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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