Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is held by NCERT for recruitment of teachers in affiliated schools. We will go through the CTET exam pattern, that will help you know how to prepare for CTET.
There are two separate papers for CTET exam to select teachers for Primary Classes and Elementary Classes. You can appear of any one of the two papers depending on the classes you wish to teach. If you want to qualify to teach all the classes, you can appear for both the papers.
CTET Pattern - Paper I:
This paper is for teachers who wish to teach Primary Classes (Classes I to V).
Topics:
There are a total of 150 questions in Paper I, each carrying one mark. The paper consists of five sections, each with 30 questions.
1. Child Development and Pedagogy
2. Language I
3. Language II
4. Mathematics
5. Environmental Studies
CTET Pattern - Paper II:
This paper is for teachers who wish to teach Elementary Classes (Classes VI to VIII).
Topics:
There are a total of 150 questions in Paper II, each carrying one mark. The paper consists of four sections. The first three sections are Compulsory and have 30 questions each. The last section has 60 questions and has two options depending on your choice of the subject.
1. Child Development and Pedagogy
2. Language I
3. Language II
4. Optional Paper
Choice for Optional Paper:
(a) Maths and Science Teachers - Maths and Science
(b) Social Studies Teachers - Social Science
(c) Other Teachers - either of these papers
Qualifying Criteria:
You need to score 60% marks to qualify the papers. You can appear for CTET Test as many times as you want, even to improve your score, after you have cleared the test.
CTET Score Validity:
The CTET score will be valid for a period of seven years from the date of result.
