What is the pattern of Paper I (for classes I to V) Primary Stage?

Duration of examination: One-and-a-half hours

Structure and Content (All Compulsory):

(i) Child Development and Pedagogy
30 MCQs
30 Marks
(ii)Language I
30 MCQs
30 Marks
(iii)Language II
35(0 MCQs
30 Marks
(iv)Mathematics
30 MCQs
30 Marks
(v)Environmental Studies
550 MCQs
30 Marks
Total
150MCQs
150 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.
The Test items in Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction. The Test items in language II will focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities. Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language as Language I and other as Language II from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the Application Form.
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 will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I - V by the NCERT/CBSE.
The questions in the test for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed in syllabus of the NCERT/CBSE for classes I - V but their difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the Secondary stage.

Editor answered 11 years ago