The CTET is the abbreviation for Central Teacher’s Eligibility Test. It is conducted by the CBSE which is organized twice a year. It is a very crucial exam for candidates who want to become certified teachers. This exam helps to get a teaching job at private as well as government schools.
However, it is not easy to qualify for the CET. You need to practice and prepare for this exam, months before. This year, the CTET 2021 exam will be held in December. Hence, it is very important to maintain balance with your job and your preparation for CTET. Here, we will help to prepare for the CTET exam with a scheduled study plan.
Exam Pattern of CTET Exam 2021
To prepare for the CTET exam, you first need to know about the exam pattern. You have to appear for two papers to excel in this exam. Read the exam pattern below of the CTET exam 2021–
Paper I
| Subject | Total Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| Language I (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 | 2.5 Hours |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | |
| Language II (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 | |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Paper-II
| Subject | Total Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
|
30 | 30 | 2.5 Hours |
|
30 | 30 | |
| Language II (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 | |
| Language I (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 | |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Tips for CTET Exam 2021
To prepare for the CTET Exam 2021, it is very necessary to manage your time. Here we have listed some time-management tips to prepare for your CTET exam–
Focus on Weak Areas
Firstly, you need to focus on your weak topics. It doesn’t mean that you ignore the topics that you know. Increase the preparation time for difficult subjects and revise the easy subjects. This will help you to gain marks.
Manage your time
Secondly, you must make a timetable for per day that is left for your exam. It will help you to maintain track of topics. As a result, you will be able to finish every topic on time before exams.
Practice Every Day
Make sure that you don’t miss a single day of your preparation. If you follow this tip, you will be able to crack the CTET on the first attempt. Hence, remain dedicated to your goals.
Practise Mock Papers
Mock papers help in giving the idea of the question pattern. You will learn how to complete each answer on time. Also, make sure that you don’t spend much time on one question. Move on try to finish on time.
Pedagogy and Child Development
You must clear all your doubts on this topic. This will lead you to become a good teacher. The exam paper contains plenty of questions on this topic. Make sure you give attention to this.
Study Plan of 2 Months for CTET Exams 2021
You must follow the study plan for two months for CTET 2021 Exam.
| Week | Day | 1st Half | 2nd Half |
| Week 1 | Day 1 | Learning and Pedagogy (Emotions and Cognitions) | Understanding Children with special needs and inclusive education |
| Day 2 | The language I Unseen Passages (Reading Practise) | English Grammar | |
| Day 3 | Child Development | Mathematics- Number System, Integers | |
| Day 4 | Language Skills | Language Teaching Principles | |
| Day 5 | Learning and Motivation | Critical Perspectives of Kohlberg, Piaget, and Vygotsky | |
| Influence of Environment and Heredity | Algebra | ||
| Day 6 | Mathematics- Time and Volume | Science- Natural Resources and Materials | |
| Day 7 | Revision of Previous Topics | Revision of Previous Topics | |
| Week 2 | Day 1 | Teaching Materials | History-Herders and Farmers, Early States |
| Day 2 | Subtraction, Multiplication, Addition, and Division | Geography | |
| Day 3 | Data handling | India after Independence | |
| Day 4 | Teaching problems | Language of Mathematics | |
| Day 5 | Any Topic on Inclusive Learning | Mathematics- Symmetry | |
| Day 6 | Food and Shelter (EVS) | Circuits and Electric Currents | |
| Day 7 | Revision | Revision | |
| Week 3 | Day 1 | Unseen Passages Practise | History- First Empire, Delhi Sultans, |
| Day 2 | |||
| Day 3 | Geometry, Money, Volume | Projects Evaluation, Judiciary | |
| Day 4 | Experiments or Practical work, Pedagogy- Formal and Informal Teaching | Agriculture, Culture, and Science | |
| Day 5 | Pedagogy- Community Mathematics, Language Development- Speaking and Listening | Natural Phenomena, Moving Things | |
| Day 6 | Revision | Revision | |
| Day 7 | Language proficiency evaluation | Comprehension | |
| Week 4 | Day 1 | EVS- Relation to Science and Social Science, Core Concept | Assessment Learning, Intelligence Construct, |
| Day 2 | Inclusive Learning | Grammar | |
| Day 3 | Weight, Spatial Understanding, Measurement | Critical Thinking, Judiciary, Media | |
| Day 4 | CCE, Concept Presentation, Family and Friends. | Caste System, Social Justice, | |
| Day 5 | Revision | Revision | |
| Day 6 | Pedagogy- factors for learning,
Language development- Challenges, Speaking and Listening. |
Tribal Societies and Colonialism, Political Development | |
| Day 7 | EVC and Environmental Education | Kingdoms and Kings, Make a Living, Media, | |
| Week 5 | Day 1 | Food, Travel, Friends, and Family | Transport, Settlement, and Communication, Pedagogy- Sources, Classroom process |
| Day 2 | Comprehension | Inclusive Learning | |
| Day 3 | Error Analysis
Maths- Time, Solids, Patterns |
Political Developments, Democracy, Inclusive Education | |
| Day 4 | Listening, Reading, and Speaking. Presenting Concepts | Inclusive Education, Teaching Challenges | |
| Day 5 | Revision | ||
| Day 6 | Inclusive Education | Gender- Social Construct, Comprehension | |
| Day 7 | Fractions, Ratio, and Proportions, | Natural Resources, Innovation, | |
| Week 6 | Day 1 | Shapes and Sizes, Mensuration | Pedagogy Issues, Diversity |
| Day 2 | Number System | Caste System, Solar System, Women, and Reform | |
| Day 3 | Kingdoms, New Ideas | Distant Lands, Nationalist Movements, Globe | |
| Day 4 | Human Environment, Local Govt. | Revolt of 1857, Geography | |
| Day 5 | Revision | Revision | |
| Day 6 | Constitution, Society and Rural Life | Political and Social Life, Local Government, | |
| Day 7 | Pedagogy- problems, geometry, construction | Unpacking gender, Diversity, Resources | |
| Week 7 | Day 1 | Earliest Societies, Method of science-Observation, Discovery, Experiment) | Magnets, Daily use Materials, |
| Day 2 | Food, Shelter, Climate | Geography | |
| Day 3 | Food –Components, Sources, Cleaning, Appreciating Science | How Things Work, Negative Numbers, Language Mathematics | |
| Day 4 | Pedagogy- Teaching Materials, Comprehension | Listening and Speaking Skills, Remedial Teaching | |
| Day 5 | Revision | Revision | |
| Day 6 | Critical Thinking | Algebra, Fractions | |
| Day 7 | Project Work, Empirical Evidence, Inclusive Learning | Concept of SSc., Inclusive Learning | |
| Week 8 | Day 1 | Number System, Integers, Pedagogical Issues | Political Life, Comprehension, Grammar |
| Day 2 | Money, Geometry | Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication | |
| Day 3 | All Topics of EVS | Inclusive Education Concepts | |
| Day 4 | Revision | Revision | |
| Day 5 | Mathematics- Geometry, data handling, | History- When, Where, and How | |
| Day 6 | English Grammar, Pedagogical Issues | Integers, History chapters | |
| Day 7 | Revision | Revision | |
This is the above-mentioned study plan for two months that we have designed for you. Thus, follow the tips and the plans for CTET 2021. Hence, you will definitely achieve success and excel in the exam with flying colours.
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