CTET Syllabus 2024 (PDF Download), Exam Pattern for Paper 1 and Paper 2

CTET Syllabus 2024: CTET syllabus includes Child Development and Pedagogy, Language-I, Language-II, Mathematics, and Environmental Studies (for Paper 1), and Paper 2 consists of Language-I, Language-II etc. The exam assesses teaching aptitude for classes I to VIII, focusing on child development, language proficiency, and subject-specific content.

The CTET Exam is the eligibility test conducted in two phases – Paper 1 and Paper 2 for teacher’s posts. Aspiring candidates aiming for the 18th edition of the CTET Exam test should appear on the upcoming CTET exam which will held on 21 January.

In this article, We have covered the Complete CTET Syllabus for Paper 1 and Paper 2, Exam Structure, Exam Pattern and also you can download the PDF of CTET which is official released by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

Let’s take a closer look at CTET Syllabus And Exam pattern in Detail.

CTET Syllabus 2024: Exam Structure

The following are the exam structure for the CTET Exam 2024:

Particulars	CTET Paper 1 Highlights	CTET Paper 2 Highlights
Exam mode	Online
Number of subjects/sections	5	4
Names of subjects	Child Development and Pedagogy Language-I Language-II Mathematics Environmental Studies	Child Development and Pedagogy Language-I Language-II Mathematics and Science or Social Studies/Social Science
Duration of exam	2 hours 30 minutes
Total questions	150
Type of questions	Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs); 4 options with only 1 correct option
Total marks	150
Marking scheme	+1 for a correct answer, 0 for incorrect answer
Language of CTET question paper	English and Hindi (candidates can write the paper in either of the languages)

CTET Syllabus 2024 PDF Download

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the Complete PDF of CTET Syllabus 2024 for Paper 1 and Paper 2. Download the official syllabus for both the paper for the upcoming CTET Exam. Exam Pattern and preparation strategy are given later in this article.

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CTET Syllabus Overview 2024 for Paper 1

The following are the list of primary topics within each section of the CTET Paper 1 syllabus, serving as the basis for questions in the examination:

CTET Subjects	CTET Important Topics
Child Development and Pedagogy	Child Development, Learning and Pedagogy
Language-I	Comprehension, Pedagogy of Language Development
Language-II	Comprehension, Pedagogy of Language Development
Mathematics	Geometry , Shapes & Spatial Understanding, Solids around Us, Numbers, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
Environmental Studies	Family and Friends, Food, Shelter, Water, Travel

CTET Syllabus Overview 2024 for Paper 2

The following are the list of primary topics for each of the section of the CTET Paper 2 syllabus:

CTET Subjects	CTET Important Topics
Child Development and Pedagogy	Child Development, Learning and Pedagogy
Language-I	Comprehension, Pedagogy of Language Development
Language-II	Comprehension, Pedagogy of Language Development
Mathematics	Number System, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration
Science	Food, Materials, Natural Phenomena, Natural Resources
Social Studies/Social Sciences	History, Geography, Social and Political Life, Pedagogical Issues

CTET Paper 1 Syllabus in Detail

CTET Paper 1 syllabus consists of Child Development and Pedagogy, Language-I Section, Language-II Section, Mathematics Sections, Environmental Studies Section. The following are the detailed subject-wise syllabus of Paper 1.

CTET Paper 1 Child Development and Pedagogy syllabus

The following are the Child Development and Pedagogy syllabus:

CTET Subjects/Units	Topics
Child Development (Primary School Child) 15 MCQs	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. • 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; enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement.
Concept of Inclusive Education and Understanding Children with Special Needs (5 MCQs)	• 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
Learning and Pedagogy (10 MCQs)	• 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

CTET Paper 1 Language-I Syllabus

The following are the detailed Language I Section syllabus:

CTET Subjects/Units	Topics
Language Comprehension (15 MCQs)	Reading unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one poem  Questions will be from comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability  (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)
Pedagogy of Language Development (15 MCQs)	• 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

CTET Paper 1 Language-II Syllabus

The following ar the topic-wise syllabus for the Language II:

CTET Subjects/Units	Topics
Language Comprehension (15 MCQs)	Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) Questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
Pedagogy of Language Development (15 MCQs)	• 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

CTET Paper 1 Syllabus for Mathematics Sections

The following ar the detailed Mathematics Syllabus for Paper 1:

CTET Subjects/Units	Topics
Content (15 MCQs)	• Geometry • Shapes & Spatial Understanding • Solids around Us • Numbers • Addition and Subtraction • Multiplication • Division • Measurement • Weight • Time • Volume • Data Handling • Patterns • Money
Pedagogical Issues (15 MCQs)	• 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

CTET Paper 1 Environmental Studies Syllabus

The following are the detailed syllabus for CTET Paper 1

CTET Subjects/Units	Topics
Content (15 MCQs)	• Family and Friends: Relationships, Work and Play, Animals, Plants • Food • Shelter • Water • Travel • Things We Make and Do
Pedagogical Issues (15 MCQs)	• 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 Paper 2 Syllabus in Detail

CTET Paper 2 consists of Child Development and Pedagogy Section, Language-I Section Language-II Section, Mathematics Section, Science Section and Social Science
section:

CTET Paper 2 Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus

The Child Development and Pedagogy section will assess candidates’ understanding of educational psychology pertaining to teaching and learning for the 11-14 age group. Please review the syllabus for more details given in the table below:

CTET Subjects/Units	Topics
Child Development (Elementary School Child) (15 MCQs)	• 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. • Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; • School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation; • Assessing readiness levels of learners; enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement.
Concept of Inclusive Education and Understanding Children with Special Needs (5 MCQs)	• 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
Learning and Pedagogy (10 MCQs)	• 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

CTET Paper 2 Language-I Syllabus

The following are the detailed CTET paper 2 syllabus for language:

CTET Subjects/Units	Topics
Language Comprehension (15 MCQs)	Reading unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one poem  Questions will be from comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability  (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)
Pedagogy of Language Development (15 MCQs)	• 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

CTET Paper 2 Syllabus: Language-II Section

Check out the Language II section given in the table below:

CTET Subjects/Units	Topics
Language Comprehension (15 MCQs)	Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) Questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
Pedagogy of Language Development (15 MCQs)	• 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

CTET Paper 2 Mathematics Syllabus

Check out the Mathematics Section Syllabus given in the table below:

CTET Subjects/Units	Topics
Content (20 MCQs)	• 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
Pedagogical Issues (10 MCQs)	• Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking • Place of Mathematics in Curriculum • Language of Mathematics • Community Mathematics • Evaluation • Remedial Teaching • Problem of Teaching

CTET Paper 2 Science Syllabus

The following are the CTET Paper 2 syllabus for Science:

CTET Subjects/Units	Topics
Content (20 MCQs)	• 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
Pedagogical issues (10 MCQs)	• 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

CTET Paper 2 Social Science Syllabus

Check out the Social Science Syllabus given in the table below:

CTET Subjects/Units	Topics
Content (40 MCQs)	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
Pedagogical issues (20 MCQs)	• 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

CTET Exam Pattern 2024 for Paper 1

The table below shows the CTET Exam Pattern of Paper 1 along with the total number of questions and marking scheme:

CTET Subjects	Number of Questions in CTET Paper 1	Total Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Language-I (compulsory)	30	30
Language-II (compulsory)	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30
Total	150	150

CTET Exam Pattern 2024 for Paper 2

The table below shows the CTET Exam Pattern of Paper 2 along with the total number of questions and marking scheme:

CTET Subjects	Number of Questions in CTET Paper 2	Total Marks
Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory)	30	30
Language-I (compulsory)	30	30
Language-II (compulsory)	30	30
Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher) OR Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher) OR Mathematics, Science and Social Studies/Social Science (for teacher of any other subject)	60	60
Total	150	150

How to Prepare for CTET Exam 2024

To prepare for CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) 2024 Aspiratns must have smart strategy to crack the exam. The following are the strategy for the effective preparation for the exam:

1. Understand the Syllabus: Understanding the Syllabus helps you in getting view of what’s the relevance and what’s not. Getting Idea of whole syllabus helps you in saving time and giving mind why to remember the topic.
2. Create a Study Plan: Have a custom study plan which have effective time distribution for all the topics as well as revision.
3. Child Development and Pedagogy: Focus on understanding child development stages and pedagogical principles. Use reference books and online resources for in-depth study.
4. Language Proficiency:
5. Subject-Specific Preparation: For Paper 1: Concentrate on Mathematics and Environmental Studies and For Paper 2: Depending on your choice, focus on Mathematics and Science or Social Studies/Social Science. Inclusive Education
6. Practice Previous Years’ Papers: Do a lot of Practice with previous year question paper that will give your the accuracy and also do critical analysis with feedback loop.
7. Mock Tests: Give Mock Test as many as possible.

** Go all the Way: As you are going to compete with so many candidates you have to have in the top to crack the exam. Being wishful are not going to help you any way. So try as hard as your can.

FAQs on CTET Syllabus 2024

1. What is CTET 2024 and its significance for aspiring educators?

CTET 2024, the Central Teacher Eligibility Test, is crucial for individuals aspiring to teach in Classes 1 to 8 across various educational institutions. It assesses teaching aptitude and subject knowledge for different age groups.

2. What are the key differences between CTET Paper 1 and Paper 2?

CTET Paper 1 is tailored for educators of Classes 1 to 5, while Paper 2 is for Classes 6 to 8. Paper 1 covers Child Development, Languages, Mathematics, and Environmental Studies. Paper 2 includes similar sections but with broader subject choices.

3. What are the major modifications in the CTET 2024 syllabus?

The CTET 2024 syllabus is now divided into two papers. Paper 1 aligns with the NCERT syllabus for Classes 1 to 5, while Paper 2 aligns with the syllabus for Classes 6 to 8. Both papers encompass diverse topics within various subjects.

4. How does the CTET exam pattern look for Paper 1 and Paper 2?

CTET Paper 1 comprises 150 questions with sections like Child Development, Languages, Mathematics, and Environmental Studies, each carrying 30 marks. Paper 2 also consists of 150 questions covering similar sections, along with subject-specific topics.

5. What are the key topics covered under Child Development and Pedagogy for CTET Paper 1?

The Child Development and Pedagogy section in Paper 1 includes areas like child development, inclusive education, learning strategies, and factors influencing learning processes.

6. Can you highlight the subject-wise topics for CTET Paper 2?

CTET Paper 2 covers Child Development, Languages, Mathematics/Science or Social Studies/Social Science. Subjects include Mathematics, Science, Social Science, and detailed pedagogical aspects related to teaching these subjects effectively.