General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude.

General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude.

There are 10 sections and each section gets equal weightage. 6 questions are asked from each section thus there are 60 questions in toto. But you're required to attempt only 50 questions. It is advantageous that you can skip ten questions about which you don't have even a faint idea. Before proceeding further let's get acquainted with the different sections.

The 10 sections are viz. 1. Teaching Aptitude, 2. Research Aptitude, 3. Reading Comprehension, 4. Communication, 5. Reasoning (including Mathematical), 6. Logical Reasoning, 7. Data Interpretation, 8. Information and Communication Technology, 9. People and Environment, and 10. Higher Education System: Governance, Polity and Constitution. I'll analyse each section separately and elucidate the strategies.

The question frequently asked is which book to refer. A book to be considered as a good one should fulfil the following requirements

1. It must contain the previous year question papers (at least 5 years) with answers. The practice of these questions will familiarize you with the kind of problems that you will encounter in your next exam. If some questions are repeated, then you already know the answer.

2. Each section should have detailed theoretical explanations.

3. At the end of each chapter there should be exercises to practice.

The ten sections require different approaches for preparation so I'll elaborate on the strategies and the materials required for each section separately. I'll be updating each section regularly in due succession.