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  1. Child Development and Pedagogy / बाल विकास एवं शिक्षाशास्त्र: Concept of Development / विकास की अवधारणा, Psychological Theories of Development / विकास के मनोवैज्ञानिक सिद्धांत, Individual Differences, Personality and Gender / व्यक्तिगत भिन्नताएँ, व्यक्तित्व एवं जेंडर, Intelligence and Creativity / बुद्धि एवं सृजनात्मकता, Learning and Its Theories / अधिगम एवं इसके सिद्धांत, How Children Think and Learn / बालक कैसे सोचते एवं सीखते हैं, Emotion, Motivation, Mental Health and Guidance / संवेग, अभिप्रेरणा, मानसिक स्वास्थ्य एवं निर्देशन, Inclusive Education / समावेशी शिक्षा, Teaching-Learning Process / शिक्षण-अधिगम प्रक्रिया, Teaching Methods and Strategies / शिक्षण विधियाँ एवं रणनीतियाँ, Assessment and Evaluation / आकलन एवं मूल्यांकन, Curriculum and School Activities / पाठ्यचर्या और विद्यालयी गतिविधियाँ, Lesson Planning and Teaching Skills / पाठ योजना और शिक्षण कौशल, Teaching Resources and Educational Technology / शिक्षण संसाधन और शैक्षिक प्रौद्योगिकी, Educational Thinkers, Aims and National Policies / शैक्षिक विचारक, उद्देश्य एवं राष्ट्रीय नीतियाँ, Classroom Management and Communication / कक्षा प्रबंधन और सम्प्रेषण, Teacher Identity and Professional Development / शिक्षक पहचान और व्यावसायिक विकास, Social Science Pedagogy / सामाजिक विज्ञान शिक्षणशास्त्र, Social and Political Life / सामाजिक एवं राजनीतिक जीवन, Science Pedagogy / विज्ञान शिक्षण शास्त्र, Life Skills, Values, Peace and Environmental Education / जीवन कौशल, मूल्य, शांति एवं पर्यावरण शिक्षा, Constitution, Commissions, Acts and Schemes in Education / संविधान, आयोग, अधिनियम एवं योजनाएँ
  2. Mathematics / गणित: Number System & Place Value / संख्या पद्धति एवं स्थानीय मान, Basic Operations, Simplification & Patterns / मूलभूत संक्रियाएँ, सरलीकरण एवं पैटर्न, Factors, Divisibility, HCF & LCM / गुणनखंड, विभाज्यता, म.स.प. एवं ल.स.प., Fractions & Decimals / भिन्न एवं दशमलव, Squares, Cubes, Exponents & Surds / वर्ग, घन, घातांक एवं करणी, Measurement: Length, Mass, Capacity, Time & Money / मापन: लंबाई, भार, धारिता, समय एवं मुद्रा, Algebra / बीजगणित, Ratio, Proportion, Average & Ages / अनुपात, समानुपात, औसत एवं आयु, Percentage, Profit–Loss & Interest / प्रतिशत, लाभ-हानि एवं ब्याज, Time & Work and Speed–Distance / समय-कार्य एवं चाल-दूरी, Lines, Angles, Shapes & Coordinates / रेखाएँ, कोण, आकृतियाँ एवं निर्देशांक, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles & Trigonometry / त्रिभुज, चतुर्भुज, वृत्त एवं त्रिकोणमिति, Mensuration: Perimeter, Area & Volume / क्षेत्रमिति: परिमाप, क्षेत्रफल एवं आयतन, Data Handling, Statistics & Probability / आँकड़ा प्रबंधन, सांख्यिकी एवं प्रायिकता, Mathematics Pedagogy / गणित शिक्षणशास्त्र, Alphabet & Number Test / वर्णमाला एवं संख्या परीक्षण, Non-Verbal Reasoning / अशाब्दिक तर्क, Dice & Cubes / पासा एवं घन, Mathematical Operations & Arithmetical Reasoning / गणितीय संक्रियाएँ एवं अंकगणितीय तर्क, Ranking, Seating Arrangement & Puzzles / क्रम, बैठक व्यवस्था एवं पहेली, Calendar & Clock / कैलेंडर एवं घड़ी, Venn Diagrams & Logical Deduction / वेन आरेख एवं तार्किक निगमन
  3. Environmental Studies / पर्यावरण अध्ययन: Family, Friends and Community / परिवार, मित्र और समुदाय, Plants / पौधे, Animals / जंतु, Farming and Animal Husbandry / खेती और पशुपालन, Food and Nutrition / भोजन और पोषण, Body and Health / शरीर और स्वास्थ्य, Water / जल, Shelter / आवास, Travel, Transport and Communication / यात्रा, परिवहन और संचार, Maps, Directions and India / मानचित्र, दिशाएँ और भारत, Things We Make and Do / हम क्या बनाते और करते हैं, Earth, Sky and Disasters / पृथ्वी, आकाश और आपदाएँ, Environment, Ecology and Wildlife / पर्यावरण, पारिस्थितिकी और वन्यजीव, Natural Resources, Pollution and Climate Change / प्राकृतिक संसाधन, प्रदूषण और जलवायु परिवर्तन, Pedagogy of Environmental Studies / पर्यावरण अध्ययन का शिक्षणशास्त्र, Physical Geography / भौतिक भूगोल, Resources and Development / संसाधन एवं विकास, Force, Pressure, Work and Energy / बल, दाब, कार्य एवं ऊर्जा, Environment and Ecology / पर्यावरण एवं पारिस्थितिकी, Science & Technology / विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी, Heat and Sound / ऊष्मा एवं ध्वनि, Light / प्रकाश, Universe and Natural Phenomena / ब्रह्मांड एवं प्राकृतिक परिघटनाएँ, Chemical Reactions, Acids, Bases and Salts / रासायनिक अभिक्रियाएँ, अम्ल, क्षार एवं लवण, Natural Vegetation, Wildlife and World Regions / प्राकृतिक वनस्पति, वन्य जीवन एवं विश्व के प्रदेश, Environment & Climate Affairs / पर्यावरण एवं जलवायु समसामयिकी
  4. Language I/II — हिंदी / Hindi: भाषा, लिपि और वर्ण-विचार, संधि, शब्द-स्रोत और शब्द-रचना, समास, शब्द-भेद: विकारी और अविकारी, लिंग, वचन, कारक, काल और वाच्य, वाक्य-विचार और शुद्ध लेखन, शब्द-भंडार, रस, छंद, अलंकार और शब्द-शक्ति, हिंदी साहित्य, अपठित बोध, हिंदी शिक्षणशास्त्र
  5. Language I/II — English: Sounds, Spelling and Word Formation, Parts of Speech, Nouns and Pronouns, Articles, Determiners and Adjectives, Verbs and Modals, Tenses and Subject–Verb Agreement, Adverbs, Prepositions and Conjunctions, Sentence Structure, Voice and Narration, Vocabulary, Sentence Correction and Writing Skills, Poetry and English Literature, Reading Comprehension, Pedagogy of English Language
  6. Language I/II — संस्कृत / Sanskrit: वर्णविचारः एवं संज्ञाप्रकरणम्, सन्धिप्रकरणम्, शब्दरूपाणि, धातुरूपाणि, कारकाणि एवं विभक्तयः, उपसर्गाः एवं अव्ययानि, प्रत्ययप्रकरणम्, समासप्रकरणम्, वाच्यप्रकरणम्, संख्याज्ञानम्, शब्दज्ञानम् एवं अनुवादः, अपठितावबोधनम्, संस्कृतसाहित्यम् एवं काव्यशास्त्रम्, संस्कृतशिक्षणशास्त्रम्
  7. Language I/II — اردو / Urdu: رسم الخط، املا اور تلفظ, ذخیرۂ الفاظ, قواعد, محاورے اور ضرب الامثال, شعر و سخن, اردو ادب کی تاریخ, تفہیمِ عبارت, اردو کی تدریس
  8. Language I/II — বাংলা / Bengali: ভাষা, ধ্বনি ও বর্ণ, সন্ধি ও বানান, শব্দের উৎস ও গঠন, সমাস, পদ পরিচয়, কারক ও বিভক্তি, ক্রিয়া ও কাল, বাক্যতত্ত্ব, শব্দার্থ ও বাগর্থ, পাঠ অনুধাবন ও সাহিত্য, নির্মিতি ও পত্রলিখন, বাংলা শিক্ষণবিদ্যা
  9. Extra Practice (beyond syllabus) / अतिरिक्त अभ्यास (पाठ्यक्रम से बाहर): Computer Hardware and Peripherals / कंप्यूटर हार्डवेयर एवं परिधीय उपकरण, International Relations & Organisations / अंतरराष्ट्रीय संबंध एवं संगठन, Indian Economy: Data & Current Affairs / भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था: आँकड़े एवं समसामयिकी
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This educational video presents a step-by-step solution to two quantitative aptitude problems related to profit and loss, using a digital whiteboard. The first problem, from an Accenture exam, involves calculating the percentage profit or loss for a pen dealer who buys 9 pens for 16 rupees and sells them at an offer of 11 pens for 20 rupees. The instructor demonstrates a method to find the cost price (CP) and selling price (SP) per pen by equating the total cost and revenue for a common number of pens (180), leading to a calculated profit of 25/11%, or approximately 2.27%. The second problem, from a GATE exam, asks for the loss incurred by a fruit seller who sold a basket at a 12.5% loss, and if he had sold it for Rs. 108 more, he would have made a 10% gain. The instructor uses the ratio method, setting the cost price (CP) as 100 units, which results in a selling price (SP) of 87.5 units for a 12.5% loss and 110 units for a 10% gain. The difference of 22.5 units is equated to Rs. 108, allowing the calculation of the CP as Rs. 480 and the loss as Rs. 60. The video concludes with a 'Thanks for Watching' screen.

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  1. 0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00

    The video opens with a title card for a question from an Accenture exam. The problem states: 'Sunny deal purchases 9 pens in 16 rupees and sell it at a offer of 11 pens for 20 rupees. How much percentage profit or loss he received?'. The instructor begins the solution by writing 'Qty' and 'Rs.' on a digital whiteboard, then sets up the purchase and sale data: 9 pens for 16 rupees and 11 pens for 20 rupees. He explains that to compare the cost and selling price, a common number of pens must be used. He calculates the least common multiple of 9 and 11, which is 99, but then uses 180 (a multiple of 9 and 11) to make the calculations easier. He writes '20*9=180' and '11*16=176', indicating that the cost for 180 pens is 180 rupees and the selling price for 180 pens is 176 rupees. He then writes the formula for profit percentage: 'Profit = (SP - CP) / CP * 100'. He also notes that the cost price for 180 pens is 180 rupees and the selling price is 176 rupees, which implies a loss of 4 rupees on 180 rupees. He then begins to write the formula for percentage loss: '180 - 176 / 176 * 100'.

  2. 2:00 – 5:00 02:00-05:00

    The instructor continues solving the first problem. He writes the formula for percentage loss as '(180 - 176) / 176 * 100', which simplifies to '4 / 176 * 100'. He then simplifies the fraction '4/176' to '1/44'. He writes '1/44 * 100' and calculates the result as '100 / 44', which simplifies to '25 / 11'. He states that the percentage loss is 25/11%, which is approximately 2.27%. He then moves to the second problem, which is from a GATE exam. The problem states: 'A fruit seller sold a basket of fruits at 12.5% loss. Had he sold it for Rs. 108 more, he would have made a 10% gain. What is the loss in Rupees incurred by the fruit seller?'. He introduces the 'Ratio Method' as a shortcut. He writes 'CP = 100' and 'L = 12.5%'. He explains that a 12.5% loss means the selling price (SP) is 87.5% of the cost price. He writes 'SP = 87.5'. He then writes 'G = 10%' and 'SP = 110'. He explains that the difference between the two selling prices is 110 - 87.5 = 22.5. He equates this difference to Rs. 108. He writes '22.5 = 108' and '100 = ?'. He calculates the cost price (CP) as (108 / 22.5) * 100 = 480. He then calculates the loss as 12.5% of 480, which is 60. He concludes that the loss incurred by the fruit seller is Rs. 60.

  3. 5:00 – 8:18 05:00-08:18

    The instructor continues to solve the second problem using the 'Percentage Method'. He writes 'CP = 100' and 'L = 12.5%'. He explains that a 12.5% loss means the selling price (SP) is 87.5% of the cost price. He writes 'SP = 87.5'. He then writes 'G = 10%' and 'SP = 110'. He explains that the difference between the two selling prices is 110 - 87.5 = 22.5. He equates this difference to Rs. 108. He writes '22.5 = 108' and '100 = ?'. He calculates the cost price (CP) as (108 / 22.5) * 100 = 480. He then calculates the loss as 12.5% of 480, which is 60. He concludes that the loss incurred by the fruit seller is Rs. 60. The video ends with a 'Thanks for Watching' screen.

The video provides a clear, structured walkthrough of two profit and loss problems, emphasizing different solution methods. The first problem is solved by finding a common quantity to compare cost and selling prices, leading to a calculation of percentage loss. The second problem is solved using the ratio method, where the cost price is assumed as 100 units, and the difference in selling prices is used to find the actual cost and the loss. The instructor effectively uses a digital whiteboard to show all calculations step-by-step, making the concepts accessible for students preparing for competitive exams.

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