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Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)

Teachers Eligibility Test i.e. TET is conducted every year by Central Government and state governments in India. TET was introduced by the Government of India in order to improve teaching standards.

Important Dates

All questions in CTET test will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each carrying one mark, with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. There will be no negative marking.

There will be two papers of CTET

1. Paper I will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes I to V
2. Paper II will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.

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

Syllabus

Subjects for CTET Primary Teachers (Class I to V) Paper 1: Total marks 150

1. Language I (30 marks)
2. Language II (30 marks)
3. Child development and pedagogy (30 marks)
4. Mathematics (30 marks)
5. Environment studies (30 marks)

Subjects for CTET Secondary Teachers (Class VI to VIII) Paper 2: Total marks 150

1. Language I (30 marks)
2. Language II (30 marks)
3. Child development and pedagogy (30 marks)
4. Mathematics and science (for Mathematics and Science teacher) (60 marks) (elective)
5. Social studies (60 marks) (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher) (elective)