CTET Paper 2 Syllabus 2024: PDF Download

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CTET Paper 2 Exam Pattern 2024

If you are looking for a teaching job vacancy for classes 6 to 8th, then you must have qualified CTET paper 12 at least 60% marks. CTET paper 2 is based on objective questions which contains total 150 questions. Each question carries one mark and hence the total number of marks are 150.
This paper is divided in 4 sections:

1. Child Development and Pedagogy
2. Mathematics and Science OR Social Studies
3. Language I
4. Language-II

First, Third and Fourth section contains 30 questions each. Section 2 contains 60 questions. As you know, one question is equivalent to one mark, so it's very important to study all the above sections carefully to get the highest mark in the seated paper 1 exam.




First section is common for all the aspirants. Section 2 is optional between mathematics and science group and Social studies group students. Section 3 and 4 are different for the aspirants based on language chosen for language I and language II while feeling the application form.

CTET Paper 2 Syllabus 2024

The tentative syllabus for CTET paper 2 is given below for each of the five sections.

I. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions

The first section child development and pedagogy contains 30 questions. These questions are formed from three different aspects of CDP. The three aspects are given below:

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 back grounds 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 solve rand 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. Mathematics and Science 60 Questions

The second section is mathematics and science. There are 30 questions from mathematics and 30 questions from science in this section. This section is also contains the questions from following topics:

(i) Mathematics 30 Questions
Mathematics contain 20 questions from number system, algebra, geometry, mensuration, data handling and 10 question from pedagogical issues in mathematics.

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-Dand3-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
Mathematics contain 20 questions from contents and 10 question from pedagogical issues in science.
(a) Content 20 Questions
Food

• Sources of food
• Components of food
• Cleaning food

Materials

• Materials of daily use

The World of the Living

Moving Things People and Ideas
How things work 

• Electric current and circuits
• Magnets 

Natural Phenomena
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/psycho-motor/affective
• Problems
• Remedial Teaching

II. Social Studies/Social Sciences 60 Questions

Social Studies contains 40 questions from history, geography social and political life and 20 questions from pedagogical issues.

a) Content 40 Questions

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

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

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

II. 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

IV. Language I 30 Questions

Language I contains total 30 questions. There are 15 question from comprehensions and other 15 questions are from pedagogy.

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)

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, multi lingual resource of the classroom
• Remedial Teaching

V. Language-II 30 Questions

Language-II also contains total 30 questions. There are 15 question from comprehensions and other 15 questions are from pedagogy.

Comprehension 15 Questions
Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability

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, multi lingual resource of the classroom
• Remedial Teaching

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FAQS

1. What subjects are included in the CTET Paper 2 syllabus?
CTET Paper 2 covers five subjects: Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics and Science, Social Studies.


2. How many questions are asked from each section in CTET Paper 2?
Each section in CTET Paper 2 contains 30 questions, only section 2 contains 60 questions totaling 150 questions across five sections.


3. What is the difficulty level of the questions in CTET Paper 2?
The questions in CTET Paper 2 are designed for a primary-level audience, covering concepts and methodologies relevant to classes VI-VIII. The difficulty level is considered moderate, focusing on basic concepts and teaching practices.


4. Is there negative marking for incorrect answers in CTET Paper 2?
No, there is no negative marking in CTET Paper 2. Each correct answer awards 1 mark, and candidates are encouraged to attempt all questions.