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TS TET Social Studies Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern

Telangana TET Social Studies Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern, Exam Date 2026

Detail Information about Telangana has published notification 2026 for the notification of TET Social Studies/Social Science Entrance Exam. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following Entrance Exam and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Notification with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.

TS TET Syllabus 2026 - Overview

 
Organization Name Department of School Education and Government of Telangana
Exam name Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test [TSTET / TG TET]
Category Syllabus and Exam Pattern
Job Location Telangana
Offical Website www.tstet.cgg.gov.in

Telangana TET Social Studies Syllabus 2026

CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY : (30 Marks)

DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD :

- Development, Growth & Maturation - Concept & Nature
- Principles of Development & their educational implications
- Factors influencing Development - Biological, Psychological, Sociological
- Dimensions of Development and their interrelationships - Physical & Motor, Cognitive, Emotional, Social, Moral, Language relating to Infancy, early Childhood, late Child hood, Adolescence.
- Understanding Development - Piaget, Kohlberg, Chomsky, Carl Rogers and Erikson
- Individual differences - Intra & Inter Individual differences in the areas of Attitudes, Aptitude, Interest, Habits, Thinking (Divergent & Convergent), Intelligence and their Assessment
- Development of Personality - Concept, Factors effecting development of Personality, Child Rearing Practices, Self-Concept
- Adjustment, Behavioral problems, Defense Mechanisms, Mental Health
- Methods and Approaches of Child Development – Introspection, Observation, Interview, Case study, Experimental, Rating Scales, Anecdotal Records, Questionnaire, Cross sectional and Longitudinal
- Developmental tasks and Hazards

UNDERSTANDING LEARNING :

- Concept, Nature of Learning - Input - Process - Outcome
- Factors of Learning - Personal and Environmental
- Approaches to Learning and their applicability - Behaviorism (Skinner, Pavlov, Thorndike), Constructivism (Piaget, Vygotsky), Gestalt (Kohler, Koffka) and Observational (Bandura)
- Dimensions of Learning - Cognitive, Affective and Performance
- Motivation and Sustenance -its role in learning.
- Memory & Forgetting
- Transfer of Learning

PEDAGOGICAL CONCERNS :

- Teaching and its relationship with learning and learner
- Learners in Contexts: Situating learner in the socio-political and cultural context
- Children from diverse contexts - Children With Special Needs (CWSN), Inclusive Education
- Understanding of Pedagogic methods - Enquiry based learning, Project based learning, Survey, Observation and Activity based learning, Co-operative & Collaborative learning
- Individual and Group learning: Issues and concerns with respect to organizing learning in class room like Study habits, Self learning and Learning to learn skills
- Organizing learning in heterogeneous class room groups - Socio-economic background, Abilities and Interest
- Paradigms of organizing Learning - Teacher centric, Subject centric and Learner centric
- Theory of Instruction - Bruner
- Teaching as Planned activity - Elements of Planning
- Phases of Teaching - Pre active, Interactive and Post active
- General and Subject related skills, competencies required in teaching and attributes of good facilitator
- Learning resources - Self, Home, School, Play, Community, Technology
- Class room Management: Role of student, teacher, Leadership style of teacher, Creation of non-threatening learning environment, Managing behavior problems, Guidance & Counseling, Child Abuse, Punishment and its legal implications, Rights of a child, Time Management.
- Distinction between Assessment for Learning & Assessment of Learning, School based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation : Perspective & Practice
- Understanding teaching & learning in the context of NCF, 2005 & Right To Education Act, 2009.

Language I (Telugu) : (30 Marks)

1. Reading comprehension (poetry, prose)

2. Telangana Literature and Culture (Ancient, Modern) Based on the textbooks prepared in 2015

Telangana poets, writers, other Telugu poets and writers in new textbooks

processes
Centuries
Arts and artists
Celebrations
Sports / Songs

3. Vocabulary

Proverbs
nationalities
Long stories
Vocabulary of Telangana
meanings
Nanartha
Synonymous words
Etymologies
Distortions of nature

4. Language features:

Duality, compound compound letters, sentences, categories, masculine and feminine, simple, parts of speech, genders, clauses, tenses, inflections, adverbs, punctuation marks, Telugu Sanskrit conjunctions, conjunctions, verbs (final, infinitive), sentence types: exclamatory, declarative, interrogative, doubtful, permissible, prohibitive, direct, indirect, subject-verb - rhyme, figures of speech, metaphors, meaning inversion.

B) Teaching Methods:

1. Language, mother tongue, mother tongue teaching goals.
2. Language - various concepts, nature, classroom application.
3. Language skills/abilities to be achieved, classroom application.
4. Teaching methods.
5. Planning, resource utilization, co-curricular program.
6. Teaching and learning tools.
7. Continuous comprehensive evaluation - Formative evaluation - Summative evaluation.

Language II (English) : (30 Marks)

Content : (24 Marks)

LANGUAGE - II (ENGLISH) :


 1. Parts of Speech 2. Tenses 3.Types of Sentences 4.Prepositions & Articles
5. Degrees of Comparison 6. Direct and Indirect Speech 7. Questions and question tags,
8. Active & Passive voice 9. Phrasal verbs 10. Reading Comprehension
11.Composition 12.Vocabulary, 13. Meaning of idiomatic expressions, 14. Correction of
Sentences, 15. Sequencing of the Sentences in the given paragraph 16. Error
identification within a sentence.

PEDAGOGY : (06 Marks)

1. Aspects of English:- (a) English language - History, nature, importance, principles of
English as second language (b) Problems of teaching / learning English
2. Objectives of teaching English.
3. Phonetics
4. Development of Language skills:- (a) Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing (LSRW).
(b) Communicative skills.
5. Approaches, Methods, Techniques of teaching English.
(a) Introduction, Definition and Types of approaches methods and techniques of
teaching English (b)Remedial teaching.
6. Teaching of structures and vocabulary items.
7. Teaching learning materials in English
8. Lesson Planning
9. Curriculum & Textbooks
10.Evaluation in English language Teaching - CCE 
 
Social Studies/Social Science : (60 Marks)

CONTENT (Marks 48)

I. DIVERSITY ON THE EARTH

1. Maps - scale - cardinal points - types of maps - evolution of maps - conventional signs - contour lines
2. Globe - oceans and continents - latitudes and longitudes - origin of earth - realms of the earth (lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere) - landforms - movements of the earth and its effect - seasons - interior of the earth
3. Solar Energy - insolation - temperature and its measuring - terrestrial radiation - polar regions
4. Elements of climate - types of rainfall.
5. Europe, Africa - location - physical features - climate - forests and wild life - population - agriculture - minerals - industries - transportation - trade, exports and imports.
6. Geography of India and Telangana - physical features - rivers and other water sources - seasons - forests - climate and its factors affecting - floods and droughts - forests and animal wealth - soils - electricity - agriculture - mineral wealth - industries - population, literacy rate - density of population - settlements and migration - transportation.

II. PRODUCTION – EXCHANGE AND LIVELIHOODS

1. Livelihood of earliest people – sites in Telangana – domestication – settled life Agriculture – types of farming – crop seasons – problems of agriculture and agricultural labourers and small farmers – contract farming – agriculture in Telangana – trade and marketing – Self Help Groups – agricultural markets yards – Minimum Support Price – trading paddy in Telangana – land holdings – phases in agricultural development – green revolution – organic farming.

2. Production – handicrafts and handlooms – cooperative societies and their role – industrial revolution – sources of energy – trade in industrial products – urbanization and slums – production in a paper factory – process of making paper – transport system in Telangana – employment in transport – congestion and pollution.

3. Industries – factors of location – agro based and mineral based industries – automobile industries and IT – phases in industrial development – Industrial policies – growth in production – environmental problems.

4. Service Activities – categories – importance – challenges.

5. Money and Banking – Barter System – exchange with money – evolution of money – emergence of banks – commercial banking – types of deposits – Cheques and Demand Drafts – loans – Internet Banking – credit in the financial system – financial literacy.

6. Prices and Cost of Living – price’s effect on people – inflation – consumer price index – regulation of prices – government budget and taxation – VAT.

7. Production and Employment – sectors of the economy – National Income (GDP) – Percapita Income – HDI – employment – organized and unorganized sectors – impact of technology on three sectors of the economy.

8. Public Health and Government – health care services – public and private health insurance.

9. Globalization – flows in economic exchange – MNCs – Foreign trade – factors enabling globalization – WTO, IMF impact.

10. Food Security and Nutritional Status of India – PDS – sustainable development meaning – sustainable development with equity.

III. POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND GOVERNANCE :

1. Tribal Panchayat system - present local body system (Gram Panchayat, Mandal Parishad and Zilla Parishad) & Urban Governments - formation and functions.
2. Emergence of kingdoms and republics - first empires - Mouryas - Rajputs - Rastrakutas – Cholas – Deccan kingdoms - Satavahana - Kushants - Guptas.
3. Regional Kingdoms : Kakatiyas - Vijayanagara Empires - Qutubshahis.
4. Moghals - Asafjahis - British Empire - landlords and tenants under the British and Nizams and Moghals- peasant movement in Hyderabad.
5. National Movement in India - Muslim League - partition and migration - merging of princely states - and Freedom Movement in Hyderabad State. 
6. Making of laws and implementation of laws - Assembly - Council and Parliament - Election process - WALTA Act-2002.
7. Indian Constitution - formation - features and preamble - Justice - Rule of Law - Judicial System - civil and criminal laws - levels of courts.
8. Changing cultural traditions in Europe 1300-1800 - renaissance - reformation - modern science.
9. Democratic and National Movements - England, American and French revolutions - unification of Germany and Italy. Expansion of Democracy in Myanmar and Libya - Civil Liberties.
10. Industrialization and social change - Britain, Germany and France - movements of women, workers (Socialism).
11. Colonialism in Latin America, Asia and Africa - impact on India and other regional movements.
12. World Wars I and II - reasons -Treaty of Versailles - League of Nations Holocaust - Nazism - Facism, consequences - Great depression.
13. National Liberation Movements in China, Vietnam and Nigeria
14. Post War World and India - UNO - NAM - west Asian conflicts - peace movements and collapse of USSR.
15. Independent India - first general elections - SRC - Relation with neighboring countries - regional agitations and formation of parties - coalition governments - Emergency period - Mandal commission - economic liberalism.
16. The Movement for the formation of Telangana - gentle men's agreement - reasons for Telangana demand - different JACs - TRS - achieving Telangana.
17. Disaster management - types of disasters - drought - accident related - threat of terrorism - human induced disasters
18. Traffic Education - traffic signals - signs - necessary documents

IV. SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND INEQUITIES :

1. Diversity in India - gender inequalities - sex ratio - employment - status of women and their work with wages - women protection acts.
2. Caste discriminations - reformers initiations.
3. Abolition of Zamindari System - Rural poverty at the time of independence - Land ceiling - Bhoodan Movement.
4. Poverty – distress in rural areas – poverty as chronic hunger – food inequality – elimination of poverty– access to affordable food – the right to life
5. Human Rights and Fundamental Rights - Right to Information - Right to Education - Lok Adalat.
6. Social Movements - Civil Rights movement in USA - Green Peace movements - Bhopal gas disaster - NBM - meria paibi - Human Rights Movement in USSR.

V. RELIGION AND SOCIETY :

1. Religion and society in early times - Indus Valley Civilization - Vedas – Hinduism, Buddism, Jainism, Christionity, Islam Bhakti movement, new religious developments in India.
2. Folk - religion – communal worship of folk deities. The antiquity of folk traditions – inter mixing of village deities and high religious traditions
3. Social and Religious Reforms Movement – Christian Missionaries and Oriental Scholars – Religious Movements of Bengal and Punjab – Reform and Education among Muslims – Reform Movements in Nizam Dominions – Women and Dalits in freedom movements.
4. Understanding Secularism.

VI. CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION :

1. Indian Heritage and Culture - Historical sites
2. Language, writing and script – Vedas – epics – jataka stories – sangam literature in Tamil.
3. culpture and Buildings – Harappan cities – Buddhist Stupas and Viharas – rock cut chaityas.
4. Rulers and Buildings – Engineering skills and construction (temples, mosques, tombs, forts and tanks)
destruction of temples – imperial style of Vijayanagara period.
5. Performing arts - Film and Print Media – Evolution of cinema – influence of films on the society – role of newspapers in cultural awakening and freedom movement.
6. Sports: Nationalism and Commerce 

PEDAGOGY (Marks: 12) :
 
1. Social Sciences as on integrating area of study: Context and concerns
- Distinguishing between Natural and Social Sciences - Social Studies and various Social Sciences -
contributions of some eminent Social Scientists
2. Aims and objectives of learning Social Sciences
- values through Social Sciences - learning objectives and illustrations - learning objectives in
constructivist approach - Academic Standards
3. School curriculum and resources in Social Sciences
- NCF-2005, RTE-2009, SCF-2011 - syllabus - Resources - Dale’s Cone of Experience
4. Teaching – Learning Geography – space, resources and development
5. Teaching – Learning Economics – State, market and development
6. Approaches and strategies for learning Social Sciences
- collaborative learning approach – 5E learning model – problem solving approach – planning –
concept mapping
7. Teaching – Learning History
8. Teaching – Learning of Political Science, Democracy and Development
9. Community Resources and Social Sciences Laboratory
10. Tools and techniques of assessment for learning: Social Sciences
Evaluation – CCE – assessment framework – assessment learning of students with special needs 


Telangana TET Social Studies Exam Pattern 2026

Duration : 150 Minutes
 
S.No Subject No.of Question Marks
1. Child Development & Pedagogy 30 30
2. Language I (Telugu) 30 30
3. Language II (English) 30 30
4. Social Studies & Social Science 60 60
  Total 150 150

TS TET Exam Date 2026 : Notified Soon

Starting Date of Application Form : Notified Soon

Last Date of Application Form : Notified Soon
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