GTET 2025 Syllabus

APPENDIX – I

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF SYLLABUS

A. Paper I: Primary Stage (for classes I to V)
I. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions

(a) Child Development (Primary School)
10 Questions
• Concept of development and its relationship with learning
• Principles of growth and development of children (up to 11 years)
• Causes of individual differences Heredity & Environment
• Social and Emotional development, Piaget’s stages of cognitive development
• Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
• Concept and types of Intelligence, Multiple Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence
• Measurement of Intelligence
• Concept of Personality, Development of Personality in Childhood
• Adjustment and Mental Health

(b) Learning
10 Questions
• How children think and learn
• Concept and nature of learning, learning styles
• Theories and principles of Conditioning, Cognitivism, and Constructivism
• Factors affecting Learning: Motivation, Attention, Memory, Emotion, etc.
• Transfer of Learning: Concept, Types, Methods
• Information Processing and Thinking: Critical thinking, problem-solving, divergent
thinking, creativity, and innovation.

(c) Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Evaluation
7 Questions
• Concept and Principles of Curriculum
• Types of Curricula
• Factors Affecting Curriculum Transaction
• Concept and Forms of Evaluation
• Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice
• Different types of tests, Marking, and grading of scholastic and co-scholastic
achievement of children.
• Principles of test construction and characteristics of a good test
• Question Bank, Blue Print, and Item Analysis

(d) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs
3question

• Features, characteristics, and Educational Provision for:
• Gifted children, Slow Learners, physically challenged and children with Learning
Disabilities
• Concept and Strategies for Inclusive Education

II-Language I (English)
30 Questions
(a) Language Comprehension

15

• Reading unseen passage – two passages, one prose or drama and a poem with
questions on comprehension, inference, grammar, and verbal ability (Prose
passage may be literary, scientific, narrative, or discursive)

(b) Pedagogy of Language Development
• Principles aims, and objectives of English language teaching
• Approaches, Methods, and techniques of teaching English
• Learning and acquisition of English language skills: Pronunciations, Stress, and
Modulation
• Role of listening and speaking: function of language and how children use it as
a tool
• Communicative and writing skills in English
• Role of grammar in learning the English language for communicating ideas
verbally and in written form
• Challenges of teaching the English language: Prose, Poetry, Composition, Letter
Writing, creative writing, etc.
• Evaluating English language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,
listening, reading, and writing
• Teaching–learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual
resources of the classroom
• Diagnostics Test and Remedial Teaching
III. Language – II Marathi/Konkani 30 Questions

(a) Comprehension
• Reading unseen passages – two passages, a prose/ drama and a poem with
questions on comprehension, inference, grammar, and ve4rbal ability (Prose
passage may be literary, scientific, narrative, or discursive
(b) Pedagogy of Language Development
• Principles, aims, and objectives of language teaching
• Approaches, Methods, and Techniques of Teaching Language
• Learning and acquisition of language skills: Pronunciations, Stress, and
Modulation
• Role of listening and speaking: function of language and how children use it as
a tool
• Communicative and the Writing skills
• Role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and
in written form
• Challenges of teaching language: Prose, Poetry, Composition, letter writing,
creative writing, etc.
• Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening,
reading, and writing
• Teaching–learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual
resources of the classroom
• Diagnostic Test and Remedial Teaching

IV. Mathematics
30 Questions

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(a) Content
• Geometry
• Shapes & Spatial Understanding
• Solids around Us
• Numbers
• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Measurement
• Weight
• Time
• Volume
• Data Handling
• Patterns
• Money

(b) Pedagogical issues
• Aims and objectives of teaching Mathematics
• Place of Mathematics in School Curriculum
• Methods of teaching Mathematics: inductive, deductive, analytic, synthetic, heuristic
• Approaches and techniques involved in the teaching of Mathematics
• Competency-based mode of instruction in Mathematics (class-I-IV)
• Concept Attainment Model of instructions in Mathematics
• Challenges of Teaching Mathematics
• Teaching–learning materials: Textbook, Mathematical Kit, Models, other aids
• Evaluation through formal and informal methods
• Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching
• Diagnostic Test and Remedial Teaching

V. Environmental Studies
30 Questions

(a) Content
• Family and Friends:
• Relationships
• Work and Play

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• Animals
• Plants
• Food Shelter
• Water
• Travel
• Things We Make and Do

(b) Pedagogical Issues
• Meaning, scope, and purpose of EVS
• Significance of EVS as an integrated area of study at the primary level
• Environmental Studies concerning Science & Social Studies
• Methods of teaching EVS: Observation Method, Project Method, Role Play,
• Storytelling, Environmental Games, Exhibition, etc.
• Approaches to teaching EVS: Activity-based, Exploration, Discovery,
• Experimentation/ Practical Work, Reporting
• Teaching–learning materials: Textbook, computer-aided Learning, Models, other
locally relevant resources, etc.
• Evaluation of learning objectives of EVS: Achievement test, Environmental
• Awareness test, assessment of attitude towards Environment, Interest, etc.
• Diagnostic Test and Remedial Teaching in EVS

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B. Paper II: Elementary Stage (for classes VI to VIII)
1. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions

(a) Child Development (Elementary School) 10 Questions

• Meaning and Nature and Scope of Educational Psychology
• Concept and Principles of Growth and Development and its relationship with
learning
• Characteristics of growth and development of children (Physical, Emotional,
Social)
• Causes of Individual differences: Heredity & Environment,
• Social and Emotional Development, Paget’s stages of cognitive development
• Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
• Concept and types of Intelligence, Multiple Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence
• Measurement of Intelligence
• Concept of Personality, Development of Personality in Childhood
• Adjustment and Mental Health at home and school
• Self-concept, attitude, interest, values
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(b) Learning 10 Questions
• How children think and learn
• Concept and nature of Learning, Learning styles
• Laws of Learning
• Theories and principles of Conditioning, Cognitivism, and Constructivism
• Factors Affecting Learning: Concept, Types, Methods
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(c) Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Evaluation 7 Questions
• Concept and Principles of Curriculum
• Bases of Curriculum Development: Models of Curriculum Development
• Types of Curriculum Development
• Factors Affecting Curriculum Transaction
• Concept and Forms of Evaluation
• Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice
• Different types of tests: Marking, grading of scholastic and co-scholastic
• Achievement of children.
• Principles of test construction and characteristics of a good test
• Question Bank, Blue Print, and Item Analysis

(d) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children's special
needs 3 Questions
• Features, Characteristics, and Educational Provision for:
• Gifted children, Slow Learners, physically challenged and children with Learning
Disabilities
• Concept and Strategies for Inclusive Education

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II. Language I (English) 30 Questions

(a) Language Comprehension 15 Questions

• Reading unseen passage – two passages, one prose/drama and a poem with
questions on comprehension, inference, grammar, and verbal ability (Prose
passage may be literary, scientific, narrative, or discursive)

(b) Pedagogy of Language Development
• Principles aims, and objectives of English language teaching
• Approaches, Methods, and techniques of teaching English
• Learning and acquisition of English language skills: Pronunciations, Stress, and
Modulation
• Role of listening and speaking: function language and how children use it as a
tool
• Communicative and writing skills in English
• Role of grammar in learning the English language for communicating ideas
verbally and in written form
• Challenges of teaching the English language; Prose, Poetry, composition, letter
writing, creative writing, etc.
• Evaluating English language comprehension and proficiency: speaking,
listening, reading, and writing
• Teaching–learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual
resources of the classroom
• Diagnostic Test and Remedial Teaching

III. Language – II: Marathi/Konkani 30Questions
a) Comprehension 15 Questions

• Reading unseen passage – two passages of prose or drama and a 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

• Principles, aims, and objectives of language teaching
• Approaches, Methods, and techniques of teaching language
• Learning and acquisition of language skills: Pronunciations, Stress, and
Modulation
• Role of listening and speaking: function of language and how children use it as
a tool
• Communicative and writing skills
• Role of grammar in learning a language: Prose, Poetry, composition, letter
writing, creative writing, etc.
• Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening,
reading, and writing
• Teaching–learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual
resources of the classroom
• Diagnostic Test and Remedial Teaching

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IV. Mathematics and Science 60 Questions

I Mathematics
30 Questions

(a) Content
20 Questions
Number System
• Knowing our Numbers
• Playing with Numbers
• Whole Numbers
• Negative Numbers and Integers
• Fractions

Algebra
• Introduction to Algebra
• Ratio and Proportion

Geometry
• Basic geometrical ideas (2-D)
• Understanding Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D)
• Symmetry: (reflection)
• Construction (Using Straight edge Scale, protractor, compasses)

Menstruation

Data handling

(b) Pedagogical issues 10 Questions
• Aims and objectives of teaching Mathematics
• Place of Mathematics in School Curriculum
• Methods of teaching Mathematics: inductive, deductive, analytic,
synthetic, heuristic
• Approaches and techniques involved in the teaching of Mathematics
• Competency-based teaching in Mathematics (class-I-IV)
• Concept Attainment Model of Teaching in Mathematics
• Challenges of Teaching Mathematics
• Teaching–learning materials: Textbook, Mathematical Kit, models, other aids
• Evaluation through formal and informal methods
• Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching
• Diagnostic Test and Remedial Teaching

II Science
30 Questions
(a) Content
20 Questions
Food
• Sources of food
• Components of food

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• Cleaning food
Material
Materials of daily use
The World of the Living
Moving Things People and Ideas
How things work
• Electric Current and Circuits
• Magnets
Natural Phenomena
Natural Resources
(b) Pedagogical issues
10 Questions
• Nature aims, and objectives of teaching Sciences
• Correlation of Science with other subjects in the curriculum
• Methods and Teaching Strategies of Science: Lecture, Demonstration.
• Heuristic, Inductive-deductive, Project, etc.
• Observation/Experiment/Discovery (Methods of Science)
• Teaching Resources: Textbooks, charts, models, specimens, use of mass
media, use of ICT
• Science Laboratory, Science Club, Science Exhibition
• Scientific Attitude
• Diagnostic Test and Remedial Teaching
V. Social Studies/ Social Science 60 Questions
(a) Content 40 Questions
History
20 Questions
• When, Where, and How
• The Earliest Societies
• The First Cities
• Early States
• New Ideas
• The First Empire
• Contacts with Distant lands
• Political Developments
• Culture and Science
• New Kings and Kingdom
• 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

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Geography
10 Questions
• 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
• Resources: Types- Natural and Human
• Agriculture

Social and Political Life
10 Questions
• Diversity
• Government
• Local Government
• Making a Living Democracy
• State Government
• Understanding media
• Unpacking Gender
• The Constitution
• Parliamentary Government
• The Judiciary
• Social Justice and the Marginalized

Pedagogical issues
20 Questions

• Nature, aims, and objectives of teaching Social Studies (History, Geography,
Social and Political Life)
• Correlation of Social Studies with other subjects in the curriculum
• Methods and Teaching Strategies of Social Studies: Lecture, Story Telling,
Dramatization, Discussion, Brain Storming, Field trips, project, methods, etc.
• Observation/Excursion/Regional (Method of social studies)
• Teaching Resources: Textbooks, charts, models, News Paper, Historical Lab,
Geography room, Museum, Exhibition
• Practical Geography
• Infusion of Local History
• Diagnostic Test and Remedial Teaching

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