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The paper for SSC Central Teacher Eligibility Test ( CTET ) Syllabus and Pattern

These sections are General Intelligence & Reasoning, Numerical Aptitude, General English and General awareness.

☛Duration of examination-Two-and-a-half hours

☛CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST paper will consist of objective type question

Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage

Preparation Tips for Central Teacher Eligibility Test ( CTET)

Focus on Speed ☛In CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST, there are [150] questions to solve in [150] minutes. So candidates must work on speed to solve questions in allotted time.
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Calculation ☛ CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST aptitude questions need more time in calculation, so candidates have to manage time for answering question and shortlist aptitude questions according to their merit.

Negative Marking

In CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST there will not be negative marking

Syllabus for CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST ( CTET)

Nature and standard of questions

☛The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group of 11-14 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
☛The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.
☛The Test items in Language II will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
☛Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language as Language I and other as Language II from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the Confirmation Page.
☛The Test items in Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies/Social Science will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science will be of 30 marks each. The test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes VI - VIII by the NCERT.
☛The questions in the test for Paper II will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT for classes VI - VIII but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Senior Secondary stage.

Paper I (for classes I to V) Primary Stage

Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions

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.

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.

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

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, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
☛Remedial Teaching

Language ? II 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, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
☛Remedial Teaching

Mathematics 30 Questions

Content 15 Questions

☛Geometry
☛Shapes & Spatial Understanding
☛Solids around Us
☛Numbers
☛Addition and Subtraction
☛Multiplication
☛Division
☛Measurement
☛Weight
☛Time
☛Volume
☛Data Handling
☛Patterns
☛Money

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

Environmental Studies 30 Questions

Content 15 Questions

☛Family and Friends
Relationships
Work and Play
Animals
Plants
☛Food
☛Shelter
☛Water
☛Travel
☛Things We Make and Do

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

Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage

Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions

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
☛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.

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

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

Language ? II 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, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
☛Remedial Teaching

Mathematics and Science 60 Questions

Mathematics 30 Questions

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

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

Science 30 Questions

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

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/psychomotor/affective
☛Problems
☛Remedial Teaching

Social Studies/Social Sciences 60 Questions

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 Marginalised

Pedagogical issues 20 Questions

☛Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies
☛Class Room Processes, activities and discourse
☛Developing Critical thinking
☛Enquiry/Empirical Evidence
☛Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies
☛Sources ? Primary & Secondary
☛Projects Work
☛Evaluation