CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) is applicable to Central Government Schools (KVS, Tibetan schools, NVS, etc); Schools in the Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Chandigarh; unaided private schools can also think of opting for CTET and Schools owned by state government can also think of opting for CTET, if do not opt for state conducted TET.

CTET Books

The names of some of the good reference books for preparation of CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) are as follows:

Central Teacher Eligibility Test CTET Success Master Paper - II: Social Studies/Social Science Teacher Selection Class VI-VIII Paperback – 28 Dec 2014
by Arihant Experts (Author)




CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) Paper II: Social Science Teacher Selection (For Class VI - VIII) Paperback – 21 Dec 2015
by Surender Singh (Author), Jyoti Sharma (Author), Veena Kapur (Author),




CTET Social Studies/Social Science Class VI-VIII (31.66) 2016-17 Paperback – 2016
by Dr. Hans Raj Modi, Dr. R.P. Singh, Dr. Satyavir Singh Manav Dr. Anil Kumar Teotia (Author)



CTET & TETs Solved Papers (Upto 2016) Paper-I Teacher Selection for Class I-V Paperback – 2016
by Arihant Experts (Author)



There will be two papers in all. The exam will be objective in nature and will have multiple choice questions.

Paper I: For teachers intending to teach Classes I to V.
Number of questions: 150
Total marks: 150

Details of Paper I is as under:

Subject Number of questions Total marks
Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30
Language I 30 30
Language II 30 30
Mathematics 30 30
Environmental Studies 30 30
Total 150 150


Paper II: For teachers intending to teach Classes VI to VIII.
Number of questions: 150
Total marks: 150

Details of Paper II are as under:

Subject Number of questions Total marks
Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30
Language I 30 30
Language II 30 30
Mathematics & Science 60 60
*Social Studies & Social Science 60 60