CTET Paper 1 Exam Pattern 2023: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) specifies the exam pattern for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) Paper 1 in its official notification. Candidates who wish to participate in this recruitment process should check the exam pattern on the official website at ctet.nic.in. However, the official notification for CTET July 2023 exam will be released soon. Applicants can also find out the detailed exam pattern on this page.

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Candidates can learn about the structure of the question paper by looking at the exam pattern. They can also learn about the subjects, number of questions, time limit, and marking scheme. The paper 1 exam is conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates who wants to be teachers of classes 1 to 5. Scroll down to get the latest paper 1 test pattern.

CTET Paper 1 Pattern 2023

To prepare for the Paper 1 test smoothly, it is important that candidates have a good understanding of the exam pattern. The CTET Paper 1 exam will be administered online, with conceptual questions. Check the overview of paper 1 pattern from the below table:

Feature	CTET Paper Pattern
Exam Mode	Online
Number of Subjects	4
Exam Duration	2.5 hours (150 minutes)
Total Questions	150
CTET Total Marks	150
Medium of Instruction	English and Hindi

CTET 2023 Paper 1 Pattern 2023

The CTET Paper 1 exam pattern specifics the topics covered in Paper 1 as well as the number of questions asked in each section. The total duration to attempt this paper is 150 minutes. Check the detailed pattern from the below table:

Subject	Number of Question	Maximum Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
Language 1 (Compulsory)	30	30
Language 2 (Compulsory)	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30
Total	150	150

How to Practice Questions on CTET Paper 1 Exam?

Know the steps to practice questions on the CTET Paper 1 exam below:

• 1st Step: Visit Embibe’s official website, i.e., embibe.com.
• 2nd Step: Use the mobile number/email to log in.
• 3rd Step: Click on the menu bar “Getting a Government Job”. 
• 4th Step: Select the Goal “Teaching” from the Dropdown and click on “Next”.
• 5th Step: Search and Select “CTET Paper 1” on the search bar and click on “Next”.
• 6th Step: Select the preferred language and click on “Done”.
• 7th Step: Click “Practice” from the Header Section.
• 8th Step: Scroll down to the “Subjects” section.
• 9th Step: Click on any CTET Paper 1 subjects.
• 10th Step: Scroll down to click on the chapters from the selected subject to begin the practice.

CTET Paper 1 Marking Scheme 2023

The CTET exam marking scheme includes the distribution of marks for correct and incorrect answers. Paper 1 includes a total of 150 questions and 150 marks. The marking scheme for the Paper 1 exam is as follows:

• For every right attempt, candidates will be awarded 1 mark.
• There will be no negative marking for wrong attempts.

Nature & Standard of Questions of CTET Paper 1

Candidates must be aware of the type and standard of questions that will appear in the CTET exam 2023. Hence, check out a few below-mentioned important points:

• The Child Development and Pedagogy test items will focus on the educational psychology of teaching and learning and will be relevant to children aged 6 to 11 years.
• The question in Paper 1 will concentrate on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interacting with learners, and the attributes and qualities of an effective learning facilitator.
• The test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will include questions about the subjects’ concepts, problem-solving abilities, pedagogical understanding, and applications.
• Paper 1 questions will be based on topics recommended in the NCERT syllabus for classes 1 to 5, but their difficulty level and linkages will mostly be up to the secondary stage.

CTET Paper 1 Exam Language Code 2023

Candidates can check the code for each language as shown below. While selecting and filling out the language code, exceptional caution should be taken. The codes for various languages are as follows:

Language	Code No.
English	01
Hindi	02
Assamese	03
Bengali	04
Garo	05
Gujarati	06
Kannada	07
Khasi	08
Malayalam	09
Manipuri	10
Marathi	11
Mizo	12
Nepali	13
Oriya	14
Punjabi	15
Sanskrit	16
Tamil	17
Telugu	18
Tibetan	19
Urdu	20

The minimum qualifying mark to clear the CTET Paper 1 exam is 60 per cent. So, it is important that aspirants prepare from the best CTET Paper 1 books and refer to and solve the CTET previous years’ question papers to score more than the minimum qualifying marks.

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