CTET · Syllabus
CTET Syllabus 2026 — every subject & topic
CTET syllabus: 5 subjects (Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics, Environmental Studies) and 103 topics. CTET Paper I: 150 questions, 150 marks, 150 minutes, no negative marking (CBSE notice, read 29 Sept 2026). Official syllabus and notification: ctet.nic.in.
The complete Central Teacher Eligibility Test syllabus: 5 subjects, 103 topics. 11 topics below link to free study notes. Practise by topic in a topic-wise mock →
CTET Paper I exam pattern
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| Language I | 30 | 30 |
| Language II | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Time: 150 minutes · Negative marking: none · Language: bilingual (Hindi/English); Language I and II in the two languages the candidate chooses · Source: CBSE notice, read 29 Sept 2026 (Para 7, Structure and Content of CTET, printed Page 3 (PDF page 9), the document prints no date).
Exam pattern last checked 29 Sept 2026 (IST).
Check the official syllabus / notification — Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) ↗
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- Child Development (Primary School Child) →
Concept of Development & Relationship with Learning · Principles of Development of Children · Influence of Heredity and Environment · Socialisation Processes · Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky · Concepts of Child-centred and Progressive Education · Critical Perspective on Construct of Intelligence · Multi-Dimensional Intelligence · Language and Thought · Gender as a Social Construct · Individual Differences among Learners · Distinction between Assessment for Learning and Assessment of Learning · School-based Assessment & Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation · Formulating Appropriate Questions
- Concept of Inclusive Education and Understanding Children with Special Needs →
Addressing Learners from Diverse Backgrounds · Addressing Learners with Difficulties / Disabilities / Impairment · Addressing the Talented, Creative & Specially-abled Learners
- Learning and Pedagogy →
How Children Think and Learn · Basic Processes of Teaching and Learning · Child as a Problem Solver and Scientific Investigator · Alternative Conceptions of Learning · Cognition and Emotion · Motivation and Learning · Factors Contributing to Learning – Personal & Environmental
Language I
- Language Comprehension →
Unseen Prose / Drama Passage · Unseen Poem · Grammar and Verbal Ability
- Pedagogy of Language Development →
Learning and Acquisition · Principles of Language Teaching · Role of Listening and Speaking · Critical Perspective on the Role of Grammar · Challenges of Teaching in a Diverse Classroom · Language Skills · Evaluating Language Comprehension and Proficiency · Teaching-Learning Materials · Remedial Teaching
Language II
- Comprehension →
Unseen Passage – Discursive / Literary · Unseen Passage – Narrative / Scientific · Grammar and Verbal Ability
- Pedagogy of Language Development →
Learning and Acquisition · Principles of Second-Language Teaching · Role of Listening and Speaking · Role of Grammar in Learning a Language · Challenges of Teaching Language in a Diverse Classroom · Language Skills (LSRW) · Evaluating Language Comprehension and Proficiency · Teaching-Learning Materials · Remedial Teaching
Mathematics
- Content →
Geometry · Shapes and Spatial Understanding · Solids around Us · Numbers · Addition and Subtraction · Multiplication · Division · Measurement · Weight · Time · Volume / Capacity · Data Handling · Patterns · Money · Fractions
- 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 · Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching
Environmental Studies
- Content →
Family and Friends · Relationships · Work and Play · Animals and Plants · Food · Shelter · Water · Travel · Things We Make and Do
- Pedagogical Issues →
Concept and Scope of EVS · Significance of EVS / Integrated EVS · Environmental Studies & Environmental Education · Learning Principles · Scope and Relation to Science and Social Science · Approaches of Presenting Concepts · Activities · Experimentation / Practical Work · Discussion · CCE in EVS · Teaching Material / Aids · Problems of Teaching EVS
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