CTET Level 2 Syllabus PDF 2024 Paper-II & Exam Pattern

CTET Level 2 Syllabus Pdf 2024: The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2024 is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for the recruitment of teachers in central government schools. To prepare for the CTET exam it is necessary to know about the CTET exam pattern and syllabus.

Mainly CTET exam consists of 2 papers, Paper I and Paper II. The syllabus for both papers is decided by the Central Board of Secondary Education. According to the notification 2023 issued by CBSE, this time’s exam pattern and syllabus are explained in detail below in this post.

CTET Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2023

According to the CTET syllabus 2024 has been divided into two papers: Level 1 for classes 1st to 5th and Level 2 for classes 6th to 8th. The syllabus is based on the prescribed syllabus of NCERT, but the difficulty level and standard of the questions could be up to the secondary or senior secondary stage, respectively.

The CTET syllabus 2024 for Paper 1 includes Child Development & Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics, and Environmental Studies. CTET syllabus 2024 for Paper 2 includes Child Development & Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics and Science or Social Studies.

The CTET exam 2024 will be conducted offline and will consist of 150 objective-type questions with a total of 150 marks for each paper. The duration of the exam is 150 minutes.

You can download the CTET syllabus 2024 in PDF format from the official website of CTET or the links provided by us. You can also take mock tests and practice previous the year’s papers to prepare for the CTET exam 2024.

CTET Syllabus 2023 Overview

Organisation	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Name of Examination	CTET 2023 Exam
Exam Date	21st January 2024 (Sunday)
Maximum Marks	150 marks
Mode of Exam	Offline (OMR Based)
Marking Scheme	1 mark for each correct answer
Negative Marking	No negative marking for wrong answers

CTET Syllabus 2024 for Paper II

Subjects/ Topics	Questions	Marks
I. Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30
II. Language I (compulsory)	30	30
III. Language II (compulsory)	30	30
IV. A. Mathematics & Science or  B. Social Studies & Social Science	30 + 30	60
	60	60

CTET Paper 2 Syllabus 2024 (For Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage

I. Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus- 30 Questions

a) Child Development (Elementary School Child) – 15 Questions

• Concept of development and its relationship with learning
• Aspects of learning (Teaching- learning materials)
• 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.
• The 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 support 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 Learner

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

CTET Paper 2 Syllabus for Language I

a) Language Comprehension – 15 Question

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
• A 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 resources of the classroom
• Remedial Teaching

Language II Syllabus- 30 Questions

a) Comprehension – 15 Questions

Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with the question of 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
• A 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

CTET Syllabus 2023 For Math and Science – 60 Questions

The candidates can check the topics to be covered in Mathematics and Science section. The questions of Maths should be attempted with tricks and accuracy. There will be 30 questions from Maths and 30 from Science subject.

(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 Syllabus- 60 Questions

In this subject, the topics are divided into two parts: One includes History, Geography, Social & Political Life and the Second one includes Pedagogical issues. The ratio of questions will be 40:20 respectively.

I. History

A strong catch on historical events, days, and dates to score good marks in this section. The questions will be asked from the below topics

• 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

Though it is difficult for anyone to understand the complete geography of India unless they go deep into it. However, CBSE has included a Geography subject for CTET Paper-II but no worries, you have to prepare only for a few topics that have been provided below.

Geography as a social study and as a science

1. Planet: Earth in the solar system
2. Globe
3. Environment in its totality: natural and human environment
4. Air
5. Water
6. Human Environment: settlement, transport and communication
7. Resources: Types-Natural and Human
8. Agriculture

III. Social and Political Life

This section will test the candidate’s knowledge about its surroundings and the topics that a candidate must be knowledgeable about has been listed below.

1. Diversity
2. Government
3. Local Government
4. Making a Living
5. Democracy
6. State Government
7. Understanding Media
8. Unpacking Gender
9. The Constitution
10. Parliamentary Government
11. The Judiciary
12. Social Justice and the Marginalised

b) Pedagogical issues

There will be 20 questions from this section and the motive of this section will be to understand the candidate’s intelligence and presence of mind for Pedagogical issues. The topics that will be covered in this section are mentioned below:

• 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

Also Check

CTET Previous Years Questions Paper	Click here
CTET Syallabus Level-I	Click here
CTET Syllabus Level -II	Click here

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