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8th July 2015, 09:26 AM
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Re: Central Board of Secondary Education CTET (Nov)

The CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) is the exam which is being conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education.

You are looking for the details regarding this exam for the teachers of classes VI to VIII. So I am providing it to you.

The exam is being conducted but I am providing you the details regarding the exam so that it may be helpful for you next year:

Eligibility:

Graduation with at least 50% marks and must have passed or being appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed).

Paper Pattern:

(i) Child Development & Pedagogy(compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(ii) Language I (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(iii) Language II (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(iv) (a) For Mathematics and Science teacher :
Mathematics and Science 60 MCQs 60 Marks
(b) For Social Studies/Social Science teacher :
Social Science 60 MCQs 60 Marks

(c) For any other teacher – either (a) or (b)

Total 150 MCQs 150 Marks

Syllabus:

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, understandingchildren’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
Cognition & Emotions
Motivation and learning
Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental

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-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

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

Language I

[30 Questions]

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

Social Studies/Social Sciences

[60 Questions]

a) 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

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

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

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

Contact:

The Assistant Secretary (CTET), Central Board of Secondary Education, PS 1-2, Institutional Area,
I P Extension, Patparganj,
Delhi-110 092
011-22235774/ 22240104
Fax: 011-22240103


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