RMSA- Recruitment to Model Schools Category of Post: PGT - Botany Syllabus
Part – I
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS (Marks: 10)
Part – II
CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY (Marks: 10) 1. Development of Child Development, Growth & Maturation – Concept & Nature, Principles of development, Factors influencing Development – Biological, Psychological, Sociological, Dimensions of Development and their interrelationships – Physical & Motor, Cognitive, Emotional, Social, Moral, Language relating to Infancy, early Childhood, late Child hood, Adolescence, Understanding Development – Piaget, Kohlberg, Chomsky, Carl Rogers, Individual differences – Intra & Inter Individual differences in the areas of Attitudes, Aptitude, Interest, Habits, Intelligence and their Assessment, Development of Personality – Concept, Factors and Assessment of Personality, Adjustment, Behavioural problems, Pro-social behaviour and Mental Health, Methods and Approaches of Child Development – Observation, Interview, Case study, Experimental, Cross sectional and Longitudinal, Developmental tasks and Hazards
2. Understanding Learning Concept, Nature of Learning – input – process – outcome, Factors of Learning – Personal and Environmental, Approaches to Learning and their applicability– Behaviourism (Skinner, Pavlov, Thorndike), Constructivism (Piaget, Vygotsky), Gestalt(Kohler, Koffka) and Observational (Bandura), Dimensions of Learning – Cognitive, Affective and Performance, Motivation and Sustenance –its role in learning, Memory & Forgetting, Transfer of Learning.
3. Pedagogical Concerns Teaching and its relationship with learning and learner, Learners in Contexts: Situating learner in the socio-political and cultural context, Children from diverse contexts–Children With Special Needs (CWSN), Inclusive Education, Understanding of pedagogic methods – Enquiry based learning, Project based learning, Survey, Observation and Activity based learning, Individual and Group learning: Issues and concerns with respect to organizing learning in class room like Study habits, Self learning and Learning to learn skills, Organizing learning
in heterogeneous class room groups – Socio-economic background, Abilities and Interest, Paradigms of organizing Learning-Teacher centric, Subject centric and Learner centric, Teaching as Planned activity – Elements of Planning, Phases of Teaching – Pre active, Interactive and Post active, General and Subject related skills, competencies required in teaching and attributes of good facilitator, Learning resources – Self, Home, School, Community, Technology, Class room Management: Role of student, teacher, Leadership style of teacher, Creation of non-threatening learning environment, Managing behaviour problems, Guidance & Counselling, Punishment and its legal implications, Rights of a child, Time Management, Distinction between Assessment for Learning & Assessment of Learning, School based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: Perspective & Practice Understanding teaching & learning in the context of NCF, 2005 & Right To Education Act, 2009.
Part - IV
LANGUAGE - ENGLISH (Marks: 10)
1. Poets, Essayists, Novelists, Dramatists and their works.
2. Forms of Language – Story, Essay, Letter writing, Editorial, Précis writing, note- making, autobiography and biography.
3. Pronunciation – Sounds – Use of dictionary
4. Parts of Speech
5. Tenses
6. Types of Sentences
7. Articles and Prepositions
8. Degrees of Comparison
9. Direct and Indirect – Speech
10. Clauses
11. Active and Passive Voice
12. Use of Phrases
13. Comprehension of a Prose passage / Poems
14. Vocabulary
Part - V
CONTENT (Marks: 48)
1. Classification of Plant Kingdom
2. Branches of Botany 3. Bacteria and Viruses: General account of Viruses: Characteristics, Chemistry, Ultra structure, Composition, Replication, Bacteriophage, Transmission of plant viruses. General account of Bacteria: Characteristics, Shape, Ultra structure of the cell, Nutrition, Reproduction, Classification and Importance. 4. Algae: Introduction and general classification of algae, criteria for the
classification, thallus organisation of algae, economic importance of algae,
general characteristics structure, reproduction, pigments, phylogeny, life cycles of Chlamedomonas, Volvox, Oedogonium, Chara, Vauchaeria, Ecocarpus, Polysiphonia. 5. Fungi: General characteristics of fungi, occurrence, thallus structure of fungi, modes of nutrition, reproduction, phylogeny of these types: Albugo, Mucor, Penicillium, Puccinia, Peziza, Alternaria. General account of Lichens, Economic importance of Fungi. 6. Bryophyta: General characteristics of Bryophyta, sporophyte, evolution in Bryophyta, classification of Bryophyta, structure, reproduction in Marchantia, Anthoceros, Polytrichum. 7. Pteridophyta: General characteristics of Pteridophyta, classification of
Pteridophyta, structure, reproduction in Rhynia, Lycopodium, Equisetum and Marsilea. 8. Palaeobotany: Origin & evolution of land plants, Homospory, Heterospory, origin of seed, Telome theory and Origin of Sporophyte. 9. Gymnosperms: Characteristics and classification of Gymnosperms,
Morphology, Life History & affinities of Cycas, Pinus & Gnetum. 10. Angiosperms: Taxonomy of Angiosperms, Systems of Classification:
Hutchinson, Takhtajan, Pressey, Engler & Prantl, Bentham & Hooker. Principles of taxonomy: Criteria of classification, categories of classification, International code of Botanical Nomenclature, principles, typification, citation & authority. Study of the following families with reference to their characteristics, economic importance and attributes etc. a) Annonaceae b) Malvaceae c) Fabaceae d) Caesalpinaceae e) Mimosaceae f) Cucurbitaceae g) Asclepiadaceae h) Euphorbiaceae i) Orchidaceae j) Rubiaceae k) Poaceae 11. Cell Biology and Anatomy: Ultra structure of cell and cell organelles, cell wall structure, tissue and tissue systems, meristems, shoot & root apices, normal & anomalous secondary growth. 12. Cytology, genetics and Evolution: Mitosis and Meiosis; Chromosome (Morphology, Structure, importance); concept of gene laws of inheritance; gene action; genetic code; linkage and crossing over; general account of mutations; polyploidy and its role in crop improvement, Concept of Primitive flower; development of anther and ovule; general account of embryosac and types of embryo; fertilization; endosperm morphology and types; polyembryony and apomixes.
February 24th, 2012, 10:04 PM
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I am working as a SA english since 3years in zphs success school.I passed G.O.T & E.O.T .And i am purely an english medium student but i pursued 46% in M.A English.Is i am eligible for principal post and PGT English ????
sir/madam ,
i did my post graduation in chemistry.....but my B.Ed methodology is biologiacal sciences and english.....Am I eligible for the PGT post in model schools?
February 26th, 2012, 07:44 PM
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I Completed Bsc(home science)english medium M.A english, Bed with english methadology, M.Phil in english. Am i eligible for pgt english.
Two year Integrated Post Graduate Course from Regional Institute of Education of NCERT in the concerned subject; or Master’s Degree from UGC recognized University with at least 50% marks PGT (English)-English B.Ed or equivalent degree with methodology in the concerned subject from UGC recognized University.
Must have studied in English Medium at any two levels of School/Junior College / Degree College/ Post Graduation except for the post of PGT (Telugu).
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February 28th, 2012, 02:59 PM
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my B.ed methodology & Biological science, PG and M.phil in chemistry...
Am i eligible for the Model school PGT?
please give me any specified answer...
Thanking you.
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February 29th, 2012, 10:11 AM
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need rank wise list of ap model schools(pgt,tgt) zone 1
April 11th, 2013, 05:06 PM
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want to get PGT (Telugu) results
June 7th, 2013, 10:18 PM
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POSTGRADUATE TEACHER
SIR I COMPLETED MY P.G IN MATHEMATICS AND IN B.ED MY METHODS ARE MATHS AND ENGLISH.i am purely english medium.am i eligible to it.when do the notification come for vacancy.
June 20th, 2013, 12:55 PM
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am eligible?
i completed msc(biochemistry) am i eligible for pgt (botany or chemistry)
June 30th, 2014, 07:18 PM
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I have completed msc in microbiology and b.sc with biotechnology,microbiology,chemistry . Please tell me I am eligible for pgt zoology or botany
March 30th, 2015, 06:24 PM
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model schools pgt
I have mastered in chemistry bed biological science ,english as second methodology both in e.m. Am I eligible for pgt?