CBSE Releases CTET Admit Cards And Syllabus

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released admit cards for national level teaching entrance exam, the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), India Today reports.

Candidates who have applied for the test for teaching positions can download the admit card from www.ctet.nic.in. The CTET applies to schools of the Central Government like KVS, NVS, Central Tibetan schools and others. The test is also applicable for schools under the administration of Union Territories and unaided private schools, who have an option of recruiting candidates from CTET.

Candidates can download the admit cards by following the simple steps:

• Log on to the official website of CTET
• The homepage has two links on the site- Server 1 or Server 2
• Click on any one of them
• Applicants can either log in through Application Number and password or Application number and date of birth
• Enter register number and other details before clicking on Submit
• Download the admit card

The CBSE also released the syllabus for the test. There are two question pattern papers. Applicants interested in teaching from Class 1 to 5, will appear for Paper 1. Applicants interested in teaching from Class 6 to 8, will appear for Paper 2.

Both the patterns will have Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s), and there will not be any negative marking. The exam is conducted offline, and candidates have 180 minutes to complete the test. Hindi and English are the language medium of the test.

Syllabus for CTET 2018

Paper I (for classes I to V)

• Child Development and Pedagogy (30 questions)
• Language I (30 questions)
• Language II (30 questions)
• Mathematics (30 questions)
• Environmental Studies (30 questions)

Paper II (for classes VI to VIII)

• Child Development and Pedagogy (30 questions)
• Language I (30 questions)
• Language II (30 questions)
• Mathematics and Science (60 questions)
• Social Studies/ Social Sciences (60 questions)

For detailed syllabus, click here. The exam is scheduled for December 9, 2018 and results will be declared in January 2019.