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WB TET 2021 Syllabus for Paper I

The candidates appearing for the Primary level or Paper I can check the WB TET Syllabus 2021 for
the same in the table below:

Subjects Syllabus

Part 1: A. CHILD DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING

Child Develop-
ment and Ped-  Concept of development and its relationship with learning
agogy  Principles of the development of children
(30 MCQs)  Influence of Heredity & Environment
 Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
 Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
 Concepts of child-centred and progressive education
 Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
 Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
 Language & Thought
 Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational
practice
 Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on
diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc
 The distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learn-
ing; School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation:
perspective and practice
 Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learn-
ers; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for
assessing learner achievement.

B. CONCEPTS OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND UNDERSTAND-

ING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:

 Concept of exceptional children and children with special needs (CWSN).

 Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged
and deprived.
 Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’
etc.

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 Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners.

C. LEARNING AND PEDAGOGY:

 Alternative concepts of learning in children

 Cognition and emotions
 Motivation and learning
 Classroom management
 Punishment and its legal implications, rights of a child.
 Guidance and counselling: concept, nature and types.
 How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve suc-
cess in school performance.
 Basic processes of teaching and learning;
 Children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context
of learning.
 Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’
 Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s
‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
 Cognition & Emotions.
 Motivation and learning.
 Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental.
Part 2: A. LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION
Language 1:
Critical Eng-  Two passages, one from prose and the other from poetry with questions on
lish comprehension, inference, grammar and test of vocabulary.
(30 MCQs)  Determiners
 Subject-verb
 Concord
 Interrogatives
 Framing Yes/No & 'WH' questions
 Question tags
 Prepositions
 Tense and time
 Phrasal verbs
 Gerunds & Participle
 Auxiliary verbs

B. PEDAGOGY FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT:

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 Challenges of teaching language in diverse classrooms: language difficul-

ties, errors and disorders.
 Introduction to English Phonology: vowels and consonants, syllable divi-
sion.
 Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency in LSRW (Listening,
Speaking, Reading and Writing).
 Teaching-learning materials.
 Strategies for teaching children with special needs (CWSN).
 Remedial teaching.
 Learning and acquisition.
 Principles of language Teaching.
 Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use
it as a tool.
 Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for com-
municating ideas verbally and in written form.
 Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficul-
ties, errors and disorders.
 Language Skills.
 Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening,
reading and writing.
 Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multimedia materials, multilin-
gual resource of the classroom.

Part 3: A. Language Comprehension

Language 2:
Bengali Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with
(30 MCQs) questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability.

B. PEDAGOGY FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT:

 Challenges of teaching language in diverse classrooms: language difficul-

ties, errors and disorders.
 Introduction to English Phonology: vowels and consonants, syllable divi-
sion.
 Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency in LSRW (Listening,
Speaking, Reading and Writing).
 Teaching-learning materials.
 Strategies for teaching children with special needs (CWSN).

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 Remedial teaching.
 Learning and acquisition.
 Principles of language Teaching.
 Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use
it as a tool.
 Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for com-
municating ideas verbally and in written form.
 Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficul-
ties, errors and disorders.
 Language Skills.
 Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening,
reading and writing.
 Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multimedia materials, multilin-
gual resource of the classroom.

Part 4: A. CONTENT
Mathematics
(30 MCQs)  Geometry
 Shapes, spatial understanding, solids, perimeter of rectilinear figures, area
of rectangles, practical problems, surface area and volume of solids
(sphere, cube, rectangular, parallelepiped), practical problems.
 Measurement
 Numbers
 Arithmetic
 Fractions
 Weight
 Time
 Data handling
 Patterns
 Money

B. PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES IN MATHEMATICS

 Language of Mathematics
 Community Mathematics
 Nature of mathematics
 Methods of teaching mathematics
 Instructional material in mathematics
 Evaluation, concept of continuous and comprehensive evaluation. Prob-
lems in teaching mathematics

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 Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching.

 Diagnostic and remedial teaching.
Part 5: A. KNOWLEDGE OF EVS
Environmental
Studies  Concept and scope of environmental studies
(30 MCQs)  Significance of environmental studies.
 Integrated approach in environmental studies.
 Scope and relation of environmental studies to science and social science.
 Approaches of presenting concepts.
 Environmental studies and environmental education.
 Learning principles.
 Activities.
 Discussion.
 Health and Hygiene
 Shelters: Types of shelters, characteristics of animal shelters.
 Types of vehicles used, railways, waterways and airways.
 Water: Types of water resources, conservation of water resources, water
pollution, cause and prevention of water pollution, impact of water pollu-
tion on environment, flood and drought.
 Composition of air, causes and impact of air pollution on environment,
greenhouse effect and global warming.
 Different types of soil, soil erosion, impact of soil pollution and its preven-
tion.
 Pedagogical Issues
 Concept and scope of EVS.
 Significance of EVS, integrated EVS.
 Environmental Studies & Environmental Education.
 Learning Principles.
 Scope & relation to Science & Social Science.
 Approaches of presenting concepts.
 Activities.
 Experimentation/ Practical Work.

WB TET 2021 Syllabus for Paper II

The candidates appearing for the Paper II of the WB TET 2021 Exam can check the WB TET Syllabus
2021 from the table provided below:

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Subjects Syllabus

Part 1: A. CHILD DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING

Child Develop-
ment and Ped-  Concept of development and its relationship with learning
agogy  Principles of the development of children
(30 MCQs)  Influence of Heredity & Environment
 Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
 Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
 Concepts of child-centred and progressive education
 Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
 Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
 Language & Thought
 Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational
practice
 Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on
diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc
 The distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learn-
ing; School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation:
perspective and practice
 Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learn-
ers; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for
assessing learner achievement.

B. CONCEPTS OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND UNDERSTAND-

ING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:

 Concept of exceptional children and children with special needs (CWSN).

 Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged
and deprived.
 Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’
etc.
 Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners.

C. LEARNING AND PEDAGOGY:

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 Alternative concepts of learning in children

 Cognition and emotions
 Motivation and learning
 Class-room management
 Punishment and its legal implications, rights of a child.
 Guidance and counselling: concept, nature and types.
 How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve suc-
cess in school performance.
 Basic processes of teaching and learning;
 Children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context
of learning.
 Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’
 Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s
‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
 Cognition & Emotions.
 Motivation and learning.
 Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental.
Part 2: A. LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION
Language 1:
English  Two passages, one from prose and the other from poetry with questions on
(30 MCQs) comprehension, inference, grammar and test of vocabulary.
 Determiners
 Subject-verb
 Concord
 Interrogatives
 Framing Yes/No & 'WH' questions
 Question tags
 Prepositions
 Tense and time
 Phrasal verbs
 Gerunds & Participle
 Auxiliary verbs

B. PEDAGOGY FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT:

 Challenges of teaching language in diverse classrooms: language difficul-

ties, errors and disorders.
 Introduction to English Phonology: vowels and consonants, syllable divi-
sion.
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 Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency in LSRW (Listening,

Speaking, Reading and Writing).
 Teaching-learning materials.
 Strategies for teaching children with special needs (CWSN).
 Remedial teaching.
 Learning and acquisition.
 Principles of language Teaching.
 Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use
it as a tool.
 Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for com-
municating ideas verbally and in written form.
 Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficul-
ties, errors and disorders.
 Language Skills.
 Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening,
reading and writing.
 Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multimedia materials, multilin-
gual resource of the classroom.

Part 3: A. Language Comprehension

Language 2:
Bengali Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with
(30 MCQs) questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability.

B. PEDAGOGY FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT:

 Challenges of teaching language in diverse classrooms: language difficul-

ties, errors and disorders.
 Introduction to English Phonology: vowels and consonants, syllable divi-
sion.
 Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency in LSRW (Listening,
Speaking, Reading and Writing).
 Teaching-learning materials.
 Strategies for teaching children with special needs (CWSN).
 Remedial teaching.
 Learning and acquisition.
 Principles of language Teaching.

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 Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use
it as a tool.
 Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for com-
municating ideas verbally and in written form.
 Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficul-
ties, errors and disorders.
 Language Skills.
 Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening,
reading and writing.
 Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multimedia materials, multilin-
gual resource of the classroom.

Part 4: A. CONTENT
Mathematics
(30 MCQs)  Geometry
 Shapes, spatial understanding, solids, perimeter of rectilinear figures, area
of rectangles, practical problems, surface area and volume of solids
(sphere, cube, rectangular, parallelepiped), practical problems.
 Measurement
 Numbers
 Arithmetic
 Fractions
 Weight
 Time
 Data handling
 Patterns
 Money

B. PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES IN MATHEMATICS

 Language of Mathematics
 Community Mathematics
 Nature of mathematics
 Methods of teaching mathematics
 Instructional material in mathematics
 Evaluation, concept of continuous and comprehensive evaluation. Prob-
lems in teaching mathematics
 Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching.
 Diagnostic and remedial teaching.

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Part 5: A: KNOWLEDGE OF EVS

Environmental
Studies  Concept and scope of environmental studies
(30 MCQs)  Significance of environmental studies.
 Integrated approach in environmental studies.
 Scope and relation of environmental studies to science and social science.
 Approaches of presenting concepts.
 Environmental studies and environmental education.
 Learning principles.
 Activities.
 Discussion.
 Health and Hygiene
 Shelters: Types of shelters, characteristics of animal shelters.
 Types of vehicles used, railways, waterways and airways.
 Water: Types of water resources, conservation of water resources, water
pollution, cause and prevention of water pollution, impact of water pollu-
tion on environment, flood and drought.
 Composition of air, causes and impact of air pollution on environment,
greenhouse effect and global warming.
 Different types of soil, soil erosion, impact of soil pollution and its preven-
tion.

 B. Pedagogical Issues

 Concept and scope of EVS.

 Significance of EVS, integrated EVS.
 Environmental Studies & Environmental Education.
 Learning Principles.
 Scope & relation to Science & Social Science.
 Approaches of presenting concepts.
 Activities.
 Experimentation/Practical Work.

WB TET Exam Pattern 2021

The WB TET Exam Pattern 2021 consists of the major framework and guidelines on which the whole
TET examination will be based on. As per the official notice there will be two papers in the WB
Teacher Eligibility Test 2021. The Paper I will be held for the candidates who wish to work as primary
teachers viz class 1 to 5. While Paper II will be held for the candidates who wish to work as secondary

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teacher for class VI to VIII. The detailed WB TET Exam Pattern 2021 for both the papers is given in
the space below:

WB TET 2021 Exam Pattern (Paper I)

 Paper I of the WB TET is to be conducted for the Class 1 to 5.

 The WB TET Exam 2021 is usually conducted in the offline or pen and paper mode.
 There are a total of 5 subjects that are asked in the examination TET out of which two are lan-
guage papers.
 As per the WB TET Exam Pattern 2021, the candidate will get 1 mark for each correct op-
tion marked by him. There is no provision of negative marking in the examination.
 The candidate will get a composite timing of 3 hours to complete the TET paper.

Section Maximum Question Maximum Marks

Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30

Language-I: English 30 30

Language-II: Bengali 30 30

Mathematics 30 30

Environmental Studies 30 30

Total 150 150

WB TET 2021 Exam Pattern (Paper II)

 The candidates who will be appearing for Paper II will have to appear for 5 subjects.
 The Paper II will be conducted for the Class VI to VIII.

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 The candidates will have to answer the questions in the multiple choice based questions.
 The candidates will get 3 hours to appear for the test.
 The candidates will get 1 mark for each correct answer marked by them while there is no provi-
sion for negative marking.

Section Maximum Ques- Maximum

tion Marks

Child Development and Pedagogy: Compulsory 30 30

Language-I: English Compulsory 30 30

Language-II: Bengali Compulsory 30 30

(A)For Mathematics and Science Teachers: Mathematics 60 60

and Science or
(B) For Social Studies Teachers: Social Studies

Total 150 150

We hope that this article based on the WB TET Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2021 was able to guide
all the WB TET 2021 aspirants for the exam. The candidates can check all the important updates re-
garding the latest exam notification, eligibility, selection process on the Testbook website. Better yet,
just download the Testbook app to stay updated every time!

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