TET Syllabus 2021: The Basic Education Board has announced the official exam date for TET 2021. The Notification for TET 2021 will release on May 11 and the exam is scheduled on July 25, 2021. BEB will release TET Syllabus 2021 along with the notification. As the exam dates are out candidates who want to appear for TET Exam must start their preparation. To start preparation for the exam students must be aware of the TET Syllabus and TET Exam Pattern.
The TET syllabus for the examination includes TET Paper 1 comprising of topics such as Child Development, Learning & Pedagogy, 1st Language, 2nd Language, Mathematics, and Environmental Studies for Class 1-5. TET Paper 2 covers topics from Class 6-8 and candidates have to choose an option between Mathematics or Science and Social Studies as the fourth subject.
TET Syllabus 2021: Overview
The syllabus and exam pattern of TET examination for paper 1 and paper 2 is quite similar to that of other teaching ability test. Below we are providing you with TET Exam overview. Let us check an overview of the exam before moving forward with the UP TET syllabus 2021:
| Total Papers | Paper 1 (Primary Level) and Paper 2 (Elementary level) |
| Mode of Exam | CBT (Online) |
| Types of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Marks in each Paper | 150 |
| No. of questions in each paper | 150 |
| Marking Scheme | No negative marking, 1 mark awarded for each correct answer |
| Duration of Exam | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Mode of Language | English and Hindi |
TET 2021 Syllabus: Subjects for Paper 1
Child Development and Pedagogy
| 1. Child development concept will focus on characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and qualities of good facilitator of learning 2. Learning and pedagogy 3. Concept of Inclusive Education and Understanding children with special needs |
Language 1(Hindi)
| 1. Language Comprehension 2. Fill in the blanks 3. Pedagogy of language development 4. Spotting error/ Sentence Correction 5. Antonyms and synonyms 6. Idiom and Phrases |
Language 2 (English/ Urdu/ Sanskrit)
| 1. Comprehension 2. Language skills 3. Pedagogy of language development |
Mathematics
| 1. Number system 2. Data handling 3. Shapes and geometry 4. Measurements and units |
Environmental Studies
| 1. Family and friends 2. Food and nutrition 3. Shelters 4. Water, travel Food and nutrition 5. Things we make and do |
TET Syllabus 2021: Paper 2
UPTET Syllabus of Paper 2 focuses on the psychology of teaching and learning relevant to Class 6-8. Candidates interested in Maths or Science have to choose option A and candidates interested in social science should attempt for option B.
| Subjects | Total Marks | Total Questions |
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| 1st Language (Hindi) | 30 | 30 |
| 2nd Language ( English, Urdu & Sanskrit) | 30 | 30 |
| Science/Mathematics or Social science/Social studies | 60 | 60 |
| Total | 150 Marks | 150 MCQs |
In TET paper 2 syllabus, candidates will have a total of 150 questions of total 150 marks with a time duration of 150 minutes.
TET Syllabus: Subjects for Paper 2
Child Development & Pedagogy
| 1. Child development concept will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning for the students of age group 11-14 years. 2. Learning and pedagogy 3. The concept of inclusive learning and understanding language children 5. with special need |
Language 1 (compulsory)
| 1. Unseen Passage 2. Language Pedagogy 3. Grammar |
Language 2(compulsory)
| 1. Unseen Passage and comprehension 2. Language Pedagogy 3. Grammar skills |
Mathematics/ Science/ Social Studies / Anyone for other teachers
| 1. Mathematics– Number system & simplification, percentage & ratio, time, work, speed &distance, algebra & mensuration, geometry, average, profit & loss, pedagogy of mathematics
2. Social studies – History, geography, Social and Political life, Economics and static GK, UP Related questions, Social studies pedagogy 3. Science– Food & Materials, How things work, Moving things, People and ideas, Natural phenomenon and Resources, The world of the living, Pedagogy of science. |
FAQ’S
Ans The BEB will conduct two papers for the TET 2021 examination.
Ans The exam will be conducted for 2.30 hours (150 minutes).
Ans The marks allotted for Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be 150 marks.
Ans No, there is no negative marking for the exam.
