Know the detailed CTET 2018 Syllabus

CTET 2018 exam is scheduled to be conducted on December 9, 2018. Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is a national level exam comprising of two papers. Candidates need to appear for CTET Paper-I if they want to qualify the exam to teach Class I to Class V whereas aspirants need to give Paper-II if they want to teach Class VI to Class VIII.

CTET exam pattern is different for Paper-I and Paper II. Both the exams are of two and a half hours duration and candidates need to attempt 150 multiple choice question in the given time duration to qualify the entrance exam.

Candidates who are planning to appear for CTET exam and want to develop an in-depth knowledge of CTET 2018 syllabus should consider viewing NCERT books and syllabus of Class I to Class VIII.

CTET 2018 SYLLABUS FOR PAPER I

The syllabus for CTET Paper I is listed below. Candidates need to prepare the below mentioned topics to score well in the exam.

Section I: Child Development and Pedagogy

• Child Development (Primary School Child)
• Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs
• Learning and Pedagogy

Section II: Language I (compulsory)

• Language Comprehension
• Pedagogy of Language Development

Section III: Language II (compulsory)

• Comprehension
• Pedagogy of Language Development

Section IV: Mathematics

• Geometry
• Shapes & Spatial Understanding
• Solids around Us
• Numbers
• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Measurement
• Weight
• Time
• Volume
• Data Handling
• Patterns
• Money
• 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
• Evaluation through formal and informal methods
• Problems of Teaching
• Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching
• Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching

Section V: Environmental Studies

• Family and Friends
• Food
• Shelter
• Water
• Travel
• Things We Make and Do
• 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 2018 SYLLABUS FOR PAPER II ELEMENTARY STAGE

The syllabus for CTET Paper II is listed below. Candidates need to prepare the below mentioned topics to score well in the exam.

Section I: Child Development & Pedagogy

• Child Development (Elementary School Child)
• Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs
• Learning and Pedagogy

Section II: Language I (compulsory)

• Language Comprehension
• Pedagogy of Language Development

Section III: Language II (compulsory)

• Comprehension
• Pedagogy of Language Development

Section IV: Mathematics and Science

(a) Mathematics

• Number System
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Mensuration
• Data handling
• Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking
• Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
• Language of Mathematics
• Community Mathematics
• Evaluation
• Remedial Teaching
• Problem of Teaching

(b) Science

• Food
• Materials
• The World of the Living
• Moving Things People and Ideas
• How things work
• Natural Phenomena
• Natural Resources
• 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

Section V: Social Studies/Social Sciences

• History
• Geography
• Social and Political Life
• 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