Syllabus for School Lecturer (Special Education) - 2026 (Paper-I General Studies)

History of Rajasthan and Indian History with Special Emphasis on Indian National Movement

• Freedom Struggle of 1857.
• Growth of Nationalism (1858-1919).
• Growth of Mass Nationalism (1919-1942).
• Revolutionary activities.
• Towards Freedom and Partition.
• Social and Religious Renaissance in 19th and 20th Century.
• Prominent Leaders of 19th and 20th Century with special reference to V.D. Savarkar, Bankim Chandra, Lal, Bal, Pal, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Ras Behari Bose and Subhash Chandra Bose.
• National Movement with special reference to Mahatma Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel, Maulana Azad and B.R. Ambedkar.

History of Rajasthan

Ancient Culture & Civilization of Rajasthan

• Kalibangan
• Ahar
• Ganeshwar
• Bairath

History of Rajasthan from 8th to 18th Century

• Gurjar Pratihars.
• Chauhans of Ajmer.
• Relations with Delhi Sultanate – Mewar, Ranthambore and Jalore.
• Rajasthan and Mughals – Rana Sanga, Maharana Pratap, Mansingh of Amer, Chandrasen, Rai Singh of Bikaner and Raj Singh of Mewar.

History of Freedom Struggle in Rajasthan

• Revolution of 1857.
• Political Awakening.
• Prajamandal Movements.
• Peasants and Tribal Movements.
• Integration of Rajasthan.

Society and Religion

• Lok Devta and Devian.
• Saints of Rajasthan.
• Architecture – Temples, Forts and Palaces.
• Paintings – Various Schools.
• Fairs and Festivals.
• Customs.
• Dresses and Ornaments.
• Folk Music and Dance.
• Language and Literature.

Mental Ability Test

• Analogy.
• Series Completion.
• Coding-Decoding.
• Blood Relations.
• Logical Venn Diagrams.

Statistics (Secondary Level)

• Collection of data.
• Presentation of data.
• Graphical representation of data.
• Measures of central tendency.
• Mean.
• Mode.
• Median of ungrouped and grouped data.

Mathematics (Secondary Level)

• Natural, rational and irrational numbers.
• Real numbers and their decimal expansions.
• Operations on real numbers.
• Laws of exponents for real numbers.
• Rational numbers and their decimal expansions.
• Zeroes of a polynomial.
• Relationship between zeroes and coefficients of a polynomial.
• Division algorithm for polynomials.
• Algebraic methods of solution of pair of linear equations in two variables.

Mensuration

• Surface area of a cuboid, cube, right circular cylinder, right circular cone and sphere.
• Volume of a cuboid, cube, cylinder, right circular cone and sphere.
• Surface area and volume of a combination of solids.
• Conversion of solid from one shape to another.

Language Ability Test

General Hindi

• संधि, संधि-विच्छेद
• उपसर्ग, प्रत्यय
• अनेकार्थक शब्द, विलोम शब्द, श्रुतिसम भिन्नार्थक शब्द
• शब्द-शुद्धि, वाक्य-शुद्धि
• अंग्रेजी के पारिभाषिक (तकनीकी) शब्दों के समानार्थक हिन्दी शब्द (केवल प्रशासनिक शब्द)

General English

• Tenses / Sequence of Tenses.
• Active and Passive Voice.
• Direct and Indirect Speech.
• Use of Articles and Determiners.
• Use of Prepositions.
• Correction of Sentences including Subject-Verb Agreement, Degrees of Adjectives and Connectives.
• Glossary of Official and Technical Terms (with their Hindi Versions).
• Antonyms and Synonyms.
• Word Formation (by using Prefixes and Suffixes).
• Words often Confused.

Current Affairs

(A) Rajasthan and India

• Recent development programmes.
• Flagship schemes and new initiatives.
• Skill development and startup initiatives.
• Social and economic indicators.
• Events of importance.
• Persons and places.
• Contemporary events in science, technology and environment.
• Awards and prizes.
• Latest books and authors.
• Sports and games.

(B) International

• Contemporary International issues and events.

General Science

• Atoms and molecules.
• Chemical reactions and equations.
• Carbon and its compounds.
• Force and laws of motion.
• Work and energy.
• Electricity.
• Sound.
• Tissues.
• Control and coordination.
• Heredity and evolution.
• Management of natural resources.
• Protection of environment.
• Biodiversity and sustainable development.
• Science in daily life.
• Recent developments in science and technology.
• Traditional knowledge system of India in science.

Indian Polity

• Government of India Act 1935, Constituent Assembly and Salient Features of the Constitution of India.
• President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
• Parliament, Supreme Court, Election Commission and Union Public Service Commission.
• Panchayats and Municipalities.
• National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Women, Central Vigilance Commission, National Green Tribunal and National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

Geography of Rajasthan

• Location.
• Extent.
• Shape.
• Size.
• Physical Features.
• Drainage.
• Soil.
• Natural Vegetation and Wildlife.
• Climate.
• Demographic Characteristics.
• Agriculture.
• Livestock.
• Mineral Resources.
• Energy Resources.
• Tourism.
• Transport.
• Industries and Trade.

Educational Psychology, Educational Management, Educational Scenario in Rajasthan, Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

I. Educational Psychology

• Nature, scope and implications for effective teaching.
• Physical, cognitive, social, moral, emotional and linguistic developmental characteristics of adolescent learner and its implication for teaching-learning.
• Behavioural, cognitive, social cognitive and constructivist approach to learning and its implications for senior secondary students.
• Concept of mental health & its application, strategies for developing mental well-being of senior secondary students.
• Emotional intelligence and socio-emotional learning.

II. Educational Management

• Concept, Functions and Principles.
• Total Quality Management in Education.
• Educational Supervision & Inspection.
• Social Organization and Leadership in Education.

III. Educational Scenario in Rajasthan

Organization and Functions of the following at Primary and Secondary Education level in Rajasthan:

• SCERT.
• BSER.
• IASE.
• DIET.
• Rajasthan State Open School.
• Rajasthan State Text Book Board.
• State Initiative for Quality Education.
• Implication of NEP 2020.

IV. National Education Policy-2020 (School Education)

• National Education Policy-2020 with reference to School Education.
• Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.

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RPSC School Lecturer Special Education Exam Pattern

Important Instructions

1. The question paper will carry maximum 150 marks.
2. Duration of question paper will be 01 Hour 30 Minutes.
3. The question paper will carry 75 multiple choice questions.
4. Negative marking shall be applicable in the evaluation of answers. For every wrong answer, one-third of the marks prescribed for that particular question shall be deducted.
5. Paper shall include the following subjects:
   1. History of Rajasthan and Indian History with special emphasis on Indian National Movement.
   2. Mental Ability Test, Statistics (Secondary Level), Mathematics (Secondary Level), Language Hindi and English Ability Test.
   3. Current Affairs.
   4. General Science, Indian Polity and Geography of Rajasthan.
   5. Educational Psychology, Educational Management, Educational Scenario in Rajasthan and Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.