UPTET Syllabus 2025: Paper 1 and Paper 2, New Exam Pattern
Introduction
The Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2025, organized by the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC), is a crucial examination for aspiring teachers in Uttar Pradesh. Understanding the syllabus and exam pattern is essential for candidates preparing for this exam. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the UPTET 2025 syllabus and the new exam pattern for both Paper 1 and Paper 2.
UPTET 2025 Exam Pattern
Paper 1 Exam Pattern Paper 1 is for candidates who wish to become teachers for Classes I-V. The paper consists of five sections, each carrying 30 marks, with a total duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes.
| Sections | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | |
| Language 1 (Hindi) | 30 | 30 | |
| Language 2 (English/Urdu/Sanskrit) | 30 | 30 | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Paper 2 Exam Pattern Paper 2 is for candidates who wish to teach Classes VI-VIII. It includes four sections, with candidates having the option to choose between Mathematics & Science and Social Studies.
| Sections | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Development and Pedagogy (Compulsory) | 30 | 30 | |
| Language 1 (Hindi) | 30 | 30 | |
| Language 2 (English/Urdu/Sanskrit) | 30 | 30 | |
| Mathematics & Science OR Social Studies | 60 | 60 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Detailed Syllabus for Paper 1
1. Child Development and Pedagogy
Child development
- Meaning, necessity and scope of child development, stages of child development, physical development, mental development, emotional development, language development – development of expressive ability, creativity and development of creative ability.
- Basis of child development and factors influencing them – inheritance, environment (Family, social, school, communication medium)
Meaning and principles of learning
- Meaning of learning, its affecting factors, Influential methods of learning
- Rules of learning – The main rules of learning of Thorndike’s and their importance in learning
- The key principles of learning and their practical utility in classroom teaching, Principle of Thorndike’s attempt and error, Pavlov’s relation theory of feedback, Skinner’s action learning theory, Kohler’s theory of understanding or Insight, Vygotsky’s Theory of Learning Curve – Meaning and Type, Meaning of plateau in the cause and solution
Teaching and learning methods
- Meaning and purpose of teaching, communication,
- principles of teaching,
- sources of teaching,
- teaching methods, new methods of teaching (approach),
- basic teaching, and basic skills of teaching
Inclusive education- guidance and counseling
- Educational inclusion means identity, type, resolution, eg: excluded class, language, religion, caste, region, colour, gender, physical skills (visually impaired, hearing impaired and speech/bone impaired), mental efficiency
- Equipment, materials, methods, TLM, and observations required for inclusion
- Necessary tools and techniques for testing the learning of inclusive children
- Special teaching methods for including children. Such as – Braille script etc
- Guidance and Counseling for Inclusive Children – Meaning, Purpose, Type, Methods, Requirements, and Area
- Departments / Institutions supporting in consultation: –
- Psychology Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad
- Divisional Psychology Centre (at Divisional Level)
- District hospital
- Trained Diet Mentor in District Education and Training Institute
- Supervision and inspection system
- Community and school support committees
- Government and NGOs
- Importance of guidance and counselling in child learning
Learning and teaching
- How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance.
- Basic processes of learning and teaching, learning strategies of children, learning as a social activity, social context of learning.
- Children as problem solvers and scientific investigators.
- An alternative concept of learning in children, understanding child errors as important steps in the learning process
- Sense and feelings
- Motivation and learning
- Factors contributing to learning – private and environmental
2. Language 1 (Hindi)
Hindi (subject matter)
- अपठित अनुच्छेद
- हिंदी वर्णमाला (स्वर, व्यंजन)
- वर्णों के मेल से मात्रिक तथा अमात्रिक शब्दों की पहचान
- वाक्य रचना
- हिंदी की सभी ध्वनियों के पारस्परिक अंतर की जानकारी विशेष रूप से – ष, स, ब, व, ढ, ड, क्ष, छ, ण तथा न की ध्वनियाँ
- हिंदी भाषा की सभी ध्वनियों, वर्णों अनुस्वार एव चन्द्रबिंदु में अंतर
- संयुक्ताक्षर एवं अनुनासिक ध्वनियों के प्रयोग से बने शब्द
- सभी प्रकार की मात्राएँ
- विराम चिह्नों यथा – अल्प विराम, अर्द्धविराम, पूर्णविराम, प्रश्नवाचक, विस्मयबोधक, चिह्नों का प्रयोग
- विलोम, समानार्थी, तुकान्त, अतुकान्त, सामान, ध्वनियों वाले शब्द
- वचन, लिंग एव काल
- प्रत्यय, उपसर्ग, तत्सम तद्भव व देशज, शब्दों की पहचान एव उनमें अंतर
- लोकोक्तियाँ एव मुहावरों के अर्थ
- सन्धि – (1) स्वर सन्धि – दीर्घ सन्धि, गुण सन्धि, वृद्धि सन्धि, यण सन्धि, अयादि सन्धि (2) व्यंजन सन्धि (3) विसर्ग सन्धि
- वाच्य, समान एव अंलकार के भेद
- कवियों एव लेखकों की रचनाएँ
Hindi Pedagogy
- अधिगम और अर्जन
- भाषा अध्यापन के सिद्धांत
- सुनने और बोलने की भूमिका: भाषा का कार्य तथा बालक इसे किस प्रकार एक उपकरण के रूप में प्रयोग करते है
- मौखिक और लिखित रूप में विचारों के संप्रेषण के लिए किसी भाषा के अधिगम में व्याकरण की भूमिका पर निर्णायक संदर्श
- एक भिंन कक्षा में भाषा पढाने की चुनौतियाँ भाषा की कठिनाइयाँ त्रुटिया और विकार
- भाषा कौशल
- भाषा बोधगम्यता और प्रवीणता का मुल्यांकन करना: बोलना, सुनना, पढना, लिखना
- अध्यापन – अधिगम सामग्रियां: पाठ्यपुस्तक, मल्टी मीडिया सामग्री, कक्षा का बहुभाषायी संसाधन
- उपचारात्मक अध्यापन
3. Language 2 (English/Urdu/Sanskrit)
1. English
- Unseen Passage
- The sentence
- Subject and predicate
- Kind of sentences
- Parts of speech- Kinds of Noun, Pronoun, Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Preposition, Conjunction
- Tenses-Present, Past, Future
- Articles
- Punctuation
- Word formation
- Active & Passive voice
- Singular & PluralGender
2. Urdu
- Unseen passage
- Meeting of the masters of the tongue
- Knowledge of the famous life and poetry of famous tribes and poets
- MukhtalifAsnaafAdab such as Maznoom, Afsana Murcia, Masnavi Dastan, etc. Praise to Ma, Amsal
- Masala of perfect tamarind and afflux
- Information about Ism, Jamir, Sifat, Mutzadalfaz, Wahid, Mojkkar, Moannas et cetera.
- Saints (Tasbeeh and Istaara, Talmih, Maraatunzir), etc
- Idioms, meeting JurbalAmsal
- MukhtalifSamajMusayal like atmosphere of AloodgiNabrabari, TalimBaraa’mn, Adame, Tagazia
- To understand the social and Khaliq Akbar present in the beliefs, stories, Hikayatas, and memoirs
3. Sanskrit
- Unexplained masculine
- Unseen passage
- Nouns
- Unexplained feminine
- Unexplained neuter
- Postpartum feminine
- Post masculine
- Postpartum masculine
- Postpartum feminine
- Introduction to Sanskrit names of household, family, surroundings, animals, birds, household use items
- Pronouns
- Verb
- Use of Sanskrit words for major body parts
- Incessant
- Sandhi – Treaty of simple words and their separation (long treaty)
- Numbers – Knowledge of numbers in Sanskrit
- Gender, vowel, vowel type, substitution, type of consonant, anusvara, and nasal consonant
- Compositions of poets and writers
Teaching of language development: –
- Learning and acquisition
- Principles of language teaching
- Role of listening and speaking: Language work and how children use it as a tool
- Decisive perspective on the role of the grammar of learning of a language for communicating ideas verbally and in writing
- Challenges of teaching language in a different classroom: language difficulties, errors, and disorders
- Language skills
- Assessing language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing
- Teaching-learning materials: syllabus, multi-material, classroom multilingual resources
- Remedial teaching
4. Mathematics
Content: –
- Addition, subtraction, property, division of numbers, and numbers
- Minimum Commonwealth and Maximum Commonwealth
- Addition, subtraction, property, division of fractions
- Decimal – addition, subtraction, property, division
- Unitary rule
- Percent
- Profit loss
- Simple interest
- Geometry – Geometric shapes and pages, angles, triangles, circles
- Money (money – money)
- Measurement – time, weight, capacity, length, and temperature
- Perimeter – Triangle, import, square, quadrilateral
- Calendar
- Figures
- Volume, held – cube, cavity
- Area – Rectangle, Square
- Railway or bus timetable
- Presentation and formulation of data
Teaching Issues
- Understanding the nature of mathematical/logical thinking, the child’s thinking and reasoning patterns, and the meaning and learning strategies
- Place of mathematics in the curriculum
- Math language
- Community mathematics
- Evaluation through formal and informal methods
- Teaching problems
- Relevant aspects of error analysis and learning and teaching
- Clinical and remedial teaching
5. Environmental Studies (EVS)
Content
- Family
- Food, health, and hygiene
- Accommodation
- Trees and plants
- Our environment
- Fair
- Individuals and businesses associated with the local profession
- Water
- Traffic and communication
- Sports and sportsmanship
- India – rivers, plateaus, forests, traffic, continents, and oceans
- Our region – rivers, mountains, stones, forests, traffic
- Constitution
- Governance system – local self-government, village-panchayat, Nagar-panchayat, district panchayat, municipality, municipal corporation, district-administration, state’s governance, administrative, judiciary, executive, national and national-symbols, voting, national Unity.
- Environment-need, environment-protection- need, importance, and utility, environment protection, social responsibility towards the environment, schemes operated for environmental protection
Teaching related issues
- Concept and coverage of environmental studies
- Importance of environmental studies, integrated environmental studies
- Environmental Studies and environmental education
- Learning principle
- The scope and relation of science and social science
- Approach to present retention
- Activity
- Experiment / practical work
- Discussion.
- Continuous comprehensive evaluation
- Teaching material/equipment
- Problems
Detailed Syllabus for Paper 2
1. Child Development and Pedagogy
- Similar to Paper 1 but with higher difficulty level suitable for Classes VI-VIII
2. Language 1 (Hindi)
- Similar to Paper 1 but with higher difficulty level suitable for Classes VI-VIII
3. Language-II
1. English
- Unseen passage
- Nouns and their kinds
- Pronoun and its kinds
- Verb and its kinds
- Adjective and its kinds & degrees
- Adverbs and their kinds
- A preposition and its kinds
- Conjunction and its kinds
- Intersection
- Singular and plural
- Subject and predicate
- Negative and interrogative sentences
- Masculine and feminine gender
- Punctuation
- Suffix with root words
- Phrasal verbs
- Use of Somebody, Nobody, Anybody
- Parts of speech
- Narration
- Active voice and passive voice
- Antonyms & synonyms
- Use of Homophones
- Use of request in sentences
- Silent letters in words
2. Sanskrit
- Unseen Passage
- Sandhi – Vowels, consonants
- Incessant
- Compound
- Use of gender, speech, and time
- Prefix
- Synonym
- Antonyms
- Factor
- Ornamentation
- Suffix
- Speech
- Nouns – Knowledge of the forms of all the inflections and words of the following words – The word masculine, The word feminine, The word neuter, Inexplicable masculine, Inexplicable feminine, Inexplicable neuter, Postpartum masculine, Postpartum feminine, Postpartum neuter, Ecomant feminine, Ecomant masculine, Ecomant neuter, Rakaranta masculine
- Pronouns
- Adjectives
- Metal
- Numbers
3. Urdu
- Unseen passage
- Knowledge of language masters of the tongue.
- Understanding of MukhtalifAsnaafAdabHamd, Ghazal, Qasida, Marcia, Masnavi, Geet, etc. and their difference
- To get information about the situation of the poets and their well-being by the life of the many poets and the lovers
- Achieving eloquence with the help and importance of Urdu language in Mushtaraka Tehzeeb of the country
- Ism and its Aksam, Fail, Sifat, Jamir, Tazkiron Tanias, Tzad’s deemed
- Information about correct tamarind and Arab
- Idioms, acquiring speech from JurbalAmsal
- Knowledge of saints
- The political, social, and ekhalaki mainsail’s being beseeched and keep their attitude on it
Teaching of Language Development
- Learning and acquisition
- Principles of language teaching
- Role of listening and speaking: Language work and how children use it as a tool
- Decisive perspective on the role of the grammar of learning of a language for communicating ideas
- verbally and in writing
- Challenges of teaching language in a different classroom: language difficulties, errors, and disorders
- Language skills
- Assessing language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing
- Teaching-learning materials: syllabus, multi-material, classroom multilingual resources
- Remedial teaching
4. Mathematics
- Natural numbers, whole numbers, rational numbers
- Integer, parenthesis, least common multiple, and greatest common factor.
- Square root
- Cube root
- Identities
- Algebra, Concept – variables, constant numbers, powers of variable numbers
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of algebraic expressions, coefficients of terms and terms of algebraic expressions, homogeneous and non-homogeneous terms, degrees of expressions, the concept of one, two, and tripartite expressions
- Simultaneous Equations, Square Equations, Linear Equations
- Parallel lines, quadrilateral compositions, triangles
- Circle and cyclic quadrilateral
- Tangent lines to the circle
- Commercial Mathematics – Ratio, Proportion, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Tax, Barter System
- Banking – Current Currency, Bills and Cashmemo
- Statistics – Classification of data, pictograph, mean, median and polymer, frequency
- Pie and bar chart, picture of unclassified data
- Probability (probability) graph, bar diagram, and mixed bar diagram
- Cartesian floor
- Mensuration
- Exponential
Teaching Related Issue
- Nature of mathematical/logical thinking
- Place of mathematics in the curriculum
- Math language
- Community mathematics
- Evaluation
- Remedial teaching
- Teaching problems
5. Science
- Science in daily life, important discoveries, importance, anthropology, and technology
- Fibres and textiles, from races to textiles. (process)
- Living, non-living matter – fauna, classification of living organisms, classification of plants and animals based on flora and fauna, adaptation in organisms, changes in animals and plants.
- Animal Structure and Functions
- Microorganisms and their classification
- Cell to organ
- Adolescence, disability
- Food, health, sanitation and disease, crop production, nitrogen cycle.
- Animal nutrition
- Nutrition, reproduction, beneficial plants in plants
- Respiration, excretion in organisms, beneficial animals
- Measurement
- Electric current
- Magnetism
- Speed, Force, and Equipment
- Energy
- Computer
- Sound
- Static electricity
- Lighting and lighting equipment
- Air quality, composition, necessity, utility, the ozone layer, the greenhouse effect
- Water requirement, utility, source, quality, pollution, water conservation
- Part, groups of substances, separation of substances, structure, and nature of substances
- Changes in the neighbourhood, physical and chemical changes
- Acids, bases, salts
- Energy and heat
- Man-made goods, plastic, glass, soap, clay
- Minerals and Metals
- Carbon and its compounds
- Alternative sources of energy
Teaching Related Issue
- Nature and structure of science
- Natural Science/goals and objectives
- Understanding and appreciating science
- Approach / integrated approach
- Observation / experiment / investigation (Method of science)
- Innovation
- Curriculum content / help- material
- Evaluation
- Issues
- Remedial teaching
6. Social Studies
1. History
- Sources of knowing the history
- Stone Culture, Copper Stone Culture, Vedic Culture
- India of the sixth century B.C
- The early States of India
- Establishment of Mauryan Empire in India
- Non-Mauryan India, Gupta period, Rajput India, Punyabhuti dynasty, states of South India
- The arrival of Islam in India
- Establishment, expansion, disintegration of Delhi Sultanate
- Mughal Empire, Culture, Fall
- The arrival of European powers in India and the establishment of the English state
- Expansion of Company State in India
- Renaissance in India, Rise of Nationalism in India
- Independence movement, independence, the partition of India
- Challenges of Independent India
2. Civics
- We and our society
- Rural and urban society and living conditions.
- Rural and urban self-government
- District administration
- Our constitution
- Traffic safety
- Central and state governance
- Democracy in India
- Country’s security and foreign policy
- Global seas and India
- Citizen protection
- Disability
3. Geography
- Earth in the Solar System, Globe – Determination of locations on Earth, Earth’s movements.
- Mapping, Four Circles of Earth, Structure – Earth’s Structure, Major Structure of Earth
- India in the world, India’s physical form, soil, vegetation and wildlife, India’s climate, India’s economic resources, traffic, trade, and communication.
- Uttar Pradesh – Location in India, Political Department, Climate, Soil, Vegetable and Wildlife Agriculture, Mineral Industry – Business Population and Urbanization
- Surface forms, changing factors. (Internal and external factors)
- Atmosphere, hydrosphere
- Major natural regions and life of the world
- Mineral Resources, Industries
- Disaster and Disaster Management
4. Environmental Studies
- Environment, natural resources, and their utility
- Natural balance
- Use of resources
- Impact of population growth on the environment, environmental pollution
- Waste Management, Disasters, Environmentalist, Award in the field of Environment, Environment Day,
- Environmental Calendar
5. Home-work / Home Science
- Health and hygiene
- Nutrition, diseases, and ways to avoid them, first aid
- Food preservation
- Pollution
- Digestive diseases and common diseases
- Home Management, Sewing Art, Washing Art, Cooking, Weaving Art, Embroidery Art
- Learn to pronounce
6. Physical Education and Sports
- Physical Education, Exercise, Yoga, and Pranayama
- Marching, National Sports and Awards
- Small and Recreational Sports, International Games
- Sports and our food
- First aid
- Importance of drug side effects and measures to prevent them, sports, sports management, and planning
7. Music
- Phonetics
- Melody introduction
- Knowledge of rhythm and rhythm in music
- Intense melody
- Vandana IT / Flag Anthem
- Desh songs, country songs, bhajans
- Forest protection/plantation
- Verbal song
8. Horticulture and fruit conservation
- Soil, Soil Formation, Soil Finishing, Equipment, Seeds, Compost Fertilizer
- Irrigation, irrigation equipment
- Gardening, Gardening School
- Shrubs and vines, ornamental plants, seasonal flower cultivation, fruit cultivation, herb garden, vegetable cultivation
- Amplification
- Fruit testing, fruit preservation – jam, jelly, sauce, pickle making
- Climatology
- Crop circle
Teaching Related Issue
- Concept and method of social study
- Procedures, Activities, and Discourse of Narrative
- Develop thoughtful thinking
- Inquiry / Empirical Evidence
- Problems of teaching social science / social studies
- Project Work
- Evaluation
Conclusion
Understanding the detailed syllabus and exam pattern of UPTET 2025 is crucial for effective preparation. Focus on each section as per the weightage and ensure thorough coverage of all topics to maximize your chances of success. Stay updated with the official notifications and start your preparation early to excel in the UPTET 2025 exam. Good luck!
This guide aims to provide you with all the necessary information to prepare for the UPTET 2025 exam effectively. Focus on each section, utilize the provided study materials, and practice regularly to achieve your goal of becoming a certified teacher in Uttar Pradesh
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