Kerala PSC HSST Interview Questions 2022

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Kerala PSC HSST interview questions 2022

Confidence is the key to succeed any interview. Candidates who are shortlisted for the interview round have to appear before the interview board with all the necessary certificates and documents that will prove their qualifications. Reading newspapers daily will help you to have an idea about the things happening around us and also will help you to strengthen your vocabulary. Deep knowledge about the syllabus is also required so that the candidate will be able to answer the different questions from different portions of the syllabus. You can get more information on interview questions in the official website of KPSC

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Kerala PSC HSST General Recruitment 2021-2022

The selection process for this post is conducted by Kerala Public Service Commission as a three-level procedure. First, the candidates who have applied for the job post have to appear for a qualifying examination. After the qualifying examination, there will be a second round which is the interview. The eligible candidate who has cleared the examination has to appear before the board for an interview. The last step of the recruitment process is document verification. Candidates can visit the official website of Kerala PSC to know more about the recruitment process.

Following are the details of Kerala PSC General Recruitment (Statewide) regarding HSST Exam 2021-2022.

SUBJECT	CATEGORY NUMBER
Higher Secondary School Teacher-English	728/2021
Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior)-Urdu	729/2021
Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior)-English	730/2021
Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior)-Economics	731/2021
Higher Secondary School Teacher -Arabic	732/2021
Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Sociology	733/2021
Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Political Science	734/2021
Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Sanskrit	735/2021
Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Geography	736/2021
Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Botany	737/2021
Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Zoology	738/2021
Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Mathematics	739/2021
Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior)-Chemistry	740/2021
Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior)-Physics	741/2021

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Tips for answering interview questions properly

Structuring your responses to interview questions using the STAR method will ensure you’re getting your point across:

Situation – give context for your anecdote
Task – explain what you were asked to do
Activity – describe what you did
Result – explain how the situation played out.

Keep your answers concise. Describe your maximum achievement in the minimum time, and be sure to finish on a positive note so your interviewers are left with a strong overall impression of you.

Personalise your answers. Do your research on the school and visit if you possibly can. Talk to anyone you know who works, trains or studies there.

Mention at least some of your findings in your answers to show your genuine enthusiasm in them as a school or organisation. This will help your answers stand out.

Ask someone you know to give you a mock interview as practice, such as a friend, tutor, teacher or careers adviser.

Kerala PSC HSST 2022: Syllabus

Kerala PSC HSST 2022 exam is generally conducted for candidates interested in teaching, who wish to see themselves in the shoes of a Higher Secondary School teacher. The main subjects included for Kerala PSC HSST 2022 exam are:

Malayalam, Geography, Chemistry, Social Science, Mathematics, Urdu, Sanskrit, History, Economics, Arabic, Statistics, Political Science, English, Botany, Commerce, Home Science, Physics etc.

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Out of total 100, 70 marks is allotted for the main or core subject and the remaining 30 marks is asked from general portions which are common for all the subjects. The detailed syllabus of each subject belonging to Kerala PSC HSST is available in the official website of Kerala PSC. Portions which are common for all the subjects are tabulated below:

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SYLLABUS FOR COMMON SUBJETS FOR HSST EXAM

TEACHING APTITUDE

· Objectives, nature, characteristics and basic requirements of teaching

· Learner’s characteristics

· Factors affecting teaching

· Methods of teaching

· Teaching aids

· Evaluation systems

RESEARCH APTITUDE

· Meaning, Characteristics and types of research

· Research Ethics

· Paper, article, workshop, seminar, conference and symposium

· Thesis writing: its characteristics and format

SALIENT FEATURES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION, SOCIAL WELFARE LEGISLATIONS AND PROGRAMMES

· Salient features of the Constitution

· Preamble – significance of it 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

· Legislature – Executive – Judiciary – Both at State and Union 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

KERALA RENAISSANCE, GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND 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.

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Syllabus for Core Subjects

CORE SUBJECT SYLLABUS FOR HSST – OVERVIEW
PHYSICS	CHEMISTRY
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	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
GEOGRAPHY	BOTANAY
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 history of earth Classification of Mineral deposits Mining terminology, underground, coal, Opencast, Alluvial 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	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
COMMERCE	ZOOLOGY
Financial Accounting Ratio Analysis – Cash Flow Analysis -Fund flow Analysis Advanced Cost Accounting Marginal Costing and Breakeven Analysis Management Principles and Techniques Taxation Laws – Direct & Indirect Determination of and Incidence of Tax Residential Status Research Methodology & Quantitative Techniques Applications of Statistical Tools and Various 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	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
COMPUTER SCIENCE	POLITICAL SCIENCE
Digital Systems, Microprocessors & Computer Organization Data Structures of Algorithms Operating Systems Database Management Systems Software Engineering Programming Languages Recent developments in Computer 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
MATHEMATICS	ECONOMICS
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 Fluid Dynamics and Mechanics	Method of Microeconomics – Recent developments in behaviour of consumer Theories of production and cost Theories of General Equilibrium and Welfare economics Consumption and Investment Theories Theories of Inflation and 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 andEndogenous growth models Trade and Growth Performance, Structural change and Growth, in Indian economy since New Economic reforms Recent developments in Economics
HISTORY	SOCIOLOGY
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	Basic concepts in sociology Sociological Theories Social Research Methods Sociology of Indian Society Sociology of Development Kerala Society Recent trends in Sociology
HOMESCIENCE	STATISTICS
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 Mortality rates and morbidity of vulnerable sessions of the population Recent Developments in Home Science Up coming trends of Bio Technology on food cultivation industries, etc	Mathematical methods for statistics Probability Theory Distribution theory Sampling theory and design of experiments Statistical Inference Stochastic Processes , Multivariate Analysis Recent developments in Statistics
ENGLISH	URDU
Chaucer to Neo Classicism: Drama, Poetry, Prose, Fiction The Romantics and the Victorians Twentieth Century Literature Literary Criticism and Theory History and Structure of English Language and Linguistics Indian Literature and American Literature, in English, and Women’s Writing New Trends in Literature	Urdu Zaban Ka Aghaz-O-Irtiqa Urdu Shairi Ke Mukhtalif Dabisthan Unke Chand Qadeem Aur Unki Khusoosiat Aur Jadeed Numaindashoara Urdu Shairi Ke Chand Aham Asnaaf Urdu Shairi Ke Asnaf Urdu Nasr Ka Irtiqa Urdu Fiction Aur Drama Urdu Ke Deegar Amali Qawaid Aur Asnaf-E-Nasr etc
SANSKRIT	HINDI
General Study o Mahakvyas Khandakavyas and Storakavyas Drama and Dramaturgy General Study of the drama of Sudraka, Kalidasa, Bhasa, Vedanta and Nyaya General Study of 6 Systems of Indian Philosophy General Study of Dhamaastra an Arthsastra Poetics, Vyakarana General Study of Linguitics Prose and History of Sanskrit Literature Advanced areas of sanskrit studies General study of contemporary Sanskrit Composition Contribution of Malayalam writers to Sanskrit	History of Hindi Literature till 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 National Language and Official Language Contemporary Literary Movements in Hindi Human right Issues in contemporary Hindi literature

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Tips to prepare well for KPSC HSST interview

Self-confidence is the most important thing a candidate should have while attending for an interview. If you have enough self-confidence you will be able to tackle most of the questions by the interviewers and also will leave a good impression. Here are some of the important things that you have to take care of while appearing before an interview board.

Have good knowledge of the subjects.
Make sure that you are well updated about the social as well as economic news that is happening around you.
Keep your answer simple and short.
Don’t confuse the interview panel with long and twisted answers.
Always keep a smile on your face.
Be polite and honest while answering the question.

Also pre-predicting the questions of an interview is nearly an impossible task to do. The questions asked by the interviewers to the candidates will be different to each person according to their qualification, educational background, and appearance at the time. But there are some interview questions that every candidate can expect while appearing for an interview. Here are some of the questions that are asked by the interview board to the candidates most of the time in an interview.

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Introduce yourself
What is your motive behind applying for this job opening?
Do you have any previous experience in this field?
Tell us something about your hobbies.
Tell us more about your career objectives and goals.
What is the factor that excited you to choose this profession?

These are some of the most commonly asked questions in interviews. Having confident and acceptable answers for the above-mentioned questions will enhance your chance of being selected for the next round.

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