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CTET 2023 exam details with syllabus along with Reference books links.

CTET 2023
05 Jul

CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (CTET) 2023

CTET is a national-level teaching eligibility examination conducted every year by the Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE). The CTET 2023 notification for the July cycle has been released by the CBSE on 27 April 2023 on their official website. As mentioned in the notification, the exam will be held on 20 August 2023 in two shifts in offline (pen-paper) mode. 211 centres across the country have been allocated for the exam.

The official website for CTET 2023: https://ctet.nic.in/

IMPORTANT DATES

  • Application start date – 27 April 2023
  • Application end date – 26 May 2023
  • Last date for fees submission – 26 May 2023
  • Exam date – 20 August 2023
  • Admit card date – 1st week of August 2023
  • Result release date – September 2023

APPLICATION FEES

  • General / OBC – 1200/-
  • SC/ST – 600/-

AGE LIMIT

  • Minimum age – 18 years
  • Maximum age – NA

WHAT IS CTET?

Central Teacher Eligibility Test(CTET) is a central-level exam conducted for those aspirants who want to be government teachers. The exam is conducted twice a year in the offline mode. The application form and fees for the exam are submitted online.

The exam is conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates for primary and upper primary teaching positions at various government schools. CTET certificate is also required at many private schools. So, a CTET teaching certificate is required for candidates seeking a career in teaching either at a private school or at a government school.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Candidates have to fulfill the eligibility criteria to write the CTET exam. The candidate must go through the CTET 2023 Eligibility Criteria before filling out the CTET Online application form.

  • Candidates should pass 10+2 with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in order to be qualified as a zz.
  • Candidates should clear graduation with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks or 10+2 with at least 50 percent aggregate marks from a recognized university in order to be qualified for the appointment of a secondary teacher.
  • Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to reserved categories, such as SC/ST/OBC/Differently abled.
  • Candidates appearing in the final year of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or Diploma in Elementary Education, etc., are provisionally admitted. Their certificate shall be valid only on passing the aforesaid Examinations, before the declaration of Exam result.

SYLLABUS

Paper I (for classes 1 to V) Primary Stage

1. Child Development and Pedagogy                                                                                                                       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-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 the 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.
2. 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, multi-media materials, multilingual resources of the classroom.
  • Remedial Teaching.
3. Language -II                                                                                                                                                         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.
  • 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 resources in the classroom.
  • Remedial Teaching.
4. Mathematics                                                                                                                                                         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 for 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.
5. Environmental Studies                                                                                                                                       30 Questions
a) Content                                                                                                                                                                 15 Questions
  • Family and Friends: Relationships Work and Play Animals Plants
  • Food
  • Shelter
  • Water
  • Travel
  • 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
Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage
1. 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 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 the 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.
2. 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.
  • 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 resources in the classroom.
  • Remedial Teaching.
3. Language-II                                                                                                                                                               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.
  • 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 resources of the classroom.
  • Remedial Teaching
4. Mathematics and Science                                                                                                                                    60 Questions
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
  1. Food
    • Sources of food
    • Components of food
    • Cleaning food
  1. Materials
    • Materials of daily use
  1. The World of the Living
  2. Moving Things People and Ideas
  3. How things work
    • Electric current and circuits
    • Magnets
    • Natural Phenomena
    • 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
Social Studies/Social Sciences                                                                                                                                60 Questions
a) Content                                                                                                                                                                       40 Questions
  1. 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 the 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
  1. 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
  1. 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                                                                                                                                             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

EXAM PATTERN

The CTET exam will be conducted in offline (pen-paper) mode in two shifts. Candidates who are eligible and appearing in the CTET 2023 exam must be aware of the exam pattern for the 2023 exam. The two shifts of the CTET 2023 are Paper-1 and Paper-2.

The Paper-1 exam is divided into 5 sections.

CTET Paper 1 Exam Pattern
Subject No. of Questions Marks Duration
Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30 2.5 Hours
Language I (compulsory) 30 30
Language II (compulsory) 30 30
Mathematics 30 30
Environmental Studies 30 30
Total 150  150

The Paper-2 exam is divided into 4 sections.

Note: Candidates have to choose between Mathematics & Science and Social Studies in Paper 2.

CTET Paper 2 Exam Pattern
Subject No. of Questions Marks Duration
Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30 2.5 Hours
Language I (compulsory) 30 30
Language II (compulsory) 30 30
A. Mathematics & Science 30+30 60
B. Social Studies & Social Science 60 60
Total 210 210

Note that there is no mark deduction i.e. no negative marking for the wrong answer in CTET 2023 exam.

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