Ultimately, CTET exam 2016 is over. Both papers were conducted successfully by CBSE on Feb. 21, 2016. The papers conducted were as follows:
(a)Paper I (Primary Stage): Passing this paper is the essential qualification to be teachers of Classes I to V.
(b)Paper II (Elementary Stage): Passing this paper is the essential qualification to be teachers of Classes VI to VIII
(Note: Candidates who intent to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both papers (Primary and elementary Stage).
I hope all hardworking candidates must be happy as the overall level of both papers was good. Both the papers were analyzed after the end of the exam which was based on the feedback of readers. The main conclusions drawn are as follows:
(a)Analysis of Paper I (for Classes I to V) Primary Stage: It was conducted during 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. The overall level of this paper was moderate. There were 150 multiple choice questions and the maximum marks were 150 which was as expected. The English language was slightly tough. On the other hand, a lot of questions from environmental studies were quite easy. Overall, this paper was an average one. The complete analysis is as follows:
| S. No. | Topic | No of MCQs* | Maximum Marks | Level of difficultly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | Moderate |
| 2 | Language I (English) | 30 | 30 | Slightly tough |
| 3 | Language II (Hindi) | 30 | 30 | Moderate |
| 4 | Mathematics | 30 | 30 | Moderate |
| 5 | Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 | Easy |
| Total | 150 | Moderate | ||
(b) Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage: It was conducted during 9:30 am to 12 pm on Feb. 21, 2016. The overall level of this paper was moderate too. There were 150 multiple choice questions and the maximum marks were 150, which was as expected. The paper II can be summarized as follow:
| S. No. | Topic | Difficulty level/ analysis |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory) No of questions : 30 | The level of difficulty was moderate. Broadly, we can divide the paper as follows: Chromosome and Heredity: 3 questions Learning: 2 questions Psychology: 2 questions Intelligence and Personality: 3 questions Development: 2 questions Pedagogy: 18
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| 2 | Language I No of questions : 30 | Language I (English): The difficulty Level was above moderate. The questions were asked from Antonyms, Synonyms, Correction of sentences, Phrases and related to Grammar Few questions were from Pedagogy too. Language I (Hindi): If, candidates have Hindi as language I, the level was moderate. There were questions based on a paragraph as well as from a poem. Few question were from pedagogy and a good number was from grammar.
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| 3 | Language II No of questions: 30 | Language II (Hindi): It was little easier as compared to English (language I). Two paragraphs were there. A good number of questions were from grammar section. If a candidate has Language II as English, there were around 15 questions from two paragraphs and few were from grammar related and a good number from pedagogy too.
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| 4 | Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher) No of questions: 60 | The difficulty level of science part was above average (towards tougher side). Science section can be divided into following parts: Biology: 10 questions Physics: 7 questions Chemistry: 9 questions Pedagogy: 4 questions The level of Mathematics questions was also good. Advanced Mathematics: 10 questions Geometry and Mensuration: 6 questions HCF & LCM: 2 questions Pie Chart and Probability: 1 question from each Compound Interest: 2 question Number system: 2 questions Pedagogy: 6 questions |
| 5 | Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher) No of questions : 60 | The level of difficulty was average/ Moderate. We can divide the question papers into following parts: History: 11 questions Geography: 10 questions Polity: 10 questions General awareness based questions: 8 questions Pedagogy: 22 questions
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| Total Number of question: 150 | ||
Overall, it was a moderate paper with a good mix of easy, moderate and slightly tough (science and mathematics) multiple choice questions. Hardworking candidates having good preparations will score well. We wish you all the best.
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