TET Syllabus of WBMSC West Bengal Madrasah Service Commission

TET Syllabus of WBMSC 

West Bengal Madrasah Service Commission

Paper II (for Pass/Honors/PG category) : 30 Marks
I. Child Development and Pedagogy 
Questions
a) Child Development (Elementary School Child)
• Concept of development and its relationship with learning 
• Principles of the development of children 
• Influence of Heredity & Environment & Religious thought. 
• Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers) 
• Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives 
• Concepts of child-centered and progressive education 
• Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence 
• Multi Dimensional Intelligence 
• Language & Thought & Religious thought. 
• 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. 
• Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School- 
 Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and 
 practice 
• Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; for 
 enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing 
 learner achievement. 
b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs
5 Questions
• Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and 
 deprived with reference to social backgrounds . 
• Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, 'impairment' etc 
• Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners 
c) Learning and Pedagogy Questions 
• How children think and learn; how and why children 'fail' to achieve success in 
 school Performance with reference to social factors.
• Basic processes of teaching and learning; children's strategies of learning; 
 learning as 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 & Emotions 
• Motivation and learning with reference to religious thought. 
• Factors contributing to learning personal & environmental with reference to social 
factors 

II. Language I.                                                  30 Marks 
Questions
a) Language Comprehension Questions 
Reading unseen passages- two passages one prose or drama and one poem with
questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability (Prose passage
may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive) 
b) Pedagogy of Language Development Questions 
• 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

III. Language- II 
Questions 30Marks 
a)Comprehension Questions
Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with 
questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
b) Pedagogy of Language Development 
Questions
• 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 

Paper II (for Under Graduate category) : 30 Marks
I. Child Development and Pedagogy 
 Questions
a) Child Development (Elementary School Child)
• Concept of development and its relationship with learning 
• Principles of the development of children 
• Influence of Heredity & Environment & Religious thought. 
• Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers) 
• Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives 
• Concepts of child-centered and progressive education 
• Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence 
• Multi Dimensional Intelligence 
• Language & Thought & Religious thought. 
• 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. 
• Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School- 
 Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and 
 practice 
• Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; for 
 enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing 
 learner achievement. 
b) Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs
5 Questions
• Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and 
 deprived with reference to social backgrounds . 
• Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, 'impairment' etc 
• Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners 
c) Learning and Pedagogy Questions 
• How children think and learn; how and why children 'fail' to achieve success in 
 school Performance with reference to social factors.
• Basic processes of teaching and learning; children's strategies of learning; 
 learning as 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 & Emotions 
• Motivation and learning with reference to religious thought. 
• Factors contributing to learning personal & environmental with reference to social 
factors 

II. Language I.        30 Marks 
 Questions
a) Language Comprehension Questions 
 Reading unseen passages- two passages one prose or drama and one poem with
 questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability (Prose passage
 may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive) 
b) Pedagogy of Language Development Questions 
• 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

III. Language- II   Questions 30Mraks 
a)Comprehension Questions
Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with 
questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
b) Pedagogy of Language Development 
Questions
• 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 
(iv) Mathematic : Class X standard(For General UG) 30 Marks 
OR 
ARABIC (For Arabic UG) 

Bengali


English
a) Prose : Packing-Jerome K. Jerome
b) Poetry : The Solitary Reaper : W. Wordsworth
Where the mind is without fear: Rabindranath Tagore
c) Grammar: Use of Article and Prepositions,
Voice Sentence forms : Simple, Compound, Complex
Arabic
A. Classical Prose
1. MajaniulAdab (PP. 107-121)
Text Book prescribed : University Arabic Selection : published by Calcutta University, 
third edition( 1968)
B. Modern Prose
1. Nahadatul LughatilArabiya(PP.299-318)
Text Book prescribed : B.A. Pass Arabic Selection (Prose Part.II) published by Calcutta 
University, First Edition (1968)
C. Classical Poetry
1. Al-babuthThalith(PP.224-230)
Text Book prescribed : B.A. Pass Arabic Selection : published by Calcutta University, T 
Third Edition (1988)
D. Modern Poetry
1. Hafiz Ibrahim (PP.231-234)
Text Book prescribed: B.A. Pass Arabic Selection (Part II Poetry) published by Calcutta 
University, First Edition (1963)
E. Grammar and Composition
1. Nahu (Syntax)-Bahathul Fe'l 
2. Sarf (Etymology) 
Topics : i) Bahathul 'Hai ii) Bahatul Idgham iii) Bahathul Ibdal

Theology
1. Hadith (Tradition of the Prophet): Kitabul fitan (whole) 
Text Book prescribed: Mishkatul Masabih
2. Tarikh-ul-Hadith (History of Hadith): History of Hadith Literature during the 2nd 
Hijri Century
Books Recommended:
a) Tazkiratul Huffaz-part I by Shamsuddin Zahabi 
b) Al Fihrist-by Ibnun Nadim 
c) Bustanul Muhaddethin-by Shah Abdul Aziz 
d) MeftahusSaadah-byTash Kubrih Zada 
3. Tafsir:
From Surah Al-Maayedah to th e end of Surah Al-An'aam. Book 
Prescribed: Tafsir-e-Jalalain
4. Tarikh-ut-Tafsir (History of Tafsir):
History of Tafsir Literature during 1st Hijri Century Books 
Recommended:
a) Tabaqatul Mufassirin by Jalaluddin Suyuti 
b) Meftahus Sa'adah-by Tashkubri Zada 
Islamic Studies
1. Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)
Kitabut Taharat, Salat, Saum, Kitabuz Zakat Text-Book Prescribed : Sharhul 
Waqayah (Part-I & II)
2. Kalam (Meta Physics)
From beginning to the chasteness of the Prophets (i.e. Ismatul Ambia) Text Book 
Prescribed : Fiqh-ul-Akbar
3. Faraid (Islamic Inheritance Law)
From Muqaddamah to the end of Fasal Fit-takharruj and Babur Rad Text Book Prescribed : 
As-Siraji
(v) Environment Studies(Details given below )   30 Marks 
1: The multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies
• Definition, scope and importance
• Need for public awareness
2: Natural Resources:
Natural resources and associated problems.
(a) Forest resources: Use and over-exploitation, deforestation. Timber 
extraction, mining, dams and their effects on forests and tribal people. 
(b) Water resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, 
floods, drought, conflicts over water. 
(c) Mineral resources: Use and exploitation, environmental effects of 
extracting and using mineral resources. 
(d) Food resources: effects of modern agriculture, fertilizer-pesticide 
problems, water logging, salinity. 
(e) Energy resources: Growing energy needs, clean Energy e.g. Solar, 
Wind etc. renewable and non-renewable energy sources, use of 
alternate energy sources, case studies. 
• Role of an individual in conservation of natural resources. 
• Equitable use of resources for sustainable lifestyles. 
3: Ecosystems
• Concept of an ecosystem 
• Structure and function of an ecosystem 
• Producers, consumers and decomposers 
• Energy flow in the ecosystem 
• Ecological succession 
• Food chains, food webs and ecological pyramids 
• Introduction, types, characteristic features, structure and function of the 
following ecosystem: 
a. Forest ecosystem
b. Grassland ecosystem
c. Desert ecosystem
d. Aquatic ecosystems (ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, ocean 
estuaries)
4: Biodiversity and its conservation
• Introduction - Definition: genetic, species and ecosystem diversity 
• Bio geographical classification of India 
• Value of biodiversity: consumptive use, productive use, social, ethical 
aesthetic and option values 
• Biodiversity at global, national and local levels 
• India as a mega-diversity nation 
• Hot- spots of biodiversity 
• Threats to biodiversity: habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man wildlife conflicts 
• Endangered and endemic species of India 
• Conservation of biodiversity: In- situ and Ex- situ conservation of biodiversity 
5: Environmental Pollution
Definition
• Causes, effects and control measures of:
a. Air pollution
b. Water pollution
c. Soil pollution
d.. Noise pollution
e. Nuclear pollution 
• Solid waste management: Causes, effects and control measures of 
urban and industrial wastes. 
• Role of an individual in prevention of pollution 
• Pollution case studies 
• Disaster management: floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides 
6: Social Issues and the Environment 
• Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear 
accidents and holocaust.. 
• Environmental Protection Act 
• Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 
• Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act 
• Wildlife Protection Act 
• Forest Conservation Act 
7: Human Population and the Environment
• Population explosion - Family Welfare Programmes 
• Environment and human health 
• Human Rights 
• Value Education 
• HIV/AIDS 
• Women and Child Welfare 
• Role of Information Technology in Environment and Human Health 

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