CTET Syllabus 2024: CTET Exam is conducted for teacher posts in two stages – Paper I and Paper II. Paper I will be conducted for candidates who aspire to become teachers for classes I to V, and Paper II will be conducted for candidates who aspire to become teachers for classes VI to VIII. They can fulfill their wish by participating in it. There is no change seen in CTET 2024 exam pattern and syllabus and all the information about detailed CTET Syllabus 2024 can be checked from the official website below.
To know about the topics related to the exam, it is very important for the candidates to know about the CTET Syllabus 2024, all the information of which we have provided below. To succeed in your preparation with high marks, the officials have released the detailed syllabus for both CTET Paper 1 and Paper 2 on the official website from where you can also download it. Apart from this, we have provided the PDF of CTET Paper 1 and Paper 2 syllabus below, from where they can download it directly.
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CTET Syllabus 2024 Overview
| Organisation | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
| Name of Examination | CTET 2024 January Exam |
| CTET Exam Date 2024 | 21st January 2024 |
| Duration of CTET Exam | 2.5 hours (for each paper) |
| Language of Exam | 20 languages |
| Maximum Marks | 150 marks (for each paper) |
| Type of Questions | 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 |
| Official Website | https://ctet.nic.in/ |
CTET 2024 Exam Pattern
Check the CTET exam pattern as this helps to make plans for studying and candidates can get a clear vision of which topic they should focus on more.
- CTET will be conducted in two phases; Paper-I for Class I-V and Paper-II for Class VI-VIII.
- There will be 150 MCQs in each paper.
- There will be no negative marking for any incorrect answers.
- For Paper-I, the difficulty level will be of the second stage and for Paper-II, the difficulty level will be of the senior secondary stage.
- CTET Paper-1 is divided into 5 sections: Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I & II, Mathematics and Environmental Science.
- CTET Paper-2 is divided into 4 sections: Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I & II, Mathematics/Science or Social Studies. The choice will be available between Maths/Science and Social Studies.
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CTET Syllabus 2024 for Paper 1
In this section, we have covered the subject-wise detailed syllabus as released by CBSE for Central Teacher Eligibility Test. It is important for the candidates who are going to appear in the upcoming CTET Exam to be updated with the latest syllabus to save both time and hard work. Bookmark this page for CTET Syllabus and cover the syllabus topic-wise.
CTET Paper 1 Syllabus 2024 (Classes I to V)
| Subjects/ Topics | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| I. Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| II. Language – I | 30 | 30 |
| III. Language – II | 30 | 30 |
| IV. Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| V. Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
I. Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus
a) 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.
b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding Students
- 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
c) 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
II. Language I Syllabus
a) 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)
b) 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
- A 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 Syllabus
a) Comprehension
Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
b) 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
- A 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 Syllabus
a) Content
- Geometry
- Shapes & Spatial Understanding
- Solids around Us
- Numbers
- Addition and Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Measurement
- Weight
- Time
- Volume
- Data Handling
- Patterns
- Money
b) Pedagogical issues
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
- Valuation through formal and informal methods
- Problems of Teaching
- Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching
- Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching
V. Environmental Studies Syllabus
a) Content
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
- 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
CTET Paper 2 Syllabus 2024 (For Classes VI to VIII)
| Subjects/ Topics | Questions | Marks |
| I. Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| II. Language I (compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| III. Language II (compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| IV. A. Mathematics & Science or B. Social Studies & Social Science | 30 + 30 | 60 |
| 60 | 60 |
I. Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus
This topic is common in Paper-1 and Paper-2 which is compulsory to be attempted. Through this section, the candidate’s knowledge about Child development and Concept of Inclusive education will be covered. Go through the topics below to understand the syllabus clearly.
a) Child Development (Elementary 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.
b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding Students
- 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
c) 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
II. Language I Syllabus
a) Language Comprehension
Reading unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability.
b) 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
- A 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 Syllabus
The second language test will be for accessing the candidate’s knowledge of the English language. There will be 30 questions in the CTET Paper-I and Paper-II.
a) Comprehension
Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
b) 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
- A 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. (A) Mathematics and Science Syllabus
The candidates can check the topics to be covered in Mathematics and Science section. The questions of Maths should be attempted with tricks and accuracy. There will be 30 questions from Maths and 30 from Science subject.
(i) Mathematics
a) Content
- 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
b) Pedagogical issues
- Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking
- Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
- Language of Mathematics
- Community Mathematics
- Evaluation
- Remedial Teaching
- Problem of Teaching
(ii) Science
a) Content
I. Food
- Sources of food
- Components of food
- Cleaning food
II. Materials
- Materials of daily use
III. The World of the Living
IV. Moving Things People and Ideas
V. How things work
- Electric current and circuits
- Magnets
VI. Natural Phenomena
VII. Natural Resources
b) Pedagogical issues
- 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
V. Social Studies/Social Sciences Syllabus
I. 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
II. Geography
Though it is difficult for anyone to understand the complete geography of India unless they go deep into it. However, CBSE has included a Geography subject for CTET Paper-II but no worries, you have to prepare only for a few topics that have been provided below.
- 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
III. 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
b) Pedagogical issues
- 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