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Uttarakhand Teacher Eligibility Test (UTET) Exam Pattern for Paper-I
| Exam Type | Paper | Questions | Marks | Exam Duration |
| Objective Type | 30 | 30 | ||
| Language-I | 30 | 30 | ||
| Language-II | Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | 150 Minutes |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 | ||
| Total | 150 | 150 |
- The UTET Paper 1 consists of 150 multiple choice questions for 150 Marks.
- There will be questions from 5 subjects and from each subject, 30 questions are asked.
- Each question carries one mark and there will be no negative marking.
- The Exam Duration is 150 Minutes.
UTET Paper-II Exam Pattern
| Exam Type | Paper | Questions | Marks | Exam Duration |
| Objective Type | 30 | 30 | ||
| Language-I | 30 | 30 | ||
| Language-II | Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | 150 Minutes |
| (i) For Mathematics and Science Teacher: Mathematics and Science (ii) For Social Studies/ Social Science teacher: Social Science (iii) For any other teacher: either (i) or (ii) | 60 | 60 | ||
| Total | 150 | 150 |
- In UTET Paper 2, there will be 150 objective-type multiple choice questions for 150 marks.
- The Exam duration is 150 Minutes.
- Each question carries one mark and there will be no negative marking.
- Check the above table for subject-wise questions and marks.
Uttarakhand TET Syllabus for Paper-I & Paper-II
UTET Syllabus – Child Development and Pedagogy
- Child Development
- 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-centered 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 the 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.
- 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.
- Children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
- Basic processes of teaching and 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
Uttarakhand Teacher Syllabus – Language I
- Language Comprehension.
- Reading unseen passages – two passages one drama or prose and one poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar, and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative, or discursive).
- Pedagogy of Language Development.
- Learning and acquisition.
- Principles of Language Teaching.
- The function of language and how children use it as a tool.
- Role of listening and speaking.
- The 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, multilingual resources of the classroom.
- Remedial Teaching.
UTET Syllabus for Language-II (English)
- Comprehension.
- Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar, and verbal ability.
- Pedagogy of Language Development.
- Learning and acquisition.
- Principles of Language Teaching.
- Role of listening and speaking; the function of language and how children use it as a tool.
- The 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, multilingual resource of the classroom.
- Remedial Teaching.
UTET Syllabus for Mathematics
- Geometry.
- Shapes & Spatial Understanding.
- Numbers.
- Addition and Subtraction.
- Multiplication.
- Division.
- Measurement.
- Weight.
- Time.
- Volume.
- Data Handling.
- Patterns.
- Money.
- LCM &HCF.
- Decimal.
- Fractions.
- 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.
- The language of Mathematics.
- Community Mathematics.
- Evaluation through formal and informal methods.
- Problems of Teaching.
- Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching.
- Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching.
Uttarakhand Teacher Syllabus – Environmental Studies
- Our Surroundings.
- Parts of Body (internal & external).
- Natural Resources.
- Our Punjab.
- Solar System.
- Basic needs.
- Food, resources, and care.
- Water.
- Air.
- Habitats, types.
- Clothes, Dresses & their care.
- Group songs.
- Festivals (school, family & national).
- Health, good habits & personal hygiene.
- Looking after the trees, plants & animals.
- Living and nonliving.
- Parts of plants.
- Geographical features and changes.
- Days and Nights.
- Disposal of solid waste.
- Local Bodies (Rural & urban).
- Transportation, communication and its development.
- Pollution.
- National property.
- Weather & climate.
- Community Buildings.
- Diseases.
- First Aid.
- Disaster management.
- Pedagogical Issues.
- Concept and scope of EVS.
- The significance of EVS & integrated EVS.
- Environmental Studies & Environmental Education.
- learning Principles.
- Scope & relation to Science & Social Science.
- Approaches to presenting concepts.
- Activities.
- Experimentation/Practical Work.
- Discussion.
- CCE.
- Teaching material/Aids.
- Problems.
UTET Syllabus – Science
- Life Science.
- Methods and Approaches.
- Evaluation in Science.
- Nature of Science.
- Physical Science.
Uttarakhand Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) Syllabus – Social Studies
- Geography.
- Methods and Approaches.
- Evaluation in Social Science.
- Aims and Objectives of Teaching Social Studies.
- History and Political Science.
- Political Science.