CTET Syllabus 2026 — Paper I & Paper II Subjects

150 multiple-choice questions, 150 marks total, 2 hours 30 minutes duration. Computer-Based Test (CBT) format since 2022. No negative marking — leave no question unanswered. Each correct answer is 1 mark; wrong or blank is 0. Qualifying: 60% (90/150) for General, 55% (82.5/150) for SC/ST/OBC/PwD.

Five subjects, 30 questions / 30 marks each: (1) Child Development and Pedagogy, (2) Language I (chosen by candidate), (3) Language II (different from Language I), (4) Mathematics, (5) Environmental Studies (EVS). All sections are MANDATORY — you cannot skip any. Total 150 questions / 150 marks. The content aligns with NCERT curriculum up to Class V.

Four sections totalling 150 questions / 150 marks: (1) Child Development & Pedagogy — 30, (2) Language I — 30, (3) Language II — 30, (4) Mathematics & Science OR Social Studies/Social Science — 60. The fourth section is a CHOICE: Math + Science (if you want to teach Math or Science) or Social Studies (if you want to teach SST/History/Geography/Civics). Choose at application; cannot be changed later.

Total 60 questions / 60 marks. Split as 30 Mathematics (content + pedagogy aligned to NCERT Class VI-VIII) + 30 Science (content + pedagogy aligned to NCERT Class VI-VIII). Choose this section if you want to teach Math or Science as an upper-primary TGT.

Total 60 questions / 60 marks. Split as 40 History + ~10 Geography + ~10 Social & Political Life — all NCERT Class VI-VIII aligned. Pedagogy is embedded throughout. Choose this section if you want to teach History/Geography/Civics as an upper-primary TGT.

CBSE offers 20+ languages — Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Oriya, Assamese, Manipuri, Mizo, Nepali, Konkani, Sindhi, Bodo, Garo, Khasi, Tibetan. Language I and Language II must be DIFFERENT — typically the mother tongue + the language of instruction at the schools you plan to teach in (Hindi-English combination is the most common in northern India).

NO. CTET has NO negative marking — wrong answers and blank questions both score 0. Attempt every question. Even an educated guess has positive expected value. This is a key difference from many other competitive exams (UPSC, SSC, banking) that penalise wrong answers.

The TOPICS are identical but the age-group focus differs. Paper I CDP focuses on children aged 6-11 (Classes I-V). Paper II CDP focuses on children aged 11-14 (Classes VI-VIII). The pedagogical principles (Piaget, Vygotsky, Kohlberg, learning theories) are the same; the application contexts differ. Both papers test the same 30-question section.

BITE's 2-year B.Ed curriculum (per MGKVP / NCTE standard) directly covers: (1) Child Development & Pedagogy — semester 1 + 2; (2) Pedagogy of School Subjects — semester 2 + 3 covers Math, Science, Social Studies pedagogy; (3) Language Across the Curriculum — handles the Language I/II pedagogy framework; (4) Assessment for Learning — handles the CCE / continuous-comprehensive evaluation areas tested in CDP. Completing B.Ed at BITE establishes a strong foundation for both Paper II content and pedagogy areas.

Highest leverage: Child Development & Pedagogy (identical in both papers — 30 marks twice if you attempt both). Then: Languages (heavy comprehension — daily passage practice). Then: the subject section you chose (Math/EVS for Paper I; Math+Science OR Social Studies for Paper II). Solve 5+ years of previous-year papers — CBSE recycles question patterns heavily. Focus on NCERT textbooks (Class III-V for Paper I, Class VI-VIII for Paper II) — they ARE the source material for the content questions.