CBSE CTET 2018 application form Live Update: Registration link activated at ctet.nic.in; how to apply

The online window to register for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) examination has been activated today, August 1. All the candidates who want to apply can do so through the official website, ctet.nic.in

Questions will be in Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) format.There will be four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. Each correct answer will carry one mark and no negative marking will be done.

The candidate should have completed graduation and should have passed or should be appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)

Or

Graduation with at least 50 per cent marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed)

Or

Graduation with at least 45 per cent marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed), in accordance with the NCTE

Or

Senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50 per cent marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed)

Or

Senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50 per cent marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed

Or

Graduation with at least 50 per cent marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education)

Or

Any candidate having qualified B.Ed programme recognized by the NCTE is eligible to appear in TET/CTET.

Educational qualification for becoming teacher for Classes 1 to 5 

The candidate should have passed the Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) exam with at least 50 per cent marks. He/ she should wither pass or appear in the final year of two-year Diploma in Elementary Education.

or

Besides passing Class 12 or Senior Secondary exam with at least 45 per cent, he/ she should appear in final year of two-year Diploma in Elementary Education in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002.

or

Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50 per cent marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed).

or

Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50 per cent marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Education (Special Education).

or

Graduation and passed or appearing in final year of two year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known). 

Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 marks

Language I (compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 marks

Language II (compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 marks

Mathematics and Science: 60 MCQs, 60 marks

Social Studies/Social Science: 60 MCQs, 60 marks

Language Comprehension (Questions- 15)

Reading unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and onepoem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbalability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)

Pedagogy of Language Development (Questions- 15)

- Learning and acquisition

- Principles of language Teaching

- Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children useit as a tool

- Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language forcommunicating ideas verbally and in written form

- Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; languagedifficulties, 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

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 educationalpractice

-Individual differences among learners, understanding differences basedon 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 oflearners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom andfor assessing learner achievement.

Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children withspecial need: 5 Questions

-Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantagedand deprived

-Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’etc.

-Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

Learning and Pedagogy 10 Questions

-How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achievesuccess in school performance.

-Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies oflearning; 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

Paper 1

Child Development and Pedagogy: 30 MCQs, 30 marks

Language I (compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 marks

Language II (compulsory): 30 MCQs, 30 marks

Mathematics: 30 MCQs, 30 marks

Environmental Studies: 30 MCQs, 30 marks. 

The general/ OBC category candidates have to pay an application fee of Rs 700 for a single paper and Rs 1200 for both the papers, while the SC/ ST/ Diff. Abled Person have to pay an application fee of Rs 350 for a single paper and Rs 600 for both the papers.

Paper 1 will be for an aspirant who wish to be a teacher for classes 1 to 5.

Paper 2 will be for a candidate who wish to be a teacher for classes 6 to 8.

- Upload scanned photo and signature in JPG/ JPEG format

- Size of scanned photograph should be between 10 to 100 kb

- Image dimension should be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height)

- Size of scanned signature should be between 3 to 30 kb

- Image dimension of signature should be 3.5 cm (length) x 1.5 cm (height)

The candidates have to fill details like state, identification type (select any identity as applicable), candidate's name, and date of birth and gender.

Step 1: Visit the official website, ctet.nic.in

Step 2: Click on the link 'Apply Online'

Step 3: Fill the online application form and note down registration number or application number

Step 4: Upload scanned images of picture and signature

Step 5: Pay examination fee by e-challan or credit/ debit card

Step 6: Print confirmation page for record and future reference.

The examination was earlier scheduled for September 16, however, the new date is released yet.

The online registartion link for CTET application will be activated soon at ctet.nic.in. All the candidates who want to apply can do so through the official website. he last date for submitting online application or registration form is August 27