NTET 2026 Syllabus

NTET 2026 Syllabus (8 Units/Modules) 1. Teaching & Training - Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and Reflective), Characteristics, and basic requirements - Teaching methods, new methods of teaching (approach) - Utilization of Basic teaching and basic skills of teaching - Understanding Learner's characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (Academic, Social, Emotional, and Cognitive), Individual differences - Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution - Methods of clinical teaching/ bedside teaching - Learning styles - VARK – Visual, Aural/Auditory, Reading/Writing & Kinesthetic 2. Communication - Communication: Meaning, types, characteristics and purpose of communication - Effective communication: Verbal and Non-verbal, Inter-Cultural and group Communications, Classroom communication - Barriers to effective communication - Mass-Media and Society - Teacher-Learner communication - Doctor-patient communication 3. Classroom Management - Classroom Management - Practical Classroom Management - Psychology & Classroom Management - Personal Approach to Classroom Management - Ensuring Engagement & Motivation in the Classroom - Routines & Technology in the Classroom - Forming Positive Learning Environments - Disciplinary Problems - Management Strategies for Diverse Classrooms - Managing classroom and other learning environments (clinical, OPD, Practical labs, skill labs, community outreach) 4. Assessment Methods - Concepts and principles of Learning assessment - Evaluation in choice Based Credit System in Higher education - Computer-based Testing - Consideration of Innovations in evaluation systems - Assessment of clinical competence - Role of observation and feedback in assessment - Structured oral exam, long case, short case and Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) - Assessment Types: Formative and summative assessment; periodic assessment etc. 5. Educational Technologies - Advancement in educational technologies - Information and Communication Technology (ICT): General abbreviations and terminology - Usage of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing - ICT and Governance Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning: Teacher-centered vs. Learner-centered methods; Off-line vs. Online methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs etc.) - Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern, and ICT based 6. Educational Psychology - Educational psychology as a discipline - Role of educational psychology - learning and teaching today - Cognitive development: Brain and cognitive development - Guidelines to teaching: Piaget's theory of cognitive development - Vygotsky's Sociocultural perspective - Bronfenbrenner's social context, Self and moral development 7. Andragogy in Education - Meaning of Andragogy - Need and importance of Andragogy - Principles of Andragogy - Characteristics of Adult Learners - Competencies of Self-Directed Learning 8. Learning and Pedagogy - Concepts of Pedagogy - Meaning of Pedagogy - Steps of Pedagogical Analysis - Concepts of Critical Pedagogy - Development of the concept of pedagogy - Need and importance of Pedagogy - Formulations of Learning Objectives, Teaching-Learning