OTET 2021 : Syllabus for Paper I & Paper II

OTET Syllabus: Odisha Teachers Eligibility Test (OTET) consists of two papers viz., Paper I and Paper-II. Paper-I is for the recruitment of teachers in Primary School for classes Ist to Vth. Paper-II is for the recruitment of teachers in Upper Primary School for classes VIth to VIIIth. Candidates can download the syllabus from the link given below

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Syllabus for Category A(Paper-I):

Section – A: Child Development and Pedagogy

• Unit – 1: Understanding Child Development during Childhood (focus on children at the primary level).
• Unit – 2: Understanding the Learning Process and Learners
• Unit – 3: Concept of Inclusive Education and Understanding Children with special needs.
• Unit – 4: Approaches to teaching and learning
• Unit – 5: Assessment.

Section - B: Language (Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali)
GroupA: Pedagogy

• Unit – 1: Learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali at elementary level
• Unit – 2: Teaching, Reading and Writing Skills

Group B: Content

• Unit – 3: Assessment of learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali
• Unit – 4: Language items
• Unit – 5: Language Comprehension

Section - C: Language (English)
Group– A: Pedagogy

• Unit – 1: Learning English at the Elementary Level
• Unit – 2: Language Learning
• Unit – 3: Skills in learning English
• Unit – 4: Assessment of English

Group -B: Content

• Unit – 5: Comprehension
• Unit – 6: Language items

Section D: Mathematics
Group– A: Pedagogy

• Unit – 1: Mathematics Education in Schools
• Unit – 2: Methods and Approaches to Teaching-Learning Mathematics
• Unit – 3: Assessment in Mathematics

Group -B: Content

• Unit – 4: Number System and Operation in Numbers
• Unit – 5: Measurement
• Unit – 6: Shapes and spatial Relationship
• Unit – 7: Data Handling and Patterns

Section E: Environmental Studies (EVS)
Group– A: Pedagogy

• Unit – 1: Concept
• Unit – 2: Methods and Approaches
• Unit – 3: Evaluation in EVS

Group -B: Content

• Unit – 4: Governance
• Unit – 5: Physical Features of Odisha and India
• Unit – 6: History of Freedom Struggle in India and Odisha
• Unit – 7: Health and Diseases
• Unit – 8: Internal Systems of Human Body
• Unit – 9: Matter, Force and Energy

Syllabus for Category B (Paper-II):

Section A: Child Development and Pedagogy
Unit – I: Child Development (Focus on Upper Primary School Children)
Unit – II: Learning
Unit – III: Curriculum Teaching-Learning Approaches and Evaluation

Section B: Language 1 (Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali)
Group– A: Pedagogy

• Unit – 1: Learning Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Telugu/ Bengali at Upper Primary Level
• Unit – 2: Teaching Language
• Unit – 3: Assessment of Language

Group -B: Content

• Unit – 4: Elements of Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Telugu/ Bengali Language
• Unit – 5: Language Items
• Unit – 6: Contribution of famous literates for development of Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Telugu/ Bengali language

Section C: Language II (English)
Group– A: Pedagogy

• Unit – 1: Learning English at Upper Primary Level
• Unit – 2: Development of English Language Skills
• Unit – 3: Assessment of learning the English Language

Group -B: Content

• Unit – 4: Comprehension
• Unit – 5: Language Items

Section D: Mathematics (only for Mathematics and Science Teacher)
Group– A: Pedagogy

• Unit – 1: Mathematics at Upper Primary Stage
• Unit – 2: Methods and Approaches to Teaching-Learning Mathematics
• Unit – 3: Evaluation in Mathematics

Group -B: Content

• Unit – 4: Number System
• Unit – 5: Algebra
• Unit – 6: Commercial Arithmetic
• Unit – 7: Shapes and Spatial Relationship

Section E: Science (only for Mathematics and Science Teacher)
Group– A: Pedagogy

• Unit – 1: Nature of Science
• Unit – 2: Methods and Approaches
• Unit – 3: Evaluation in Science

Group -B: Content

• Unit – 4: Physical Science
• Unit – 5: Life Science

Section F: Social Study (only for Social Study Teacher)
Group– A: Pedagogy

• Unit – 1: Aims and Objectives of Teaching Social Studies
• Unit – 2: Methods and Approaches
• Unit – 3: Evaluation in Social Science

Group -B: Content

• Unit – 4: History and Political Science
• Unit – 5: Political Science
• Unit – 6: Geography

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