🧑‍🏫 TEACHING — CTET · State TET · DSC

For: eligibility and recruitment as a teacher. CTET (central schools — KVS/NVS) by CBSE: ctet.nic.in. State TET (AP TET, TS TET) and DSC (teacher recruitment) by the state education departments.

Confirm the current pattern and syllabus on the official CTET / state notification.

CTET / TET pattern

 PAPER I — for teaching Classes I–V (primary)
 PAPER II — for teaching Classes VI–VIII (upper primary)
 (attempt both if you want to teach across I–VIII)

 Each paper (150 Q, 150 marks, 2.5 hrs):
   Child Development & Pedagogy   30 Q
   Language I (medium)            30 Q
   Language II                    30 Q
   Paper I:  Mathematics 30 + Environmental Studies 30
   Paper II: Maths & Science 60  OR  Social Studies 60 (by subject)

DSC (District Selection Committee — state teacher recruitment)

• Eligibility usually requires TET-qualified + teacher training (D.El.Ed/B.Ed).
• Written test: General Knowledge & current affairs, Perspectives in Education / pedagogy, and the subject/methodology for the post (SGT/SA/LP/PET).
• Merit often combines TET weightage + DSC written score.

Syllabus themes

• Child Development & Pedagogy: learning theories, inclusive education, assessment.
• Languages: comprehension + pedagogy of language.
• Mathematics & EVS / Science / Social Studies: content + how to teach it.
• General Knowledge & current affairs (for DSC).

What to study on this site

• Maths content: CSAT Maths
• EVS/Science content: Science & Tech · Environment
• Social Studies content: History · Geography · Polity · Economy
• Languages: English · Hindi
• Current affairs (DSC): Monthly Digest

Teaching-specific add-ons (study separately)

Child Development & Pedagogy and Perspectives in Education are the unique teaching sections — they are not in the general notes here. Use a standard CTET/pedagogy book (Piaget, Vygotsky, Kohlberg, assessment, inclusive education).

Official links

• CTET: ctet.nic.in · State TET/DSC via the state school-education portal
• Live openings: Govt Job Alerts

The differentiator: subject content is covered by the notes here, but pedagogy / child development is teaching-only — make it your priority section, since it appears in every paper.