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TNTET 2023 - TRB will release the TNTET 2023 notification on the official website - trb.tn.nic.in. TNTET notification 2023 will be released in online mode. Candidates will be able to check TNTET eligibility, age limit, syllabus, etc. given on the notification of TNTET 2023. Along with or after the TNTET notification 2023, TNTET application form will be released. Candidates will be asked to fill up the TNTET application form within the prescribed date. Those who unable to fill the TNTET applications within the specified dates won't be allowed further to apply for TNTET exam 2023. Before applying for TNTET exam, candidates will have to check eligibility on the Tamil Nadu TET notification 2023.

Teachers Recruitment Board conducts TNTET exam once a year to recruit eligible teachers for primary and upper primary sections in government schools of Tamil Nadu. The authority takes two papers in the TNTET exam - paper I (class I to V) and paper II (class VI to VIII) in offline mode. Candidates will be able to apply for TNTET 2023 paper I or paper II or both as per their eligibility. Those qualifying the TNTET 2023 examination will be awarded the eligibility certificate now valid for lifetime. After this, candidates will be able to apply in various schools in Tamil Nadu. To know more about TNTET 2023, candidates must read this article.

TNTET 2023 Highlights

Full Exam NameTamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test
Short Exam NameTNTET
Conducting BodyTeachers Recruitment Board Tamil Nadu
Exam LevelIntermediate
LanguagesEnglish, Tamil
Mode of ApplicationOnline
Application Fee (General)500 Rs [Online]
Mode of ExamOffline
TNTET Paper 1 - Duration3 Hours +1 More

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TNTET 2023 Eligibility Criteria

TNTET Paper 1 Eligibility Criteria

  • All the aspiring candidates must have completed and passed 10+2/HSC and also must have a Diploma in Education/Diploma in Elementary Education from a recognized institute

  • Or, candidates who are in final year and appearing for D.E.Ed. can also apply for TNTET 2023. However, during documents verification candidates will have to provide the D.E.Ed certificate or else they will not be eligible to receive the TET eligibility certificate

TNTET Paper 2 Eligibility Criteria

TNTET Eligibility Criteria 2023 Paper - II

  • Candidates who have completed their Bachelor’s degree (B.A/B.Sc. /B.Litt.) with English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Tamil, Botany, Zoology, Geography and History as their majors or any equivalent degree in any one of the subject from a recognised university and also they must have a Bachelor Degree in Education (B.Ed.).

  • Or, candidates in their last/final year of B.Ed. are also eligible to apply for paper II.

Mode of Application : Online

TRB will also release the TNTET 2023 application form online on the official website. Applicants will be able to fill and submit the TNTET application form 2023 till the specified date at trb.tn.nic.in. Aspiring candidates meeting eligibility will be able to fill up the TNTET application form 2023 in online mode only.

How to apply for the TNTET application 2023?

The application form of TNTET will be filled in two stages - Registration and Application Form filling for which following steps are given below. Candidates have to register first before applying for the TNTET 2023 exam. Candidates can go through some below steps to complete the registration process.

Registration

  • Visit the official website - trb.tn.nic.in.
  • Tap on the notification for registration.
  • Enter all the required information.
  • Submit the form and keep a note of Login ID and Password.

Application Form

After registration, candidates will be required to fill up the TNTET 2023 application form by going through steps given below.

  • Log in the official website with the registered ID and password.
  • Fill up the TNTET 2023 application form with the required details.
  • Upload the scanned image of a passport size photograph and signature.
  • Review the application form before final submission.
  • Pay the registration fee via Debit Card/Credit Card/Netbanking/UPI.
  • Download and take two or three printout for future reference.

Application Fees

CategoryQuotaModeGenderAmount
OBC, GeneralOnlineMale, Female, Transgender₹ 500
EWS, OBC, General, SC, STPWDOnlineMale, Female, Transgender₹ 250
SC, STOnlineMale, Female, Transgender₹ 250

TNTET Paper 1 Application Details

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TNTET Paper 2 Application Details

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TNTET Paper 1 Syllabus

Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)-Child development-

Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)-Child development: Unit 01
The children’s profile at the beginning of primary education-physical and cognitive
Trends in physical growth, hormonal influences on physical growth development of neurons symbolic thinking and limits of logic, sensory motor stage-pre operational stage, language development, influence of home environment
Attitude of family members on cognitive development of the child-identity status and psychological well being
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)-Child development: Unit 02
The children’s profile at the beginning of primary education-social and emotional
Self concept and social awareness-sibling relationships, peer relationship, and play-self awareness, cultural influence on self-concept, corresponding stages of Erickson’s psycho-social development
Emotional development in a social context affection, sympathy, laughter, anger, sadness, fear, parent-child relationship, emotional well being emotion and health
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)-Child development: Unit 03
Physical and intellectual development during primary school years (6 to 10 years)
Physical growth cycles-body proportions, muscles, and fat capacity for attention, and concentration, selective attention, memory strategies, processing speed and capacity, thinking skills
Cognitive development
Concrete operational stage, Piaget’s tasks, concept of intelligence as a mental ability
Development of mental/ intellectual abilities
Intelligence tests-creativity in primary school children
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)-Child development: Unit 04
Social and emotional development during primary school years (6 to 10 years)
Meaning of social development, social expectations, children’s friendships, factors in friendship and choices of companions social acceptance, the desire to belong, peer grouping, effects of schooling on social, emotional, and cultural spheres
Pattern of emotional development, common emotional patterns, the role of maturation and learning in emotional development how children develop likes, and dislikes to subjects, teachers, school, other students
Emotional balance impact of media on emotional development
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)-Child development: Unit 05
Moral development during primary school years (6 to 10 years)
Meaning of moral development, factors in moral training of children, honesty, generosity, children’s heroes and ideals, meaning of discipline, essentials of discipline, media and their influences on moral development

Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)-Learning+

Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)-Learning: Unit 01
Learning
Dynamic internal process-connecting old knowledge to new information, language learning, acquiring learning habits, learning to adapt to diverse situations in life, nature of learning, learning through interactions
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)-Learning: Unit 02
Types, levels, and approaches to learning
Types of learning-learning hierarchy, signal learning stimulus, response learning motor and verbal chain learning, multiple discriminations concept learning, learning rules and problem solving
Learning levels from imprint to intuition-examples of learning at different levels
Approaches-behaviorist, cognitivist, and constructivist
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)-Learning: Unit 03
Concepts and constructs
Concept, formation, use of materials activities, scheme pictures, real life experiences-construct mental representations of external reality, connecting ideas generated by students due to exposure to peers, media and community-concept mapping
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)-Learning: Unit 04
Factors Contributing to Learning
Personal psychological, social, emotional factors, and school related factors, learning style; teaching strategies; media; technology; (i) teaching learning process, (ii) teacher’s personality traits
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)-Learning: Unit 05
Constructivist Approach to Learning
Learners construct knowledge for themselves, constructing meaning is learning, focus on the learner not on the lesson taught, personal and social construction of meaning, learning to learn making meaning learning, a social activity, ZPD
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)-Learning: Unit 06
Learning and Knowledge
Active learner, nurturing learners’ active and creative activities children’s voices, and experiences, integrating their experiences with school knowledge, right to learn, physical and emotional security for learning
Conceptual development, continuous process, all children capable of learning, important aspects of learning various ways of learning, cognitive readiness for learning, learning in and outside the school, knowledge and understanding
Recreating knowledge, manifesto for learning

Tamil

Telugu

Malayalam

Kannada

Urdu

English

Mathematics-Class-I+

Mathematics-Class-I: Unit 01
Shapes and Figures
Introduction to spatial orientation, introduction to shapes in real objects and its attributes, introduction to elementary shapes, sorting object groups into shapes
Mathematics-Class-I: Unit 02
Numbers
Numbers from 1 to 9, concept of “zero”, numbers from 10 to 20, addition (of single digit numbers whose sum is less than 20), subtraction of numbers without conversion, numbers from 20 to 99, place value as “tens” and “ones”
Mathematics-Class-I: Unit 03
Measurements
Introduction to length, mass, volume, comparison of objects using length, mass, volume through non standard units, time, earlier later, shorter, longer, money
Mathematics-Class-I: Unit 04
Patterns
Patterns in shapes, patterns in numbers
Mathematics-Class-I: Unit 05
Study of Data
Handling-simple data (shapes and numbers), organizing simple data (shape and numbers)

Mathematics-Class-II+

Mathematics-Class-II: Unit 01
Shapes and Figures
Identifying the dimension of shapes in everyday object, introduction to spatial orientation, introduction to shapes of objects in real life and its attributes, introduction to elementary shapes, sorting object groups into shapes
Mathematics-Class-II: Unit 02
Numbers
Writing numbers up to 99, place value and comparing the numbers, addition and subtractions up to 99, multiplication
Mathematics-Class-II: Unit 03
Measurements
Weight, volume (capacity), length (using standard units), time (days, months, years), money (up to RS. 100)
Mathematics-Class-II: Unit 04
Patterns
Patterns in shapes, patterns in numbers, block patterns
Mathematics-Class-II: Unit 05
Study of Data
Simple data (shapes and numbers), organizing simple data (shapes and numbers)

Mathematics-Class-III+

Mathematics-Class-III: Unit 01
Shapes and Figures
Creating 2-D shapes, tangram, introduction to map, drawing 3-D objects
Mathematics-Class-III: Unit 02
Numbers
Numbers sequence up to 1000, addition and subtraction with in 1000, multiplication tables (2, 3, 4, 5 and 10), multiplication of 2-digit number by a single digit number, introduction to division by grouping and sharing
Mathematics-Class-III: Unit 03
Measurements
Length (using standard units-cm., m.,), weight (using non-standard), volume (capacity), (using non-standard), time (calendar, hours, min, AM, PM), money (addition, subtraction)
Mathematics-Class-III: Unit 04
Fractional numbers
Introduction of fraction
Mathematics-Class-III: Unit 05
Patterns
Pattern in geometrical shapes, pattern in numbers
Mathematics-Class-III: Unit 06
Study of Data
Tally marks for simple data, pictographs for simple data

Mathematics-Class-IV+

Mathematics-Class-IV: Unit 01
Shapes and Figures
Circle, introduction to perimeter and area, reflection, and symmetry
Mathematics-Class-IV: Unit 02
Numbers
Number sequence up to 10000, comparing numbers, addition and subtraction within 10,000, multiplication (up to 2 digit number by 2 digit number and 3 digit number by single digit number), division: Up to 4 digit number by single digit number
Mathematics-Class-IV: Unit 03
Measurements
Length (m., cm., addition, subtraction, conversion and estimation of distance), weight (Using standard units Kg., gm.,addition subtraction), volume (using standard units Lt., mlt., addition subtraction), time (calendar, clock)
Money-conversion of rupees to paise, addition, subtraction and multiplication
Mathematics-Class-IV: Unit 04
Fractional numbers
Compare fractions, equivalent fraction, addition and subtraction of like fraction
Mathematics-Class-IV: Unit 05
Patterns
Pattern in numbers (multiplication and division), pattern in geometry (symmetry)
Mathematics-Class-IV: Unit 06
Study of Data
Pictograph

Mathematics-Class-V+

Mathematics-Class-V: Unit 01
Shapes and Figures
Drawing 3-D shapes from 2-D shapes, shapes types of angle
Mathematics-Class-V: Unit 02
Numbers
Numbers up to 10,00,00, place value and comparing numbers, four operations, factors and multiples, mental arithmetic
Mathematics-Class-V: Unit 03
Measurements
Conversion of units (mm., cm, m., km., mg., g., kg., ml., lt), four fundamental operation on length, weight and capacity, time (addition, subtraction), money: Four fundamental operations
Mathematics-Class-V: Unit 04
Fractional numbers
Types of fractions, comparing of fraction, addition and subtraction of unlike fraction, introduction of decimals
Mathematics-Class-V: Unit 05
Patterns
Pattern in square numbers, pattern in tiles
Mathematics-Class-V: Unit 06
Study of Data
Table the data, pictograph

Environmental studies-Class I+

Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 01
Plants
Plant kingdom: The tree as a habitat to many birds, animals insects, plants and flowers around the child
Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 02
Animals and birds
Animals: Animals, birds insects around the child, protection of animals
Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 03
Small Creatures Around the children
Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 04
Day and Night
Day and night: Rhythms of the day and night life around the child, day and night-sky, animals and people who have different rhythms of life
Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 05
Water
Water and air: On a rainy day, air, uses of water
Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 06
Air
Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 07
Food
Food: Types of food, journey of milk, vegetable fair
Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 08
My body
Our body: Five sense organs, exploration of sounds, sounds of birds and animals
Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 09
Keeping Healthy and Clean
Health and hygiene: Daily good habits for hygiene, protection of the sense organs
Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 10
Man, matter, and materials
Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 11
Work
Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 12
Science in everyday
Daily life: Helping family
Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 13
Life
Members: My family, clothing, friends who help use, public places
Environmental studies-Class I: Unit 14
Travelogue
Travel experience: Bus travel, various types of transport system

Environmental Studies-Class-II+

Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 01
Plants
World of plants, parts of a plant, different kinds of trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, climbers and creepers around the child
Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 02
Animals and birds
Birds around the child-spotting and describing birds, animals, nests of birds, care of the young ones, food
Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 03
Small Creatures Around the children
Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 04
Day and Night
Night sky observation sky at a day, directions
Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 05
Water
Life in and around water
Sources of water (river, tank, lake) fresh water, sea water
Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 06
Air
Air and breath
Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 07
Food
Names of the cereals, pulses, greens, millets, vegetables, fruits, dairy products and their preparation, meat of animals, egg, spices, food eaten by people of different ages
Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 08
My body
Simple body movements running, skipping, playing, gender-male, female, parts of the body, right and left
Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 09
Keeping Healthy and Clean
Keeping the surroundings clean classroom, public places, importance of toilets, types and its uses
Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 10
Man, matter, and materials
Things to touch and feel, sand and mud
A day in the beach, natural resources-wood, stone, sand, clay, metals, water, Indian toys using natural materials (link to people who make them)
Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 11
Work
Push and pull to work
Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 12
Science in everyday
Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 13
Life
Environmental Studies-Class-II: Unit 14
Travelogue
Along a river (Animals, plants, people, activities and preservation)

Science-Class-III+

Science-Class-III: Unit 01
Plants
World of plants: Parts of a plant, leaves, flowers, type of root, stem, different kinds of fruits and seeds, water plants
Science-Class-III: Unit 02
Animals and birds
Animals in different environments-land, air, on trees, morphology external features, food and mouth parts in relation to the food eaten, herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore, movement, camouflage
Science-Class-III: Unit 03
Small Creatures Around the children
Names of the small creatures around the children, habitat water, soil, garden, in the home, morphology, food, movement
Science-Class-III: Unit 04
Day and Night
Earth and moon, phases of moon, about the moon, full moon, new moon, day and night formation
Science-Class-III: Unit 05
Water
Use of water, potable water, prevention of water borne diseases, pollution and its prevention, water pollution and mosquito breeding
Science-Class-III: Unit 06
Air
Kinds of winds
Science-Class-III: Unit 07
Food
Ingredients of food eaten, sources of food, having a nutritious meal-(balanced diet) food groups, nutrients, food eaten in different places
Science-Class-III: Unit 08
My body
Skin, muscles, bones, joints, teeth, hair
Science-Class-III: Unit 09
Keeping Healthy and Clean
Food for good health, health and exercise, eye exercises for better vision
Science-Class-III: Unit 10
Man, matter, and materials
Three states of matter (examples)
Science-Class-III: Unit 11
Work
Tools to work (different kinds of tools and their design for use ) tools used by the various professionals
Science-Class-III: Unit 12
Science in Everyday Life
Science around as (toys)
Science-Class-III: Unit 13
Travelogue
To a forest (animals, plants, produce from forests), deforestation and its consequences, conservation

Science-Class-IV+

Science-Class-IV: Unit 01
Plants
Edible parts, life cycle (seed to seed), germination, plants in our society (sacred trees, grasses, flowers and festivals, van mahotsav)
Science-Class-IV: Unit 02
Animals and birds
Special senses of animals, care of their young, animal communities
Science-Class-IV: Unit 03
Small Creatures Around the children
Nocturnal insects, life of ants
Science-Class-IV: Unit 04
Day and Night
Solar family, sky at a night
Science-Class-IV: Unit 05
Water
Too much and too little rain droughts, floods, conserving water, tapping water-traditional water harvesting structures, water scarcity, difficulties people experience in procuring water
Science-Class-IV: Unit 06
Air
Air is a mixture of gases, constituents of air
Science-Class-IV: Unit 07
Food
Raw and cooked food, food in illness, utensils used in cooking, cooking practices, food hygiene
Science-Class-IV: Unit 08
My body
Over view of the internal organs of the human body, digestion of food
Science-Class-IV: Unit 09
Keeping Healthy and Clean
Personal safety (at home, on the road, in school and common places.)
Science-Class-IV: Unit 10
Man, matter, and materials
Transformation of natural resources into materials for use (one example from industry and one from agriculture), generation of waste, kinds of wastes and sources, recycling
Science-Class-IV: Unit 11
Work
Energy and work (relationship between energy, force and movement)
Science-Class-IV: Unit 12
Science in Everyday Life
Need based science innovations (example printing machines. Telephones, computer), science question
Science-Class-IV: Unit 13
Travelogue
To a farm (animals, plants, people, growing a crop), don’t harm animals, environment cleanliness

Science-Class-V+

Science-Class-V: Unit 01
Plants
Web of life pollination, dispersal of seeds plants as primary producers
Science-Class-V: Unit 02
Animals and birds
Diminishing spaces for animals, sanctuaries, prevention of cruelty to animals
Science-Class-V: Unit 03
Small Creatures Around the children
Life cycle of a butterfly, bee
Science-Class-V: Unit 04
Day and Night
Space, space travel
Science-Class-V: Unit 05
Water
Understanding some properties of water, water for all
Science-Class-V: Unit 06
Air
Understanding some properties of air, uses of air
Science-Class-V: Unit 07
Food
Preservation and spoilage of food, kitchen safety
Science-Class-V: Unit 08
My body
Brain, sense organs
Science-Class-V: Unit 09
Keeping Healthy and Clean
Spread and prevention of a disease, avoiding public places, using a toilet, knowing the nearest health centers
Science-Class-V: Unit 10
Man, matter, and materials
Properties of materials, different kinds of houses-variation with climate
Science-Class-V: Unit 11
Work
Renewable sources of energy, non renewable sources of energy uses and applications of energy conserving energy
Science-Class-V: Unit 12
Science in Everyday Life
Biography of a scientist
Science-Class-V: Unit 13
Travelogue
To a botanical sanctuary (edible plants medicinal plants aromatic plants, timber yielding plants, seeds), kinds of flowers (fragrances, dyes flower motifs)

Social science-Class-III+

Social science-Class-III: Unit 01
My family, my neighbours, my school
People at home: What is a family?, relationship in a family; what is neighbourhood?, different neighbourhoods, rights and responsibilities in common places, what is school?, pupil at school: HM, teachers, NMS, other helpers and their roles
Safe and responsible use of environment, classroom, and table manners, waste disposal Using the toilet, punctuality, courtesy
Social science-Class-III: Unit 02
Mapping my route to school
Shops/ other landmarks and people I meet, light and shade, left and right, pavement/ paths, accompanying people
Social science-Class-III: Unit 03
To experientially and graphically understand the four main directions
To have a clear orientation to left and right, relating the directions
Improvise some simple sketching activity
Social science-Class-III: Unit 04
To be safe on the roads
Observing the traffic rules
To be safe while boarding and alighting from the vehicles
Safe pedalling to school; knowing the important signs
Social science-Class-III: Unit 05
Public and community services
Post office, bank, police station, ration shop, PHC or nearest public hospital, water tank and other water services; electricity board; people who function to keep my area/ locality clean and safe
Social science-Class-III: Unit 06
Kinds of transport
To know the important places to visit in one’s area
Social science-Class-III: Unit 07
Where food is cultivated
Links between what we eat, types of food grain and different land types; relating between history, culture and food basics of healthy food
Social science-Class-III: Unit 08
Understanding pupil’s local district
Looking at and plotting hills, rivers, lakes, important touring places, etc in a district map
To understand the culture of the people
Social science-Class-III: Unit 09
Physical features of Tamil Nadu
It’s background-flora and fauna linking the life with the geo-physical features of the state
Social science-Class-III: Unit 10
Learning about and appreciating different common birds across Tamil Nadu
Becoming sensitive to their life understanding the importance of birds

Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History)+

Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 01
Description of planets
Sun satellite, stars asteroids, meteoroids, comets
Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 02
Understanding Earth’s rhythms
Seasons, day, night, weather, moon-through simple explanations
Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 03
Dealing with basic geography, and simple principles of conservation
Air, water and soil-exploring concepts in each area, and evolving the earth as a resource
Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 04
Sanctuaries
Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 05
Simple facts about the Indian freedom struggle, narrated as a child’s story
The birth of India a nation
Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 06
Physical features of India
The basic facts about India, its states and union territories
National symbols
Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 07
Stories told by a Toda girl, a farmer in Thanjavur, an imigrant coolie story, a roadside fast food shop owner’s story
Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 08
Learning about scientific and technical advancements through a famous inventor
J.C. Bose and one simple experiment invention which changed the course of human history like fire, wheel, and plough
Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 09
Listing a few important constitutional rights and duties
Also what a child is entitled to–basic rights
Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 10
Worshiping the mother Earth, rainfall
Pongal, Deepavali, Dasara, Raksha Bandhan, Holi, melas and carnivals of festivals
Bhuddha poornima, national, spiritual, domestic, cultural festivals
Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 11
Physical safety
Fire, electrical equipment, road, water, simple first aid and safety: Simple activities
Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 12
The basic physical and political facts about Tamil Nadu
Interesting facts about state symbols
Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 13
An explorative journey into music, dance, through people
Social science-Class-IV (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 14
Textiles, handicrafts and arte facts
Kanchipuram, weavers, Mammallapuram sculptors

Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History)+

Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 01
Sangam age, Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas
Important kings-Karikalana: Nedunchezhiyan-II, Cheran Chenguttuvan, Kadiezhuvallalgal, life during Sangam age
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 02
Some famous travellers
A brief account: Eg-Fa-Hein, Hieun Tsang, Vasco da Gama, etc
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 03
Details about the Earth
Physical features and their formation
Globe and maps
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 04
Types of soil, uses of soil, protection of soil
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 05
Types of forests, uses and conservation
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 06
Minerals that are found in India and the regions of their occurrence, the uses of minerals and their conservation
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 07
Ancient and modern space research, history of space research in India
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 08
Achievements of Kalpana Chawla and Sunitha Williams as space travellers
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 09
Brief account of government structure in India
Central government (president, prime minister, lok sabha, rajya sabha), state government (governor, chief minister, legislature), Union territories, judiciary-an introduction
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 10
Local self–government
Panchayat raj, village panchayat, gram sabha, gram panchayat, protecting public property
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 11
To be safe on the roads
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 12
Observing the traffic rules
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 13
To be safe while boarding and alighting from the vehicles
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 14
Safe pedalling to school; knowing the important signs
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 15
Accounts on the four major forts of Tamil Nadu
Gingee fort, Vellore fort, fort St. George, Tarangambadi fort
Social science-Class-V (Geography, Civics, and History): Unit 16
Kinds of musical Instruments
Wind, string, percussion, ancient instruments: Yazh, Parai, Kuzhal, Melam, Nadaswaram, Thavil, Veena Mirudangam and violin, modern instruments: Drum, band, trumpet, piano, saxophone, fiddle. Important exponents-names

TNTET Paper 2 Syllabus

Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14)+

Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14): Unit 01
Nature of Educational Psychology
Definition of psychology, methods of psychology, branches of psychology, educational psychology-definition, nature and scope of educational psychology: The learner, learning process, learning experience, learning environment, teacher and teaching
Nature and scope of educational psychology: Significance of educational psychology to the teacher
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14): Unit 02
Human growth and development
Interaction of nurture and nature
Concept, distinction among growth, development, and maturation
General principles of growth and development-characteristics, dimensions of development-physical, cognitive, emotional, social and moral-phases of development and development tasks-infancy, childhood, and adolescence
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14): Unit 03
Cognitive Development
Cognitive process, attention-factors relating to attention, kinds of attention, inattention, distraction and division of attention, span of attention
Sensation and perception-factors relating to perception, perceptual errors-concept formation, nature and types of concepts, Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, Bruner’s theory, concept maps-imagery, language and thinking
Reasoning and problem solving, implications to the teacher
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14): Unit 04
Social, emotional, and moral development
Social development, factors of social development, social maturity, Erikson’s stages of social development, emotional development, meaning, positive and negative emotions, emotional control and maturity, place of emotions in life
Significance of emotional intelligence, moral development, Kohlberg’s stages of moral development
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14): Unit 05
Learning
Nature and importance of learning, individual differences in learning, learning curves, factors influencing the learning, theories of learning, conditioning: Classical and operant (Pavlov, skinner), trial and error (Thorndike)
Conditioning: Learning by insight (Kohler), transfer of learning, learning by imitation, levels of learning: Gagne, remembering and forgetting: Curve of forgetting
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14): Unit 06
Intelligence and Creativity
Nature of intelligence, distribution of intelligence, theories of intelligence: Single, two factor and multifactor theories, Guilford’s structure of the intellect, Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory, constancy of IQ, assessment of intelligence
Theories of intelligence: Users of intelligence tests
The process of creativity, creativity and intelligence, identification, and promotion of creativity, thinking: Convergent and divergent thinking
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14): Unit 07
Motivation and Group Dynamics
Motivation and learning, kinds of motives, theories of motivation: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, role of rewards and punishments, level of aspiration, achievement motivation: Techniques of developing achievement motivation
Achievement motivation: Motivation in the classroom context, competition and cooperation, leadership traits, leadership styles and classroom climate
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14): Unit 08
Personality and Assessment
Meaning and definitions of personality, major determinants of personality, theories of personality-type, trait, type and trait, psychoanalytic, assessment of personality: Projective and non projective techniques, aptitude-concept, types and measurement
Attitude and interest-concept and measurement, integrated personality
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14): Unit 09
Mental health and hygiene
Concept of mental health and hygiene, conflict and frustration, unrest, adjustment and mal adjustment, causes of maladjustment, defence mechanisms, mental illness
Juvenile delinquency
Promotion of mental health of students and teachers
Child development and pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14): Unit 10
Guidance and counselling
Nature, types and need of guidance and counselling-educational, vocational, and personal
Identification of children with counselling needs, counselling techniques: Individual and group techniques-guidance for the children with learning difficulties, under achievers and gifted

Tamil

Telugu

Malayalam

Kannada

Urdu

English-Class-VI+

English-Class-VI: Unit 01
Listening
English-Class-VI: Unit 02
Speaking
English-Class-VI: Unit 03
Reading
English-Class-VI: Unit 04
Writing
English-Class-VI: Unit 05
Grammar
English-Class-VI: Unit 06
Vocabulary
English-Class-VI: Unit 07
Language functions

English-Class-VII+

English-Class-VII: Unit 01
Listening
Recorded songs, poems, stories, dialogues, etc, same words that differ in meaning in different contexts example: Cry-weep cry-shout aloud, report on-(i) annual day function, (ii) sports day function, etc.; (ii) news report, (iv) weather report, etc
English-Class-VII: Unit 02
Speaking
Jokes, puzzles, and tongue twisters, incidents in the class, playground, etc, poems from the text, familiar topics
English-Class-VII: Unit 03
Reading
Simple passages on games, articles on science, nature, moral values, adventure, biographies, jokes etc, passages on topics of general interest, simple comprehension passages depicting celebrations, etc
Pre reading and post reading questions on simple passages, re-arranging jumbled sentences into a logical sequence, stories inculcating values like friendship, good conduct, etc, poems on simple themes, newspapers, children’s magazines, etc
English-Class-VII: Unit 04
Writing
Mind maps and graphic organizers, poems, topics of general interest, linkers/ connectives, situations for formal and informal letters, situations for dialogues, short, catchy phrases and sentences, current affairs, general topics
English-Class-VII: Unit 05
Grammar
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, preparations, conjunctions, interjections, articles, past, present, future continuous, would, may, can, will
Be and Do as main and auxiliary verbs verbs that take objects and those that do not SVO, SVC, SVOO, etc, dividing the sentence into noun and verb groups (that is subject and predicate), phrasal verbs using bring, come, take
Positive comparative and superlative degrees, the three forms of irregular verbs, full stop, comma, inverted commas, question and exclamatory marks, didn’t, hasn’t, isn’t did, has, is
Singular subject-singular verb plural subject, verb in the plural each, every, either, neither, etc., transforming sentences from the active to passive and vice versa, sentences of the simple present, past, and future
Phrase-that is a group of words without a finite verb in it clause, that is a group of words with a finite verb in it
English-Class-VII: Unit 06
Vocabulary
Guided use of dictionary for unfamiliar words, word formation with prefixes and suffixes, Noun + noun, noun + verb, adjective + noun
English-Class-VII: Unit 07
Language functions
Talks on likes, dislikes, friends, etc., word searches, crosswords, and ‘what’s the good word?’, situations, plays, etc., tabular data

English-Class-VIII+

English-Class-VIII: Unit 01
Listening
Sports commentaries; passage on a familiar theme, words like conduct and ‘conduct; present, and ‘present, poems
English-Class-VIII: Unit 02
Speaking
Jokes, puzzles, and riddles, stories, making telephonic conversations, current news sports relevant contemporary issues
English-Class-VIII: Unit 03
Reading
Poems, stories/ passages with moral values, witty and humorous passages, historical, narrative, mystery passages etc, abridged novels, fiction, books of pupils’ choice
English-Class-VIII: Unit 04
Writing
Answer questions in complete sentences, using proper punctuation, words, phrases, phrasal verbs, etc., simple topics, proverbs, etc., example-(i) cleanliness is next to godliness, (ii) the importance of good manners
Simple topics, proverbs, personal experiences, etc., topics for letter writing, passages for summarizing, captions for pictures, topics; writing essays on given topics, general topics
English-Class-VIII: Unit 05
Grammar
Simple, complex and compound sentences, simple present, past, and future progressive and perfect forms of tenses, statements and imperatives, transformation of sentences with the progressive and perfect tenses from one voice into the other
ASVC, SVCA, SVIODOAAA, etc, transformation of sentences from one degree into the other, tags attached to words with negative meaning, such as, ‘hardly, scarcely, rarely, seldom’, etc
English-Class-VIII: Unit 06
Vocabulary
Glossary-other connected words, spellings of mono syllabic, disyllabic and poly syllabic words; spelling of plural nouns, adding plural morphemes-‘es’ and ‘ies’, common abbreviations-HM, SSLC, PTO, PTA, HSS, NSS, NCC, PIN, etc
English-Class-VIII: Unit 07
Language functions
Debates, personal experience, any interesting situation, personal experience, any interesting situation, graphic organisers, pictures, and tabular data

Mathematics-Class-VI+

Mathematics-Class-VI: Unit 01
Number system
Numbers up to 8-digits, place value and comparison, whole numbers, test of divisibility for 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10, 11, factorization, prime number, LCM and HCF, revision: Fraction and decimal numbers, conversion: Decimal to fraction
Addition, and subtraction of decimal numbers
Mathematics-Class-VI: Unit 02
Measurements
Metric measures, revision of length, weight, volume, measure of time from seconds to minutes, hours, week, year and leap year, perimeter and area of rectangle, right angle triangle
Mathematics-Class-VI: Unit 03
Algebra
Introduction to algebra
Mathematics-Class-VI: Unit 04
Life Mathematics
Ratio and proportion
Mathematics-Class-VI: Unit 05
Geometry
Introduction to point, line, ray, segment, and planes, properties of collinear, concurrency, parallel, perpendicular lines, kinds of angles, types of triangle
Mathematics-Class-VI: Unit 06
Data handling
Pictograph, bar graph
Mathematics-Class-VI: Unit 07
Practical geometry
Introduction to geometrical instruments, drawing, and measuring line segments

Mathematics-Class-VII+

Mathematics-Class-VII: Unit 01
Real Number System
Revision: Integers, addition and subtraction on integers, introduction of multiplication and division on integers, properties of integers, introduction to rational numbers, representation of rational numbers on number line
Four basic operations on rational numbers, fractions, and decimal fractions, powers
Mathematics-Class-VII: Unit 02
Algebra
Algebraic expressions, addition and subtraction on expressions, formation of simple expressions with two variables, solving simple linear equations in one variable
Mathematics-Class-VII: Unit 03
Life Mathematics
Ratio and proportion, indirect and direct variation, fraction and decimal into percentage, solving word problem based on percentage, profit and loss, simple interest
Mathematics-Class-VII: Unit 04
Measurements
Circumference of the circle, area: Triangle, quadrilateral, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezium and circle, area of pathway
Mathematics-Class-VII: Unit 05
Geometry
Symmetry-mirror and rotational, line or axis of symmetry, triangles
Mathematics-Class-VII: Unit 06
Practical geometry
Construction of perpendicular bisector and angle bisector, construction of angle using scale and compass, construction of triangles
Mathematics-Class-VII: Unit 07
Data handling
Collection and organization of continuous data, formation of frequency table, mean, median, mode of ungrouped data

Mathematics-Class-VIII+

Mathematics-Class-VIII: Unit 01
Real Number System
Revision: Representation on of rational numbers on number line, four properties of rational numbers, simplify expression with three brackets
Powers: (a) Express the numbers in exponential form with integers as exponent, (b) laws of exponent with integral powers, (c) squares, square roots, cubes, cube roots, (d) playing with numbers, (e) approximation n of numbers
Mathematics-Class-VIII: Unit 02
Algebra
Algebraic expressions (multiplications and divisions), identities, factorizations, solving linear equations
Mathematics-Class-VIII: Unit 03
Life Mathematics
Revision: Profit, loss, and simple interest, application of percentage, profit and loss, overhead expenses, discount, tax, compound interest, difference between SI and CI, compound variation, time and work problems-simple and direct word problems
Mathematics-Class-VIII: Unit 04
Measurements
Area and perimeter of semi circle and quadrant, area and perimeter of combined plane figures
Mathematics-Class-VIII: Unit 05
Geometry
Properties of triangles, Congruence of triangles, circles
Mathematics-Class-VIII: Unit 06
Practical geometry
Construction of quadrilaterals: Trapezium, parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle and square, construction of concentric circles
Mathematics-Class-VIII: Unit 07
Graphs
Introduction to Cartesian plane with axes, plotting of points for different kinds of situations, drawing straight lines parallel to coordinate axes
Mathematics-Class-VIII: Unit 08
Data handling
To recall formation of frequency table, drawing histogram and frequency polygon for grouped data, construction of simple pie-chart, measures of central tendency

Science-Class-VI+

Science-Class-VI: Unit 01
Applied biology
The world of plants: Medicinal plants, plants as food, fiber yielding plants, ornamental plants, timber yielding plants, spices, animals and their uses
Science-Class-VI: Unit 02
Health and hygiene
Food habits: Food variety-food materials and sources, plant and animal products used as food, nutrition-types of nutrition, food habits of animals, components of food: Nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, fats and minerals)
Food habits: Components of food-need of various nutrients, balanced diet, deficiency and diseases
Science-Class-VI: Unit 03
World of Animals
Biodiversity: Different types of organisms, unicellular and multicellular organisms
Science-Class-VI: Unit 04
Life Process
Structural organization of cell: The cell, types of cell, plant, and animal cell comparison, the cell structure and functions
Science-Class-VI: Unit 05
Environmental science-resource, use and management
Our environment: Garbage, disposal of garbage, vermi compositing, pollution-types of pollution, air, water, land, and noise pollution
Science-Class-VI: Unit 06
Matter
Separation of substances: Separation and its importance, definition, methods of separation (hand picking, winnowing, sieving, magnetic separation, sedimentation, decantation, filtration, evaporation, condensation and crystallization)
Separation of substances: Need of separation by more than one method
Science-Class-VI: Unit 07
Exploring Chemical Changes and Formulation
Changes around us: Classification of changes, slow and fast, reversible and, irreversible, desirable and, undesirable, periodic and non periodic, exothermic and endothermic
Science-Class-VI: Unit 08
Exploring the World
Chemistry in everyday life: Synthetic fibers, types and uses, plastics, types and uses of plastics, plastics and environment, glass and uses, cement and uses, soaps, detergents-preparation and uses
Science-Class-VI: Unit 09
Matter and Measurement
Measurement: Standard unit of measurement (length, time, and mass ), SI unit, multiples and sub multiples of units
Science-Class-VI: Unit 10
Forces and Movement
Motion: Moving things around us, types of motion, linear and circular, uniform and non uniform, science today, robot
Science-Class-VI: Unit 11
Exploring Energy
Types of energy: Sources of energy, electricity, chemical, mechanical and solar energy
Science-Class-VI: Unit 12
Exploring Phenomena
Magnetism: Discovery of magnets, magnetic and non-magnetic materials, magnetic poles, preparation of magnets, science today, flying trains
Light: Sources of light, shadows, path of light, pinhole camera, plane mirrors and reflection

Science-Class-VII+

Science-Class-VII: Unit 01
Applied biology
Animals in daily life: Uses of animals, animal products (food, clothing, etc), animal fibers, sericulture, apiculture, poultry, animal protection and maintenance
Science-Class-VII: Unit 02
Health and hygiene
Nutrition in plants and animals: Mode of nutrition in plants, autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition, photosynthesis, other modes of nutrition in plants, nutrition in animals, nutrition in amoeba, human digestive system, types of teeth, ruminants
Science-Class-VII: Unit 03
My body
Human body-form and function: Brief overview of human body, structure and functions of all the human organ systems, the body and health as understood in the Indian system of health care, diseases, disorders, and preventing diabetes mellitus
Human body-form and function: Advantages of physical activity, preservation of food, methods of preservation (heating, freezing, drying, and adding preservatives), fast food, its ill effects, science today, irradiated food
Science-Class-VII: Unit 04
World of Plants
Plants-morphology: Characteristics of living things, habitat, various habitats of plants, herbs, shrubs and trees, parts of plant-root, stem, leaves and flowers, modification of roots, stems, leaves, kinds of stem
Plants-morphology: Movements in plants-observation of plants and trees, recording data, drawing
Science-Class-VII: Unit 05
World of Animals
Basis of classification: Need for classification, the 5 kingdom classification, binomial nomenclature
Science-Class-VII: Unit 06
Life Process
Respiration in plants and animals: Need for respiration, respiration in human being, respiration in animals, respiration in plants
Science-Class-VII: Unit 07
Environmental science-ecology
Ecosystem: Ecosystem (biotic and abiotic factors), food chain, food web, flow of energy, biomes-the different biomes, vegetation and climatic zones, importance of forest, different flora and fauna in the biomes
Science-Class-VII: Unit 08
Environmental science-resource, use, and management
Water-a precious resource: Availability of water, sources of water forms of water, ground water, depletion of water, distribution of water, scarcity of water, water management, rain water harvesting, science today, drinking iceberg
Water-a precious resource: Desalination of sea water, sweet water on earth
Science-Class-VII: Unit 09
Matter
Matter in our surroundings: Physical nature of matter, characteristics of particles of matter, states of matter-effect of temperature on solid, liquid and gas
Science-Class-VII: Unit 10
Exploring Chemical Changes and Formulation
Matter and its nature: Physical changes (crystallization, melting, evaporation, freezing, and sublimation), chemical changes (rusting of iron, burning and curdling, chemical reaction of baking soda with lemon juice)
Matter and its nature: Differences between physical and chemical changes, acids, bases and salts, (used in our daily life) natural indicators (no equations), neutralization (in everyday life)
Science-Class-VII: Unit 11
Exploring the World
Combustion and flame: Combustion and its type, fire control, flame and its structure, efficiency of fuels, fuels and environment
Science-Class-VII: Unit 12
Matter and Measurement
Measurement: Idea of derived quantities, area, volume and density of solids and liquids, concept of indirect measurement or estimation example (time-simple pendulum), measuring astronomical distances
Science-Class-VII: Unit 13
Forces and Movement
Motion: Speed, measuring speed and units of speed, distance, time graph, velocity, acceleration, science today, adventures in sports, like a bird flies
Science-Class-VII: Unit 14
Exploring Energy
Electricity and heat: Electric cell, an electric circuit, symbols of electric components, electric switch, conductors and insulators, heating effect of electric current, magnetic effect of electric current, electromagnet, electric bell
Electricity and heat: Heat, sources of heat (sun, combustion (or) burning, friction, electrical), hot and cold objects, heat and temperature, measuring temperature, clinical and laboratory thermometers
Science-Class-VII: Unit 15
Exploring Phenomena
Light: Reflection, plane mirror (right or left), images of spherical mirrors, sunlight, seven colors, dispersion and synthesis of colors, Newton’s disc

Science-Class-VIII+

Science-Class-VIII: Unit 01
Applied biology
Crop protection and management: Agricultural practices, basic practices of crop protection, preparation of soil and sowing, irrigation, protection from weeds, harvesting, storage, marketing, rotation of crops, biotechnology in agriculture
Crop protection and management: Biotechnology in food processing
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 02
Health and hygiene
Reaching the age of adolescence: Adolescence and puberty, secondary sexual characters, ductless glands, role of hormones in reproduction, reproductive phase of life in human, sex determination, reproductive health, nutritional needs, personal hygiene
Reaching the age of adolescence: Prevention and protection from sexual and other abuse, smoking hazards, sprouting, cancer and prevention
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 03
My body
Body movements: Human body and its movements, joints and types of joints, skeleton, movements of animals (earthworm, cockroach, birds, fish, and snakes)
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 04
World of Plants
Pictorial feature of plant kingdom: Fungi, flowering and non flowering, algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, angiosperms, monocotyledons, dicotyledons, structure of root, structure of stem, structure of leaf
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 05
World of Animals
Micro organisms: Virus, bacteria, algae, fungi and protozoa-uses of microorganisms in medicine, agriculture, industry and daily living-harmful microorganisms, microbes in food preservation, relationship between man and microbes, balances
Micro organisms: Imbalances and uses
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 06
Life Process
Diversity in living organism: Cell as a fundamental unit of life, type of human cells related to functions, structure and function of all organelles in brief, organization, cells, tissues, organs, organ system, homeostasis, cellular respiration
Diversity in living organism: Metabolism, design of the body, based on function, some examples
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 07
Environmental science-ecology
Conservation of plants and animals: Conservation of forest and wild life, deforestation and aforestation, flora and fauna, endangered species, red data book, migration, wildlife sanctuary and national park, threats to biodiversity
Conservation of plants and animals: Traditional knowledge and people’s initiatives in biodiversity conservation, human wildlife conflicts
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 08
Environmental science-resource use and management
Pollution of air, water, and soil: Air pollution, sources of air pollution, water pollution, sources of water pollution, water purification, land pollution, sources of land pollution, science today, bio pole, easily decomposable and reusable plastics
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 09
Matter
Elements and compounds around us: Types of pure substances, element, occurrence of elements in nature, elements found in human body, classification of elements based on states (solids, liquids ,gases), classification of elements based on properties
Elements and compounds around us: Symbol of elements, molecule of an element, compound, characteristics of compounds, classification of compounds, uses of compounds, day to day life, molecule of compound, formula of compound, valency
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 10
Atomic structure
Atomic structure: Ancient views of atomic structure, laws of chemical combination, Dalton’s atomic theory, merits, demerits, electrical nature of matter, discovery of fundamental particles, discovery of electrons, properties of cathode rays
Atomic structure: Discovery of protons, properties of fundamental particles, atomic model, J. J. Thomson’s model of atom, limitation of Thomson model
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 11
Exploring the World
Coal and petroleum: Coal, types of coal, petroleum, occurrence and refining, natural gas, natural resources, limitation, science today
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 12
Matter and Measurement
Measurement: SI system of units, temperature, electric current, amount of substance, luminous intensity, angle, solid angle
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 13
Forces and Movement
Force and pressure definition: State of motion, action of force and its effects, contact forces, non contact forces, magnetic forces, gravitational force, electrostatic force, pressure-pressure exerted by liquids and gases, pressure exerted by air
Force and pressure definition: Atmospheric pressure, Pascal’s law, friction-factors affecting friction, friction, necessary evil, increasing and reducing friction
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 14
Exploring Energy
Electricity and heat: Three kinds of circuit, simple, series and parallel, conduction of electricity in liquids, chemical effects, electric current, applications of chemical effects of electric current, electroplating, electric charges at rest
Electricity and heat: Types of charges, transfer of charges, story of lightning and thunder lightening, safety, heat-effects of heat, transfer of heat, conduction, convection, and radiation
Science-Class-VIII: Unit 15
Exploring Phenomena
Light: Laws of reflection, regular and irregular reflections, multiple reflections, multiple images, refraction (Snell’s law not included), dispersion, using prism, total internal reflection, human eye, image formation, sound
Light: Sound needs a medium for propagation, sound produced by human, human ear and hearing-amplitude, time period, and frequency of vibration, audible and inaudible sounds, noise-noise pollution, science today, fiber optics
Light: Sending message by light

History-Class-VI+

History-Class-VI: Unit 01
Pre-historic Period
Hunting, gatherers, living together, villages, agriculture, (neo-lithic culture) sites in India and in Tamil Nadu specifically-Adhichanallur, Thiruvallur, and Thandikudi
History-Class-VI: Unit 02
Indus valley civilization
Harapan civilization and its Dravidian features
History-Class-VI: Unit 03
Ancient Land of Thamizhagam
Pre-historic land of Tamils, the lemurian continent, first, middle and third sangam of Tamil-historic period in Tamizhagam-Cheras, Cholas, and Pandiyas
History-Class-VI: Unit 04
Vedic period
Early Vedic period, later Vedic period, political, social life of the people, food, dress, ornaments, religion-status of women, education etc
History-Class-VI: Unit 05
Jainism and Buddhism
Rise of Janism and Buddhism
The causes for the rise
The teachings of lord Buddha and lord Mahavira
History-Class-VI: Unit 06
Rise of Empires
Mahajanapadas, the Mauryan Empire, Chandra Gupta Maurya-Ashoka, the administration, inscriptions of Ashoka
History-Class-VI: Unit 07
Kushana Empire
Kanishka, contribution and relevance, Gupta Empire, Chandra Gupta-I, Harsha empire-role and contribution

History-Class-VII+

History-Class-VII: Unit 01
Pre-historic Period
Hunting, gatherers, living together, villages, agriculture, (neo-lithic culture) sites in India and in Tamil Nadu specifically-Adhichanallur, Thiruvallur, and Thandikudi
History-Class-VII: Unit 02
Indus valley civilization
Harapan civilization and its Dravidian features
History-Class-VII: Unit 03
Ancient Land of Thamizhagam
Pre-historic land of Tamils, the lemurian continent, first, middle and third sangam of Tamil-historic period in Tamizhagam-Cheras, Cholas, and Pandiyas
History-Class-VII: Unit 04
Vedic period
Early Vedic period, later Vedic period, political, social life of the people, food, dress, ornaments, religion-status of women, education, etc
History-Class-VII: Unit 05
Jainism and Buddhism
Rise of Janism and Buddhism
The causes for the rise
The teachings of lord Buddha and lord Mahavira
History-Class-VII: Unit 06
Rise of Empires
Mahajanapadas, the Mauryan Empire, Chandra Gupta Maurya-Ashoka, the administration, inscriptions of Ashoka
History-Class-VII: Unit 07
Kushana Empire
Kanishka, contribution and relevance, Gupta Empire, Chandra Gupta I, Harsha Empire-role and contribution

History-Class-VIII+

History-Class-VIII: Unit 01
The great Mughals
Conditions of India on the eve of Babur’s invasion, Babur, Humayun, Sur-dynasty, Shershah Sur, Akbar, Jahangir, Shajahan, Aurangazeb, administration, art and architecture, causes for the decline of the Mughals
History-Class-VIII: Unit 02
Rise of the marathas
Shivaji, administration, successors, Peshwa rule, Nadir Shah, Ahmad Shah Abdali invasions, third battle of Panipat
History-Class-VIII: Unit 03
Advent of the Europeans
Portuguese, Dutch, English, Danish, French conflict between the English and the French, causes for the success of the British
History-Class-VIII: Unit 04
Anglo-French struggle
The first carnatic war, second carnatic war third carnatic war the first anglo, Mysore war
History-Class-VIII: Unit 05
Rule of the English
East India company, establishment of the British rule in India from 1773 to 1857, Warren Hastings, reforms-impeachment, lord Cornwallis, reforms-permanent revenue settlement, lord Wellesley, subsidiary alliance, marquees of Hastings, lord William Bentinck
Reforms, Lord Dalhousie, doctrine of lapse, reforms-revolt of 1857, causes and effects
History-Class-VIII: Unit 06
The Nayak rule 1773 to 1857 in Tamil country
The Nayaks rule in Tamil country, Nayaks of Madurai, Vishwantha Nayak, Thuramalai Nayak, Rani Mangammal and Meenakshi, the Nayaks of Thanjavur and Senji-Nayak’s contribution to art and architecture-the Marathas of Tanjore, Poligars revolt
South Indian rebellion
History-Class-VIII: Unit 07
Vellore mutiny

Geography-Class-VI+

Geography-Class-VI: Unit 01
Earth and Solar System
Structure of solar system, sun planets, size, orbits, composition 7 planets, unique position of earth in the solar system
Geography-Class-VI: Unit 02
Earth-day and night
Change of seasons-earth, size, shape-revolution, rotation-day and night, differences in time, seasons, how do they occur? how they affect our daily life?

Geography-Class-VII+

Geography-Class-VII: Unit 01
The earth
Its structure and tectonic movements
Origin of earth, formation of continents and oceans internal process of earth, plate tectonic earthquake and volcanoes
Geography-Class-VII: Unit 02
Changing the face of the lithosphere
Weathering process
Shaping of earth by natural agents-rivers, wind waves, and glaciers
Geography-Class-VII: Unit 03
Weather and climate
Factors determining weather and climate components of the atmosphere-layers of the atmosphere weather elements temperature, pressure, winds, rainfall, clouds, lightning and thunderstorms
Geography-Class-VII: Unit 04
Disaster and disaster management
Natural disasters, volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, cyclone, floods, droughts, tornadoes and tsunami
Geography-Class-VII: Unit 05
An Introduction to Oceanography
The major oceans-topography of the ocean floor, hydrological cycle, salinity, temperature, waves, ocean currents and tides

Geography-Class-VIII+

Geography-Class-VIII: Unit 01
Resources
Resources and their types-resources and human activity
Geography-Class-VIII: Unit 02
Primary Activity
Types of primary activities-gathering, hunting and fishing, mining-classification of minerals
Geography-Class-VIII: Unit 03
Primary Activity-Agriculture
Agriculture and crops-factors determining agriculture
Geography-Class-VIII: Unit 04
Secondary Activity-Industries
Classification of industries-factors determining development of industries
Geography-Class-VIII: Unit 05
Tertiary Activity-Transport, Trade
Transport, trade, other services
Geography-Class-VIII: Unit 06
Population and Resource
Population growth and distribution population growth and resource depletion-resources and space technology

Civics-Class-VI+

Civics-Class-VI: Unit 01
Family and Society
Society-family, interdependence, social diversity-multiple facets discrimination and difference
Civics-Class-VI: Unit 02
Community and School
Understanding that school as one of the social institutions
Civics-Class-VI: Unit 03
The Local Government
The need for the local self government-Panchayat raj, local bodies, (municipalities, corporations, district administration-village administration, related aspects, functions)
Civics-Class-VI: Unit 04
Democracy
Human development, and women empowerment all citizens in a democratic country have equal rights, women power-the capable and noble women DR. Muthulakshmi

Civics-Class-VII+

Civics-Class-VII: Unit 01
Our Nation
Location, political administration, and national symbols
Civics-Class-VII: Unit 02
Indian constitution
Salient features
Civics-Class-VII: Unit 03
Political parties
Functions, structures and types-regional and national parties
Civics-Class-VII: Unit 04
United nations organization
Objectives, organs, functions
Civics-Class-VII: Unit 05
Legislations and welfare schemes for children, and women

Civics-Class-VIII+

Civics-Class-VIII: Unit 01
National integration
Unity in diversity, factors promoting national integration, factors affecting national integration
Civics-Class-VIII: Unit 02
Socio-Economic problems
Illiteracy-child labour, unemployment, poverty, population explosion
Civics-Class-VIII: Unit 03
Human Rights and the UNO
Human rights declaration, women’s rights, child rights, national human rights commission, state human rights commission
Civics-Class-VIII: Unit 04
Road safety-rules and regulations

Economics-Class-VI+

Economics-Class-VI: Unit 01
Consumption, production, distribution

Economics-Class-VII+

Economics-Class-VII: Unit 01
Factors of production
Land, labour-division of labour, capital, organization, different sectors of the economy, primary sector, secondary sector, tertiary sector and their contribution to the development of the country

Economics-Class-VIII+

Economics-Class-VIII: Unit 01
Money, savings, and investment
Barter system, medium of exchange, definition of money, value of money-nature of money, functions of money-economic significance of money, importance of money, savings and investment

TNTET 2023 Exam Pattern

TNTET Paper 1 Exam Pattern

TNTET Exam Pattern - Paper I (Class I to V)

S No.

Subjects

Number of questions

Total marks

1

Child Development and Pedagogy (for 6-11 age group)

30

30

2

Mathematics

30

30

3

Environmental Studies

30

30

4

Language I (Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/Urdu)

30

30

5

Language II (English)

30

30

TNTET Paper 2 Exam Pattern

TNTET Exam Pattern 2023 - Paper II (Class VI to VIII)

S No.

Subjects

Number of questions

Total marks

1

Child Development and Pedagogy (for 11-14 age group)

30

30

2

Language I -
(Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/Kannada/
Urdu)

30

30

3

Language II - English

30

30

4

i) Mathematics and Science
Teacher

ii) Social Science Teacher or

iii) Any other teacher (i or ii)

60

60

Teachers Recruitment Board will release the TNTET 2023 admit card in online mode. Candidates will be able to download their admit card 2023 from the official website by entering their registration/roll number and date of birth/password. The admit card of TNTET 2023 contains  details such as name, venue of the exam, the timing of the exam, photograph etc. Also, candidates must carry at least one photo ID along with the TNTET admit card.

TNTET 2023 Exam Centers

StateCity
Tamil NaduThuckalay
Kuzhithurai
Nagercoil
Cheranmahadevi
Tenkasi
Tirunelveli
Kovilpatti
Thoothukudi
Paramakudi
Ramanathapuram
Devakottai
Sivagangai
Aruppukkottai
Srivilliputhur
Virudhunagar
Uthamapalayam
Periyakulam
Usilampatti
Melur
Madurai
Palani
Dindigul
Gudalur
Coonoor
Tiruppur
Pollachi
Coimbatore
Gobichettipalayam
Erode
Sankari
Salem
Namakkal
Hosur
Dharmapuri
Krishnagiri
Aranthangi
Pudukkottai
Karur
Ariyalur
Udayarpalayam
Perambalur
Musiri
Lalgudi
Tiruchirappalli
Mayiladuthurai
Nagapattinam
Tiruvarur
Pattukkottai
Kumbakonam
Thanjavur
Kallakurichi
Tindivanam
Villupuram
Virudhachalam
Cuddalore
Cheyyar
Tiruvannamalai
Tirupattur
Vellore
Chengalpattu
Kancheepuram
Ponneri
Thiruvallur
Chennai

Documents Required at Exam

  • Admit card
  • Aadhaar card
  • PAN card
  • Passport
  • Driving license

After the conduction of the TNTET 2023 exam, initially, the Teachers Recruitment Board will release the provisional answer key of TNTET 2023 before the announcement of the result while the final answer key will be published once the examination authorities evaluate the challenged answer keys. Candidates will have to challenge the answer key within 5 days from the date of release.

With the help of TNTET answer key 2023, candidates will be able to check the correct responses to the questions asked in the entrance exam. Based on the correct and incorrect answers, candidates will also be able to calculate their probable marks secured in TNTET 2023 exam.

Teachers Recruitment Board will announce the TNTET result 2023 for both the papers in online mode. The result of TNTET 2023 will contain details like name, category, total marks and subject-wise marks. Candidates qualifying the exam will get the TET eligibility certificate valid for lifetime.

To qualify the TNTET 2023 exam, candidates will have to secure the minimum qualifying marks that will be decided by the Teachers Recruitment Board. The exam authorities will release the qualifying cutoff marks for all the candidates. The factors that will be considered while deciding the cutoff of TNTET are availability of seats, number of applicants and previous years’ cutoff trends. The qualifying marks for General category is 60% whereas BC, BC(M), MBC/DNC SC (A), SC/ST and PwD candidates will be given 5% relaxation.

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am a 2012 B.Tech graduate.. am i eligible to write TNTET 2020

Ketaki Dhotre Student Expert 16th May, 2020

Dear,

There is no upper age limit. As you are a graduate then the criteria for you is-You must hold Graduation degree and have passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education or Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed). You can fill online application form of TNTET from May 2020. All applicants will be able to fill the application form in online mode till April 2020. You must meet the eligibility criteria before they start filling the TNTET application form.

For more updates kindly visit:

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/tntet

Hope this helps!

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tntet 2020 paper 1 eligibility criteria

LAKSHMI AMBIKA 4th Feb, 2020

Hello Sheik,

candidates can apply for TNTET  paper 1 or paper2 or both as per the eligibility.

for TNTET paper1:

  • All the aspiring candidates must have completed and passed 10+2/HSC and also must have a Diploma in Education/Diploma in Elementary Education from a recognized institute

  • Or, candidates who are in final year and appearing for D.E.Ed. can also apply for TNTET 2019. However, during documents verification candidates will have to provide the D.E.Ed certificate or else they will not be eligible to receive the TET eligibility certificate

for further reference i am providing you the link:

https://competition.careers360.com/exams/tntet


Hope it helps.

All the best.


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Hello team, Would like to understand the tet process.. Im seeing so many people who had completed there btech /be and try to know that whether they can eligible to apply for exam.. As per my understanding, they can apply only if they completed b. ed along with be/btech.. Maelum this correct??

pdwords Student Expert 25th Jan, 2020
Hello,

Yes, it's imperative to do teacher's training program whether it's BEd or DEd for a candidate to be in teaching profession whether it's through CTET or State Level TETs. It doesn't matter whether your degree in discipline of science, commerce, technical, management etc.

Along with being a graduate from a recognized University, BEd or DEd is important.
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I have completed b. tech ( biotechnology) am I eligible to attend the tntet 2020 exam

Manidipa Kundu Student Expert 23rd Jan, 2020

hi,

see the eligibility criteria differs to paper wise ,

for paper 1, candidate need to have bed in nursery tearchers training or diploma in elementary education,

for paper 2, candidate need to have a graduation degree in ba/bsc/b.lit degree with the subjects of tamil, English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, History and Geography with 10+2+3 pattern from a recognized university.

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I completed ME(ECE) in 2016. Am i eligible for TNTET 2020?

Vamsi Adda 17th Jan, 2020

DEAR ASPIRANT,

Yes dear u are eligible to apply for tntet 2020. u can check the eligibility criteria from the below. if u want to know more about tntet2020 u can check the link https://competition.careers360.com/articles/tntet#TNTET-2020-Eligibility-Criteria

Parameters

Eligibility

Nationality

Indian

Age limit

No upper age limit

Educational qualification

Paper I:

Candidates must have passed Higher Secondary with at least 50% marks and have passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education.

Or

Must have passed Higher Secondary with not less than 45% marks and have passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations, 2002.

Or

Candidates must have passed Higher Secondary with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.).

Or

Higher Secondary with not less than 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 2- year Diploma in Education (Special Education).

Or

Candidates must hold Graduation degree and have passed or appearing in final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education.

Or

Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed).

Paper II:

Candidates must be Graduates and have passed or appearing in final year of 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education.

Or

Must hold a Graduation degree with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.)

Or

Graduation with not less than 45% marks and have passed or appearing in final year of Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.), as per NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations.

Or

Must have passed Higher Secondary with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.).

Or

Higher Secondary with not less than 50% marks and passed or appearing in final year of 4-year B.A/B.Sc. Ed or B.A. Ed./B.Sc. Ed.

Or

Must be a Graduate with at least 50% marks and have passed or appearing in final year of B.Ed. (Special Education).

Or

Any candidate who has qualified B.Ed. programme, recognized by the NCTE is also eligible to appear in TET.

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