CTET February 2016: Syllabus and Exam pattern
Jagranjosh will provide you the detailed information about the syllabus and exam pattern of CTET Exam 2016, which will help you to prepare for the Exam.
Now, it is time to prepare for CTET examination, as Central board of secondary Education (the exam conducting body for CTET), has already notified the date of examination of CTET 2016 to be held on 21st February 2016. One can prepare for exam by following CTET Syllabus 2016 at the official (www.ctet.nic.in). The pattern of papers and a brief content of syllabus is given below:
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) Paper I (for Classes I to V) Primary Stage:
| S. No. |
Topic |
No of MCQs* |
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 |
||
(b) Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage:
| S. No. |
Topic |
No of MCQs* |
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 Syllabus:
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 |
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 |
Note: Detailed syllabus for CTET Feb 2016 can be seen at the official website of CTET (www.ctet.nic.in)).