Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Education and PhilosophyUnit 2: Schools of PhilosophyUnit 3: Indian Educational Thinkers
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Western Educational ThinkersUnit 5: Education and Society
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 4 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 22 topics
01Unit 1: Education and Philosophy
4 topics+
- Meaning of education
- Meaning of philosophy
- Relation between philosophy and education
- Aims of education
02Unit 2: Schools of Philosophy
5 topics+
- Idealism
- Naturalism
- Pragmatism
- Realism
- Existentialism
03Unit 3: Indian Educational Thinkers
5 topics+
- Mahatma Gandhi: Basic education
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Swami Vivekananda
- Sri Aurobindo
- Gijubhai Badheka
04Unit 4: Western Educational Thinkers
4 topics+
- Rousseau
- Froebel: kindergarten
- Maria Montessori
- John Dewey
05Unit 5: Education and Society
4 topics+
- Socialisation
- Formal, informal and non-formal agencies
- Education and social change
- Culture and cultural lag
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain the meaning of education and its relation with philosophy
- Compare idealism, naturalism, pragmatism, realism and existentialism in education
- Describe the educational ideas of Indian thinkers: Gandhi, Tagore, Vivekananda, Aurobindo
- Describe the contributions of Rousseau, Froebel, Montessori and Dewey
- Explain socialisation, agencies of education and education's role in social change
Who it is for
- D.El.Ed (formerly BTC) trainees of Semester 4 (SCERT Uttar Pradesh)
- Candidates preparing for UPTET / CTET who want a semester-wise revision
What you need
- Admitted to the two-year D.El.Ed (BTC) course of SCERT Uttar Pradesh
- Semesters 1 to 3 completed
- SCERT D.El.Ed textbook / notes for the semester
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does the Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education course follow?
It follows the SCERT Uttar Pradesh D.El.Ed (BTC) scheme, Semester 4. Where a DIET or private institute uses a slightly different order, the centre follows the trainee's own institute syllabus.
Will this help in the semester examination?
Yes. Each unit is revised with short notes, objective questions and previous-paper style practice.
Is it useful for UPTET / CTET?
Yes, the content and pedagogy questions match the level asked in teacher eligibility tests.
