Tripura TET syllabus 2026
The Tripura TET syllabus has 7 sections: Child Development & Pedagogy, Language I (English), Language II (Bengali or Kokborok), Mathematics (Paper I), Environmental Studies (Paper I), Mathematics & Science (Paper II) and more. The Paper I (Classes 1–5) paper carries 150 marks.
Tripura TET syllabus
Every topic, section by section.
Paper I — Classes 1 to 5
150 marks5 sections. Tap one to read what it covers.
Child development and learning: growth and maturation, heredity and environment, socialisation, domains of development, theories of Piaget, Kohlberg, Chomsky, Vygotsky and Rogers, individual differences, theories of intelligence, gender and education, mental health, assessment for and of learning, CCE. Inclusive education: children with special needs, learning disability, gifted and specially abled learners. Learning and pedagogy: how children think and learn, errors as steps in learning, cognition and emotion, motivation, classroom management, punishment and rights of the child, guidance and counselling.
Comprehension: two passages, one prose and one poetry, with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and vocabulary. Grammar: determiners, subject-verb concord, interrogatives, question tags, prepositions, tense and time, phrasal verbs, gerunds and participles, auxiliary verbs. Pedagogy: language learning and acquisition, principles of teaching, role of grammar, language difficulties and errors, phonology, LSRW skills, teaching materials, CWSN, remedial teaching.
Comprehension and grammar of the language you choose, literature (Bengali), and pedagogy of language teaching: how a language is learnt, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, evaluation, remedial teaching and lesson planning. The official PDF lists the exact items in Bengali and Kokborok.
Geometry: angles, lines, axis, reflection and symmetry, shapes and solids, perimeter and area, surface area and volume. Measurement: length, weight, time, capacity. Numbers: natural numbers, place value, factors and multiples, prime factors, LCM and HCF, decimals. Arithmetic: unitary method, ratio, proportion, percentage, average, profit and loss. Fractions, time, data handling, patterns, money. Pedagogy: language of mathematics, methods of teaching, TLM, CCE, error analysis, diagnostic and remedial teaching.
Family and friends, work and play, plants and animals, food and nutrition, health and hygiene, shelters, travel, water, air, soil, energy, environmental characteristics of Tripura (location, climate, crops, rivers, hills, plants and animals, reserve forests, sanctuaries) and environmental protection. Pedagogy: scope of environmental studies, integrated approach, CCE, teaching aids.
Paper II — Classes 6 to 8
150 marks6 sections. Tap one to read what it covers.
Child development (elementary school child): stages of development, heredity and environment, socialisation, theories of Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky, child-centred education, intelligence and IQ, language and thought, gender, individual differences, assessment and CCE. Inclusive education and children with special needs. Learning and pedagogy: cognition, emotion and emotional intelligence, motivation, theories of learning (Pavlov, Thorndike, Skinner), personality and adjustment.
Comprehension: one prose or drama passage and one poetry passage. Grammar: concord, question tags, prepositions, tense and time, determiners, phrasal verbs, gerunds, error identification, modals, degree of comparison, transformation of sentences. Pedagogy of language development, phonology (IPA), LSRW skills, ICT in teaching, evaluation, remedial teaching.
Comprehension, grammar and language use, literature (Bengali), and pedagogy of language teaching, including lesson planning. The official PDF lists the exact items in Bengali and Kokborok.
Number system, algebra (identities, linear equations, factorisation, exponents), arithmetic (squares and roots, ratio, percentage, profit and loss, simple and compound interest), geometry (lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, construction), mensuration, data handling. Pedagogy of mathematics.
Food and nutrition, microorganisms, circulation, ecosystem and natural resources, agriculture, pollution, motion, force and pressure, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, optics, solar system, metals and non-metals. Pedagogy of science.
Geography (15): the earth, rocks, atmosphere, hydrosphere, resources, agriculture, industry, pollution, hazards, India and Tripura's forest, mineral and power resources. History (15): early civilisations to India after independence, including the tribal society and festivals of Tripura. Social and political life (15): diversity, human rights, democracy, the Constitution, local self-government in Tripura. Pedagogical issues in social studies (15).
Tripura TET: questions people ask
Should I take T-TET Paper I or Paper II?
Take Paper I if you want to teach Classes 1 to 5, and Paper II if you want to teach Classes 6 to 8. If you are eligible for both, you can sit both papers. They are on different days (20 December 2026 and 3 January 2027, tentative), so you can prepare for both. Child Development and Pedagogy, and the two language sections, are common to both papers.
Who can apply for T-TET Paper I and Paper II?
Paper I: Senior Secondary with at least 50% and a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed), or the other routes in the prospectus, such as 4-year B.El.Ed, or graduation with D.El.Ed. Paper II: graduation with D.El.Ed, or graduation or post-graduation with at least 50% and B.Ed, among other routes. You need a Permanent Resident Certificate of Tripura at scrutiny.
Which languages can I choose for Language II?
Bengali or Kokborok, for both papers. Language I is English. You choose while applying and cannot change it.
Sit a full Tripura TET mock this week
The real pattern on the real clock. Your result shows the sections to fix before the exam.