Syllabus for Karnataka TET Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test

Karnataka TET Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test Syllabus

The Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test (Karnataka TET) is conducted to assess the eligibility of candidates aspiring to become teachers in primary (Class I to V) and upper primary (Class VI to VIII) schools in Karnataka. The exam consists of two papers: Paper I for primary level teachers and Paper II for upper primary level teachers. Candidates who wish to be eligible for both levels must appear for both papers.

Karnataka TET Paper I Syllabus (For Classes I to V)

1. Child Development and Pedagogy

Child Development (Primary School Child):

• Concept of development and its relationship with learning.
• Principles of child development.
• Influence of heredity and environment.
• Socialization processes: Social world and children (Teacher, Parents, Peers).
• Concepts of child-centered and progressive education.
• Critical perspective of the concept 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.
• Distinction between assessment for learning and assessment of learning; school-based assessment, continuous & comprehensive evaluation.
• Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement.

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.

2. Language I (Kannada/English/Other Regional Language)

Language Comprehension:

• Reading unseen passages – two passages, one prose or drama 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.
• 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 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.

3. Language II (English/Other Language)

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; 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 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.

4. Mathematics

Content:

• Geometry.
• Shapes and Spatial Understanding.
• Solids around Us.
• Numbers.
• Addition and Subtraction.
• Multiplication.
• Division.
• Measurement.
• Weight.
• Time.
• Volume.
• Data Handling.
• Patterns.
• Money.

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.
• Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching.
• Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching.

5. Environmental Studies

Content:

• Family and Friends:
  • • Relationships.
    • Work and Play.
    • Animals.
    • Plants.
• Food.
• Shelter.
• Water.
• Travel.
• Things We Make and Do.

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 of presenting concepts.
• Activities.
• Experimentation/Practical Work.
• Discussion.
• CCE.
• Teaching material/Aids.
• Problems.

Karnataka TET Paper II Syllabus (For Classes VI to VIII)

1. Child Development and Pedagogy

• Similar to Paper I, but with a focus on understanding the learning needs of children in upper primary classes.

2. Language I (Kannada/English/Other Regional Language)

• Similar to Paper I but for upper primary level.

3. Language II (English/Other Language)

• Similar to Paper I but for upper primary level.

4. Mathematics and Science (For Mathematics and Science Teachers)

Mathematics:

• Number System.
• Algebra.
• Geometry.
• Mensuration.
• Data Handling.
• Pedagogical issues related to Mathematics teaching.

Science:

• Food.
• Materials.
• The World of the Living.
• Moving Things People and Ideas.
• How Things Work.
• Natural Phenomena.
• Natural Resources.
• Pedagogical issues related to Science teaching.

5. Social Studies/Social Sciences (For Social Studies/Social Sciences Teachers)

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.

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.

Social and Political Life (Civics):

• Diversity.
• Government.
• Local Government.
• Making a Living.
• Democracy.
• State Government.
• Understanding Media.
• Unpacking Gender.
• The Constitution.
• Parliamentary Government.
• The Judiciary.
• Social Justice and the Marginalized.

Pedagogical Issues:

• Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies.
• Class Room Processes, activities, and discourse.
• Developing Critical thinking.
• Enquiry/Empirical Evidence.
• Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies.
• Sources – Primary & Secondary.
• Projects Work.
• Evaluation.

Important Notes:

Language Choice:

• Candidates must choose the language papers according to their preference and the medium of instruction they intend to teach.

Pedagogical Focus:

• Both papers include a significant portion dedicated to understanding the pedagogy and teaching methodology for the respective subjects.

Subject Specificity:

• Paper II allows candidates to specialize in Mathematics & Science or Social Studies/Social Sciences, depending on their teaching interests.