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OTET Syllabus 2022
| Board Name | Board Of Secondary Education (Bse), Odisha |
| Exam | Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test |
| Exam Date | To Be Announced Soon |
| Status | Syllabus Out |
Special OTET Exam Pattern:
Paper I:
| Area | No. of Questions | Mark | Remark |
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | 30 question on Child Development & Pedagogy |
| Language-I, Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Telugu/ Bengali | 30 | 30 | In each subject area 20 questions will be set form contents & 10 questions from Pedagogy. All 150 questions shall be of multiple choice type with four choices. Only one answer is to be chosen by the candidate. |
| Language-II (English) | 30 | 30 | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | |
| Environment Studies | 30 | 30 |
Paper II (Compulsory):
| Area | No of Questions | Mark | Remark |
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | 30 question on Child Development & Pedagogy |
| Language-I, Odia/ Urdu/ Hindi/ Telugu/ Bengali | 30 | 30 | n each subject area 20 questions will be set form contents & 10 questions from Pedagogy. All 150 questions shall be of multiple choice type with four choices. Only one answer is to be chosen by the candidate |
| Language-II (English) | 30 | 30 |
Optional either A or B:
| Area | No. of Questions | Mark | Remark |
| A- Mathematics & Science | 60 (30 questions from Mathematics and 30 questions from Science) | 60 | In each subject area 20 questions will be set from contents & 10 questions from Pedagogy |
| B – Social Studies. | 60 (30 questions from History & Political Science & 30 questions from Geography). | 60 | In each subject area 20 questions will be set form contents & 10 questions from Pedagogy |
Special OTET Syllabus 2022:
PAPER – I
SECTION – A: CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY:
Unit – 1:- Understanding Child Development during Childhood (focus on children at primary level)
- Concept, principles and stages of child development
- Characteristics of physical, cognitive, social, emotional and moral development in childhood
- Influence of heredity and environment in understanding the child
Unit – 2:- Understanding Learning Process and Learners
- Learning – concept, nature and individual differences in learning
- Understanding how child learns – learning through observation, limitation
- Understanding low child learns – various methods of learning
- Basic conditions of learning and promotion of learning through motivation, classroom learning environment and teacher behavior
- Development of creative thinking
Unit – 3:- Concept of Inclusive Education and Understanding Children with special needs
- Concept of inclusive education
- Addressing the needs of diverse group of learning in inclusive classroom(CWSN, girls, SC / ST)
- Addressing the talented, creative learning
Unit – 4:- Approaches to teaching and learning
- Teacher-centered, learner-centered and learning-centered approach
- Competency-based and activity-based approach
- TLM – its importance, use and preparation for classroom transaction
- Teaching competency to handle mono-grade and multi-grade situation
Unit – 5:- Assessment
- Continuous and comprehensive assessment
- Purpose of assessment
- Assessing scholastic and other scholastic areas
- Sharing of assessment outcomes and follow up
SECTION B: LANGUAGE (ODIA/URDU/HINDI/TELUGU/BENGALI)
GROUP – A: (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1:- Learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali at elementary level
- Aims and objectives of teaching Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali as mother tongue
- Principles of language teaching
- Acquisition of four-fold language skills in Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu /Bengali viz., listening, speaking, reading and writing
- Interdependence of four language skills
- Objectives and strategies of transacting integrated text for the beginners
Unit – 2:- Teaching, Reading and Writing Skills
- Technique of developing intensive and extensive reading skills
- Teaching-learning composition and creative writing
- Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning language for communicating ideas in written form
- Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom, language difficulties and errors
GROUP – B: (CONTENT)
Unit – 3:- Assessment of learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali
- Assessment language comprehensive and proficiency : speaking, listening, reading, writing – construction of different types of test items
- Remedial teaching
Unit – 4:- Language items
- Part of speech – Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Adjectives, Conjunction
- Formation of words – using prefix and suffix
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Phrases and idioms
Unit – 5:- Language Comprehension
- Reading two unseen passages – one passage from prose and one poem with questions on comprehension, drama, inference, grammar and verbal ability (prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive).
SECTION C: LANGUAGE (ENGLISH)
GROUP – A: (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1:- Learning English at the Elementary Level
- Importance of learning English
- Objectives of learning English (in terms of content and competence specifications)
Unit – 2:- Language Learning
- Principles of language teaching
- Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom
Unit – 3:- Skills in learning English
- Four-fold basic skills of learning viz., listening, speaking, reading and writing : interdependence of skills
- Techniques and activities for developing listening and speaking skills (recitation, storytelling, dialogue)
- Development of reading skills : reading for comprehension, techniques and strategies for teaching, reading (phonic, alphabet, word, sentence and story)
- Development of writing skill – teaching composition
Unit – 4:- Assessment of English
- Assessing language comprehension and proficiency: listening, speaking, reading, writing.
GROUP – B: (CONTENT)
Unit – 5:- Comprehension
- Two unseen prose passage (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific)with questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
Unit – 6:- Language items
- Nouns, Adverbs, Verbs, Tense and Time, Preposition, Articles, Adjectives, Prepositions, Punctuation
Section D: Mathematics
GROUP – A: (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1:- Mathematics Education in Schools
- Nature of Mathematics (exactness, systematic, patterns, preciseness)
- Aims and objectives of teaching Mathematics
- Specific objectives of teaching Mathematics
Unit – 2:- Methods and Approaches to Teaching-Learning Mathematics
- Methods : Inductive, deductive, analysis, synthesis, play-way
- Approaches : Constructivist and Activity-based
Unit – 3:- Assessment in Mathematics
- Assessment in Mathematics
- Formal and informal assessment
- Different types of test items
- Planning for remedial and enrichment programme in Mathematics
GROUP – B: (CONTENT)
Unit – 4:- Number System and Operation in Numbers
- Number system (natural, whole, rational, real)
- Fundamental operation on numbers
- Fractional numbers and decimals – operations in fractional numbers and decimals
- Factors and multiples – HCF and LCM
- Percentage and its application
Unit – 5:- Measurement
- Measurement of length, weight, capacity
- Measurement of area and perimeter of rectangle and square
- Measurement of time (concept of am, pm and time interval)
Unit – 6:- Shapes and spatial Relationship
- Basic geometrical concepts (point, line segment, ray, straight line, angles)
- Geometry of triangles, quadrilaterals and circles
- Symmetry
- Geometrical slides (cube, cuboids, sphere, cylinder cone)
Unit – 7:- Data Handling and Patterns
- Pictography, bar graph, histogram, pie chart
- Interpretation of these graphs
- Patterns in numbers and figures
SECTION E: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (EVS)
GROUP – A: (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1:- Concept
- Concept and Significance
- Integration of Science and Social Science
- Aims and objectives of teaching and learning EVS
Unit – 2: – Methods and Approaches
- Basic principles of teaching EVS
- Methods : Survey, Practical Work, discussion, observation, project
- Approaches : Activity-based, theme-based
Unit – 3:- Evaluation in EVS
- Tools and techniques for evaluation learning in EVS
- Diagnostic assessment in EVS
GROUP – B: (CONTENT)
Unit – 4:- Governance
- Local-self, Government – State and Central
- Judiciary
Unit – 5:- Physical Features of Odisha and India
- Landscape
- Climate
- Natural resources
- Agriculture and industry
Unit – 6:- History of Freedom Struggle in India and Odisha
Unit – 7:- Health and Diseases
- Nutritional, elements, balanced diet
- Nutritional, deficiency and diseases
- Waste materials and disposal
- First-aid
- Air and water pollution
Unit – 8:- Internal Systems of Human Body
- Respiratory, circulatory, digestive and excretory system – structure and parts of plant – structure and function
Unit – 9:- Matter, Force and Energy
- Matter and its properties
- Earth and sky, effect of rotation and revolution of earth
- Work and energy
PAPER – 2
SECTION A: CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY – 30 MARKS
Unit – I: – Child Development (Focus on Upper Primary School Children)
- Features of Physical, Cognitive, Social, Emotional& Moral development during pre-adolescence and adolescence
- Effect of Heredity and Environment on development
- Needs and problems of adolescents
- Individual differences among learners
Unit – II: – Learning
- Learning as meaning making knowledge and construction
- How children learn – observation, initiation, trial, error, experience
- Learning as social activity
- Rote learning and meaningful learning
- Factors affecting learning
- Strategies for promoting lessons
- Addressing learners from diverse background including disadvantaged and deprived
- Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties and impairment
- Addressing the talented, creative and specially abled learners
Unit – III: – Curriculum Teaching – Learning Approaches and Evaluation
- Teacher-centered, learner centered and learning-centered approaches
- Principles of curriculum organization
- Teaching learning aids
- Continuous comprehensive assessment of learning, planning and designing achievement tests, rating scale, check list
- Test reliability and validity
- Date representation – mean, mode and median and standard deviation
SECTION B: LANGUAGE 1 (ODIA / URDU / HINDI / TELUGU / BENGALI)
GROUP A (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1:- Learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali at Upper Primary Level
- Aims and objectives of learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali as first language
- Principles of teaching mother tongue
- Development of language skills (speaking, reading, writing and listening)
Unit – 2:- Teaching Language
- Intensive and Extensive reading skills at upper primary level
- Teaching of non-detailed and detailed texts (prose, poetry)
- Teaching of composition and creative writing
- Teaching of grammar
- Challenges of teaching Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali in multi-lingual context
Unit – 3:- Assessment of Language
- Assessment of learning Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali language –listening, speaking, reading and writing
- Planning and designing achievement tests and other tools for assessment
GROUP B (CONTENT)
Unit – 4:- Elements of Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali Language
- Comprehension of two unseen passages (one from prose / drama and other from poem) with test items on comprehension, vocabulary and grammar.
Unit – 5:- Language Items
- Parts of speech (noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjectives, conjunction)
- Formation of words (pre-fix and suffix)
- Vocabulary (spelling and meaning of synonym and antonym)
- Phrases and idioms
Unit – 6:- Contribution of famous literates for development of Odia / Urdu / Hindi / Telugu / Bengali language
- Odia-Fakir Mohan Senapati, Gangadhar Meher, Radhanath Ray, Surendra Mohanty, Gopinath Mohanty
- Urdu – Altaf Hussain Hali, Niaz Fatepuri, Ali Sardar Jafri, Amir Khusroo, Majrooh Sultanpuri
- Hindi – Bharatendu Harischandra, Mahavir Prasad Dwivedy, Prem Chand, Jayashankar Prasad, Suryakanta Tripathy Nirala
- Bengali – Rabindra Nath Tagore, Sarat Chandra Chhatopadhya, Tarasankar Bandopadhyay, Kzi Nazrul Islam, Bibhuti Bhusan Bandopadhyay
- Telugu – Srinanthadu, Gurajuda Appa Rao, Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Arudra, C. Narayan Reddy
SECTION C: LANGUAGE II (ENGLISH) 30 MARKS
GROUP A (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1:- Learning English at Upper Primary Level
- Importance of learning English
- Objective of learning English
Unit – 2:- Development of English Language Skills
- Basic skills of language (listening, speaking, reading, writing), interdependence of skills
- Teaching of prose, poetry and composition
- Teaching of creative writing
- Principles of language teaching
- Challenges of teaching English as second language at upper primary level
Unit – 3:- Assessment of learning English Language
- Assessment of comprehension and language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing)
GROUP B (CONTENT)
Unit – 4:- Comprehension
- Two unseen passages (one from prose / drama and another from poem) with questions on comprehension, grammar)
Unit – 5:- Language Items
- Parts of speech, tense, voice change and change of narration, use of article, use of punctuation mark
- Vocabulary – meaning and spelling
SECTION D: MATHEMATICS (ONLY FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHER)
GROUP A (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1:- Mathematics at Upper Primary Stage
- Nature of Mathematics – logical, systematic, abstractions, pattern, mathematical language
- Aims and objectives of teaching Mathematics
- Specific objectives of teaching Mathematics
Unit – 2:- Methods and Approaches to Teaching-Learning Mathematics
- Methods : induction, deduction, analysis and synthesis
- Approaches : Constructivist and activity-based
Unit – 3:- Evaluation in Mathematics
- Formal and informal evaluation
- Error analysis
- Remedial and enrichment programmes
GROUP B (CONTENT)
Unit – 4:- Number System
- Number System (focus on real and rational numbers)
- Properties in different number systems
Unit – 5:- Algebra
- Basic concepts : terms, co-efficient, powers
- Algebraic equations and their applications (with one variable) Polynomials – operations in polynomials
- Laws of indices
- Identities
Unit – 6:- Commercial Arithmetic
- Percentage and its application (profit and loss, simple and compound, interest, banking, rebate) Ratio and proportion
- Variation and its application
- Square, square root, cube, cube root of natural numbers
Unit – 7 :- Shapes and Spatial Relationship
- Triangles and Quadrilaterals
- Angles, complementary and supplementary angles, opposite angles, exterior angles of the triangle
- Angle sum property
- Parallel lines and properties relating to parallel lines
- Congruency and similarities
- Menstruations (area and circumference of circle, higher order problems relating to area of square, triangle, rectangle, parallelogram, trapezium, Pythagorean theorem)
SECTION E: SCIENCE (ONLY FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHER)
GROUP A (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1:- Nature of Science
- Aims and objectives of teaching learning science at upper primary stage
Unit – 2:- Methods and Approaches
- Methods : Observation, Experimentation, Discovery, Project and Problem solving
- Approaches : Integrated approach, constructivists approach
Unit – 3:- Evaluation in Science
- Tools and techniques for assessing learning in Science
GROUP B (CONTENT)
Unit – 4:- Physical Science
- Metal, non-metal and metalloid
- Elements and compounds
- Symbol, valence and chemical equation
- Acid, base and salt
- Physical and chemical change in matters
- Force, motion, friction, pressure in solid, liquid and gases
- Electricity and current chemical effects of electric current
- Refraction and reflection of light
- Solar system and planets
Unit – 5:- Life Science
- Biological adaptation among living beings
- Respiration and transpiration
- Soil and forest resource
- Cell structure and function of cell organelle
- Micro-organisms
- Adolescence in human being
SECTION F: SOCIAL STUDY (ONLY FOR SOCIAL STUDY TEACHER)
GROUP A (PEDAGOGY)
Unit – 1:- Aims and Objectives of Teaching Social Studies
- Importance of teaching-learning Social Sciences at upper primary stage
- Aims and objectives of teaching-learning Social Sciences
- Specific objectives of teaching-learning Social Science
Unit – 2:- Methods and Approaches
- Methods : Survey, field work / trips, project, group work
- Approaches : Activity-based, theme-based
Unit – 3:- Evaluation in Social Science
- Tools and technique for assessment of learning in Social Science
- Diagnostic assessment and remedial teaching
GROUP B (CONTENT)
Unit – 4:- History and Political Science
- Methods of historical studies, social, economic and political conditions of sultanate, moghul and British period
- Slave, Khiligi, Tughlaq, Lodi Dynasty
- East India Company, British Crown, Impact of British rules, Ancient period, Kharabela, Ashoka Soma, Garganga, Surya, fall of Odisha, Odisha under Moghuls
- Nationalist movement in India
- Development of Nationalism and Europe
Unit – 5:- Political Science
- Indian Constitution
- Human Rights
- Governance at Central, State and Local level
- Political Parties and pressure group
Unit – 6:- Geography
- Odisha Geography – physical features, climate, agriculture and industry
- Natural resources (land, water, forest and wild animals, minerals)
- Atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere
- Earth – crust, internal structure, landscape (hills and mountains, platue, plains, rivers)
- Temperature zones of earth
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