A Common Entrance Test, designated as Telangana State Education Common Entrance Test through Computer Based Test -2020 (TS Ed.CET-2020 (CBT) will be conducted by the convener, TS Ed.CET-2020, Osmania University on behalf of the Telangana State Council of Higher Education for admission into B.Ed.(Two years)Regular Course in the Colleges of Education in Telangana for the academic year 2020-2021
TS Ed.CET-2020 is a CBT test will be conducted by the convener of Osmania University on behalf of the Telangana State Council of Higher Education.
TS Ed.CET 2020 Exam will be held on 23th May 2020 (Saturday)
Students should satisfy the following requirements shall be eligible to appear for TS Ed.CET-2020 (CBT) for admission into 2-year B.Ed Course.
TS Ed.CET 2020 Eligibility Criteria
- The candidate should be of Indian Nationality. The candidate should satisfy, local /non- local Status requirements as laid down in the Telangana Educational Institutions
- Candidates should have passed or appeared for qualifying examination in any Bachelors Degree i.e., B.A, B.Com, B.Sc, B.Sc (Home Science), BCA, BBM/BBA or in the Masters Degree, securing at least 50% aggregate marks
- Bachelors in Engineering or Technology with Specialization in Science and Mathematics with 55% aggregate marks
- Candidates possessing a Master Degree without having undertaken undergraduate study are not eligible for admission
- Candidates who belonging to the reserved categories SC/ST/BC and other reserved categories should have secured 40% marks in the qualifying examination.
- Candidates should be required to produce marks memo and pass certificate at the time of Counseling for Admission
- Candidates possessing a Master Degree without having undertaken Under Graduate study are not eligible for admission.
- Candidate should have completed the age of 19 years as on 1st July of the year in which notification is issued. There shall be no maximum age limit
TS Ed.CET 2020 Scheme of Examination
The common entrance test will be of objective type (multiple choice) examination.
Candidate has to answer 150 questions in two hours time
Part-A
| General English | 25 questions for 25 marks |
Part-B
| General English | 15 questions for 15 marks |
| Teaching Aptitude | 10 questions for 10 marks |
Part-C
Methodology: Candidate has to choose one of the following subjects. It consists of 100 Questions for 100 marks . Each carry one marks
| Mathematics | 100 questions for 100 mark |
| Physical Sciences 1. Physics 2. Chemistry | 100 questions for 100 marks 1. 50 questions for 50 marks 2. 50 questions for 50 marks |
| Biological Sciences 1. Botany 2. Zoology | 100 questions for 100 marks 1. 50 questions for 50 marks 2. 50 questions for 50 marks |
| Social Studies 1. Geography 2. History 3. Civics 4. Economics | 100 questions for 100 marks 1. 35 questions for 35 marks 2. 30 questions for 30 marks 3. 15 questions for 15 marks 2. 20 questions for 20 marks |
| English | 100 questions for 100 marks |
PART –A: GENERAL ENGLISH
(MARKS : 25 )
1. Reading Comprehension
2. Correction of Sentences, Articles, Prepositions, Tenses, Spelling, Voice
3. Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms
4. Transformation of Sentences –Simple, Compound and Complex. Direct Speech and Indirect Speech
Syllabus: CBCS General English Syllabus (With effect from 2016-17)
Semester I
Prescribed Text Book for Semesters I & II: English Made Easy published by Orient Blackswan Editors: Prof. E. Suresh Kumar, Prof. Sumita Roy and Prof. A. Karunaker
SHORT FICTION
The Curb in the Sky‖ by James Thurber—GRAMMAR: noun—VOCABULARY: roots, prefix and suffix—SPELLING: wrong spellings— PUNCTUATION: capitalization—WRITING: guided writing & expansion
PROSE
Happy People‖ by W.R. Inge—GRAMMAR: pronoun— VOCABULARY: roots, prefix & suffix— SPELLING: ‗un‘ and ‗dis‘ for antonyms— PUNCTUATION: capitalization—WRITING: sequencing
POETRY
A Psalm of Life‖ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow—GRAMMAR: auxiliary verbs— VOCABULARY: homonyms, homographs, homophones— SPELLING: words ending ‗tion‘ or ‗sion‘— PUNCTUATION: full stop and comma— WRITING: paragraph, descriptive writing
DRAMA
The Dear Departed‖ (an extract) by Stanley Houghton—GRAMMAR: main verbs and tenses— VOCABULARY: collocation— SPELLING: words ending ‗tion‘ or ‗ment‘— PUNCTUATION: question and exclamation marks— WRITING: dialogue writing
Language & Soft Skills Lab
(Pronunciation, Conversation, Reading, Soft Skills and Values)
PRONUNCIATION
Consonant sounds—Vowels: monophthongs—Vowels: diphthongs—Varied pronunciations of the same letter
CONVERSATION
Introducing oneself in formal /social contexts—Starting and controlling a conversation—Describing your college and course of study— Leaving a message on the answering machine, making an appointment on telephone
READING
Biography of Chindula Yelamm: a Telangana Artisan—Million March: an Initiative for Statehood—Batukamma: Telangana‘s cultural identity— Husain Sagar Lake: a well known tourist attraction
SOFT SKILLS
Motivation and goal setting—Self confidence—Non-verbal communication/body language—Interpersonal skills
VALUES
Well begun is half done‖—Doubt is the beginning of wisdom‖ ―Actions speak louder than words‖ —―Faith will move mountains‖
Prescribed Text Book for Semesters I & II: English Made Easy published by Orient Blackswan. Editors: Prof. E. Suresh Kumar, Prof. Sumita Roy and Prof. A. Karunaker
SHORT FICTION
A Visit of Charity‖ by Eudora Welty—GRAMMAR: Nonfinite verbs— VOCABULARY: Simile and metaphor— SPELLING: Use of ‗ie‘ and ‗ei‘— PUNCTUATION: Semicolon—WRITING: Note taking and note making
PROSE
Benaras by Aldous Huxley—GRAMMAR: Adjective— VOCABULARY: Oxymoron and hyperbole— SPELLING: Use of ‗able‘ and ‗ible‘— PUNCTUATION: Colon and long dash— WRITING: Informal letter
POETRY
The Sun is Warm‖ by P.B Shelley—GRAMMAR: Articles— VOCABULARY: Portmanteau words, loan words— SPELLING: Use of ‗-ic‘, ‗- ive‘, ‗-ity‘, ‗-al‘ ‗-ance‘, ‗-ence‘— PUNCTUATION: Hyphen and long dash— WRITING: Formal letter
DRAMA
An extract of Act II, Sc 3 from Julius Caeser by Shakespeare— GRAMMAR: Adverb— VOCABULARY: Palindromes— SPELLING: Changes of spelling from noun-verb-adjective-adverb— PUNCTUATION: Inverted commas—WRITING: Business letter
Language & Soft Skills Lab: (Pronunciation, Conversation, Reading, Soft Skills and Values)
PRONUNCIATION
Plosives—Fricatives—Affricates and nasals—Lateral, frictionless continuants, semi vowels
CONVERSATION
Asking for advice/information—Making/accepting/ refusing a request— Conducting a meeting/seeking opinion of team members— Appearing for a job interview/conducting a job interview
READING
Hyderabad city: the heart of Telangana—Burrakatha—Cultural identity of Telangana—Handicrafts of Telangana
SOFT SKILLS
Time management—Leadership—Stress management— Etiquette and grooming
VALUES
Time and tide wait for no one— ―The pen is mightier than the sword‖ — ―Practice makes one perfect— ―Necessity is the mother of invention‖
Prescribed Textbook for Semesters III & IV: English in Use. Eds. T Vijay Kumar, K Durga Bhavani, YL Srinivas. Published by Macmillan.
1. Poem: Charlotte Brontë ―Life‖
2) Short Story: Rabindranath Tagore ―A Wrong Man in Workers’ Paradise‖
3) Vocabulary: Synonyms, Antonyms
4) Grammar: Prepositions (including Prepositional Phrases)
1) Poem: Kamala Das ―Punishment in Kindergarten‖
2) Essay: RK Narayan ―Toasted English‖
3) Vocabulary: British /American English Common Words
4) Grammar: Voice
1) Poem: Langston Hughes ―As I Grew Older‖
2) Speech: BR Ambedkar ―Grammar of Anarchy (Excerpt)
3) Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs
4) Grammar: Concord
Writing-1 (Essay Writing)
1) Discursive Essay
2) Argumentative Essay
3) Vocabulary: Idioms
4) Grammar: Connectives
Writing-II (Report Writing)
1) Business Reports
2) Media Reports
3) Vocabulary: Technical Vocabulary (Business Media)
4) Grammar: Reported Speech (Including Reporting Verbs)
Poem Tennyson Flower
Prose Ruskin Bond ―The Kite maker
Vocabulary Commonly Confused Words
Grammar Determine
Poem AK Ramanujan ―Ecology
Prose Henry Histchings ―What‘s the Language of the Future?‖ (Excerpt)
Vocabulary Indianism
Grammar Framing Questions (including tag questions)
Poem Roald Dah ―Television‖
Prose JK Rowlin ―The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination‖ (Excerpt)
Vocabulary One -word substitutes
Grammar Relative Causes
Writing Reviews Film Review, Book Review
Vocabulary Technical Vocabulary (Film, Literature)
Grammar Conditionals
CV Writing Chronological CV, Functional CV
Vocabulary Appropriacy
Grammar Common errors
PART – B: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & TEACHING APTITUDE
Marks:(GK:15 + TA:10) = 25
- Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate‘s general knowledge of the environment around him and its application to society.
- Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observation and experience in their scientific outlook as is expected of an educated person.
- The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring Countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Ecology, Economic, General Policy and Scientific Research.
- Teaching requires certain characteristics like ability to communicate, ability to deal with Children, ability to recognize individual differences etc., apart from analytical thinking and general intelligence. One who has these characteristics will be able to become a good teacher after training. Questions relating to these aspects will be included to test one‘s teaching aptitude.
Note: the above certificates are to be submitted during the Counseling for Admission
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