The CTET Syllabus Paper wise is as follows:
CTET Syllabus – Paper 1
I. Child Development and Pedagogy
a) Child Development (Primary School Child ) – 10 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-centred 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.
The 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)
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’ etc.
Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially-abled Learners
c) Learning and Pedagogy
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 learning.
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 process.
Cognition & Emotions
Motivation and learning
Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental
II. Language 1- 30 Questions
a) Language Comprehension – 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
III. 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, multimedia materials, multilingual resource of the classroom Remedial Teaching
a) Content 15 Questions
Solids around Us, Numbers, Addition and Subtraction. Multiplication, Division. Measurement, Weight, Time, Volume, Data Handling, Patterns, Money Geometry
Shapes & Spatial Understanding
IV. Mathematics 30 Questions
b) Pedagogical issues 15 Questions
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
V. Environmental Studies 30 Questions
a) Content 15 Questions
Family and Friends: Relationships; Work and Play; Animals; Plants 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 Syllabus Paper 2
CTET Syllabus Paper 2 covers a higher level of topics, where candidates will be tested on the basis of their learning ability, their evaluation ability and the specialized subject. Given are the topics for the second paper of CTET
I. Child Development and Pedagogy- 30 Questions
a) Child Development (Elementary 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-centred and progressive education
Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational practice
Language & Thought
Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.
The 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’ etc.
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 learning. 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 process.
Cognition & Emotions
Motivation and learning
Factors contributing to learning personal & environmental
II. Language I 30 Questions
a) Language Comprehension 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 A 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, multimedia materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
Remedial Teaching
IV. Mathematics and Science 60 Questions
(i) Mathematics 30 Questions
a) Content 20 Questions
Number System
Knowing our Numbers
Playing with Numbers
Whole Numbers
Negative Numbers and Integers
Fractions
Algebra
Introduction to Algebra
Ratio and Proportion
Geometry
Basic geometrical ideas (2-D)
Understanding Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D)
Symmetry: (reflection)
Construction (using Straight edge Scale, protractor, compasses)
Mensuration
Data handling
b) Pedagogical issues 10 Questions
Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
Language of Mathematics
Community Mathematics
Evaluation
Remedial Teaching
Problem of Teaching
ii) Science 30 Questions
a) Content 20 Questions
Food
Sources of food
Components of food Cleaning food
Materials
Materials of daily use
The World of the Living
Moving Things People and Ideas
How things work
Electric current and circuits
Magnets
Natural Phenomena
Natural Resources
b) Pedagogical issues 10 Questions
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
Social Studies/Social Sciences 60 Questions
a) Content 40 Questions
History
When, Where and How
The Earliest Societies
The First Farmers and Herders
The First Cities
Early States
New Ideas
The First Empire Contacts with Distant lands
Political Developments
Culture and Science
New Kings and Kingdoms
Sultans of Delhi
Architecture
Creation of an Empire
Social Change
Regional Cultures
The Establishment of Company Power
Rural Life and Society
Colonialism and Tribal Societies
The Revolt of 1857-58
Women and reform
Challenging the Caste System
The Nationalist Movement
India After Independence
Geography
Geography as a social study and as a science
Planet: Earth in the solar system
Globe
Environment in its totality: natural and human environment
Air
Water
Human Environment: settlement, transport and communication
Resources: Types-Natural and Human
Agriculture
Social and Political Life
Diversity
Government
Local Government
Making a Living
Democracy
State Government
Understanding Media
Unpacking Gender The Constitution
Parliamentary Government
The Judiciary
Social Justice and the Marginalised
b) Pedagogical issues 20 Questions
Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies
Classroom Processes, activities and discourse
Developing Critical thinking
Enquiry/Empirical Evidence
Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies
Sources Primary & Secondary
Projects Work
Evaluation
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