Want to ace CTET? Stick to these tips

The CTET exam is being conducted online in just a month. NEELIMA KAMRAH shares tricks that aspirants can use to crack it

The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). After qualifying CTET exam, candidate will be eligible to get a job in State, Central and Under the control of UT Schools. In the process of preparing for any competitive exam, keeping calm and being patient and consistent is important. If you are Dedicated towards cracking CTET 2021 exam, one must have a proper strategic plan based on your abilities.

• The exam is divided into two parts — Paper II and Paper II. Paper I is for teachers who intends to teach primary class; Paper II is for those who intend to teach students from Classes VI-VIII.
• The total duration of two hour and 50 minutes is being assigned to complete each paper.
• There is no negative marking.
• There are five subjects in exam. Each subject covers 30 questions and there will be no sectional cut-off.

Tips for success

Acknowledge syllabus and exam pattern: The very First step towards the preparation of CTET is to examine the Exam pattern & syllabus. This will help you to understand and get important topics, time allotted for each section and weightage of every topic. With the help of this you can easily divide your time for each section in the exam. The syllabus includes topics from the NCERT syllabus for Classes I-V (Paper I) and Classes VI-VIII (Paper II). The best way to this is to read NCERT.

Identify your weak sections: Be very clear about weak areas. Practicing on regular intervals will help you to determine this. To master your weaknesses, it is important to revise your fundamentals and keep basics clear. Work more towards strengthening your weak areas. Try not to waste your time by keep revising the topics you are good at. Don’t start any new topics at the last moment.

Make your own notes: Make a list of important books and subscribe to online platforms if possible. Start making notes from the day of preparation. Once syllabus is complete, pin down important handy notes which will help you during revision time. Revise topics ike learning, development, child-centered and progressive education, teaching methods and teaching aids, teaching principles, evaluation and assessment.

Maintain confidence: Self-confidence is the key to success. If you are confident about yourself, you will surely achieve success. For boosting confidence, do a little bit of physical exercises and meditate.

Analyse previous year papers: Try to solve as many previous papers as you can. This will help you to analyse the important topics from which most of the questions have been asked. Recreate the examination environment. While solving question papers, try to give yourself the exact amount of time which is going to be provided in exam. Afterward, use CTET answer key to cross-check how well you performed. Keep an eye on the scores and section-wise scoring pattern. This will help you to identify your strong and weak sections.

Watch tutorials: If you are facing difficulty in understanding any topic, then watch a tutorial video of it. Videos, visuals, listening and learning activate your right brain helping you image things. Use technology to make study easier rather than getting stuck.