Pedagogy refers to the methods of imparting knowledge and skills in the educational environment, which includes processes, strategies, interactions and resources that empower learning. It includes the art and science of teaching and encompasses all theories of learning. It is influenced by the socio-cultural contexts, geo-political ideologies, scientific and technological interventions leading to purposeful articulation of the learning content. The questions under this unit will cover the conceptual developments in these areas along with the relevant interventional strategies from time to time.

Learning – Active learning – Collaborative learning – Zone of Proximal development Cognition – Skill – Application Attention – tools for promoting attention – Memory – Types of Memory Brain structure – Neural networks – Right and Left brains; holistic learning Body – Exercise – food – nutrition – sleep and learning Types of Learners and their learning challenges Types of learning – inclusive learning, integrated learning, multi-faceted learning, and meta-learning.

Any teacher/educator/principal above the age of 18 is eligible to take the examination. The examination is also open to aspiring teachers, retired teachers and school leaders.

The Rules and Regulations are applicable to all the participants of GFFTE. Please read the following before commencing the examination. To participate/To get certified To get certified through our examinations – You will have to be above 18 years of age. You can be an aspiring teacher, a working teacher, an educator, a retired teacher or a school leader. The certification is applicable to teachers of all boards. Before the exam During registration, make sure you provide all the required fields for communication. Make sure you provide a valid phone number and email ID during registration. Please make sure the phone number and email ID are functional and in use. The details provided by you during registration will be used to communicate necessary information such as examination updates, results and other notifications. All the details provided during the registration will be used for the issue of certificates too. The details of the examination, such as results and notifications, will be communicated only via the notification page on the website/SMS/email. The examination fee is non-refundable. Even in the event that a particular candidate is unable to participate in the examination for any reason, the registration fee will not be refunded. During the Examination The registered participant can start the examination any day within 20 days of the payment. The link to take the examination will expire after 20 days. The examination, once started, cannot be postponed, paused or changed to a later time or date. Once the examination begins, it has to be completed in one sitting, within the given 40 minutes. All the questions will be in the English language ONLY. Translation in other regional languages will NOT be available. The participant should make sure that there is an uninterrupted internet connection during the examination. The participant is encouraged to take the examination on a laptop or a desktop. The participant should make sure that the laptop/phone is working before the examination begins. The participant should make sure that the laptop/phone is fully charged or connected to a power source to avoid interruptions. If the participant is taking the examination on the mobile phone, he/she should make sure that the examination is not interrupted by calls. The participant should make sure that there is sufficient data/mobile data on the laptop/mobile phone before commencing the examination. GFFTE will not be responsible if the examination is interrupted due to power issues or data problems. A re-examination will not be scheduled if the participant has data or connectivity problems during the examination. The examination in each topic will have 50 questions each. All of them will be multiple-choice questions, with 4 options each. Each of the questions needs to be attempted before going to the next one. The participant has to select one of the four options provided for each question before proceeding to the next question. The next question will not appear on screen until the ‘NEXT’ button is pressed/clicked. There is no negative marking. The examination is for forty minutes (40 minutes). The timer will start once you open the link. The timer cannot be paused in between the examination. The timer will stop, and the examination will end immediately after the completion of 40 minutes. There is no fixed timing for each question. But all the 50 questions will have to be answered/attempted before the completion of 40 minutes. After the examination Please check the website/SMS/email frequently for updates and notifications.

The examinee will receive certificates based on their performance. Gold (81% and above) Silver (66 – 80%) Bronze (50–65%) Participation Certificate (50% and below) All the participants taking part in the examination will get participation certificates.

Contemporary skills refer to the skills that teachers must acquire in their professional environment, in the areas of knowledge and pedagogy, that would help them to show exemplary performance leading to enhanced quality in their functions. It takes stock of their current learning in relation to the developments contributed by research and experience. The area would also cover concerns and developments in global dynamics, reflecting patterns of effective knowledge transactions, their processing and management. Skills relating to the ability to deal with differentiated learning would also be an area of assessment in this unit.

Basics of Classroom Management – Teacher profile, verbal and non-verbal communication, classroom planning and Management Challenges of a Primary classroom and understanding of developmental psychology Managing children of higher classes – engagement, nurturing, motivating and creativity Basics of Adolescent Psychology – Basics of Ethics and Value-based Learning. The approach to academic, co-curricular integration, art education and sports education Inclusive learning – dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia – Managing differentially abled children Experiential Learning – Methods of Approach and Management School Safety – Concerns, Issues, and Management School Quality – Vision, concepts, and Engagement Technology literacy – Methods and case-studies Teacher-Parent Relationship – Effective Relationship Management National Policies of Education – An overview.

Any teacher/educator/principal above the age of 18 is eligible to take the examination. The examination is also open to aspiring teachers, retired teachers and school leaders.

The Rules and Regulations are applicable to all the participants of GFFTE. Please read the following before commencing the examination. To participate/To get certified To get certified through our examinations – You will have to be above 18 years of age. You can be an aspiring teacher, a working teacher, an educator, a retired teacher or a school leader. The certification is applicable to teachers of all boards. Before the exam During registration, make sure you provide all the required fields for communication. Make sure you provide a valid phone number and email ID during registration. Please make sure the phone number and email ID are functional and in use. The details provided by you during registration will be used to communicate necessary information such as examination updates, results and other notifications. All the details provided during the registration will be used for the issue of certificates too. The details of the examination, such as results and notifications, will be communicated only via the notification page on the website/SMS/email. The examination fee is non-refundable. Even in the event that a particular candidate is unable to participate in the examination for any reason, the registration fee will not be refunded. During the Examination The registered participant can start the examination any day within 20 days of the payment. The link to take the examination will expire after 20 days. The examination, once started, cannot be postponed, paused or changed to a later time or date. Once the examination begins, it has to be completed in one sitting, within the given 40 minutes. All the questions will be in the English language ONLY. Translation in other regional languages will NOT be available. The participant should make sure that there is an uninterrupted internet connection during the examination. The participant is encouraged to take the examination on a laptop or a desktop. The participant should make sure that the laptop/phone is working before the examination begins. The participant should make sure that the laptop/phone is fully charged or connected to a power source to avoid interruptions. If the participant is taking the examination on the mobile phone, he/she should make sure that the examination is not interrupted by calls. The participant should make sure that there is sufficient data/mobile data on the laptop/mobile phone before commencing the examination. GFFTE will not be responsible if the examination is interrupted due to power issues or data problems. A re-examination will not be scheduled if the participant has data or connectivity problems during the examination. The examination in each topic will have 50 questions each. All of them will be multiple-choice questions, with 4 options each. Each of the questions needs to be attempted before going to the next one. The participant has to select one of the four options provided for each question before proceeding to the next question. The next question will not appear on screen until the ‘NEXT’ button is pressed/clicked. There is no negative marking. The examination is for forty minutes (40 minutes). The timer will start once you open the link. The timer cannot be paused in between the examination. The timer will stop, and the examination will end immediately after the completion of 40 minutes. There is no fixed timing for each question. But all the 50 questions will have to be answered/attempted before the completion of 40 minutes. After the examination Please check the website/SMS/email frequently for updates and notifications.

The examinee will receive certificates based on their performance. Gold (81% and above) Silver (66 – 80%) Bronze (50–65%) Participation Certificate (50% and below) All the participants taking part in the examination will get participation certificates.

Cognition refers to the mental actions or processes that lead to acquisition of knowledge, experience through senses and understanding through thoughts. It includes processes like attention, memory, perception and thought. This unit will also include studies relating to intelligences, emotions and learning networks that empower learning through sensory integration. Further, studies in cognitive sciences, brain-based learning, and social construction of knowledge will be included. The questions under this unit will cover all principles, processes and theories related to the above topics.

Gandhian approach to Education, Rabindranath Tagore and Idealism, Aurobindo’s Philosophy on Education Behaviourism- Cognitivism – Constructivism – Connectivism The educational philosophies advocated by - Maria Montessori, John Dewey, John Piaget, BF Skinner, Lev Vygotsky, J. Krishnamurthy, Aurobindo.

Any teacher/educator/principal above the age of 18 is eligible to take the examination. The examination is also open to aspiring teachers, retired teachers and school leaders.

The Rules and Regulations are applicable to all the participants of GFFTE. Please read the following before commencing the examination. To participate/To get certified To get certified through our examinations – You will have to be above 18 years of age. You can be an aspiring teacher, a working teacher, an educator, a retired teacher or a school leader. The certification is applicable to teachers of all boards. Before the exam During registration, make sure you provide all the required fields for communication. Make sure you provide a valid phone number and email ID during registration. Please make sure the phone number and email ID are functional and in use. The details provided by you during registration will be used to communicate necessary information such as examination updates, results and other notifications. All the details provided during the registration will be used for the issue of certificates too. The details of the examination, such as results and notifications, will be communicated only via the notification page on the website/SMS/email. The examination fee is non-refundable. Even in the event that a particular candidate is unable to participate in the examination for any reason, the registration fee will not be refunded. During the Examination The registered participant can start the examination any day within 20 days of the payment. The link to take the examination will expire after 20 days. The examination, once started, cannot be postponed, paused or changed to a later time or date. Once the examination begins, it has to be completed in one sitting, within the given 40 minutes. All the questions will be in the English language ONLY. Translation in other regional languages will NOT be available. The participant should make sure that there is an uninterrupted internet connection during the examination. The participant is encouraged to take the examination on a laptop or a desktop. The participant should make sure that the laptop/phone is working before the examination begins. The participant should make sure that the laptop/phone is fully charged or connected to a power source to avoid interruptions. If the participant is taking the examination on the mobile phone, he/she should make sure that the examination is not interrupted by calls. The participant should make sure that there is sufficient data/mobile data on the laptop/mobile phone before commencing the examination. GFFTE will not be responsible if the examination is interrupted due to power issues or data problems. A re-examination will not be scheduled if the participant has data or connectivity problems during the examination. The examination in each topic will have 50 questions each. All of them will be multiple-choice questions, with 4 options each. Each of the questions needs to be attempted before going to the next one. The participant has to select one of the four options provided for each question before proceeding to the next question. The next question will not appear on screen until the ‘NEXT’ button is pressed/clicked. There is no negative marking. The examination is for forty minutes (40 minutes). The timer will start once you open the link. The timer cannot be paused in between the examination. The timer will stop, and the examination will end immediately after the completion of 40 minutes. There is no fixed timing for each question. But all the 50 questions will have to be answered/attempted before the completion of 40 minutes. After the examination Please check the website/SMS/email frequently for updates and notifications.

The examinee will receive certificates based on their performance. Gold (81% and above) Silver (66 – 80%) Bronze (50–65%) Participation Certificate (50% and below) All the participants taking part in the examination will get participation certificates.

Assessment refers to the processes that lead to the judgment of the knowledge, understanding, skills and levels of application of a set of concepts, practices using specific tools contextual to the area or subject of assessment. It is largely applied as an objective mode of benchmarking the learning profile of a learner on certain prescribed norms. It could also be applied and used as a tool to the above purpose with variations in style to examine the higher levels of knowledge, thought architectures, creative and critical thinking, and also in different contexts to meet some defined objectives.

• Understanding the difference between assessment and evaluation • Formative assessment and summative assessment – objectives and methods • Types of questions – their objectives, goals and context • Multiple choice questions – types, scope and objectives • Language, syntax and structure of questions • Blueprint and its objectives • Common mistakes in assessments and evaluation • Assessment – individual and systemic • Mean, mode and standard deviation • Data representations, structures and analysis

Any teacher/educator/principal above the age of 18 is eligible to take the examination. The examination is also open to aspiring teachers, retired teachers and school leaders.

The Rules and Regulations are applicable to all the participants of GFFTE. Please read the following before commencing the examination. To participate/To get certified To get certified through our examinations – You will have to be above 18 years of age. You can be an aspiring teacher, a working teacher, an educator, a retired teacher or a school leader. The certification is applicable to teachers of all boards. Before the exam During registration, make sure you provide all the required fields for communication. Make sure you provide a valid phone number and email ID during registration. Please make sure the phone number and email ID are functional and in use. The details provided by you during registration will be used to communicate necessary information such as examination updates, results and other notifications. All the details provided during the registration will be used for the issue of certificates too. The details of the examination, such as results and notifications, will be communicated only via the notification page on the website/SMS/email. The examination fee is non-refundable. Even in the event that a particular candidate is unable to participate in the examination for any reason, the registration fee will not be refunded. During the Examination The registered participant can start the examination any day within 20 days of the payment. The link to take the examination will expire after 20 days. The examination, once started, cannot be postponed, paused or changed to a later time or date. Once the examination begins, it has to be completed in one sitting, within the given 40 minutes. All the questions will be in the English language ONLY. Translation in other regional languages will NOT be available. The participant should make sure that there is an uninterrupted internet connection during the examination. The participant is encouraged to take the examination on a laptop or a desktop. The participant should make sure that the laptop/phone is working before the examination begins. The participant should make sure that the laptop/phone is fully charged or connected to a power source to avoid interruptions. If the participant is taking the examination on the mobile phone, he/she should make sure that the examination is not interrupted by calls. The participant should make sure that there is sufficient data/mobile data on the laptop/mobile phone before commencing the examination. GFFTE will not be responsible if the examination is interrupted due to power issues or data problems. A re-examination will not be scheduled if the participant has data or connectivity problems during the examination. The examination in each topic will have 50 questions each. All of them will be multiple-choice questions, with 4 options each. Each of the questions needs to be attempted before going to the next one. The participant has to select one of the four options provided for each question before proceeding to the next question. The next question will not appear on screen until the ‘NEXT’ button is pressed/clicked. There is no negative marking. The examination is for forty minutes (40 minutes). The timer will start once you open the link. The timer cannot be paused in between the examination. The timer will stop, and the examination will end immediately after the completion of 40 minutes. There is no fixed timing for each question. But all the 50 questions will have to be answered/attempted before the completion of 40 minutes. After the examination Please check the website/SMS/email frequently for updates and notifications.

The examinee will receive certificates based on their performance. Gold (81% and above) Silver (66 – 80%) Bronze (50–65%) Participation Certificate (50% and below) All the participants taking part in the examination will get participation certificates.

a. Teachers and educators become differentiators in quality teaching platforms b. They gain a certificate from GFFTE reflecting their profile of learning growth c. Rewards for exemplary performances in these examinations d. Their ability to project a different brand of energized learning faculty

Any teacher/educator/principal above 18 years of age can attempt the examination. The examination is applicable to both aspiring teachers and retired teachers.

The teacher/educator/principal taking the examination should be above 18 years of age.

Yes. The participant teacher/educator/principal can apply for more than one examination.

Yes. The examinations for all the categories will be conducted online.

No. There is no negative marking for any of the questions in the examinations.

The examination will be for 40 minutes during which all the participant teachers/educators/principals should answer the 50 questions. After the completion of 40 minutes, the examination will end automatically.

All the questions in the examination are going to be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

A participant teacher/educator/principal will be certified as a Gold Level performer, Silver Level performer, or a Bronze Level performer: Gold - 81% and above Silver - 66% - 80% Bronze - 50% - 65% All the participant teachers/educators/principals with a score below 50% will get a participation certificate.