STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF SYLLABUS
(Paper I and Paper II)
Paper
I (for classes I to V) Primary Stage:
I (for classes I to V) Primary Stage:
I. Child Development and Pedagogy – 30 Questions
a) Child Development (Primary School Child) 15 Questions
·
Concept
of development and its relationship with learning
Concept
of development and its relationship with learning
·
Principles
of the development of children
Principles
of the development of children
·
Influence
of Heredity & Environment
Influence
of Heredity & Environment
·
Socialization
processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents,
Peers)
Socialization
processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents,
Peers)
·
Piaget,
Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical
perspectives
Piaget,
Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical
perspectives
·
Concepts
of child-centered and progressive education
Concepts
of child-centered and progressive education
·
Critical
perspective of the construct of Intelligence
Critical
perspective of the construct of Intelligence
·
Multi
Dimensional Intelligence
Multi
Dimensional Intelligence
·
Language
& Thought
Language
& Thought
·
Gender
as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and
educational practice
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
Individual
differences among learners, understanding differences
based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion
·
etc.
etc.
·
Distinction
between Assessment for learning and assessment of
learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous &
Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice
Distinction
between Assessment for learning and assessment of
learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous &
Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice
·
Formulating
appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels
of learners; for enhancing learning and critical
thinking in the
classroom and for assessing learner achievement.
Formulating
appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels
of learners; for enhancing learning and critical
thinking in the
classroom and for assessing learner achievement.
b)
Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special
needs – 5
Questions
Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special
needs – 5
Questions
·
Addressing learners
from diverse backgrounds including
disadvantaged and deprived
Addressing learners
from diverse backgrounds including
disadvantaged and deprived
·
Addressing
the needs of children with learning difficulties,
‘impairment’ etc.
Addressing
the needs of children with learning difficulties,
‘impairment’ etc.
·
Addressing
the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners
Addressing
the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners
c)
Learning and Pedagogy 10 Questions
Learning and Pedagogy 10 Questions
·
How
children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve
success in school performance.
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.
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’
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.
Alternative
conceptions of learning in children, understanding
children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
·
Cognition
& Emotions
Cognition
& Emotions
·
Motivation
and learning
Motivation
and learning
·
Factors
contributing to learning – personal & environmental
Factors
contributing to learning – personal & environmental
II. Language I. 30 Questions
a)
Language Comprehension 15 Questions
Language Comprehension 15 Questions
Reading
unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and
one poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar
and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific,
narrative or discursive)
unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and
one poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar
and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific,
narrative or discursive)
b)
Pedagogy of Language Development 15 Questions
Pedagogy of Language Development 15 Questions
·
Learning
and acquisition
Learning
and acquisition
·
Principles
of language Teaching
Principles
of language Teaching
·
Role
of listening and speaking; function of language and how
children use it as a tool
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
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
Challenges
of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties, errors and disorders
·
Language
Skills
Language
Skills
·
Evaluating
language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,
listening, reading and writing
Evaluating
language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,
listening, reading and writing
·
Teaching-
learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual resource of the classroom
Teaching-
learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual resource of the classroom
·
Remedial
Teaching
Remedial
Teaching
III. Language II. 30 Questions
a) Comprehension
Two
unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or
scientific) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal
ability
unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or
scientific) with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal
ability
b) Pedagogy of Language Development 15 Questions
·
Learning
and acquisition
Learning
and acquisition
·
Principles
of language Teaching
Principles
of language Teaching
·
Role
of listening and speaking; function of language and how
children use it as a tool
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;
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
Challenges
of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties, errors and disorders
·
Language
Skills
Language
Skills
·
Evaluating
language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,
listening, reading and writing
Evaluating
language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,
listening, reading and writing
·
Teaching
– learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual resource of the classroom
Teaching
– learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual resource of the classroom
·
Remedial
Teaching
Remedial
Teaching
IV. Mathematics – 30 Questions
a) Content – 15 Questions
·
Geometry
Geometry
·
Shapes
& Spatial Understanding
Shapes
& Spatial Understanding
·
Solids
around Us
Solids
around Us
·
Numbers
Numbers
·
Addition
and Subtraction
Addition
and Subtraction
·
Multiplication
Multiplication
·
Division
Division
·
Measurement
Measurement
·
Weight
Weight
·
Time
Time
·
Volume
Volume
·
Data
Handling
Data
Handling
·
Patterns
Patterns
·
Money
Money
b) Pedagogical issues 15 Questions
• Nature
of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s
of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s
·
thinking
and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning
thinking
and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning
·
and
learning
and
learning
·
Place
of Mathematics in Curriculum
Place
of Mathematics in Curriculum
·
Language
of Mathematics
Language
of Mathematics
·
Community
Mathematics
Community
Mathematics
·
Evaluation
through formal and informal methods
Evaluation
through formal and informal methods
·
Problems
of Teaching
Problems
of Teaching
·
Error
analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching
Error
analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching
·
Diagnostic
and Remedial Teaching
Diagnostic
and Remedial Teaching
V.
Environmental Studies 30 Questions
Environmental Studies 30 Questions
a) Content 15 Questions
I.
Family
and Friends:
Family
and Friends:
1.1 Relationships
1.2 Work
and Play
and Play
1.3 Animals
1.4 Plants
II.
Food
Food
III.
Shelter
Shelter
IV.
Water
Water
V.
Travel
Travel
VI.
Things
We Make and Do
Things
We Make and Do
b) Pedagogical Issues 15 Questions
·
Concept
and scope of EVS
Concept
and scope of EVS
·
Significance
of EVS, integrated EVS
Significance
of EVS, integrated EVS
·
Environmental
Studies & Environmental Education
Environmental
Studies & Environmental Education
·
Learning
Principles
Learning
Principles
·
Scope
& relation to Science & Social Science
Scope
& relation to Science & Social Science
·
Approaches
of presenting concepts
Approaches
of presenting concepts
·
Activities
Activities
·
Experimentation/Practical
Work
Experimentation/Practical
Work
·
Discussion
Discussion
·
CCE
CCE
·
Teaching
material/Aids
Problems
Teaching
material/Aids
Problems
Paper II (for classes VI to VIII)
Elementary Stage:
Elementary Stage:
I. Child Development and
Pedagogy 30 Questions
Pedagogy 30 Questions
a)
Child Development (Elementary School Child) 15 Questions
Child Development (Elementary School Child) 15 Questions
·
Concept
of development and its relationship with learning
Concept
of development and its relationship with learning
·
Principles
of the development of children
Principles
of the development of children
·
Influence
of Heredity & Environment
Influence
of Heredity & Environment
·
Socialization
processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents,
Peers)
Socialization
processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents,
Peers)
·
Piaget,
Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
Piaget,
Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
·
Concepts
of child-centered and progressive education
Concepts
of child-centered and progressive education
·
Critical
perspective of the construct of Intelligence
Critical
perspective of the construct of Intelligence
·
Multi
Dimensional Intelligence
Multi
Dimensional Intelligence
·
Language
& Thought
Language
& Thought
·
Gender
as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and
educational practice
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
etc.
Individual
differences among learners, understanding differences
based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion
etc.
·
Distinction
between Assessment for learning and assessment of
learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous
& Comprehensive
Evaluation: perspective and practice
Distinction
between Assessment for learning and assessment of
learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous
& Comprehensive
Evaluation: perspective and practice
·
Formulating
appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels
of learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the
classroom and for assessing learner achievement.
Formulating
appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels
of learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the
classroom and for assessing learner achievement.
b) Concept of Inclusive education and
understanding children with
special needs 5 Questions
understanding children with
special needs 5 Questions
•
Addressing learners
from diverse backgrounds including
disadvantaged and deprived
Addressing learners
from diverse backgrounds including
disadvantaged and deprived
•
Addressing
the needs of children with learning difficulties,
‘impairment’ etc.
Addressing
the needs of children with learning difficulties,
‘impairment’ etc.
•
Addressing
the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners
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.
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.
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’
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.
Alternative
conceptions of learning in children, understanding
children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
•
Cognition
& Emotions
Cognition
& Emotions
•
Motivation
and learning
Motivation
and learning
•
Factors
contributing to learning – personal & environmental
Factors
contributing to learning – personal & environmental
II.
Language I. 30 Questions
Language I. 30 Questions
a)
Language Comprehension 15 Questions
Language Comprehension 15 Questions
Reading
unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one
poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and
verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative
or discursive)
unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one
poem with 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
Learning
and acquisition
·
Principles
of language Teaching
Principles
of language Teaching
·
Role
of listening and speaking; function of language and how
children use it as a tool
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;
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
Challenges
of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties, errors and disorders
·
Language
Skills
Language
Skills
·
Evaluating
language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,
listening, reading and writing
Evaluating
language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,
listening, reading and writing
·
Teaching-
learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual resource of the classroom
Teaching-
learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual resource of the classroom
·
Remedial
Teaching
Remedial
Teaching
III. Language – II 30 Questions
a)
Comprehension 15 Questions
Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific)
with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
Comprehension 15 Questions
Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific)
with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
b) Pedagogy
of Language Development 15 Questions
of Language Development 15 Questions
·
Learning
and acquisition
Learning
and acquisition
·
Principles
of language Teaching
Principles
of language Teaching
·
Role
of listening and speaking; function of language and how
children use it as a tool
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;
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
Challenges
of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties, errors and disorders
·
Language
Skills
Language
Skills
·
Evaluating
language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,
listening, reading and writing
Evaluating
language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,
listening, reading and writing
·
Teaching
– learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual resource of the classroom
Teaching
– learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials,
multilingual resource of the classroom
·
Remedial
Teaching
Remedial
Teaching
IV.
(A) Mathematics and Science: 60 Questions
(A) Mathematics and Science: 60 Questions
(i) Mathematics 30 Questions
a) Content 20 Questions
1. Number
System
System
·
Knowing
our Numbers
Knowing
our Numbers
·
Playing
with Numbers
Playing
with Numbers
·
Whole
Numbers
Whole
Numbers
·
Negative
Numbers and Integers
Negative
Numbers and Integers
·
Fractions
Fractions
2. Algebra
·
Introduction
to Algebra
Introduction
to Algebra
·
Ratio
and Proportion
Ratio
and Proportion
3. Geometry
·
Basic
geometrical ideas (2-D)
Basic
geometrical ideas (2-D)
·
Understanding
Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D)
Understanding
Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D)
·
Symmetry:
(reflection)
Symmetry:
(reflection)
·
Construction
(using Straight edge Scale, protractor,
compasses)
Construction
(using Straight edge Scale, protractor,
compasses)
4. Mensuration
5. Data
handling
handling
b) Pedagogical issues 10 Questions
·
Nature
of Mathematics/Logical thinking
Nature
of Mathematics/Logical thinking
·
Place
of Mathematics in Curriculum
Place
of Mathematics in Curriculum
·
Language
of Mathematics
Language
of Mathematics
·
Community
Mathematics
Community
Mathematics
·
Evaluation
Evaluation
·
Remedial
Teaching
Remedial
Teaching
·
Problem
of Teaching
Problem
of Teaching
(ii) Science 30 Questions
a)
Content 20 Questions
Content 20 Questions
1. Food
·
Sources
of food
Sources
of food
·
Components
of food
Components
of food
·
Cleaning
food
Cleaning
food
2. Materials
·
Materials
of daily use
Materials
of daily use
3. The
World of the Living
World of the Living
4. Moving
Things People and Ideas
Things People and Ideas
5. How
things work
things work
·
Electric
current and circuits
Electric
current and circuits
·
Magnets
Magnets
6. Natural
Phenomena
Phenomena
7. Natural
Resources
Resources
b)
Pedagogical issues 10 Questions
Pedagogical issues 10 Questions
·
Nature
& Structure of Sciences
Nature
& Structure of Sciences
·
Natural
Science/Aims & objectives
Natural
Science/Aims & objectives
·
Understanding
& Appreciating Science
Understanding
& Appreciating Science
·
Approaches/Integrated
Approach
Approaches/Integrated
Approach
·
Observation/Experiment/Discovery
(Method of Science)
Observation/Experiment/Discovery
(Method of Science)
·
Innovation
Innovation
·
Text
Material/Aids
Text
Material/Aids
·
Evaluation
– cognitive/psychomotor/affective
Evaluation
– cognitive/psychomotor/affective
·
Problems
Problems
·
Remedial
Teaching
Remedial
Teaching
V. Social Studies/Social Sciences 60 Questions
a) Content 40 Questions
I. History
·
When,
Where and How
When,
Where and How
·
The
Earliest Societies
The
Earliest Societies
·
The
First Farmers and Herders
The
First Farmers and Herders
·
The
First Cities
The
First Cities
·
Early
States
Early
States
·
New
Ideas
New
Ideas
·
The
First Empire
The
First Empire
·
Contacts
with Distant lands
Contacts
with Distant lands
·
Political
Developments
Political
Developments
·
Culture
and Science
Culture
and Science
·
New
Kings and Kingdoms
New
Kings and Kingdoms
·
Sultans
of Delhi
Sultans
of Delhi
·
Architecture
Architecture
·
Creation
of an Empire
Creation
of an Empire
·
Social
Change
Social
Change
·
Regional
Cultures
Regional
Cultures
·
The
Establishment of Company Power
The
Establishment of Company Power
·
Rural
Life and Society
Rural
Life and Society
·
Colonialism
and Tribal Societies
Colonialism
and Tribal Societies
·
The
Revolt of 1857-58
The
Revolt of 1857-58
·
Women
and reform
Women
and reform
·
Challenging
the Caste System
Challenging
the Caste System
·
The
Nationalist Movement
The
Nationalist Movement
·
India
After Independence
India
After Independence
II. Geography
·
Geography
as a social study and as a science
Geography
as a social study and as a science
·
Planet:
Earth in the solar system
Planet:
Earth in the solar system
·
Globe
Globe
·
Environment
in its totality: natural and human environment
Environment
in its totality: natural and human environment
·
Air
Air
·
Water
Water
·
Human Environment: settlement, transport and
communication
Human Environment: settlement, transport and
communication
·
Resources:
Types-Natural and Human
Resources:
Types-Natural and Human
·
Agriculture
Agriculture
III. Social
and Political Life
and Political Life
·
Diversity
Diversity
·
Government
Government
·
Local
Government
Local
Government
·
Making
a Living
Making
a Living
·
Democracy
Democracy
·
State
Government
State
Government
·
Understanding
Media
Understanding
Media
·
Unpacking
Gender
Unpacking
Gender
·
The
Constitution
The
Constitution
·
Parliamentary
Government
Parliamentary
Government
·
The
Judiciary
The
Judiciary
·
Social
Justice and the Marginalised
Social
Justice and the Marginalised
b) Pedagogical issues 20 Questions
·
Concept
& Nature of Social Science/Social Studies
Concept
& Nature of Social Science/Social Studies
·
Class
Room Processes, activities and discourse
Class
Room Processes, activities and discourse
·
Developing Critical thinking
Developing Critical thinking
·
Enquiry/Empirical
Evidence
Enquiry/Empirical
Evidence
·
Problems
of teaching Social Science/Social Studies
Problems
of teaching Social Science/Social Studies
·
Sources
– Primary & Secondary
Sources
– Primary & Secondary
·
Projects
Work
Projects
Work
·
Evaluation
Evaluation