All candidates who had applied for the Meghalaya TET exam must go through the syllabus and exam pattern. It is strictly advisable to check the Meghalaya TET syllabus and exam pattern before starting your preparation for the exam. There are two papers in Meghalaya TET. Check primary school teachers and middle school teachers syllabus.
Interested candidates can check the exam pattern, syllabus, minimum qualifying marks, Syllabus PDF for the MTET exam in the article. Candidates can strategize better for the exam after knowing the syllabus and exam pattern.
Event | Details |
Body | Meghalaya Board of School Education, Directorate of Educational Research & Training (DERT) |
Exam Nate | Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test (MTET) |
Paper | Syllabus |
Location | Meghalaya |
Exam Mode | Offline |
Official Website | mbose.in or megeducation.gov.in |
The MTET exam is conducted for two papers. The Paper I (Class I to V), Paper II (Class VI to VIII). The exam pattern for each Paper is given below.
Events | MTET Paper 1 | MTET Paper 2 |
Exam Mode | Offline | Offline |
Sections/ Subjects | 5 | 4 |
Duration of exam | 2 hours and 30 minutes | 2 hours and 30 minutes |
Type of Questions | MCQ | MCQ |
Total Questions | 150 | 150 |
Total Marks | 150 | 150 |
Language | English (except language paper) | English (except language paper) |
Check the exam pattern for the Meghalaya TET Paper I. The exam is for the Lower Primary Classes (1-5).
Topic | Questions | Marks |
Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11) | 30 | 30 |
30 | 30 | |
30 | 30 | |
Language-I (Khasi/Garo/Assamese/Bengali/Hindi/Nepali) | 30 | 30 |
30 | 30 | |
Total | 150 | 150 |
Paper-II is for Class VI to VIII. The Meghalaya TET Paper--II will be for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Topic | Questions | Marks |
Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14) | 30 | 30 |
(a) For Mathematics and Science teachers: Mathematics and Science or (b) For Social Science Teachers: Social Science | 60 | 60 |
Language-I (Khasi/Garo/Assamese/Bengali/Hindi/Nepali) | 30 | 30 |
Language II (English) | 30 | 30 |
Total | 150 | 150 |
Important Points:
Check the syllabus of Child Development and Pedagogy, Languages, Mathematics, Science, Environmental Studies, Science, and Social Science.
Subject | Topics |
Child Development and Pedagogy | The concept of development and its relationship with learning, The concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs, Understanding Child Development during Childhood (focus on children at the primary level), Understanding the Learning Process and Learners, Approaches to teaching and learning, Assessment. |
Mathematics | Number, Geometry, Measurements, Pedagogy, Nature of Mathematics, Place of Mathematics in Curriculum, Trends, and Developments, Approach to Mathematics Learning, Teaching of Mathematics, Learning Materials in Mathematics, Learning Mathematics Evaluation. |
Environmental Science | Water, Agriculture, Diseases, Food, Job, Public Institutes, Energy, Animal Worlds, Plants, First Aid, Solar System, Air, Light, Pedagogy, Science, Aims of Learning Science, Scientific Process, Characteristics of Scientific Teaching, Evaluation Strategy, Learning Aids, Pedagogic analysis, Action Research, Evaluation System |
Science | Germination of Seed, Cell, Disease, Pollution, Cardiovascular system, Cellular Equilibrium, Plant Reproduction, Animal Nutrition, Human Nervous System, Agriculture and Ecosystem, Biodiversity, Magnetism, Transparent and Opaque Objects, Energy, the Basic conception of Force, Metals, Cosmetics, Chemical Reactions, Pedagogy. |
Social Science | Social & Political Life, History, Economics, Geography, Information related to technology, Intentions & pedagogical Knowledge. |
Language I (English) | Principles of Teaching English, Unseen Prose Passage Comprehensive & Continuous Evaluation, Unseen Prose Passage, Development of Language Skills, Teaching Learning Materials, Teaching, Learning Materials |
Language II | Modal Auxiliaries, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms, Literary Terms, Unseen Prose Passage, Unseen Poem, Basic knowledge of English Sounds and their Phonetic Transcription |
Candidates can check the detailed MTET syllabus PDF for both papers from the link given below.
The Directorate of Educational Research and Training (DERT), Meghalaya has notified the minimum qualifying marks for each Paper. All the candidates need to get these marks to get the MTET exam certificate.
Paper | MTET passing percentage | Passing Marks |
UR | 60% | 90 |
OBC | 55% | 82 |
SC/ ST | 55% | 82 |
PH | 55% | 82 |
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There are 150 questions in the MTET exam.
Candidates will get 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete the CBT exam.
No, there is no negative marking in the MTET exam.
No, there are no descriptive-type questions in the MTET exam.
The minimum qualifying marks for the General category is 60% and for other categories, it is 55% marks.
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