Gujarat Teacher Eligibility Test (Gujarat TET)
| Conducted by | State Examination Board, Gujarat |
|---|---|
| Exam type | State tests TET-I (classes 1-5) and TET-II (classes 6-8); multiple-choice, 1 mark eachSource: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), pp. 1 and 8 |
| Field | Teaching |
| Stages | TET-I for primary teachers of classes 1 to 5 (5 sections); TET-II for classes 6 to 8 (Section 1 common, Section 2 chosen by subject group).Source: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), pp. 1 and 8 |
| Recognition | Government |
| Level | State |
TET-I (classes 1 to 5): 5 sections, 150 multiple-choice questions, 150 marks, one mark each. Section 1 Child Development and Pedagogy 30 (Child Development 15, Inclusive education 5, Learning and Pedagogy 10); Section 2 Gujarati language (Language I) 30; Section 3 English language (Language II) 30; Section 4 Mathematics 30 (content 15, pedagogy 15); Section 5 Environment, general knowledge and current trends in education 30 (environmental studies content 10 and pedagogy 10; general knowledge/reasoning 5; current trends in education 5). TET-II (classes 6 to 8): two sections of 75 questions each. Section 1 (75 marks): Child Development and Pedagogy 25 (Child Development 10, Inclusive education 5, Learning and Pedagogy 10); Languages (Gujarati and English) 25; General knowledge and current trends in education 25. Section 2 (75 marks): the candidate keeps one subject group by choice - (A) Mathematics and Science (Mathematics with pedagogy 40, Science with pedagogy 35), or (B) Languages (English 20, Gujarati 20, Hindi 20, Sanskrit/Urdu/Marathi 15), or (C) Social Science (content 50, pedagogy 25).
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), pp. 1, 8-15
Relation of the concept of development with learning; Characteristics and theories of child development; Factors affecting development; Heredity and environment; Development of sociability and the factors affecting it; Socialization processes: social world and child (teacher, parents, peers); Erikson, Montessori, Froebel, Kohlberg theories and educational implications; Concept of child-centred and progressive education; Critical view of the concept of intelligence; Multi-dimensional intelligence; Development in children - language and thought; Gender: social construct, gender discrimination, caste/gender roles, effect of caste identity in the context of education; Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.; Assessment of learning and assessment for learning; school-based assessment; Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE); Perspective and effort; Construction of suitable questions for assessing the class-room readiness of learners, development of learning and critical thinking in the class, and assessment of learners' learning achievement
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), pp. 1-2, TET-I Section 1 (A)Inclusion of learners from diverse backgrounds - including economically and socially backward and deprived children; Children with learning disability, children with various disabilities
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 3, TET-I Section 1 (B)How children think and learn; reasons why they fail in school performance; Basic processes of teaching-learning; children's learning strategies; learning as a social activity; social perspective of learning; Child as a problem solver and scientific researcher; Alternative conception of learning in children; understanding mistakes made by children in the learning process as important steps; Cognition (Logion) and emotions; Motivation and learning; Personal and environmental factors affecting learning
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 3, TET-I Section 1 (C)Questions assessing language competence and classroom interaction with students, and the ability to grasp the basic elements of language, interpretation and gist; Reading unseen passages - two passages (one prose or drama and one poem); Questions: comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability (prose may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive); Listening and speaking: importance in language teaching; Questions based on the Gujarati language curriculum of classes 1 to 5 but with difficulty level and relevance up to secondary education (class 10)
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 4, TET-I Section 2 (A)Learning and Acquisition of language; Principles of language teaching; Role of listening and speaking for language development; Use of IT (information technology) as a tool; Critical role of grammar in expressing thoughts orally and in writing; Challenges of language teaching in a diverse classroom; language-related difficulties, errors and barriers; Language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, comprehension, expression, vocabulary); Evaluation of language skills; Teaching-learning material: textbook, multimedia material, multilingual resources of the classroom; Remedial teaching
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), pp. 4-5, TET-I Section 2 (B)Questions assessing language competence and classroom interaction with students, and the ability to grasp the basic elements of language, interpretation and gist; Reading unseen passages - two passages (one prose or drama and one poem); Questions: comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability (prose may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive); Listening and speaking: importance in language teaching; Questions based on the English language curriculum of classes 1 to 5 but with difficulty level and relevance up to secondary education (class 10)
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 5, TET-I Section 3 (A)Learning and Acquisition of language; Principles of language teaching; Role of listening and speaking for language development; Use of IT (information technology) as a tool; Critical role of grammar in expressing thoughts orally and in writing; Challenges of language teaching in a diverse classroom; language-related difficulties, errors and barriers; Language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, comprehension, expression, vocabulary); Evaluation of language skills; Teaching-learning material: textbook, multimedia material, multilingual resources of the classroom; Remedial teaching
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), pp. 5-6, TET-I Section 3 (B)Questions based on clarification of concepts in mathematics and problem-solving ability; questions based on the mathematics curriculum of classes 1 to 5 but with difficulty level and relevance up to secondary education (class 10)
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 6, TET-I Section 4 (A)Nature of mathematics / reasoning: children's way of thinking and reasoning, meaning, and strategies adopted for learning; Place of mathematics in the curriculum; Methods / techniques of teaching mathematics; Role of language in classroom transaction; Formal and informal evaluation; Problems of mathematics teaching; Mistakes in mathematics and measures to remove them
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), pp. 6-7, TET-I Section 4 (B)Questions based on the environmental studies curriculum of classes 1 to 5, with difficulty level up to secondary education (class 10)
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 7, TET-I Section 5 (A)(1)Concept and scope of environmental studies (EVS); Importance of environment; Relation between environment and environmental education; Learning Principles; Scope of and relation to science and social science; Methods of presenting concepts; Activities; Experiment / Practical work; Discussion; Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE); Teaching material / Aids; Problems of teaching
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 7, TET-I Section 5 (A)(2)Questions based on general knowledge, reasoning ability, logical ability, teaching aptitude, data interpretation
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 8, TET-I Section 5 (B)Current trends in education
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 8, TET-I Section 5 (C)Relation of the concept of development with learning; Theories of child development; Effect of heredity and environment on child development; Socialization process: social world and child (teacher, parents, peers); Study of Jean Piaget's constructivist theory, Vygotsky's social constructivism; Learning theories (Skinner, Thorndike, Pavlov); Child-centred education; Intelligence: concept, Howard Gardner's multiple intelligence theory, emotional intelligence; Role of upbringing in removing caste-based discrimination; Individual differences (based on language, caste, society, religion etc.); Language and school of the learner; Assessment (concept, assessment of learning, assessment for learning, Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation, constructive assessment); Construction of suitable questions for assessing class-room readiness, development of learning and critical thinking in the class, and assessment of learners' learning achievement
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), pp. 8-9, TET-II Section 1 (A)To address neglected, deprived and learners of diverse backgrounds; To address the needs of children with learning disability or disability; To address the needs of meritorious learners / gifted, creative and specially abled learners; Inclusive school and teacher
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 9, TET-II Section 1 (B)How does a student think and learn?; Reasons for the learner's educational backwardness; Relation and difference between learning in and out of school; Socio-cultural and cognitive processes in learning; Constructivist 5 'E' model; Theories of motivation; Factors affecting learning; Transfer of learning; Teaching maxims
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), pp. 9-10, TET-II Section 1 (C)Questions assessing language competence and classroom interaction with students, ability to grasp the basic elements of language, interpretation and gist; Reading unseen passages - two passages (one prose or drama and one poem); Questions: comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability (prose may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive); Listening and speaking: importance in language teaching
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 10, TET-II Section 1 (2)General knowledge, Reasoning Ability, Logical Ability, Teaching Aptitude, Data Interpretation questions, and questions on current trends in education
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 10, TET-II Section 1 (3)Questions based on clarification of concepts in mathematics and problem-solving ability, assessed through practical questions on subject content; questions based on the mathematics curriculum of classes 6 to 8 but with difficulty level and relevance up to higher secondary education (class 12)
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), pp. 10-11, TET-II Section 2 (A)Nature of mathematics; Place of mathematics in the curriculum; Language of mathematics; Community mathematics; Evaluation; Remedial teaching; Problems of mathematics teaching; Values of mathematics teaching; Objectives of mathematics teaching; Methods of mathematics teaching: demonstration, experiment, project, induction-deduction, analytic-synthetic; Correlation of mathematics with other subjects
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 11, TET-II Section 2 (A)Questions based on applied science, science with day-to-day experiences, self-experience, observation; questions based on the science curriculum of classes 6 to 8 but with difficulty level and relevance up to higher secondary education (class 12)
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), pp. 11-12, TET-II Section 2 (A)Nature and scope of science; Natural science - aims and objectives; Understanding and values of science; Approaches; Demonstration, experiment, research, exhibition, project (methods of science teaching); Teaching-learning material in science teaching; Evaluation (cognitive, psychomotor, affective); Diagnostic-remedial teaching; Innovation in science; Science club, field visit; Science laboratory
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 12, TET-II Section 2 (A)Questions assessing language competence, classroom interaction with students, basic elements of language, interpretation and gist; questions based on the language curriculum of classes 6 to 8 with difficulty level and relevance up to higher secondary education (class 12)
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), pp. 12-13, TET-II Section 2 (B)Learning and Acquisition of language; Principles of language teaching; Role of listening and speaking for language development; Use of IT (information technology) as a tool; Critical role of grammar in expressing thoughts orally and in writing; Challenges of language teaching in a diverse classroom; language-related difficulties, errors and barriers; Language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, comprehension, expression, vocabulary); Evaluation of language skills; Teaching-learning material: textbook, multimedia material, multilingual resources of the classroom; Remedial teaching
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 13, TET-II Section 2 (B)Questions assessing language competence, classroom interaction with students, basic elements of language, interpretation and gist; questions based on the language curriculum of classes 6 to 8 with difficulty level and relevance up to higher secondary education (class 12)
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 13, TET-II Section 2 (B)Learning and Acquisition of language; Principles of language teaching; Role of listening and speaking for language development; Use of IT (information technology) as a tool; Critical role of grammar in expressing thoughts orally and in writing; Challenges of language teaching in a diverse classroom; language-related difficulties, errors and barriers; Language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, comprehension, expression, vocabulary); Evaluation of language skills; Teaching-learning material: textbook, multimedia material, multilingual resources of the classroom; Remedial teaching
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 13, TET-II Section 2 (B)Questions assessing language competence, classroom interaction with students, basic elements of language, interpretation and gist; questions based on the language curriculum of classes 6 to 8 with difficulty level and relevance up to higher secondary education (class 12)
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 13, TET-II Section 2 (B)Learning and Acquisition of language; Principles of language teaching; Role of listening and speaking for language development; Use of IT (information technology) as a tool; Critical role of grammar in expressing thoughts orally and in writing; Challenges of language teaching in a diverse classroom; language-related difficulties, errors and barriers; Language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, comprehension, expression, vocabulary); Evaluation of language skills; Teaching-learning material: textbook, multimedia material, multilingual resources of the classroom; Remedial teaching
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 13, TET-II Section 2 (B)Questions assessing language competence, classroom interaction with students, basic elements of language, interpretation and gist; questions based on the language curriculum of classes 6 to 8 with difficulty level and relevance up to higher secondary education (class 12)
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 13, TET-II Section 2 (B)Learning and Acquisition of language; Principles of language teaching; Role of listening and speaking for language development; Use of IT (information technology) as a tool; Critical role of grammar in expressing thoughts orally and in writing; Challenges of language teaching in a diverse classroom; language-related difficulties, errors and barriers; Language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, comprehension, expression, vocabulary); Evaluation of language skills; Teaching-learning material: textbook, multimedia material, multilingual resources of the classroom; Remedial teaching
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 13, TET-II Section 2 (B)Geography / history of the country and state, economic and social conditions of the country, social values and similar matters in social science (history, geography, civics, economics etc.); questions based on the social science curriculum of classes 6 to 8 but with difficulty level and relevance up to higher secondary education (class 12)
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), p. 14, TET-II Section 2 (C)Concept and nature of social science; Decision-making power in social science; Development of critical memory; Investigative / empirical evidence; Aims of social science teaching; Classroom processes and methods: source method, biographical method, regional (natural region) method, project method, autobiography method, induction-deduction, travel method; Teaching-learning material for social science teaching: globe, maps, charts, pictures, coins, models, timeline, atlas; Difficulties in teaching social science / studies; Correlation of social science with other subjects; References for social science (reference books, magazines, websites etc.); Social science corner and social science club; Value education through social science teaching; Social science teaching and field visit
Read from: Gujarat Education Department - Revised Resolution of 08/10/2025: revised syllabus of Primary Teacher Eligibility Test TET-I (class 1 to 5) and TET-II (class 6 to 8), pp. 14-15, TET-II Section 2 (C)Tell us which exam you are aiming for and how we can help - we will get back to you.
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