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CTET December 2024 Exam Date, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Eligibility, Admit Card, Old Question Papers, Mock Test, Answer Keys

The Central Teacher Eligibility Test, known as CTET, is the minimum qualification required in India for a candidate to be eligible for an appointment as a teacher for Classes I to VIII. The test is mandatory for teaching jobs in Indian government schools. The test is conducted to meet the objectives of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.

The Ministry of Education, Govt. of India has entrusted responsibility for conducting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) to the CBSE, Delhi. The CTET exam is held twice a year to determine candidates' eligibility for appointment as teachers in Central Government Schools such as KVS, NVS, and others. The CTET Exam is held in 20 Indian languages in135 cities all over the country. The detailed information Bulletin containing details of examination, syllabus, languages, eligibility criteria, examination fee, examination cities and important dates will be available on CTET official website  https://ctet.nic.in/. The candidates are requested to download the information Bulletin and read carefully before applying the CTET Exam.

CTET has two papers: Paper 1, for teachers of Classes I to V, and Paper 2 for Classes VI to VIII. Candidates must score a minimum of 60% to become CTET Qualified, and the certificate is valid for lifetime.

The TET was a minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher to meet the following objectives:

• To establish a national benchmark and standards for teacher quality and recruitment
• To encourage further improvement in the performance standards of teacher education institutions and their students
• To communicate the Government's particular focus on teacher quality

Candidates can apply for CTET– JANUARY, 2024 "ON-LINE" through CTET website https://ctet.nic.in/.  with effect from 03.11.2023 to 23.11.2023 (Before 11:59 PM).  Applications will be accepted ONLINE through the CTET 2024 Application Portal, which can be accessed from the CTET 2024 website. https://ctet.nic.in/.

CTET Exam Schedule - December 2024

 CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE), DELHI  has released the CTET notification 2024.

• Official Website:  https://ctet.nic.in/.
• CTET 2024 Online Application  : September 17, 2024
• Closing date of regular online registration/applications: October 16, 2024
• Last date for submission of CTET Exam fee : October 16, 2024
• The online correction will be available from : October 21, 2024 to October 25, 2024
• Downloading Admit Card through website : July 05, 2024
• Date of Examinations : December 13, 2024
• Declaration of Result : By the end of January, 2025 (Tentatively)

Pattern of Examination - CTET December 2024

Particulars	Details
Mode of examination	Offline, pen and paper mode.
Duration	2.5 hours
Number of papers	2, PAPER I, PAPER II
Types of questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Number of questions	Paper I - 150  Questions; 150 Marks Paper II - 150  Questions; 150 Marks
Entry Time in the Examination Centre	Paper II - 07:30 AM Paper I - 12:00 PM
Checking of Admit Cards	Paper II - 09:00 AM to 09:15 AM Paper I - 01:30 PM to 01:45 PM
Distribution of Test Booklet	Paper II - 09:15 AM Paper I - 01:45 PM
Seal of the Test Booklet to be broken/Opened to take out the Answer Sheet	Paper II -09:25 A.M. Paper I -01:55 PM
Last Entry Time in the Examination Centre/Gate Closer of Exam Centre	Paper II - 09:30 AM Paper I - 02:00 PM
Test Commences	Paper II - 09:30 AM Paper I - 02:00 PM
Test Concludes	Paper II - 12:00 Noon Paper I - 04:30 PM

Note: Please refer official website for schedule (Schedule can be updated by CBSE and we may not update it on time)

Official website:  https://ctet.nic.in/.

CTET Exam 2024 Notification, Information Bulletin, and Syllabus is available in official website https://ctet.nic.in/.

How to Check CTET Exam Results - December 2024

You can check the Gate exam results in simple steps shown below (This is example, it may change every year).

1. Open the official webpage :  https://results.cbse.nic.in/,  https://ctet.nic.in/.
2. Enter Your Roll Number
3. Enter Security Pin
4. Click on "Submit" and your CTET exam result is here for you....

How to get Roll Number

Have you forgot your Gate Roll Number? Don't worry, you can get it from official website in few steps as below.

1. Open the webpage : https://ctet.nic.in/.
2. Select the login option.
3. Click on Forgot Roll Number
4. Enter Candidate Name
5. Enter Father's Name
6. Enter Mother's Name
7. Enter Date of Birth
8. You will receive the Roll Number...

CTET December 2024 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Educational Qualifications

The minimum qualifications for the CTET is as follows:

National Council for Teacher Education (Determination of Minimum Qualifications for Persons to be recruited as Education Teachers and Physical Education Teachers in Pre-Primary, Primary, Upper Primary, Secondary, Senior Secondary or Intermediate Schools or Colleges) Regulations as amended and notified from time to time.

Minimum qualifications laid down in the Recruitment Rules for the teachers by the Appropriate Government where the school is situated or the Recruitment Rules for the teachers of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan or Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti.

The candidate should satisfy his/her eligibility before applying and shall be personally responsible in case he/she is not eligible to apply as per the given eligibility criteria. It is to be noted that if a candidate has been allowed to appear in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test it does not imply that the candidate's eligibility has been verified. It does not vest any right with the candidate for appointment. The eligibility shall be finally verified, by the concerned recruiting agency / appointing authority.

Note-  As notified by NCTE, relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks in the minimum Educational Qualification for eligibility shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to reserved categories, such as SC/ST/ OBC/Differently-abled.

CTET December 2024 Eligibility / Qualification for Paper I

The minimum qualifications to teach classes I to V,

Senior Secondary or its equivalent with at least a 50% mark or appear in the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education in accordance with the rules and regulations of NCTE /4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed)

OR

Senior Secondary or its equivalent with at least a 45% mark or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education

OR

Senior Secondary or its equivalent with at least a 50% mark or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education)

OR

Graduation with at least 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) from a recognized University/Institution.

OR

Post-Graduation with a minimum 55% marks or equivalent grade and three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed from a recognized University/Institution.

CTET December 2024 Eligibility / Qualification for Paper II

The minimum qualifications to teach classes VI to VIII,

Senior Secondary or its equivalent with at least a 50% mark or appear in the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education/4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) /B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed

OR

Graduation passed or appeared in the final year or a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education

OR

At least 50% marks in Graduation or appearing in 1-year B.Ed/B. Ed in Special Education

OR

At least 45% marks in Graduation or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE

OR

B.Ed Programme which is NCTE recognized

OR

Post-Graduation with a minimum 55% marks or equivalent grade and three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. from a recognized University/Institution.

Examination Fee For Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) December 2024:

• General/OBC(NCL) : Only Paper- I or II - Rs.1000/- ; Both Paper-I & II - Rs.1200/-
• SC/ST/Differently Abled Person : Only Paper- I or II  -  Rs.500/- ;  Both Paper-I & II - Rs.600/-

CTET December 2024 Exam Re-Checking / Re-Evaluation

There shall be no re-evaluation/re-checking of result.

Method of Submission of Online Application Form:

Step1: Log on to CTET official web site https://ctet.nic.in/

Step2: Go to the link "Apply Online" and open the same.

Step3: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down Registration No./Application No.

Step4: Upload latest Scanned Photograph and Signature

Step5: Pay Examination Fee by debit/credit card and net banking.

Step6: Print Confirmation page for record and future reference.

Online Uploading of Scanned Images:

• Upload scanned photograph and signature in JPG/JPEG format.
• Size of scanned photograph should be between10 to100 KB
• Image Dimension of photograph should be 3.5cm (width) x 4.5cm (height).
• Size of scanned signature should be between 3 to 30 KB.
• Image Dimension of signature should be 3.5cm (length) x 1.5cm (height).

Syllabus & Mark Distribution of CTET December 2024 Exam

Paper I (for Classes I to V) Primary Stage; Duration of examination-Two-and-a-half hours

Subjects	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy (compulsory)	30 Marks
Mathematics (compulsory)	30 Marks
Environmental Studies (compulsory)	30 Marks
Language I (compulsory)	30 Marks
Language II (compulsory)	30 Marks
Total	150 Marks

 Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage: Duration of examination-Two-and-a-half hours

Subjects	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy (compulsory)	30 Marks
Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher) OR Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher)	60 Marks
Language I (compulsory)	30 Marks
Language II (compulsory)	30 Marks
Total	150 Marks

Qualifying Marks And Award Of CTET Certificate

A person who scores 60% or more in the TET exam will be considered as TET pass.

Validity Period Of CTET Certificate

The Validity Period of CTET qualifying certificate for appointment will be for life time for all categories.

CTET December 2024 Exam Structure And Content Of Syllabus (Paper I and Paper II)

Paper I (for classes 1 to V) Primary Stage

I. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions

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 back grounds including disadvantaged and deprived
• Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, impairment etc.
• Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially baled 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

II Mathematics 30 Questions

Content 15 Questions

• Geometry
• Shapes & Spatial Understanding
• Solids around Us
• Numbers
• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Measurement
• Weight
• Time
• Volume
• Data Handling
• Patterns
• Money

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

III. Environmental Studies 30 Questions

Content 15 Questions

     i. Family and Friends:
       Relationships
      Work and Play
      Animals
      Plants
   ii. Food
   iii. Shelter
   iv. Water
   v. Travel
   vi. Things We Make and Do

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

IV. Language I 30 Questions

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)

Pedagogy of Language Development 15 Questions

• Learning and acquisitionPrinciples 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, multi lingual resource of the classroom
• Remedial Teaching

V. Language-II 30 Questions

Comprehension 15 Questions

Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability

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

Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage

I. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions

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 enhancinglearning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement.

Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special need 5 Questions

• Addressing learners from diverse back grounds 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 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 solve rand 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

II. Mathematics and Science 60 Questions

   (i) Mathematics 30 Questions

   a) Content 20 Questions

•  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-Dand3-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

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/psycho-motor/affective
• Problems
• Remedial Teaching

III.

a) Social Studies/Social Sciences 60 Questions

Content 40 Questions

• 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

II. 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

IV. Language I 30 Questions

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)

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, multi lingual resource of the classroom
• Remedial Teaching

V. Language-II 30 Questions

Comprehension 15 Questions

Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability

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, multi lingual resource of the classroom
• Remedial Teaching

Note: For Detailed syllabus of classes l-VIII, please refer to NCERT syllabus and text books

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