CTET– SEPTEMBER, 2026
7. STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF CTET
All questions in CTET will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), with four alternatives out of which
one answer will be most appropriate. Each carrying one mark and there will be no negative marking.
There will be two papers of CTET.
(i) Paper I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V.
(ii) Paper II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.
Note: A person who intends 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 I)
(i) Child Development and Pedagogy (compu lso ry) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(ii) Mathemat ics (compu lsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(iii) E nv iron me n tal Studies (compu lsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(iv) Language I (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(v) Language II (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
Total 150 MCQs 150 Marks
Nature and standard of questions:
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.
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.
Opt two languages in which you wish to appear for CTET: List of languages and code are as follows:
Language Code No. Language Code Language Code No. Language Code No.
No.
English 01 Khasi 08 Punjabi 15 Dogri 22
Hindi 02 Malayalam 09 Sanskrit 16 Kashmiri 23
Assamese 03 Manipuri 10 Tamil 17 Konkani 24
Bengali 04 Marathi 11 Telugu 18 Maithili 25
Garo 05 Mizo 12 Tibetan 19 Santhali 26
Gujarati 06 Nepali 13 Urdu 20 Sindhi 27
Kannada 07 Odia 14 Bodo 21
The Test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem
solving abilities and pedagogical understanding and applications 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 in the test for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the
NCERT for classes I - V but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the
Secondary stage.
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Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage: Duration of examination-Two-and-a-half hours
Structure and Content (All Compulsory): (Appendix I)
(i) Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(ii) Mathematics and Science 60 MCQs 60 Marks
(for Mathematics and Science teacher)
OR
(iii) Social Studies/Social Science 60 MCQs 60 Marks
(for Social Studies/Social Science teacher)
(iv) Language I (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
(v) Language II (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
*For any other teacher-either (ii) or (iii)
Total 150 MCQs 150 Marks
Nature and standard of questions:
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.
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.
Opt two languages in which you wish to appear for CTET : List of languages and code are as
follows:
Language Code No. Language Code Language Code No. Language Code No.
No.
English 01 Khasi 08 Punjabi 15 Dogri 22
Hindi 02 Malayalam 09 Sanskrit 16 Kashmiri 23
Assamese 03 Manipuri 10 Tamil 17 Konkani 24
Bengali 04 Marathi 11 Telugu 18 Maithili 25
Garo 05 Mizo 12 Tibetan 19 Santhali 26
Gujarati 06 Nepali 13 Urdu 20 Sindhi 27
Kannada 07 Odia 14 Bodo 21
The Test items in Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies/Social Science will focus on the
concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding and applications of the
subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science will be 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-Vlll by the NCERT.
The questions in the test for Paper II will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the
NCERT for classes VI-VIII but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the
Senior Secondary stage.
8. LANGUAGE OF THE QUESTION PAPER;
Main question paper shall be Bilingual (Hindi/English).
9. QUALIFYING MARKS AND AWARD OF CTET CERTIFICATE
As per NCTE Notification No.76-4/2010/NCTE/Acad dated 11.02.2011: A person who scores 60% or
more in the TET exam will be considered as TET pass.
(a) School managements (Government, local bodies, government aided and unaided) may consider
giving concessions to person belonging to SC/ST, OBC, differently abled persons, etc., in
accordance with their extant reservation policy.
(b) Should give weightage to the CTET scores in the recruitment process however, qualifying the
CTET would not confer a right on any person for recruitment/employment as it is only one of the
eligibility criteria for appointment.
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