CTET Syllabus 2022: Know Paper 1 & 2 Syllabus Here

CTET Syllabus 2022: The Central Board of Secondary Education conducted CTET in December 2021 from December 16, 2021, to January 13, 2022. Every year CBSE prescribes subjects and syllabus for CTET Paper 1 & 2. Candidates appearing for Paper 1 or 2 should know the subjects and topics to prepare for the exam.

The Central Teacher Eligibility Test is a national-level eligibility test. The board conducts CTET for Paper 1 (Primary Stage) and Paper 2 (Elementary Stage). Therefore, applicants who want to become teachers of Classes 1 to 5 can appear for Paper 1 and Classes 6 to 8 can appear for Paper 2. Furthermore, candidates must check the syllabus for both papers before starting their exam preparation. They get to know all the topics asked in the exam through the syllabus. Thus, they can strategise their preparation accordingly. In this article, we bring you the CTET syllabus paper 1 and CTET syllabus paper 2. Read on!

CTET Syllabus 2022 – Exam Overview

CTET Paper 1 consists of subjects like Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I & II, Mathematics, and Environmental Studies. Whereas subjects in CTET Paper 2 are Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I & II, Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies/ Social Science. Before getting into the subject-wise CTET 2022 syllabus, let us have an overview of the exam below:

CTET Exam Syllabus: Check CTET Subjects for Paper 1 & 2

The CTET syllabus consists of two papers, and each paper consists of five sections or subjects.

• Paper-I – It is for the recruitment of teachers for Classes I to V.
• Paper-II – It is for the recruitment of teachers for Classes VI to VIII.

CTET Paper I Subjects

• Child Development and Pedagogy
• Language I
• Language II
• Mathematics
• Environmental Studies

CTET Paper II Subjects

• Child Development and Pedagogy
• Language I
• Language II
• Mathematics and Science
• Social Studies/ Social Science

Candidates must also be aware of the detailed CTET exam pattern for both Paper 1 and Paper 2. For now, let’s go through the detailed CTET Syllabus for each of the sections.

CTET Syllabus Paper 1

The syllabus of CTET Paper 1 consists of five sections, namely, Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics and Environmental Studies. Check the important topics for each section from the table below:

Child Development & Pedagogy Syllabus

a) Child Development (Primary School Child)

• 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
• The 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

• Learners from Diverse Backgrounds Including Disadvantaged and Deprived
• Needs of Children with Learning Difficulties, Impairment, etc.
• Talented, Creative, Specially Abled Learners

c) Learning and Pedagogy

• 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 & Environmental

Language I Syllabus

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

• 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

Language II Syllabus

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

• 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

CTET Maths Syllabus

a) Content

• Geometry
• Shapes & Spatial Understanding
• Solids Around Us
• Numbers
• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Measurement
• Weight
• Time
• Volume
• Data Handling
• Patterns
• Money

b) Pedagogical Issues

• Nature of Mathematics/Logical Thinking; Understanding Children’s Thinking and Reasoning Patterns and Strategies of Making Meaning and Learning
• Place of Mathematics in the 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

Environmental Studies Syllabus

a) Content

• Family and Friends: Relationships, Work and Play, Animals, Plants
• Food
• Shelter
• Water
• Travel
• Things We Make and Do

b) Pedagogical Issues

• Concept and Scope of EVS
• Significance of EVS, Integrated EVS
• Environmental Studies & Environmental Education
• Learning Principles
• Scope & relation to Science & Social Science
• Approaches to Presenting Concepts
• Activities
• Experimentation/Practical Work
• Discussion
• CCE
• Teaching Material/Aids
• Problems

CTET Syllabus Paper 2

The syllabus of CTET Paper 2 consists of four sections, namely, Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics and Science (or) Social Studies/ Social Science. Check the important topics for each section from the table given:

Note that candidates need to appear for either Mathematics & Science or Social Studies/ Social Science papers.

Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus

a) Child Development (Elementary School Child)

• 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-centred 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

• Learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived
• Needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc.
• Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

c) Learning and Pedagogy

• 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 & environmental

Language I Syllabus

a) Language Comprehension

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

• 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 resources of the classroom
• Remedial Teaching

Language II Syllabus

a) Comprehension

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

b) Pedagogy of Language Development

• 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

Mathematics Syllabus

a) Content

• 1. Number System
  • Knowing our Numbers
  • Playing with Numbers
  • Whole Numbers
  • Negative Numbers and Integers
  • Fractions

• 2. Algebra
  • Introduction to Algebra
  • Ratio and Proportion

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

b) Pedagogical Issues

• – Nature of Mathematics/Logical Thinking
• – Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
• – Language of Mathematics
• – Community Mathematics
• – Evaluation
• – Remedial Teaching
• – Problem of Teaching

Science Syllabus

a) Content 

• 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

• Nature & Structure of Sciences
• Natural Science/Aims & Objectives
• Understanding & Appreciating Science
• Approaches/Integrated Approach
• Observation/Experimental/Discovery (Method of Science)
• Innovation
• Text Material/Aids
• Evaluation – Cognitive/Psychomotor/Effective
• Problems
• Remedial Teaching

Social Science/ Studies Syllabus

a) Content

• 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
  • Plant: 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

• 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

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FAQs on CTET Syllabus

Some of the frequently asked questions on the CTET 2022 Syllabus are mentioned below:

So, now you have a detailed knowledge of the CTET 2022 syllabus. As you need to have a comprehensive study plan to achieve your target, review the syllabus thoroughly. Also, referring to previous year’s papers will help you understand the question trends. You can also take free CTET Mock Tests on Embibe’s Online Tyari Platform to move ahead in the right direction. Make the best use of these resources and crack the exam with flying colours.

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