CTET Syllabus 2024 for Paper 1 & 2

The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) syllabus is designed to assess the eligibility of candidates for teaching positions in schools across India. The CTET exam consists of two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2. Candidates who want to become teachers for classes 1 to 5 have to appear for Paper 1 while those who wish to be teachers for classes 6 to 8 have to appear for Paper 2.

CTET Syllabus 2024 Overview

Organization	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Name of Examination	CTET 2024 Exam
No. of papers in CTET	Two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2
CTET Exam Duration	2.5 hours (for each paper)
Total languages in which the exam is held	20 languages
Maximum Marks	150 marks (for each paper)
Type of questions asked	Multiple Choice Questions
Mode of Exam	Offline (OMR Based)
Marking Scheme	1 mark for each correct answer
Negative Marking	No negative marking for wrong answers

CTET Exam Pattern 2024 for Paper 1

CTET Subjects	Number of Questions in CTET Paper 1	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Language – I	30	30
Language – II	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30
Total	150	150

CTET Exam Pattern 2024 for Paper 2

CTET Subjects	Number of Question	Marks
Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory)	30	30
Language-I (compulsory)	30	30
Language II (compulsory)	30	30
Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teachers) OR Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher) OR Mathematics, Science and Social Studies/Social Science (for teacher of any other subject)	60	60
Total	150	150

Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus for CTET

Topics	Detailed Syllabus	Number of Questions
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 readiness levels of learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement.	15
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	5
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 Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners	10

CTET Language 1 Syllabus

Topics	Detailed Syllabus	Number of Questions
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)	15
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 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 resource of the classroom Remedial Teaching	15

CTET Language 2 English Syllabus

Topics	Detailed Syllabus	Number of Questions
Comprehension	Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar, and verbal ability	15
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 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	15

CTET Maths Syllabus 2024

Topics	Detailed Syllabus	Number of Questions
ontent	Number System Integers Fractions Decimals Algebra Simple and Compound Interest Time and Distance 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	20
Pedagogical issues	Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking Place of Mathematics in Curriculum Language of Mathematics Community Mathematics Evaluation Remedial Teaching Problem of Teaching	10

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