Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test is a big exam in this country. Lakhs to candidates apply for this exam. Preparation of UPTET must be as per the Latest UPTET Syllabus and UPTET Exam Pattern released by the Board. Here in this article, you will come to know about Uttar Pradesh TET Detailed Syllabus and UP TET Exam Pattern for paper 1 and paper 2. All the serious candidates must read this article carefully. Their all queries regarding UPTET Syllabus and Exam Pattern will be solved below.

UPTET Exam Pattern 2019

UP TET Exam Pattern for the year 2019 is available below. It includes exam pattern for Paper 1 (Primary Level) & Paper 2 (Upper Primary Level).

Primary Level (Paper-I) 

There will be 150 questions for 150 marks in Primary Level Exam i.e. Paper 1. Duration of the exam would be 150 minutes. For more details read below. There will be no negative marking.
Subject Number of question Marks Total Time
Child development & Pedagogy 30 30 150 Minutes
Environmental Studies 30 30
Language - 1 30 30
Language - 2 30 30
Mathematics 30 30
Total 150 150

Upper Primary Level (Paper-II)

There will be 150 questions for 150 marks in Upper Primary Level Exam i.e. Paper 2. Duration of the exam would be 150 minutes. For more details read below. There will be no negative marking.
Subjects Number of Question Marks Total Time
Child Development & Pedagogy 30 30 150 Minutes
Science & Mathematics OR Social Science 60 60
Language - 1 30 30
Language - 2 30 30
Total 150 150

UPTET Syllabus 2019

UPTET Syllabus for Child Development and Pedagogy

  • Child Development (Primary School Child) (15 Questions)
  • Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs (5 Questions)
  • Learning and Pedagogy (10 Questions)
Unit Topics Marks
1 Child Development: Concept of growth and development, Principles and dimensions of development. Factors affection development (especially in the context of family and school) and its relationship with learning. Role of Heredity and environment. 06
2 Meaning and Concept of learning and its processes. Factors of Affection learning. Theories of learning and its implication. How Children learn and think. Motivation and Implications for Learning. 06
3 Individual Differences: Meaning, types and factors Affection Individual differences Understanding individual differences on the basis of language, gender, community, caste & religion. Personality: Concept and types of personality, Factors responsible for shaping it. Its measurement. Intelligence: Concept, Theories and its measurement, Multidimensional Intelligence. 06
4 Understanding diverse learners: Backward, Mentally retarded, gifted, creative, disadvantaged and deprived, specially-abled. Learning Difficulties. Adjustment: Concept and ways of adjustment. Role of teacher in the adjustment. 06
5 Teaching learning process, Teaching learning strategies and methods in the context of National Curriculum Framework 2005. Meaning and purposes of Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation. Comprehensive and Continuous Evaluation. Constriction of Achievement Test. Action Research. Right to Education Act 2009 (Role and Responsibilities of Teachers) 06

UPTET Syllabus for Language I

  • Language Comprehension (15 Questions)
  • Pedagogy of Language Development (15 Questions)
Unit Topics Marks
1 Unseen Prose Passage. Linking Devices, Subject-Verb Concord, Inferences 05
2 Unseen Poem. Identification of Alliteration, Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Assonance, Rhyme. 05
3 Modal Auxiliaries, Phrasal Verbs and Idioms, Literary Terms: Elegy, Sonnet, Short Story, Drama. 05
4 Basic knowledge of English Sounds and their Phonetic Transcription. 05
5 Principles of Teaching English, Communicative Approach to English Language Teaching, Challenges of Teaching English: Language Difficulties, Errors and Disorders. 05
6 Methods of Evaluation, Remedial Teaching. 05

UPTET Syllabus for Language II

  • Language Comprehension (15 Questions)
  • Pedagogy of Language Development (15 Questions)

UPTET Syllabus for Mathematics

  • Content (15 Questions)
  • Pedagogical issues (15 Questions)
Unit Topics
1 Whole number up to one crore, Place Value, Comparison, Fundamental mathematical operations: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division; Indian Currency.
2 Concept of fraction, proper fractions, comparison of paper fraction of the same denominator, mixed fraction, comparison of proper fractions of unequal denominators, Addition and Substation of fractions. Prime and composite number, Prime factors, Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) and Highest Common Factor (HCF).
3 University Law, Average, Profit-Loss, Simple interest.
4 Place and curved surfaces, plane and solid geometrical figures, prosperities of plane geometrical figures; pint, line, ray, line segment; Angle and their types. Length, Weight, Capacity, Time, measurement f area and their standard units and relation between them; Area and perimeter of plane surfaces of square and rectangular objects.
5 Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking. Place of Mathematics in Curriculum. Language Mathematics. Community Mathematics.
6 Evaluation through formal and informal methods. Problems of Teaching. Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching. Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching.

UPTET Syllabus 2019 for Paper 2

  • UPTET Syllabus of Paper 2 focuses on the educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to classes 6 to 8.
  • Candidates interested in Maths or Science have to choose OPTION A and candidates interested in social science should attempt OPTION B.
  • The language I and Language II cannot be same.
  • The standard of questions in paper II is according to the topics prescribed by NCERT in books of class VI-VIII.
  • UPTET Syllabus 2019 for Paper 2 is as follows-
UPTET Paper 2 Number of Questions Total Marks
Child Development, Learning & Pedagogy 30 Questions 30 Marks
1st Language (Hindi) 30 Questions 30 Marks
2nd Language (Anyone from English, Urdu & Sanskrit) 30 Questions 30 Marks
A. Mathematics/ Science B. Social Studies/ Social Science 60 Questions 60 Marks

UPTET Syllabus for Child Development and Pedagogy

Topic Chapters
Child Development (Elementary School Child) (15 Questions) Concept of development and its relationship with learning Principles of the development of children Influence of Heredity & Environment Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents and 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 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.
Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs (5 Questions) Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners
Learning and Pedagogy (10 Questions) How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance 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 conception of learning in children; understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process. Cognition & Emotions Motivation and learning. Factors contributing to learning personal & environmental

UPTET Syllabus for Language I

Topic Chapters
Language Comprehension (15 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)
Pedagogy of Language Development (15 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

UPTET Syllabus for Language II

Topic Chapters
Comprehension (15 Questions) Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
Pedagogy of Language Development (15 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

UPTET Syllabus for Mathematics and Science

In the following table, UPTET 2019 syllabus for Mathematics and Science is represented.
Mathematics Syllabus Science Syllabus
Pedagogical issues Pedagogical issues
Number System Food
Algebra Materials
Geometry The World of the Living
Mensuration Natural Resources
Data Handling How Things Work
- Natural Phenomena

UPTET Syllabus for Social Studies/Social Sciences

Subject Topics
History When, Where and How, The Earliest Societies, The First Farmers and Herders, The First Cities, Early States, New Ideas, The First Empire, Contacts with Distant lands, Political Developments, Culture and Science, New Kings and Kingdoms, Sultans of Delhi, Architecture, Creation of an Empire, Social Change, Regional Cultures, The Establishment o f Company Power, Rural Life and Society, Colonialism and Tribal Societies, The Revolt of 1857 – 58, Women and reform, Challenging the Caste System, The Nationalist Movement, India After Independence.
Geography Geography as a social study and as a science, Planet: Earth in the solar system, Globe, Environment in its totality: natural and human environment. Air, Water, Human Environment: settlement, transport and communication, Resources: Types- Natural and Human, Agriculture.
Social and Political Science Diversity, Government, Local Government, Making a Living, Democracy, State Government, Understanding Media, Unpacking Gender, The Constitution, Parliamentary Government, Social Justice and the Marginalized.
Pedagogical issues Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies, Class Room Processes, activities and discourse, Developing Critical thinking, Enquiry/Empirical Evidence, Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies, Sources – Primary & secondary, Projects Work.