Education

Jammu and Kashmir Public Services Commission (JKPSC)
Lecturer (10+2) Education
Subject / Paper: Education
Exam Cycle: 2025
Exam Type: Pen-and-Paper (OMR Based)
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Exam Name: Lecturer (10+2) Education
Conducting Authority: Jammu and Kashmir Public Services Commission (JKPSC)
Level: Competitive
Examination Type: MCQs
No. of Questions: 100 MCQs
Total Marks: 100 Marks
Duration: 2 Hours
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LIST OF UNITS (Verbatim)
Unit I: a) Philosophical foundation of education
Unit II: b) Sociological Foundations of Education
Unit III: c) Educational Psychology
Unit IV: d) Inclusive education
Unit V: e) Educational Technology:
Unit VI: – [ ] The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the Recommendations of NCF (2023)
Unit VII: g) MentalHealthand Hygiene
Unit VIII: h) Educational Research
Unit IX: i) Educationin India:Post-IndependenceEra
Unit X: j) STATISTICSINEDUCATION
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UNIT-WISE DETAILED SYLLABUS (Verbatim)

Unit I: a) Philosophical foundation of education

Topic 1: Definition & Scope of Educational Philosophy
Topic 2: Need for Philosophy of Education
Topic 3: Bilateral Relationship of Philosophy & Education
Topic 4: Study of Thinkers of Education
Subtopics:
○ R.N. Tagore
○ M.K. Gandhi
○ Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
○ John Dewey
○ Rousseau
○ Paulo Freire
○ Ivan Illich
Topic 5: Realism with Special Reference toAims,Curriculum,Methods,Discipline,and Human Relationships
Topic 6: Existentialism
Topic 7: Pragmatism
Topic 8: –Ancient Indian Educational Thought in the context of metaphysics:
Subtopics:
○ Samakhaya
○ Vedanta
–Methods of acquiring knowledge through:
○ Nyaya
○ Yoga
–Values formation of:
○ Buddhism
○ Jainism
○ Bhagvad Gita
○ Islamic Traditions
Topic 9: Vedic &Buddhist Schools, Medieval Period
Topic 10: Modern Indian Educational Thought:
Subtopics:
○ Swami Vivekanada
○ Dr. Radha Krishnan
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Unit II: b) Sociological Foundations of Education

Topic 1: Definition and Scope of Education and Educational Sociology
Topic 2: Culture–
Subtopics:
a. Cultureand Education
b. Difference between Culture and Civilization
c. Enculturation and Acculturation
Topic 3: SocialChange-
Subtopics:
a. Theories of Social Change: Karl Marx Conflict Theory, Functionalist Theory & Cyclic Theory
b. Effect of Social change on Caste System and family system in India
c. Social Change and Education; Role of Media and Technology in Social change
Topic 4: Modernization
Subtopics:
a. ConceptofModernization
b. Attributesof Modernization
c. DemandsonIndian Education
Topic 5: Meaning and Types of Inequality: Social inequality and social stratification, Types of social stratification, Relationship of Social Stratification and Education, Social Status and Social mobility, Education and Social Mobility, Social Stratification and Social mobility and their relationship with education.
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Unit III: c) Educational Psychology

Topic 1: Major Schools of Psychology having Educational Relevance
Subtopics:
a. Behaviourism (Pavlov, Skinner, Thorndike)
b. Gestalt Psychology (Insight Theory)
c. Psychoanalysis (Sigmund Freud)
d. Constructivist (Piaget, Vygotsky)
Topic 2: Development-
3.
Subtopics:
a) Concept and Stages of Development
b) Methods of Studying Development– Longitudinal and Cross Sectional
c) Factors Influencing Development
o Genetics
o Biological
o Environmental
d) PrinciplesofDevelopment
Topic 3: Human learning
Subtopics:
a) ConceptofLearning
b) Classical Conditioning
c) Operant Conditioning
d) Cognitive approach to learning (Tolman)
e) Social Learning (Bandura)
f) Lawsoft Learning
Topic 4: Motivation: Nature, Importance, Theories (Maslow, Rogers)
Topic 5: Personality
Subtopics:
a) Concept & Structure of Personality
o Freud’s Model (Id, Ego, and Super-Ego; Conscious, Sub-Conscious, and Unconscious)
b) Theories of Personality
o Type Theory (Sheldon,Jung,Kretschmer,Spranger)
o Trait Theory (Cattell, Allport)
c) Factors Affecting Development of Personality
d) Assessment of Personality Through Projective Techniques
Topic 6: Intelligence
Subtopics:
a) Concept of Intelligence
b) Intelligence Tests
c) Guilford’s Model of Intellect
d) Gardner Theory of Intelligence
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Unit IV: d) Inclusive education

Topic 1: Concept and Scope of Inclusive Education
Topic 2: Principles of Inclusive Education
Topic 3: Need & Importance of Inclusive Education
Topic 4: Difference Between Inclusive & Special Education
Topic 5: Types of Disabilities viz. a viz. their identification and Digital Intervention for children with disabilities.
Topic 6: RPWD Act 2016
Topic 7: Inclusive Education Programme under Samagra Shiksha
Topic 8: Concept of Equity According to NEP & Equitable Education
Topic 9: Planning and Management of Inclusive Classrooms
Topic 10: Barriers and Facilitators in Inclusive Education
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Unit V: e) Educational Technology:

Topic 1: Meaning and definition, objectives, types, and its need in our country.
Topic 2: Instructional Technology: Concept, importance, and implications, its use for rural upliftment.
Topic 3: Innovations in Teaching:
Subtopics:
– Programmed Instruction– Linear and branching programming
– Writing frames
– Micro-teaching
– Team teaching
– Simulated teaching
Topic 4: Computer-assisted instruction in formal and non-formal educational systems.
Topic 5: Classroom Interaction–Its nature, advantages, and limitations. Analysis through various systems:
Subtopics:
a) FlandersSystem
b) Reciprocal Category System
c) Equivalent Talk Category System (ETC)
Topic 6: Emerging Trends in E-Learning
Topic 7: Concept of ICT in Evaluation
Topic 8: A I in Education: Ethics, Principles of AI Integrated Learning.
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Unit VI: – [ ] The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the Recommendations of NCF (2023)

Topic 1: Main Aims and Objectives of NEP 2020
Topic 2: Features & Pillars of NEP 2020
Topic 3: Stages in School Education According to NEP 2020
Subtopics:
a) Foundation Stage
b) PreparatoryStage
c) Middle Stage
d) SecondaryStage
Topic 4: New Curricular and Pedagogical Structure
Topic 5: FLN and UDL(Concepts)
Topic 6: Concept of Equity According to NEP
Topic 7: Higher Education Features as per NEP 2020
Topic 8: Professional Education features as per NEP 2020
Topic 9: Recommendations of NEP regarding open and Distance Learning’
Topic 10: Evaluation and assessment techniques as per NEP2020
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Unit VII: g) MentalHealthand Hygiene

Topic 1: Mental Health and Hygiene
Subtopics:
a) Concept of Mental Health and Hygiene and Yoga
b) Meaning, functions, goals, and principles of Mental Health and Hygiene
c) Factors affecting Mental Health
d) Characteristics of a Mentally Healthy Individual
e) Symptoms of Mental Illness, Causes of Mental Illness
f) Role of School, Home, and Community in the Prevention of Mental Illnesses and
Sustenance of Mental Health
Topic 2: Meaning, Objectives, and Importance of Yoga Education
Subtopics:
a) Elements of Yoga–Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana,
Dhyana, and Samadhi
b) Role of Yoga in the Prevention of Mental Disorders (i.e., Psychosis and
Neurosis).Types of Food according to Yogic Diet
c) Stress Management– Concept, Manifestation of Stress, and Coping with Stress
d) Psychotherapies– Behavioural Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Group
Therapy
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Unit VIII: h) Educational Research

Topic 1: Definition, Steps, and Characteristics of the Scientific Method
Topic 2: Overview of Exploratory, Explanatory, and Descriptive Types of Scientific Method
Topic 3: Types of Research–Fundamental, Applied, and Action Research
Topic 4: Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed method Approaches in Educational Research
Topic 5: Experimental Design in Educational Research
Topic 6: Variables–Concept & Types of Variables–Independent, Dependent, Extraneous, Intervening, and Moderators
Topic 7: Hypotheses–Concept, Sources, and Types (Research: Directional, Non-Directional, Null)
Topic 8: Formulating Reasonable Hypotheses
Topic 9: Sampling Techniques–Probability and Non-Probability Sampling
Topic 10: ResearchTools–Validity,Reliability,andStandardization;TypesofToolssuchas RatingsSales,AttitudeScales,Questionnaires,AntitudeTests,AchievementTests, and Inventories
Topic 11: Observation,Interview, Focus Group Discussion and Projective Techniques
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Unit IX: i) Educationin India:Post-IndependenceEra

Topic 1: University Education Commission(1948-49)
Subtopics:
o Main recommendations and their implications in Indian Education
Topic 2: Secondary Education Commission(1952-53)
Subtopics:
o Main recommendations and their implications in Indian Education
Topic 3: Indian Education Commission(1964-66)
Subtopics:
o Main recommendations and their implications in Indian Education
Topic 4: NationalPolicyonEducation(NPE1986,1992)
Subtopics:
o Main features and its implications on the Indian Education System
Topic 5: Right to Education Act(2009)
Subtopics:
o Main features and its implications
Topic 6: National Curriculum Framework(2005)
Subtopics:
o Mainfeatures
Topic 7: NationalCurriculumFrameworkforTeacherEducation(2009)
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Unit X: j) STATISTICSINEDUCATION

Topic 1: Normal Distribution Curve
Subtopics:
a. Properties of normal curve
b. Tabulated areas under normal curve
Topic 2: Correlation and Regression:
Subtopics:
a. Correlation by product moment method from scattergram.
b. Correlation by Rank Difference Method
c. Significance of correlation coefficients.
d. Regression equation
e. Predicting a particular value ofY’for a given value ofX’.
f. Drawing a regression curve.
Topic 3: Parameteric and Non-parameteric Tests
Subtopics:
a) T-Test(forcorrelatedanduncorrelatedmeasures)
b) F-Test
c) Chi-square and contingency coefficient
d) Mann-Whitney U Test
Topic 4: Analysis of Variance:
Subtopics:
a) Concept, Assumption, computation and Two-way andThree-way classification with equal number of cases.
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SYLLABUS SUMMARY (Auto-Generated)
• Total Units: 10
• Total Topics: 72
• Exam: Lecturer (10+2) Education
• Subject: Education
• Exam Year: 2025
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