CTET Paper 2 syllabus
CTET Paper 2 — Upper Primary (Classes VI–VIII)
Part A — Child Development & Pedagogy
Adolescent development (11–14)
Development & learning
- Development in upper-primary age; identity and peer influence
- Piaget, Vygotsky — upper-primary applications
- Inclusion; diversity; special needs
Pedagogy
Learning & teaching
- Subject-based learning; concept formation
- Motivation; assessment; formative/summative
- Classroom management; positive discipline
Part B — Language I & Language II
Language I
Language I focuses
- Unseen prose / poetry (upper-primary level)
- Language skills and teaching methods
- Language assessment
Language II
Language II focuses
- Unseen prose comprehension
- Grammar and vocabulary
- L2 pedagogy
Part C — Mathematics & Science (option)
Mathematics
Mathematics content
- Number system; algebra basics; ratio
- Geometry, mensuration; data
- Mathematics pedagogy
Science
Science content
- Food, materials, motion force energy basics
- Living world; natural phenomena
- Science pedagogy
Part D — Social Studies / Social Science (option)
History, geography, civics, economics basics
Content
- History: selected themes ancient–modern (upper primary)
- Geography: earth, resources, India basics
- Social & political life; economics basics
Social Studies pedagogy
- Source method; map skills; assessment
