CG TET Paper 2 study guide
CG TET Paper 2 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
CG TET Paper 2 is the Chhattisgarh Teacher Eligibility Test paper for candidates who want to teach at the upper primary level, that is, Classes VI to VIII. It is conducted by the Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board (CGVyapam) and is used as an eligibility benchmark for teaching posts in government and aided schools in Chhattisgarh, and private schools commonly recognise it too. The CG TET Paper 2 study guide has 5 sections and about 1,529 words.
01Child Development and Pedagogy
Child Development and Pedagogy in CG TET Paper 2 tests how well a candidate uses developmental and learning theory to explain the classroom behaviour of Classes VI–VIII students, not merely to recite definitions. Piaget’s concrete operational stage (about 7–11) is marked by conservation, classification, seriation, and reversibility; formal operational thinking (11+) adds hypothetical-deductive reasoning and abstract propositions.
361 words, about 2 min02Language I (Hindi)
Language I (Hindi) in CG TET Paper 2 assesses Hindi comprehension, grammar, and the pedagogy of teaching Hindi as a first language in Classes VI–VIII.
264 words, about 1 min03Language II (English)
Language II (English) in CG TET Paper 2 tests reading comprehension, vocabulary and grammar, and the pedagogy of English as a second language for Classes VI–VIII. Reading involves skimming for gist, scanning for detail, and inferring implied meaning.
313 words, about 2 min04Mathematics and Science
Mathematics and Science in CG TET Paper 2 tests content and pedagogy for Classes VI–VIII, with separate mathematics and science questions for respective teachers. Key areas include number system, HCF/LCM, fractions and decimals, ratio and proportion, percentage, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, algebraic expressions, linear equations, angle properties, congruence, Pythagoras’ theorem, mensuration, data handling, and symmetry.
309 words, about 2 min05Social Studies/Social Science
Social Studies/Social Science in CG TET Paper 2 tests history, geography, civics, and economics content plus pedagogy for Classes VI–VIII. History requires primary versus secondary sources, chronology, cause and consequence, Ashokan edicts, Mughal administration, colonial economy, and the freedom movement.
282 words, about 1 min