PSTET Paper 2 study guide
PSTET Paper 2 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (PSTET) is the eligibility examination associated with the Punjab School Education Board, the body that has administered school education in Punjab since it was created by legislative enactment in November 1969 and later granted autonomy through a 1987 amendment of its Act. The Board's own homepage links to a dedicated PSTET portal, and the only timing detail the Board publishes there is that the test "Is to be conducted in December, 2021" - so treat any schedule you see elsewhere with caution and verify dates, fees, window timings and validity directly with the Board before you plan. The PSTET Paper 2 study guide has 5 sections and about 1,465 words.
01Child Development and Pedagogy
Child Development and Pedagogy carries 30 marks in PSTET Paper 2 and tests how children roughly aged 11–14 grow, learn and should be assessed, together with the theory behind inclusive, differentiated teaching. Development is lifelong, multidimensional and follows cephalocaudal (head-to-toe) and proximodistal (centre-outward) directions.
339 words, about 2 min02Mathematics and Science
Mathematics and Science is a 60-mark composite section (30 Mathematics + 30 Science) for candidates opting for the Mathematics/Science stream, mixing content accuracy with pedagogy of the two subjects. Divisibility: 3 and 9 by digit sum; 4 by the last two digits; 8 by the last three; 11 by the alternating digit sum.
326 words, about 2 min03Social Studies/Social Science
Social Studies/Social Science is a 60-mark section combining Indian history, geography, civics and economics with pedagogy questions on sources, maps and inquiry teaching. History: Harappan urbanism (grid streets, drainage); Vedic literature; Mauryan administration and Ashoka's dhamma; Gupta period; Delhi Sultanate; Mughal revenue systems; the 1857 revolt; INC founded 1885; Non-Cooperation (1920), Civil Disobedience (1930, Dandi), Quit India (1942).
296 words, about 1 min04Language I (Punjabi)
Language I (Punjabi) is a 30-mark paper testing comprehension of Gurmukhi prose and verse, grammar, vocabulary and the pedagogy of Punjabi language teaching. ਲਿੰਗ (ਪੁਲਿੰਗ/ਇਸਤਰੀ ਲਿੰਗ), ਵਚਨ (ਇਕਵਚਨ/ਬਹੁਵਚਨ), ਕਾਰਕ (eight: ਕਰਤਾ, ਕਰਮ, ਕਰਣ, ਸੰਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ, ਅਪਾਦਾਨ, ਸੰਬੰਧ, ਅਧਿਕਰਣ, ਸੰਬੋਧਨ).
226 words, about 1 min05Language II (English)
Language II (English) is a 30-mark paper covering comprehension, grammar and usage, vocabulary, phonology and the pedagogy of English as a second language. Tense and time markers: since + point of time, for + duration.
278 words, about 1 min