Updated on Dec 10, 2019 12:20 IST
CTET 2019 paper-I and II has been conducted by CBSE on December 8. Get complete paper-wise CTET exam analysis 2019 here.
CTET exam analysis & cutoff

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has conducted the CTET 2019 exam on December 8 in 110 cities across India. The exam has been conducted for paper-I and II in two shifts. The morning (9:30 AM-12 Noon) and afternoon (2:00-4:30 PM) shifts of the exam were conducted successfully for paper-I and II, respectively. The paper-I of CTET was given by aspirants who want to teach classes I-V and paper-II was given by candidates who want to teach classes VI-VIII.

Every year, after the exam is conducted, Shiksha reaches out to students to know the difficulty level of the exam. Check paper-wise CTET exam analysis 2019 by students and CTET cutoff below. Also, go through CTET 2018 exam analysis for reference below. 

Section-Wise CTET Exam Analysis 2019 for Paper-I

CTET 2019 paper-I was of easy to moderate difficulty level. However, the paper, especially the reading comprehensions were extremely lengthy and many candidates could not complete their exam on time. Check the complete CTET 2019 paper-I analysis and reviews by students.   

Based on the feedback of students, the section-wise difficulty level of CTET paper-I 2019 is given below:

CTET Paper-I Subjects

Good Attempts & Total Questions

Difficulty Level

Child Development & Pedagogy

Good attempts: 25-28

Total questions: 30

Easy to Moderate

Hindi Language-I

Good attempts: 21-25

Total questions: 30

Moderate

English Language-II

Good attempts: 20-25

Total questions: 30

Moderate

Mathematics

Good attempts: 20-25

Total questions: 30

Moderate

Environmental Studies

Good attempts: 24-28

Total questions: 30

Easy to Moderate

Total

Good attempts: 110-131

Total questions: 150

Easy to Moderate

 CTET Exam Analysis 2019 for Paper-II

The overall difficulty level of CTET paper-II 2019 was moderate. The exam contained a mix of difficult, moderate and easy questions. The paper was not very lengthy but some questions in the exam were tricky. Check complete CTET paper-II 2019 analysis

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Based on the feedback of students, the section-wise difficulty level of CTET paper-II 2019 is given below:

CTET Paper-II Subjects

Good Attempts & Total Questions

Difficulty Level

Child Development & Pedagogy

Good attempts: 23-26

Total questions: 30

Moderate to Difficult

Language-I

Good attempts: 22-25

Total questions: 30

Easy to Moderate

Language-II

Good attempts: 22-25

Total questions: 30

Easy to Moderate

Mathematics & Science

Good attempts:  43-48

Total questions: 60

Moderate to Difficult

Social Studies/Social Science

Good attempts: 43-48

Total questions: 60

Moderate to Difficult

Total

Good attempts: 110-124

Total questions: 150

Moderate

CTET Cutoff 2019

CBSE will release the CTET 2019 cutoff along with the announcement of CTET result. However, the minimum marks that aspirants need to obtain in order to qualify the CTET exam is mentioned in the table below:

Category

CTET Marks Cutoff 2018

CTET Percentage Cutoff 2018

General

90

60

CTET Exam Analysis 2018

Candidates who took CTET exam in 2018 shared that the difficulty level of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test was moderate. However, many students shared that compared to the last edition (2017) of CTET exam, the test conducted in 2018 was fairly easy.

CTET exam pattern is such that aspirants need to attempt 150 questions in 150 minutes duration. The exam pattern for paper-I and II of CTET exam is shared below:

CTET Paper-I Exam Pattern

CTET Paper-I Subjects

CTET Paper-I Questions

CTET Paper-I Marks

Child Development and Pedagogy

30

30

Language I (compulsory)

30

30

Language II (compulsory)

30

30

Mathematics

30

30

Environmental Studies

30

30

Total

150

150

CTET Paper-II Exam Pattern for Mathematics and Science Teacher 

CTET Paper-II Subjects

CTET Paper-II Questions

CTET Paper-II Marks

Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory)

30

30

Language I (compulsory)

30

30

Language II (compulsory)

30

30

Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher)

60

60

Total

150

150

CTET Paper-II Exam Pattern for Social Studies/Social Science Teacher

CTET Paper-II Subjects

CTET Paper-II Questions

CTET Paper-II Marks

Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory)

30

30

Language I (compulsory)

30

30

Language II (compulsory)

30

30

Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher)

60

60

Total

150

150

CTET Paper-II Exam Pattern (Apart from Social Studies/Social Science, Mathematics and Science Teacher)

CTET Paper-II Subjects

CTET Paper-II Questions

CTET Paper-II Marks

Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory)

30

30

Language I (compulsory)

30

30

Language II (compulsory)

30

30

Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teacher)

Or

Social Studies/Social Science (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher)

60

60

Total

150

150

CTET Exam Analysis Highlights 2018

Go through some highlights for CTET exam analysis 2018 below:

  • Questions asked in the Child Development & Pedagogy section were from topics such as learning & pedagogy. In CTET 2018 exam, lesser number of practical questions were asked in this section. The difficulty level of the questions asked in this section of the exam was moderate.
  • In the Social Studies CTET exam section, questions were asked from topics related to Political Science and Geography. In 2018, more questions were asked from polity as compared to past years’ papers. The difficulty level of the questions asked in this section of the exam ranged from easy to moderate.
  • No major changes were witnessed in the English language section. So, the difficulty level of the questions asked in this section was similar to past years’ CTET question papers. The passages asked in CTET exam were lengthy.
  • The questions asked in the Science section were mostly from Biology and the difficulty level of the questions asked was moderate. This section of the exam contained more questions from Biology and Earth Science topics.
  • The questions asked in the Mathematics section were mostly from Arithmetic and the difficulty level of the questions asked was moderate.
  • Questions asked in the Hindi language section were easier as compared to questions asked in the same section in previous editions of the exam.

CTET Exam Analysis 2018: Overall

Subject

Difficulty Level

Good Score

Child Development & Pedagogy 

Moderate

22-24

Science & Mathematics (For Science Students) 

Moderate

42-48

Social Studies (For Arts Students) 

Easy to Moderate

46-52

English

Moderate

22-24

Hindi

Easy to Moderate

23-26

Overall

Moderate

112-120

Further, aspirants can go through section-wise CTET exam analysis 2018 below:

CTET Exam Analysis 2018 of Child Development Pedagogy

Topics

Number of Questions

Development and its Relation to Learning

2

Individual Differences & Socialisation Processes

4

Questions Related to Theories

4

Concept of Inclusive Education

2

Language, Thinkers and Thought

3

Learning and Pedagogy

7

Questions Related to Education Act

1

Conceptual & Practical Questions

3

Miscellaneous Questions

4

CTET Exam Analysis 2018 for Social Studies

History

12

Geography

12

Political Science

18

Social Science Pedagogy

14

Other Miscellaneous Questions

4

CTET Exam Analysis 2018 for Science & Mathematics

Percentage, Profit & Loss

3

Data Analysis & Probability

2

Number System

3

Mensuration

3

Simplification

2

Geometry & Algebra

4

Mathematics Pedagogy

15

Physics

4

Chemistry

3

Biology & Earth Science

8

Science Pedagogy

15

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