TET 2023: CTET and State TET Eligibility, Syllabus, Notification, Exam Dates & Results

Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is an exam conducted by the central government and State government of India. Almost every year this exam is conducted by the Central government and respective state governments of India. It is a qualifying exam to become a teacher in the government schools of India. CTET means Central TET conducted by the Central government of India to recruit teachers in the different schools of the Central Government like KVS, Navadaya, etc. 

State TET is conducted by all the states’ governments to recruit teachers in the government schools of the respective states.

These exams are like UP TET, Bihar TET, Andhra Pradesh TET, and WB TET. 

Educational Qualification for CTET and State TET

CTET and state government TET are conducted every year as per the rules of the National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE). This exam is conducted to recruit teachers for the classes 1st to 8th of government schools. Central government organizes two papers for CTET. Paper 1 is for the primary level and paper 2 is for the elementary level.

The eligibility criteria to appear for CTET or State TET exam are the following…

CTET/State TET Educational qualification for (Classes 1 to 5): Primary Level

Candidates must have cleared or still pursuing the final year of 2 years Diploma in Elementary Education (with minimum 50% marks) from a recognized University/Institution.

OR

Applicants must have cleared or still pursuing the final year of 2 years Diploma in Elementary Education (with a minimum of 45% marks) in accordance with the NCTE, Regulations, 2002.

OR

Aspirants must have cleared or still pursuing the final year of 4 years of Bachelors’ Degree of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) from a recognized University/Institution (with at least 50% marks).

OR

Candidates must have cleared or still pursuing the final year of 2 years Diploma in Special Education(with at least 50% marks) from a recognized University/Institution.

OR

Candidates must have cleared the Graduation (with at least 50% marks) and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) from a recognized University/Institution.

CTET Educational qualification (Classes 6 to 8): Elementary Level or Upper Primary

Candidates must have cleared the Graduation and also must have cleared or still pursuing the final year of 2 years Diploma in Elementary Education from a recognized University/Institution.

OR

Candidates must have cleared the Graduation (with minimum 50% marks) and passed or appearing in the first year of Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) from a recognized University/Institution.

OR

Candidates must have cleared the Graduation (with a minimum of 45% marks) and passed or appearing in 1 year of Bachelors Degree in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE Regulations in Education (B.Ed).

OR

Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and Candidates must have cleared the Graduation of 4- year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed).

OR

Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and Candidates must have cleared the Graduation of 4- year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed.

OR

Graduation with at least 50% marks and Candidates must have cleared or appeared in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education).

OR

Candidates must have cleared the Graduation in B.Ed. Programs recognized by the NCTE are eligible to appear in TET/CTET.

***New Addition to Educational Qualification

According to the revised CBSE CTET Eligibility Criteria, aspirants who have completed post-graduation (in any discipline) with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade along with a 3-year integrated B.Ed – M.Ed can appear for CTET Exam Paper 1 and Paper 2.

CTET State TET Age Limit

The age limit of the candidates must be as follows..

• Minimum Age- 17 years.
• Maximum Age- No limit.

CTET & State TET Exam Pattern For Primary Level (Class I to V)

The exam pattern of CTET and State TET is the same. This is a qualifying exam. There are 150 questions. Qualifying marks of this exam are 60% for general and 55% for reserved category candidates. 

Subject	Number
Child Development and Pedagogy	30
Language I (English)	30
Language II (Regional Language)	30
Mathematics	30
Environmental Science	30
Total	150

Time: 150 minutes

Question Type: MCQ

There is no negative marking.

Each question carries one mark.

CTET & State TET Exam Pattern For Elementary Level (Class VI to VII)

The exam pattern of CTET and State TET is the same. This is a qualifying exam. There are 150 questions. Qualifying marks of this exam are 60% for general and 55% for reserved category candidates. 

Subject	Number
Child Development and Pedagogy	30
Language I (English)	30
Language II (Regional Language)	30
***Mathematics and Science (For mathematics/ science teacher) OR	60
***Social Science/ Social Studies (For Social Science/ Social Studies teacher)	60
Total	150

*** Anyone between Mathematics or Social Science

Time: 150 minutes

Question Type: MCQ

There is no negative marking.

Each question carries one mark.

Qualifying Marks for CTET and State TET

There is no cut-off. There are only qualifying marks fixed to clear this exam. If any candidate gets the qualifying marks, he or she is eligible for the next step. It may be the main exam or interview. Some states take the main exam and some states take interviews for the selection.

Qualifying marks out of 150

Category	Qualifying Marks
General	90
Reserved Category	82

Validity of CTET and State TET Certificate

The validity of the CTET or State TET certificate is a lifetime. If a candidate qualifies for this exam, he can appear for the main exam or interview every year. He or she does not need to qualify CTET or the state TET exam again. 

State Wise TET 2023

The following states conduct the TET exam almost every year as per the rules of the National Council For Teacher Education (NCTE). We will publish different information and news regarding the TET exam about all these state government TET exam notifications, Admit cards, results, etc. So, please visit this website regularly to get updates on CTET and State TET exam 2023-2024.

• Andhra Pradesh TET (AP TET)

• Arunachal Pradesh TET

• Assam TET

• Assam Madrassa TET

• Bihar TET

• Central TET

• Chandigarh TET

• Chhattisgarh TET

• Delhi TET

• Goa TET

• Gujarat TET

• Haryana TET

• Himachal Pradesh TET

• Jammu Kashmir TET

• Jharkhand TET

• Karnataka TET

• Kerala TET

• Ladakh TET

• Lakshadweep TET

• Madhya Pradesh TET

• Maharashtra TET

• Manipur TET

• Meghalaya TET

• Mizoram TET

• Nagaland TET

• Orissa TET

• Punjab TET

• Rajasthan TET

• Sikkim TET

• Tamil Nadu TET

• Telangana TET

• Tripura TET

• Uttar Pradesh TET (UP TET)

• Uttarakhand TET

• West Bengal TET

CTET / TET Syllabus 2023 For Paper I (for classes 1 to V) Primary Stage

The syllabus of CTET or State TET is almost the same as per the rules of the National Council For Teacher Education (NCTE). You can follow the CTET syllabus. But for more clarification about the state TET syllabus, please follow the official syllabus of the respective states. Because language ii and social studies or environmental studies may be lightly different. The topics of these subjects may be focused on the respective states. Here is given the official syllabus of CTET. 

I. Child Development and Pedagogy – 30 Questions

a) Child Development (Primary 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 backgrounds 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 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

II. Language I 30 Questions

a) 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)

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

• 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

III. Language – II 30 Questions

a) Comprehension 15 Questions

• Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with question on

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

• 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

IV Mathematics 30 Questions

a) Content 15 Questions

• Geometry

• Shapes & Spatial Understanding

Solids around Us

• Numbers

• Addition and Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

• Measurement

• Weight

• Time

• Volume

• Data Handling

• Patterns

• Money

b) Pedagogical issues 15 Questions

• Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s thinking and reasoning

patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning

• Place of Mathematics in Curriculum

• Language of Mathematics

• Community Mathematics

• Evaluation through formal and informal methods

• Problems of Teaching

• Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching

• Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching

V. Environmental Studies 30 Questions

a) Content 15 Questions

i. Family and Friends:

Relationships

Work and Play Animals

Plants

ii. Food

iii. Shelter

iv. Water

v. Travel

vi. Things We Make and Do

b) Pedagogical Issues 15 Questions

• Concept and scope of EVS

• Significance of EVS, integrated EVS

• Environmental Studies & Environmental Education

• Learning Principles

• Scope & relation to Science & Social Science

• Approaches of presenting concepts

• Activities

• Experimentation/Practical Work

• Discussion

• CCE

• Teaching material/Aids

• Problems

CTET Syllabus 2023 For Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage

The syllabus of CTET or State TET is almost the same as per the rules of the National Council For Teacher Education (NCTE). You can follow the CTET syllabus. But for more clarification about the state TET syllabus, please follow the official syllabus of the respective states. Because language ii and social studies or environmental studies may be lightly different. The topics of these subjects may be focused on the respective states. Here is given the official syllabus of CTET. 

I. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions

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 backgrounds 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 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.

II. Language I 30 Questions

a) 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)

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

• 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 

III. Language-II 30 Questions

a) Comprehension 15 Questions

• Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with question on

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

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 

IV. Mathematics and Science – 60 Questions

(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

i) Science 30 Questions

(a) Content – 20 Questions

•  Food

• Sources of food

• Components of food

• Cleaning food

 Materials

• Materials of daily use

 The World of the Living

 MovingThings 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/psychomotor/affective

• Problems

• Remedial Teaching

V. Social Studies/Social Sciences 60 Questions

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

b) 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

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