CTET Paper-I Exam Syllabus (for classes I to V) Primary Stage
The Central Board Of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducts the CTET Exam twice a year to determine the eligibility of candidates for teaching posts in Government Schools. Knowing the CBSE CTET syllabus helps one get an idea of the subjects and topics that one needs to study for the examination. Thus, it is essential to carefully go through the prescribed CTET Syllabus before starting your preparation for the exam. All details of the latest syllabus for CTET Paper I & II are given,
According to the CTET exam syllabus, questions in CTET Paper-1 will be from the prescribed CTET syllabus of NCERT for classes I to V but difficulty level and linkages could be up to the secondary stage.
For CTET Paper-2, questions will be from the prescribed CTET syllabus of NCERT for class VI to VIII but difficulty level and linkages could be up to the senior secondary stage.
To know more about the CTET entrance exam Syllabus 2024 in detail, please read through the article as we have provided detailed insights into the CTET syllabus 2024,[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Paper-1 (for classes I to V) Primary Stage
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‟
- 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; children‟s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of Child as a problem solver and a scientific investigator‟
Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children‟s „errors‟ as significant steps in the learning Cognition & Emotions
Motivation and learning
Factorscontributing to learning – personal & environmental
2. Language – I 30 Questions
A. Comprehension Reading element- 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
3. Language – II 30 Questions
A. Comprehension 15 Questions
Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with question 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
4. Mathematics 30 Questions
A. Content 15 Questions
Geometry, Shapes& Spatial Understanding, Solids around Us, Numbers, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Measurement, Weight, Time, Volume, Data Handling Patterns, Profit & Loss, Interst,
B. Pedagogical issues 15 Questions
Natureof Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children‟s thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning
Placeof Mathematics in Curriculum
Language ofMathematics
CommunityMathematics
Evaluation through formal and informal methods
Problems of Teaching
Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching
Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching
5. Environmental Studies (EVs) 30 Questions
A. Content 15 Questions
i. Family and Friends: Relationships, Work and Play, Animals, Plants
ii. Food
iii. Shelter
iv. Water
v. Travel
vi. ThingsWe Make and Do
B. Pedagogical Issues 15 Questions
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/PracticalWork
Discussion
CCE
Teachingmaterial/Aids
Problem
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