TN TET · Syllabus
TN TET Syllabus 2026 — every subject & topic
TN TET syllabus: 7 subjects (Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I — Tamil, Language II — English, Mathematics, Environmental Studies (Paper I) and 2 more) and 165 topics. Official syllabus and notification: trb.tn.gov.in.
The complete Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TN TET) syllabus: 7 subjects, 165 topics. 53 topics below link to free study notes. Practise by topic in a topic-wise mock →
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- Child Development and Educational Psychology →
Concept of Growth and Development · Principles of Development · Influence of Heredity and Environment · Dimensions of Development · Adolescence (Paper II)
- Learning Theories →
Behaviourism · Gestalt and Insight Learning · Piaget — Cognitive Development · Vygotsky — Socio-cultural Theory · Bruner — Discovery Learning · Kohlberg — Moral Development · Constructivism
- Intelligence and Creativity →
Theories of Intelligence · Measurement of Intelligence · Creativity · Multiple Intelligences
- Individual Differences and Personality →
Basis of Differences · Gender as a Social Construct · Personality and Theories
- Inclusive Education and Children with Special Needs →
Disadvantaged Learners · Children with Learning Difficulties · Gifted and Talented Children · Right to Education Act 2009
- Learning and Pedagogy →
How Children Think and Learn · Motivation and Learning · Cognition and Emotion · Teaching Methods · Classroom Management
- Assessment and Evaluation →
Formative and Summative Assessment · Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation · Assessment Tools
- Guidance, Counselling and Mental Health →
Mental Health and Hygiene · Guidance and Counselling
Language I — Tamil
- Tamil Grammar (Ilakkanam) →
Eluttu Ilakkanam · Sol Ilakkanam · Porul Ilakkanam · Yappu Ilakkanam · Ani Ilakkanam
- Tamil Literature →
Sangam Literature · Thirukkural · Bhakti Literature · Tamil Epics · Modern Tamil Literature
- Tamil Comprehension →
- Vocabulary →
- Pedagogy of Tamil Language →
Language Acquisition vs Learning · Principles of Tamil Teaching · LSRW Skills · Teaching-Learning Materials · Evaluation of Tamil Proficiency · Remedial Teaching
Language II — English
- Reading Comprehension →
- English Grammar →
Tenses · Parts of Speech · Voice and Reported Speech · Sentence Structure
- Vocabulary →
- Phonology →
- Pedagogy of English →
Principles of English Teaching · LSRW Skills in English · Teaching in Diverse Classrooms · Teaching-Learning Materials · Evaluating Language Proficiency · Remedial Teaching
Mathematics
- Number System →
- Fractions and Decimals →
- Algebra →
- Geometry →
- Mensuration →
- Data Handling →
- Percentage and Ratio →
- Profit, Loss and Interest →
- Time, Speed and Distance →
- Measurement →
- Pedagogy of Mathematics →
Nature of Mathematics · Place of Mathematics in Curriculum · Language of Mathematics · Community Mathematics · Evaluation in Mathematics · Remedial Teaching in Math · Problems of Teaching Math
Environmental Studies (Paper I)
- Family and Friends →
- Food →
- Shelter →
- Water →
- Travel →
- Things We Make and Do →
- Our Environment →
- Health and Hygiene →
- Tamil Nadu Environment →
- Pedagogy of EVS →
Concept and Scope of EVS · Significance of EVS · Activities and Experimentation · CCE in EVS · Teaching Materials · Problems of Teaching EVS
Mathematics and Science (Paper II)
- Algebra →
- Number System →
- Geometry and Trigonometry →
- Mensuration →
- Statistics →
- Physics →
Force, Motion and Work · Heat and Light · Electricity and Magnetism · Sound
- Chemistry →
Matter and Its Nature · Elements and Compounds · Acids, Bases and Salts
- Biology and Life Processes →
World of Plants · World of Animals · Human Body and Health · Environment and Ecology
- Pedagogy of Math and Science →
Nature and Structure · Aims and Objectives · Methods of Teaching · Laboratory and Practical Work · Evaluation · Remedial Teaching
Social Studies (Paper II Alternative)
- History →
Ancient India · Medieval India · Modern India and Freedom Struggle · History of Tamil Nadu · World History
- Geography →
The Earth and Solar System · Physical Geography · Geography of India · Geography of Tamil Nadu · Maps and Map Reading
- Civics and Political Science →
Indian Constitution · Union and State Government · Local Self-Government · Indian Judiciary
- Economics →
Basic Concepts · Indian Economy · Development
- Pedagogy of Social Studies →
Concept and Nature · Aims and Objectives · Methods of Teaching · Teaching Materials · Evaluation in Social Studies · Problems of Teaching
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