UTET Syllabus 2021: The Uttarakhand Teachers Eligibility Test 2021 (UTET) is being conducted by the Uttarakhand Board of School Examination(UBSE). The candidates have to give 2 papers: Paper I is for the primary level and paper II for the junior level. The paper is objective type, with no negative marking. The duration of the paper will be for 2hours 30 minutes with 150 multiple choice questions for paper 1 and paper 2 individually. The paper will be in Hindi and English, the candidate will choose their preferred language while filling the form. Candidates can get all the details regarding the UTET Syllabus 2021 from this article.
UTET Syllabus 2021
There are two papers in the Uttarakhand Teacher Eligibility Test. The UTET I is for primary school teachers and UTET II is for upper primary school teachers. There are 2 papers the candidate has to pass. The candidates are suggested to keep going through the website to know more about the subjects and the syllabus. The UTET Syllabus consists of the descriptive topics and the subject areas from which the question paper is drawn up for the examination. The UTET syllabus is given below.
UTET Syllabus 2021 For Paper I & II
Child Development and Pedagogy
- Child Development
- The definition of creation and its relationship to learning.
- Gender as a social construct, gender-bias, gender roles, and educational practice.
- Principles of the development of children.
- Social world & children (Teachers, Parents, Peers).
- Multi-Dimensional Intelligence.
- Influence of Heredity & Environment.
- Concepts of child-centered and progressive education.
- Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence.
- Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives.
- Language & Thought.
- Individual differences between learners, recognizing differences based on the diversity of language, caste, class, culture, religion, etc.
- The difference between learning evaluation and learning evaluation; school-based assessment, continuous and systematic assessment: perspective and experience.
- Definition of equal education and awareness of children with special needs
- Addressing learners from varied backgrounds, including affluent and affluent
- Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners
- The Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc
- Learning and Pedagogy
- How children think and learn
- Factors contributing to learning- personal & environmental
- Children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
- Cognition & Emotions
- Alternative interpretations of children’s development and understanding children’s ‘errors’ as important steps in the learning process.
- Basic processes of teaching and learning
- Motivation and learning
Language I
- Language Comprehension.
- Reading unseen passages – one drama or prose, two passages, with questions of comprehension and one poem, inference, grammar, and verbal capacity (prose passage may be literature, science, discursive or narrative).
- Pedagogy of Language Development.
- Principles of Language Teaching.
- Role of listening and speaking.
- A critical viewpoint on the role of grammar in learning a language for verbal and written communication of ideas.
- Learning and acquisition.
- Communication problems in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, mistakes, and disorders.
- Language Skills.
- Language feature and how children use it as a tool.
- Remedial Teaching.
- Evaluating language: speaking, listening, reading and writing.
Language II (English)
- Comprehension.
- Two unknown narrative passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions of understanding, grammar, and verbal capacity.
- Pedagogy of Language Development.
- Principles of Language Teaching.
- Learning and acquisition.
- The importance of listening and speaking; the importance of language and how children use it as a tool.
- Language Skills.
- The critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form.
- Remedial Teaching.
- Evaluating language comprehension and competence: speaking, listening, reading and writing.
- Teaching-learning materials: multi-media materials, Textbook, multilingual resource of the classroom.
- Communication problems in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, mistakes, and disorders.
Mathematics
- Geometry.
- Division.
- Multiplication.
- Weight.
- Data Handling.
- Shapes & Spatial Understanding.
- Money.
- LCM &HCF.
- Patterns.
- Numbers.
- Fractions.
- Addition and Subtraction.
- Measurement.
- Decimal.
- Time, Volume.
- Pedagogical issues
- Problems of Teaching.
- Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking
- Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching.
- Evaluation through formal and informal methods.
- The language of Mathematics.
- Place of Mathematics in Curriculum.
- Community Mathematics.
- Error analysis
Environmental Studies
- Parts of Body (internal & external).
- Habitats, types.
- Health, good habits & personal hygiene.
- Natural Resources.
- Solar System.
- Parts of plants.
- Basic needs.
- Food, resources, and care.
- Water, Air.
- Diseases.
- Our Surroundings.
- Clothes, Dresses & their care.
- Festivals (school, family & national).
- Looking after the trees, plants & animals.
- Living and nonliving.
- Geographical features and changes.
- Days and Nights.
- Disposal of solid waste.
- Community Buildings.
- Transportation, communication, and its development.
- Pollution.
- Local Bodies (Rural & urban).
- Weather & climate.
- First Aid.
- National property.
- Disaster management.
- Pedagogical Issues.
- The significance of EVS & integrated EVS.
- Concept and scope of EVS.
- Approaches to presenting concepts.
- learning Principles.
- Environmental Studies & Environmental Education.
- Scope & relation to Science & Social Science.
- Activities, Problems..
- Experimentation/Practical Work.
- Teaching material/Aids.
Science
- Methods and Approaches.
- Evaluation in Science.
- Life Science.
- Physical Science.
- Nature of Science.
Social Studies
- Methods and Approaches.
- History and Political Science.
- Aims and Objectives of Teaching Social Studies.
- Geography
- Evaluation in Social Science.
- Political Science.
UTET 2021 Exam Pattern
The exam pattern and marking scheme of the Uttarakhand Teacher Eligibility Test is provided below. The UTET examination shall be performed at two separate levels for the primary classes 1 to 5 (UTET-I) and the upper primary classes 6 to 8 (UTET-II).
Type of question: Multiple Choice based questions (MCQs).
Duration of Exam: 2 hours & 30 mins.
Language of Question Paper: Bilingual (Hindi & English).
The table below contains the topics/subjects, the total number of questions from each subject, and marks distribution.
UTET Exam Pattern of Paper I
UTET – I
| SUBJECT | NO. OF QUESTION | MARKS |
| CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY | 30 | 30 |
| FIRST LANGUAGE (Either Hindi/English) | 30 | 30 |
| SECOND LANGUAGE(If Hindi is selected as the first language, the second language would be English and vice versa) | 30 | 30 |
| MATHEMATICS | 30 | 30 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
UTET Exam Pattern of Paper II
| SUBJECT | NO. OF QUESTION | MARKS |
| CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY | 30 | 30 |
| FIRST LANGUAGE (Either Hindi/English) | 30 | 30 |
| SECOND LANGUAGE(If Hindi is selected as the first language, the second language would be English and vice versa) | 30 | 30 |
| MATHEMATICS/ SCIENCE OR SOCIAL STUDIES | 60 | 60 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Recommended Books for UTET Preparation
Candidates should refer to the books recommended below for the preparation of the Uttarakhand Teacher Eligibility Test 2021.
| Books Title | Check Price |
| UTET Success Master Paper-I for Class I-V | Click here |
| 15 Practice Sets – UTET-I Class (I-V) Adhyapak Ke Liye | Click here |
| Model Solved Paper, UTET Paper-I Shikshak, UTET Paper-II Samajik Vigyan | Click here |
| Paryavarniya Adhyayan (Class : I-V) | Click here |
| Ganit (Class : I – V) – Paper 1 Mathematics | Click here |
| Bal Vikas Evam Shikshan Vidhi (Class : I –VIII ) | Click here |
| 15 Practice Sets – UTET-II Class (VI-VIII) | Click here |
| Bhasha – I : Hindi | Click here |
| Vigyan (Class : VI –VIII ) | Click here |
About UTET
UTET 2021 examination comprises 2 papers. Both papers are for 150 marks with 150 multiple choice questions without any negative marking. The validity of the UTET QUALIFYING CERTIFICATE is valid for the lifetime from the date of declaration of the result. There is no restriction on the number of attempts a candidate can try for. A candidate who has already qualified can also keep attempting for the examination to upgrade his score. The qualifying marks are different for different categories. It is 90 out of 150 for the general category, 75 out of 150 for OBC/PWD/Ex-servicemen, and 60 out of 150 for SC/ST.
Official Website: ubseonline.uk.gov.in.
FAQs
No, the candidate cannot change the language after the admit cards have been released. If the candidate attempts the English Questions, all the answers will be marked wrong.
Ans. UTET examination is not that difficult to crack however aspirants must prepare well and study each topic to solve the questions on time.
