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Only a B.Tech degree is not enough to appear for CTET Paper 2. In order to become eligible you should enroll in a B.ED degree or D.EL.ED Degree. Even if you are in the first year of the required degree, you become eligible for the CTET Paper 2.

Ctet 2024 level 2 sanskrit paper

The CTET 2024 Level 2 (Paper 2) Sanskrit question paper and answer key for the December session are available for download. The exam was conducted on December 14, 2024.

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Ctet paper2 bhasha 1 gujarati mock test

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Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) releases the CTET 2026 mock test in online mode on the official website.

You can access the mock test from official website in following way :

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i have qualified ctet with obcncl category but with 117 marks which is above the ur cut off but i applied for emrs tgt as general category. so if i qualified in the selection process will my candidature be rejected due to the discrepancy between the two categories?? please help !!!

If you have qualified CTET under the OBC-NCL category but applied for the EMRS TGT post as a General category candidate, your candidature is generally not rejected only because the categories are different. What matters for EMRS recruitment is the category you selected at the time of filling the EMRS

HOW TO KNOW OF INSTITUTE CODE FOR CTET APPLICATION FORM

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The Institute code simply means that it's a postal code of the college you pursued your B.Ed or Teacher training degree.

Don't mention your college code. It is certainly different from the mentioned postal code.

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CTET 2026 Paper I (for classes 1 to V) Primary Stage
Subject [150 MCQs (150 Marks)]	Details
Child Development and Pedagogy [30 MCQs (30 Marks)]	Child Development (Primary School Child) 15 Questions: I) Child Development (Primary School Child) 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-centred 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 the readiness levels of learners, for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement. II) 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 baled Learners III) 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 process activity; social context of learning. Child as a problem solver and a“ scientific investigator” Alternative conceptions of learning in children understand children’s “errors” as significant steps in the learning process. Cognition & Emotions Motivation and learning Factors contributing to learning-personal& environmental
Mathematics [30 MCQs (30 Marks)]	I) Content Geometry Shapes & Spatial Understanding Solids around Us Numbers Addition and Subtraction Multiplication Division Measurement Weight Time Volume Data Handling Patterns Money II) Pedagogical issues Nature of Mathematics/ Logical thinking; understanding children’s thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning Place of Mathematics in the 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
Environmental Studies [30 MCQs (30 Marks)]	I) Content Family and Friends: Relationships, Work and Play, Animals. Plants: Food, Shelter, Water, Travel and Things We Make and Do. II) Pedagogical Issues Concept and scope of EVS Significance of EVS, integrated EVS Environmental Studies & Environmental Education Learning Principles Scope & relation to Science & Social Science Approaches to presenting concepts Activities Experimentation/Practical Work Discussion CCE Teaching material/Aids Problems
Language-I [30 MCQs (30 Marks)]	I) Language Comprehension 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) II) Pedagogy of Language Development 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 resources of the classroom Remedial Teaching
Language-II [30 MCQs (30 Marks)]	I) Comprehension Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability II) Pedagogy of Language Development 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 resources of the classroom Remedial Teaching

CTET 2026 Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage
Subjects [150 MCQs (150 Marks)]	Details
Child Development and Pedagogy [30 MCQs (30 Marks)]	I) Child Development (Primary School Child) 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-centred 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. II) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds, including disadvantaged and deprived Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, “impairment”, etc. Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially baled Learners III) 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 understand children’s “errors” as significant steps in the learning process. Cognition & Emotions Motivation and learning Factors contributing to learning-personal & environmental
Mathematics and Science [60 MCQs (60 Marks)]	Mathematics I) Content 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 II) Pedagogical issues 10 Questions Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking Place of Mathematics in the Curriculum Language of Mathematics Community Mathematics Evaluation Remedial Teaching Problem of Teaching Science I) Content 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 II) Pedagogical issues 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
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Social Studies/Social Sciences [60 MCQs (60 Marks)]	I) Content 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 Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies Classroom Processes, activities and discourse Developing Critical Thinking Enquiry/Empirical Evidence Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies Sources- Primary & Secondary Projects Work Evaluation
Language-I [30 MCQs (30 Marks)]	Language Comprehension - 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 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 resources of the classroom Remedial Teaching
Language-II [30 MCQs (30 Marks)]	Comprehension - Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative, or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability Pedagogy of Language Development 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 resources of the classroom Remedial Teaching

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