Syllabus
CTET Syllabus: Sections and Topics Covered
Central Teacher Eligibility Test 2026
Every section here carries pedagogy as well as content, and the coverage shows it: teaching method appears under Mathematics, under Environmental Studies and under both languages, not only under Child Development and Pedagogy. That matches the official structure, which splits Mathematics and Environmental Studies into 15 content questions and 15 pedagogy, and each language into 15 comprehension and 15 pedagogy. The Language II topics below are in Hindi because the questions are, and a candidate choosing a different Language II will sit a different paper.
Sections official, topics ours. The section names and counts below are from the official pattern. The topics under them are what this site's own tests cover, not a list the exam body publishes.
Child Development and Pedagogy
30 questions · 30 marks- • Assessment for learning
- • Assessment validity
- • Attention
- • Bias in assessment
- • Cognition
- • Concept formation
- • Constructivism
- • Creativity
- • Development principles
- • Errors in learning
- • Feedback
- • Gender and learning
- • Inclusive education
- • Individual differences
- • Intelligence
- • Language and thought
- • Learner diversity
- • Learning disability
Showing 18 of 30 topic labels, the ones carrying the most of the 30 questions built here.
Mathematics
30 questions · 30 marks- • Pedagogy of mathematics
- • Angles
- • Area
- • Assessment in mathematics
- • Data handling
- • Decimals
- • Division meaning
- • Error analysis
- • Estimation
- • Factors
- • Fraction operations
- • Fractions
- • Geometry
- • Mathematical communication
- • Measurement
- • Money
- • Multiples
- • Number operations
Showing 18 of 29 topic labels, the ones carrying the most of the 30 questions built here.
Environmental Studies
30 questions · 30 marks- • EVS pedagogy
- • Air
- • Animals
- • Biodiversity
- • Community resources
- • Disaster preparedness
- • Diseases and hygiene
- • Environmental responsibility
- • Equity and environment
- • EVS assessment
- • Family and community
- • Food and health
- • Food chains
- • Human body
- • Local governance
- • Maps and representation
- • Materials
- • Natural resources
Showing 18 of 29 topic labels, the ones carrying the most of the 30 questions built here.
Language I (English)
30 questions · 30 marks- • Reading comprehension
- • Grammar
- • Language pedagogy
- • Vocabulary
- • Language assessment
- • Vocabulary in context
- • Writing pedagogy
7 topic labels across 30 questions built here.
Language II (Hindi)
30 questions · 30 marks- • पठन-बोध
1 topic label across 30 questions built here.
Section pattern source: the official notice, checked 1 September 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What sections does the CTET syllabus cover?
There are 5 sections: Child Development and Pedagogy, Mathematics, Environmental Studies, Language I (English) and Language II (Hindi). Those names, and the question counts and marks beside them, come from the official pattern, checked 1 September 2026. What sits under each of them on this page is a different thing: 96 topic labels drawn from the 150 questions built here for this exam, which is a map of what you can practise rather than a list the exam body published.
Is this the official CTET syllabus?
No, and the page says so rather than leaving you to work it out. The section pattern is official and linked to the notice it came from; the topics beneath it are the ones this site's own tests cover. They are useful for two things: seeing what you can practise here, and checking a syllabus you already have for gaps. For the syllabus itself, read the exam body's own document, because a topic list assembled from a question bank can be narrower than the syllabus and never wider in a way you should trust.
How many questions are there in the CTET paper, and how long is it?
The paper is 150 questions for 150 marks in 150 minutes. There is no negative marking. Knowing that alongside the syllabus is what turns a topic list into a plan: it tells you how many marks each section is actually worth and how many minutes you can afford per question.
How do I practise the CTET syllabus?
Sit a full mock before working down any topic list. A list tells you what can be asked; it does not tell you which parts are costing you marks, and that is rarely where a candidate expects. There are 6 free tests for CTET here, and the sectional ones let you rebuild a single section once the full paper has shown you which one needs it.