chdeducation.gov.in Syllabus PGT Recruitment : Chandigarh Education Department

Organisation : Department Of Education, Chandigarh Administration
Entrance Exam : PGT for Direct Recruitment
Document Type : Syllabus
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Chandigarh Education PGT English Syllabus

Literature :
Poetry: William Wordsworth. John Keats, S.T. Coleridge, T.S. Eliot, John Milton, P.B. Shelly, Kamla Das
Drama: William Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, Michael Cristofer
Fiction: Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, R.K. Narayan
Literary Criticism: Aristotle, William Wordsworth, T.S. Eliot, Mathew Arnold

American Literature: Walt-Whitman, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, John Updike
Neo- Classicism: Samuel Johnson, Henry Fielding,
Reading: Unseen passage (Factual, descriptive or literary) to assess comprehension, interpretation inference and vocabulary, Unseen case-based passage with verbal/visual inputs like statistical data, charts etc, Note making and summarization based on a passage.

Textbooks : The Portrait of a Lady, A Photograph, “ We’re Not Afraid to Die… if we can be together, Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues, The Laburnum Top, The Voice of the Rain, Childhood, The Adventure, Silk Road, Father to Son, The summer of the Beautiful White Horse, The Address, Mother’s Day, Birth, The Tale of Melon City, The Last Lesson, Lost Spring, Deep Water, The Rattrap, Indigo, Poets and Pancakes, The Interview, Going Places, My Mother as Sixty-Six, Keeping Quiet, A Thing of Beauty, A Roadside Stand, Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers, The Third Level, The Tiger King, Journey to the end of the Earth, The Enemy, On the Face of It, Memories of Childhood, The Cutting of My long Hair, We Too are Human Beings.

Comprehension, interpretation inference and vocabulary, Unseen case-based passage with verbal/visual inputs like statistical data, charts etc., Note Making and Summarization based on a passage.

GRAMMAR :
** Verb
** Active Voice and Passive voice
** Subject-Verb Agreement
** Articles
** Comprehension
** Adverb, preposition, Conjunctions
** Error Correction/ Editing
** Sentence Rearrangement
** Fill in the Blanks.
** Tenses and its types
** Vocabulary
** Antonyms, Synonyms
** Clauses
** Idioms and Phrase/Proverb
** Direct-Indirect Narration

General Awareness PGT Syllabus

1. General Awareness and Reasoning :
History, Indian Polity, Geography, Current Affairs (National & International), Economic Scenario, General Policies, Scientific Research, Guiding Principles for Child Rights, Sports, Reasoning.

2. Information and Communication :
Technology (ICT), Introduction of GUI Based rating system, Elements of word processing, Spreadsheets, Making Small Presentations
Teaching Aptitude and Methodology :
Pedagogy of teaching, Inclusive teaching, Digital Modes (DIKSHA, Swayam-Prabha), ICT based teaching, Inclusive Teaching, National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and National Curriculum Framework (NCF), Understanding adolescent needs and challenges

3. Arithmetical and Numerical Ability :
Missing Numbers, Series completion, Mensuration-length, Area, Volume, Distance and Speed, Fraction and ratios, Geometry, Percentage, Basic statistics, Trigonometry, Ratio Proportion, Interpretations of graphs, Numerical Puzzles

4. (A) Test of Hindi Language and Comprehension :
Fill in the blanks- Synonyms/Homonyms, Antonyms
Error identification and correction, Active/Passive voice, Verbs, Idioms & Phrases, One-word substitutes, Unseen Passage-comprehension, Narration.

(B) Test of Punjabi Language and Comprehension :
Fill in the blanks- Synonyms/Homonyms, Antonyms
Error identification and correction, Active/Passive voice, Verbs, Idioms & Phrases, One-word substitutes, Unseen Passage-comprehension, Narration

(C) Test of English Language and Comprehension :
Fill in the blanks- Synonyms/Homonyms, Antonyms
Error identification and correction, Active/Passive voice, Verbs, Idioms & Phrases, One-word substitutes, Unseen Passage-comprehension, Narration

Music Vocal PGT Syllabus

1. RAGAS – DETAILED KNOWLEDGE, COMPARISON AND THEIR IDENTIFICATION– Ahir bhairav, Bilaskhani Todi, Puriya dhanashri, Malkauns, Bhairav, Shudh Sarang, Bhimpalasi, Jog, Alhaiya Bilawal, Puriya Kalyan.
2. MUSICAL FORMS : Dhrupad, khyal, Tarana, Thumri, Tappa, Dadra, Hori, Sadra, Dhamar, Kajri chaiti, Bhajan, Ghazal.
3. DEFINITIONS : Gram, Murchhana, Nibadh-Anibadh Gaan, Bol-baant, Murki, Resonance, Nyas-Apnyas, Kan, Gamak, Vibration, Maargi aur Deshi Sangeet, Avirbhav-Tirobhav, Melody-Harmony.
4. TALAS – PARICHAY AND ABILITY TO WRITE DIFFERENT LAYAKARIES.-Deepchandi, Dhmar, Jhaptal, Chautal, Ektal, Roopak, Teentaal, Jhumara, Adachautal, Teevra.
5. MUSICAL TREATISES (GRANTH)– Natyashashtra, Sangeet Parijat, Sangeet Ratnakar, Sangeet Makrand,Raag Tarangini, Brihaddeshi, Swarmel kalanidhi, Chaturdandi Prakaashika.
6. LIFE SKETCHES – Alladiyan khan, Bhimsen Joshi, Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Vishnu Digamber Paluskar, Faiyaz Khan, Omkar Nath Thakur, Amir Khusro, Haridas.
7. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS – Harmonium, Tanpura, Tabla, Pakhawaj, Swarmandal, Sarangi, Sarod, Flute.

8. MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS –
I. Historical development of Indian classical music from 13th to 15th century
II. Gharana- Definition and Importance.
III. Aesthetics of Raga & Tala in Indian classical Music.
IV. Notation System of Pdt. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Pdt. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar and Western Music.
V. Kanth Saadhna.
VI. Role of Media.
VII. Music Education- Merits and Demerits of Guru Shishya Parampara, Institutionalized Music Education and Online Music Education.
VIII. Time Theory of Ragas.