Subject-Wise Syllabus for UPPSC Assistant Teacher ‘Trained Graduate Grade’ Examination 2025

1. General Studies

1.1 History of India & Indian National Movement

• Prehistoric to Medieval India: cultural, social, economic developments
• Mauryan, Gupta, Chola, Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empires: polity, administration, art & culture
• Renaissance, Reformation, advent of Europeans
• Revolt of 1857: causes, course, impact
• Freedom struggle: moderate & extremist phases, Gandhian movements (Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience, Quit India), role of key leaders
• India’s independence; framing of the Constitution; salient features

1.2 Indian & World Geography

• Physical geography: earth’s structure, landforms, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biomes
• Human geography: population, settlement types, urbanization, economic geography (agriculture, industry, trade)
• Geography of India: physiography, climate (Köppen, Trewartha, R.L. Singh), soils, vegetation, natural resources, agro-climatic zones, mineral & energy resources, transport & ports

1.3 Indian Polity, Governance & Public Policy

• Constitution: features, federalism, fundamental rights & duties, DPSP
• Union & State Executive, Legislature, Judiciary, their functions & checks
• Panchayati Raj, decentralization, citizen’s charters, Right to Information
• Public policy: major welfare schemes; role of bureaucracy; Centre-State financial relations

1.4 Indian Economy & Social Development

• Structure of Indian economy: primary, secondary, tertiary sectors
• Growth & issues: poverty, unemployment, agriculture & green revolution, industrial policy, fiscal federalism, NITI Aayog vs. Planning Commission
• Human development: education, health, nutrition, gender equality, social justice
• Infrastructure: roads, railways, digital economy, financial inclusion

1.5 Current Events of National & International Importance

• Major national developments: governmental schemes, legislation, Supreme Court judgments
• International: geo-political developments, climate agreements, global institutions (UN, IMF, World Bank, WTO, BRICS)

2. Special Education – Braille Script

2.1 Braille Fundamentals

• History and principles of Braille; 6-dot cell structure; seven-line formats
• Grade I vs. Grade II English Braille: contractions, short-form signs

2.2 Transcription & Tools

• Manual: Slate & Stylus, Perkins Brailler, pocket frame
• Paperless: Braille embossers, Duxbury Braille Translator, Braille displays, note-takers
• Computer Braille indicators; e-mail & URL transcription

2.3 Braille Notation for Science & Mathematics

• Superscripts, subscripts; Greek letters; radicals; logarithms; reference & negation signs; degree, infinity
• Mathematical Braille: numerals, fraction formats, operators (+, –, ×, ÷), brackets, measurements, Roman numerals
• Shape signs: angle, triangle, circle, quadrilateral, rhombus

3. Special Education – Indian Sign Language (ISL)

3.1 Foundations of ISL

• History, evolution, legal status, relationship to spoken languages
• Deaf culture; communication modes: oralism, total communication, bilingual education

3.2 ISL Grammar & Structure

• Manual vs. non-manual signals; alphabet & numerals; basic vocabulary (greetings, colours, months, foods, transport)
• Word-level morphology; sentence types: statements, yes/no, WH-questions, negatives
• Spatial grammar: use of signing space for verbs, pronouns, possession, time, numbers

3.3 Advanced ISL Usage

• Descriptive signing: people, objects, actions, adjectives & opposites
• Complex structures: conditional clauses, relative clauses, classifiers
• Expressive skills: storytelling, gaining attention, turn-taking, register variation

4. Subject-Wise Teaching Syllabus

4.1 Hindi

• Literature: Vedic to Modern—Allegory, ballad, ode, sonnet forms; Bhakti & Riti schools; Progressive, Modernist movements; major poets (Bhartrihari, Tulsidas, Kabir, Rahim, Maithili Sharan Gupt, Mahadevi Verma, Nirala, Prasad, Agyeya, Bharti, Kushwant Singh)
• Grammar: संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, क्रिया, विशेषण, कारक, वचन, लिंग, विभक्ति, लय, छंद, अलंकार, मुहावरें
• Composition: essay, précis, letter writing, translation, comprehension, dialogue, notice, report

4.2 English

• Prose & Fiction: Bacon (“Of Studies”), Addison & Steele, Lamb, Maugham, Orwell’s Animal Farm, Tagore’s Gitanjali, Desai, Narayan, Woolf, Rao, Narayan, Achebe
• Poetry: Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Milton, Donne, Pope, Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Yeats, Eliot, Auden, Frost, Tagore, Ezekiel, Das, Hughes, Larkin
• Drama: Shakespeare’s tragedies/comedies (Macbeth, Twelfth Night), Jonson, Dryden, Shaw, Galsworthy, Pinter, Miller, Karnad
• Grammar & Usage: sentence transformation, prepositions, tenses, concord, active-passive, reported speech, idioms, vocabulary, comprehension, précis, letter writing, translation

4.3 Mathematics

• Algebra: sequences & series; groups; matrices; determinants; eigenvalues; binomial theorem; permutations & combinations; complex numbers
• Calculus: limits, continuity, mean-value theorems; differentiation & applications; integration techniques; area, volume; differential equations (1st & 2nd order)
• Geometry: conics; coordinate & vector geometry; lines & planes in 3D; spheres, cones, cylinders
• Discrete Math: set theory; relations & functions; Boolean algebra; graph theory fundamentals
• Statistics & Probability: data presentation; measures of central tendency & dispersion; probability axioms; distributions; sampling; correlation & regression

4.4 Science (Composite Syllabus for Physics, Chemistry, Biology)

Physics

• Mechanics, properties of matter, oscillations, waves, heat & thermodynamics, electricity & magnetism, optics, modern physics fundamentals (quantum, relativity)

Chemistry

• Physical: thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, phase rule, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry
• Inorganic: periodicity, coordination compounds, metallurgy, s- & p-block, transition elements, bioinorganic
• Organic: bonding, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, functional group transformations, biomolecules, polymers, spectroscopy (UV, IR)

Biology

• Zoology: animal taxonomy; cell & molecular biology; genetics & evolution; human physiology; ecology & wildlife; embryology; developmental biology; parasitology; basic immunology
• Botany: plant diversity (algae to angiosperms); morphology & anatomy; taxonomy; plant physiology (photosynthesis, respiration, nutrition, water relations, growth regulators); biochemistry; genetics & biotechnology; economic botany; plant pathology; environmental botany

4.5 Commerce

• Accountancy: double-entry, financial statements, partnership, company accounts, departmental, hire purchase, royalty, bank reconciliation, cash flow
• Business Organization & Management: forms of business, principles of management, organizational behaviour, marketing, human resource management, business environment
• Business Economics: demand & supply analysis, production & cost, market forms, distribution theories, macroeconomics, Indian economic policies
• Money & Banking: functions of money, RBI & commercial banks, credit creation, inflation, monetary & fiscal policy, digital banking
• Statistics & Auditing: data analysis, measures of central tendency & dispersion, correlation & regression; principles & procedures of auditing, vouching

4.6 Computer Science

• Digital logic; data structures & algorithms; programming in C & Java; database systems; operating systems; computer networks; software engineering; web technologies; system analysis; information security; computer graphics

4.7 Home Science

• Resource Management: home & family, consumer education, budgeting, time & energy management, interior decoration
• Food & Nutrition: macro & micronutrients, diet planning, community nutrition, food preservation & safety
• Textiles & Clothing: fibre & fabric science, garment construction, care & maintenance, textile printing & dyeing
• Human Development: lifespan development, theories, family relations, early childhood education
• Extension Education: principles, methods, programme planning, leadership, women’s empowerment, entrepreneurship

4.8 Physical Education

• Foundations: history & objectives; anatomy & physiology; kinesiology; sports psychology; health education
• Training & Coaching: sports science, training methods, periodization, injury management, measurement & evaluation
• Games & Sports: rules, tactics & techniques of major sports (athletics; football; hockey; volleyball; basketball; cricket; badminton; tennis; gymnastics; yoga)

4.9 Agricultural Science

• Agronomy: crop husbandry, soil & water management, pest control
• Horticulture: fruit & vegetable production, post-harvest technology
• Soil Science: texture, structure, fertility, testing, conservation
• Plant Physiology & Biochemistry: photosynthesis, respiration, growth regulators
• Animal Husbandry: breeding, nutrition, common diseases & management
• Farm Implements & Mechanization; extension methods; agro-economics

Note: This consolidated, subject-wise syllabus comprises every topic in depth, enabling aspirants to plan comprehensive preparation under each heading.

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