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    Bihar TET Syllabus 2021 for Paper 1 & 2 - Check syllabus for Prelims and Mains
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    Bihar TET Syllabus 2021 for Paper 1 & 2 - Check syllabus for Prelims and Mains

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    Updated on 01 May 2021, 03:39 PM IST

    Bihar TET Syllabus 2021 - The latest syllabus for Bihar TET 2021 is prescribed by the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB). The Bihar TET syllabus 2021 is released by the Board along with official Bihar TET notification 2021 on its website. The Bihar TET marking scheme, exam pattern, etc. is also mentioned in the notification. Applicants are advised to go through the Bihar TET syllabus 2021 before starting their preparation for the Bihar TET 2021 exam. The Bihar TET syllabus helps them to devise a plan on how to prepare for the exam, what books to study for the Bihar TET exam and more. Candidates can refer to previous year question papers of Bihar TET to get an idea of the Bihar TET exam pattern and difficulty level. Know more about the Bihar TET syllabus 2021 in the article.
    Latest: Bihar School Education Board (BSEB) has extended the validity of the Bihar TET certificate for lifetime. Earlier, it was 7 years.

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    1. Bihar TET Syllabus 2021
    2. Bihar TET Syllabus 2021 - Syllabus for paper 1
    3. Bihar TET syllabus 2021 - Syllabus for paper 2
    4. Bihar TET Exam Pattern 2021
    Bihar TET Syllabus 2021 for Paper 1 & 2 - Check syllabus for Prelims and Mains
    Bihar TET Syllabus 2021 for Paper 1 & 2 - Check syllabus for Prelims and Mains

    Bihar TET Syllabus 2021

    The Bihar Teachers Eligibility Test 2021 has two papers - papers 1 for teachers of classes 1 to 5 and paper 2 for teachers of classes 6 to 8. The Bihar TET exam is conducted in offline mode by the Board for both the papers. Applicants can appear for both the Bihar TET papers if eligible. The syllabus for Bihar TET 2021 is given below.

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    Bihar TET Syllabus 2021 - Syllabus for paper 1

    The Bihar TET paper 1 exam is held in offline mode. Paper 1 has five sections in which questions are asked from subjects like child development & education, language 1 and 2 (Hindi / Urdu / Bangla / Maithili / English, mathematics and environment. The questions asked in Bihar TET paper 1 are objective in nature. Check the table below to know the Bihar TET syllabus for paper 1.

    Bihar TET syllabus for paper 1

    Bihar TET paper 1 subjects

    Bihar TET paper 1 topics

    Child development and education

    Concept of Development and its relationship with learning

    Principles and Styles of Child Development (6-11 years)

    Child-centered and progressive education

    Multidimensional Intelligence

    Creativity (Language and Thought)

    Process of socialization

    Creationism and critical perspective of Piazzi and Viigski

    Continuous comprehensive evaluation

    Physically Disabled, Learning Disabled

    Individual variation

    Influence of Genetics and the Environment

    Visually impaired, hearing-impaired, reading disrupted, talented children

    How do babies think and learn?

    Why and how do children fail in school achievement?

    Basic learning - learning processes

    The concept of Alternative Learning

    Cognition and Emotion

    Learning how to have a social activity?

    The child is a problem solver and a scientific investigator.

    Motivation and Learning, etc.

    Language 1 (Hindi / Urdu / Bangla / Maithili / English

    Education Scholar Dimensions

    Principles and methods of language learning

    Language skills

    Understanding language and understanding of listening, speaking, reading, writing, language skills

    Development of communication skills

    Understanding of practical grammar

    Resolve the difficulties/discrepancies in language teaching

    Teaching material and Remedial Teaching


    Subject matter

    Grammar-practical vocabulary of semantics, noun, pronouns, adjectives, sex, verb, factor, time, inverse, synonyms, idioms, expressions, word combination.

    Linguistic understanding and conclusions - Unseen Passage, Understanding passwords, passions, travel stories, one-on-one (questions can be from a literary, scientific, narrative or irrelevant aspect)

    Language 2 (Hindi / Urdu / Bangla / Maithili / English

    Understanding the Language

    Questions based on the unseen passage

    Unreadable prose, irrelevant, literary, narrative, or scientific (Discursive, Literary, Narrative or Scientific)

    Practical grammar - semantics, noun (noun), pronoun, adjective, gender, word, date, tense, inverse, synonyms, phrases (phrase)

    Understanding of word-allele

    Verbal abilities


    Education Classical Dimensions

    Development of communication skills

    In the context of grammar role in language learning communication, literal ability and writing skills

    Principles and methods of language learning

    Language Skill

    Understanding language and understanding of listening, speaking, reading,writing, language skills

    Resolve the difficulties/discrepancies in language teaching

    Learning materials-book, multimedia content, bilingual content

    Therapeutic education

    Challenges of language learning in different situations

    Understanding of practical grammar

    Mathematics

    Measurement- Length, Mass, Weight, Volume Time

    Geometry-Shapes and their local understanding

    Game of statistics

    Numbers-Numbers and Operations

    Currency-Money Resolve Problems

    Mental Math


    Classical Issues of Education:

    Math teaching problems

    Diagnostic and therapeutic teaching and assessment

    Analysis of errors

    Nature and Nature of Mathematics

    Math's language

    Mathematical location in curriculum

    Importance of mathematics education

    Methods of Mathematics Teaching

    Learning-related dimensions

    Environment

    Shelter

    Family and Friends

    Food

    Travel

    Automation and behavior

    Water


    Classical Issues of Education

    Education about the environment

    Education through the environment

    Nature of environmental studies

    Importance of Environmental Studies

    Relation from science to science and social sciences

    Ways to learn

    Activities & practical work

    Teaching-ingredient

    Problems

    Education for the protection of the environment

    Widespread evaluation

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    Bihar TET syllabus 2021 - Syllabus for paper 2

    For being recruited as teachers of classes 6 to 8 applicants have to appear for Bihar TET paper 2. The Bihar TET paper 2 has four sections of child development and education, language 1 and 2 (Hindi/Urdu / Bangla / Maithili / Bhojpuri / Sanskrit / Arabic / Persian / English) and mathematics, science and sociology. Check the table below to know about the Bihar TET paper 2 syllabus for different sections.

    Bihar TET syllabus for paper 2

    Bihar TET paper 2 subjects

    Bihar TET paper 2 topics

    Child Development & Education

    Child Development

    Influence of heredity and environment

    Process of socialization

    The concept of development and its relationship with learning

    Principles and stages of child development 12.16 years

    Creationism and critical perspective of Piazzi and Viigski

    Child-centered and progressive education

    Multidimensional Intelligence

    Creativity (Language and Thought)

    Individual

    Differences (Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation)


    Learning and Education

    Learning how to have a social activity?

    The child is the solution worker and the scientific investigator.

    How do babies think and learn?

    The concept of Alternative Learning

    Cognition and Emotion

    Why and how do children fail in school achievement?

    Basic learning-learning processes

    Motivation and Learning

    Education of children with special needs

    Visually-impeded, hearing-impaired, talented children

    Physically Disabled

    Learning Disabled

    Language 1 (Hindi/Urdu / Bangla / Maithili / Bhojpuri / Sanskrit / Arabic / Persian / English)

    Understanding the Language

    Grammar practical grammar of semantic, noun, pronoun, adjective, gender, word, factor, time, inverse, synonyms, idioms, expressions, word-combination etc.

    Linguistic understanding and conclusions - Unseen Passage - Passionary, Passionate Journals, can be understood only on one-on-one (questions, literary, scientific, descriptive or irrelevant aspects).


    Education Classical Dimensions

    Understanding of practical grammar

    Language skills

    Understanding language and understanding of listening, speaking, reading, writing, language skills

    Principles and Methods of Language Teaching

    Development of communication skills

    Teaching material

    Resolve the difficulties/discrepancies in language teaching

    Therapeutic education

    Language 2 (Hindi/Urdu / Bangla / Maithili / Bhojpuri / Sanskrit / Arabic / Persian / English)

    Understanding the Language

    Understanding the unexplained Passage, Unreadable prose, irrelevant, literary, narrative, or scientific (Discursive, Literary, Narrative or Scientific). Practical grammar such as semantics, noun, pronoun, adjective, gender, word, date, tense, inverse, synonyms, phrases and understanding of word-pair and so on (Verbal Ability).


    Education Classical Dimension

    Principles and methods of language learning

    Language Skill

    Understanding and evaluation of language, and listening, speaking, reading, writing, language skills

    Development of communication skills

    In the context of the grammar of language learning, in terms of communication, literal ability, and writing skills.

    Challenges of language learning in different situations

    Understanding of practical grammar

    Resolve the difficulties/discrepancies in language teaching

    Learning materials - books, multimedia content, bilingual content

    Remedial Teaching

    Mathematics

    Number System

    Concept of Number

    Whole Number

    Rational Number

    Negative Number

    Fractions

    Square, Square root, Cube, Cube root

    Binary Number


    Algebra

    Algebraic expression

    Algebraic expression


    Geometry

    2D & 3D

    Symmetry


    Arithmetic

    Percentage

    Profit and Loss

    Simple Interest

    Ratio and Proportion

    Unitary Method

    Word problems

    Time & Distance


    Mensuration: Perimeter and Area


    Classical Issues of Education

    Community Mathematics

    Therapeutic education

    Nature of Mathematics

    Mathematical location in the course

    Methods of Mathematics Teaching (Language of Mathematics)

    Math teaching problems

    Science

    Food

    Substances/items

    Natural phenomena

    Natural Resources

    The world of the living

    Moving objects

    How objects work: magnet, electrical equipment, electric current, the electric circuit


    Classical Issues of Education

    Nature and structure of science

    The purpose of science teaching

    Understanding of science

    Methods of teaching science - Observation

    Sociology

    History

    Our history (700AD-200AD)

    What, when, where and how?

    Determination of study period

    Sources of history writing

    Medieval India

    Primary society

    Farmers, livestock, urbanization, different dimensions of life

    Early State, Emperor Ashoka, Maurya Administration

    New political structures in the eighteenth century

    Our historians: Prof. Syed Hassan Askari, Sir Yadunath Sarkar, Prof. Kali Kinkar Dutt

    Establishment of company governance in India

    Ottoman ruler of Turk

    Mughal Empire and Afghan

    City, Business and Artisan

    The development of social culture

    Sub-investment

    People's Society

    1857 revolt

    British governance and education

    Status and improvement of women

    National movement from 1885 to 1947

    India after Independence


    Geography

    Solar System

    Atmosphere

    Water Board

    Different Seasons

    Natural resources: land, soil, minerals, vegetation, water, wildlife

    human resource

    Agriculture

    Earth and its motion, globe, and map

    The internal structure of the earth

    Environment: Physical Environment, Human Environment - Interaction

    Industries: Iron steel industry, textile industry

    Information Technology


    Bihar State

    Social and political life

    Understanding of diversity

    Form of living

    Media and Advertising

    Markets around us

    Government efforts in economic uplift

    Constitution

    State government and law

    Sexual bias

    Economics

    Local government

    Equality in democracy

    Parliamentary government

    Judicial system

    Means of subsistence

    Business activity

    Currency and exchange

    Population growth - in terms of Bihar

    Public distribution system

    Food and Business Crops

    Cooperative market

    Economic and social value

    Quick Links: Bihar TET Admit card 2021

    Bihar TET Exam Pattern 2021

    The latest Bihar TET exam pattern for paper 1 and 2 is also notified by the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) in the official notification. Aspirants wanting to get recruited as teachers (for classes 1 to 8) need to clear the Bihar TET paper 1. Paper 2 or both. Bihar TET exam is objective in nature. Both paper 1 and 2 are of 150 marks. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers in the Bihar TET exam. The Bihar TET syllabus for paper 1 and 2 is a bit different as mentioned above. For more information on the Bihar TET exam pattern 2021 check the tables below.

    Bihar TET exam pattern for paper 1

    Subjects

    Number of questions

    Total marks

    Time duration

    Child Development & Education

    30

    30

    2 hours and 30 minutes

    Language I (Hindi / Urdu / Bangla / Maithili / English)

    30

    30

    Language II (Hindi / Urdu / Bangla / Maithili / English)

    30

    30

    Mathematics

    30

    30

    Environmental Studies

    30

    30

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    Bihar TET exam pattern for paper 2

    Subjects

    Number of questions

    Total marks

    Time duration

    Child Development & Education

    30

    30

    2 hours and 30 minutes

    Language I (Hindi/Urdu / Bangla / Maithili / Bhojpuri / Sanskrit / Arabic / Persian / English)

    30

    30

    Language II (Hindi/Urdu / Bangla / Maithili / Bhojpuri / Sanskrit / Arabic / Persian / English)

    30

    30

    Mathematics and Science or Sociology

    60

    60

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    Hello,

    For Bihar TET paper 2 which is for Upper Primary level classes (6 to 8) teachers , the academic eligibility required is :

    a) A candidate must be a graduate and must be enrolled in the first year of a two-year training in primary education.

    OR

    b) Must be

    Dear Aspirant

    person who scores at least 60% in the TET exam will be considered to have passed the exam. TET exam by nature is a qualifying exam in multiple-choice format ( MCQ ).

    There are two types of exam for the TET Exam:-

    • Paper 1 – For candidates planning
    Hello,

    It's not clear from your question what exactly is your query, as you've tagged Bihar TET, I'm providing information on this.

    Bihar TET is condemned by BSEB for recruitment of teachers at primary level. There are two papers in this exam;  Paper I is for teaching classes I to