CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1 Question Paper with Answer Key and Solutions

CBSE held CTET February 2026 Paper I, 8 February 2026, Set B. Other sets have the same questions in a different order.

Timed test.

Paper I

150 questions · 2h 30m · no negative marking

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+1
per right · no negative
1 min
per question
90 / 150
min. to qualify (60%)

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Question booklets.

Questions 1 to 90 are printed in Hindi and English. Questions 91 to 150 come from the language booklets: you pick Language I and Language II in the test.

Topic-wise questions.

Child Development and Pedagogy

Q1 to Q30 · 30 marks

Top 3 topics = 39% of marks

Other: Learning difficulties, Motivation, Piaget, Teaching practices, Errors and misconceptions, Gender, Growth and development, Kohlberg

See all 14 topics as a table

Child Development and Pedagogy: questions per topic
Topic	Questions
Learning and cognition	5
Vygotsky	4
Principles of development	3
Assessment	2
Gifted and creative learners	2
Inclusive education	2
Learning difficulties	2
Motivation	2
Piaget	2
Teaching practices	2
Errors and misconceptions	1
Gender	1
Growth and development	1
Kohlberg	1

Mathematics

Q31 to Q60 · 30 marks

Top 3 topics = 53% of marks

Other: Shapes and space, Children's errors in maths, Fractions and decimals, Measurement, Operations on numbers, Patterns, Time

See all 13 topics as a table

Mathematics: questions per topic
Topic	Questions
Pedagogy of mathematics	8
Numbers	5
Data handling	3
Area and perimeter	2
Assessment in maths	2
Geometry	2
Shapes and space	2
Children's errors in maths	1
Fractions and decimals	1
Measurement	1
Operations on numbers	1
Patterns	1
Time	1

Environmental Studies

Q61 to Q90 · 30 marks

Topic	Questions
Pedagogy of EVS	9
Animals	4
Maps and directions	4
Concept and scope of EVS	3
Assessment in EVS	2
Things we make and do	2
Travel and transport	2
Family and friends	1
Our body and health	1
Plants	1
Water	1