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CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (CTET) Exam Pattern 

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CTET Written Examination Structure :-

All questions in CTET test will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each carrying one mark, with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. There will be no negative marking.

There will be two papers of CTET.

(i) Paper I will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes I to V.

(ii) Paper II will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.



Note: A person who intents to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both the papers (Paper I and Paper II).

CTET Paper I (for classes I to V) Primary Stage 

Duration of CTET examination : 2 Hours and 30 Minutes

Section

Questions

No of Questions

Maximum Marks

Time limit

No.

1

Child Development and Pedagogy

30

30

150 Minutes (Composite)

2

Mathematics

30

30

3

Environmental Studies

30

30

4

Language I

30

30

5

Language II

30

30

 

Total

150

150

 

 Nature and standard of CTET questions:

·      The CTET test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

·     The CTET Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.



The CTET 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 CTET Test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I – V by the NCERT/CBSE.

·      The CTET questions in the test for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT/CBSE for classes I – V but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Secondary stage.

CTET Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage 

Duration of CTET examination – 2 Hours and 30 Minutes

Section

Questions

No of Questions

Maximum Marks

Time limit

No.

1

Child Development and Pedagogy

30

30

150 Minutes (Composite)

2

Mathematics

 

60

 

60

 

Science

3

Social Studies

 

60

 

60

 

Social Science

4

Language I

30

30

5

Language II

30

30

(a) For Mathematics and Science teacher: 60 MCQs   60 Marks

Mathematics and Science

(b) For Social Studies/Social Science teacher:  60 MCQs    60 Marks

Social Science

(c) For any other teacher – either (a) or (b)

                      Total   150 MCQs   150 Marks

Nature and standard of CTET questions:

·The CTET 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 CTET Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.

The CTET 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 CTET 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 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/CBSE.

·      The CTET questions in the test for Paper II will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT/CBSE for classes VI - VIII but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Secondary stage.

LANGUAGE OF THE CTET QUESTION PAPER : 

The medium of question paper shall be either English or Hindi

A brief on CTET Exam pattern is as under

CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (CTET) Exam Pattern 

Kindly Note that TestBag has now a dedicated microsite for Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) exams. Please click on ctet.testbag.com for one stop on everything about CTET Exam.

CTET Written Examination Structure :-

All questions in CTET test will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each carrying one mark, with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. There will be no negative marking.

There will be two papers of CTET.

(i) Paper I will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes I to V.

(ii) Paper II will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.



Note: A person who intents to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both the papers (Paper I and Paper II).

CTET Paper I (for classes I to V) Primary Stage 

Duration of CTET examination : 2 Hours and 30 Minutes

Section

Questions

No of Questions

Maximum Marks

Time limit

No.

1

Child Development and Pedagogy

30

30

150 Minutes (Composite)

2

Mathematics

30

30

3

Environmental Studies

30

30

4

Language I

30

30

5

Language II

30

30

 

Total

150

150

 

 Nature and standard of CTET questions:

·      The CTET test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

·     The CTET Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.



The CTET 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 CTET Test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I – V by the NCERT/CBSE.

·      The CTET questions in the test for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT/CBSE for classes I – V but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Secondary stage.

CTET Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage 

Duration of CTET examination – 2 Hours and 30 Minutes

Section

Questions

No of Questions

Maximum Marks

Time limit

No.

1

Child Development and Pedagogy

30

30

150 Minutes (Composite)

2

Mathematics

 

60

 

60

 

Science

3

Social Studies

 

60

 

60

 

Social Science

4

Language I

30

30

5

Language II

30

30

(a) For Mathematics and Science teacher: 60 MCQs   60 Marks

Mathematics and Science

(b) For Social Studies/Social Science teacher:  60 MCQs    60 Marks

Social Science

(c) For any other teacher – either (a) or (b)

                      Total   150 MCQs   150 Marks

Nature and standard of CTET questions:

·The CTET 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 CTET Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.

The CTET 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 CTET 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 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/CBSE.

·      The CTET questions in the test for Paper II will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT/CBSE for classes VI - VIII but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Secondary stage.

LANGUAGE OF THE CTET QUESTION PAPER : 

The medium of question paper shall be either English or Hindi

A brief on CTET Exam pattern is as under