CTETCentral Teacher Eligibility Test

http://cbseit.in/cbse/2023/ctetkeyaug/

Important Dates

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
3 Nov '23 -  27 Nov '23	CTET Application Dates ONGOING
21 Jan '24	CTET 2024 Exam Date

Application Process

• Visit the official website of CTET - ctet.nic.in, to fill-up the CTET 2024 application form.
• Complete the CTET 2024 registration process.
• Fill up the CTET registration form 2024 by entering your education details and personal details.
• Upload scanned documents (Photo & Signature).
• Pay the CTET application fee and finally tap on submit button.

Download and take two or three prints for future reference

Child Development and Pedagogy

a) Child Development (Primary School Child) 15 Questions

• 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-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 Learner

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 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

II. Language I 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, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom

• Remedial Teaching

III. Language - II 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, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom

• Remedial Teaching

IV Mathematics 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

V. Environmental Studies 30 Questions

a) Content 15 Questions

        i. Family and Friends: Relationships Work and Play Animals Plants

ii. Food

iii. Shelter

iv. Water

v. Travel

vi. 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

Download

Book Name	Publisher
Child Development and Pedagogy for CTET & TETs (Paper I & II)	Arihant Publication
CTET & TETs Bhasha Hindi Paper I & II	Arihant Publication
CTET and TETs English Language and Pedagogy (Paper I & II)	Arihant Publication
A Complete Resource for CTET (Language I): English and Pedagogy	Geeta Sahni (Author), Pearson Publication
Environmental Studies (EVS) Exam Goalpost for CTET & TETs, Class I-V	Wiley Publication
Success Master CTET (Social Science /Studies) Paper 2 for Class VI-VIII	Arihant Publication

Here are some best CTET tips and tricks to prepare for CTET  exam:

1) Thoroughly familiarize yourselves with the syllabus/exam pattern of CTET as it is a very important aspect of the exam.

2) Before starting your preparations for the exam, arrange the best books for CTET that will help candidates in understanding subjects and topics in a better manner.

3) Maintain a sound study schedule and strictly adhere to it.

4) Carefully divide the entire syllabus into days so as to have a good schedule and time management during preparation.

5) Another great tip to prepare well for the exam is to start your preparations with the topics and subjects that you are good at.

6) Solving CTET previous year papers is a really good way to test your preparations and get a feel of the actual exam.

7) Along with the previous year's question papers, candidates must also attempt as many mock.

 

Candidates can follow the below-mentioned steps to download the admit card for CTET 2023 exam.

Step 1: Visit the official website of the CTET exam

Step 2: Click on the admit card link

Step 3: Enter the following details:

• Application number
• Date of birth (in Day-Month-Year format)
• Security pin as visible on the screen

Step 4: Click on Submit

Step 5: Read the given advisory and click on the checkbox at the bottom of the page

Step 6: Print the advisory if required or click on the Download Admit Card button

Step 7: Download and print the CTET hall ticket/admit card

pear for the exam.