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CTET Paper 1 for Level – I Class (I-V)

Paper 1 Section wise distribution Questions and Marks for CTET

Section Name	Max. Questions	Max. Marks
Child Development & Pedagogy CTET	30	30
Language I	30	30
Language II	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Studies EVS	30	30
Total	150 MCQs	150 Marks

Nature and Standard of Questions

The CTET Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
Language I section will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.
Language II section will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities. Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language as Language I and other as Language II from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the Confirmation Page.
Mathematics and Environmental Studies EVS will focus on the concepts, problem-solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I – V by the NCERT.
The questions on topics covered throughout classes 1 to 5 will be asked in this paper. However, participants should note that the difficulty level of questions may be upto secondary school level.

The important topics for each section are mentioned below:

Section	Topic	Number of questions
Child Development and Pedagogy CTET	Development of a Primary School Child	15
	Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs	5
	Learning and Pedagogy	10
Language 1 and Language 2 (30 questions each)	Language Comprehension	15
Language 1 and Language 2 (30 questions each)	Pedagogy of Language Development	15
Mathematics	Content (numbers, solving simple equations, algebra, geometry patterns, time, measurement, data handling, solids, data handling, etc.)	15
Mathematics	Pedagogical issues	15
CTET EVS Environmental Studies	Content (environment, food, shelter, water, family and friends, etc.)	15
CTET EVS Environmental Studies	Pedagogical Issues	15

CTET Paper 2 for Class (VI-VIII)

CTET 2019 Paper 2 is conducted for individuals seeking employment in the Elementary classes of schools. It will consist of 4 compulsory sections. They will have an option in the fourth section which aspirants should opt as per the subject they wish to teach. Section wise distribution is tabulated below:

Section Name	Max. Questions	Max. Marks
Child Development & Pedagogy CTET	30	30
Language I	30	30
Language II	30	30
Mathematics and Science (for Maths & Science teacher)	60	60
Social Studies/ Social Science CTET (for Social Studies/ Social Science teacher)	60	60
Total	150 MCQs	150 Marks

Nature and Standard of Questions

CTET Child Development and Pedagogy section will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group of 11-14 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
Language I section will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.
Language II section will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities. Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language as Language I and other as Language II from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the Confirmation Page
Mathematics and Science OR Social Studies/Social Science section will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science will be of 30 marks each. The test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes VI – VIII by the NCERT.
The questions in the test for Paper II will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT for classes VI – VIII but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Senior Secondary stage.

The important topics for each section are mentioned below:

Section	Topic	No. of Questions
Child Development and Pedagogy CTET	Development of an Elementary School Child	15
	Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs	5
	Learning and Pedagogy	10
Language 1 and Language 2 (30 questions each)	Language Comprehension	15
Language 1 and Language 2 (30 questions each)	Pedagogy of Language Development	15
Mathematics and Science	Mathematics Number system, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration, Data Handling Pedagogical issues	20
	Pedagogical issues	10
	Science Food, Materials, The world of the living, Moving things, people and ideas, How things work, Natural phenomena and resources	20
	Pedagogical issues	10
Social Studies CTET Paper 2	History, Geography, Social and Political Life	40
Social Studies CTET Paper 2	Pedagogical issues	20