CBSE CTET Notification 2023 Out, Apply By 26th May 2023
Updated On : 28 Apr, 2023
CTET JULY RECRUITMENT 2023
CTET is an important eligibility test for individuals aspiring to become teachers. It is a prerequisite for pursuing a career in the teaching profession and is required after completing a B.Ed or D.El.Ed course. The CTET is conducted at two levels - primary and secondary.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has recently issued an official notification for the CTET on 27th April 2023. The exam will be held in online mode (CBT) between July and August 2023. The exact exam dates will be mentioned on the admit cards of the candidates. To obtain further details about the examination, including the syllabus, languages, eligibility criteria, examination fee, examination cities and important dates, candidates are advised to download the Information Bulletin from the CTET official website.
It is important for those who wish to apply for the examination to carefully read this article, as it provides comprehensive information about the examination that candidates should know before applying.
CTET UPDATES 2023
Exam conducting body | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
Examination name | Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) |
Session | July 2023 |
Application dates | 27-04-2023 to 26-05-2023 |
Last date for submission of fee | 26-05-2023 (Before 11:59PM) |
Dates of Examination | July, 2023 to August 2023 |
Exam level | National |
Exam frequency | Twice a year |
Language | 20 |
Exam Centre | All Over India |
Validity | Life Time |
Official website | |
Official notice | |
Apply link |
CBSE CTET SCHEDULE 2023
PaperI and Paper II | ||
Dates of Examination | July 2023 to August 2023 (details of examination centre with exact date and shift of examination will be mentioned on the admit card of the candidate) | |
Entry in the Examination Centre | 07:30 AM | 12:30 PM |
Checking of Admit Cards | 09:00 AM to 09:15 AM | 02:00 PM to 02:15 PM |
Checking of Computer | 09:15 AM | 02:15 PM |
Last Entry in the Examination Centre / Gate Closer of Exam Centre | 09:15 AM | 02:15 PM |
Test Commences | 09:30 AM | 02:30 PM |
Test Concludes | 12:00 Noon | 05:00 PM |
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF CBSE CTET
Nationality
Candidates must be an Indian citizen to apply for the examination.
Age Limit
To apply for the exam, a candidate must be at least 17 years old. Candidates should be aware that this exam has no upper age limit.
Educational Qualification
To be eligible for the TET/CTET exam, candidates must meet the following criteria
Paper | Educational Qualification |
For Paper-I | For teaching classes I to V: Candidates must have passed 12th (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and must have passed or be appearing in the final year of either a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed), a 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed), or a Diploma in Education (Special Education). Alternatively, candidates must have completed graduation with at least 50% marks and a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree. |
For Paper-II | For teaching classes VI to VIII: Candidates must have completed graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or be appearing in the final year of either a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education, a 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), a B.Ed. (Special Education) degree, or a 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) with at least 45% marks. Alternatively, candidates must have passed 12th (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or be appearing in the final year of either a 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed), a B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed. Additionally, any candidate with a qualified B.Ed programme recognized by the NCTE is eligible to appear in TET/CTET. |
CTET APPLICATION PROCESS 2023
STEP 1: Log on to CTET's official website
STEP 2: On the homepage, you will get the “Apply Online” link in the Candidate login section. Which will redirect you to the next screen.
STEP 3: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down Registration No./Application No.
STEP 4: Upload Scanned Images of the latest Photograph and Signature
STEP 5: Pay the Examination Fee by debit/credit card and net banking.
STEP 6: Print the Confirmation page for record and future reference.
CTET Application Fee 2023
Category | Only Paper I or II | Both Paper I & II |
General/OBC | Rs. 1000/- | Rs. 1200/- |
SC/ST/Diff. Abled Person | Rs. 500/- | Rs. 600/- |
GST as applicable will be charged extra by the Bank.
Mode of Payment:
By Online mode (Payment by Debit Card / Credit Card / Net Banking).
CBSE CTET EXAM PATTERN 2023
Paper I (for Classes I to V) Primary Stage:
Duration of examination-Two-and-a-half hours Structure and Content (All Compulsory): (Appendix I)
Subject | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration |
(i) Child Development and Pedagogy (compulsory) | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks | 150 minutes |
(ii) Language I (compulsory) | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks | |
(iii) Language II (compulsory) | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks | |
(iv) Mathematics | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks | |
(v) Environmental Studies | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks | |
Total | 150 MCQs | 150 Marks |
Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage:
Duration of examination - Two-and-a-half hours Structure and Content (All Compulsory): (Appendix I)
Subject | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration |
(i) Child Development & Pedagogy(compulsory) | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks | 150 minutes |
(ii) Language I (compulsory) | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks | |
(iii) Language II (compulsory) | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks | |
(iv) Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher) OR (v) Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher) *For any other teacher - either (IV) or (V) | 60 MCQs 60 MCQs | 60 Marks 60 Marks | |
Total | 150 MCQs | 150 Marks |
CTET SYLLABUS JULY 2023
Paper I (for classes 1 to V) Primary Stage
Subjects | Topics |
Child Development and Pedagogy | 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’ 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 |
Language I | 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 • Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing • Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom • Remedial Teaching |
Language - II | 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 |
Mathematics | • Geometry • Shapes & Spatial Understanding • Solids around Us • Numbers • Addition and Subtraction • Multiplication • Division • Measurement • Weight • Time • Volume • Data Handling • Patterns • Money 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 |
Environmental Studies | • Family and Friends: Relationships Work and Play Animals Plants ii. Food iii. Shelter iv. Water v. Travel vi. Things We 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/Practical Work • Discussion • CCE • Teaching material/Aids • Problems |
Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage
Subjects | Topics |
Child Development and Pedagogy | 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-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’ 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 |
Language I | 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 • Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing • Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom • Remedial Teaching |
Language-II | 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 |
Mathematics and Science | (i) - Mathematics 30 Questions a) Number System • Knowing our Numbers • Playing with Numbers • Whole Numbers • Negative Numbers and Integers • Fractions b) Algebra • Introduction to Algebra • Ratio and Proportion c) 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 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 |
• 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 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
• 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 • 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 |
FAQS ON CBSE CTET 2023
Ques. Has the CTET 2023 Notification been released yet?
Ans. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has recently issued an official notification for the CTET on 27th April 2023.
Ques. When will the CTET 2023 Exam be scheduled?
Ans. The Board has scheduled the CTET 2023 from July 2023 to August 2023.
Ques. What is the mode of the CTET 2023 Exam?
Ans. The CTET exam 2023 will be conducted in Computer Based mode.
Ques. If I had previously qualified for the CTET, may I still apply?
Ans. Yes, there is no restriction
Ques. Is there any age limit to appear for the CTET Exam?
Ans. Candidates must be at least 17 years old to appear in the examination. There is no upper age limit for the examination.
Ques. How many times can a candidate attempt the CTET Exam?
Ans. The number of attempts a person can make to earn a CTET Certificate is not limited. A candidate who has already passed the CTET may retake the exam to increase their score.
Ques. What is the validity period of the CTET eligibility certificate?
Ans. The CTET eligibility certificate is valid for life long.
