CTET Syllabus 2020: Detailed CTET 2020 Syllabus For Paper 1 & Paper 2

CTET Syllabus 2020 For Paper 1 & 2: Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is a national-level exam conducted to facilitate the recruitment of teachers for Elementary and Primary Classes in schools across the country. CTET 2020 July session is going to be conducted on 5th July 2020. Candidates appearing for the exam must have a clear knowledge of the CTET syllabus. To help you with this, we get you the complete CTET syllabus for Paper 1 and Paper 2. Read on to find out.

CTET Syllabus 2020

Before getting into the detailed CTET syllabus 2020, let us have an overview of the CTET 2020:

Name of the Exam	Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)
Mode of Application	Online
Mode of Exam	Online
Number of Stages	One
Number of Sections	Five
Marking Scheme	+1 For Every Correct Answer No Negative Marking

CTET 2020 consists of two papers – Paper I and Paper II. Paper I is for the recruitment of teachers for Classes I to V. On the other hand, Paper II is for the recruitment of teachers for Classes VI to VIII.

Both Paper I and II comprise five sections.

The five sections of Paper I are as under:

1. Child Development and Pedagogy
2. Language I
3. Language II
4. Mathematics
5. Environmental Studies

Paper II has the following five sections

1. Child Development and Pedagogy
2. Language I
3. Language II
4. Mathematics and Science
5. Social Studies/Social Science

Candidates must be aware of the detailed CTET exam pattern 2020 for both Paper 1 and Paper 2.

Let us now bring you the detailed CTET Syllabus for each of the sections:

CTET Syllabus For Child Development & Pedagogy

a) Child Development (Primary School Child)

1. Concept of Development and its Relationship with Learning
2. Principles of the Development of Children
3. Influence of Heredity & Environment
4. Socialization Processes: Social World & Children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
5. Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky: Constructs and Critical Perspectives
6. Concepts of Child-Centered and Progressive Education
7. Critical Perspective of the Construct of Intelligence
8. Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
9. Language & Thought
10. Gender as a Social Construct: Gender Roles, Gender-Bias, and Educational Practice
11. Individual Differences Among Learners, Understanding Differences Based on Diversity of Language, Caste, Gender, Community, Religion
12. Distinction between Assessment for Learning and Assessment of Learning: School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: Perspective and Practice
13. 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

1. Addressing Learners from Diverse Backgrounds Including Disadvantaged and Deprived
2. Addressing the Needs of Children with Learning Difficulties, Impairment, etc.
3. Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially Abled Learners

c) Learning and Pedagogy

1. How Children Think and Learn; How and Why Children ‘Fail’ to Achieve Success in School Performance
2. Basic Processes of Teaching and Learning; Children’s Strategies of Learning; Learning as a Social Activity; Social Context of Learning
3. Child as a Problem Solver and a ‘Scientific Investigator’
4. Alternative Conceptions of Learning in Children, Understanding Children’s Errors’ as Significant Steps in the Learning Process
5. Cognition & Emotions
6. Motivation and Learning
7. Factors Contributing to Learning-Personal & Environmental

CTET Syllabus For Language I

a) Language Comprehension

Reading Unseen Passages – Two passages one prose or drama and one poem consisting of questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)

b) Pedagogy of Language Development

1. Learning and Acquisition
2. Principles of Language Teaching
3. Role of Listening and Speaking; Function of Language and How Children Use it as a Tool
4. Critical Perspective on the Role of Grammar in Learning a Language for Communicating Ideas Verbally and in Written Form
5. Challenges of Teaching Language in a Diverse Classroom; Language Difficulties, Errors and Disorders.
6. Language Skills
7. Evaluating Language Comprehension and Proficiency; Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing
8. Teaching-Learning Materials: Textbook, Multi-Media Materials, Multilingual Resource of the Classroom
9. Remedial Teaching

CTET Syllabus For Language II

a) Comprehension

Two Unseen Prose Passage (Discursive or Literary or Narrative or Scientific) with Questions on Comprehension, Grammar, and Verbal Ability

b) Pedagogy of Language Development

1. Learning and Acquisition
2. Principles of Language Teaching
3. Role of Listening and Speaking; Function of Language and How Children Use it as a Tool
4. Critical Perspective on the Role of Grammar in Learning a Language for Communicating Ideas Verbally and in Written Form
5. Challenges of Teaching Language in a Diverse Classroom; Language Difficulties, Errors and Disorders
6. Language Skills
7. Evaluating Language Comprehension and Proficiency: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing
8. Teaching-Learning Materials: Textbook, Multi-Media, Materials, Multilingual Resource of the Classroom
9. Remedial Teaching

CTET Syllabus For Mathematics

a) Content

1. Geometry
2. Shapes & Spatial Understanding
3. Solids Around Us
4. Numbers
5. Addition and Subtraction
6. Multiplication
7. Division
8. Measurement
9. Weight
10. Time
11. Volume
12. Data Handling
13. Patterns
14. Money

b) Pedagogical Issues

1. Nature of Mathematics/Logical Thinking; Understanding Children’s Thinking and Reasoning Patterns and Strategies of Making Meaning and Learning
2. Place of Mathematics in the Curriculum
3. Language of Mathematics
4. Community Mathematics
5. Evaluation through Formal and Informal Methods
6. Problems of Teaching
7. Error Analysis and Related Aspects of Learning and Teaching
8. Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching

CTET Syllabus For Environmental Studies

a) Content

1. Family and Friends: Relationships, Work and Play, Animals, Plants
2. Food
3. Shelter
4. Water
5. Travel
6. Things We Make and Do

b) Pedagogical Issues

1. Concept and Scope of EVS
2. Significance of EVS, Integrated EVS
3. Environmental Studies & Environmental Education
4. Learning Principles
5. Scope & Relation to Science & Social Science
6. Approaches of Presenting Concepts
7. Activities
8. Experimentation/Practical Work
9. Discussion
10. CCE
11. Teaching Material/Aids
12. Problems

CTET Syllabus For Mathematics

a) Content

∗Number System

1. Knowing our Numbers
2. Playing with Numbers
3. Whole Numbers
4. Negative Numbers and Integers
5. Fractions

∗Algebra

1. Introduction to Algebra
2. Ratio and Proportion

∗Geometry

1. Basic Geometrical Idea (2-D)
2. Understanding Elementary Shapes (2D and 3D)
3. Symmetry (Reflection)
4. Construction (Using Straight Edge Scale, Protractor, Compasses)
5. Mensuration
6. Data Handling

b) Pedagogical Issues

1. Nature of Mathematics/Logical Thinking
2. Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
3. Language of Mathematics
4. Community Mathematics
5. Evaluation
6. Remedial Teaching
7. Problem of Teaching

CTET Syllabus For Science

a) Content 

∗Food

1. Sources of Food
2. Components of Food
3. Cleaning Food

∗Materials

1. Materials of Daily Use

∗The World of the Living

∗Moving Things, People, and Ideas

∗How Things Work

1. Electric Current and Circuits
2. Magnets

∗Natural Phenomena

∗Natural Resources

b) Pedagogical Issues

1. Nature & Structure of Sciences
2. Natural Science/Aims & Objectives
3. Understanding & Appreciating Science
4. Approaches/Integrated Approach
5. Observation/Experimental/Discovery (Method of Science)
6. Innovation
7. Text Material/Aids
8. Evaluation – Cognitive/Psychomotor/Effective
9. Problems
10. Remedial Teaching

CTET Syllabus For Social Science/Studies

a) Content

∗History

1. When, Where and How
2. The Earliest Societies
3. The First Farmers and Herders
4. The First Cities
5. Early States
6. New Ideas
7. The First Empire
8. Contacts with Distant Lands
9. Political Developments
10. Culture and Science
11. New Kings and Kingdoms
12. Sultans of Delhi
13. Architecture
14. Creation of an Empire
15. Social Change
16. Regional Cultures
17. The Establishment of Company Power
18. Rural Life and Society
19. Colonialism and Tribal Societies
20. The Revolt of 1857-58
21. Women and Reform
22. Challenging the Caste System
23. The Nationalist Movement
24. India after Independence

∗Geography

1. Geography as a Social Study and as a Science
2. Plant: Earth in the Solar System
3. Globe
4. Environment in its Totality: Natural and Human Environment
5. Air
6. Water
7. Human Environment: Settlement, Transport, and Communication
8. Resources: Types – Natural and Human
9. Agriculture

∗Social and Political Life

1. Diversity
2. Government
3. Local Government
4. Making a Living
5. Democracy
6. State Government
7. Understanding Media
8. Unpacking Gender
9. The Constitution
10. Parliamentary Government
11. The Judiciary
12. Social Justice and the Marginalised

b) Pedagogical Issues

1. Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies
2. Class Room Processes, Activities, and Discourse
3. Developing Critical Thinking
4. Enquiry/Empirical Evidence
5. Problems of Teaching Social Science/Social Studies
6. Sources – Primary & Secondary
7. Projects Work
8. Evaluation

So, now you have a detailed knowledge of CTET syllabus 2020. Start your CTET preparation without any delay. You need to have a comprehensive study plan to achieve your target. Also, referring to previous year papers will help you understand the question trends. For Mathematics and Science, candidates can practice CBSE Maths and Science questions on Embibe (available based on Class 8 to 10 Maths and Science syllabus) which will help them in CTET as well. Make the best use of these resources and crack the exam with flying colors.

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