UPTET syllabus 2024 is set by the authorities and will be displayed in the noitfication. UPTET syllabus will be simple, and the questions will be asked from the subjects studied by the applicants in the school. Going through the syllabus will let you strategize well for the preparation.
UPTET 2024 examination will be conducted in two parts. Paper 1 for primary teachers for Class 1 to Class 5 and Paper 2 for post-primary teachers for classes 6 and 8.
Table of Content
UPTET Paper-I Syllabus
UPTET Paper 1 syllabus mainly covers Teaching Methodology & Pedagogy, Languages (Hindi & English/Urdu/Sanskrit), Mathematics and Environmental Studies. This exam is for the candidates who are aspiring to be primary teachers.
Child Development and Pedagogy
UPTET 2024 topics under Child development and Pedagogy is mentioned below in the tabular structure.
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| Unit 1: | Child Development: Concept of growth and development, Principles and dimensions of development, Factors affection development (especially in the context of family and school) and its relationship with learning, Role of Heredity and Environment. |
| Unit 2: | Learning: Meaning and Concept of learning and its processes, Factors Affecting learning, Theories of learning and its implication, How Children learn and think, Motivation and Implications for Learning |
| Unit 3: | Individual Differences: Meaning, types and factors of Affection, Individual differences, Understanding Individual Differences based on Language, Gender, Community, Caste & ReligionPersonality: Concept, and types of personality, Factors responsible for shaping it, its measurementIntelligence: Concept, Theories and its measurement, Multidimensional Intelligence |
| Unit 4: | Understanding diverse learning: Backward, Mentally retarded, Gifted, Creative, Disadvantaged and Deprived, Specially-abledLearning difficulties and Adjustments: Concept and ways of adjustment, Role of teacher in adjustment |
| Unit 5: | Teaching: Teaching-learning process, Teaching learning strategies, and methods in the context of National Curriculum Framework 2005Assessment and Evaluation: Meaning and purposes of Assessment, Measurement, and Evaluation, Comprehensive and Continuous Evaluation, Constriction of Achievement Test, Action Research Right to Education Act, 2009 |
English
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Mathematics
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Environmental Studies
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| Unit 5: | Concept and scope of Environment Studies: The significance of Environment Studies, Integrated Environment Studies, Environmental Studies & Environmental Education learning Principles, Scope & relation to Science & Social Science, Approaches to presenting concepts |
| Unit 6: | Activities: Experimentation/Practical Work Discussion, Comprehensive and Continuous Evaluation, Teaching material/Aides, Problems of Teaching |
Hindi/Urdu/Sanskrit
Topics under Hindu/Urdu/Sanskrit is mentioned below in the tabular structure.
- Reading unseen passages
- Verbal ability
- Grammar inference acquisition and learning
- Listening role and speaking
- Principles of language teaching
- The critical aspect of grammar
- Teaching challenges in the classroom
- Remedial teaching to evaluate proficiency in language comprehension
- The material of teaching-learning language Skills
UPTET Paper-II Syllabus
UPTET Paper 2 syllabus focuses on topics like Child Development, Learning & Pedagogy, Languages (Hindi & English/Urdu/Sanskrit), Mathematics & Science or Social Studies & Social Science. This paper is for the candidates who are aspiring to be Post Primary teachers.
Child Development and Pedagogy
- Child Development (Elementary School Child)
- Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs
- Learning and Pedagogy
Language-1
- Language Comprehension
- Pedagogy of Language Development
Language-2
- Comprehension Pedagogy of Language Development
Mathematics
- Pedagogical issues
- Number System
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Mensuration
- Data Handling
Social Studies/Social Science
History:
- When, Where and How
- The Earliest Societies
- The First Farmers and Herders
- The First Cities, Early States
- New Ideas
- The First Empire
- Contacts with Distant lands
- Political Developments
- Culture and Science
- New Kings and Kingdoms
- Sultans of Delhi, Architecture, Creation of an Empire
- Social Change, Regional Cultures
- The Establishment of Company Power
- Rural Life and Society
- Colonialism and Tribal Societies
- The Revolt of 1857 – 58
- Women and reform
- Challenging the Caste System
- The Nationalist Movement
- India After Independence
Geography:
- Geography as a social study and as a science
- Planet Earth in the solar system
- Globe
- Environment in its totality
- Natural and human environment
- Air, Water, Human Environment
- Settlement, transport and communication
- Resource Types like Natural, Human and Agriculture
Social and Political Science
- Diversity
- Government
- Local Government
- Making a Living
- Democracy
- State Government
- Understanding Media
- Unpacking Gender
- The Constitution
- Parliamentary Government
- Social Justice and the Marginalized.
Pedagogical issues
- Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies
- Class Room Processes, activities, and discourse
- Developing Critical thinking
- Enquiry/Empirical Evidence
- Problems of teaching
- Social Science/Social Studies
- Sources – Primary & secondary, Project Work
Science
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UPTET Preparation Books
The following books can be referred for preparing for the exam:
| Name of the Book | Written by | Published by |
| UPTET (Paper-II) Upper Primary Level for Social Studies Teachers Guide | R.Gupta's | Ramesh publishing home |
| UPTET (Paper-II) Class VI-VIII Science/Maths – Hindi | RP.Singh | Unique Publishers |
| UPTET Uttar Pradesh Teachers' Eligibility Test (Paper-II) Class 6-8 Maths and Science | - | Arihant |
| UPTET (Paper-II) Class VI-VIII Social Studies/Social Science | RP.Singh | Unique Publishers |
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