TSPSC Principals Recruitment Syllabus & Exam Pattern (Scheme of the exam)

TSPSC Principals Recruitment Syllabus & Exam pattern: TSPC Gurukulams Principals recruitment syllabus, exam pattern; Scheme and Syllabus for the post of Principals in Residential Educational Institution Societies Preliminary (Screening Test) Scheme of Examination

Syllabus:
Paper:  General Studies, General Abilities and Basic Proficiency in English

Section-I: General Studies

1.Current Affairs – Regional, National & International.
2.Indian Constitution; Indian Political System; Governance and Public Policy. 
3.Social Exclusion; Rights issues such as Gender, Caste, Tribe, Disability, etc. and inclusive policies.
4.Society Culture, Civilization Heritage, Arts, and  Literature of India and  Telangana   
5.General Science; India’s Achievements in Science and Technology
6.Environmental  Issues; Disaster  Management- Prevention and  Mitigation Strategies and Sustainable Development.
7.Economic and Social Development of India and Telangana.
8.Socio-economic, Political and Cultural History of Telangana with special emphasis on Telangana Statehood  Movement and formation of Telangana state.

Section-II: General Abilities

1.Analytical Abilities: Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation.
2.Moral Values and Professional Ethics in Education.
3.Teaching Aptitude

Section – III: Basic Proficiency in English

i) School Level English Grammar: Articles; Tense; Noun & Pronouns; Adjectives; Adverbs; Verbs; Modals; Subject-Verb Agreement; Non-Finite; Reported Speech; Degrees of Comparison; Active and Passive Voice; Prepositions; Conjunctions; Conditionals.

ii) Vocabulary: Synonyms and Antonyms; Phrasal Verbs; Related Pair of Words; Idioms and Phrases; Proverbs.
iii) Words and Sentences: Use of Words; Choosing Appropriate words and Words often Confused;  Sentence  Arrangement, Completion, Fillers and Improvement;  Transformation of Sentences; Comprehension; Punctuation; Spelling Test; Spotting of Errors.

Main Examination Scheme: TSPSC Principals Recruitment Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Paper-I Pedagogy Across the Curriculum and School Management and Administration:

Written Examination: (Objective Type)
No.of Questions: 150
Duration (Minutes): 150
Marks: 150
Paper-II Right to Education Act, National Curriculum Framework, School Organization, Teacher Empowerment, and Child Development
No. of Questions: 150
Duration (Minutes): 150
Marks:150
Interview/ Demonstration /viva-voce 30 Total: 330

Scheme of Examination: TSPSC Principals Recruitment Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Paper – I: Pedagogy Across the Curriculum and School Management and Administration

Section –A: Pedagogy Across the Curriculum:

I. The Nature of liberal disciplines of knowledge and its Historical Development  including the contributions of important thinkers across the disciplines  given in the school textbo Importance of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive areas in School Curriculum
II. Values, Aims, and Objectives of Teaching Liberal and Creative Disciplines of Knowledge including Vocational subjects, Crafts, Performance and Fine Arts, etc

III. Child Development; Psychology of Teaching and Learning Disciplines of Knowledge.  
IV. Curriculum: Construction, Organization, and Development
V. Approaches, Methods, and Techniques of Teaching Disciplines of
Knowledge  
VI. Planning for Effective Instruction: Different Plans and Designing Learning Experiences.

VII. Learning Resources and Designing Instructional Material; Labs; Teaching Aids; Textbooks; ICT integration.
VIII. Measurement and Evaluation:  Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE); Tools and Techniques of Evaluation; Achievement and Diagnostic Tests.
IX. Learning Disabilities/Difficulties and Education of Exceptional/ Disabled
Children
X. Disciplines of  Knowledge and  Everyday Life; Non-formal Education in
Schools

XI. Pedagogical Concerns: Teaching  and  Its  relationship  with  Learning and Learner, Learners in Contexts: Situating learner in the Socio-Political and Cultural Context; Managing Behavior problems, Guidance & Counseling, Punishment and Its legal implications, Rights of  a Child, Time Management,  Distinction  between  Assessment  for  Learning and Assessment of Learning, School-based Assessment, Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation: Perspective and Practice; Understanding Teaching and Learning in the context of NCF and Right to Education A

Section B: School Management and Administration:

XII.  Acts/ Rights: Right of Children  to Free and Compulsory  Education  Act, 2009 and Child Rights
XIII. National Curriculum Frame Work, 2005: Perspectives on Learning and Knowledge, Curricular Areas, School Stages and Assessment, School and Classroom Environment and Systemic Reforms.

XIV. School Organization: Institutional planning, Principal as a Leader, Teacher Quality,  Linkages and  Interface with other  Institutions and  Vice versa, Student Quality, Organization of Teaching, Co-Curricular Activities, Office Management, Resources required for a Good School, Organizational Climate, Evaluation, Job satisfaction of the staff.

XV. ADMINISTRATION: Education Code  –  Administrative  powers of  the Principal – Safety, Security & Protection, Service Rules, Office Management
XVI. FINANCE: Fundamental &Supplementary Rules; Travelling  Allowance Rules; Leave Travel Concession Rules; Medical Attendance Rules; Salary and Pension Rules; General Financial Rules: Purchase Procedures.

Paper-II
Right to Education Act, National Curriculum Framework, School Organization, Teacher Empowerment, and Child Development

1. Rights-Based Conceptual Framework for Education; Right to Education Act(India)- Conceptual, Legal and Administrative aspects. Economic, Social, Cultural, Political and  Pedagogical dimensions of educational system; National Curriculum Framework.
2. School Organization: Aims and Objectives; Principles of School Organization and Planning; Introduction to School Administration and Educational Administration: Meaning, Scope, Objectives and Principles, and Elements; A multidimensional paradigm of educational Administration: Efficiency Based Administration; Effectiveness-Based Administration; Responsiveness-Based Administration and Relevance-Based Administration; Democracy and School Administration.
3. Educational Planning, Organization, and Management at the School level; Institutional Planning; Objectives and Types of Educational Management; Management of   Human Resources, Material Resources and Financial Resources including Principles and Administration of Educational  Finances, Sources of Income and Expenditure.
4. Classroom Management and Learning; Planning of Instruction, Techniques of classroom management Teaching and Evaluation; Time Allocation and Time Management; Principles involved in curriculum planning, organizing curricular and co-curricular activities; Organizing Art and Aesthetic Education; Health and, Physical  Education and  Nutrition  Education; Working  Conditions and Safety matters.
5. Student Admissions-Attendance-Retention-Absence-Dropout-Transfer- Promotion-Repetition and  Progression; Addressing  Discipline and  Student and  Teacher  Behavioral  Problems;  Student  Support Services,   including Student Scholarships and Financial Support, Counseling and Guidance Services; Remedial Classes, Extra Coaching, and Academic Support.
6. Supervision and Inspection; Management of School Records and activities of the school;  Role of  Teacher in a  school,  stakeholders at school level education; School –Community Relationship; Role of NGOs; Educational Organizations in India; Role of the headteacher, teachers, and community in the light of Right To Education.
7. Inclusive  Education; Leadership in classroom management; Quality Assurance  Arrangements; Academic Standards;   Accountability; Code of Conduct and Ethics for Teachers and School and Educational Administrators and Managers.
8. Govt.of India, and Govt. of Telangana initiatives in the area of Educational Opportunities, School Development and Administration. Information and Communication Technology in School planning and organization; Research in Educational  Administration;  Teacher Training, Development and Empowerment Programmes.
9. Child Development: Maturational Perspectives and Brain Development; Risk and Protective Factors: the child, Family and community contexts.
10. Physical-Sensor motor, Linguistic, Cognitive, Intellectual, Behavioral, Social,   Constructive,   Emotional   and   Psychoanalytic   theories   of   Child development; Learning, Play, Motivation, Communication and Designing Child-friendly Learning  Environments;  Role  of  Family  and  Community  in  Child Development

Scheme of Exam and Syllabus for Residential Educational Institution Societies:

1. Principal
2. Staff Nurse
3. TGT
4. PGT
5. Art Teacher
6. Craft Teacher
7. Music Teacher
8. PET
9. PD
10. Librarian in Schools
11. JL
12. Librarian in colleges

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