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WBTET Primary Syllabus

West Bengal Teacher Eligibility Test (Primary TET / Upper Primary TET)

6
Topics
72
Sub-topics
30
Questions

Primary is one of 5 sections in the WBTET syllabus. It has 6 topics and 72 sub-topics, tested in Primary — English, with about 30 questions (30 marks). Language II (English).

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WBTET Primary: topic-wise syllabus

  1. 1

    Reading Comprehension

    ~6 marks

    Factual, Inferential, Literary, Scientific, Social, Discursive, Argumentative, Editorial, News, Reports, West Bengal-Context Passages, Recent Topics

    • Reading Comprehension — Factual
    • Inferential
    • Literary
    • Scientific
    • Social
    • Discursive
    • Argumentative
    • Editorial
    • News
    • Reports
    • West Bengal-Context Passages
    • Recent Topics
  2. 2

    Grammar

    ~5 marks

    Parts of Speech, Tenses, Articles, Prepositions, Voice, Narration, Subject-Verb Agreement, Error Spotting, Sentence Correction, Transformation, Modals, Conditionals, Punctuation, Recent Topics

    • Grammar — Parts of Speech
    • Tenses
    • Articles
    • Prepositions
    • Voice
    • Narration
    • Subject-Verb Agreement
    • Error Spotting
    • Sentence Correction
    • Transformation
    • Modals
    • Conditionals
    • Punctuation
    • Recent Topics
  3. 3

    Vocabulary

    ~4 marks

    Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms, Phrases, One-word Substitution, Foreign Words, Etymology, Spelling, Confusables, Collocations, West Bengal-Specific Words, Indian English Variants, Recent Topics

    • Vocabulary — Synonyms
    • Antonyms
    • Idioms
    • Phrases
    • One-word Substitution
    • Foreign Words
    • Etymology
    • Spelling
    • Confusables
    • Collocations
    • West Bengal-Specific Words
    • Indian English Variants
    • Recent Topics
  4. 4

    Verbal Ability

    ~4 marks

    Para Jumbles, Sentence Rearrangement, Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks, Active-Passive, Direct-Indirect, Functional Grammar, Editing, Omission, Recent Topics

    • Verbal Ability — Para Jumbles
    • Sentence Rearrangement
    • Cloze Test
    • Fill in the Blanks
    • Active-Passive
    • Direct-Indirect
    • Functional Grammar
    • Editing
    • Omission
    • Recent Topics
  5. 5

    Language Pedagogy

    ~7 marks

    Methods (Grammar-Translation, Direct, Bilingual, Communicative, Structural-Situational, Eclectic, TPR, Natural Approach, CLT, Task-Based, Content-Based, Lexical Approach), Skills (LSRW), Materials, Assessment, CCE, West Bengal State English Curriculum, WBBPE Guidelines, NCF 2005, NCF 2023, NEP 2020, Recent Approaches, Recent Trends, Recent Topics, Recent Initiatives, Recent Advances

    • Language Pedagogy — Methods (Grammar-Translation, Direct, Bilingual, Communicative, Structural-Situational, Eclectic, TPR, Natural Approach, CLT, Task-Based, Content-Based, Lexical Approach)
    • Skills (LSRW)
    • Materials
    • Assessment
    • CCE
    • West Bengal State English Curriculum
    • WBBPE Guidelines
    • NCF 2005
    • NCF 2023
    • NEP 2020
    • Recent Approaches
    • Recent Trends
    • Recent Topics
    • Recent Initiatives
    • Recent Advances
  6. 6

    English Literature Awareness

    ~4 marks

    Indian & Global Authors, Literary Forms, Movements, Recent Awards (Booker, Pulitzer, Sahitya Akademi, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi), Children's Literature, Recent Topics, Recent Initiatives, Recent Advances

    • English Literature Awareness — Indian & Global Authors
    • Literary Forms
    • Movements
    • Recent Awards (Booker, Pulitzer, Sahitya Akademi, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi)
    • Children's Literature
    • Recent Topics
    • Recent Initiatives
    • Recent Advances

Frequently asked questions

What topics are in the WBTET Primary syllabus?

Primary for WBTET has 6 topics: Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary, Verbal Ability, Language Pedagogy and English Literature Awareness, with 72 sub-topics in all.

How many questions come from Primary in WBTET?

About 30 questions (30 marks) in Primary — English. Always check the latest notification, as numbers can change.

Which Primary topics matter most for WBTET?

By weightage in the syllabus data: Language Pedagogy (~7 marks), Reading Comprehension (~6 marks), Grammar (~5 marks).

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Compiled from official notifications for study purposes. Always confirm with the conducting body's latest notification.