CTET Study Plan 2016 for Classes I to V

CTET Study Plan 2016 for Classes I to V: The Central Teacher Eligibility Test(CTET) is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE) and this year the date has been set for 18th September 2016. This exam is mandatory to apply for teaching jobs in government schools.

Not much time is left for the exam, and the aspirants who have applied for the same might be really nervous as the exam is really tough. As this exam is for class 1 to 5 teachers, it seems that it is going to be an elementary level exam which any graduate can answer, but in reality, it is a very difficult exam. There are many factors which make it hard to qualify. Many candidates apply for the exam, but only around 9-10 % of them are actually able to crack it.

Therefore, it is high time that the candidates should start designing a proper CTET study plan for the days to come to maximize the output. In this article, we will be providing an effective preparation plan especially designed to cater to the need of all CTET 2016 aspirants. But first, let us go through the exam pattern once in order to have a better understanding of the exam.

CTET 2016: Exam Pattern

The CTET Lower Primary (Classes 1 to 5) exam is objective type in nature. There are a total of 150 questions carrying 1 mark each. There is no negative marking for wrong answers. The time duration given is 90 minutes.

After getting familiarized with the CTET exam pattern, let’s head to the CTET study plan to help you score better in the teaching exams.

CTET Study Plan 2016

It is important for the CTET candidates to closely look at the syllabus for each topic covered in the exam. To help you understand each subject and its syllabus structure, we have created an in-depth analysis for each subject. This will help you focus on the important topics and how you should prepare for it.

Child Development and Pedagogy

This subject basically deals with child psychology and focuses on the psychology of teaching and learning. It primarily includes the needs, attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

• This is most significant part of your entire study and a plays a major part in other subjects too. A candidate will be asked questions related to child pedagogy in almost every subject. The ratio is 50:50. Apart from the subject itself, it will also help you to score well in other subjects too.
• There is no negative marking for wrong attempt, but this is the reason the qualifying marks are high. So, you can try to attempt if you are slightly sure about the answer.
• Instead of cramming, you can try to co-relate the topics to daily life events. This will help you to get a better understanding of the subject.
• Organize the study material so that it is easier for you to find important topics.

Language I and II

These exams focus on the proficiency of the medium of learning. It involves the elements of learning, communication skills and comprehension.

• The candidate must be thorough with both the languages they have chosen out of the list of possible options.
• Practice as much as grammar and comprehension as you can.
• Solve mock tests and previous year’s question papers. You will get to know the pattern of the question paper and the nature of questions asked.

Mathematics

Here, the focus will be on the problem-solving methodology and pedagogical understanding of subjects.

• Refer to NCERT books for the prescribed syllabus for class 1 to 5.
• Try to practice shortcut techniques for calculations.
• Don’t keep it for the end. Always keep practicing it along with other subjects, as mathematics is a subject that requires constant practice.

Environmental Studies

The primary aspects here are concepts and pedagogical understanding.

• Keep revising and solve as many mock tests as per your capability.
• Analyze your overall performance in terms of efficiency and time taken.
• Pay more attention to syllabus prescribed in NCERT but expect questions of secondary level in the exam.

Preparation Tips for CTET 2016

Apart from the mentioned CTET study plan, you need to keep a few things in mind while preparing for any government exam. In order to boost your overall performance, here are some tips and tricks that you need to incorporate along with your CTET study plan to increase your chances to succeed.

1. Organize your study material and manage your time by making a time-table and sticking to it for specific subjects.
2. Always play with your strength and solve that part of the paper that you are most comfortable with.
3. Make it a habit of reading, analyzing and then attempting the questions.
4. You have to practice to increase your speed as well as accuracy as there are 150 questions that you have to solve for which you get only 90 minutes. You have only 36 seconds per question in which you have to read analyze and attempt.
5. Solve mock tests and previous year’s question papers and check your performance.
6. Focus on pedagogy as it is an integral part which is embedded in almost all subjects with 50 percent of the total weightage.
7. Make notes of whatever you think is important so that later on during revision you don’t have to go through the whole thing.
8. Don’t take up new topics in the end as they will confuse you instead of helping.

We hope this CTET study plan will help you to boost your performance. We wish all the luck to all those appearing for the upcoming CTET(10th Edition) 2016 Exam.

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