RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AJMER
SYLLABUS FOR EXAMINATION FOR THE POST OF
SR.TEACHER (GRADE-II),
SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
PAPER – II
– : SOCIAL SCIENCE : –
HISTORY : –
1                  Indus Valley Civilization – its salient features.
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Vedic Age – Social and religious life.
3        Budhism and Jainism – Teachings, Causes of rise and fall of Buddhism.
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mauryas and Guptas.
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bhakti and Suffi system.
6                  Mughal Period – (1526-1707) – Administrative features and cultural achievements.
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Legecy of Shivaji.
8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Freedom Movement –
a                   Background of 1857.
b                  Birth of Congress.
c                   Role of Gandhi.
d                  Partition of India.
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â French Revolution, American War of Independence & Russian Revolution.
10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â League of Nations and the U.N.
11             India’s role in World Peace.
GEOGRAPHY : –
1                  Motions of the earth and their effects, Latitudes – Longitudes.
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Interior of the Earth. Origin of Continents and Oceans, Sudden movements.
3                  Atmosphere – Composition, Insolation, Pressure belts, winds..
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ocean Currents and Tides.
5                  India – Physical features, Climate, Soil, Natural vegitation, Drainage, Agriculture, Industries and Population.
6                  Rajasthan – Physical features, Climate, Soil, Natural vegitation, Drainage, Agriculture, Minerals, Industries and Population.
ECONOMICS : –
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Concepts of National Income.
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Basic concepts of Demand & Supply and Consumer Equilibrium.
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Definition of money, its functions. Functions of Commercial Banks and Central Bank.
4                  India’s Foreign Trade – Direction and Trends. Concept of Globalization, Privatization and Liberalization.
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Economic Planning in India. Poverty and Unemployment in India.
POLITICAL SCIENCE : –
1                  Political Science and Political Theory – Traditional and Modern Perspective, Power, Legitimacy, Soverngnity.
2                  Indian Constitution – Salient features, Fedearlism, Fundamental Rights, Duties, Directive Principles, Amendment procedure, Union and State Government – Legislature, Judiciary, Executive.
3                  Local Self Government, India’s relations with neighbouring States.
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Challenges to Indian democracy, Indian Foreign Policy.
5                  Recent Trend’s – Globalization, Empowerment of deprived groups and class.
SOCIOLOGY :-
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Meaning, Nature and Perspective of Sociology.
2                   Basic Concepts – Society, Social Group, Status & Role, Social change.
3                   Caste and Class – Meaning, Features, Change in Caste and Class.
4                   Current Social Problems – Casteism, Communalism, Poverty, Corruption, AIDS.
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Concept of Varna, Ashram, Dharma, Purusharth, Marriage and Family.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION : –
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Meaning, Scope, Nature and evolution of Public Administration as a discipline.
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Theories of organization.
3                   Administrative behaviour – Decision making, Moral, Motivation.
4                   Issues in Indian Administration – Relationship, between Political and Permanent Executive, Gernalists and Specialists, Peoples participation in Administration.
5                   Redressal of Citizens grievances – Lokpal, Lokayukts.
PHILOSOPHY : –
1                  Vedic and Upnisadic Philosophy – Basic concepts.
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Socratic Method, Cartisian Method.
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Greek Ethics, Hedonism, Utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, Freedom of Will, Theories of Punishment.
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Varnashram Dharma, Purushartha, Nishkam Karma of Geeta, Ethics of Jainism, Buddhism and Gandhian ethics.
TEACHING METHOD : –
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nature, Scope and Concept of Social Studies. Aims and objectives of teaching special studies at different levels.
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Correlation of social studies with other school subjects.
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Methods of Social Studies Teaching – Project, Problem-Solving, Social recitation.
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Innovative Practices – Role playing, Brain Storming Field Trips.
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Instructional Support System-Teaching aids in Social Studies, use of Print and Electronic Media and Computers in Social Studies Teaching.
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Qualities, Role and Professional growth of a teacher of Social Studies.
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Curriculum – Concept and objectives, National curriculum frame work 2005.
8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Planning of Teaching – Yearly, Unit and Daily Lesson Plan.
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tools and Techniques of Evaluation, Various Types of Question, Blue Print and Preparation of achievement Test.
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For the competitive examination for the post of senior teacher :-
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The question paper will carry maximum 300 marks.
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Duration of question paper will be Two Hours Thirty Minutes.
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The question paper will carry 150 questions of multiple choices.
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Paper shall include following subjects carrying the number of marks as shown against them :-
(i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Knowledge of Secondary and Sr. Secondary Standard
about relevant subject matter. |
180 Marks |
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(ii) | Knowledge of Graduation Standard about | |||||
relevant subject matter. |
80 Marks |
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(iii) | Teaching Methods of relevant subject. |
40 Marks |
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Total | 300 Marks | |||||
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All questions carry equal marks. | |||||
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There will be Negative Marking. | |||||
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