UPTET or Uttar Pradesh Teaching Eligibility Test is conducted to recruit candidates for various teaching posts in government-regulated schools across the state of UP. It is conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Exam Regulatory Authority on behalf of the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board (UPBED). Candidates who clear the UPTET examination become eligible to apply for primary level (classes 1 to 5) or upper primary level (classes 6 to 8) teacher posts depending upon the paper for which they have appeared.
Exam Pattern
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To start the preparation, it is important to know the UPTET exam pattern. There are two papers that the candidates can appear for: Paper 1 and 2. Paper 1 is for candidates aspiring to become teachers of classes 1 to 5, while Paper 2 is for those seeking teaching positions for classes 6 to 8. Those who wish to teach classes 1 to 8 need to appear for both papers. Both papers contain multiple-choice questions. You can’t choose the same language for both language papers. General category candidates need to obtain 60% to qualify, and reserved category candidates need 55%. If you are looking for even more information, updates, and exam preparation tips about the UPTET, BYJU’s Exam Prep has got you covered.
UPTET Primary Level – Paper 1
| Subject | No. of questions | Marks | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 | |
| Language 1 (Hindi) | 30 | 30 | |
| Language 2 (English/Urdu/Sanskrit) | 30 | 30 | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | 150 Minutes |
UPTET Upper Primary Level – Paper 2
| Subject | No. of questions | Marks | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Science & Mathematics OR Social Science | 60 | 60 | |
| Language 1 (Hindi) | 30 | 30 | |
| Language 2 (English/Urdu/Sanskrit) | 30 | 30 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | 150 Minutes |
Important topics to cover for UPTET exam preparation
Child Development & Pedagogy
- Growth and development: Child development, Growth, and Learning, Influencing factors, Stages of development.
- Cognitive theories: Theories by Piaget, Kohlberg, Vygotsky. Cognition and emotions.
- Learning theories: Learning theories. Laws of learning, Learning methods, Learning curve, specially-abled learners.
- Inclusive education: Guidance, Counseling, Disabilities, Counseling centers in UP at both district and state levels.
- Heredity & Environment: Influencing factors of Learning.
- Intelligence & its theories: IQ, ZPD
- Motivation: Maslow Hierarchy, Reinforcement & Punishment
- Teaching: Teaching Maxim, Teaching methods, Micro teaching
- Evaluation: School-based assessment, Formative assessment, CCE (scholastic and co-scholastic)
- Definitions & Statements by psychologists: Gestalt, Skinner, Kohlberg, personality behaviorism
Mathematics
- Number System: Price Value & Face Value, Fractions, Exponent & Power, Square & Cube Root, Rational Numbers.
- Geometry: 3D & 2D figures, Triangle, Angle, Polygon.
- Algebra: Numeric & Quadratic Equations, Algebraic formulas & equations, Money, Bill, Probability, Graph, etc.
- Arithmetic’s: Ratio & Proportion, Profit & Loss, Time & Distance, LCM & HCF, SI & CI.
- Data Analysis and Efficiency: Pie Charts, Histogram, Bar Graph, Mean, Median, Mode, Range, Railway/Bus Time Table.
- Mathematics pedagogy: Nature of mathematics, Logical Reasoning, Kothari commission, Language of Mathematics, Bloom Taxonomy, Classification of Error & Teaching, Remedial Teaching.
Science
- Food & Nutrition: Components of food & Preservation.
- Matter and Materials of daily life: States of Matter and classification, Atomic Structure, Interconversion, Acid, Bases, Fibers.
- World of living: Cell and its structure, Plant Kingdom and its classification, Plant Physiology.
- Human Physiology: Circulatory System, Hormones, Reproductive System, Skeletal System.
- Force: Newton’s law, Friction
- Motion: Formula based numericals
- Work, energy, and magnet: Formula-based questions
- Light: Reflection and Refraction, Vision defects, Lenses
- Natural resources and phenomena: Air, Water, Soil, Minerals, Cyclones, Thunderstorms, etc.
- Pedagogy: Scope and objective of science, Teaching methods, Teaching aids
Languages (English & Hindi)
- Reading comprehension and poems: knowledge of up to 10th class
- Grammar: Active & Passive Voice, Parts of Speech, types of Tenses, Phrasal Verbs, Intersection, Adverbs, Adjectives, Synonyms & Antonyms, etc.
Environmental Studies
Pedagogy of environmental studies, Food & Nutrition, Family & Friends, Flora & Fauna, Water, Travel, Things we make and do.
Social Studies
- History, Geography, Political & Social Science, Pedagogical issues: First farmers and herders, first cities, first empires, culture and science, new kings and kingdoms, Sultans of Delhi, Earth in the Solar System, natural and human environment, agriculture, democracy, media, gender, Constitution, Parliamentary government, social justice, etc.
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