pscwb.org.in Syllabus for Assistant Professor in Physical Education : West Bengal Public Service Commission

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Designation : Assistant Professor in Physical Education
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Assistant Professor Exam Syllabus :

UNIT-I :
** Philosophies of Physical Education – Idealism, Naturalism, Realism, Pragmatism, Existentialism and Humanism.

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** Biological basis of physical activity – sex and age characteristics in different phases of life, stress and health, Fatigue, Body type, Postural deformities, and Growth and exercise.

** Sociological basis of Physical Education- Competition and Co-operation, social facilitation and reenforcement, socialisation through games and sports, social nature of man and physical activity.

** Psychological basis of physical Education- Play and play theories, Principles of motor- skill acquisition, Transfer of Training, Perceptual motor learning , General principles of growth and development.

** Olympic Movement- Historical development of Ancient and Modern Olympic games. Physical Education for national integration and international understanding . Physical Education in India .

UNIT-II :
** Criteria of an acceptable research problem, Types of research-fundamental, applied and action research, sampling- process and techniques, Data collection-tools and techniques; Indexing, Abstracting , Scanning, Note taking, Score cards and Records.

** Statistical techniques of data analysis and interpretation- Measures of Central tendency and variability, correlation, normal probability curve, t-test, F-test, chi-square test and z-test, type – I and type – II error, Null-Hypothesis.

UNIT-III :
** Physiology of muscular activity-gross and microscopic structure of skeletal muscles, Neurotransmission and movement mechanism physiology of respiration and blood circulation.

** Bioenergetics and recovery process, thermodynamics of muscle contraction, O2 debt, Aerobic and Anaerobic muscular activities, work capacity under different conditions-hot, humid, cold and high altitude, factors influencing performance in sports.

** Ergogenic aids and doping, Effects of drugs, tobacco and alcohol on athletic performance

** Athletic injuries – definition of different terms related to injury, Injury and their management-head and face, shoulder, arms and elbow joints, neck trank and back, abdomen, thigh knee, ankle and foot.

** Therapeutic modalities and their application. Rehabilitation program of ankle, knee, hip, lower back, shoulder, elbow and neck injuries.

UNIT-IV :
** Joints and their movements- planes and axes. Body levers, Laws of motion, Principles of equilibrium, force, spin and elasticity, Acceleration, angular motion, projectile.

** Work, power and energy, Centre of gravity, centripetal and centrifugal force, friction, co-efficient of friction, air and water resistance, law of impact and rebound.

** Mechanical analysis of fundamental, daily-life and sports skills (walking, running, jumping, throwing and catching; track and field, football, cricket, basketball, volleyball gymnastics and Kabaddi).

** Anthropometric measurements – Girths, circumference skin folds, body proportion, body composition. Lean Body Mass, Body density, % of Body Fat determination procedures, seldom’s method and, Heath and carter’s Methods of sowatotyping.

UNIT –V :
** Learning process – theories and laws of learning personality, it’s dimensions, theories, personality and sport performance.

** Sensation and perception, Attention and Interest, Instinct and emotion – their role in learning physical Education ,Motivation – theories and dynamics of motivation in sports Psychological factors affecting sports performance – viz. Stress, anxiety, aggression, frustration, conflict and fear.

** Psycho – regulative procedure – (autogenic and idiomotoric training , Autosuggestion).

UNIT – VI :
** Characteristics and principles of sports training, Training load and periodisation – competitive, general and specific exercise Training Load adaptation – Overloading – reasons and remedies Training method for motor quality development – speed, strength endurance, flexibility ,agility and power.

** Short term and long term training plans, Technical and tactical preparation of athletes, training cycles.

** Preparation for competition – (built up competitions, main competition(s), competition frequency Psychological, preparation).