CTET Syllabus 2019 for Primary Stage: Paper 1

CTET Syllabus for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed in the syllabus of NCERT for class 1 – 5. For Paper II, the syllabus will be of the Elementary stage. All the questions will be objective in nature, each carrying 1 mark with no provision of negative marking.

There will be two papers of CTET 2019 viz.

• Paper I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V.
• Paper II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII. 
• Candidate scoring 60% marks will be issued Eligibility Certificate by the board. 

CTET 2019 Paper 1 is conducted for aspirants seeking employment in Kendriya Vidyalayas and other central government-aided schools. 

The syllabus for the exam is as decided by CBSE every year. Section wise distribution is tabulated below: 

Section Name	Max. Questions	Max. Marks
Child Development & Pedagogy	30	30
Language I	30	30
Language II	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30
Total	150 MCQs	150 Marks

 How to Prepare for Child Development and Pedagogy Section in CTET

Nature and Standard of Questions

• The Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
• Language I section will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction.
• Language II section will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities. Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language as Language I and other as Language II from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the Confirmation Page.

List of Languages and Code are as follows:

Language	Code	Language	Code	Language	Code	Language	Code
English	01	Gujarati	06	Marathi	11	Sanskrit	16
Hindi	02	Kannada	07	Mizo	12	Tamil	17
Assamese	03	Khasi	08	Nepali	13	Telugu	18
Bengali	04	Malayalam	09	Oriya	14	Tibetan	19
Garo	05	Manipulator	10	Punjabi	15	Urdu	20

• Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem-solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I – V by the NCERT.
• The questions on topics covered throughout classes 1 to 5 will be asked in this paper. However, participants should note that the difficulty level of questions may be upto secondary school level.

The important topics for each section are mentioned below:

Section	Topic	Number of questions
Child Development and Pedagogy	Development of a Primary School Child	15
	Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs	5
	Learning and Pedagogy	10
Language 1 and Language 2 (30 questions each)	Language Comprehension	15
	Pedagogy of Language Development	15
Mathematics	Content (numbers, solving simple equations, algebra, geometry patterns, time, measurement, data handling, solids, data handling, etc.)	15
	Pedagogical issues	15
Environmental Studies	Content (environment, food, shelter, water, family and friends, etc.)	15
	Pedagogical Issues	15

CTET Preparation Tips: Paper 1

• Aspirants must refer NCERT Books of class 1 to 5 to know the exact syllabus. They must read the ‘Note for Teachers’ given at the beginning of each textbook. This can help them in the child pedagogy section.
• Candidates should be quick in solving questions related to comprehension and prose. For this, they must understand the content and draw inferences from it.
• Solve mock papers to get an idea about the type of questions asked in the exam.
• Solve mathematical problems regularly. Though the syllabus is till class 5, the difficulty level may be upto class 10. Hence, remember formula and record the time taken to solve problems to measure speed and accuracy.