Central Teacher Eligibility Test – CTET February 2015

CTET 2015

CTET 2015 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 ) 2015.

CTET Entrance Exam Date 2015

CTET 2015 Eligibility

The following persons are eligible for appearing in the CTET.

1. Minimum 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 ) or 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, before the declaration of CTET result.
6. The candidate not having any of the above qualification shall not be eligible for appearing in Central Teacher Eligibility Test.
7. The candidate should satisfy his / her eligibility before applying and shall be personally responsible in case he / she is not eligible to apply as per the given eligibility criteria. It is to be noted that if a candidate has been allowed to appear in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test it does not imply that the candidate’s eligibility has been verified. It does not vest any right with the candidate for appointment. The eligibility shall be finally verified, by the concerned recruiting agency / appointing authority.

CTET 2015 Examination Fee

Category	Only Paper - I or II	Both Paper - I & II
General / OBC	600/-	1000/-
SC / ST / Differently Abled Person	300/-	500/-

CTET Application Form 2015

Mode of Submission of CTET 2015 Application Form

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

Before submission of application form, make the following preparations :

Candidate should have a scanned image of his / her latest photograph and signature in JPG format only, for uploading while submitting his / her online application.

A copy of his / her Secondary Education Board Class Xth Certificate.

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 or Canara Bank through their respective challan by downloading the Challan Form from the CTET website www.ctet.nic.inafter completing Part-II of the Registration.
  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 offline mode, choose the Bank for depositing the Fee through Challan downloaded from website www.ctet.nic.in after completing Part-II of Registration.
  3. Once the payment has been confirmed by the Bank / CBSE, a confirmation page will be generated.
  4. The candidates are Not required to send hard copy of confirmation page to CTET unit. However, the candidates are advised to retain the hard copy of the application i.e. confirmation page, challan if fees is paid by Challan, foe future reference.

Method of Submission of CTET 2015 Online Application Form

• Log on to website website www.ctet.nic.in.
• Go to the link “Apply Online” 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 online 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 or Canara Bank.
  4. Take the print out of Confirmation page for completing Part-IV and keep it for your future reference along with challan, ( if fee paid through Challan mode ). The candidates are advised not to send hard copy of the application / confirmation page to CTET Unit.
• 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 candidates particulars entered can be edited till the payment of fees has not been made. The candidate’s particulars cannot be changed / edited once the examination fees have been submitted. Thereafter corrections in the particulars can be made during the period online corrections will be permitted from 16th January, 2015 to 23rd January, 2015.
• No change will be accepted through offline mode i.e. through fax / application or by email etc. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained.
• All the four links for online submission of application form, uploading of images, payment of fee, updation of fees details and to take print out of confirmation page can also be used separately.

CTET 2015 Admit Card

1. The candidates may download their admit cards from CTET website from 2nd February, 2015 onwards and appear for the examination at the given Centre. In case of any discrepancy in the particulars of the candidate or his / her photograph and signatures shown in the admit card and Confirmation Page the candidate may immediately contact CTET for necessary correction.

2. In case the name and particulars of the candidate is not shown in the final list of candidates on CTET website www.ctet.nic.in on 16th January, 2015, the candidate should approach the Assistant Secretary, CTET Unit, CBSE between 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. from 16th January, 2015 to 23rd January, 2015 giving proof of the of the payment of fees either through Bank Challan or through Credit / Debit Card for considering his / her candidature for CTET February 2015 examination.

3. The candidates shall report at the Examination Centre 45 minutes before the commencement of the examination. A candidate who reports at the examination center after the commencement of the examination shall not be permitted to sit in the examination. The candidates are advised to read the instructions on the admit card carefully and follow them during the conduct of the examination.

CTET 2015 Important Dates

CTET Exam Pattern 2015

CTET 2015 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 ) : ( Appendix 1 )

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 ) : ( Appendix 1 )

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 Senior Secondary stage.

Language of the Question Paper :

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

CTET 2015 Exam Schedule

The Schedule of CTET 22nd February, 20152015 Examination is as given below.

The Paper – II will now be held in the morning session and Paper – I in the evening session as given below :

CTET 2015 Exam Center

CTET Syllabus 2015

CTET 2015 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.