CTET Exam Pattern, Sample Papers and Books

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is going to be held for the third time on 18th November, 2012.  So how do you prepare for CTET exam?

This is the focus of current blog post, which aims to point you to those sample/model papers for CTET exam as well as the prep/guide books. If you do not know about CTET and would like to apply for it, just visit my exhaustive blog article titled: CTET Nov 2012 Notification, Eligibility & Forms. Another blog post titled: CTET Syllabus and Structure gives you the syllabus for this exam.

CTET Exam Pattern:

CTET is being held for finding teacher eligibility for teaching two groups of students:

i) Class I-V: You have to appear in CTET Paper-I.

ii) Class VI-VIII: You have to appear in CTET Paper-II.

If you would like to teach both the groups, you have to appear in both Paper-I & Paper-II.

You have to obtain minimum 60% marks in these papers to qualify in CTET, following which CTET certificate would be given which will be valid for 6 years.

There is no restriction to the number of times you can appear in CTET – also even after getting 60+% marks, you can appear in CTET again to better your scores. It would be held annually each year.

What is the pattern of CTET exam? You can find it from the tables below:

CTET Paper-I pattern:

CTET Paper-II pattern:

* Optional paper:

(a) For Maths and Science teacher: Maths and Science.

(b) For Social studies/Social Science Teacher: Social Science

(c) For any other teacher – either (a) or (b).

As you can find above, this pattern of exam is very similar to that of KVS PGT/TGT exam. Click here to find the pattern of KVS PGT exam. Therefore, you can use the sample papers and books of KVS exams for CBSE CTET exam.

CTET Exam Syllabus:

You can find the detailed CTET Exam syllabus in the blog post of mine titled: CTET Syllabus and Structure.

CTET Exam Sample/Model Papers:

CBSE has uploaded two previous years of CTET. You can download the same from the links below:
Click here to download CTET 2011 Paper-I

Click here to download CTET 2011 Paper-II
Above two previous years exam paper of actual CTET exam would not only help you to know about the exam, but will also serve you as the sample/model exam paper for CTET 2012.

CTET Exam Prep Books:

I could find following book for CTET exam. These books are available in most of good book stores. But you can also order them online by clicking links below from flipkart.com, which offers huge discounts (Upto 25%), apart from free postage if the order exceeds Rs. 200/=. You can choose to pay through Credit Card/Debit Card/Internet Banking. You can also choose to pay through "Cash-on-Delivery" i.e. you pay in cash only when the same is delivered at your doorstep:

Prep Book for CTET Paper-I

CTET Success master: Teacher Selection for Class I - V (Paper - I) by Arihant

List Price: Rs. 240; Offer Price: Rs. 192; Discount: Rs. 48 (20%);

CTET/STETs (Paper-1) Popular Master Guide by RPH Publisher: RPH.

List Price: Rs. 270; Offer Price: Rs. 249; Discount: Rs. 21 (8%);


Prep Book for CTET Paper-II:
CTET Success Master For Mathematics & Science Teacher (Paper-2) (Class VI - VIII) by Arihant
List Price: Rs. 310; Offer Price: Rs. 248; Discount: Rs. 62 (20%)
CTET Success master For Social Science Teacher (Paper - II) (Class VI - VIII) by Arihant
List Price: Rs. 275; Offer Price: Rs. 206; Discount: Rs. 69 (25%)
CTET/STETs Central Teacher Eligibility Test/State Teacher Eligibility Tests: For Mathematics & Science Teachers (Paper - II) by R. Gupta's Publisher: RPH.

List Price: Rs. 320; Offer Price: Rs. 240; Discount: Rs. 80 (25%);

  

CTET Practice Work Books:

Target CTET Practice Workbook - Social Studies (Paper 2) by Disha Experts

List Price: Rs. 125; Offer Price: Rs. 94; Discount: Rs. 31 (25%);  

Target CTET Practice Workbook - Science/ Maths (Paper 2) By Disha Experts

List Price: Rs. 125; Offer Price: Rs. 100; Discount: Rs. 25 (20%);

Target CTET Practice Workbook Paper 1 (1 Past paper + 10 Mock Papers) by Disha Experts

List Price: Rs. 125; Offer Price: Rs. 94; Discount: Rs. 31 (25%);

I am sure with study materials - the sample papers & books for CTET Exam, you can easily crack the exam. Please keep visiting this blog - I would post more prep materials for these CTET exams as soon as I spot them. Best wishes!

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