TG TET Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern for Paper 1 and Paper 2
Department of School Education, Government of Telangana, has released a TG TET Syllabus 2026 along with the marking scheme on its official website, https://schooledu.telangana.gov.in. As the exam will be conducted from 3rd to 31st January 2026, so candidates must start preparing for the eligibility test from todaay onwards. Those preparing must review the subject-wise topics, marking scheme, and exam pattern mentioned in the article and follow a well-planned strategy to score better in the exam.
TG TET Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2026
The department has released a TG TET Notification 2026 for the Telangana Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), a state-level exam for recruiting eligible teachers. It is conducted to recruit eligible teachers for primary classes (1st to 5th grade) and upper primary classes (6th to 8th grade). Both papers have various subjects Child Development and Pedagogy, Language papers, Mathematics, Science or Social Studies and Environmental Studies. Candidates must prepare as per the topics mentioned in the TG TET Syllabus 2026.
TG TET Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2026: Overview
Exam Name
Telangana Teacher Eligibility Test (TG TET-2026)
Organization
Department of School Education
Level of Exam
State Level
Exam Date
3rd to 31st January 2026
Mode of Exam
Online
Nature of Exam
Objective
No of Questions
Paper 1- 150
Paper 2- 150
Full Marks
Paper 1- 150
Paper 2- 150
Duration of Exam
2 hour 30 minutes
Marking Scheme
Correct: 1 marks added Incorrect: No negative marking
The exam consists of two papers. Paper 1 is for primary level teacher positions, while Paper 2 is for upper primary level teacher positions. Candidates preparing for the exam should familiarize themselves with the exam pattern to gain better clarity. The details of the TG TET Exam pattern for 2026 are outlined below.
TG TET Exam Pattern 2026 for Paper-1
The TG TET 2026 Exam will comprise of the following Subjects in Paper 1:
There will be 150 objective-type questions asked in the examination.
Each question carries 1 mark.
The duration of the exam is 2.5 hours
There will be no negative marking for any incorrect attempt.
TG TET Paper–I Exam Pattern 2026
Subject
Questions
Marks
Duration
Child development and Pedagogy
30
30
2.5 hours
Language – I (Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil and Gujarat)
30
30
Language – II (English)
30
30
Mathematics
30
30
Environmental Studies
30
30
Total
150
150
TG TET Exam Pattern 2026 for Paper-2
The TG TET Exam 2026 will comprise the following Subjects in Paper 2:
The exam consists of four sections: Science and Math or Social Science section has 60 questions, while each of the other three subjects contains 30 questions.
The exam duration is 2.5 hours.
The total questions asked in the exam is 150
Each question carries 1 mark and there is no negative marking.
TG TET Paper–II Exam Pattern 2026
Subject
Questions
Marks
Duration
Child development and Pedagogy
30
30
2.5 hours
Language – I (Hindi, Urdu, Bangla, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian, English)
30
30
Language – II (English)
30
30
Science and Mathematics / Social Science
60
60
Total
150
150
TG TET Paper 1 Syllabus 2026
Paper 1 of the TG TET Exam 2026 is mainly for the recruitment of teachers from class 1 to class 5. Every correct answer will secure 1 mark whereas a wrong answer will deduct 1 mark. Candidates can check all language syllabus pdf given in the tabular form.
Principles of Development & their Educational Implications
Factors Influencing Development - Biological, Psychological, Sociological
Dimensions of Development and their interrelationships - Physical & Motor, Cognitive, Emotional, Social, Moral, and Language relating to Infancy, early Childhood, late Childhood, and Adolescence.
Understanding Development - Piaget, Kohlberg, Chomsky, Carl Rogers and Erikson
Individual differences - Intra & Inter Individual differences in the areas of Attitudes, Aptitude, Interest, Habits, Thinking (Divergent & Convergent), Intelligence and their Assessment
Development of Personality - Concept, Factors affecting the development of Personality, Child Rearing Practices, Self-Concept Adjustment, Behavioral problems, Defense Mechanisms, Mental Health
Methods and Approaches of Child Development – Introspection, Observation, Interview, Case study, Experimental, Rating Scales, Anecdotal Records, Questionnaire, Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Developmental Tasks and Hazards
Understanding Learning
Concept, Nature of Learning - Input - Process – Outcome
Factors of Learning - Personal and Environmental
Approaches to Learning and their applicability - Behaviorism (Skinner, Pavlov, Thorndike), Constructivism (Piaget, Vygotsky),
Gestalt (Kohler, Koffka) and Observational (Bandura)
Dimensions of Learning - Cognitive, Affective and Performance
Motivation and Sustenance -its role in learning.
Memory & Forgetting
Transfer of Learning
Pedagogical Concerns
Teaching and its Relationship with Learning and Learners
Learners in Contexts: Situating learners in the socio-political and cultural context
Children from diverse contexts - Children With Special Needs (CWSN), Inclusive Education
Understanding of Pedagogic methods - Enquiry based learning, Project-based learning, Survey, Observation and Activity based learning, Co-operative & Collaborative learning
Individual and Group learning: Issues and concerns with respect to organizing learning in the classroom like Study habits, Self-learning and Learning to learn skills
Organizing learning in heterogeneous classroom groups - Socio-economic background, Abilities and Interests
Paradigms of organizing Learning - Teacher centric, Subject centric and Learner centric
Theory of Instruction - Bruner
Teaching as Planned Activity - Elements of Planning
Phases of Teaching - Pre active, Interactive and Post active
General and Subject related skills, competencies required in teaching and attributes of a good facilitator
Classroom Management: Role of the student, teacher, the Leadership style of the teacher, Creation of a non-threatening learning environment, Managing behaviour problems, Guidance & Counseling, Child Abuse, Punishment and its legal implications, Rights of a child, Time Management
The distinction between Assessment for Learning & Assessment of Learning, School-based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: Perspective & Practice
Understanding Teaching & Learning in the Context of NCF, 2005 & Right To Education Act, 2009
Language-I
Telugu
Urdu
Hindi
Bengali
Kannada
Marathi
Tamil
Gujarati
Language-II (English)
Parts of speech
Tenses
Types of sentences
Prepositions & articles
Degrees of comparison
Direct and indirect speech
Questions and question tags
Synonyms Antonyms
Active & passive voice
Phrasal verbs
Reading comprehension
Composition
Vocabulary
Meaning of idiomatic expressions
Correction of sentences
Sequencing of the sentences in the given paragraph
Error identification within a sentence
Pedagogy
Aspects of English:- (a) English language - History, nature, importance, principles of English as a second language (b) Problems of teaching/learning English
Objectives of Teaching English
Phonetics
Development of Language skills:- (a) Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing (LSRW), (b) Communicative skills Approaches, Methods, and Techniques of Teaching English
Introduction, Definition, and Types of Approaches Methods and Techniques of Teaching English and Remedial Teaching
Paper 2 of the TG TET Exam 2026 is mainly for the recruitment of teachers from class 6 to class 8. Every correct answer will secure 1 mark whereas a wrong answer will deduct 1 mark. Candidates can check all language syllabus pdf given below.
Principles of Development & their Educational Implications
Factors Influencing Development - Biological, Psychological, Sociological
Dimensions of Development and their interrelationships - Physical & Motor, Cognitive, Emotional, Social, Moral, Language relating to Infancy, early Childhood, late Childhood, and Adolescence.
Understanding Development - Piaget, Kohlberg, Chomsky, Carl Rogers and Erikson
Individual differences - Intra & Inter Individual differences in the areas of Attitudes, Aptitude, Interest, Habits, Thinking (Divergent & Convergent), Intelligence and their Assessment
Development of Personality - Concept, Factors affecting the development of Personality, Child Rearing Practices, Self-Concept Adjustment, Behavioral problems, Defense Mechanisms, Mental Health
Methods and Approaches of Child Development – Introspection, Observation, Interview, Case study, Experimental, Rating Scales, Anecdotal Records, Questionnaire, Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Developmental Tasks and Hazards
Understanding Learning
Concept, Nature of Learning - Input - Process – Outcome
Factors of Learning - Personal and Environmental
Approaches to Learning and their applicability - Behaviorism (Skinner, Pavlov, Thorndike), Constructivism (Piaget, Vygotsky),
Gestalt (Kohler, Koffka) and Observational (Bandura)
Dimensions of Learning - Cognitive, Affective and Performance
Motivation and Sustenance -its role in learning.
Memory & Forgetting
Transfer of Learning
Pedagogical Concerns
Teaching and its Relationship with Learning and Learners
Learners in Contexts: Situating learners in the socio-political and cultural context
Children from diverse contexts - Children With Special Needs (CWSN), Inclusive Education
Understanding of Pedagogic methods - Enquiry based learning, Project-based learning, Survey, Observation and Activity based learning, Co-operative & Collaborative learning
Individual and Group learning: Issues and concerns with respect to organizing learning in the classroom like Study habits, Self-learning and Learning to learn skills
Organizing learning in heterogeneous classroom groups - Socio-economic background, Abilities and Interests Paradigms of organizing Learning - Teacher centric, Subject centric and Learner centric
Theory of Instruction - Bruner
Teaching as Planned Activity - Elements of Planning
Phases of Teaching - Pre active, Interactive and Post active
General and Subject related skills, competencies required in teaching and attributes of a good facilitator
Classroom Management: Role of the student, teacher, the Leadership style of the teacher, Creation of a non-threatening learning environment, Managing behaviour problems, Guidance & Counseling, Child Abuse, Punishment and its legal implications, Rights of a child, Time Management
The distinction between Assessment for Learning & Assessment of Learning, School-based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: Perspective & Practice
Understanding Teaching & Learning in the Context of NCF, 2005 & Right To Education Act, 2009
Language-I
Telugu
Urdu
Hindi
Bengali
Kannada
Marathi
Tamil
Gujarati
Language-II English
Parts of speech
Tenses
Types of sentences
Prepositions & articles
Degrees of comparison
Direct and indirect speech
Questions and question tags
Active & passive voice
VerbsReading comprehension
Vocabulary
Meaning of idiomatic expressions
Correction of sentences
Sequencing of the sentences in the given paragraph
Error identification within a sentence
Conjunction
Opposite words
Antonyms, Synonyms and Spellings
Composition - letter writing - precise writing
Pedagogy
Mathematics & Science
Number System
Trigonometry
Arithmetic
Sets
Geometry
Mensuration
Data Handling
Algebra
Pedagogy
Science
Natural Resources - Air, Water
Our Universe
Natural Phenomenon
Mechanics - Kinematics, Dynamics
Magnetism and Electricity
Matter around us
Laws of Chemical Combination and Chemical Calculations
Candidates must attain the minimum qualifying marks to pass the Telangana State Teaching Eligibility Test (TG TET) 2026. As mentioned in the notification pdf, the TG TET Minimum qualifying marks are as follows.
TG TET Paper 1 for class 1 to 5 has 5 sections, and each section has 30 questions, with 1 mark for each question.
Paper 1 consists of topics from class 1 to 5 whereas paper 2 consists of topics from class 6 to 8. Any candidate can definitely appear for both the papers if one wishes.
Ans. Although the TG TET syllabus 2025 is vast, but with proper time management, devotion and consistency one can complete it in 4 months.
