A teacher plays an important role in the society. It is impossible to imagine a society without a teacher. From the Early childhood of a student, Teacher starts their contribution towards her/his future. This blogs contains full information regarding How to Become a Primary Teacher (PRT).
Blog Includes-
- Who are PRTs
- Courses to become a PRT
- Essential qualification for PRT
- Eligibility for PRTs
- Syllabus of the Courses
- After B.TC and D.El.Ed
- TET/CTET who can give
- Exam Pattern of CTET
- Points to be remember
- India’s Top Universities
- Salary Of PRTs
Who are PRTs?
Primary teachers usually teaches from Class 1 to Class 5. According to Right to Education, Schools have to appoint Qualified Primary teachers for primary sections in schools. Centers and state governments appoint Primary Teachers according to their rules. These Institutions publish information or circulars time to time on their website.
Courses to becomes PRTs
The list of courses as follows
- B.Ed.- Bachelor of Education
- BTC- Basic Training Certificate
- PTC- Primary Teacher Certificate
- ETE- Elementary Teacher education
- NTT- Nursery Teacher Training
- D.Ed.- Diploma in Education
- TTC- Teacher Training Certificate
- JBT- Júnior Basic Training
Essential Academic Qualification for PRT
It is necessary that you should know the path of your destination before start.
- Qualified 10+2 from recognized Board
- At least 50% or Above in 10+2
- Graduation from Recognized University
- Primary teacher training Certificates from Government Recognized Institutions
- D.El.Ed and BTC courses
- TET/CTET Qualified
Eligibility for PRTs
- Age of candidate must be between 18 to 40 years
- CTET/TET qualified
Syllabus of the courses
- Child Development and Learning Process
- Principles of Educational Learning
- Social Studies
- Social Useful Productive work
- Current Indian Society and Elementary Education
- Educational Psychology
- Action Research and Innovation
- Sanskrit, Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science, Computer, Arts, and Physical Education
- Pedagogy of mathematics, English, Hindi, SST, Science etc.
After completing BTC and D.El.Ed courses /How to apply for CTET
With Good Scores, You have to pass these courses. After Interval of every 6 months Center and state Government organize the eligibility test for Teachers. Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is organized by state governments and Center Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is organized by Center Government. TET is is valid in certain states but CTET is applicable for center and for some states also.
CTET
CTET- Center Teacher Eligibility Test. CTET gives you the certificate of Teacher Eligibility. With this Certificate, Candidate can apply in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghthan (KVS), Navodaya Vidyalaya’s, Central Tibetan Schools etc. which are run, funded and regulated by Center. Also certain states provides opportunities to the candidate to apply in their states with CTET certificate. For more information regarding CTETs, you can visit to their website.
Exam pattern of CTET
CTET Exam Consist of two papers – Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 is for Primary Teachers and paper 2 is for TGTs (Trained Graduate Teachers). Paper 1 comprises of 150 Questions which are objective in nature. There is 1 mark for each corrected answers. The Questions Breakup are as follows:
| Subject | No of Questions |
| Child development and Pedagogy | 30 |
| Language 1 | 30 |
| Language 2 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 |
| Environmental Studies | 30 |
Points to be Remember
- Exam is conducted in both mediums i.e. English and Hindi.
- Subjects like Child Development & pedagogy and Language 1 & 2 have to be prepared well since there is minimum marks criteria in these subjects.
- In mathematics, basic calculative Knowledge is analyzed.
- Since, Most of the questions based on NCERT books so it is advisable to read NCERT books.
- NCERT Based questions are asked in Environmental Studies.
- Pdf of NCERT books are easily available on their website
- It is advisable to analyze & solve last five years question papers.
- Be prepared with your time-table and devote your more time on your weak areas
India’s top universities
- Adarsh College of Education, Himachal Pradesh
- Bhagwan Buddha Primary Teacher’s education college, Bihar
- District Institute of Education & Training, Uttarakhand
- Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Vidyalaya, Uttar Pradesh
- Indraprastha institute of education and management, Uttar Pradesh
- Swami Vivekananda College for Professional Studies, Rajasthan
- Vivekanand College of education, Maharashtra
- District Institute of Education & Training, Delhi
- All Saints College , Bhopal
- Keshav Suryamukhi College of Education, Uttarakhand
Salary of PRTs
If there is a discussion on salary for PRTs, then it will be 40,000 rupees approx. as it varies from states to states.
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