UPTET: most asked topics and weightage
Where the marks are in UPTET: Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test: subjects ranked by their share of the paper, the topics inside each, and the question and marks split of every section.
Subjects ranked by share of marks
Share of the exam's marks that the pattern gives to each subject, and the topics it covers in the official syllabus.
1.Child Development and Teaching Methods
20% of marksChild development: meaning, principles, stages, heredity and environment · Learning: theories (Piaget, Vygotsky, Kohlberg, Thorndike, Skinner), motivation · Inclusive education, children with special needs · Teaching methods, evaluation, CCE · RTE Act 2009, NEP 2020
2.Language I: Hindi
20% of marksUnseen passage · Hindi grammar: varna, sandhi, samas, karak, alankar, ras · Hindi writers and works · Hindi language teaching methods
3.Language II: English / Urdu / Sanskrit
20% of marksUnseen passage · Grammar · Language teaching methods
4.Mathematics
20% of marksNumbers, operations, fractions, decimals · LCM/HCF, percentage, ratio, profit-loss, interest · Geometry and mensuration · Algebra basics, data handling · Mathematics teaching methods
5.Environmental Studies
20% of marksFamily, society, festivals, our surroundings · Plants, animals, water, air, food, health · Uttar Pradesh and India: geography, culture · EVS teaching methods
6.Science (Paper II)
1% of marksMotion, force, energy, light, sound, electricity, magnetism · Matter, acids, bases, salts, chemical changes · Cells, human body, nutrition, diseases, plants and animals · Science teaching methods
7.Social Studies (Paper II)
1% of marksHistory · Geography · Civics and social-political life · Economics · Social studies teaching methods
Section-wise questions and marks
Paper I (Classes I-V)
| Section | Questions | Total marks | Share of marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Development and Teaching Methods | 30 | 30 | 20% |
| Language I: Hindi | 30 | 30 | 20% |
| Language II: English / Urdu / Sanskrit | 30 | 30 | 20% |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | 20% |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 | 20% |
Paper II (Classes VI-VIII)
| Section | Questions | Total marks | Share of marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Science | 60 | 60 | 29% |
| Social Studies | 60 | 60 | 29% |
| Child Development and Teaching Methods | 30 | 30 | 14% |
| Language I: Hindi | 30 | 30 | 14% |
| Language II: English / Urdu / Sanskrit | 30 | 30 | 14% |