UPTET Paper 2 Syllabus & Pattern
Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) is a state-level exam conducted once a year for the recruitment of primary (classes I-V) and upper primary (classes VI-VIII) level teachers in the schools of Uttar Pradesh. Candidate will have an option in the fourth subject between Mathematics/Science and Social Studies. Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) is a state-level exam conducted once a year for the recruitment of primary (classes I-V) and upper primary (classes VI-VIII) level teachers in the schools of Uttar Pradesh. Candidate will have an option in the fourth subject between Mathematics/Science and Social Studies. UPTET Syllabus of Paper 2 focuses on the educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to classes 6 to 8. Candidates interested in Maths or Science have to choose OPTION A and candidates interested in social science should attempt OPTION B. The standard of questions in paper II is according to the topics prescribed by NCERT in books of class VI-VIII.
| UPTET Paper 2 | Number of Questions | Total Marks |
| Child Development, Learning & Pedagogy | 30 Questions | 30 Marks |
| 1st Language (Hindi) | 30 Questions | 30 Marks |
| 2nd Language (Anyone from English, Urdu & Sanskrit) | 30 Questions | 30 Marks |
| A. Mathematics/ Science B. Social Studies/ Social Science | 60 Questions | 60 Marks |
Topics For UPTET Child Development and Pedagogy Syllabus:
| Topic | Chapters |
| Child Development (Elementary School Child) (15 Questions) | 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 and 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 diversity of | |
| Language, caste, gender, community, religion etc. | |
| 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. | |
| Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs (5 Questions) | 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 (10 Questions) | 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 conception 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 |
Topics For UPTET Language I Syllabus:
| Topic | Chapters |
| Language Comprehension (15 Questions) | 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 (15 Questions) | 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 |
Topics For UPTET Language II Syllabus:
| Topic | Chapters |
| Comprehension (15 Questions) | Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability |
| Pedagogy of Language Development (15 Questions) | 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 |
Topics For UPTET Mathematics and Science Syllabus:
| Mathematics Syllabus | Science Syllabus |
| Pedagogical issues | Pedagogical issues |
| Number System | Food |
| Algebra | Materials |
| Geometry | The World of the Living |
| Mensuration | Natural Resources |
| Data Handling | How Things Work |
| – | Natural Phenomena |
Topics For UPTET Social Studies/Social Sciences Syllabus:
| Subject | Topics |
| 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 o f 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 Science | Diversity, Government, Local Government, Making a Living, Democracy, State Government, Understanding Media, Unpacking Gender, The Constitution, Parliamentary Government, 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. |