Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is a compulsory exam which needs to be cleared to be eligible to choose teaching profession in any of the government or private schools. The aspirants interested in teaching field have to clear this exam.

Structure of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)

CTET will consist of multiple choice questions (MCQs) each carrying 1 mark. There will be 150 MCQs for the primary stage test and 210 MCQs for Elementary Stage. There will be no negative marking. The exam will be for 90 minutes.

Syllabus of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)

For Primary Stage

Child Development and Pedagogy (30 questions)

• Child Development (Primary School Child)
• Concept of inclusive education and understanding children with special needs
• Learning & Pedagogy

Language-I (30 questions)

• Language Comprehension
• Learning and acquisition
• Principles of language Teaching
• Role of listening and speaking
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom
• Language Skills
• Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency
• Teaching-learning materials
• Remedial Teaching

Language-II (30 questions)

• Comprehension
• Pedagogy of Language Development

Mathematics (30 questions)

• Geometry
• Shapes & Spatial Understanding
• Solids around Us
• Numbers
• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Measurement
• Weight
• Time
• Volume
• Data Handling
• Patterns
• Money
• Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning
• Place of Mathematics in 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 (30 questions)

• Family and Friends
• Food
• Shelter
• Water
• Travel
• Things We Make and Do
• Concept and scope of EVS
• Significance of EVS, integrated EVS
• Environmental Studies & Environmental Education learning Principles
• Scope & relation to Science & Social Science
• Approaches of presenting concepts
• Activities
• Experimentation/Practical Work
• Discussion
• CCE
• Teaching material/Aids
• Problems

For Elementary Stage

Child Development and Pedagogy (30 questions)

• Child Development (Elementary School Child)
• Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs
• Learning and Pedagogy

Language I (30 Questions)

• Language Comprehension
• Pedagogy of Language Development

Language- II (30 Questions)

• Comprehension
• Pedagogy of Language Development

Mathematics and Science (60 Questions)

Mathematics

• Number System
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Pedagogical issues

Science

• Food
• Materials
• The World of the Living
• Moving Things People and Ideas
• How things work
• Natural Phenomena
• Natural Resources
• Pedagogical issues

Social Studies/ Social Sciences (60 Questions)

• History
• Geography
• Social and Political Life
• Pedagogical issues

Eligibility Criteria

For primary stage (Classes I - IV), the minimum qualification required is senior secondary education with at least 50% marks and 2 year diploma course in elementary education. For elementary stage (Classes VI – VIII), the candidates should have a graduate degree along with 2 year diploma in elementary education / 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) degree. Senior secondary qualification with 4 year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) or B.A / B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed / B.Sc.Ed candidates are also eligible.

How to Apply?

The candidates can obtain the application form along with information brochure from various concerned centers by payment of Rs. 500/- (Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/ Differently Abled Category). The aspirants can also apply for the CTET by online mode through website www.cbse.nic.in or www.ctet.nic.in. The candidates applying online should take the print out of the computer generated confirmation page and along with the demand draft from any nationalized bank drawn in favor of ‘The Secretary’, Central Board of Secondary Education; Delhi payable at Delhi has to be sent to the prescribed address before the last date.

How to fill the Form?

All the details regarding filling of the application form are listed in the application brochure. The candidates are advised to go through that before filling. The applicants have to write the completed mailing address including postal pin code in capital letters. One has to make sure that there is no over writing, cutting, erasing or incomplete columns in the application form since it may lead to the rejection of form.

Important Dates (Tentative)

[Please note that we only provide tentative dates based on previous years dates. For exact dates related information it is always best to check official websites only.]

Date of Notification: First week of November, 2012

Last Date for receipt of forms: Last week of November, 2012

Date of CTET: Last week of January, 2012

List of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) Centres

• Port Blair
• Hyderabad
• Vijayawada
• Visakhapatnam
• Itanagar
• Guwahati
• Silchar
• Gaya
• Muzzafarpur
• Patna
• Chandigarh
• Raipur
• Haveli
• Daman & Diu
• Delhi
• Panaji
• Ahmedabad
• Rajkot
• Surat
• Vadodara
• Faridabad
• Gurgaon
• Hissar
• Rohtak
• Kurukshetra
• Hamirpur
• Jammu
• Srinagar
• Bokaro
• Dhanbad
• Jamshedpur
• Ranchi
• Bangalore
• Ernakulam
• Kozhikode
• Trivandrum
• Kavarati
• Bhopal
• Gwalior
• Jabalpur
• Indore
• Aurangabad
• Mumbai
• Nagpur
• Pune
• Imphal
• Shillong
• Aizwal
• Kohima
• Bhuvaneshwar
• Puducherry
• Bhatinda
• Jalandhar
• Ajmer
• Jaipur
• Jodhpur
• Udaipur
• Gangtok
• Chennai
• Coimbatore
• Madurai
• Tiruchirapalli
• Agartala
• Dehradun
• Haldwani
• Pantnagar
• Roorkee
• Agra
• Aligarh
• Allahabad
• Bareilly
• Ghaziabad
• Gorakhpur
• Kanpur
• Lucknow
• Noida
• Varanasi
• Durgapur
• Kolkata
• Siliguri
• Dubai
• Riyadh

Contact Address for Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)

Address: The Joint Secretary (CTET), Central Board of Secondary Education, ‘Shiksha Sadan’, 17, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi - 110002

Contact No: 011-23238361, 23220153

Fax: 011-23217128

E-mail: [email protected]

Schools Accepting the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) Score

• Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Schools
• Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti Schools
• Tibetan Schools
• Unaided Private Schools
• Government Schools
• Aided Schools

Reference Books for Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)

• CTET/STETs Exam Guide by Rph Editorial Board
• CTET/STETs Social Studies Guide by Rph Editorial Board
• Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) by Singh R P
• Testing for Language Teachers by Hughes
• Teachers & Testing Techniques by Rao Vk
• Math Testing by Teacher Created Resources
• A Teachers’ Grammar: The Central Problems of English by R A Close
• Math Central: Teachers Resource Package by Houghton Mifflin Staff
• Testing Teachers: The Effects of Inspections on Primary Teachers by Bob Jeffrey, Peter Woods
• Teacher Tested Reading Tips (Troll Teacher Ideas) by Linda Longo Hirsch
• Language Testing Simplified for Language Teachers by Ediz Tuncel
• Unlocking Test Taking Teacher’s Manual by Globe Fearon

Coaching Centers for Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)

• Zenith Point
• Elite Academy
• Acme Zone
• Bright College
• Brilliant Tutorials
• Gyan Bindu Academy
• Pathfinder Academy
• Trump and Gates
• National Institute of Competitive Studies
• Excellent Coaching Center
• C.C.C Coaching Institute
• Gold Leaf Exam Pvt. Ltd
• Him Education
• Miglani Tutorials
• A.V Classes
• Better Think
• Sai Academy
• Future Plus Edutech Pvt Ltd
• Anugraham Classes
• Share Point Server
• Arya Coaching Centre
• Edvantage Education Pvt Ltd

Study Plan

The aspirants have to be well prepared for this national level competitive exam. One has to revise several times the topics in the syllabus. Practicing with the help of previous year sample papers helps the candidates to manage time in a better way for the final exam.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The candidates can obtain the result of CTET from the official website http://cbseresults.nic.in.

Score Validity

The score validity of CTET will be for 7 years from the date of declaration of its result.