CTET 2021 Paper 1 : Exam Date, Notification, Applicability, Exam Pattern, Minimum Qualifying Marks, Syllabus, Eligibility Criteria, Preparation

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Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is a national-level exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) twice a year to determine the eligibility of candidates for appointment as teachers in Classes 1-8. There are two CTET papers in the exam which are Paper-I and Paper-II. Aspirants who plan to teach Classes 1-5 need to give Paper-I and candidates who plan to teach Classes 6-8 need to take Paper-II. Aspirants who plan to teach Classes 1-8 need to take both the papers.

CTET 2020 Paper 1 Important Information: CBSE has released the exam date of CTET Paper 1 which was earlier scheduled to be conducted on 5th July. But due to the Pandemic, the exam was postponed and now Cbse has come up with new dates for the examination.

Source: Safalta.com

Now the CTET exam which was scheduled for July will be conducted in January 2021.CTET is an opportunity for the aspirants of the teaching sector to become a teacher in various Central Government Schools such as NVS, KVS, Tibetan Schools, etc.

The CTET is needed to apply in the Central Government  (Kendriya Vidyalaya,  Navodya Vidyalaya,  Central Tibetan Schools, etc.)  and schools under the administrative control of UT's of Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and NCT of Delhi. There are also unaided private schools who consider the CTET certificates for recruitment of teachers.
Schools which are owned and managed by the State Government/local bodies and aided schools shall consider the TET conducted by the State Government. But there are times when the State Government also considers the CTET if it decides not to conduct the State TET.
According to CBSE Affiliation Bye-Law 53, prescribing the minimum qualifications for teachers to teach various subjects in Classes I to VIII in the schools affiliated to CBSE stands amended to that extend and it shall be mandatory that the teachers appointed hereinafter i.e. 6th March 2012 to teach classes I to VIII in the Schools affiliated to the CBSE shall qualify/pass the Central Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by CBSE on behalf of Central Government or Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), conducted by the appropriate State Government in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE for this purpose.
 

CTET 2020 Paper 1 Exam Date 

CBSE has released the new CTET 2020 exam date.  CBSE is planning to conduct the exam on 31 January in two shifts for paper-I and -II. The CTET exam will be conducted at the CTET exam centre with all the precautions needed for Covid-19.
CTET will be held in two shifts. The timings of the Paper 1 shift is given below:

Paper

Timing

Duration

Paper-I

9:30 A.M to 12:00 P.M

2.30 Hours

 

CTET 2020 Paper 1 Notification

Exam Name

CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test)

Conducting Body

Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE)

Type of Job

Teaching Jobs

Session of the Year

CTET July 2020

Official Website

ctet.nic.in

Mode of exam

Pen and Paper

Mode of Application

Online Form

Language Medium

20 languages

Average No of Applicants

25-30 lakhs

Exam Duration

Two and a half hour(per paper)

Negative Marking

NA

 

CTET 2020 Paper 1 Exam Pattern 

CBSE conducts two papers for CTET in two different sessions. CTET Paper 1 is for the aspirants who wish to become teachers of Class 1 to V while Paper 2 is for the aspirants who wish to become teachers of Class VI to VIII. A candidate may apply for both the papers too depending on the eligibility. 

The questions are Multiple Choice questions which will be in bilingual medium, i.e both in English and Hindi.

There is no negative marking for the CTET Exam. 

CTET_Paper-1 (Class 1 to 5) 

Exam Mode: Objective Type Test

 

Subject

No. of Question 

Mark

Total Duration

Child Development & Pedagogy

30

30

 

Language (I)* - Hindi

30

30

2 hrs. 30 mins.

(150 mins.)

Language (II)* - English

30

30

 

Mathematics

30

30

 

Environmental Science

30

30

 
 

CTET 2020 Paper 1 Minimum Qualifying Marks

The aspirants who appear in CTET will be issued a Marks Statement. Those who secure 60% and above marks will be issued an Eligibility Certificate.
The School Authorities (Government, Local bodies, Government aided and unaided) might consider giving concessions to aspirants who belong to SC/ST, OBC, differently-abled persons, etc., in accordance with their extant reservation policy and on providing original certificate by the candidates.
Qualifying the CTET doesn't mean that would confer a right on any person for recruitment/employment as it is only one of the eligibility criteria for appointment. 

 

CTET 2020 Paper 1 Syllabus

The syllabus of CTET is majorly designed by keeping the students in mind.
The following table depicts a brief of CTET Syllabus for Paper 1 

I. Child Development and Pedagogy

 

a) Child Development (Primary School Child)- 10 Questions

(क)बाल विकास प्राथमिक विद्यालय के शिक्षक के लिए

Concept of development and its relationship with learning

विकास की अवधारणा तथा अधिगम के साथ उसका सम्बन्ध।

Principles of the development of children

बालक विकास के सिद्धांत।

Influence of Heredity & Environment

आनुवांशिकता और पर्यावरण का बालक पर प्रभाव।

Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)

सामाजीकरण की प्रक्रिया- विश्व समाज और बालक (शिक्षक, अभिभावक एवं समाज के अन्य सदस्यगण)।

Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives

पियाजे, कोहल्बर्ग और वायगोइस्की के सिद्धांत।

Concepts of child-centred and progressive education

बाल-केन्द्रित और परगामी शिक्षा की अवधारना।

Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence

बौद्धिकता निर्माण संबंधी विवेचित संदर्श।

Multi-Dimensional Intelligence

भाषा और चिंतन।

Language & Thought

समाज निर्माण के रूप में लिंगः लैंगिक भूमिकाएं, पूर्वाग्रह और शैक्षणिक व्यवहार संबंधी प्रश्न।

Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational practice

शिक्षार्थियों के बीच व्यक्तिगत विभेद, भाषा, जाति, लिंग, समुदाय और धर्म विषय पर विभेदों का मनन।

Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.

अधिगम के लिए मूल्यांकन और अधिगम का मूल्यांकन के बीच अंतरः विद्यालय आधारित मूल्यांकन

The distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice

शिक्षार्थियों की तैयारी कक्षा में शिक्षण और विवेचित चिंतक तथा शिक्षार्थी की उपलब्धि के लिए उपयुक्त प्रश्न पत्र की तैयारी।

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
 

b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs(5 Questions)

(ख) समावेशी शिक्षा की अवधारणा तथा विशेष आवशकयता वाले बालकों को समझना (5 प्रश्न)

Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived

गैर-लाभप्रद और अवसर से वंचित शिक्षार्थियों सहित विभिन्न प्रष्ठभूमि से आए शिक्षार्थी की आवशकताओं को समझना।

Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc.

अधिगम सम्बन्धी समस्याएं, कठिनाई वाले बालकों की आवश्यकताओं को समझना।

Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially-abled Learners

मेधावी, सृजनशील, विशिष्ट प्रतिभावान शिक्षार्थी की आवशयकताओं को समझना।


c) Learning and Pedagogy 

 

c) Learning and Pedagogy

(ग) सिखाना एवं अध्यापन (10 प्रश्न)

How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance.

बालक किस प्रकार सीखते और सोचते है? बालक विद्यालय प्रदर्शन में सफलता प्राप्त करने में कैसे और क्यों असफल होते है?

Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.

अधिगम और अध्यापन की बुनियादी प्रक्रियाएं, बालकों की अधिगम कार्य नीतियां, सामाजिक क्रिया कलाप के रूप में अधिगम, अधिगम में सामाजिक सन्दर्भ।

Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’

एक समस्या समाधानकर्ता और एक वैज्ञानिक अन्वेषक के रूप में बालक।

Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.

बोध एवं संवेदनाएं।

Cognition & Emotions

प्रेरणा एवं अधिगम।

Motivation and learning

बालकों में अधिगम की वैकल्पिक संकल्पना, अधिगम प्रक्रिया में महत्वपूर्ण चरणों के रूप में बालक की त्रुटियों को समझना।

Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental

 
 

II. Language I- 30 Questions

a) Language Comprehension – 15 Questions

(क) भाषा बोधगम्यता (15 प्रश्न)

Reading unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one poem with questions on comprehension

अनदेखे अनुच्छेदों को पढ़ना- दो अनुच्छेदों, एक गद्य अथवा नाटक और एक कविता, जिसमें बोधगम्यता, निष्कर्ष, व्याकरण और मौखिक योग्यता से सम्बंधित प्रशन पूछे जाते हैं।

inference

शिक्षण पर आधारित भाषा विकास।

grammar and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)

सीखना और ज्ञान अर्जित करना।

 

विवरणात्मक भाषा शिक्षण।

 

सुनने और बोलने की भूमिका : भाषा का कार्य तथा बालक इसे किस प्रकार उपयोग में लेते है?

 

b) Pedagogy of Language Development- 15 Questions

(ग) भाषा विकास का अध्यापन (15 प्रश्न)

Learning and acquisition

अधिगम और अर्जन।

Principles of language Teaching

भाषा अध्यापन के सिद्धांत.

Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool

सुनने और बोलने की भूमिकाः भाषा का कार्य तथा बालक इसे किस प्रकार एक उपकरण के रूप में प्रयोग करते हैं?

Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form

मौखिक और लिखित रूप में विचारों के संप्रेषण के लिए किसी भाषा के अधिगम में व्याकरण की भूमिका पर निर्णायक संदर्श।

Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders

एक भिन्न कक्षा में भाषा पढ़ाने की चुनौतियां- भाषा की कठिनाइयां, त्रुटियां और विकार।

Language Skills

भाषा कौशल।

 

भाषा बोधगम्यता और प्रवीणता का मूल्यांकन करनाः बोलन, सुनना, पढ़ना और लिखना।

 

अध्यापन- अधिगम सामग्रियां- पाठ्यपु स्तक, मल्टी मीडिया सामग्री, कक्षा का बहुभाषायी संसाधन।

 

उपचारात्मक अध्यापन

 

III. Language – II 30 Questions

a) Comprehension- 15 Questions

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

(क)  बोध्यगम्यता (15 प्रश्न)

दो अनोखे गद्य अनुच्छेद (तर्क मूलक अथवा साहित्यिक अथवा वर्णनात्मक अथवा वैज्ञानिक) जिनमें बोध्यगम्यता, निष्कर्ष, व्याकरण और मौखिक योग्यता से संबंधित प्रश्न पूछे जाते हैं।

 

b) Pedagogy of Language Development- 15 Questions

(ख) भाषा विकास का अध्यापन (15 प्रश्न)

Learning and acquisition

अधिगम और अर्जन।

Principles of language Teaching

भाषा अध्यापन के सिद्धांत.

Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool

सुनने और बोलने की भूमिकाः भाषा का कार्य तथा बालक इसे किस प्रकार एक उपकरण के रूप में प्रयोग करते हैं?

Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;

मौखिक और लिखित रूप में विचारों के संप्रेषण के लिए किसी भाषा के अधिगम में व्याकरण की भूमिका पर निर्णायक संदर्श।

Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders

एक भिन्न कक्षा में भाषा पढ़ाने की चुनौतियाँ- भाषा की कठिनाइयाँ, त्रुटियों और विकार।

Language Skills

भाषा कौशल।

Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing

भाषा बोधगम्यता और प्रवीणता का मूल्यांकन करनाः बोलन, सुनना, पढ़ना और लिखना।

Teaching – learning materials: Textbook, multimedia materials, multilingual resource of the classroom

अध्यापन- अधिगम सामग्रियां- पाठ्यपु स्तक, मल्टी मीडिया सामग्री, कक्षा का बहुभाषायी संसाधन।

Remedial Teaching

उपचारात्मक अध्यापन

 

a) Content 15 Questions गणित (30 प्रश्न)

  • Solids around Us, Numbers, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Measurement, Weight, Time, Volume, Data Handling, Patterns, Money

  • Geometry (क) विषय-वस्तु (15 प्रश्न)
    Shapes & Spatial Understanding ज्यामिति, आकार और स्थानिक समझ, हमारे चारों ओर विद्यमान ठोस पदार्थ, संख्याएं, जोड़ना और घटाना, गुणा करना, विभाजन, मापन, भार, समय, परिमाण, आंकड़ा प्रबंधन, पैटर्न, राशि।

IV. Mathematics 30 Questions

b) Pedagogical issues 15 Questions

(ख) अध्यापन संबंधी मुद्दे (15 प्रश्न)

Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning

गणितीय/तार्किक चिंतन की प्रकृतिः बालक के चिंतन एवं तर्कशक्ति पैटर्नों तथा अर्थ निकालने और अधिगम की कार्यनीतियों को समझना।

Place of Mathematics in Curriculum

पाठ्यचर्या में गणित का स्थान।

Language of Mathematics

गणित की भाषा।

Community Mathematics

सामुदायिक गणित।

Evaluation through formal and informal methods

औपचारिक एवं अनौपचारिक पद्धतियोंके माध्यम से मूल्यांकन।

Problems of Teaching

शिक्षण की समस्याएं।

Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching

त्रुटि विश्लेषण तथा अधिगम एवं अध्यापन के प्रांसगिक पहलू।

Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching

नैदानिक एवं उपचारात्मक शिक्षण।

 

V. Environmental Studies 30 Questions

a) Content 15 Questions

  • Family and Friends: Relationships; Work and Play; Animals; Plants

  • Food

  • Shelter

  • Water

  • Travel

  • Things We Make and Do

 

(क) विषय वस्तु (15 प्रश्न)

परिवार और मित्र, संबंध, कार्य और खेल, पशु, पौधे, भोजन, आश्रय, पानी, भ्रमण, वे चीजें जो हम बनाते और करते हैं।

 

 

Concept and scope of EVS

ई.वी.एस. की अवधारणा और व्याप्ति

Significance of EVS, integrated EVS

ई.वी.एस. का महत्व, एकीकृत ई.वी.एस.

Environmental Studies & Environmental Education

पर्यावरणीय अध्ययन एवं पर्यावरणीय शिक्षा

Learning Principles

अधिगम सिद्धांत

Scope & relation to Science & Social Science

विज्ञा और सामाजिक विज्ञान की व्याप्ति और संबंध

Approaches of presenting concepts

अवधारणा प्रस्तुत करने के दृष्टिकोण

Activities

क्रियाकलाप

Experimentation/Practical Work

प्रयोग/व्यवहारिक कार्य

Discussion

चर्चा

CCE

सी.सी.ई.

Teaching material/Aids

शिक्षण सामग्री/उपकरण

Problems

समस्याएं

 

CTET 2020 Paper 1 Eligibility criteria

Eligibility criteria include the qualification of the candidate in terms of the education degrees/ achievements. The criteria for Class I to V is different from that of Classes VI to VIII (Elementary Stage). Applicants are requested to read about the eligibility criteria and then submit the application.

 

Eligibility criteria for Classes I to V

  • Primary Stage Senior Secondary (or it's equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known) OR

  • Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2- year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002. OR

  • Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passing or appearing in the final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed). OR

  • Senior Secondary (or it's equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed 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)” “(a) who has acquired the qualification or Bachelor of Education from any NCTE recognized institution shall be considered for appointment as a teacher in classes I to V provided the person so appointed as a teacher shall mandatorily undergo a six month Bridge

  • Course in Elementary Education recognized by the NCTE, within two years of such appointment as a primary teacher”.

 

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