TN SET Exam Syllabus Paper 1
Teaching
Learner’s characteristics
Factors Affecting Teaching Related
Teaching Aptitude
Methods of Teaching in Institutions of Higher Learning
Teaching Support System
Evaluation Systems
Research
Methods of Research
Steps of Research.
Research Aptitude
Thesis and Article Writing
Application of ICT in Research
Research Ethics
Comprehension A passage of text is given. Questions are asked from the passage to be answered
Communication
Effective Communication
Communication
Barriers to Effective Communication
Mass-Media and Society
Types of Reasoning
Mathematical Reasoning and Number series, Letter series, Codes, and Relationships
Aptitude Mathematical Aptitude (Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and Percentage, Profit
and Loss, Interest and Discounting, Averages, etc.)
Understanding the Structure of Arguments
Evaluating and Distinguishing Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
Analogies
Venn Diagram
Logical Reasoning
Indian Logic
Pramanas
Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas
(fallacies of inference)
Sources, Acquisition, and Classification of Data
Quantitative and Qualitative Data
Data Interpretation Graphical representation
Data Interpretation
Data and Governance
ICT: General Abbreviations and Terminology
Information and Communication Basics of the Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio, and Video-conferencing
Technology (ICT) Digital Initiatives in Higher Education
ICT and Governance
Development and Environment
Human and Environmental Interaction
Environmental Issues
People, Development and
Impacts of Pollutants on Human Health
Environment
Natural and Energy Resources
Natural Hazards and Disasters
Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change etc
General Knowledge (Lucent)
General Knowledge (Arihant)
Language and Reasoning High School English Grammar and Composition Key
(Wren & Martin)
Quantitative Aptitude (RS Aggarwal)
Daily Newspapers (The Hindu, The Indian Express)
Current Affairs Current Affairs Monthly Compilation (Vision IAS)
Foundations of Education (A. Chaube and S. P.
Foundation of Education and Chaube)
Communication Foundations of Education (Jason C.