08ASSAM TET · DEE

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Lower and Upper Primary papers: child development, languages, maths and EVS. No negative marking; qualify at 60%.

Assam Teacher Eligibility Test: Lower Primary and Upper Primary · Directorate of Elementary Education (DEE), Assam

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01 · VERIFY

Who can apply

  • Lower Primary: HS with 50% marks and a 2-year D.El.Ed (or as notified).
  • Upper Primary: graduation with B.Ed or D.El.Ed (or as notified).
  • Language-medium and relaxation rules are set in each notice.
  • TET is an eligibility test; recruitment happens separately.

joyjatra never decides eligibility. Read the official notification for your exact post, category and cut-off date.

02 · THE PAPER

Exam pattern, section by section

Paper I · Lower Primary (Classes I–V)

SectionQuestionsMarksNotes
Child Development & Pedagogy3030
Language I (medium of instruction)3030Assamese, Bengali, Bodo or other
Language II (English)3030
Mathematics3030
Environmental Studies3030
Total1501502 h 30 min

Paper II · Upper Primary (Classes VI–VIII)

SectionQuestionsMarksNotes
Child Development & Pedagogy3030
Language I3030
Language II (English)3030
Maths & Science or Social Studies6060By teaching subject
Total1501502 h 30 min

03 · TIME & MARKS

Pace target and an honest guessing rule

PACE BUDGET

150 min ÷ 150 = 60 s per question.

ATTEMPT RULE

No negative marking: answer every question. Use any time left to re-check pedagogy questions, which are often worded subtly.

THE ARITHMETIC

With no negative marking, a blind guess averages +0.25 marks and costs nothing. Never leave a bubble blank.

04 · WHAT TO STUDY

Detailed syllabus

5 sections · 12 topic groups. Open a section to see every unit.

01Child Development & Pedagogy3 topics
Child development
Principles of growth and development, heredity and environment, socialisation, Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky.
Inclusive education
Children with special needs, learning difficulties, gifted and disadvantaged learners.
Learning and pedagogy
How children think and learn, motivation, constructivism, assessment for learning, continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE), RTE Act 2009, NEP 2020 basics.
02Language I and Language II3 topics
Comprehension
Unseen prose and poetry passages with inference and vocabulary questions.
Grammar and usage
Parts of speech, tenses, sentence structure, idioms.
Language pedagogy
Learning and acquisition, principles of language teaching, listening and speaking, reading and writing skills, remedial teaching, evaluation.
03Mathematics2 topics
Content
Numbers, fractions, decimals, geometry, shapes and space, measurement, data handling, patterns, money, time; algebra and mensuration for Paper II.
Pedagogy
Nature of mathematics, place of maths in the curriculum, language of maths, error analysis, diagnostic and remedial teaching, evaluation.
04Environmental Studies (Paper I)2 topics
Content
Family and friends, food, shelter, water, travel, things we make and do, plants and animals; Assam’s environment, rivers and festivals.
Pedagogy
Concept and scope of EVS, integrated approach, activities, experiments, discussion, evaluation.
05Science or Social Studies (Paper II)2 topics
Science
Food, materials, the living world, moving things, natural phenomena, natural resources; science pedagogy.
Social Studies
History (including Assam history), geography (including Assam geography), social and political life; social-studies pedagogy.

Syllabus summarised from the official scheme and NCERT / state textbooks for planning. The notification is the final word.

05 · DESIGN

Preparation plan

A 4-month plan. Pedagogy carries marks in every section, so learn it as a thread, not a single chapter.

  1. PHASE 1

    Pedagogy base

    Month 12 h a day

    • Child Development & Pedagogy theory with 20 MCQs a day.
    • Language I and II grammar refresh.
    • Download the notice and confirm your paper and language medium.
  2. PHASE 2

    Content and pedagogy

    Months 2–32–3 h a day

    • Maths and EVS (or Science / Social Studies) content at Class V or VIII level.
    • Subject pedagogy after every content topic.
    • For Social Studies: Assam History and Geography bank sections.
  3. PHASE 3

    Mocks

    Month 43 h a day

    • Two 150-question mocks a week; target a steady 100+.
    • Revise pedagogy terms and theorists with recall cards.

A typical week

MonCDP + Maths content
TueLanguage I + EVS or Science
WedCDP + Maths pedagogy
ThuLanguage II (English) + Social Studies
FriSubject pedagogy + mixed MCQs
SatFull mock + review
SunRecall cards and rest

Habits that hold up

  • Read the question stem twice: pedagogy questions often hinge on a single word.
  • Answer every question.
  • Think like a teacher: the child-centred option is often the intended one.

Start with a 50–30–20 split of learn, practise and revise, then let your own diagnostic results reshape it. joyjatra plans effort; it never predicts rank, cut-off or selection.

06 · ACHIEVE

Practice and question banks

This exam tests Assam. Two topic-wise banks of 4,000 original MCQs are built into the Assam GK hub, section by section, with answers and instant feedback. Every attempt also updates your dashboard for every exam that tests Assam.

Assam History অসমৰ ইতিহাস

2,000 MCQs

Ancient Kamarupa to modern Assam in ten topic-wise sections.

  1. 01Early Assam: Sources, Legends and Archaeology200
  2. 02Ancient Kamarupa: Varman, Mlechchha and Pala Dynasties200
  3. 03Medieval Assam: Chutia, Kachari, Koch, Kamata and Bhuyan Polities200
  4. 04Ahom Kingdom: Foundation, Expansion and Rulers200
  5. 05Ahom Administration, Society, Economy and Culture200
  6. 06Ahom-Mughal Wars, Rebellions and the End of Ahom Rule200
  7. 07British Assam: Annexation, Administration, Economy and Peasant Resistance200
  8. 08Freedom Movement and Nationalist Leaders of Assam200
  9. 09Assamese Literature, Social Reform, Religion and Language Movements200
  10. 10Modern Assam: Independence, Political Change, Movements and Heritage200

The general paper is covered too: 3,997 original MCQs in English, Reasoning, Arithmetic and India GK, each answered blind by a second examiner pass before publication, with explanations in English and Assamese.

Draft status: questions are original practice items awaiting expert review. Report any error from the question screen; never treat a practice item as an official previous-year question.

07 · SOURCES

Where these figures come from

Reported pattern Pattern as reported for recent TET cycles (150 MCQs, no negative marking, 60% to qualify, 5% relaxation for reserved categories). Verify the current DEE notice.

Official site: https://dee.assam.gov.in/ · Last checked by joyjatra: 2026-10-30

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