CTET Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2021 . CTET Syllabus Pdf download
Before beginning with the preparation, the candidate must be aware of everything about CTET Syllabus 2021 and we have provided the details in the below table at a glance.
| CTET Syllabus 2021: Highlights | |
| Organisation | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
| Name of Examination | CTET 2021 Exam |
| Type of Exam | Eligibility Test |
| Duration of CTET Exam | 2.5 hours (for each paper) |
| Language of Exam | 20 languages |
| CTET 2021 Exam Date | December 2021/January 2022 |
| Maximum Marks | 150 marks (for each paper) |
| Category | CTET Syllabus & Exam Pattern |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Marking Scheme | 1 mark for each correct answer |
| Negative Marking | No negative marking for wrong answers |
CTET Exam Pattern 2021
Candidate Check the CTET exam pattern as this helps to make plans for CTET Preparation and candidates can get Proper CTET Exam Details .
• CTET Exam 2021 will be conducted in two phases; CTET Paper-I for Class I-V and CTET Paper-II for Class VI-VIII.
• CTET question 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:
1.Child Development and Pedagogy
2. Language I
3. Language II
4.Mathematics
5.Environmental Science.
• CTET Paper-2 is divided into 4 sections:
1.Child Development and Pedagogy,
2. Language I
3. Language II
4.Mathematics/Science or
5.Social Studies.
.
CTET Syllabus for Paper I
In this section, we have provide the subject-wise detailed CTET syllabus as released by CBSE for CTET 2021.
CTET Syllabus for Paper I (For Classes I to V) Primary Stage:
| I. Child Development and Pedagogy | IV. Mathematics |
| II. Language – I | V. Environmental Studies |
| III. Language – II | - |
CTET Paper I exam will be offline exam testing a candidate on the basis of their
Language I & II,
Child Development and Pedagogy,
Mathematics and Environmental Studies.
CTET Syllabus for Primary Stage (Classes I-V ):
I. Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus: 30 Questions
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-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.
- 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 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. Language I Syllabus: 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
- 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: 30 Questions
a) Comprehension: 15 Questions
Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions 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
- 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: 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
- 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: 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
CTET Syllabus for Paper II
The candidates preparing to appear for Paper-2 in CTET 2021 must go through the detailed syllabus for CTET Paper-II from the below section.
CTET Syllabus for Paper II (For Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage:
| I.Child Development and Pedagogy | IV. Mathematics and Science |
| II. Language – I | V. Social Studies/Social Sciences |
| III. Language – II |
The Paper II exam of CTET is an offline exam testing a candidate on the basis of their Language I & II, Child Development and Pedagogy and Mathematics & Science / Social Studies & Social Science. Let's have a look for CTET Syllabus for Elementary Stage (Classes VI-VIII):
I. Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus: 30 Questions
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 in a clear manner.
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-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 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
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 Syllabus: 30 Questions
To test the candidate's knowledge in the language they have opted there will be 30 questions in the CTET Paper-I and Paper-II.
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.
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
- 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: 30 Questions
The second language test will be for accessing the candidate's knowledge for English language. There will be 30 questions in the CTET Paper-I and Paper-II.
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. (A) Mathematics and Science Syllabus: 60 Questions
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: 30 Questions
a) 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
b) 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
a) Content: 20 Questions
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: 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
V. Social Studies/Social Sciences Syllabus: 60 Questions
In this subject, the topics are divided intp two parts: One including History, Geography, Social & Political Life and the Second one includes Pedagogical issues. The ratio of questions will be 40:20 respectively.
I. History
A strong catch on historical events, days, and dates to score good marks in this section. The questions will be asked from the below topics
• 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 Geography subject for CTET Paper-II but no worries, you have to prepare only for few topics that has 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
This section will test the candidate's knowledge about its surrounding and the topics that a candidate must be knowledgeable has been listed below.
• 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
There will be 20 questions from this section and the motive of this section will be to understand the candidate's intelligence and presence of mind for Pedagogical issues. The topics that will be covered in this section are mentioned below:
• 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
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