Central Teacher's Eligibility Test or CTET Exam is compulsory for a person who aspires to become a 

teacher at elementary Level (I to VIII).  

There are two papers in CTET 
1. Paper 1 - Paper 1 is for a person who intends to be a teacher for Classes I to V 
2. Paper 2 - Paper 2 is for a person who intends to be a teacher for Classes VI to VIII 
A person who intends 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 2). 
 
CTET Paper 1 Syllabus : 
1.  Child  Development  and  Pedagogy:  The  subject  of  Child  Development  and  Pedagogy  have  comprised  the 30 
number of weightage. 
Child Development Topic  Concept of Inclusive education  Learning and 
(15 Question)  (05 Question)  Pedagogy 
(10 Question) 

1.Development Concepts.  1.Addressing the Creative, Talented,  1. Cognition & 

2.Influence of Heredity and  Specially abled Learners.  Emotions. 
Environment.  2. Addressing the requirements of  2. Motivation 
3.Principles of the development of  children with learning ‘impairment’,  and learning. 
children.  difficulties.  3. How 
4.Socialization processes  3. Addressing learners from diverse  children think 
5.Piaget, Kohlberg and, Vygotsky.  backgrounds.  and learn. 
6.Critical perspective of the construct of  4.Basic 
Intelligence.  processes of 
7.Multidimensional Intelligence.  teaching and 
8.Language & Thought.  learning. 
9.Gender as a social construct.  5.Child as a 
10.Concepts of child-centered &  problem solver 
progressive education.  and a 
10.Distinction B/w Assessment for  ‘scientific 
learning and assessment of learning.  investigator. 
11.Formulating appropriate questions  6.Factors 
for assessing readiness levels of learners.  contributing to 
learning – 
personal and 
environmental 

2. Language I. 
Language 1 examination paper contains the 30 Questions and each question has a weightage of 1 Marks. 
Language  Comprehension:  ​Language  comparison  has  comprises  the  grammar  and  verbal  ability,  passages  and 
this part cover the 15 Marks. 
Pedagogy  of  Language  Development:  It  also  have  weightage  of  15  Marks  and  it  covers  several  topics  such  as 
Principles of Language Teaching, Role of speaking & listening, Acquisition, Language Skills, Remedial Teaching. 
3. Language – II: 

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Comparison:  I​ n  Language  II  examination  paper  questions  comes  from  comprehension,  verbal  ability  and 
grammar  and  this part have 15 number of weight in the exam so read this part carefully, before going to appear 
in the examination. 
Pedagogy  of  Language  Development:  In  this  paper  questions  appear  from  Principles  of  Language  Teaching, 
Learning and acquisition, Evaluating language comprehension & proficiency and Remedial Teaching. This paper 
also has weightage of 15 Marks so also focus on Pedagogy of Language Development. 
4. Mathematics 
● Numbers 
● Geometry 
● Addition and Subtraction 
● Time 
● Volume 
● Data Handling 
● Patterns 
● Solids around 
● Division 
● Measurement 
● Weight 
● Money 
● Community Mathematics 
● Evaluation through formal and informal methods 
● Language of Mathematics 
● Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching 
5. Environmental Studies 
● Concept and scope of EVS 
● Significance of EVS integrated EVS 
● Animals 
● Plants 
● Relationships 
● Work and Play 
● Scope & relation to Science and Social Science 
● Approaches of presenting concepts 
● Activities 
● Experimentation/Practical Work 
● Discussion 
● Environmental Studies & Environmental Education 
● Learning Principles
 
Syllabus for Paper-II 
I. Child Development and Pedagogy 
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 
● 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 

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 ● 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 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. Mathematics and Science 
I. 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 
II. 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) 

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 ○ Innovation 
○ Text Material/Aids 
○ Evaluation – cognitive/psychomotor/affective 
○ Problems 
○ Remedial Teaching 
III. Social Studies/Social Sciences 
● Content 60​ Questions 
○ History 40​ Questions 
■ 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 
○ Classroom Processes, activities and discourse 
○ Developing Critical thinking 
○ Enquiry/Empirical Evidence 

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 ○ Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies 
○ Sources – Primary & Secondary 
○ Projects Work 
○ Evaluation 
IV. 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, multimedia materials, multilingual resource of the classroom 
● Remedial Teaching 
V. 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 
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 

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