Child Development & Pedagogy
1
Child Development
- Concept of development and its relationship with learning
- Principles of child development — Piaget, Vygotsky, Kohlberg
- Influence of heredity and environment
- Socialization process — social world and children
- Critical perspective on development
- Gender as a social construct, gender roles
2
Concept of Inclusive Education
- Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds
- Learning difficulties and challenges
- Education of talented and creative children
- Addressing disadvantaged and deprived children
3
Learning and Pedagogy
- How children think and learn — motivation and learning
- Basic processes of teaching and learning
- Factors contributing to learning — personal and environmental
- Alternative conceptions of learning, misconceptions
- Cognition and emotions — CCE, multi-dimensional intelligence
- Critical thinking and problem solving
Language I (Hindi / Regional)
1
Language Comprehension
- Reading unseen passages — prose and poetry
- Questions on comprehension, inference, grammar, verbal ability
2
Pedagogy of Language Development
- Learning and acquisition of language
- Principles of language teaching
- Role of listening and speaking, function of language
- Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom
- Language skills — reading, writing, listening, speaking
- Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency
- Remedial teaching
Language II (English / Other)
1
Comprehension
- Two unseen prose passages — discursive, literary, narrative
- Questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
2
Pedagogy of Language Development
- Learning and acquisition
- Principles of language teaching and its role
- Critical perspective on grammar
- Challenges in language teaching — multilingual classroom
- Language skills — teaching and evaluation
Mathematics
1
Content
- Geometry — shapes and spatial understanding
- Solids around us, numbers and operations
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- Fractions — proper, improper, mixed numbers
- Money, measurement — length, weight, capacity
- Time, data handling, patterns
2
Pedagogical Issues
- Nature of Mathematics / Logical thinking
- Place of Mathematics in curriculum
- Language of Mathematics, community mathematics
- Evaluation through formal and informal methods
- Problems of teaching, error analysis and remediation
- Diagnostic and remedial teaching
Environmental Studies (EVS)
1
Content
- Family and Friends — relationships, work, animals, plants
- Food — sources, components, cleaning food
- Shelter — types of houses, rural and urban homes
- Water — sources, uses, purification
- Travel — means of transport, effect on environment
- Things we make and do — materials, crafts, games
2
Pedagogical Issues
- Concept and scope of EVS, significance
- Environmental studies and environmental education
- Learning principles, scope and relation to Science and Social Science
- Approaches, activities, experimentation, practical work
- Discussion, CCE, teaching material and problems
📌 Note: CTET Paper I syllabus is as per CBSE official notification. Always verify at ctet.nic.in before the exam.
Child Development & Pedagogy
1
Child Development (Elementary Stage)
- Concepts of development — cognitive, social, emotional
- Adolescent development — physical, cognitive, emotional changes
- Socialization processes, peer interaction
- Gender issues in development
2
Inclusive Education and Special Needs
- Identifying and addressing disadvantaged children
- Learning difficulties, ADHD, gifted children
- Creative teaching strategies for diverse learners
3
Learning and Pedagogy
- Constructivist approach to learning
- Critical thinking, reflective thinking, problem-solving
- Motivation and learning — intrinsic vs extrinsic
- Assessment — formative and summative, CCE
Language I
1
Language Comprehension & Pedagogy
- Unseen reading passages — comprehension and grammar
- Language acquisition and learning theories
- Role of grammar in language learning
- Language teaching approaches and methods
- Multilingual classroom challenges
Language II
1
Comprehension & Pedagogy
- Two unseen passages with comprehension questions
- Grammar and verbal ability
- Language teaching and evaluation methods
Mathematics & Science
1
Mathematics Content
- Number system — rational numbers, integers, surds
- Algebra — algebraic expressions, equations, polynomials
- Geometry — lines, angles, triangles, circles, coordinate geometry
- Mensuration — area, volume, surface area
- Statistics — data handling, probability basics
2
Science Content
- Food — components, sources, deficiency diseases
- Materials — metals, non-metals, acids, bases, salts
- Living world — cell structure, microorganisms, plants, animals
- Moving things — force, friction, pressure, sound, electricity
- Natural phenomena — weather, light, stars, solar system
- Natural resources — air, water, soil, pollution
Social Studies / Social Sciences
1
History
- When, where and how — sources of history
- Early civilisations, Vedic period, Jainism and Buddhism
- Medieval India — Sultanate, Mughals, Bhakti movement
- Modern India — British rule, 1857 revolt, social reforms, freedom movement
- Indian Constitution, post-independence India
2
Geography
- Earth — inside the earth, rocks and minerals
- Natural resources — land, soil, water, forests, wildlife
- Climate, natural vegetation, human environment
- Agriculture, industries, transport, communication
3
Political Science & Economics
- Democracy, government — local, state, central
- Constitution of India — fundamental rights, duties
- Social justice, equality, gender issues
- Understanding markets, poverty, livelihood
📌 Note: Paper II candidates must choose either Maths & Science OR Social Studies. Syllabus as per CBSE CTET 2026 guidelines. Verify at ctet.nic.in.