The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has conducted the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) twice in a year for teaching positions in different central government schools including KVS, NVS, Central Tibetan Schools etc.
The CTET Exam consists of two papers :- Paper I is conducted for candidates who want to become teachers for Class I to V and Paper II will be conducted for candidates who want to become teachers for Class VI to VIII. The exam syllabus plays an important role for candidates before start their preparation.
This article provides complete information about the CTET exam syllabus for both papers i.e Paper I and Paper II. We suggest that candidates read the article completely for a well planned preparation strategy.
CTET Exam Syllabus 2024 Overview
| Exam Name | Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) |
| Exam Recruiting Authority | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
| Online Application Window | September 17 to October 16, 2024 |
| Exam Date | 15 December 2024 |
| Exam Mode | Offline (OMR based) |
| Exam Purpose | To assess the candidates eligibility for teaching positions for classes I to VIII |
| Official website | https://ctet.nic.in/ |
CTET Exam Syllabus 2024 for Paper I (Classes I to V) Primary Stage
This section of the article covers the detailed syllabus for paper 1 for CTET exam 2024. This paper is conducted for candidates who wish to be teachers for classes I to V. This exam check candidates knowledge on the basis of five sections including Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics and Environmental Studies. The complete syllabus for the recruitment drive is given below :-
1. 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
- Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
- Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
- Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
- Influence of Heredity & Environment
- Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
- Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
- Gender as a social construct; gender roles,gender -bias and educational practice
- Language & Thoughts
- Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.
- Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement.
- Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice
b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs :- 5 Questions
- Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived
- Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners
- Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, “impairment” etc.
c) ) Learning and Pedagogy :- 10 Questions
- How children think and learn; how and why children “fail” to achieve success in school performance.
- Child as a problem solver and a“ scientific investigator”
- Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
- Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s “errors” as significant steps in the learning process.
- Motivation and learning
- Cognition & Emotions
- Factors contributing to learning-personal & environmental
2. Mathematics Syllabus :- 30 Questions
a) Content :- 15 Questions
- Geometry
- Shapes & Spatial Understanding
- Solids around Us
- Numbers
- Addition and Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Measurement
- Weight
- Time
- Volume
- Data Handling
- Patterns
- Money
b) Pedagogical issues :- 15 Questions
- 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
3. 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 comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)
b) Pedagogy of Language Development : – 15 Questions
- Learning and acquisition
- Principles of language Teaching
- 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
- 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, multimedia materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
- Remedial Teaching
4. Language-II Syllabus :- 30 Questions
a) Comprehension : – 15 Questions
- Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
b) Pedagogy of Language Development : – 15 Questions
- Learning and acquisition
- Principles of language Teaching
- 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;
- 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, multimedia materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
- Remedial Teaching
5. Environmental Studies Syllabus : – 30 Questions
a) Content :- 15 Questions
- Family and Friends: Relationships Work and Play Animals Plants
- Food
- Shelter
- Water
- Travel
- Things We Make and Do
b) Pedagogical Issues : – 15 Questions
- 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/Aids
- Problems
CTET Exam Syllabus 2024 for Paper II (Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage
The CTET Exam 2024 Paper II tests candidates based on the subjects including Child Development and Pedagogy, Mathematics and Science, Social Studies/Social Sciences, Language I and Language II.The complete syllabus for paper II for CTET Exam 2024 follows as : –
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
- Influence of Heredity & Environment
- Socialisation processes: Social world & children(Teacher, Parents, Peers)
- Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky : constructs and critical perspectives
- Concepts of child-centered 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.
- 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 :- 5 Questions
- 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 :- 10 Questions
- 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 solve rand 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. Mathematics and Science Syllabus :- 60 Questions
(i) Mathematics :- 30 Questions
a) Content : – 20 Questions
Number System
- Knowing our Numbers
- Playing with Numbers
- Whole Numbers
- Negative Numbers and Integers
- Fractions
Algebra
- Introduction to Algebra
- Ratio and Proportion
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 :- 10 Questions
- Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking
- Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
- Language of Mathematics
- Community Mathematics
- Evaluation
- Remedial Teaching
- Problem of Teaching
ii) Science : – 30 Questions
(a) Content :- 20 Questions
- Food
- Sources of food
- Components of food
- Cleaning food
- Materials
- Materials of daily use
- The World of the Living
- Moving Things People and Ideas
- How things work
- Electric current and circuits
- Magnets
- Natural Phenomena
- Natural Resources
b) Pedagogical issues :- 10 Questions
- 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/psycho-motor/affective
- Problems
- Remedial Teaching
III. Social Studies/Social Sciences Syllabus :- 60 Questions
a) Content : – 40 Questions
- 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
- Geography
- Geography as a social study and as a science
- Planet: Earth in the solar system
- Globe
- Environment in its totality: natural and human environment
- Air
- Water
- Human Environment: settlement, transport and communication
- Resources: Types-Natural and Human
- Agriculture
- 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 Marginalized
b) Pedagogical issues : – 20 Questions
- Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies
- Classroom Processes, activities and discourse
- Developing Critical thinking
- Enquiry/Empirical Evidence
- Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies
- Sources- Primary & Secondary
- Projects Work
- Evaluation
IV. Language I Syllabus : – 30 Questions
- Language Comprehension :- 15 Questions
- 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)
- Pedagogy of Language Development :- 15 Questions
- Learning and acquisition
- Principles of language Teaching
- 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;
- 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, multimedia materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
- Remedial Teaching
V. Language-II Syllabus :- 30 Questions
- Comprehension :- 15 Questions
- Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
- Pedagogy of Language Development :- 15 Questions
- Learning and acquisition
- Principles of language Teaching
- 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;
- 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, multimedia materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
- Remedial Teaching