MAHA TET Syllabus 2025: Paper 1 and 2 Topics, Syllabus PDF Download

Mode of exam

Pen-and-paper test

Pen-and-paper test

Total sections

5

4

Subjects included

Child Development & Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics, Environmental Studies

Child Development & Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics & Science, or Social Studies

Exam duration

2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes)

2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes)

Question format

Multiple-choice questions

Multiple-choice questions

Number of questions

150

150

Maximum marks

150

150

Marking pattern

+1 for every correct answer; no negative marking

+1 for every correct answer; no negative marking

MAHA TET 2025 Paper 1 Syllabus

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MAHA TET 2025 Paper 2 Syllabus

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Child Development and Pedagogy

Development of the Child

• Development, Growth and Maturation

• Principles of Development

• Factors Influencing Development

• Dimensions of Development and their interrelationships

• Understanding Development

• Individual differences

• Development of Personality

• Adjustment, Behavioural Problems and Mental Health

• Methods and Approaches of Child Development

• Developmental Tasks and Hazards

Understanding Learning

• Concept and Nature of Learning

• Factors of Learning

• Approaches to Learning and Their Applicability

• Dimensions of Learning

• Motivation and Sustenance

• Memory and Forgetting

• Transfer of Learning

• Teaching and its connection with learning and the learner

• Learners in different contexts

• Children from diverse backgrounds, including Children With Special Needs (CWSN) and Inclusive Education

• Understanding pedagogical methods

• Individual and group learning concerns

• Organising learning in heterogeneous classroom groups considering socio-economic background, abilities, and interests

• Paradigms of learning organisation

• Teaching as a planned activity

• Phases of teaching

• General and subject-specific skills and competencies required in teaching, attributes of a good facilitator

• Learning resources

• Classroom management

• Guidance, counselling, punishment and its legal implications, rights of the child

• Time management in the classroom

• Differences between assessment for learning and assessment of learning

• School-based assessment and continuous comprehensive evaluation: Perspectives and practice

• Understanding teaching and learning in the context of NCF 2005 and the Right To Education Act 2009

Language - I (Marathi)

• Comprehension

• Unseen prose passage

• Unseen poetry passage

• Introduction to poets, authors, and biographers

• Different forms of prose and poetry

• Types of usage (grammar and language use)

• Correct sequential writing

• Translation based on format and style

• Alphabets, word types, numbers, tense, case endings (vibhakti), punctuation marks

• Sandhi (word combination), compound words (samas)

• Antonyms, synonyms,and  alternate words

• Idioms and proverbs

• Figures of speech (alankar)

• Definition, purpose, and nature of language

• Mother tongue teaching

• Development of language skills

• Methods of teaching and learning

• Educational materials

• Curriculum, annual planning, component planning, and lesson planning

• Assessment and evaluation

Language - II (English)

• Parts of Speech

• Tenses

• Types of Sentences

• Prepositions and Articles

• Degrees of Comparison

• Direct and Indirect Speech

• Questions and Question Tags

• Active and Passive Voice

• Use of Phrases

• Comprehension

• Composition

• Vocabulary

• English language: History, nature, importance, principles as a second language

• Problems in teaching and learning English

• Objectives of teaching English

• Phonetics

• Development of language skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing

• Communicative skills

• Approaches, Methods, and Techniques of Teaching English

• Remedial teaching

• Teaching of grammar structures and vocabulary

• Teaching and learning materials in English

• Lesson planning

• Curriculum and textbooks

• Evaluation in the English language

Mathematics

• Number system

• Fractions

• Arithmetic

• Geometry

• Measurements

• Data Applications

• Definitions and Nature of Mathematics

• Aims, values, and instructional objectives of teaching Mathematics

• Methods of Teaching Mathematics

• Instructional Materials in Mathematics - Teaching Learning Materials

• Instructional Planning

• Designing, Administration, and Analysis of Scholastic Achievement Test

• The Mathematics Teacher

• Resource Utilization

• Curriculum and Textbook

• Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching

Environmental Studies (EVS)

• Our Body

• My Family

• Work & Play

• Plants & Animals

• Our Food

• Shelter

• Air

• Water

• Earth & Sky

• India & State

• History & Culture

• Constitution & Polity

• Concept and scope of Environmental Studies (Science & Social Studies)

• Aims and objectives of teaching Environmental Studies (Science & Social Studies)

• Relationship with Science and Social Studies

• Curriculum and its implementation/transaction

• Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)

• Learning environment

Child Development and Pedagogy

Development of Child

• Development, Growth and Maturation
• Principles of Development
• Factors Influencing Development
• Dimensions of Development and their interrelationships
• Understanding Development
• Individual differences
• Development of Personality
• Adjustment, Behavioural Problems and Mental Health
• Methods and Approaches of Child Development
• Developmental Tasks and Hazards

Understanding Learning

• Concept and Nature of Learning
• Factors of Learning
• Approaches to Learning and their applicability
• Dimensions of Learning
• Motivation and Sustenance
• Memory and Forgetting
• Transfer of Learning

• Teaching and its connection with learning and the learner
• Learners in different contexts
• Children from diverse backgrounds, including Children With Special Needs (CWSN) and Inclusive Education
• Understanding pedagogical methods
• Individual and group learning concerns
• Organising learning in heterogeneous classroom groups considering socio-economic background, abilities, and interests
• Paradigms of learning organisation
• Teaching as a planned activity
• Phases of teaching
• General and subject-specific skills and competencies required in teaching, attributes of a good facilitator
• Learning resources
• Classroom management
• Guidance, counselling, punishment and its legal implications, rights of the child
• Time management in the classroom
• Differences between assessment for learning and assessment of learning
• School-based assessment and continuous comprehensive evaluation: Perspectives and practice
• Understanding teaching and learning in the context of NCF 2005 and the Right To Education Act 2009

Language - I (Marathi)

• Comprehension
• Unseen prose passage
• Unseen poetry passage
• Introduction to poets, authors, and biographers
• Different forms of prose and poetry
• Types of usage (grammar and language use)
• Correct sequential writing
• Translation based on format and style
• Alphabets, word types, numbers, tense, case endings (vibhakti), punctuation marks
• Sandhi (word combination), compound words (samas)
• Antonyms, synonyms,and  alternate words
• Idioms and proverbs
• Figures of speech (alankar)

• Definition, purpose, and nature of language
• Mother tongue teaching
• Development of language skills
• Methods of teaching and learning
• Educational materials
• Curriculum, annual planning, component planning, and lesson planning
• Assessment and evaluation

Language-II (English)

• Parts of Speech
• Tenses
• Active Voice and Passive Voice
• Prepositions and Articles
• Degrees of Comparison
• Clauses
• Verbs - Main Verbs and Auxiliary Verbs
• Adverbs - Types of Adverbs
• Conjunctions - Coordinating and Subordinating
• Direct and Indirect Speech
• Questions and Question Tags
• Types of Sentences - Simple, Compound, Complex and Sentence Synthesis
• Phrases - Uses of Phrases
• Composition - Letter Writing and Précis Writing
• Comprehension
• Vocabulary - Antonyms, Synonyms, and Spellings

• English language: History, nature, importance, principles as a second language
• Problems in teaching and learning English
• Objectives of teaching English
• Phonetics
• Development of language skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
• Communicative skills
• Approaches, Methods, and Techniques of Teaching English
• Remedial teaching
• Teaching of grammar structures and vocabulary
• Teaching and learning materials in English
• Lesson planning
• Curriculum and textbooks
• Evaluation in the English language

Mathematics

• Number system
• Arithmetic
• Sets
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Mensuration
• Data Handling

• Definitions and Nature of Mathematics
• Aims, values, and instructional objectives of teaching Mathematics
• Methods of Teaching Mathematics
• Instructional Materials in Mathematics - Teaching Learning Materials
• Instructional Planning
• Designing, Administration, and Analysis of Scholastic Achievement Test
• The Mathematics Teacher
• Resource Utilization
• Curriculum and Textbook
• Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching

Science

• Measurements: Units and Systems
• Natural Resources
• Our Universe
• Natural Phenomena
• Mechanics
• Magnetism and Electricity
• Matter and Its Changes
• Laws of Chemical Combination
• Biology
• Living World
• Plant World
• Animal World
• Microbes
• Environment
• Recent Trends in Biology

• Definition, Nature, Structure and History of Science
• Aims, Values and Instructional Objectives of teaching Science
• Method of Teaching Science
• Instructional Material in Teaching Science - TLM in Science.
• Instructional Planning
• Science Laboratory
• Science Teacher - Changing Roles
• Science Curriculum and its transaction
• Science Textbook.
• Evaluation - CCE - Designing, Administration, Analysis, Scholastic Achievement Test

Social Studies

Geography

• Our Earth
• Solar System
• Continents
• Geography of Andhra Pradesh
• Maps and Related Concepts

History

• Study of the Past
• Harappa Culture and Aryan Civilisation
• India B.C 200 - 300 A.D
• Medieval Period in India
• India and the Modern World
• Establishment of British Rule in India
• Rise of Nationalism and Freedom Movement

Civics

• Family and Community
• Indian Constitution
• Government at the Central & State Level
• Local Self-Government
• Democracy
• Socialism and Secularism
• Information Awareness
• Traffic Education

Economics

• Economics - Introduction
• Basic Concepts of Economics
• Exchange
• National Income
• Andhra Pradesh - Economy

• Nature and Scope of Social Studies
• Aims, Objectives and Values of Teaching Social Studies
• Methods and Techniques of Teaching Social Studies
• Teaching, Learning Materials and Resources
• Instructional Planning
• Evaluation
• Social Studies Teacher
• Curriculum and Textbook
• Disaster Management, Deforestation, Socio-Economic Problems
• National Identity, Civic Affairs, International Relations

Child Development and Pedagogy

30

30

Language-I: Marathi

30

30

Language-II: English

30

30

Mathematics

30

30

Environment Studies

30

30

Total

150

150

Child Development and Pedagogy: Compulsory

30

30

Language-I: Marathi

30

30

Language-II: English

30

30

(a) For Mathematics and Science Teachers: Mathematics and Science OR

(b) For Social Studies Teachers: Social Studies

60

60

Total

150

150