Assam SLET (SLET NE) General Paper Syllabus 2023 Exam

Assam SLET (SLET NE) General Paper Syllabus

SLET Commission, Assam (N.E. Region)

SLETNE Syllabus PAPER-I : General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude

Note: Key Points to be remembered while giving Assam SLET (SLETNE) Exam of General Paper

(1) Five questions each carrying 2 marks are to be set from each Module.

(2) Whenever graphical / pictorial questions(s) are set for sighted candidates, a passage followed by equal number of questions and Weightage be set for visually impaired candidates.

(3) Total Time Allowed will be 1 Hour.

(4) Examination will be Pen-Paper Mode

(5) Minimum Qualification Marks at least 40% aggregate for candidates belonging to General category and at least 35% aggregate marks for candidates belonging to reserved categories.

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Objective of General Paper

The main objective is to assess the teaching and research capabilities of the candidates. The test aims at assessing the teaching and research aptitude as well.

Candidates are expected to possess and exhibit cognitive abilities, which include comprehension, analysis, evaluation, understanding the structure of arguments, deductive and inductive reasoning.

The candidates are also expected to have a general awareness about teaching and learning processes in higher education system.

Further, they should be aware of interaction between people, environment, national resources and their impact on the quality of life. The details of Assam SLET General Paper syllabus are as follows:

Assam SLET (SLET NE) General Paper Syllabus

assam slet general paper syllabus

Unit – 1: Teaching Aptitude.

(a) Teaching: Concept, Objective, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and Reflective), Characteristics and basic requirements.

(b) Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (Academic, Social, Emotional and Cognitive), Individual differences.

(c) Factors affecting teaching relative to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution.

(d) Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning; Teacher centred vs. Learner centred methods; Off-line vs. On-line methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs etc).

(e) Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern and ICT based.

(f) Evaluation Systems: Elements and Types of evaluation, Evaluation in Choice Based Credit System in Higher Education, Computer based testing, Innovations in evaluation system.

Unit – 2: Research Aptitude.

(a) Research: Meaning, Types and Characteristics, Positivism and Post-positivistic approach to research.

(b) Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical Qualitative and Quantitative methods.

(d) Thesis and Article writing: Format and styles of referencing.

(e) Application of ICT in research.

(f) Research ethics.

Unit – 3: Comprehension.

(a) A passage of text be given. Questions be asked from the passage to be answered.

A Passage will be given in question paper and you have to answer 5 questions.

Unit – 4: Communication.

(a) Communication: Meaning, Types and Characteristics of communication.

(b) Effective communication: Verbal and Non-Verbal, Inter-Cultural and group communications, Classroom communication.

(d) Mass-Media and Society.

Unit – 5: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude.

(a) Types of reasoning.

(b) Number series, Letters series, Codes and Relationships.

(c) Mathematical Aptitude (Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest and Discounting, Averages etc.).

Unit – 6: Logical Reasoning.

(a) Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, structure of categorical propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal fallacies, Uses of language, Connotations and denotations of terms, Classical square of opposition.

(b) Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning.

(d) Venn diagram: Simple and multiple use for establishing validity of arguments.

(e) Indian Logic: Means of knowledge.

(f) Pramanas: Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti (Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension).

(g) Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference)

Unit – 7: Data Interpretation.

(a) Sources, acquisition and classification of Data.

(b) Quantitative and Qualitative Data.

(d) Data interpretation.

(e) Data and Governance.

Unit – 8: Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

(a) ICT: General abbreviations and terminology.

(b) Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audit and Video-conferencing.

(d) ICT and Governance.

Unit – 9: People, Development and Environment.

(a) Development and environment: Millennium development and Sustainable development goals.

(b) Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on environment.

(c) Environmental issues: Local, Regional and Global; Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Noise pollution, Waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, hazardous, electronic), Climate change and its Socio-Economic Political dimensions.

(d) Impacts of pollutants on human health.

(e) Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear and Forests.

(f) Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies.

(g) Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change, International Agreements/ efforts – Montreal Protocol, Rio-Summit, Convention of Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance.