Sikkim TET Syllabus 2023 And Latest Exam Pattern

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Sikkim TET Syllabus 2023: Sikkim Education Department is the conducting body of the Sikkim TET Exam. The Sikkim TET is also known as Sikkim Teacher Eligibility Test. In order to pass the TET examination, students must go through the Sikkim TET syllabus and study the important topics to be asked in the exam.

The in-depth knowledge of the syllabus will help you qualify TET with high marks increasing your chances of selection. Here we are providing you exam pattern and Sikkim TET syllabus 2023 which will help you in better preparation for the Sikkim TET exam.

Sikkim TET 2023 Exam Pattern

The Sikkim TET Exam consists of two papers i. e. Paper-I for Primary Teacher for Classes I to V. The Sikkim TET Exam 2023 questions will be objective in nature. Each question carries one marks and there is no negative marking in the Sikkim TET Exam 2023. There will be 150 Questions for 150 Marks in the Sikkim TET Written Test 2023. The Sikkim TET Exam 2023 will be conducted for 2 hours 30 minutes.

Sikkim TET Syllabus 2023
Paper	Name of Subject	No.Of Questions	Paper	Name of Subject	Number of Questions
PAPER I	Child Development and Pedagogy	30	PAPER II	Child Development and Pedagogy	30
	Language I (compulsory) and Subject concerned Pedagogy	30		Language I (compulsory) and Subject concerned Pedagogy	30
	Language II (compulsory) and Subject concerned Pedagogy	30		Language II (compulsory) and Subject concerned Pedagogy	30
	Mathematics and Subject concerned Pedagogy	30		Mathematics & Science and Subject concerned Pedagogy OR Social Studies/Social Science and Subject concerned Pedagogy	60
	Environmental Studies and Subject concerned Pedagogy	30			60
Total Marks		150	Total Marks		150
Negative marking		No	Negative marking		No

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Sikkim TET 2023 Syllabus

Sikkim TET Syllabus 2023 is different for Primary & upper Primary Level. Candidates must go through the topic wise syllabus before starting their preparation. The syllabus is available in the PDF format for all different subjects given below.

Sikkim TET Syllabus Paper I

(A) Child Development (Primary School Child)

Concept of development and its relationship with learning.
Principles of the development of children.
Gross and fine motor development skills in infancy & preschool children.
Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teachers, parents, peers.)
Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives.
Development of speech and language.
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.
Understanding child abuse.

(B) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs.

Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived.
Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, impairment etc.
Addressing the talented, creative, especially able learners.

(C) Learning and Pedagogy

How children think and learn.
Factors contributing to learning –personal & environmental.
Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
Cognition & Emotional development of child.
Motivation – Concept and types of Motivation; Relationship between Motivation and Learning.
Gathering data about children from different context: Naturalist Observation, Reflective Journal, and Anecdotal Record.

Sikkim TET Syllabus 2023 Language Wise

(A) Language Comprehension

Reading unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability ( Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive )

(B) Pedagogy of Language Development

Learning and Acquisition
Principles of language Teaching
Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool
Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders
Language Skills
Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing
Teaching – learning materials: Textbook, multi – media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
Remedial Teaching

Sikkim TET Syllabus 2023 Mathematics

(A) Content

1. Numbers

Squares and Square roots
Cubes and Cube roots
Integers
Decimals and Fractions
Algebraic Expressions and Identities
Factorizations
Rational Numbers
Exponents and Powers
Addition and Subtraction
Operation on Numbers
Ratio and proportion
Measurement
Comparing Quantities
Direct and Inverse Variations
Geometry
Shapes & Spatial Understanding
Solids around Us
Mensuration
Weight
Data Handling
Patterns
Money

(B) Pedagogical Issues:

Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning
Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
Language of Mathematics
Community Mathematics
Evaluation through formal and informal methods
Problems of Teaching
Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching
Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching

Sikkim TET Syllabus 2023 Environmental Studies

(A) Content
(i) Science: VI-VIII

Food: Sources and Components
Nutrition in Plants and Animals
Light, Shadows and Reflection
Electric Current and its effects
Sound
Microorganism: Friend and Foe
Pollution of Air and Water
Physical and Chemical changes
Fibre to Fabric

(ii) Social Science: (VI-VIII Social and Political Life, History–Our Pasts, Geography)

(a) History:

From Gathering to Growing Food
Rulers and Buildings
India after Independence

(b) Geography:

Motions of the Earth
Life in the Temperate Grassland
Mineral and Power Resources.

(c) Social and Political Life:

Diversity and Discrimination.
Understanding Media.
Understanding Marginalisation

(B) Pedagogical Issues:

Environmental Studies: Meaning and Nature.
Objectives of teaching Environmental studies.
Approaches to teaching Environmental Studies. NCF – 2005
Meaning of Child Centric activity-based classroom.
Principles and importance of Child-Centred approach.
Needs of the child.
Development of various skills among the children through teaching of Environmental studies.
Steps in planning and conducting activities.
Methods of teaching environmental studies – Meaning, importance, advantages and disadvantages.
Difference between various methods of teaching.
Methods of teaching at Primary Level.
Problem solving method.
Question answer method or conversation method.
Project method
Play – way method
Story telling method
Scientific method
Principles and Characteristics of good method of teaching.
Different types of activities needed to develop various skills among the children.
Teaching – Learning material –Meaning, Importance, Qualities of teaching–Learning material, Types – Audio, Visual, Audio – Visual
Meaning, importance, principles of lesson plan.
Steps involved in Lesson Planning.
Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation:
Difference between Assessment and Evaluation, importance of evaluation.
Types of assessment – Formative and Summative
Tools and Techniques of Evaluation (Summative Assessment)
Types of questions, Qualities of a good question paper. Educational objectives for framing questions (According to NCERT Model.)
Grading System at Primary level – Meaning, Type of grading.

Sikkim TET 2023Detailed Syllabus: [Paper II]

⇒Sikkim TET Syllabus 2023 Child Development and Pedagogy

(A) Child Development (Elementary School Child)

Concept of development and its relationship with learning
Principles of development of children
Influence of Heredity and Environment
Socialization processes: Social world and children (Teacher, parents, peers)
Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
Concepts of child – centered and progressive education
Critical perspective of the construct and intelligence
Multiple Intelligence
Language and Thought
Gender as a social construct: gender roles, gender – bias and education practice
Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion
Data organization, Graphical representation (Bar Diagram, Histogram, Frequency Polygon, Ogive, Pie and Line Graph), Mean, Mode, Median, Standard Deviation, Average Deviation, Quartile Deviation, Percentiles and Ratio
Principles of constructing Objective, short answer, essay and Interpretative type
Characteristic of good test: Reliability, Validity, Objectivity and Usability.

(B) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs

Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantage and deprived.
Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties and impairment.
Addressing the Talented, Creative, Especially abled Learners.
Mental Health and Mental Hygiene: Concept, causes and remedial Measures.

(C) Learning and Pedagogy

How children think and learn: how and why children fail to achieve success in school performance.
Basic process of teaching and learning: children’s strategies of learning and 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 and Emotions.
Motivation and learning.
Factors contributing to learning – personal and environmental.
Personality – Types.
Constructivism and learning.

⇒Sikkim TET Syllabus 2023 Language

(A) Language Comprehension
Two unseen prose passages(discursive or literary or narrative or scientific)with question on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability.
(B) Pedagogy of Language Development

Learning and Acquisition
Principles of language Teaching
Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool
Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders
Language Skills
Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing
Teaching – learning materials: Textbook, multi – media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
Remedial Teaching