a)
| S. No. |
Topic |
No of Question |
Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Child Development and Pedagogy |
30 |
30 |
| 2 |
Language I (compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| 3 |
Language II (compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| 4 |
Mathematics |
30 |
30 |
| 5 |
Environmental Studies |
30 |
30 |
| Total |
150 |
||
Structure and Content of Paper I:
Paper I (for Classes I to V) Primary Stage:
| Topic |
Content and maximum marks |
No. of questions |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development and Pedagogy (30 questions) |
(a) Child Development (Primary School Child) |
15 |
| (b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs. |
5 |
|
| (c) Learning and Pedagogy |
10 |
|
| Language-I (30 questions) |
(a) Language Comprehension |
15
|
| (b) Pedagogy of Language Development |
15 |
|
| Language – II (30 questions) |
(a) Comprehension |
15 |
| (b) Pedagogy of Language Development |
15 |
|
| Mathematics (30 questions) |
(a) Content (Geometry, Shapes & Spatial Understanding, Solids around us, Numbers, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Measurement, Weight, Time, Volume, Data Handling, Patterns, Money) |
15 |
| (b) Pedagogical issues |
15 |
|
| Environmental Studies (30 Questions) |
(a) Content (Family and Friends, Food, Shelter, Water, Travel, Things We Make and Do) |
15 |
| (b) Pedagogical Issues |
15 |
(b) Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage:
| S. No. |
Topic |
No of Question |
Maximum Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| 2 |
Language I (compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| 3 |
Language II (compulsory) |
30 |
30 |
| 4 |
Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher) |
60 |
60 |
| 5 |
Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher) Note: For any other teacher – either 4 or 5 |
60 |
60 |
| Total |
150 |
||
Structure and Content of Paper II:
Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage:
| Topic |
Content and maximum marks |
No. of questions |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development and Pedagogy (30 questions) |
(a) Child Development (Elementary School Child) |
15 |
| (b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs |
5 |
|
| (c) Learning and Pedagogy |
10 |
|
| Language-I (30 questions) |
(a) Language Comprehension |
15 |
| (b) Pedagogy of Language Development |
15 |
|
| Language – II (30 questions) |
(a) Comprehension |
15 |
| (b) Pedagogy of Language Development |
15 |
|
| Mathematics and Science: (60 questions) |
(a) Mathematics |
30 |
| (b) Science |
|
|
| Social Studies/ Social Sciences (60 questions) |
(a) Content (History, Geography, Social and Political Life) |
40 |
| (a) Pedagogical Issues |
20 |