D.El.ED Syllabus & Subjects List 2026: Download Semester-wise Syllabus PDF

Child Development and Childhood

• Definition of Child Development and its characteristics

• Different aspects and meanings of child development

• Help candidates learn child behaviour

• Figure out development needs and stages of childhood

Contemporary Indian Society

• Societal challenges in the country

• Indian society- its composition and nature, including diversity in culture, language, and religion

Self Understanding

• What is the Self, and how does one develop it

• Factors that impact Self-development

• Personality Development and Related Factors

• Concept and development of Life Skills

Cognition and Sociocultural Context

• Concept and meaning of Social Change

• Concept and impact of culture on education and cultural differences

• Value Education and its sources

• Social Change: Effects and Causes

Counselling and Guidance

• Guidance Areas

• Need and concept of guidance at the elementary stage of education

• Meaning of counselling and how it differs from guidance

• Behavioural challenges faced by kids

Leadership & Change

• Concept of leadership and leadership styles

• Communication and team-building

• Essential communication skills for teachers

• Team-building

• Communication and barriers that hinder effective communication

Environmental Studies Pedagogy

• Environmental Studies: its concept and objectives

• Curriculum of Environmental Studies at the primary level

• Need and usage of EVS kit development

• Environmental Education and its importance

Education and School Health

• Physical Education

• Safety Education

• Health Aspects

• Personal hygiene: concept and importance

• Well-being and health: concept and importance

Education and Fine Arts

• Visual Crafts and Arts

• Arts and understanding the impact of Art Education

• Art Experience: Organisation and planning

• Art Education: Comprehensive and continuous evaluation

• Art Education: Its importance at the primary level

Analysing Children Psychology

• Reviewing childhood and the child from the context of Indian society

• Developing a deep understanding of cultural, educational, and social realities that impact childhood

• Analysing various factors that affect a child’s emotional, physical, social, and motor development

• Understanding child development in the political, social, and cultural context

• Practical experience in training, understanding, and interacting with children to analyse different aspects associated with child development

Education: Perspective of Psychology

• Meaning, scope, nature, and significance of Educational Psychology

• Observing, introspecting, and reflecting on children’s journals and understanding Educational Psychology and its methods through narratives and case studies

Development Perspectives

• Analysing aspects of growth and development of children with respect to Developmental Theory, Human Psychology, and different principles

• Understanding the relationship of adults and children, parenting, child-rearing methods, physically handicapped kids, and kids from orphanages

• Learning various stages of child development in language, emotional, physical, social, motor, and cognitive skills

• Learning schooling; teacher expectations, student-teacher relationship, school culture, peer influence, overage learners, and influence of peers

• Understanding gender, friendship, the relationship of kids with their peers, bullying, aggression, conflicts, cooperation, and competition that kids face in their early childhood

• Learning aspects related to the growth and maturity of children

• Understanding childhood with respect to globalisation, poverty, multi-diversity, culture, and various other aspects of modern society

Creativity, Intelligence, and Individuality

• Understanding the concept, meaning, and types of intelligence theories and the meaning and measurement methods of IQ

• Grasping the concept, meaning, characteristics, process, and factors influencing creativity, and ways of measuring it

• Understanding the concept, meaning, types, and nature of individuality

Personality

• Grasping the concept, meaning, and various personality types

• Grasping the concept, meaning, and different aspects of self along with principles of identity formation and personality

• Understanding different types of personality theories like Cattell's Theory, Psychoanalytic Theory, etc., and learning about the influence of early experiences in childhood on personality in later life

• Learning gender development and social theories

• Understanding moral development from the theory of Carol Gilligan and Kohlberg and learning variations in moral reasoning in culture

Understanding about India

• Understanding the cultural identity of India and historical evolution along with the nature and characteristics of Indian society

Colonial India

• Emergence of India post freedom and understanding the influence of economics, politics, and colonialism on the Indian people

• Understanding how the education system was during the colonial period

Contemporary or Modern India

• Learning how the Indian constitution was formed along with its features, educational provisions, and basic philosophies

• Analysing how education developed in India post-independence and the issues faced by the education system

Democracy and Economy of India

• Understanding the evolution of India and its features as a developing nation

• Knowing the economic development, its contradictions and paradoxes

• Understanding Indian democracy

Understanding Early Language Development and Language

• Understanding the definition of language, lingual diversity, and multilingualism

• Knowing how a language is developed and acquired.

• Learning the development of language in the classroom, language learning, language acquisition, literacy, and curriculum transaction

Pedagogy of English

• Understanding the challenges in teaching English at the elementary or early stages of childhood

• Assimilating the English language learning process, its nature, and teaching it as a second language

• Different approaches and methods of teaching English

• Pedagogical shifts in teaching approaches, modes of learning and teaching English, along with insights on Constructivist and Cognitive Approaches

• Classroom language transactions, post-reading, reading, and modular transactions

Pedagogy of Maths

• Introduction to maths, mathematical knowledge and its perspectives, and mathematical learning methods

• Teaching and learning maths, grasping the content of textbooks, classroom transactions, planning, and maths assessment

• Mathematical operations, number representations, decimals, and fractions

• Concepts related to shapes, measurement, and patterns

Pedagogy of EVS

• Learning the concepts, areas of study and cognition methods of environmental studies

• Approaches and methods of teaching EVS

• Understanding how classroom instruction can be made effective through using natural and man-made resources along with evaluation, assessment, teaching, and planning techniques

• Teaching concerns related to EVS along with professional development methods

English Proficiency

• Reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in this section

• Grammar and the development of vocabulary

Creative Drama, Education, and Fine Arts

• Objectives and concepts related to Art Education, content, teaching methods and integration of art education in school

Understanding curriculum, education, and society

• Understanding the impact of human societies on education and the views of different Indian and western thinkers on the topic

• The relationship between education, society, and politics along with education aims, change, and continuity

• Concepts like the Right to Education in India and the constitutional commitment towards education

• Understanding curriculum organisation, learning, and knowledge selection

Importance of Gender Perspectives in Education

• Inclusive concepts in education along with the needs of children

• A discussion on inclusive school practices and the role of teachers in inclusive education

• Different perspectives on gender, society, and school

• Inclusive perspectives integration, curriculum and gender transaction

Leadership, School Culture, and Development of Teachers

• Process and structures of the education system in India, the developing culture of schools, and perspective of school as a learning organisation with school standards and effectiveness

• Information about school management and leadership

• Classroom management skills

• Professional ethics, accountability, and teacher education

Pedagogy of Social Science Education

• Concept of social science and its perspective at the elementary level

Pedagogy of Science Education

• Understanding concepts of science and the role of science in society, classroom processes, etc.

Yoga, Health and Physical Education

• Importance of yoga in life, the difference between ancient and modern yoga, the importance of sports and physical activities in life, etc.

• An understanding of the impact on the health and well-being of kids

Work and Education

• Meaning and concept of work and the skill-learning role in work education

Education & Empowerment

Anita and Arya

Philosophy of Education

Biswal

Learning Mathematics

IGNOU

From Blackboard to Web

C. Alam and Naseem

Educational Technology Fundamentals

S.K. and Mangal

Modern Ways of Teaching Handbook

V.K. and Rao

Right to Education (free and compulsory education)

GOI