The new edition of the book "Child Development & Pedagogy for CTET & STET" has been updated with past CTET papers uptil 2016 (September). Further some past papers of various State TETs have also been added. The book provides an exclusive treatment to the subject with special emphasis upon Child Development, Inclusive Education, Learning and the Pedagogical Issues. The book has been divided into 10 chapters. For each chapter an exhaustive theory has been provided which covers the complete syllabus as prescribed by the CBSE/ NCERT/ NCF 2005. This is followed by 2 set of exercises. The exercise 1 contains a set of MCQs from the PREVIOUS YEAR Question Papers of CTET and various STET's. The exercise 2, "TEST YOURSELF" provides carefully selected MCQs for practice. The book is a must for all the candidates appearing in the Paper 1 and 2 of the CTET and all State TETs.

The present book has been specially developed for the candidates of UPTET (Primary Level - Class IV Teachers). Based on the current pattern of the examination, the book is highly recommended for this exam. Separate sections have been provided in the book for detailed study and practice of important subjects of the exam. All the practice questions have been solved by respective subjectexperts with due diligence. Previous Exam Solved Papers have also been provided for the candidates to be familiar with the exam pattern, the type of questions asked, and their answers. Based on the Current Pattern of Exam, the book will prove very useful for study, practice and during precious moments before the exam for reference and revision. It is highly recommended to Sharpen your Problem Solving Skills with thorough practice of numerous questions provided in the book, and prepare yourself to face the exam with Confidence, Successfully.

Robert Stenberg once said, “There is no Recipe to be a Great Teacher, That’s what, is unique about them”. Every teacher has their own way of teaching who delicately shapes impressionable minds and molds it into a vessel that defines perceptions and ambitions that impact to the large part the society Central Teaching Eligibility Test or CTET is the national level examination that is conducted to recruit the most eligible candidates as teachers at Primary and Upper Primary Levels. It is held twice in a year in the month of July and December. The exam is divided into 2 Papers, As per the CTET 2020 Exam Pattern, Paper -1 is for the Classes 1-5 whereas Paper – 2 is meant for those who want to become a teacher of classes 6–8. To teach the students of Class 6-8 one has to appear for both the exams. The current edition of “Social Science & Pedagogy for classes VI to VIII” is the complete study guide that has been developed on the basis of the syllabus prescribed in the CTET & other State TETs related examination. The book is divided into 4 Sections and sub divided into chapters, giving the Chapterwise coverage to the text of the syllabus, Practice Exercise with previous years’ Question asked in the exam. 5 Practice sets including 2019 Solved paper have been provided in this text book that are designed exactly based on the latest pattern of the examination that help aspirants to know the trends. Housed with more than 1500 MCQs, it gives robust study material useful for CTET, UPTET, HTET, UTET, CGTET, and all other states TETs. TABLE OF CONTENTS Solved Paper 2019 (Dec), Solved Paper 2018 (Dec), Solved Paper 2016 (Sept), Solved Paper 2016 (Feb), History: When, Where and How, The First Cities, New Ideas, The Early State and First Empire, Contacts with Distant Land and Political Development, Culture and Science, New Kings and Kingdoms, Delhi Sultanate and Its Architecture, Mughal Empire, Social Change, Regional Culture, The Establishment of Company Power, Rural Life and Society Under Colonialism, Revolt of 1857, Peasant Labour and Tribal Movement, Social and Woman Reforms, National Movement and India after Independence, Geography: Geography as a Social Study and Science, Planet: Earth in the Solar System, Globe, Nature and Human Environment, Air, Water, Human Environment, Resources: Human and Natural, Agriculture, Civics: India: Unity in Diversity, Democracy and Constitution, Government: Local and State Government, Parliamentary Government, The Judiciary, Marginalisation and Social Justice, Understanding Media, Making Living, Pedagogy: Concept and Nature of Social Science, Classroom Processes Activities and Discourse, Developing Critical Thinking, Enquiry / Empirical Evidence, Problems of Teaching Social Science / Studies, Sources: Primary and Secondary, Project Work, Evaluation, Practice Sets (1-5).