The entrance test conducted for admission to M.Phil (Education) in IASE University comprises of two papers. Objective and short answer type questions are asked for the written test. Topics such as Education and Democracy, Educational Psychology, Influence of teacher characteristics, Motivation, Learning, Theories of Personality, and Sociology of Education are included under Paper I. In Paper II, topics like co-relational studies, experimental research, research in teacher education, sampling error, and types of educational research are included under the syllabus.

Syllabus for M.Phil (Education) Entrance Test in IASE University (Paper I)

• Adjustment and Mental Health
• Cognitive view point and information processing
• Constitutional provisions for Education
• Contribution made by Vedanta, Buddhishm, Jainism, Bhagavet – Gita to education
• Contribution of Educational (Thinkers)
• Contribution of psychology to education
• Dialectical approach & scientific inquiry in Education
• Dynamics of personality
• Education and Culture
• Education and Democracy
• Education and Society
• Educational implication of the view points on learning
• Educational Implications to philosophical Thought, Idealism, Pragmatism, Naturalism, and sociology of Education, Culture and Society
• Educational Psychology
• Epistemology and education
• Excellence in education equality vs, equity in education
• Factors influencing Mental Health
• Gagne’s conditions of learning
• Group Dynamics
• Group process
• Human Development
• Identification of Mental Health
• Indian educational thinkers –  Mahatma Gandhi, Ravindra Nath Tagore.
• Indian theories of psychological Development
• Individual Difference
• Influence of teacher characteristics
• Intelligence and cognitive abilities-identification & fostering
• Interpersonal relations
• Issues of equality of educational opportunity
• Learning: Concept, kinds, and levels of learning
• Metaphysical problems
• Motivation
• Personality
• Philosophy of education
• Principles of mental hygiene
• Sequential stages of human development
• Social & emotional climate of the classroom
• Social Organization
• Socio cultural Scenario, a global perspective
• Sociology of Education
• Sociometric grouping
• Techniques of Assessment of Personality, Projective and Non- Projective
• Techniques of Motivation
• Theoretical Basis of Mental Health
• Theories of Personality
• Theories of piaget and Bruner
• Various view points on learning
• Western educational thinkers – Rousseau, John dewey

Syllabus for M.Phil (Education) Entrance Test in IASE University (Paper II)

• Action Research
• Analysis Procedures
• Area of Educational Research
• Basic and applied Educational Research related to Development
• Characteristics of good Sample
• Concept of Research Design
• Co-relational Studies
• Descriptive Research – Survey and Normative Survey
• Directional and non-directional hypothesis
• Experimental Research
• General Characteristics of a Research Design
• Hypothesis – Characteristics of a good hypothesis
• Meaning and Significance of Research
• Need of Research in Education
• Population – Sampling
• Research Design
• Research in Teacher Education
• Research Objectives –Primary and Secondary
• Research on Psychological Aspects
• Research related to Philosophical aspects.
• Research Subject – Topic & its selection
• Sampling Error
• Statistical Analysis through computer
• Survey of Related literature
• T-test, Sign test, Chi-square test, F-ratio test, Median – test.
• Types of Educational Research
• Use of Computer in Research work
• Writing of Research Report

Master degree holders in Education can look for admission to M.Phil (Education) in IASE University. Books prescribed under the course can be used for studies. Solving previous year’s question papers is effective for clearing the test.