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: Indian National MovementUnit 2: Geography of India
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 3: Constitution and Civic LifeUnit 4: Pedagogy of Social Studies
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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 · 4 chapters · 23 topics
01Unit 1: Indian National Movement
6 topics+
- Revolt of 1857
- Indian National Congress (1885)
- Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi movement
- Gandhian movements: Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience (Dandi March), Quit India
- Revolutionaries and Subhas Chandra Bose
- Independence and Partition (1947)
02Unit 2: Geography of India
6 topics+
- Location and physical divisions of India
- Rivers and drainage
- Climate and monsoon
- Soils, forests and wildlife
- Agriculture and minerals
- Uttar Pradesh: physical features and resources
03Unit 3: Constitution and Civic Life
5 topics+
- Making of the Constitution
- Preamble and salient features
- Fundamental rights and fundamental duties
- Union and state government
- Panchayati Raj and urban local bodies
04Unit 4: Pedagogy of Social Studies
6 topics+
- Nature and aims of social studies
- Story-telling and dramatisation
- Source method and use of museums
- Field trip and project method
- Map, globe, timeline and chart as teaching aids
- Assessment in social studies
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain the Indian national movement and its main leaders and events to upper primary children
- Teach the physical features, climate and resources of India with maps
- Explain the Constitution, fundamental rights and duties and local self-government
- Use story-telling, source, field-trip, project and map-reading methods in social studies
- Prepare timelines, maps and charts as teaching aids
- Assess social studies learning through projects, observation and tests
Who it is for
- D.El.Ed (BTC) trainee teachers of Semester 4 (SCERT Uttar Pradesh)
- Candidates preparing for the D.El.Ed semester examination and the pedagogy sections of UPTET / CTET
- Primary and upper primary teachers who want to refresh subject teaching methods
What you need
- Completion of D.El.Ed Semesters 1-3 (Social Studies Teaching-I to III)
- General knowledge of Indian history and geography at Class 10 level
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 this course follow?
It follows the SCERT Uttar Pradesh D.El.Ed (BTC) Semester 4 Social Studies Teaching syllabus. Where your institute's syllabus differs, the centre follows your own syllabus.
Is map work included?
Yes. Map reading and map filling of India and Uttar Pradesh are practised in every geography class.
Is this useful for UPTET / CTET?
Yes. Social studies content and pedagogy of Paper 2 and the EVS of Paper 1 are covered.
Are teaching methods explained with examples?
Yes. Each method is shown with a sample lesson from the upper primary textbook.
