Detail Information about EMRS has published notification 2026 for the recruitment of PGT History vacancies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.EMRS Highlights 2026 - Overview
| Department Name |
Eklavya Model Residential School |
| Post Name |
PGT History |
| Total Posts |
Notified Soon |
| Location |
India |
| Level of Exam |
National Level |
| Category |
Syllabus and Exam Pattern |
| Official Website |
emrs.tribal.gov.in |
EMRS PGT History Syllabus 2026General Knowledge & Current affairs :
1. General Politics
2. Culture
3. Indian Constitution
4. Books
5. Current events
6. Economic
7. Geography
8. History
9. Sports and Games
10. Awards and HonorsReasoning Ability :
1. Puzzles & Seating arrangement
2. Data sufficiency
3. Statement based questions (Verbal. reasoning)
4. Inequality, Blood relations
5. Sequences and Series
6. Direction Test
7. Assertion and Reason
8. Venn Diagrams
Knowledge of ICT :
1. Fundamentals of Computer System
2. Basics of Operating System
3. MS Office
4. Keyboard
5. Shortcuts and their uses
6. Important Computer Terms and Abbreviations
7. Computer Networks
8. Cyber Security, and Internet
Teaching Aptitude :
1. Teaching-Nature
2. Characteristics
3. Objectives and Basic requirements
4. Learner's characteristics
5. Factors affecting teaching
6. Methods of Teaching
7. Teaching Aids and Evaluation SystemsLanguage Competency :(a) General English :1. Verb
2. Tenses
3. Voice
4. Subject-Verb Agreement
5. Articles
6. Comprehension
7. Fill in the Blanks
8. Adverb
9. Error Correction
10. Sentence Rearrangement
11. Unseen Passages
12. Vocabulary
13. Antonyms/Synonyms
14. Grammar
15. Idioms & Phrases(b) General Hindi1. संधि
2. समास
3. विलोम शब्द
4. पर्यायवाची शब्द
5. सामान्य अमुद्धियाँ
6. वाक्यांशों के लिए एक शब्द
7. मुहावरे लोकोक्तिया
8. अपठित गद्यांश पर आधारित प्रश्न |Domin Knowledge :-
(a) Experiential activity-based pedagogy and case study based questions(b)National Education Policy (NEP)- 2020Key Principles and Vision:-
Fundamental Pillars: Understand the five foundational pillars of NEP 2020: Access, Equity, Quality, Affordability, and Accountability.
Holistic Development: The goal of developing students who possess critical thinking, creativity, ethical values, and empathy, moving away from rote learning.
Multidisciplinarity: The breakdown of rigid subject silos between arts and sciences, and curricular and extracurricular activities.
Structural and Curricular Reforms:-
New Schooling Structure: Know the details of the 5+3+3+4 curricular structure, replacing the old 10+2 system.
Foundational Stage (Ages 3-8): Focus on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), and play-based, activity-based learning.
Preparatory Stage (Ages 8-11): Introduction of subjects and formal classroom teaching.
Middle Stage (Ages 11-14): Introduction of more abstract concepts in science, math, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Secondary Stage (Ages 14-18): Focus on multidisciplinary study, critical thinking, and flexibility in subject choice.
Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN): The policy's high priority on achieving universal FLN by Grade 3. Be aware of the National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat).
Vocational Education: Integration of vocational education from Grade 6 onwards, including internships.
Teacher Education and Professional Development:-
Teacher Recruitment and Standards: The policy's vision for a robust, merit-based teacher recruitment process. Be familiar with the proposed National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST).
Teacher Training: The new 4-year integrated B.Ed. as a minimum degree for teaching by 2030. The importance of continuous professional development (CPD) for teachers.
National Mission for Mentoring (NMM): The establishment of a large pool of mentors to support teachers.
Assessment and Technology:-
Assessment Reforms: A shift from summative, rote-based exams to regular, formative, and competency-based assessments.
PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development): The establishment of this national assessment center to set norms, standards, and guidelines.
Holistic Progress Card: The new report card system designed to provide a comprehensive view of a student's development.
Technology Integration: The creation of the National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) to promote the use of technology in education, including digital resources and virtual labs.Subject Knowledge Test (History) :
Writing and City Life
Iraq, 3rd millennium BCE
• Growth of towns
• Nature of early urban societies
• Historians’ Debate onuses of writing
An Empire across Three Continents
Roman Empire, 27BCEto600 CE
• Political evolution
• Economic Expansion
• Religion-culture foundation
• Late Antiquity
• Historians’ view on the Institution of Slavery
NOMADIC EMPIRES
The Mongol, 13th to 14th century
• The nature of nomadism
• Formation of empires
• Conquests and relations with other states
• Historians’ views on nomadic societies and state formation
The Three Orders.
Western Europe 13th - 16th century
• Feudal society and economy
• Formation of state
• Church and society
• Historians’ views on decline of feudalism
Changing Cultural Traditions
Europe 14th -17th century
• New ideas and new trends in literature and arts
• Relationship with earlier ideas
• The contribution of West Asia
• Historians’ viewpoint on the validity of the notion ‘European Renaissance
Displacing Indigenous People
North America and Australia, 18th to 20th century
• European colonists in North America and Australia
• Formation of White Settler societies
• Displacement and repression of local people
• Historians’ viewpoint on the impact of European settlement on indigenous population
Paths to Modernization
East Asia, late 19th to 20th century
• Militarization and economic growth in Japan
• China and the communist alternative
• Historians’ Debate on the meaning of modernization
BRICKS, BEADS AND BONES
The Harappan Civilization
• Broad overview: Early urban centers
• Story of discovery: Harappan civilization
• Excerpt: Archaeological report on a major site
KINGS, FARMERS AND TOWNS:
• Early States and Economies (c. 600 BCE-600 CE)
• Broad overview: Political and economic History from the Mauryan to the Gupta period
• Story of discovery: Inscriptions and the Decipherment of the script. Shifts in theUnderstanding of political and economic history.
• Excerpt: Ashokan inscription and Gupta period land grant
KINSHIP, CASTE AND CLASS
Early Society Societies (C. 600 BCE-600 CE)
• Broad overview: Social Histories: Using the Mahabharata
• Issues in social history, including caste, class, kinship an d gender
• Story of discovery: Transmission and publications of the Mahabharat
• Excerpt: from the Mahabharata, illustrating how it has been used by historians.
THINKERS, BELIEFS AND BUILDINGS
Cultural Developments (c. 600 BCE - 600 CE)
• Broad overview: A History of Buddhism: Sanchi Stupa a) A brief review of religious histories of Vedic religion, Jainism, Vaishnavism, Shaivism (Puranic Hinduism) b) Focus on Buddhism.
• Story of discovery: Sanchi stupa. Excerpt: Reproduction of sculptures from Sanchi.
THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS
Perceptions of Society (tenth to seventeenth century)
• Broad Overview: outlines of social and cultural life as they appear in traveller’s account.
• Story of their writings: A discussion of where they travelled, what they wrote and forwhom they wrote.
• Excerpts: from Al Biruni, Ibn Battuta, Francois Bernier.
BHAKTI–SUFI TRADITIONS:
Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts (eighth to eighteenth centuries)
• Broad overview: a. Outline of religious developments during this period saints. b.Ideas and practices of the Bhakti-Sufi
• Story of Transmission: How Bhakti-Sufi compositions have been preserved.
• Excerpt: Extracts from selected Bhakti-Sufi works
AN IMPERIAL CAPITAL: VIJAYANAGARA(fourteenth to sixteenth centuries)
• Broad Over View: New Architecture: Hampi a. Outline of new buildings during Vijayanagar period-temples, forts, irrigation facilities. b. Relationship between architecture and the political system
• Story of Discovery: Account of how Hampi was found.
• Excerpt: Visuals of buildings at Hampi
PEASANTS, ZAMINDARS AND THE STATE:
Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire (c. sixteenth-seventeenth centuries)
• Broad overview: The Aini-Akbari a. Structure of agrarian relations in the 16th and17th centuries. b. Patterns of change over the period.
• Story of Discovery: Account of the compilation and translation of Ain I Akbari
• Excerpt: from the Ain-i-Akbari.
COLONIALISM AND THE COUNTRYSIDE: Exploring Official Archives
• Broad overview: Colonialism and Rural Society: Evidence from Official Reports a) Life of zamindars, peasants and artisans in the late18thcentury b). Permanent Settlement, Santhals and Paharias
• Story of official records: An account of why official Investigations in to rural societieswere undertaken and the types of records and reports produced.
• Excerpts: From Fifth Report
REBELS AND THE RAJ: 1857 Revolt and its Representations
• Broad overview: a. The eventsof1857-58. b. Vision of Unity c. How these events wererecorded and narrated. Focus: Lucknow
• Excerpts: Pictures of 1857.
• Extracts from contemporary accounts.
MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE NATIONALIST MOVEMENT:
• Civil Disobedience and Beyond Broad overview: a. The Nationalist Movement 1918 - 48. b. The nature of Gandhian politics and leadership.
• Focus: Mahatma Gandhi and the three movements and his last days as “finest hours”
• Excerpts: Reports from English and Indian language newspapers and other contemporary writings.
FRAMING THE CONSTITUTION:
• The Beginning of a New Era Broad overview: The Making of the Constitution an overview: a. Independence and then new nation state. b. The making of the Constitution
• Focus: The Constituent Assembly Debates
• Excerpts: from the debates
EMRS PGT History Exam Pattern 2026Tier -I -Preliminary (Qualifying) Examination in OMR (Objective)Duration : 150 MinutesNegative Marking : 0.33
| S.No |
Subject |
No.of Question |
Marks |
| Part I |
General Awareness |
10 |
10 |
| Part II |
Reasoning Ability |
15 |
15 |
| Part III |
Knowledge of ICT |
15 |
15 |
| Part IV |
Teaching Aptitude |
30 |
30 |
| Part V |
Domain Knowledge:
a) Experiential activity-based pedagogy and case study-based questions. (20 Question)
b) NEP-2020 (10 Question)
|
30
[20+10]
|
30 |
| |
Total |
100 |
100 |
| Part VI |
Language Competency Test (General Hindi, General English-10 mark each subject). |
20 |
20 |
Tier -II (Only for Candidates who will be shortlisted in the ratio of 1:10 against the notified vacancies
on the basis of Tier I Preliminary examination)- Subject Knowledge Examination
Negative Marking : 0.33
| Component of the test |
Number of questions |
Total marks |
Duration of the test |
| Objective |
Descriptive |
Objective |
Descriptive |
|
| Subject Knowledge Test |
40 |
15 |
40 |
60 |
3 Hours |
| Total |
55 |
100 |
3 Hours |
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