CBSE CTET Notification 2022, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern & Syllabus
Updated On : 04 Nov, 2022
CTET RECRUITMENT DECEMBER 2022
CTET is basically an eligibility test. It is one of the most essential qualifications for any person who wants to pursue a career in teaching line. After pursuing a course of B.ed/D.el.ed a candidate has to sit for an exam which is known by the name of CTET. It is basically conducted at two levels. One is at the primary level and the other one is at the secondary level.
As per the information, the Central Board Of Secondary Education has released a short notice for the 16th edition of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) on 20th October 2022. The CTET will be conducted in CBT (Computer Based Test - Online) mode between December 2022 to January 2023 The exact dates of examination will be mentioned on the admit cards of the candidates.
The detailed Information Bulletin containing details of the examination, syllabus, languages, eligibility criteria, examination fee, examination cities and important dates will be available on CTET's official website and the aspiring candidates are requested to download the Information Bulletin from the official website
Those who want to apply for the examination are advised to read this article carefully as we are providing you with detailed information about the examination which you should know before applying for the examination.
CTET IMPORTANT DATE 2022
Event | Date |
Short notice issued on | 20-10-2022 |
Application starts on | 31-10-2022 (Monday) |
Last date to apply | 24-11-2022 (Thursday) up to 23:59 hrs |
Last date to pay application fee | 25-11-2022 (Friday) before 15:30 hrs. |
CTET DEC 2022 IMPORTANT LINK
Official website | |
Official Short Notice | |
Application Link | Will be activated on 31st October 2022 |
CBSE CTET 2022 UPDATES
Exam Name | Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) |
Session | December 2022 |
Department | Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi |
Exam Level | Central |
Exam Mode | Online |
Exam Date | Will be announced soon |
Application Mode | Online |
Exam Duration | 2 Hours 30 Minutes |
Language | 20 |
Exam Centre | All Over India |
Validity | Life Time |
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 there is no upper age limit for this exam.
Educational Qualification
Paper | Educational Qualification |
For Paper-I | 12th (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education(D.El.ED)/4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed)/Diploma in Education (Special Education). OR Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) |
For Paper-II | Graduation and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education. OR Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed)/B.Ed. (Special Education). OR Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) OR 12th (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4- year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed)/B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed. OR Any candidate having a qualified B.Ed Programme recognized by the NCTE is eligible to appear in TET/CTET. |
KNOW APPLICATION PROCESS OF CTET 2022
STEP 1: Log on to CTET's official website Click Here.
STEP 2: Go to the link “Apply Online” and open the same.
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 e-challan or debit/credit card and net banking.
STEP 6: Print the Confirmation page for record and future reference.
CTET Application Fee 2022
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:
Remittance through E-Challan by depositing the prescribed fee in CTET Exam Fee Account with Canara Bank. – Payment by Canara Bank e-Challan.
By Online mode (Payment by Debit Card / Credit Card / Net Banking).
CBSE CTET EXAM PATTERN 2022
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 DEC 2022
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 Number System • Knowing our Numbers • Playing with Numbers • Whole Numbers • Negative Numbers and Integers • Fractions v Algebra • Introduction to Algebra • Ratio and Proportion v 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 i) 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 | 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 • 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 |
