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Himachal Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test 2024 ( HP TET )
HP TET syllabus 2025 has been prescribed by the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE). The HP TET 2025 syllabus differs for all ten papers: Punjabi, Urdu, TGT (Arts), TGT (Medical), JBT, TGT (Sanskrit), TGT (Non-Medical), TGT (Hindi), Special Educator (For Pre-Primary to Class-V), and Special Educator(For VI to Class-XII).
Knowing the Himachal Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (HP TET) syllabus 2025 is the first and foremost step towards exam preparation. Candidates should be aware of the subjects and topics from which questions are asked in the HP TET examination. The HP TET syllabus also makes candidates familiar with the important topics from which questions are expected in the exam.
Here, we have provided the detailed HP TET syllabus for all the papers below. Moreover, along with the syllabus we have provided the latest exam pattern and the best books to prepare for the HP TET 2025. Check the subject-wise and paper-wise HP TET syllabus below.
- HP TET Syllabus 2025
- Best Books for HP TET 2025 Preparation
- HP TET Exam Pattern 2025
HP TET Syllabus 2025
The HP TET syllabus is different for all the papers: Punjabi, Urdu, TGT (Arts), TGT (Medical), JBT, TGT (Sanskrit), TGT (Non-Medical), TGT (Hindi), Special Educator (For Pre-Primary to Class-V), and Special Educator(For VI to Class-XII).
The subjects covered by the HP TET syllabus 2025 are child psychology, development, pedagogy, and teaching-learning processes, paper-related subjects, and others. The detailed syllabus for each subject and paper is given below. Candidates must refer to the HP TET syllabus and then start the preparation.
| Paper |
Syllabus/ Standard of Exam |
|---|---|
| TGT(Arts), TGT(NM) and TGT(Medical) |
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| Shastri TET |
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| JBT TET |
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| Language Teacher TET |
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| Punjabi TET |
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| Urdu TET |
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Commonly asked questions
Candidates can refer to the table for 'HP TET Himachal Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test, language comprehension:
| Language Books | |
| Objective General English | S.P. Bakshi |
| One word substitution English Practice Book | Lalit Kumar |
| English – From Plinth to Paramount (Vol-1 and 2) | Neetu Singh |
| High School English Grammar And Composition Revised Edition (English) 1st Edition | Wren and Martin |
The HP TET Syllabus for TGT (Arts) has been given below for the candidates:
| Subject |
| Child Psychology and Development, Pedagogy, Teaching-Learning processes |
| General Awareness including Himachal Pradesh, Current Affairs & Environment Studies |
| English Literature & Grammar |
| Social Studies |
The syllabus for the HPTET Shastri teacher has been given beow in the table:
| Subject |
| Shastri Degree Course |
| General Awareness including Himachal Pradesh, Current Affairs & Environment Studies |
Best Books for HP TET 2025 Preparation
Candidates can refer to the following books for the HP TET 2024 exam.
| Book Name |
Author/ Publication |
|---|---|
| Child Development & Pedagogy for CTET & STET (Paper 1 & 2) Hindi Edition |
Tyagi Renu |
| CTET & TETs Bhasha Hindi Paper I & II |
Arihant |
| Objective General English |
SP Bakshi |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
R.S Aggarwal |
| Teacher Eligibility Test Environmental Studies (For Classes I-V) |
Shyam Anand |
| HPTET Himachal Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test for Medical TGT |
Arihant |
| Popular Master Guide for TGT (Non-Medical) |
R Gupta's |
| HPTET TGT - Arts |
Swarn Guides |
| Himachal Pradesh JBT Junior Basic Training Commission Likhit Pariksha |
Arihant |
| HP-TET Language Teacher Exam Guide |
RPH Editorial Board |
Commonly asked questions
To prepare for competitive exams like HP TET requires at least six months of preparation to qualify the exam with good scores. Though the candidates who have already prepared for the exam earlier can qualify the exam in two months. To qualify the exam the candidates have to follow the tips given below:
- Make a time table that will help in revision. Give maximum time in revision as the candidate had prepared for the exam earlier
- Practice previous years' questions
- Take mock test and analyse the scores
Yes, it is important to practice the mock test for the HP TET exam. It helps candidates to improve their speed and accuracy. There is no negative marking in the exam. Managing time will help the candidates to cover all the sections in the exam. And practicing for accuracy will help the candidates to score more marks in the exam.
HP TET Exam Pattern 2025
Each HP TET 2025 exam paper comprises 150 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each. The subjects of each paper are different. Have a look at the HP TET exam pattern 2025 below.
| Paper Name |
Number of Subjects/Sections |
Name of Subjects/Sections (No. Of Questions) |
|---|---|---|
| TGT(Arts)
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4 |
Child psychology and development, pedagogy, teaching-learning processes (30) General Awareness including Himachal Pradesh, Current Affairs & Environmental Studies (30) English Literature & Grammar (30) Social Studies (60) |
| TGT(NM) |
4 |
Child psychology and development, pedagogy, teaching-learning processes (30) General Awareness including Himachal Pradesh, Current Affairs & Environmental Studies (30) Mathematics (30) Physics and Chemistry (60) |
| TGT(Medical) |
4 |
Child psychology and development, pedagogy, teaching-learning processes (30) General Awareness including Himachal Pradesh, Current Affairs & Environmental Studies (30) Botany and Zoology (60) Chemistry (30) |
| Shastri TET, Language Teacher TET, Urdu & Punjabi TET |
2 |
Shastri/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Punjabi Degree course (120) General Awareness including Himachal Pradesh, Current Affairs & Environmental Studies (30) |
| JBT TET |
5 |
Child Development and Pedagogy, teaching-learning processes (30) English literature & grammar (30) Hindi literature & grammar (30) Mathematics (30) Social Sciences, Environmental Studies and General awareness & current affairs including Himachal Pradesh (30) |
Commonly asked questions
The duration of the HP TET exam is 2 hours 30 minutes for each paper. Each paper is of total 150 marks. The candidates will be given plus 1 marks for each correct answer. As there is no negative marking, candidates should prepare for accuracy and time management. General category candidates have to score 60 percent marks to qualify for the HPTET.
No, there is no negative marking in the HP TET exam. Candidates get zero marks for an incorrect answer and one marks for each correct answer. Total of 150 questions are in each paper.
The HP TET exam question paper is set in bilingual language- English and Hindi languages. Each question in the exam, except for English language, is given in English and Hindi. The HP TET question paper is made available in two languages for every paper. In HP TET Shastri paper, the questions are partially Sanskrit and partially Hindi. Punjabi/ Urdu/ Language Teacher paper is Punjabi/ Urdu/ English only. Candidates need to read the questions carefully before marking their answers.
HP TET Exam
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education released the HP TET 2025 notification (Nov Session) on September 9 on its official website - hpbose.org. The Board also released the HPTET 2025 exam dates in the official notification.
The last date to apply online for the HPTET 2025 exam was September 3
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Answered a month ago
The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education conducted the HPTET 2025 exam on June 1, 8,11,12, and 14. The HPTET 2025 exam was conducted in offline mode in two shifts. The HPTET 2025 exam (June Session) was conducted for 10 subjects. A total of 34,599 candidates applied for the exam.
The HPTET res
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a month ago
Yes, the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) has released the HPTET Answer Key PDF for all subjects. The candidates can download the HPTET answer key by visiting the answer key page.
The HPTET result 2025 was released online on August 13 under the candidate's login.
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered a month ago
The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) has released the HP TET 2025 result on its official website - hpbose.org. The Board released the HP TET result 2025 under the candidate's login. The HP TET 2025 exam was conducted offline in June 2025.
The HPBOSE also released the HP TET scoreca
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Maha TET Admit Card 10 Oct '25
When did the HPTET 2025 Notification (Nov Session) release?