UPTET Syllabus 2019: Paper 2
In order to secure qualifying marks in UPTET 2019, candidates appearing in UPTET Exam 2019, must thoroughly go through the Syllabus for UPTET 2019.
So far, there hasn’t been any major changes in the Syllabus for UPTET 2019 and it is quite similar to the Teaching Eligibility Tests (TET) of other states.
The UPTET syllabus 2019 for Paper 2 would be published by Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board (UPBEB) in near future on its official website i.e. upbasiceduboard.gov.in along with the exam notification. However, there is a quite high probability that the syllabus for UPTET 2019 exam remains unchanged, as it has been for several years now.
UPTET syllabus 2019 Paper 2:
The syllabus for the UPTET 2019 exam comprises:
- Child Development, Learning & Pedagogy
- Language I (Hindi)
- Language II (English, Urdu & Sanskrit)
- Mathematics/Science or (B) Social Studies/Science.
Candidates who want to teach Classes V to VIII are required to take Paper-II exam of UPTET 2019 with good marks whereas the Paper 1 of UPTET 2019 will make the aspirants eligible for teaching Class I to V.
The Syllabus of UPTET 2019 for Paper 1 and Paper 2 are slightly different as they are designed to assess the capabilities of candidates to teach primary and upper primary level students. The detailed syllabus for UPTET 2019 is designed in such a way that it thoroughly check candidates understanding for different levels respectively.
As per the UPTET exam pattern, mode of the exam would be offline and both Paper I and II where candidates are supposed to use pen and paper. Questions will be of Objective type/ MCQs.
The basics remain the same in both the syllabus of UPTET 2019. However, there is a noticeable difference in the difficulty level of Paper1 and Paper 2. Also, in Paper 2 there would be addition paper of Maths/Science and Social Science.
Paper II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage
Child Development & Pedagogy: 30 questions
| a) Child Development (Primary School Child): (15 questions) |
| Concept of Development and its Relationship with Learning |
| Principles of the Development of Children |
| Influence of Heredity & Environment |
| Socialization Processes: Social World & Children (Teacher, Parents, Peers) |
| Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky: Constructs and Critical Perspectives |
| Concepts of Child-Centered and Progressive Education |
| Critical Perspective of the Construct of Intelligence |
| Multi-Dimensional Intelligence |
| Language & Thought |
| Gender as a Social Construct: Gender Roles, Gender-Bias, and Educational Practice |
| Individual Differences Among Learners, Understanding Differences Based on Diversity of Language, Caste, Gender, Community, Religion |
| Distinction between Assessment for Learning and Assessment of Learning: School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: Perspective and Practice |
| b) Concept of Inclusive Education and Understanding Children with Special Needs: (5 questions) |
| Addressing Learners from Diverse Backgrounds Including Disadvantaged and Deprived |
| Addressing the Needs of Children with Learning Difficulties, Impairment, etc. |
| Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially Abled Learners |
| c) Learning and Pedagogy: (10 questions) |
| How Children Think and Learn; How and Why Children ‘Fail’ to Achieve Success in School Performance |
| Basic Processes of Teaching and Learning; Children’s Strategies of Learning; Learning as a Social Activity; Social Context of Learning |
| Child as a Problem Solver and a ‘Scientific Investigator’ |
| Alternative Conceptions of Learning in Children, Understanding Children’s Errors’ as Significant Steps in the Learning Process |
| Cognition & Emotions |
| Factors Contributing to Learning-Personal & Environmental |
| Motivation and Learning |
Language I: 30 questions
| a) Language Comprehension: (15 questions) |
| Reading Unseen Passages – Two passages one prose or drama and one poem consisting of questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive) |
| b) Pedagogy of Language Development: (15 questions) |
| Learning and Acquisition |
| Principles of Language Teaching |
| Role of Listening and Speaking; Function of Language and How Children Use it as a Tool |
| Critical Perspective on the Role of Grammar in Learning a Language for Communicating Ideas Verbally and in Written Form |
| Challenges of Teaching Language in a Diverse Classroom; Language Difficulties, Errors and Disorders. |
| Language Skills |
| Remedial Teaching |
| Evaluating Language Comprehension and Proficiency; Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing |
| Teaching-Learning Materials: Textbook, Multi-Media Materials, Multilingual Resource of the Classroom |
Language II: 30 questions
| a) Comprehension: (15 questions) |
| Two Unseen Prose Passage (Discursive or Literary or Narrative or Scientific) with Questions on Comprehension, Grammar, and Verbal Ability |
| b) Pedagogy of Language Development: (15 questions) |
| Learning and Acquisition |
| Principles of Language Teaching |
| Role of Listening and Speaking; Function of Language and How Children use it as a Tool. |
| Critical Perspective on the Role of Grammar in Learning a Language for Communicating Ideas Verbally and in Written Form |
| Challenges of Teaching Language in a Diverse Classroom; Language Difficulties, Errors and Disorders |
| Language Skills |
| Evaluating Language Comprehension and Proficiency: Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing |
| Teaching-Learning Materials: Textbook, Multi-Media, Materials, Multilingual Resource of the Classroom |
| Remedial Teaching |
Mathematics: 30 questions
| a) Content: (20 questions) |
| Number System |
| 1. Knowing our Numbers |
| 2. Playing with Numbers |
| 3. Whole Numbers |
| 4. Negative Numbers and Integers |
| 5. Fractions |
| Algebra |
| 1. Introduction to Algebra |
| 2. Ratio and Proportion |
| Geometry |
| 1. Basic Geometrical Idea (2-D) |
| 2. Understanding Elementary Shapes (2D and 3D) |
| 3. Symmetry (Reflection) |
| 4. Construction (Using Straight Edge Scale, Protractor, Compasses) |
| 5. Mensuration |
| 6. Data Handling |
| b) Pedagogical Issues: (10 questions) |
| Nature of Mathematics/Logical Thinking; Understanding Children’s Thinking and Reasoning Patterns and Strategies of Making Meaning and Learning |
| Place of Mathematics in the Curriculum |
| Language of Mathematics |
| Community Mathematics |
| Evaluation through Formal and Informal Methods |
| Problems of Teaching |
| Error Analysis and Related Aspects of Learning and Teaching |
| Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching |
Science: 30 questions
| a) Content: (20 questions) |
| Food |
| 1. Sources of Food |
| 2. Components of Food |
| 3. Cleaning Food |
| Materials |
| 1. Materials of Daily Use |
| The World of the Living |
| Moving Things, People, and Ideas |
| How Things Work |
| 1. Electric Current and Circuits |
| 2. Magnets |
| Natural Phenomena |
| Natural Resources |
| b) Pedagogical Issues: (10 questions) |
| Nature & Structure of Sciences |
| Natural Science/Aims & Objectives |
| Understanding & Appreciating Science |
| Approaches/Integrated Approach |
| Observation/Experimental/Discovery (Method of Science) |
| Innovation |
| Text Material/Aids |
| Evaluation – Cognitive/Psychomotor/Effective |
| Problems |
| Remedial Teaching |
Social Science: 60 questions
| a) Content: (40 questions) |
| History |
| 1. When, Where and How |
| 2. The Earliest Societies |
| 3. The First Farmers and Herders |
| 4. The First Cities |
| 6. New Ideas |
| 7. The First Empire |
| 8. Contacts with Distant Lands |
| 9. Political Developments |
| 10. Culture and Science |
| 11. New Kings and Kingdoms |
| 12. Sultans of Delhi |
| 13. Architecture |
| 14. Creation of an Empire |
| 15. Social Change |
| 16. Regional Cultures |
| 17. The Establishment of Company Power |
| 18. Rural Life and Society |
| 19. Colonialism and Tribal Societies |
| 20. The Revolt of 1857-58 |
| 21. Women and Reform |
| 22. Challenging the Caste System |
| 23. The Nationalist Movement |
| 24. India after Independence |
| Geography |
| 1. Geography as a Social Study and as a Science |
| 2. Plant: Earth in the Solar System |
| 3. Globe |
| 4. Environment in its Totality: Natural and Human Environment |
| 5. Air |
| 6. Water |
| 7. Human Environment: Settlement, Transport, and Communication |
| 8. Resources: Types – Natural and Human |
| 9. Agriculture |
| Social and Political Life |
| 1. Diversity |
| 2. Government |
| 3. Local Government |
| 4. Making a Living |
| 5. Democracy |
| 6. State Government |
| 7. Understanding Media |
| 8. Unpacking Gender |
| 9. The Constitution |
| 10. Parliamentary Government |
| 11. The Judiciary |
| b) Pedagogical Issues: (20 questions) |
| 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 |
| Projects Work |
| Evaluation |