What are strategies to crack the CTET (teacher eligibility test) exam?
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1. Know CTET Exam Pattern 2017: The CTET Exam is a single paper offline examination of 150 Minutes, with 150 questions carrying a total of 150 marks.
The question paper will consist multiple choice question & there are total 5 sections in the exam and each section have 30 question.
There is no negative Marking in CTET exam.
2. Follow CTET syllabus: CTET Syllabus is different for the paper - 1 & Paper - II, During your preparation, try to complete the CTET Exam syllabus.
CTET Paper - I include many subjects which are Child Development & Pedagogy, Language, Environmental studies, Mathematics.
CTET Paper - 2 includes many subjects which are Ch...more -
CTET exam pattern is such that aspirants need to attempt 150 multiple choice questions in two and a half hours duration.
Informing about CTET Paper-I pattern, the official website informs: The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
CTET Paper-II pattern is such that, the test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of...more -
Best CTET Preparation Tips 2022
Know CTET Pattern 2022. Follow CTET Syllabus. Focus on Your Weak Area of Study. Read Important Books for CTET. Learn the Basic Concept and Practice Quizzes. Make a Habit to Prepare Short Notes. Revise all Concepts and Theories Before the Exam. Make a Habit of Practice Mock Test Regularly. -
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Adv. Ved Vinayak Law educator at Lex Logic You Tube channel. | Contributor-Level 9
3 years agoWell As per me Top CTET Study Advice for 2022 would be to know the 2022 CTET Pattern. Observe the CTET Syllabus. Concentrate on Your the weakest Subject. Read Key Books for the CTET. Learn the Fundamental Concept and take practise tests. Create the habit of writing brief notes. Before the exam, review all concepts and theories. Make it a habit to regularly practise mock exams. -
To crack the CTET you have to follow some basic things:
1. Go through the exam pattern and study according to it.
2. Give regular time to study.
3. Clear the doubts instantly.
4. Focus more on your strengths, slightly revise you weak ones also.
5. Before one month of exam, take practice sets on regular basis.
It will help you to crack CTET surely. -
Hi,
Understand the exam pattern and syllabus.
Clear basic concepts and practice mock tests.
Analyse and improve your weak area of study Important CTET Textbooks.
Always try to prepare the quick note.
Stay Calm & stress-free.
Child development and pedagogy is a subject and will cover up the 30 marks. After that, each subject contains 50% questions from Pedagogy. So try to focus on pedagogy and attempt maximum questions. On weekends, the attempt at least 2-3 mock test series and analyze yourself and your weak areas. Thanks. -
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Group Captain Vinayak Deodhar La vie est faite pour vivre pas pour stresser | Scholar-Level 18
7 years agoHello,
As far as strategy to crack the exam is concerned, it's actually pretty simple. The syllabus of this exam presently conducted by CBSE is known. It's also known that there is no negative marking. Exam date is also known in advance.With these facts and information, prospective examinee should set up a time table for study of each subject every day. He / She should also assign time for exercise, pranayama & yoga every day. This will ensure that good physical and mental health is maintained till examination so that it's not missed by sickness. One must also devise some means of relaxing like watching TV, singing, playing an instrumen...more -
Central Teacher Eligibility Test exam is conducted by CBSE for checking the eligibility of teachers, either they are good in teaching or not. The exam is organized every year and almost 7 lakh teachers sit in the exam for Paper I and Paper II. Paper I is for the candidate who teaches in classes I to V and Paper II is for the candidates who teaches classes VI to VIII.
In Paper I there are 150 questions from language, environmental science, mathematics and child development. Mathematics questions are simple and mainly up to class up X so the candidates have to revise all the topics. Environmental science part is quite easy but if someone...more -
Hi,
It is a big deal to crack CTET but not for those who are confident enough and are cool.
When you plan to sit in this exam, just relax and keep patient. Your effort will be good enough to make you do it.
Do go through the tricks that I am sharing here with you to make it a little easy for you-
You need to plan a strong strategy, following with some help of mock:
Start with an easy CTE Test Question
Manage your time very effectively
You must be capable enough to understand which section to start with
Don't spend a long time on one question.
Stay calm and confidence.
Don't answer in hurry, just think and give answer then
Attempt the remaining qu...more
Similar Questions for you
The CTET 2025 notification has not been released as of now. It is expected that the CBSE CTET notification will be released in October 2025. The notification will be displayed as a CTET information bulletin on the official website- ctet.nic.in. Candidates should visit this page to get the latest updates on the CTET exam - https://www.shiksha.com/sarkari-exams/teaching/articles/ctet-2025-exam-blogId-170985
CTET stands for Central Teacher Eligibility Test. It is an eligibility exam conducted every year to determine the eligibility of candidates to teach Classes 1 to 8 in central government schools such as KVS, NVS, etc. Passing the CTET exam is compulsory for aspirants who want to apply for teacher recruitment in government schools for Classes 1 to 8.
Yes, you can apply for CTET Paper 1 only if you make sure that you meet the minimum teacher education requirement for Classes 1 to 5.
If we talk about Paper 1, CTET generally requires passing of Class 12 with 50% marks and also a 2-year D.El.Ed, or any certain equivalent teacher training qualifications.
But, since you have B.Ed, you are eligible for Paper 2 (Classes 6–8). But, the CTET notification also allows B.Ed grads to appear for Paper 1 only if they have undergone a short bridge course in elementary education after appointment.
The major difference between CTET and UPTET is that when candidates clear the CTET exam, it provides a national-level eligibility certificate that can be used across India, whereas clearing the UPTET exam provides a state-level eligibility certificate that is only valid within Uttar Pradesh state.
No, the CTET form 2025 has not been released yet. The CBSE CTET application form 2025 is expected to be released in the coming months, especially around August 2025. Candidates need to visit the official website- ctet.nic.in regularly to get the updates about the CTET 2025 form. Moreover, the latest updates on the CTET online form will be provided here as well - https://www.shiksha.com/exams/ctet-exam-application-form.
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