Name of the Organisation : Department of Public Instruction Karnataka (schooleducation.kar.nic.in)
Type of Announcement : Structure and Content of TET
Designation : Assistant Teacher
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Structure and Content of TET:
The structure and content of the TET is given in the following paragraphs. All questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each carrying one mark, with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. There will be no negative marking. The examining body should strictly adhere to the structure and content of the TET specified below.

No. of MCQs : 150

Duration of examination: one–and-a-half hours

Structure and Content (All Compulsory)
(i) Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Marks
(ii) Language I 30
(iii) Language II 30
(iv) Mathematics 30
(v) Environmental Studies 30

Nature and standard of questions :
While designing and preparing the questions the examining body shall take the following factors into consideration:

** The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

** The Test items for Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction, (as chosen from list of prescribed language options in the application form).

** The Language II will be from among the prescribed options other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the application form. The test items in Language II will also focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.

** The test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I-V by the appropriate Government.

** The questions in the test for Paper I wll be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus of the State for classes I-V, but their difficulty standard, as well as linkages, could be upto the secondary stage.

** Question paper will be in Kannada / Urdu / Marathi / Tamil / Telugu / Malayalam Medium.