CTET Exam Experience

Central Teacher Eligibility Test abbreviated as CTET is a national-level examination conducted by the CBSE board. It is conducted twice every year. This exam is conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates for teaching positions in various Central and other government-aided schools across the country.

This exam consists of two papers:-

• Paper-1: This paper is conducted for those aspirants who want to become teachers of the primary section(class-1 to 5).
• Paper-2: This paper is conducted for those aspirants who want to become teachers of the elementary section(class-6 to 8).

A candidate can appear for one or both papers depending upon the eligibility criteria.

• Exam Duration: 2.5 hours
• Total Questions: 150
• Question type: MCQ Based
• Total Marks: 150

Exam Syllabus & Pattern:-

Paper-1:

Subject	Number of questions(MCQ)	Total marks
Child Development and Pedagogy (compulsory)	30	30
Language I (compulsory)	30	30
Language II (compulsory)	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30

A candidate can choose any language as language I and other as language II from the list of available languages, but both the languages should not be the same.

My Life journey:-

After completing my class-12th from CBSE Board in 2020. I did Diploma in Elementary Education(D.El.Ed) from Chhattisgarh. From childhood days, I was very fond of teaching and therefore I chose this field. In the society, where people cannot think of a profession other than Doctors and Engineering, I decided to follow a not so conventional path. During my diploma, I came to know about this exam and its benefits. From that day, I dreamt of clearing this exam and wanted to see myself as a government teacher.

My Preparation Journey:-

CTET consists of 5 different subjects. Some of the subjects are similar to what I have studies during my diploma. So, I devoted equal time to all the subject, to have a strong hold in each one of them. For Child Development and Pedagogy, I went through my class notes. Those proved to be more than enough for me. For all other subjects, I followed the playlist of Himanshi Singh ma’am. I would definitely recommend everyone to check it once. I took extensive notes of every video I watched and revised it the other day. This helped me to retain the previously studied topics while learning new topics everyday. As the exam approached, I solved all the previous year papers. Also, I gave many mock exams to identify my weakness and then worked on it. One thing which I found was, I was doing silly mistakes in the maths section. So, I used to be extra alert while attempting the maths section. This is all about my preparation.

Exam Day:

I appeared for Paper-1. My exam was on 29th December 2021 and I got the first shift which was from 8:30 am- 11 am. Although I was confident enough to clear the exam but still exam anxiety was there. As I arrived at the exam centre, I felt a little nervous as this was the second biggest exam for me after class-12 board exams. I went inside the inside hall after a small prayer to god. As the question paper flashed before the screen, I started with the Child and Pedagogy section as this was mostly theoretical. Then, I attempted Environmental Studies. This section seemed quite easy. Then I did Hindi(language-1) and then English(Language-2). After doing all these, I finally attempted the maths section. I got stuck on 2-3 questions but somehow solved them. My exam went really well and I came out of the exam hall with a sign of relief.

Results:

The result was declared on 9 March 2022. As I got to know that the results are live. I felt a little nervous while opening the result page. As I typed my details, my fingers were shaking out of nervousness. Finally, the numbers flashed before me. I cleared the CTET exam. I got 112 out of 150 marks.

Marks distribution:

• Child Development and Pedagogy- 21/30
• Mathematics- 26/30 (quite unexpected!!)
• Environmental Studies- 23/30
• Language-1(Hindi)-20/30
• Language-2(English)-22/30
• Overall-112/150 (74.67 %)
• Cut-Off: 60%

Learnings:

• To clear CTET, you must devote equal time to all the subjects.
• Consistency is every day. Studying each day is better than studying for 8 hours on weekends.
• Solve all the previous year’s questions as many direct questions may come from past papers.
• Give as much as mock tests, as you can and identify your mistakes and work on them.
• Just believe in the almighty and put in all your efforts.

ALL THE BEST TO THE READERS!!