Part 1 — General Knowledge
Unit 1: Current Affairs
Events & personalities
- State, national & international events
- Personalities in news; sports; multimedia
- Science, technology, environment
Unit 2: History, polity, economy, geography
Core topics
- Indian history & national movement; culture
- Constitution & polity; legal-constitutional development related to education
- Indian economy; basic Indian geography, population; UP geography & admin
Unit 3: General science, environment & ICT
Science & tech
- General science; human health & hygiene (vitamins, diseases, hormones etc.)
- Computer & internet terms; ICT uses; educational technology developments
Part 2 — General Hindi & English
Unit 4: General Hindi
Grammar & office writing
- Spelling/grammar/sentence correction; prefix-suffix
- Synonyms, antonyms, one-word, punctuation, idioms
- Letter writing; office orders
Unit 5: General English
Grammar essentials
- Prepositions; one-word substitution; synonyms/antonyms
- Idioms; active-passive; direct-indirect; punctuation; error correction; reading comprehension
Part 3 — Education & school/college administration
Unit 6: Development of education in India
Pre-Independence
- Charter Act 1813, Macaulay’s Minute, Wood’s Despatch, Hunter Commission, Sargent Plan
- Education philosophy of Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore, Ambedkar
Post-Independence
- Radhakrishnan Commission, Kothari Commission
- NEP 1986, RTE Act 2009, NEP 2020
Unit 7: UP acts & bodies
Legal framework
- UP Intermediate Education Act, 1921 and related rules
- Roles of UP Board, SCERT, NCERT, CBSE, DIET/BSA, SMDC
Unit 8: Role & responsibility of Principal/Head
Leadership
- Planning, supervision, leadership, decision-making
- School safety, inclusive education, FLN, NCF, measurement & evaluation, noting
Unit 9: Academic administration
Operations
- Academic calendar, timetable, PTA, SMC
Unit 10: Office administration
Records & rules
- Record keeping, leave rules, transfer rules
- RTI Act 2005
Unit 11: Financial administration
Finance processes
- School/college budget, PFMS, GST concepts
- Salary, pension, NPS
Unit 12: Education schemes
Major schemes
- Mid-Day Meal / PM POSHAN, NIPUN Bharat, NISHTHA, DIKSHA, scholarships
- Samagra Shiksha, UDISE+
