Central Teacher Eligibility Test - CTET Will be conducted in the month of December 2019. This paper will be of 150 marks. Questions from a total of 5 subjects will be asked in the CTET Paper 1. Here in this post, Detailed Syllabus for the CTET Paper 1 is shared. Questions from the subjects such as Child Development and Pedagogy, Language 1, Language 2, Mathematics and Environmental Studies will be asked.
CTET Paper 1 Exam Pattern
Exam Pattern for the candidates appearing for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test 2019 Paper 1 is presented in tabular form below.| S. No. | Subjects | Number of Questions | Marks per question | Total Marks |
| 1. | Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| 2. | Language 1 | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| 3. | Language 2 | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| 4. | Mathematics | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| 5. | Enviornmental Science | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| 150 | 1 | 150 |
CTET Paper 1 Syllabus 2019
Syllabus of each subject is given below.Child Development and Pedagogy
This topic is further divided into 3 different subparts. Syllabus for these subparts of Child Development and Pedagogy is available below.Child Development Topic
- 15 Questions from this topic will be in the exam
- Total marks of this subpart are 15.
- Development Concepts.
- Influence of Heredity and Environment.
- Principles of the development of children.
- Socialization processes
- Piaget, Kohlberg and, Vygotsky.
- Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence.
- Multidimensional Intelligence.
- Language & Thought.
- Gender as a social construct.
- Concepts of child-centered & progressive education.
- Distinction B/w Assessment for learning and assessment of learning.
- Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners.
The concept of Inclusive education
- This Topic will have 5 questions for 5 marks.
- All questions will be of MCQ type with 4 options.
- Addressing the Creative, Talented, Specially abled Learners.
- Addressing the requirements of children with learning ‘impairment’, difficulties.
- Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds.
Learning and Pedagogy
- This topic will have 10 questions for 10 marks.
- Multiple choice questions will be asked with one answer correct.
- Cognition & Emotions.
- Motivation and learning.
- How children think and learn.
- Basic processes of teaching and learning.
- Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator.
- Factors contributing to learning – personal and environmental
Language 1
30 questions from language 1 will be asked in the exam. Candidates must select one language out of the available languages.- 15 questions from the grammar, passage, verbal ability etc will be asked in the exam.
- 15 questions from the Language Pedagogy will be asked such as
- Principles of Language Teaching
- Role of speaking & listening
- Acquisition
- Language Skills
- Remedial Teaching
Language 2
30 questions from language 2 will be asked in the exam. Candidates must select one language out of the available languages.- 15 questions from the grammar, passage, verbal ability etc will be asked in the exam.
- 15 questions from the Language Pedagogy will be asked such as
- Principles of Language Teaching
- Role of speaking & listening
- Acquisition
- Language Skills
- Remedial Teaching
Mathematics
List of topics that would be asked in CTET Paper 1 is listed below.- Numbers
- Geometry
- Addition and Subtraction
- Time
- Volume
- Data Handling
- Patterns
- Solids around
- Division
- Measurement
- Weight
- Money
- Community Mathematics
- Evaluation through formal and informal methods
- Language of Mathematics
- Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching
Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies questions topics for CTET Paper 1 is given below.- Concept and scope of EVS
- The significance of EVS integrated EVS
- Animals
- Plants
- Relationships
- Work and Play
- Scope & relation to Science and Social Science
- Approaches of presenting concepts
- Activities
- Experimentation/Practical Work
- Discussion
- Environmental Studies & Environmental Education
- Learning Principles