 Hi friends, welcome to my channel, I am Ardita Karwa and in this video, I will be talking to you about the TGT-PGT examination, the syllabus and the paper pattern. So, if you or somebody who is planning to or is preparing for TGT-PGT English, then this video is for you. Before I dig in deep and tell you all about the syllabus, I am going to quickly share what TGT and PGT stands for. TGT stands for trained graduate teachers and PGT stands for post-graduate trained teachers. So, basically, if you want to teach students till grade 10 in schools, then you need to have a TGT certificate. However, if you want to teach 11th and 12th grade students, then you have to have a PGT certificate. Another difference is the qualification required for both these exams. People who have completed their graduation can apply for TGT examination and obtain the TGT certificate. Whereas aspirants who have completed their post-graduation can apply for PGT examination and obtain their PGT certificate. Different government bodies like NVLs, KVLs, DEEs conduct TGT and PGT examinations. Every state in India also conducts their own TGT-PGT exam. When you go through the TGT-PGT syllabus of different government bodies and analyse it, you will realise that mostly all of them have similar syllabus. Some of these states and their respective exam conducting bodies have defined the syllabus in a very structured manner when some have left the syllabus open-ended. So in today's video, we shall cover the entire paper pattern and syllabus that will apply to all TGT-PGT exams irrespective of the government body that is conducting it. But before moving on to the paper pattern, I would like to throw some light on some important facts. So, first we need to understand the mode in which the TGT-PGT exam is conducted. Are they pen and paper based or computer based? Well, different government bodies adapt different modes while some go to pen and paper mode, others adapt computer based mode. The number of questions asked also varies from about 100 to 150 questions and do remember that we do not have negative marking across any TGT-PGT exam. Now, if we discuss the type of questions asked, mostly all of them follow the MCQ pattern. Subjective questions are hardly asked in any TGT-PGT exams. Let us now discuss the paper pattern. Any TGT-PGT exam is divided into two sections. Section one is dedicated to grammar while the other is dedicated to literature. We will discuss both these sections in detail in this video today. But before that, I would want to shed some light on the difficulty level as many of you might be worried about it. So, let me tell you that the difficulty level of TGT-PGT exam is very less when compared to the level of the UGC-NET exam. Even the syllabus of TGT-PGT is easier when compared to the UGC-NET exam. So, it's very, very easy to crack this exam. The length of the syllabus is limited. Any student who studies 3-4 hours per day for two months, just two months, can easily crack this exam. So, don't be afraid because the paper is very easy. So, let us dive in and talk about the devil that is the syllabus. The syllabus is highly dependent on the body which is responsible for conducting the respective TGT-PGT exam. In this video, I shall talk comprehensively about a syllabus that shall apply to every TGT-PGT exam. Every government body has a slightly different prescribed syllabus when compared to others. For example, the number of topics prescribed in the syllabus of Uttar Pradesh, UP-TGT-PGT is more than what is prescribed in the exam conducted by DEE-SB. So, we will try and cover the wide range that will include all the TGT-PGT exams. So finally, let's discuss what is the difference between the syllabus of TGT and PGT. There is just one minute difference. The TGT syllabus is little more compact than what we have in the PGT syllabus. PGT definitely has a wider syllabus to cover. It should be because post graduates are giving this exam. So, now that we know the basic facts and we've got all of them covered, it's time to look at the syllabus and paper pattern in detail. So, let us now move to section number one which is grammar. And let's see what are the topics that they cover in grammar. The grammar section is very, very easy as it covers some very common types of topic. Irrespective of the subject for which you're giving the TGT-PGT exam, grammar remains a common topic which needs to be covered by everyone. Hence, you will see that the syllabus of grammar is rather concise and includes topics like reading comprehension, basic grammar topics like parts of speech, tenses, error detection, direct and direct speech, vocabulary topics like synonyms, anthonyms, idioms, phrases. So, the syllabus is pretty compact. Now, I know what you'll ask next. Haha, I know how to read minds. You will ask, Karputa, which book should I refer to for the grammar portion and how should I prepare for it? If that's what you're asking, I will be taking this in my next video. So, if you are looking for a detailed, comprehensive book list and free resources for TGT-PGT exam, then go ahead and subscribe this channel as in my upcoming videos I will be talking about the book list free resources for TGT-PGT exam. Now, let us move on and look at section number two which is literature. So, I have displayed the literature syllabus on the screen. You may find a bit of difference in the literature syllabus of your TGT-PGT exam since there is a slight difference in every government body and the prescribed syllabus but most of the topics are common in all the TGT-PGT exam. Now, what I have seen in the students is that usually they fail the TGT-PGT exam due to their poor hold on the literature section. While they score good marks in the grammar section, they usually fail to score good marks in the literature section. Hence, for a good grip, pay utmost importance to what I am going to discuss now. Ready? Let's go. The first topic under literature is authors and their works which contributes to almost 50-60% questions in the paper. And basically these authors are prominent figures from British literature like William Wordsworth, William Shakespeare or prominent figures from American literature such as Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, Ernest Hemingway and others. There are also questions from Indian literature like Kamaladas, Murkara Chanand, all these writers are covered. In D-Triple SB, you can even find up African writers like Chinua Achive and so the list of writers might change from one PGT exam to another state's PGT-TGT exam. But mostly only the prominent writers are asked in any kind of PGT-TGT exam. So the most common mistake students make is just studying the summaries of these authors and neglecting the other details such as famous quotations, subtitles, characters, intertextual references. So whenever you read an author, you need to study a little deeper with a focus on many other details. For example, there is a very important writer for the PGT-TGT exam. Who is that? Charles Lam. When you study him, you need to study his biography, his works the most prominent one is essays of Ilya in which he used the pseudo-named Ilya and even his essay The South Sea House which is quite often asked in the examination. They can even ask a detailed question like to which poem or which romantic writer does the court a thing of beauty is a joy forever belong. So you should know that it belongs to none other than John Keats out of all the other options. Then if we talk about the novels by Charles Dickens we get questions on the characters. Hence you need to make mind maps and diagrams to remember these characters in a logical manner. Hence you see that for all these authors and works you have to cover everything. Only then you will be able to attend those 50 to 60% questions asked in the exam. To master them, you need a proper way to study each author and their works. Studying the bare facts from a superficial guidebook won't help you clear the TGTPGT exam. Before we move on to the next point here is something that I want to share. If you are preparing for TGTPGT exam then I have an amazing news for you. We've just released a separate video calls for all TGTPGT aspirants. We are proud to announce that we are the only institute in India right now that teaches through animated videos. 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Me and my team will be more than happy to assist you. Let us now move on to the second topic of this syllabus of English literature that is the history of English literature. So the history of English literature is a very important topic. So as many questions are asked from it. Hence to understand this part it is very important that you study the entire history of English literature beginning from Anglo-Saxon till the postmodern age. With a special focus on the writers of different ages, the culture, societal norms, historic situations that were prevalent in those ages. And do remember it will be better if you study this portion of 1500 years in a chronological order. And the third important point is to study forms of literature which is the third topic in the TGTPGT syllabus. So the forms of literature focus on the types of novels, dramas and poetry. For example, a poem can be an old, a sonnet or an epic, right? If we talk about romantic writers like P. B. Sherry, he wrote a significant number of odds. Remember, odd to the west wind. On the other hand, if we talk about William Shakespeare, he wrote sonnets while Milton's Paradise Lost is an epic poem. So, as you can see that there are different forms of poetry. Similarly, there are variations within drama or plays itself. Can you guys state any two works that are a fine example of kitchen sink drama? If yes, then comment below and I will be very happy to give the top 10 comments a big shout out. Just like drama and poetry, there are different types of novels as well. For example, we have an epistolary novel which is written as a series of letters. Another one is Coming of the AIDS novel where the character in focus and his development is portrayed and traced across the entire story. Now let us move on and look at the last topic under English literature which is figures of speech. Every literature student knows the simplest of the figures of speech such as simile, metaphor, alliteration. However in the TGTPGT exam, you don't only get questions from the simple figures of speech but also from the complex ones like apostrophe, metonymy. Some of them might be very new to you but you need to study them for the exam perspective as around 15 to 20 questions from this topic will be asked in the exam. So summarizing what I have said above, there are four main topics in the literature portion. Authors and the works, history of English literature, forms of literature and figures of speech. So if you master these four topics then there is nothing that can stop you from clearing the TGTPGT exam and more students frequently ask me which section should they focus more on grammar or literature. As per my advice you need to equally focus on both the sections as both of them are important but since grammar is easy and has limited syllabus you can give it less time but you need greater effort, time and guidance for the literature part. 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