Punjab School Education Board conducts Pubjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (PSTET) for recruitment of teachers for class I to VIII.
PSTET Registration / Application Form
PSTET 2018 Application Form / Registration:-
Apply online at website - http://pstet.net or https://www.pseb.ac.in from 03.11.2019 to 25.11.2019.
Paper Pattern
PSTET 2018 Pattern:-
There will be two papers of PSTET
i. Paper 1 will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V (Primary Teacher) and fulfills the minimum qualifications.
ii. Paper 2 will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII (TGT- Trained Graduate Teacher) and fulfills the minimum qualifications.
However, a person who intends to be a teacher for levels i and ii mentioned above, and fulfills the minimum qualifications for both levels will have to appear for both the papers (Paper 1 and Paper 2).
Paper 1 (for classes I to V): Primary Stage
Duration – Two-and-a-half hours
No. of MCQs – 150
Structure and Content (All Compulsory)
i. Child Development and Pedagogy – 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
ii. Language I (Punjabi) - 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
iii. Language II (English) - 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
iv. Mathematics - 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
v. Environmental Studies - 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
Nature and Standard of questions -
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. Around 70 percent of the items would focus on the mentioned Units (a) and (b) in the syllabus while 30 percent would be related to Learning and Pedagogy.
The test items for Language I (Punjabi) will focus on proficiencies related to the medium of instruction. Pedagogy of language development would cover 45-50 percent of the test items.
The Language II (English) will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension skills. Pedagogy of language development would cover 45-50 percent of the test items.
The test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In both the subject areas, Pedagogical understanding would cover 25-30 percent of the items. In both the subject areas, test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I to V by the Education Department, Govt. of Punjab/NCERT.
The questions in the test for Paper-1 will be based on the topics prescribed in the syllabus of classes I to V, but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to Secondary stage.
Paper -2 (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage:
Duration – Two-and-a-half hours
No. of MCQs – 150
Structure and Content
i. Child Development and Pedagogy (compulsory) – 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
ii. Language I (Punjabi) (compulsory) - 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
iii. Language II (English) (compulsory) - 30 MCQs – 30 Marks
iv. For Mathematics and Science teacher
a. Mathematics & Science - 60 MCQs – 60 Marks
b. For Social Studies/Social Science teacher Social Science - 60 MCQs – 60 Marks
c. For any other teacher – either (a) or (b)
Nature and Standard of questions -
The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age-group of 11-14 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning. Around 70 percent of the items would focus on the mentioned Units (a) and (b) in the syllabus while 30 percent would be related to Learning and Pedagogy.
The test items for Language I (Punjabi) will focus on proficiencies related to the medium of instruction. Pedagogy of language development would cover 45-50 percent of the test items.
The Language II (English) will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension skills. Pedagogy of language development would cover 45-50 percent of the test items.
The test items in Mathematics & Science and Social Studies / Social Science will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. The test items of Mathematics & Science will be of 30 Marks each. Around 25-30 percent of the items in each subject would focus on pedagogical issues of the related subject. However, besides around 25-30 percent weight age to pedagogical issues in Social Studies / Social Sciences, approximately equal weightage would be given to sections (i), (ii) and (iii). The test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes VI to VIII by the Education Department, Govt. of Punjab/NCERT.
The questions in the test for Paper-2 will be based on the topics prescribed in the syllabus of classes VI to VIII, but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to Secondary stage.
PSTET Notification
PSTET 2018 Notification:-
Apply online at website - http://pstet.net or https://www.pseb.ac.in from 03.11.2019 to 25.11.2019
Download Admit card from 09.12.2019
PSTET 2018 Date - 19.01.2020.
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