CTET Question Paper 2018; Download Free PDF

Read all about CTET question paper 2018 including difficulty level, marking scheme and the exam pattern. Also, download the CTET 2018 question paper PDF for free.

CTET exam is conducted every year by the Central Board of Secondary Education to determine the eligibility of candidates as Class 1 to 8 teachers. Aspirants need to qualify the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) exam in order to teach in central schools such as KVS, NVS, etc. as well as unaided private schools. CTET exam was conducted in the offline mode so far. However, from 2021 onwards, the exam will be conducted in the online mode. After the conduct of the exam, the CBSE releases the CTET question paper on the official website to allow aspirants to download the papers and practice them to appear for the upcoming CTET exam.

Candidates must practice the CTET question papers to develop a fine idea of what to expect in the exam in terms of the difficulty level of question papers, marking scheme and in order to perform well in the exam. Practising CTET exam question papers helps candidates to develop a strategy as well as understand the style and type of questions asked in the teacher eligibility test.

In this article, candidates will get the CTET question paper 2018 PDF for free download along with the reasons to go through the previous-years questions papers. 

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CTET Exam Pattern: Number of Questions & Marking Scheme

The CTET exam comprises two papers- Paper 1 and 2. The CTET Paper 1 is for candidates who want to become teachers for primary classes (Class 1 to Class 5) and Paper 2 is for candidates who want to teach elementary classes (Class 6 to Class 8). Candidates who want to teach classes 1 to 8, need to appear for both papers. CTET 2018 question paper contained 150 questions in each paper based on the CTET exam pattern. Have a look at the exam pattern below.

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Why should aspirants view CTET Question Papers?

Candidates should definitely go through CTET question papers so that they develop an idea of the type of questions that are asked in this teacher eligibility test. By viewing the question papers of the exam, aspirants can understand the CTET exam pattern, the type of questions that are usually asked in the exam as well as the section-wise marking scheme of the CTET. Practicing CTET question papers can help aspirants in the following manner.

Improve their speed: Aspirants get to learn to solve CTET exam question papers within the stipulated time duration. This would help candidates to develop an idea of how they should attempt questions in the teacher eligibility test on the exam day. Solving question papers continuously helps aspirants to enhance their accuracy while solving questions.

Develop time management skills: Solving actual CTET question papers in two and a half hours duration helps candidates to experience the exact exam hall experience. Also, while solving such question papers candidates can develop a thorough idea of their strengths and weaknesses which could, in turn, help them formulate an exam day strategy to score high marks.

Become confident: Any student who is appearing for the CTET exam for the first time is bound to be nervous. However, if a candidate has already solved a sample paper or an actual question paper, then he/ she tend to be a lot more confident while attempting questions in the exam hall.  

Understand the exam pattern: Solving CTET sample papers helps candidates understand the marks distribution, the structure of the questions and time duration of the CTET exam. It also helps aspirants develop an idea of which section of the question paper requires more preparation and which sections requires more time to be solved accurately.

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