Is the syllabus for CTET Online Changed?

By Karishma Singh|Updated : May 20th, 2022

Is the syllabus for CTET Online Changed? As we all know, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has conducted the CTET 2023 examination online. Now, many of the candidates have queries regarding the CTET 2023 syllabus, whether the CTET 2023 syllabus is changed or not. So, we are here to provide you with detailed information regarding the new CTET 2023 Syllabus.

CTET stands for  “Central Teacher Eligibility Test".There will be two papers on CTET.

(i) Paper I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V.
(ii) Paper II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.

A person who intends to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both papers (Paper I and Paper II).

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Is the syllabus for CTET Online Changed?

As per the press release, major changes have been made for the upcoming CTET. Now CTET will be conducted in online mode. If we talk about the Syllabus following statements have been released by the board:

  • Within the existing syllabus of CTET and the question paper structure, the question papers will be developed to assess less factual knowledge and more conceptual understanding, application, problem-solving, reasoning, and critical thinking.
  • The focus will be on assessing candidates' understanding of teaching the subject, their pedagogic content knowledge, their knowledge relevance of the subject in the school curriculum, and other dimensions of teaching the subject such as pedagogic content knowledge that includes questions assessing the planning of teaching-learning experiences, strategies for developing conceptual clarity, usage of teaching-learning aids, and assessment methodologies specific to the concept.

Apart from this major reason, the other reason that is leading to CTET Syllabus 2023 revision is listed below:

  • Judging the teaching methodology followed by the candidate for the opted subject.
  • Analyzing the complete knowledge of Child Pedagogy and effectively dealing with the everyday problems faced by students.
  • Checking the overall knowledge of the candidates for the subject and also knowing if the candidate can tackle the subject efficiently.
  • Assessment of the candidate’s basic methodology in planning and developing the questions based on the different subjects.

CTET Syllabus 2023 (Subject-Wise)

The CTET Exam 2023 is conducted for awarding TET eligibility to successful candidates. The examination is done at two levels i.e. Primary Level and the Elementary level. As of now, the CTET Exam 2023 Syllabus is now been changed therefore, the candidates can check this space for topics.

CTET Syllabus for Paper-1

The candidates can check out the CTET Syllabus 2023 for the Primary Level in the space below:

SubjectsSyllabus
The language I (compulsory)
  • Questions based on Reading unseen passages, narrative or discursive), Principles of Language Teaching
  • Role of listening and speaking Language Skills, Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency and Remedial Teaching
Language II (compulsory)
  • Questions based on Reading unseen passages, narrative or discursive), Principles of Language Teaching
  • Role of listening and speaking Language Skills, Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency and Remedial Teaching
Child Development and Pedagogy
  • Questions based on the Concept of development and its relationship with learning Influence of Heredity & Environment, Socialization processes, Concepts of child-centred and progressive education, and Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence.
Environmental Studies
  • Questions based on the Concept and scope of EVS, Significance of EVS, Scope & relation to Science & Social Science, Approaches of presenting concepts
  • Activities and Teaching Materials.
Mathematics
  • Questions based on Geometry, Shapes & Spatial Understanding, Solids around Us, Numbers, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Time, Volume, and Data Handling.

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CTET Syllabus for Paper-2

The candidates can have an idea of the syllabus of CTET 2023 for all the subjects asked in the exam of Elementary level from the table below:

SubjectsSyllabus
The language I (compulsory)
  • Questions based on Reading unseen passages, narrative or discursive), Principles of Language Teaching, Role of Listening and Speaking Language Skills, Evaluating language comprehension and Proficiency and Remedial Teaching
Language II (compulsory)
  • Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with a question on comprehension, grammar, and verbal ability
Child Development and Pedagogy
  • Questions based on the Concept of development and its relationship with learning, Principles of the development of children, Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers), Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence, Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational practice
Mathematics & Science
  • Questions based on Number System, Knowing our Numbers, Playing with Numbers, Whole Numbers, Fractions, Algebra, Mensuration, and Data handling.
  • Questions based on Food, Sources of food
  • Components of food, Cleaning food, Moving Things People and Ideas, Electric current and circuits, Magnets, Natural Phenomena and Natural Resources
Social Science
  • Questions based on History, Political Developments
  • Rural Life and Society, Colonialism and Tribal Societies, The Revolt of 1857-58, Women and reform
  • Challenging the Caste System, in India After Independence
  • Geography, Agriculture, Social and Political Life, Diversity
  • Government, Local Government, Making a Living, Democracy, State Government, The Constitution
  • Parliamentary Government.

Based on the above statements, minor changes in the syllabus can be expected but in the long run syllabus of both papers 1 & 2 will remain the same. Candidates can read the syllabus in detail from the links given below:

Serial No.TopicLink
1.Science Syllabus (CTET PAPER- 2)Read Here
2.(CTET PAPER- 2) Complete SyllabusRead Here
3.(CTET PAPER- 1 & 2) Mathematics Syllabus Read Here
4.Social Science Syllabus (CTET PAPER- 2)Read Here
5.(CTET PAPER- 1 & 2) Complete SyllabusRead Here

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  • CTET will be conducted in an online mode.

  •  The Validity Period of the CTET qualifying certificate for appointment will be lifetime from the date of declaration of its result for all categories

  • A candidate can apply for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test Online by logging on CTET official website www.ctet.nic.in only

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