HTET Syllabus 2021 for TGT/PGT/Primary Teacher: HTET Exam Pattern

Subject Name

Topics

Child Development and Pedagogy

The 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-centred 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 etc.

The 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.

The 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

Learning and Pedagogy

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

Motivation and learning

Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental

English / Hindi Language

Language Comprehension Reading

Questions based on the passage, including antonyms and synonyms from the passage of prose or drama or poem.

grammar and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)

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

A 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, a multilingual resource for the classroom

Remedial Teaching

Mathematics

Geometry - Circle, Triangle, Rectangle, Square and related theorems

Shapes and Spatial Understanding

Solids around us - Cube, Cuboid, Cone, Cylinder, Sphere, Hemisphere etc.

Number System - LCM, HCF, Factors, Unit digit, Digit Sum etc.

BODMAS - Simplifications including Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division

 Pedagogical issues 

Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s 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

Quantitative Aptitude

Simplification

Interest

Percentage

Ratio and Proportion

Average

Problems

on Ages

Speed Time & Distance

Profit & Loss

Number Series

Number System

Mensuration

Data Interpretation

Time & Work

Algebra

Geometry

Reasoning Ability

Classification

Analogy

Coding-Decoding

Matrix

Word formation

Arranging words

in Meaningful order or Dictionary order

Venn diagram

Directions; Distances

Blood Relations

Missing Number

Puzzles

Series

Non-Verbal Reasoning

Haryana General Knowledge

Culture of Haryana

Haryana History

Geography Haryana

Environment - Haryana

Economy/Polity of Haryana

General Science

Misc. GK- Sports, Books, Dates, Schemes

Environmental Studies

Relationships

Work and Play

Animals

Plants

Food

Shelter

Water

Pedagogical Issues

Concept and scope of EVS

Significance of EVS integrated EVS

Environmental Studies & Environmental Education

Learning Principles

Scope & relation to Science & Social Science

Approaches to presenting concepts

Experimentation/Practical Work

Discussion/CCE

Teaching material/Aids Problems