CTET Syllabus and Paper Pattern NCERT will start conducting a dedicated exam for teacher recruitment from

2011. Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) will be held for the first time on June 26, 2011. The test will have two papers to selected teachers for Primary Classes and Elementary Classes. You may already know that all CBSE schools used to recruit teacher via KVS Teacher Recruitment Exams. CTET has been planned to replace KVS PGT / TGT / PRT Test. You can expect the same pattern and level of difficulty from the exam. We hope that this syllabus will help you guide your preparation.

Paper I - Classes I to V (Primary)

I. 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 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; childrens 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 childrens errors as significant steps in the learning process. Cognition & Emotions Motivation and learning Factors contributing to learning- personal & environmental

II. Language I
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 resource of the classroom Remedial Teaching

III. Language II
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 resource of the classroom Remedial Teaching 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 childrens thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning Place of Mathematics in Curriculum Language of Mathematics Community Mathematics

IV. Mathematics
a) Content Evaluation through formal and informal methods Problems of Teaching Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching

V. Environmental Studies
a) Content 1. Family and Friends: 1.1 Relationships; 1.2 Work and Play; 1.3 Animals; 1.4 Plants 2. Food 3. Shelter 4. Water 5. Travel 6. 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

Paper II - Classes VI to VIII (Elementary)

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 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; childrens 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 childrens errors as significant steps in the learning process. Cognition & Emotions Motivation and learning Factors contributing to learning- personal & environmental

II. 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 resource of the classroom Remedial Teaching

III. 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 resource of the classroom Remedial Teaching

IV. 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 3D), Symmetry: (reflection), Constructions (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 Problems 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 - 60 Questions

a) Content - 40 Questions (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 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 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
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