Kerala PSC HSST Exam Analysis 2022

Kerala PSC HSST Exam Pattern

Candidates should have a clear idea about the exam pattern. The following table shows the marks and time duration of Higher Secondary School Teacher exam.

Kerala PSC Higher Secondary School Teacher HSST Syllabus 2022

Kerala PSC conducts HSST 2021 recruitment to fill the vacancies existing in Kerala Higher Secondary Education Department. There is vacancies for almost all subjects like Malayalam, Urdu, Sanskrit, History, Economics, Arabic, Statistics, Political Science, Geography, Chemistry, Social Studies, Mathematics, English, Botany, Commerce, Home Science and Physics, etc. The candidates are supposed to prepare for the exam with syllabus. The topics like Research Methodology/ Teaching Aptitude, Salient Features of Indian Constitution, Social Welfare Legislations and Programmes, Renaissance in Kerala, and General Knowledge & Current Affairs are common to all candidates.

Research Methodology/ Teaching Aptitude

Research Aptitude

• Meaning, Characteristics and types of research
• Research Ethics
• Paper, article, workshop, seminar, conference and symposium
• Thesis writing: its characteristics and format

Teaching Aptitude

• Nature, objectives, characteristics and basic requirements of teaching
• Learner’s characteristics
• Factors affecting teaching
• Methods of teaching
• Teaching aids
• Evaluation systems

Salient Features of Indian Constitution, Social Welfare Legislations and Programmes

• Salient features of the Constitution
• Preamble- Its significance and its place in the interpretation of the Constitution
• Fundamental Rights – Directive Principles of State Policy
• Relation between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
• Fundamental Duties
• Executive – Legislature – Judiciary – Both at Union and State Level
• Other Constitutional Authorities
• Centre-State Relations – Legislative – Administrative and Financial
• Services under the Union and the States
• Emergency Provisions
• Amendment Provisions of the Constitution
• Social Service Legislations like Right to Information Act
• Prevention of atrocities against Women & Children
• Food Security Act
• Environmental Acts
• Social Welfare Programmes like Employment Guarantee Programme
• Organ and Blood Donation etc

Renaissance in Kerala, General Knowledge & Current Affairs

• Towards a New Society
• Efforts to reform the Society
• Various missionary organizations and their functioning
• Socio-Religious reform Movements
• Struggles and Social Revolts
• Role of Press in Renaissance
• Awakening Through Literature
• Women and Social Change
• Leaders of Renaissance
• Literary Figures
• National & International events
• Indian Economy & Polity
• Science & Environment, etc.

Higher Secondary School Teacher Core Subject Syllabus 2021

Physics

• Mathematical Methods of Physics
• Classical Mechanics
• Quantum Mechanics
• Electro Dynamics & Statistical Physics
• Statistical Physics
• Spectroscopy and Condensed Matter Physics
• Nuclear and Particle Physics & Electronics
• Recent Developments in Physics
• Nanotechnology
• Non Linear Dynamics
• Non Conventional Energy Resources
• Evolution of Universe
• Basis of Quantum Computing

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Chemistry

• Formulation of Quantum Mechanics
• Chemical Bonding in Diatomic and Polyatomic Molecules
• Laws of Thermodynamics
• Homogenous and Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Organic Reactions
• Photoreactions of Carbonyl compound
• Theories of acids and bases
• Synthesis, structure, properties and bonding of organometallic compounds
• Nanostructures – ID, 2D and 3D structures
• Recent Developments in Chemistry

Geology

• Fundamental concepts and scope of Geomorphology
• Morphometric analysis
• Concept of symmetry in crystals
• Isomorphism and polymorphism
• Geochemical cycle and classification
• Application of thermodynamics in Geochemistry
• Formation and evolution of magma
• Bowen’s Reaction Principle and Series, Phase Diagrams
• Structures and textures of sedimentary rocks
• Rock deformation
• Major geological events during different periods of earth’s history
• Classification of Mineral deposits
• Mining terminology, Alluvial, Opencast, underground, coal and deep sea mining methods
• Methods/Guides to Mineral prospecting
• Ground water prospecting, Geophysical methods
• Types of remote sensing
• Geographic Information system—Fundamental concepts, components & applications in Geology

Botany

• Phycology, Mycology
• Plant Pathology
• Bryology, Pteridology
• Gymnosperms, Microbiology
• Palaeobotany
• Angiosperm Anatomy
• Microtechnique
• Embryology, Palynology
• Plant Breeding, Evolution
• Taxonomy, Morphology
• Economic Botany
• Ethonobotany
• Phytogeography
• Forest Botany
• Environmental Biology
• Cell And Molecular Biology
• Genetics, Plant Physiology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics
• Biostatistics, Biotechnology
• Bioinformatics
• Computer Applications
• Recent developments in Botany

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Commerce

• Financial Accounting
• Ratio Analysis-Fund flow Analysis – Cash Flow Analysis
• Advanced Cost Accounting
• Marginal Costing and Breakeven Analysis
• Management Principles and Techniques
• Taxation Laws – Direct & Indirect
• Determination of Residential Status and Incidence of Tax
• Research Methodology & Quantitative Techniques
• Applications of Statistical Tools and Techniques in Social Research
• Management Information System
• MIS and Various Levels of Management
• Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
• Indian Financial System-Financial Markets
• Recent Trends in Commerce

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Sanskrit

• General Study o Mahakvyas Khandakavyas and Storakavyas
• Drama and Dramaturgy
• General Study of the drama of Kalidasa, Bhasa, Sudraka
• Vedanta and Nyaya
• General Study of Six Systems of Indian Philosophy
• General Study of Dhamaastra an Arthsastra
• Poetics, Vyakarana
• General Study of Linguitics
• Prose , Campu and History of Sanskrit Literature
• Advanced areas of sanskrit studies
• General study of contemporary Sanskrit Composition
• Contribution of Malayalam writers to Sanskrit

Zoology

• Systematics and Evolutionary Biology
• Formation of scientific names of various taxa
• Physiology and Biochemistry
• Nutrition and Digestion
• Microbiology and Immunology
• Industrial Microbiology
• Immunogens, Immunoglobulins, Antigen Antibody interaction
• Transplantation
• Cell, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
• Gene cloning
• BGenetic engineering techniques
• Genetics and Developmental Biology
• Ecology, Ethology
• Biodiversity Conservation and Bio-statistics
• Biophysics, Bioinformatics and Computer Application
• Recent developments in Zoology

Hindi

• History of Hindi Literature up to 2005
• Origin and Development of Hindi Language
• Indian Languages and Classifications
• Classification of Indo-European languages
• Linguistics
• Grammar and Structure of Hindi
• Theory of Literature, Eastern, Western and Post Modern
• Journalism and Functional Hindi
• History of Hindi Journalism in Kerala
• Hindi as an Official Language and National Language
• Contemporary Literary Movements in Hindi
• Human right Issues in contemporary Hindi literature

English

• Chaucer to Neo Classicism: Poetry, Prose, Drama, Fiction
• The Romantics and the Victorians
• Twentieth Century Literature
• Literary Criticism and Theory
• History and Structure of English Language and Linguistics
• Indian Literature in English, American Literature and Women’s Writing
• New Trends in Literature

Computer Science

• Digital Systems, Microprocessors & Computer Organization
• Data Structures of Algorithms
• Operating Systems
• Database Management Systems
• Software Engineering
• Programming Languages
• Recent developments in Computer Science

Political Science

• Modern Political Thought
• Indian Government and Politics
• Comparative Politics
• Theories and concepts of public administration
• International Politics
• Research Methodology
• Modern trends in Political Science

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Mathematics

• History of Development of Mathematics
• Fundamentals of number theory
• System of Linear Equations
• Polynomial Equations, Trigonometry
• Calculus, applications of differentiation and integration
• Real numbers, rational, irrational number
• Functions, Complex numbers
• First, Second order ordinary differential equations
• Laplace transform, Fourier series
• Fundamentals of differential geometry
• Fundamentals of Mechanics and Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics

Geography

• Concepts and Trends in Geography
• Physical Geography
• Geography in India
• Urban Geography and Regional development
• Cartography and Geo-informatics
• Regional and Economic Geography of the world
• Modern trends in Geography

Economics

• Methodology of Microeconomics – Recent developments in consumer behavior
• Theories of production and cost
• Theories of General Equilibrium and Welfare economics
• Consumption and Investment Theories
• Theories of Inflation – Theories of Business Cycle
• Modern Developments in Macroeconomics – Macroeconomic Policy
• Differentiation and Integration in Economics
• Probability Distributions – Theories of Sampling
• Theories of Estimation and Testing of Hypothesis
• Harrod-Domar, neoclassical, Cambridge and Endogenous growth models
• Trade and Growth
• Growth, Performance and Structural change in Indian economy since New Economic reforms
• Recent developments in Economics

History

• Historiography & Research Methodology
• World History
• Pre-Modern India
• Modern India
• Social and Religious reform movements
• Pre-Modern Kerala
• Modern Kerala
• Origin and Development of Malayalam Language
• Recent developments in historical studies

Statistics

• Mathematical methods for statistics
• Probability Theory
• Distribution theory
• Sampling theory and design of experiments
• Statistical Inference
• Stochastic Processes , Multivariate Analysis
• Recent developments in Statistics

Sociology

• Basic concepts in sociology
• Sociological Theories
• Social Research Methods
• Sociology of Indian Society
• Sociology of Development
• Kerala Society
• Recent trends in Sociology

Home Science

• Kinds of Micro Organisms in different foods
• Quality Control in food industry
• House Plans for different economic groups
• Intervention programmes for children with challenges
• Importance of parental feeding
• Rural development
• Morbidity and mortality rates of vulnerable sessions of the population
• Recent Developments in Home Science
• Emerging trends of Bio Technology on food cultivation industries.

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