CTET Previous year solved question papers

As per the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) notification, one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher is that he/she should pass the CTET- Central Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by CBSE / Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which will be conducted by the appropriate Government . CTET is first conducted in the year 2011.

CTET Exam structure

All questions in CTET test will be Objective type (MCQs), each questions carrying one mark, There will be no negative marking.

There will be two papers of CTET.
(i) Paper I for teachers for classes I to V.
(ii) Paper II for teachers for classes VI to VIII.

Note: A person who intends to be a teacher for both levels will have to appear in both the papers (Paper I and Paper II).
Exam pattern of the question paper for CTET Paper 1 is as follows.
  • Child Development and Pedagogy – 30 questions, total 30 marks.
  • Language I – 30 questions, total 30 marks.
  • Language II – 30 questions, total 30 marks.
  • Mathematics – 30 questions, total 30 marks.
  • Environmental Studies – 30 questions, total 30 marks.

Total – 150 questions, 150 marks.

Exam pattern of the question paper for CTET Paper 2 is as follows.
  • Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory) – 30 questions of 30 marks.
  • Language I (compulsory) – 30 questions of 30 marks.
  • Language II (compulsory) – 30 questions of 30 marks.
  • For Mathematics and Science teacher: Mathematics and Science – 60 questions of 60 marks.
  • For Social Studies/Social Science teacher: Social Science – 60 questions of 60 marks.
  • For any other teacher – either (Mathematics and Science) or (Social Science) – 60 questions of 60 marks.

Total – 150 questions, 150 marks.

Previous year CTET question papers and answer keys

Check the following links to view and download the previous year question papers and answer keys of CTET from year 2011 onwards.

CTET 2011 Solved previous year question paper

CTET 2012 question paper with answer key

CTET 2013 solved previous year question paper with key

CTET February 2014 Question paper with key

CTET February 2015 solved previous year question paper

CTET September 2015 question paper with key

CTET February 2016 solved question paper

CTET Free online mock test in Child development and Pedagogy