PSTET 2023 Syllabus

PSTET 2023 Syllabus
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Following subjects syllabus are given in this file:
• PSTET 2023 Syllabus for Maths, Science, Social Studies
• PSTET 2023 Syllabus for Art and Craft
• PSTET 2023 Syllabus for Home Science
• PSTET 2023 Syllabus for Music
• PSTET 2023 Syllabus for Physical Education
• PSTET 2023 Syllabus for Sanskrit
• PSTET 2023 Syllabus for Urdu

PSTET 2023 Syllabus for
Maths, Science, Social Studies

Paper 1

SYLLABUS FOR PSTET

Paper 1 (for classes I to V) Primary Stage

I. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions

a. Child Development (Primary School Child)

Concept of development and its relationship with learning
Principles of development of children
Influence of Heredity and Environment
Socialization processes : Social world & children (Teachers, Parents and
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 and 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 etc.
Distinction between Assessment for learning assessment of learning;
School-Based Assessment, Continuous and Comprehension Evaluation:
Perspective and practice
Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners;
for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and assessing
learner achievement

b. Concept of Inclusive Education and understanding children with special
needs

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

success in school performance

learning as a social activity; social context of learning

Cognition and Emotions
Motivation and Learning
Factors contributing to learning Personal and environmental

II. Language- I (Punjabi) 30 Questions

a. Language Comprehension

Reading unseen passage two passages: one prose/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

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 or in written form
Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties, errors and disorders

Language skills
Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency : Listening, Speaking,
Reading and Writing
Teaching-Learning Materials : Text-books, multi-media materials, multi-
lingual resource of the classroom
Remedial Teaching

III. Language II (English) 30 Questions

a. Comprehension

Two unseen prose passages (discursive/literary/narrative/scientific) with
questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability

b. Pedagogy of Language development

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 or in written form
Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties, errors and disorders
Language skills
Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency : Listening, Speaking,
Reading and Writing
Teaching-Learning Materials : Text-books, multi-media materials, multi-
lingual resource of the classroom
Remedial Teaching

IV. Mathematics 30 Questions

a. Content

Geometry
Shapes and Spatial Understanding

Solids around us
Numbers
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Measurement
Weight
Time
Volume
Data Handling
Patterns
Money

b. Pedagogical Issues

Nature of Mathematics / Logical Thinking; understanding chi
thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and
learning
Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
Language of Mathematics
Community Mathematics
Evaluation through formal and informal methods
Problems of teaching
Error analysis and related aspects of teaching and learning
Diagnostic and remedial teaching

V. Environmental Studies 30 Questions

a. Content

Family and Friends

Relationships
Work and Play

Animals
Plants

Food

Shelter

Water

Travel

Things we Make and Do

b. Pedagogical Issues

Concept and scope of EVS
Significance of EVS, integrated EVS
Environmental Studies and Environmental Education
Learning Principles
Scope and relation to Science and Social Science
Approaches of presenting concepts
Activities
Experimentation / Practical Work
Discussion
CCE
Teaching Material / Aids
Problems of teaching

Paper 2

Paper 2 (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage

I. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions

a. Child Development (Elementary School child)

Concept of development and its relationship with learning
Principles of development of child

Influence of Heredity and Environment
Socialization processes : Social world and children (Teachers, Parents and
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 and 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 etc.
Distinction between Assessment for learning assessment of learning;
School-Based Assessment, Continuous and Comprehension Evaluation:
Perspective and practice
Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners;
for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and assessing
learner achievement

b. Concept of Inclusive Education and understanding children with special
needs

Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged
and deprived
Addressing the needs of children with learning difficult
etc.
Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled learners

c. Learning and Pedagogy

success in school performance
Basic processes of teaching and learning ; child
learning as a social activity; social context of learning

learning process
Cognition and Emotions

Motivation and Learning
Factors contributing to learning Personal and environmental

II. Language-I (Punjabi) 30 Questions

a. Language Comprehension

Reading unseen passage two passages: one prose/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

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 or in written form
Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties, errors and disorders
Language skills
Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency : Listening, Speaking,
Reading and Writing
Teaching-Learning Materials : Text-books, multi-media materials, multi-
lingual resource of the classroom
Remedial Teaching

III. Language II (English) 30 Questions

a. Comprehension

Two unseen prose passages (discursive/literary/narrative/scientific) with
questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability

b. Pedagogy of Language development

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 or in written form
Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language
difficulties, errors and disorders
Language skills
Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency : Listening, Speaking,
Reading and Writing
Teaching-Learning Materials : Text-books, multi-media materials, multi-
lingual resource of the classroom
Remedial Teaching

IV. Mathematics & Science 60 Questions

i. Mathematics 30 Questions

a. Content

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, protactor, compasses)

Mensuration

Data Handling

b. Pedagogical Issues

Nature of Mathematics / Logical Thinking
Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
Language of Mathematics
Community Mathematics
Evaluation
Remedial Teaching
Problems of teaching

ii. Science 30 Questions

a. Content

i. Food

Sources of food
Components of food
Cleaning food

ii. Materials

Materials of daily use

iii. The world of the living

iv. Moving things, people and ideas

v. How things work

Electric currents and circuits

Magnets

VI. Natural Phenomena

VII. Natural Resources

b. Pedagogical Issues

Nature and Structure of Sciences
Natural Science / Aims and objectives
Understanding & Appreciating Science
Approaches / Integrated Approach
Observation / Experiment / Discovery (Method of Science)
Innovation
Text Materials / Aids
Evaluation cognitive/psychomotor/affective
Problems
Remedial Teaching

V. Social Studies / Social Sciences 60 Questions

a. Content

i. 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

ii. 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
Resources : Types-Natural and Human
Agriculture

iii. Social and Political Life

Diversity
Government
Local Government
Making a Living
Democracy
State Government
Understanding Media

Unpacking Gender
The Constitution

Parliamentary Government
The Judiciary
Social Justice and the Marginalised

b. Pedagogical Issues

Concept and Nature of Social Sciences / Social Studies
Classroom Processes, activities and discourse
Developing Critical Thinking
Enquiry / Empirical Evidence
Problems of teaching Social Sciences / Social Studies
Sources Primary & Secondary
Project Work
Evaluation

NOTE : For a detailed syllabus of classes I VIII, please refer to PSEB and
NCERT syllabus and textbooks.

PSTET 2023 Syllabus for Art and Craft

PART -1

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TRIANGLES AND TYPES OF TRIANGLES

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PART -2

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PSTET 2023 Syllabus for Home Science

PSTET 2023 Syllabus for Music

PSTET 2023 Syllabus for Physical Education

PSTET 2023 Syllabus for Sanskrit

PSTET 2023 Syllabus for Urdu

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