Central Teacher Eligibility Test – CTET 2014

CTET 2014

CTET 2014 Exam Date

Central Board of Secondary Education,
A – 1, Swasthya Vihar, Vikas Marg,
( Opp. Metro Pillar – 76 ),
New Delhi – 110 092,
Phone No. : 011-22527647, 22527649,
Fax : 011 – 22527643,
Email : ctet@cbse.gov.in,
Website : www.ctet.nic.in.

Central Board of Secondary Education invites applications from eligible candidates for Central Teacher Eligibility Test ( CTET ) 2014.

CTET Entrance Exam Date 2014

CTET 2014 Eligibility

The candidates having the following minimum educational qualification are eligible for appearing in CTET.

1. Minimum Educational Qualifications for becoming Teacher for Classes I – V :

Primary Stage :

1. Senior Secondary ( Or its equivalent ) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education ( By whatever name known ) OR
2. Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education ( By whatever name known ), in accordance with the NCTE ( Recognition Norms and Procedure ), Regulations, 2002. OR
3. Senior Secondary ( or its equivalent ) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4 year Bachelor of Elementary Education ( B.El.Ed ). OR
4. Senior Secondary ( or its equivalent ) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2 year Diploma in Education ( Special Education )*. OR
5. Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of two year Diploma in Elementary Education ( By whatever name known ).

2. Minimum Qualifications for becoming Teacher for Classes VI – VIII :

Elementary Stage :

1. Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education ( By whatever name known ). OR
2. Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1 year Bachelor in Education ( B.Ed ). OR
3. Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1 year Bachelor in Education ( B.Ed ), in accordance with the NCTE ( Recognition Norms and Procedure ) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard. OR
4. Senior Secondary ( or its equivalent ) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4 year Bachelor in Elementary Education ( B.El.Ed ). OR
5. Senior Secondary ( or its equivalent ) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4 year B.A. / B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed / B.Sc.Ed. OR
6. Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1 year B.Ed. ( Special Education )*.

Note :

1. Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks in the minimum Educational Qualification for eligibility shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to reserved categories, such as SC / ST / OBC / Differently abled.
2. * Diploma / Degree Course in Teacher Education : For the purposes of this Notification, a diploma / degree course in teacher education recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education ( NCTE ) only shall be considered. However, in case of Diploma in Education ( Special Education ) and B.ED ( Special Education ), a course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India ( RCI ) only shall be considered.
3. Training to be undergone : A person with D.Ed ( Special Education ) qualification shall undergo, after appointment an NCTE recognized 6 month Special Program in Elementary Education.
4. The minimum qualifications referred above apply to teachers of Languages, Social Studies / Social Science, Mathematics, Science etc. In respect of teachers for Physical Education, the minimum qualification norms for Physical Education teachers referred to in NCTE Regulation, dated 3rd November, 2001 ( As amended from time to time ) shall be applicable. For teachers of Art Education, Craft Education, Home Science, Work Education, etc. the existing eligibility norms prescribed by the State Governments and other school managements shall be applicable till such time the NCTE lays down the minimum qualifications in respect of such teachers.
5. Candidates who are appearing in the final year of Bachelor Degree in Education or Diploma in Elementary Education etc. are provisionally admitted and their CTET Certificate shall be valid only on passing the aforesaid Examinations.
6. The candidate not having any of the above qualification shall not be eligible for appearing in Central Teacher Eligibility Test.

CTET 2014 Examination Fee

Category	Only Paper - I or II	Both Paper - I & II
General / OBC	500/-	800/-
SC / ST / Differently Abled Person	250/-	400/-

CTET Application Form 2014

Mode of Submission of CTET 2014 Application Form

1. Candidates can apply for CTET February 2014 ‘ON LINE’ through CTET website www.ctet.nic.in w.e.f. 11th October, 2013 to 31st October, 2013.

Before submission of application form, make the following preparations :

A candidate can apply for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test only Online by logging on website www.ctet.nic.in.

Decide the mode of payment of fee,

• Through Debit / Credit Card using Online gateway payment facility, or
• Depositing in CBSE Bank Account with Syndicate Bank directly or Depositing in CBSE Account with Post Office by downloading the Challan Form from the CTET website www.ctet.nic.in.
  1. If decided to pay fee through Debit / Credit Card, check the validity of the Card and keep it ready with you while logging on to website for submitting application form.
  2. If decided to pay fee off – line mode, choose the Bank or e-Post Office for depositing the Fee through Challan / Deposit Slip downloaded from website www.ctet.nic.in after completing Part – II of Registration.
  3. After Depositing Fee in the Bank / e-Post Office, the Deposit Slip bearing Application Registration Number, Name and Address of the Bank Branch with Branch Code / Post Office with Pin Code where fee is deposited and transaction ID number be kept ready with you while logging on to website for final submission of Part – III of the Application Form.

Method of Submission of CTET 2014 Online Application Form

• Log on to website www.ctet.nic.in.
• Go to the link “Apply On – line” and open the same.
• Read the instructions to apply and procedure for online submission of Application Form carefully. At the end of this page, following four links to apply online are given :
  1. Fill in the on-line application form Part – I and note down the registration number.
  2. Upload Scanned Images of photograph and signature in the online application form Part – II
  3. Make payment of fee through Debit / Credit Card or download Challan for payment in the designated accounts of Syndicate Bank / e-Post Office.
  4. Fill in the Online Application Form Part – III furnishing the details of fee deposited.
  5. Take print out of Confirmation page(s) and Computer generated Address Slip Application form Part – IV and send to CBSE along with original CBSE copy of proof of fee deposited through Challan, ( If fee deposited through Challan mode ).
• Open the first link, follow the instructions carefully and submit the information. At the end of this page, two links “Next” and “Reset” are given. If you are satisfied that filled in information is correct then Click “Next” otherwise “Reset”. After opening “Next”, information submitted can be checked and if information is correct, go for “Final Submit” otherwise go for “Back”.
• After Final Submission of data, program will automatically take you to second link for uploading images of photograph and signature in JPG format only.

After Final Submission of data, program will automatically take you to third link for payment of fees.

• Follow the instructions and submit the fee. After successful submission of fee, program will take you to fourth link to take print out of the Confirmation Page.
• The Candidate particulars can be edited till the payment of fees by Debit / Credit Card has not been made or the challan is not downloaded. Once the payment of fee has been made / challan downloaded candidate particulars cannot be edited at this stage. Thereafter corrections can be made only during the period in which online corrections will be allowed as per the given schedule of CTET February, 2014.
• Follow the instructions to take the print out of Confirmation Page and Address Slip of the CBSE to be pasted on Envelope size ( 12” x 9” ) for sending the complete application form to the CBSE. Kindly ensure that at least three copies of the Confirmation Page and one copy of the Address Slip may be got printed. Two copies of the Confirmation page may be kept safely by the candidate for any future need. One copy of the Confirmation Page may be completed as per instructions for sending to the Board. The photocopy of this Confirmation Page along with the proof of fee paid and the original receipt issued by the Post Office may also be kept safely by the candidate.
• All the four links for online submission of application form, uploading of images, payment of fee and to take print out of confirmation page can also be used separately.
• Facility of submission of application form, payment of fee and printing of the Computer Generated Confirmation Page would be ceased at 02.00 P.M. on the last day of each slot. Hence, candidates are required to complete the process within the prescribed duration.

CTET 2014 Admit Card

1. The candidates may download their admit cards from CTET website from 09th January, 2014 onwards and appear for the examination at the given Centre. In case of any discrepancy in the particulars of the candidate or his photograph and signatures shown in the admit card and Confirmation Page the candidate may immediately contact CTET for necessary correction.

2. In case the application of the candidate is not shown as received on CTET website www.ctet.nic.in by 18th December, 2013, the candidate should approach the Assistant Secretary, CTET Unit, CBSE between 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. from 20th December, 2013 to 03rd January, 2014 giving details of the Post Office, Date of Dispatch, Original Receipt of Postal Dispatch, Photostat Copy of the Confirmation Page and Candidate Copy of Challan if fees paid through Challan, one photograph ( As pasted on the Confirmation Page ).

CTET 2014 Important Dates

CTET Exam Pattern 2014

CTET 2014 Exam Pattern

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.

• Paper I will be for a person who intents to be a teacher for classes I to V.
• 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 ).

Paper I ( for classes I to V ) Primary Stage : Duration of examination – Two and – a – half hours Structure and Content ( All Compulsory ) :

Nature and standard of questions :

1. The test items on 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.

2. The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction. The Test items in language II 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.

3. The Test items in 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 / CBSE.

4. The questions in the test for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT / CBSE for classes I – V but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Secondary stage.

Paper II ( For classes VI to VIII ) Elementary Stage : Duration of examination – Two – and – a – half hours Structure and Content ( All Compulsory )

Nature and standard of questions :

1. The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group of 11 – 14 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

2. The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction. The Test items in language II 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.

3. The Test items in Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies / Social Science will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science will of 30 marks each. The test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes VI – VIII by the NCERT / CBSE.

4. The questions in the test for Paper II will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT / CBSE for classes VI – VIII but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Secondary stage.

Language of the Question Paper :

The medium of question paper shall be either English or Hindi.

CTET 2014 Exam Schedule

The Schedule of CTET FEB 2014 Examination has been Changed from the Earlier CTET Examinations.

The Paper – II Will now be held in the Morning Session and Paper – I in the Evening Session as Given below :

CTET 2014 Exam Center

CTET Syllabus 2014

CTET 2014 Syllabus

Paper I ( for classes I to V ) Primary Stage :

I. Child Development and Pedagogy – 30 Questions.

a) Child Development ( Primary School Child ) – 15 Questions.

• Concept of development and its relationship with learning.
• Principles of the development of children.
• Influence of Heredity & Environment.
• Socialization processes : Social world & children ( Teacher, Parents, Peers ).
• Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky : constructs and critical perspectives.
• Concepts of child – centered and progressive education.
• Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence.
• Multi Dimensional Intelligence.
• Language & Thought.
• Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender – bias and educational practice.
• Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.
• Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School – Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation : perspective and practice.
• Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement.

b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs – 5 Questions.

• Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived.
• Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc.
• Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners.

c) Learning and Pedagogy – 10 Questions.

• How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance.
• Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
• Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’.
• Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
• Cognition & Emotions.
• Motivation and learning.
• Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental.

II. Language I – 30 Questions.

a) Language Comprehension – 15 Questions.

Reading unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability ( Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive )

b) Pedagogy of Language Development – 15 Questions

• Learning and acquisition.
• Principles of language Teaching.
• Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool.
• Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form.
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders.
• Language Skills.
• Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing.
• Teaching – learning materials: Textbook, multi – media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom.
• Remedial Teaching.

III. Language II – 30 Questions

a) Comprehension – 15 Questions

Two unseen prose passages ( discursive or literary or narrative or scientific ) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability.

b) Pedagogy of Language Development – 15 Questions

• Learning and acquisition.
• Principles of language Teaching.
• Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool.
• Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form.
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders.
• Language Skills.
• Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing.
• Teaching – learning materials: Textbook, multi – media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom.
• Remedial Teaching.

IV. Mathematics – 30 Questions

a) Content – 15 Questions

• Geometry
• Shapes & Spatial Understanding
• Solids around Us
• Numbers
• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Measurement
• Weight
• Time
• Volume
• Data Handling
• Patterns
• Money

b) Pedagogical issues – 15 Questions

• 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.

V. Environmental Studies – 30 Questions

a) Content – 15 Questions

I. Family and Friends :

•  Relationships
•  Work and Play
•  Animals
•  Plants

II. Food
III. Shelter
IV. Water
V. Travel
VI. Things We Make and Do

b) Pedagogical Issues – 15 Questions

• 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.

Paper II ( for classes VI to VIII ) Elementary Stage :

I. Child Development and Pedagogy – 30 Questions
a) Child Development ( Elementary School Child ) – 15 Questions

• Concept of development and its relationship with learning.
• Principles of the development of children.
• Influence of Heredity & Environment.
• Socialization processes: Social world & children ( Teacher, Parents, Peers ).
• Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky : constructs and critical perspectives.
• Concepts of child – centered and progressive education.
• Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence.
• Multi Dimensional Intelligence.
• Language & Thought.
• Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational practice.
• Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.
• Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice.
• Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement.

b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs – 5 Questions

• Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived
• Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties,‘impairment’ etc.
• Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

c) Learning and Pedagogy - 10 Questions

• How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance.
• Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
•  Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’
•  Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding
• children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
•  Cognition & Emotions
•  Motivation and learning
•  Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental

II. Language I – 30 Questions
a) Language Comprehension – 15 Questions

• Reading unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability ( Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive )

b) Pedagogy of Language Development -  15 Questions

•  Learning and acquisition
•  Principles of language Teaching
• Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool
• Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders
•  Language Skills
•  Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency : speaking, listening, reading and writing
• Teaching – learning materials: Textbook, multi – media materials,  multilingual resource of the classroom
• Remedial Teaching

III. Language – II 30 Questions
a) Comprehension – 15 Questions

Two unseen prose passages ( discursive or literary or narrative or scientific ) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability )

b) Pedagogy of Language Development - 15 Questions

• Learning and acquisition
•  Principles of language Teaching
•  Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool
•  Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
•  Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders
•  Language Skills
•  Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing
•  Teaching – learning materials: Textbook, multi – media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
• Remedial Teaching

IV. (A) Mathematics and Science – 60 Questions

(i) Mathematics - 30 Questions
a) Content - 20 Questions

Number System

• Knowing our Numbers
•  Playing with Numbers
•  Whole Numbers
•  Negative Numbers and Integers
•  Fractions

Algebra

•  Introduction to Algebra
•  Ratio and Proportion

Geometry

• Basic geometrical ideas ( 2 – D )
•  Understanding Elementary Shapes ( 2 – D and 3 – D )
•  Symmetry : ( reflection )
•  Construction ( using Straight edge Scale, protractor, compasses )
• Mensuration
•  Data handling

b) Pedagogical issues – 10 Questions

•  Nature of Mathematics / Logical thinking
•  Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
•  Language of Mathematics
•  Community Mathematics
•  Evaluation
•  Remedial Teaching
•  Problem of Teaching

(ii) Science – 30 Questions
a) Content  – 20 Questions

I. Food

•  Sources of food
•  Components of food
•  Cleaning food

II. Materials

• Materials of daily use

III. The World of the Living
IV. Moving Things People and Ideas
V. How things work

• Electric current and circuits
•  Magnets

VI. Natural Phenomena
VII. Natural Resources

b) Pedagogical issues – 10 Questions

• Nature & Structure of Sciences
•  Natural Science / Aims & objectives
•  Understanding & Appreciating Science
• Approaches / Integrated Approach
•  Observation / Experiment / Discovery ( Method of Science )
•  Innovation
•  Text Material / Aids
•  Evaluation – cognitive / psychomotor  / affective
•  Problems
• Remedial Teaching

V. Social Studies / Social Sciences - 60 Questions
a) Content – 40 Questions

I. History

•  When, Where and How
•  The Earliest Societies
•  The First Farmers and Herders
• The First Cities
•  Early States
•  New Ideas
•  The First Empire
•  Contacts with Distant lands
•  Political Developments
•  Culture and Science
•  New Kings and Kingdoms
•  Sultans of Delhi
•  Architecture
•  Creation of an Empire
•  Social Change
•  Regional Cultures
• The Establishment of Company Power
•  Rural Life and Society
•  Colonialism and Tribal Societies
•  The Revolt of 1857-58
•  Women and reform
•  Challenging the Caste System
•  The Nationalist Movement
•  India After Independence

II. Geography

• Geography as a social study and as a science
• Planet : Earth in the solar system
•  Globe
•  Environment in its totality: natural and human environment
• Air
•  Water
•  Human Environment: settlement, transport and communication
•  Resources : Types – Natural and Human
•  Agriculture

III. Social and Political Life

• Diversity
•  Government
• Local Government
•  Making a Living
•  Democracy
•  State Government
•  Understanding Media
•  Unpacking Gender
•  The Constitution
•  Parliamentary Government
•  The Judiciary
•  Social Justice and the Marginalised

b) Pedagogical issues – 20 Questions

• Concept & Nature of Social Science / Social Studies
• Class Room Processes, activities and discourse
•  Developing Critical thinking
•  Enquiry / Empirical Evidence
•  Problems of teaching Social Science / Social Studies
•  Sources – Primary & Secondary
•  Projects Work
•  Evaluation

Note : For Detailed syllabus of classes I-VIII, please refer to NCERT syllabus and textbooks.