WB TET Upper Primary study materials
WB TET Upper Primary study resources

WB TET Upper Primary study plan

WB TET Upper Primary · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Child Development and Pedagogy

  • Map the full Child Development and Pedagogy syllabus into a one-page concept chart covering development, learning, individual differences, assessment, and inclusive education

  • Define and contrast Piaget's stages, Vygotsky's ZPD and scaffolding, and Kohlberg's moral stages in your own words without notes

  • Write 20 practice MCQs from memory on growth versus development and maturation, then score yourself honestly

Your checkpoint

A one-page CDP concept chart plus a scored 20-question self-test with every wrong answer corrected in writing

Week 2

Child Development and Pedagogy

  • Explain classical and operant conditioning, insight learning, and social learning theory with one classroom example each

  • Distinguish intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and apply Maslow's hierarchy to a real classroom scenario

  • Identify characteristics of gifted, slow-learning, and learning-disabled children and the support each needs

  • Solve 30 mixed CDP MCQs under a 30-minute timer and log error types

Your checkpoint

An error log of 30 timed MCQs classifying each mistake as concept gap, misreading, or guess

Week 3

Child Development and Pedagogy & Mathematics and Science

  • Summarise the RTE Act 2009 provisions on admission, no detention, pupil-teacher ratio, and SMC composition

  • Apply constructivist and child-centred pedagogy to describe how a teacher should introduce a new topic

  • Revise Class 6-8 number system, HCF-LCM, and fractions by solving 25 graded problems

  • State and derive the perimeter and area formulas for triangles, parallelograms, and circles

Your checkpoint

A two-column sheet listing 10 RTE provisions beside the classroom practice each implies, plus 25 solved maths problems

Week 4

Mathematics and Science

  • Solve ratio, proportion, percentage, profit-loss, and simple-compound interest problems with a fixed step template

  • Convert word problems into equations and check answers by substitution

  • Explain the nature of science, the scientific method, and the difference between observation and inference

  • Describe plant and animal cell organelles and their functions from memory

  • Draw and label the human digestive and respiratory systems with correct terminology

Your checkpoint

A timed 40-mark maths-and-science mock scored against an answer key, with weak subtopics listed

Week 5

Mathematics and Science & Social Studies / Social Science

  • Explain force, motion, light reflection and refraction, and sound with one everyday example each

  • Summarise food chains, ecosystems, and natural resources with a labelled diagram

  • Sequence key events from ancient India through the freedom struggle into a dated timeline

  • Locate Indian states, capitals, rivers, and mountain ranges on a blank outline map from memory

Your checkpoint

A hand-drawn India outline map with 15 labelled physical features plus a 20-event history timeline

Week 6

Social Studies / Social Science

  • Compare panchayati raj and urban local bodies by composition, functions, and funding sources

  • Explain fundamental rights, fundamental duties, and the role of the Election Commission

  • Describe the monsoon mechanism, Indian soil types, and major crops by region

  • Interpret a simple map legend, scale, and contour pattern to answer direction and distance questions

  • Answer 25 social science MCQs and justify each choice in one sentence

Your checkpoint

A 25-question social science set with one-line justifications for every selected option

Week 7

Language I (Bengali) & Language II (English)

  • Revise Bengali grammar: sandhi, samas, karak, and sadhu-cholit bhasha with 20 transformation exercises

  • Read two unseen Bengali passages and answer comprehension questions within 10 minutes each

  • Revise English tenses, articles, prepositions, and voice with 30 transformation sentences

  • Write a 120-word English paragraph and a 100-word Bengali paragraph on given topics under time

Your checkpoint

Two timed writing samples plus 50 solved grammar transformation items across both languages

Week 8

Child Development and Pedagogy & Mathematics and Science & Social Studies / Social Science

  • Take three full-length timed mock tests covering all five domains and record section-wise scores

  • Re-teach yourself the five weakest concepts identified across all mocks using a fresh explanation

  • Memorise a one-page formula and fact sheet spanning maths, science, and social science

  • Practise 20 pedagogy case-based questions on classroom management and assessment

Your checkpoint

A final score-tracking sheet across three mocks showing improvement plus a one-page formula and fact revision sheet

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 60% on a 30-question CDP self-test and explain Piaget, Vygotsky, and Kohlberg aloud in under five minutes without notes

Week 4: Complete the 40-mark maths-and-science mock within 45 minutes and list the three subtopics with the lowest accuracy

Week 6: Answer 20 of 25 social science MCQs correctly and reproduce the India outline map with at least 12 of 15 features correctly placed

Week 8: Reach at least 65% overall on the final full-length mock with no single domain below 50%