A Guide on how to prepare for CTET 2019

CTET or the Central Teacher Eligibility Test is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, as per the guidelines of Ministry of Human development ; Govt of India. Its Purpose is to achieve the Right to Free and Compulsory Education for children. It is conducted twice a year and in offline mode.

CTET Paper 1 Exam Pattern :

Subject Number of Questions Total Marks
Language 1 (Compulsory) 30 30
Language 2 (Compulsory) 30 30
Child development & Pedagogy 30 30
Environmental Studies 30 30
Maths 30 30
Total 150 150

CTET Paper 2 Exam Pattern :

Subject Number of Questions Total Marks
Child development & Pedagogy 30 30
Language 1 (Compulsory) 30 30
Language 2 (Compulsory) 30 30
Maths & Science 30 each 60
Social Sciences & Social Studies

Total

60

150

60

150

There is no negative marking in this exam.

Now that you are familiar with the exam pattern, follow the below points during your online preparation for CTET 2019 with CLEAR EXAM:

  1. Enroll yourself with CLEAR EXAM.
  2. Go through the website and the blog.
    Apart from online preparation, study material, test series , we also provide classroom teaching. Choose any course out of the three which suits you.
  3. Go through our study notes. Apart from these, make self-handwritten notes from the suggested text books.
  4. Keep on revising the notes on a daily basis.
  5. Gain conceptual clarity on the topics mentioned in the syllabus.
  6. Enroll yourself in the test-series and keep on evaluating yourself on a weekly basis.
  7. Rectify your mistakes and re-strengthen your strong areas of study.
  8. Make a note of where you are going wrong, and be careful not to repeat the same mistakes again.
  9. Prepare a study time-table and follow it to the dot.

 Find the syllabus through the following link : 

https://issuu.com/ctetcoachingdelhi/docs/a_guide_on_how_to_prepare_for_ctet_2019

Here are some of the important topics which one must have at his/her fingertips :

Child Development :
-Child centered and progressive education -Intelligence Theory and Concept

-Kohlberg’s Theory of Development – Influence of heredity & environment.

-Vygotsky’s Socio-Culture Theory -Assessment and evaluation

-Piaget’s theory of cognitive theory

Concept of Inclusive education :
-Children with learning difficulties, impairments – Disadvantaged and deprived children
-Specially abled learners – Inclusive education

Learning and Pedagogy :
– Learning theories -Motivation and learning

-Pedagogical issues -How children think and learn

-Factors contributing to learning

English Pedagogy :

-Learning and acquisition – Role of listening and speaking

-Teaching learning materials -Language skills

Hindi Pedagogy :

-Bhasha Koshal – Upacharatmak adhyapan

-Bhasha padhne ki chunotiyaan -Bhasha vikas ka shiksha shastra

Environmental Science :

-Food and nutrition -Flora and fauna

-Water -Shelter

Environmental Science Pedagogy’s topics : 

-Approaches & method of EVS teaching -Environmental studies and education

-EVS relation to other subjects -Learning principles

Mathematics for CTET Paper 1:

Maths :

-Mathematical formulae – Fractions

-Decimals -HCF and LCM

-Geometry

Maths pedagogy’s topics :
– Nature of Maths – Problems related to maths

-Diagnostic and remedial teaching

Mathematics for CTET Paper 2:

Maths :

-Number system – Simplification

– Algebra -Problems based on arithmetic

-Mensuration -Data handling

Maths pedagogy’s topics : 

Place of maths in curriculum – Evaluation

-Error analysis

Science :

-How things work – Moving things, people and ideas

-Food and diseases – Human physiology

Kingdoms of life

Science Pedagogy’s topics :

Aims and objectives of science – Evaluation of science

-Innovation -Methods of science

-Understanding and appreciating science

Social Science :

-Ancient history – Medieval history

-Geography – Indian polity and constitution

Social science pedagogy’s topics :

Concept and nature of social science – Project work and evaluation

-Critical thinking

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