JKSET Syllabus 2023: Download Subject-wise Syllabus PDF

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The University of Jammu has released the JK SET syllabus for Paper 1 and for all 39 subjects of Paper 2. The syllabus is available as PDF downloadable files for all the subjects separately. The JKSET Paper 1 syllabus 2023 is standard for all candidates. The subject from which the Paper 1 questions are asked is Teaching and Research Aptitude. On the other hand, JKSET Paper 2 syllabus 2023 includes questions from subjects chosen by the candidate from the list of 39 subjects in their application forms. The detailed syllabus for Paper 1 and Paper 2 is given below.

The JK SET Paper 1 is conducted for the Teaching and Research Aptitude subject. The JKSET question paper for Paper 1 assesses the teaching aptitude of the candidates and tests their reasoning ability, reading comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness. The JKSET Paper 1 syllabus comprises topics from 10 units. Five questions of two marks each are asked from each unit. Have a look at the detailed JKSET syllabus for Paper 1 below:

Unit-I: Teaching Aptitude

• Teaching: Concept, objectives, levels of teaching (memory, understanding and reflection), characteristics and basic requirements
• Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (academic, social, emotional and cognitive), individual differences
• Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution
• Methods of teaching in higher learning institutions: Teacher-centred vs learner-centred methods; offline vs online methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs, etc.).
• Teaching support system: Traditional, modern and ICT based
• Evaluation systems: Elements and types of evaluation, evaluation in Choice Based Credit Systems in higher education, computer-based testing, innovations in evaluation systems

Unit-II: Research Aptitude

• Research: Meaning, types, and characteristics, positivism and post-positivistic approach to research
• Methods of research: Experimental, descriptive, historical, qualitative and quantitative methods
• Steps of research
• Thesis and article writing: Format and styles of referencing
• Application of ICT in research
• Research ethics

Unit-III: Comprehension

A passage of text is given. Questions are asked from the passage which need to be answered.

Unit-IV: Communication

• Communication: Meaning, types and characteristics of communication
• Effective communication: Verbal and non-verbal, inter-cultural and group communications, classroom communication
• Barriers to effective communication
• Mass-media and society

Unit-V: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude

• Types of reasoning
• Number series, letter series, codes and relationships
• Mathematical aptitude (fraction, time & distance, ratio, proportion and percentage, profit and loss, interest and discounting, averages etc.)

Unit-VI: Logical Reasoning

• 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, the classical square of opposition
• Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning
• Analogies
• Venn diagram: Simple and multiple use for establishing validity of arguments
• Indian Logic: Means of knowledge
• Pramanas: Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti (Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension)
• Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference)

Unit-VII: Data Interpretation

• Sources, acquisition and classification of data
• Quantitative and qualitative data
• Graphical representation (bar-chart, histograms, pie-chart, table-chart and line-chart) and mapping of data
• Data interpretation
• Data and governance

Unit-VIII: Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

• ICT: General abbreviations and terminology
• Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing
• Digital initiatives in higher education
• ICT and Governance

Unit-IX: People, Development and Environment

• Development and environment: Millennium development and Sustainable development goals
• Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on the environment
• 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 and political dimensions
• Impacts of pollutants on human health
• Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear and Forests
• Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies
• Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change, International agreements/efforts -Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Convention on Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance

Unit-X: Higher Education System

• Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India
• Evolution of higher learning and research in post-independence India
• Oriental, conventional and non-conventional learning programmes in India
• Professional, technical and skill-based education.
• Value education and environmental education
• Policies, governance, and administration

The JKSET Paper 2 is based on the subject chosen by the candidate from the list of 39 subjects. This paper assesses the domain knowledge of candidates. Candidates can go through the detailed JK SET syllabus for Paper 2 for their respective subjects from the PDF files shared below.