The Central Board of Secondary Education will conduct 17th edition of Central Teacher
Eligibility Test (CTET) in CBT (Computer Based Test - Online) mode between July, 2023 to August, 2023. The exact date of examination will be mentioned on the admit cards of the candidates.
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. soon and the aspiring candidates are requested to download the Information Bulletin from the above mentioned website only and read the same carefully before applying. The aspiring candidates have to apply online only through CTET website i.e. https://ctet.nic.in. The online application-process will be start from 27-04-2023 (Thursday)
onwards and the last date for submitting online application is 26-05-2023 (Friday) upto 11:59 hrs.
The fee can be paid upto 26-05-2023 (Friday) before 11:59 hrs.
The application fee applicable for CTET July-2023 is as under:
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/-
The candidates must note that the examination city of their choice will be allotted on first cum first served basis only as per availability of capacity in the city of examination. The candidates, who
complete the online application process and pay the fee on first cum first served basis, will be allotted the examination city of their choice as per availability in that particular city. The total capacity in a particular city will also be available on the portal. If the total capacity of a particular city is full during completion of application process or making payment of examination fee or
updation of transaction on portal, the candidate will be given the option either to select any other city or cancel the transaction. If a candidate cancels the transaction, full fee will be refunded to
his/her account as per mode of payment and application will not be considered for this examination of CTET. The request for change of examination city will not be accepted in any case.
It may also be noted that if the total capacity is full in a particular city while filling on-line
application, the candidate has no right to claim for the allotment of examination center in that particular city and Board will not be responsible for it. So the candidates are advised to complete their application process without waiting for last date.
QUALIFYING MARKS AND AWARD OF CTET CERTIFICATE
As per NCTE Notification No. 76-4/2010/NCTE/Acad dated 11.02.2011: A person who scores 60% or more
in the TET exam will be considered as TET pass.
(a) School managements (Government, local bodies, government aided and unaided) may consider
giving concessions to person belonging to SC/ST,OBC, differently abled persons, etc., in
accordance with their extant reservation policy.
(b) Should give weightage to the CTET scores in the recruitment process however, qualifying the
CTET would not confer a right on any person for recruitment/employment as it is only one of the
eligibility criteria for appointment.
11. APPLICABILITY
(i) The CTET shall apply to schools of the Central Government (KVS, NVS, 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.
(ii) CTET may also apply to the unaided private schools, who may exercise the option of considering the
CTET.
(iii) Schools owned and managed by the State Government/local bodies and aided schools shall consider
the TET conducted by the State Government. However, a State Government can also consider the
CTET if it decides not to conduct the State TET.
(iv) According to CBSE Affiliation Bye-Laws, 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 extent
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 or
Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), conducted by the appropriate Central/ State Government in accordance
with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE for this purpose.
VALIDITY PERIOD OF CTET CERTIFICATE
The Validity Period of CTET qualifying certificate for appointment will be for life time for all
categories. There is no restriction on the number of attempts a person can take for acquiring a CTET
Certificate. A person who has qualified CTET may also appear again for improving his/her score.
EXAMINATION CENTRE
List of Examination Cities where the CTET will be conducted is given in Appendix-Ill. The candidates must note that the examination city of their choice will be allotted on the first come
first served basis only as per availability of capacity in the city of examination. The candidates, who
complete the online application process and pay the fee on first come first served basis, will be
allotted the examination city of their choice as per availability in that particular city. The total
capacity in a particular city will also be available on the portal. If the total capacity of a particular city
is full during completion of application process or making payment of examination fee or updation of
transaction on portal, the candidate will be given the option either to select any other city of
examination or cancel the transaction. If a candidate cancels the transaction, full fee will be refunded
to his /her account as per mode of payment and application will not be considered for this
examination of CTET. The request for change of examination city will not be accepted in any case.
It may also be noted that if the total capacity is full in a particular city while filling on-line
application, the candidate has no right to claim for the allotment of examination centre in that
particular city and Board will not be responsible for it. So the candidates are advised to complete
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 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 & environmentaltheir application process without waiting for last date.
II. 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
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
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
IV Mathematics 30 Questions
a) Content 15 Questions
• 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
reasoningpatterns 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
V. Environmental Studies 30 Questions
a) Content 15 Questions
i. FamilyandFriends:
Relationships
WorkandPlay 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
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