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CTET Previous Year Exam Analysis & Relevant Changes
By BYJU'S Exam Prep
Updated on: August 30th, 2023
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Central Teacher Eligibility Test is the exam conducted by CBSE. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is going to conduct CTET 2018 Exam on 9th December 2018. Many students are confused regarding the difficulty level of the exam and also want to know the CTET exam analysis. So in this article, we are providing CTET Previous year overall analysis and also measure changes in the exam. The last CTET exam was held on 18th September 2016.
Important Point for CTET 2018 Exam
- CTET is an offline exam (Pen and Paper Mode)
- There are a total of 5 sections in the exam and each section have 30 question
- Total 150 question will ask in CTET exam and each question carries one mark.
- There is no negative marking in this exam
- Total 150 Minutes allowed to complete the test.
CTET 2016 (Sept) Exam Analysis:
Child Development & Pedagogy: (Moderate to Tough)
Child development & Pedagogy section was tough as compared to previous years paper. In this paper, the number of practical & pedagogy question increased, Here we sharing the topic wise question asked in last 3 previous year paper in CTET Exam.
- Child Development (Primary School Child) : —-> 15 Questions
- The concept of Inclusive education: —> 5 Questions
- Learning and Pedagogy: —-> 10 Questions
Distribution of Questions asked in Previous Years Exam:
| Topic | September 2015 | February 2016 | September 2016 |
| Development and its relation to learning | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Principles of the development of children | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Influence of Heredity & Environment | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Socialization processes | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Individual differences among learners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Assessment and Evaluation | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| The concept of Inclusive Education | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Specially-abled Learners | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Learning theories | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Cognition & Emotions | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Motivation and learning | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Processes of teaching and learning | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Pedagogy Issues | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Practical Questions | 3 | 4 | 7 |
English/Hindi Language:– (Moderate)
Language section was approximately the same as compared to previous years paper. Here we sharing the topic wise question asked in last 3 previous year paper in CTET Exam.
- Reading comprehension :—-> 9 questions
- Reading poem :—-> 6 questions
- Pedagogy questions :—-> 15 questions
Mathematics – (Moderate)
Mathematics section was easier as compared to previous years paper. Here we sharing the topic wise question asked in last 3 previous year paper in CTET Exam.
Distribution of Questions asked in Previous Years Exam:
CTET Paper-1:
| Topics Name | Sept (2015) | Feb (2016) | Sept (2016) |
| Geometry & Shapes | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Numbers | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Addition, Subtraction,Multiplication & Division | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Measurement & Weight | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Time | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Volume | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Data Handling & Patterns | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Pedagogical Issues | 15 | 15 | 15 |
CTET Paper-2:
| Topics Name | Sept (2015) | Feb (2016) | Sept (2016) |
| Number System | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Algebra | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Geometry | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mensuration | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Data handling | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Arithmetics | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Pedagogical Issues | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Environmental Studies:– (Easy to Moderate)
Environmental Studies section was easier as compared to previous years paper. Here we sharing the topic wise question asked in last 3 previous year paper in CTET Exam.
Distribution of Questions asked in Previous Years Exam:
| Topics Name | Sept (2015) | Feb (2016) | Sept (2016) |
| Family & Friend | – | 1 | 1 |
| Flora & Fauna | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Food & Nutrition | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Shelters | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Water | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Travel | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Things we Make and Do | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Pedagogy of Environmental Studies | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Science:– (Easy to Moderate)
Science section was approximately the same as compared to previous years paper. Here we sharing the topic wise question asked in last 3 previous year paper in CTET Exam.
Distribution of Questions asked in Previous Years Exam:
| Topics Name | Sept (2015) | Feb (2016) | Sept (2016) |
| Food | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Materials | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| The World of the Living | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Moving Things People and Ideas | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Natural Phenomena | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Natural Resources | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pedagogical issues relate a question | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Social Studies/Social Sciences – (Moderate to tough)
Social Studies/Social Sciences section was easier as compared to previous years paper. Here we sharing the topic wise question asked in last 3 previous year paper in CTET Exam.
Distribution of Questions asked in Previous Years Exam:
| Topics name | Sept (2015) | Feb (2016) | Sept (2016) |
| History | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Geography | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Social and Political Life | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Other question | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pedagogical issues related to Social Science | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Highlights of pattern and level changes as compared to last year:
- The difficulty level of question is increased.
- Numbers of practical and pedagogy question asked increase as compared to last year
- Few questions asked from the theoretical topic and from books.
CTET Mock Test 2018:
CTET Paper 1 Full Mock Test 2018 – Practice Here
CTET Paper 2 (Social Science) Full Mock Test 2018 – Practice Here
CTET Paper 2 (Science & Mathematics) Full Mock Test 2018 – Practice Here
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