CTET Exam pattern is well-defined by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for teachers vacancy in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodya Vidyalaya, and others. The candidates can have a look at the CTET exam pattern 2019 before start preparing for the exam.
CTET 2019 Exam Pattern:
- All the questions are multiple choice based.
- Every question carries 1 mark.
- There is no negative marking in the question paper.
- There would be two papers in CTET 2019.
Paper 1 is for teachers from Grade 1 to 5.
Paper 2 would be for a person who wants to be a teacher for grades 6 to 8.
A person who intends to become a teacher for both the levels has to appear in both the papers.
Paper 1: Primary stage Duration of exam: 2.5 hours
Paper | MCQ | Marks |
---|---|---|
Child development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
Language 1 | 30 | 30 |
Language 2 | 30 | 30 |
Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
Environmental studies | 30 | 30 |
CTET Paper 1 Questions Pattern-
- The test items in Language 1 would be focusing on proficiencies relating to the medium of instruction.
- The Language 2 would be focusing on the various elements of a language, communication and comprehension capabilities.
- Language 1 and 2 are separate papers.
- The choice is available to a candidate to select Language 1 and 2 among a list of options available as per his proficiency in the same.
- The test items in Maths and Environmental studies would focus on problem-solving capabilities and understanding of various subjects.
- The questions in stage 1 would be based on topics from NCERT Syllabus for Grades 1 to 5, but their difficulty stage would be up to the secondary stage.
Paper 2: Grades six to eight elementary stage- Duration: 2.5 hours
Sr. No | Paper | MCQ | Marks |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Child development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
2 | Language 1 | 30 | 30 |
3 | Language 2 | 30 | 30 |
4 | (a) Mathematics and Science teacher | 60 | 60 |
(b) For Social Studies/Social Science | 60 | 60 | |
(c) For any teacher (a) or (b) | 60 | 60 |
CTET Paper 2 Questions Pattern-
- The test items in Language 1 would be focusing on proficiencies relating to the medium of instruction. The Language 2 would be focusing on the various elements of a language, communication and comprehension capabilities. Language 1 and 2 are separate papers.
- The choice is available to a candidate to select Language 1 and 2 among a list of options available as per his proficiency in the same.
- The test items in Maths and Science and Social studies/science would focus on problem-solving capabilities and understanding of various subjects.
- The questions in stage 2 would be based on topics from NCERT Syllabus for Grades 6 to 8, but their difficulty stage would be up to the secondary stage.
The test items in Maths and Environmental studies would focus on problem-solving capabilities and understanding of various subjects.
The test items in Maths and Environmental studies would focus on problem-solving capabilities and understanding of various subjects.