D.El.Ed. Question Papers
Previous year question papers of the Maharashtra Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.) examination, First Year, all eight subjects, retyped in full and ready to read or print on A4.
The D.El.Ed. is the two-year diploma for primary teachers in Maharashtra. Each year ends in a set of written papers, one per subject, most of them marked out of 40. Working through past papers is the quickest way to learn how questions are framed, how marks are split, and how long each answer is expected to be.
Paper pattern
| Question | Type | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Short objective items: true or false, correlation, match the pairs and similar | 8 |
| Q2 | Four short answers, 60 to 80 words each | 8 |
| Q3 | Four answers, 120 to 160 words each, with an internal choice on some | 12 |
| Q4 | Three long answers, 200 to 250 words each, with an internal choice on some | 12 |
Pattern as seen in the June 2026 and June 2025 First Year papers (2016 revised syllabus). Total 40 marks, 2 hours. Pedagogy of English (Part I) is a shorter paper: 20 marks, 1 hour, same four-question shape.
Previous year papers
Full question papers, retyped from the originals. Open a paper to read it or print it on A4.
First Year
June 2026
8 papersJune 2025
8 papersAdvertisement
How to use these papers
- Read the paper pattern above, so you know how many marks each question carries.
- Answer one full paper in 2 hours. For Pedagogy of English (Part I), take 1 hour.
- Keep to the word limits: 60 to 80 words for short answers and 200 to 250 words for long ones.
- Compare the June 2025 and June 2026 papers of the same subject. Topics that come in both are worth revising well.
Common questions
Are these the real question papers?
Yes. Each paper is retyped in full from the original First Year question paper of that sitting.
Are answers given?
Not yet. These pages give the question papers only.
Which medium are the papers in?
Most papers are English medium. F4 (Proficiency in Marathi) and F5 (Pedagogy of Language) are in Marathi, and F6 (Pedagogy of English) is in English.
Are Second Year papers available?
Not yet. They will appear on this page as soon as they are ready. To ask for a paper, use the Contact page.