WBTET Syllabus 2024: Paper 1 and 2 Detailed Syllabus & PDF

Updated on Nov 8, 2024 14:54 IST

By Shikha Goyal, Assistant Manager

WBTET Syllabus 2024 is prescribed by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE). The syllabus is released along with the notification. The WBTET 2024 syllabus varies for Paper 1 and Paper 2. Candidates can check the WBTET Syllabus 2024 in this article and can also find the WBTET Syllabus PDF 2024 attached to this article. The Syllabus of WBTET is a crucial part of the WBTET 2024 exam as it enlightens us about the detailed WBTET Syllabus and helps candidates with their WBTET exam preparation. Knowing the syllabus is the first and foremost step toward exam preparation. By going through the syllabus, candidates get to know the number of sections, important topics, section-wise distribution of questions, and marking scheme.

Here we have shared the paper-wise syllabus of the West Bengal Teacher Eligibility Test (WBTET) 2024 exam. Go through the WBTET 2024 syllabus below and start with the exam preparations.

Table of contents

WBTET Paper 1 Syllabus 2024
WBTET Paper 2 Syllabus

WBTET Paper 1 Syllabus 2024

WBTET syllabus 2024 for Paper-I and Paper-II of the exam is as mentioned below:

WBTET Syllabus for Paper-I

Child Development and Pedagogy

In this section of the exam, questions will be related to the educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. Questions 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.

Language I

This section will test aspirants on their knowledge in the language of their choice. Candidates can select any language from the list mentioned below:

Bengali
Hindi
Urdu
Nepali
Santhali
Oriya
Telugu

Language II

In this section, the aptitude possessed by aspirants in the English language is tested. Here questions posed would evaluate aspirants based on their (English language) communication and comprehension abilities.

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Mathematics & Environmental Studies

Questions in this section will be on concepts, problem-solving techniques.

WBTET Paper 2 Syllabus

The WBTET Paper 2 syllabus has been given below for the candidates who are willing to appear for the WBTET exam:

Child Development and Pedagogy

Principles of the development of children
Influence of Heredity & Environment
Socialisation processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
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.
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.

Language I

This section will test aspirants basis their knowledge in the language of their choice. Candidates can select any language from the list mentioned below:

Bengali
Hindi
Urdu
Nepali
Santhali
Oriya
Telugu

Language II

In this section, aptitude possessed by aspirants in English language is tested. Here questions posed would evaluated aspirants on the basis of their (English language) communication and comprehension abilities.

Mathematics & Science

In this section questions will be from topics from subjects like Mathematics, Physical Science and Biological Science.

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WBTET Syllabus Paper-II (Social Studies)

Child Development and Pedagogy

Principles of the development of children
Influence of Heredity & Environment
Socialisation processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
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.
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.

Language I

This section will test aspirants on their knowledge in the language of their choice. Candidates can select any language from the list mentioned below: