HTET Syllabus 2020 for TGT/PGT/Primary Teacher: HTET Exam Pattern
HTET Syllabus 2020: The complete knowledge of the HTET detail syllabus and exam pattern is very necessary to crack the HTET 2020 exam. The Haryana Board of Education releases the notification for the Haryana teaching eligibility test. HTET 2020 exam takes place in three levels. Haryana TET Level 1 for the Primary Teacher, HTET Level 2 for Trained Graduate Teacher, and HTET Level 3 for Post Graduate Teacher.
The HTET exam will be conducted shortly for the year 2020. In this article, we are sharing the complete syllabus and the exam pattern of all the subjects for the Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test 2020. Make sure you follow the official HTET Syllabus and exam pattern in order to ace the exam with an outstanding score.
HTET Syllabus 2020
The HTET syllabus for level-I, II & III has some common subjects, for which the subjects that needed to be prepared are:
- Child development and Pedagogy
- Hindi language
- English language
- General studies: which includes three parts Reasoning ability, Quantitative aptitude and Haryana GK.
Check out the syllabus of Level-I, Level-II, and Level-III for HTET 2020.
| Subject Name | Topics |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | The 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, 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. | |
| The 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. | |
| The concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs | |
| 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 | |
| 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 conceptions 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 | |
| English / Hindi Language | Language Comprehension Reading unseen passages – |
| Questions based on the passage, including antonyms and synonyms from the passage or prose or drama or poem. | |
| grammar and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive) | |
| Pedagogy of Language Development | |
| Learning and acquisition | |
| Principles of Language Teaching | |
| Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool | |
| A 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, a multilingual resource for the classroom | |
| Remedial Teaching | |
| Mathematics | Geometry – Circle, Triangle, Rectangle, Square and related theorems |
| Shapes and Spatial Understanding | |
| Solids around us – Cube, Cuboid, Cone, Cylinder, Sphere, Hemisphere etc. | |
| Number System – LCM, HCF, Factors, Unit digit, Digit Sum etc. | |
| BODMAS – Simplifications including Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division | |
| Pedagogical issues | |
| Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning | |
| Place of Mathematics in Curriculum | |
| Language of Mathematics | |
| Community Mathematics | |
| Evaluation through formal and informal methods | |
| Problems of Teaching | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Simplification |
| Interest | |
| Percentage | |
| Ratio and Proportion | |
| Average | |
| Problems | |
| on Ages | |
| Speed Time & Distance | |
| Profit & Loss | |
| Number Series | |
| Number System | |
| Mensuration | |
| Data Interpretation | |
| Time & Work | |
| Algebra | |
| Geometry | |
| Reasoning Ability | Classification |
| Analogy | |
| Coding-Decoding | |
| Matrix | |
| Word formation | |
| Arranging words | |
| in Meaningful order or Dictionary order | |
| Venn diagram | |
| Directions; Distances | |
| Blood Relations | |
| Missing Number | |
| Puzzles | |
| Series | |
| Non-Verbal Reasoning | |
| Haryana General Knowledge | Culture of Haryana |
| Haryana History | |
| Geography Haryana | |
| Environment – Haryana | |
| Economy/Polity of Haryana | |
| General Science | |
| Misc. GK- Sports, Books, Dates, Schemes | |
| Environmental Studies | Relationships |
| Work and Play | |
| Animals | |
| Plants | |
| Food | |
| Shelter | |
| Water | |
| Pedagogical Issues | |
| Concept and scope of EVS | |
| Significance of EVS integrated EVS | |
| Environmental Studies & Environmental Education | |
| Learning Principles | |
| Scope & relation to Science & Social Science | |
| Approaches to presenting concepts | |
| Experimentation/Practical Work | |
| Discussion/CCE | |
| Teaching material/Aids Problems | |
This is the syllabus of the common subjects of all three levels. For subject-specific syllabus for TGTs and PGTs you are advised to follow given tips: –
- Complete Haryana Board books for the subject-specific part from 8th Class to 12th
- Follow a good book for quick revision purpose from a good author or you can refer to online materials for a subject.
- Take mock tests as many as you can.
- Do the proper analysis of mock tests.
- Be regular in studies, don’t skip even a single day.
Haryana TET Exam Pattern 2020
HTET Exam Pattern for Primary Teacher (Level-1)
| Subject Detail | Number of Question | Total Marks | |
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 | |
| Language | Hindi Language | 15 | 15 |
| English Language | 15 | 15 | |
| General Studies | Quantitative Aptitude | 10 | 10 |
| Reasoning Ability | 10 | 10 | |
| Haryana G.K. | 10 | 10 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |
HTET Exam Pattern for Trained Graduate Teacher (Level-2)
| Subject Detail | Number of Question | Total Marks | |
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | |
| Concerned Subjects | 60 | 60 | |
| Language | Hindi Language | 15 | 15 |
| English Language | 15 | 15 | |
| General Studies | Quantitative Aptitude | 10 | 10 |
| Reasoning Ability | 10 | 10 | |
| Haryana G.K. | 10 | 10 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |
HTET Exam Pattern for Post Graduate Teacher (Level-3)
| Subject Detail | Number of Question | Total Marks | |
| Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 | |
| Concerned Subjects | 60 | 60 | |
| Language | Hindi Language | 15 | 15 |
| English Language | 15 | 15 | |
| General Studies | Quantitative Aptitude | 10 | 10 |
| Reasoning Ability | 10 | 10 | |
| Haryana G.K. | 10 | 10 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |
HTET 2020 Exam-Important Pointers
- Haryana TET 2020 will be conducted for three different levels-
Level-I for PRT
Level-II for TGT
Level-III for PGT - The examination will be of total 150 questions and each question will be of 1 mark each.
- The mode of examination will be MCQ that is multiple-choice questions
- The question paper will be available in two languages, Hindi and English.
- The level-II and level-III question papers will have a section based on the specific subject they opt.
- The General studies section will consist of GK questions based on Haryana history, geography, and other aspects.
- The level of toughness of the question paper will be different for all three levels. However, all over the paper can be expected to a moderate level.
Frequently Asked Question about HTET 2020
Question- Who prepares the HTET syllabus?
Ans- Board of Secondary Education Haryana also known as BSEH is responsible for the HTET syllabus every year.
Question- What is the difference between HTET Level-I and Level-II syllabus?
Ans- Level-1 syllabus is for the primary teachers hence the syllabus will not include concerned subject syllabus. Level-II syllabus includes the subject-specific parts as well as the part common for all three levels which include, CDP, General studies, Hindi and English.
Question- What is the difficulty level of HTET?
Ans- The questions asked in Haryana TET are of moderate level. The subject concerned part can be a little trickier and would demand special attention while preparing for it. The PRT questions will be up to the 5th class level, TGT questions will be from the 6th to 8th class level and the PGT questions will be from the 9th class onwards.
Question- What are the types of questions asked in the HTET exam?
Ans- The questions will be of multiple-choice questions also known as MCQ. Every question will have 4 choices and you will have to select one out of the four options.
Question- What is the medium of Haryana TET papers?
Ans- The questions paper will be bilingual which means that the questions will be available both in Hindi and English. Candidates can go for any language of their choice.
Question- What is the duration of the HTET exam?
Ans- The HTET exam for all three levels is 150 minutes duration.
