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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 Institutions of higher learning: 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 System in Higher education, Computer-based testing, Innovations in evaluation systems

Unit-II: Research Aptitude

Research: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism and Postpositivistic 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 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, the structure of categorical propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal fallacies, Uses of language, Connotations and denotations of terms, Classical square of opposition
Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning
Analogies
Venn diagram: Simple and multiple uses for establishing the 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 the 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 Programs in India
Professional, Technical and Skill-Based education
Value education and environmental education
Policies, Governance, and Administration