KAR TET · Syllabus
KAR TET Syllabus 2026 — every subject & topic
The complete Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test (KAR TET) syllabus: 7 subjects, 165 topics. Every topic links to free study notes, practice questions and topic-wise quizzes.
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- Child Development and Learning →
Concept of Development & Relationship with Learning · Principles of Development of Children · Influence of Heredity and Environment · Socialization Processes · Piaget — Cognitive Development · Kohlberg — Moral Development · Vygotsky — Socio-cultural Theory · Child-Centred and Progressive Education
- Individual Differences and Intelligence →
Critical Perspective on Intelligence · Multi-Dimensional Intelligence · Language and Thought · Gender as a Social Construct · Individual Differences among Learners
- Assessment for Learning →
Assessment for vs Assessment of Learning · School-Based Assessment and CCE · Formulating Appropriate Questions
- Inclusive Education and CWSN →
Learners from Disadvantaged Backgrounds · Learners with Learning Difficulties · Talented and Specially-abled Learners · Right to Education Act 2009
- Learning and Pedagogy →
How Children Think and Learn · Basic Processes of Teaching and Learning · Child as Problem Solver and Investigator · Alternative Conceptions of Learning · Cognition and Emotion · Motivation and Learning · Factors Contributing to Learning
Language I — Kannada
- Reading Unseen Passages →
Unseen Prose / Drama Passage · Unseen Poem
- Varnamale →
- Shabd Roopagalu →
- Sandhi →
- Samasa →
- Alankara →
- Chandassu →
- Padagalu / Parts of Speech →
- Linga, Vachana, Kala →
- Vakya Rachane and Punctuation →
- Gaadegalu and Naudigalu →
- Samanarthaka and Virudharthaka Padagalu →
- Pedagogy of Kannada Language →
Language Development and Acquisition · Listening, Speaking and Grammar in Communication · Challenges in Diverse Classrooms · Teaching-Learning Materials · Remedial Teaching
Language II — English
- Unseen Passages →
Unseen Prose Passage · Unseen Poem
- Parts of Speech →
- Tenses →
- Articles and Determiners →
- Active and Passive Voice →
- Direct and Indirect Speech →
- Subject-Verb Agreement →
- Modals →
- Prepositions →
- Vocabulary →
- English Phonetics →
- Pedagogy of English Language →
Pedagogical Approaches to Language Development · Grammar in Communicative Contexts · Multilingual Classroom Challenges · LSRW Skills Development · Teaching-Learning Materials · Remedial Teaching
Mathematics
- Numbers →
- Fractions →
- Algebraic Expressions (Basic) →
- Geometrical Figures and Spatial Knowledge →
- 3-D Geometric Shapes →
- Measurements →
- Data Handling and Central Tendency →
- Ratio, Proportion and Daily-Life Applications →
- Lines, Angles and Polygons →
- Basic Algebra →
- Pedagogical Issues in Mathematics →
Nature of Mathematics and Logical Thinking · Place of Mathematics in Curriculum · Language of Mathematics · Community Mathematics · Evaluation through Formal and Informal Methods · Problems of Teaching · Error Analysis and Remedial Teaching
Environmental Studies
- Environment Components and Ecosystems →
- Biodiversity, Food Chains and Pyramids →
- Pollution and Sustainable Development →
- Living Organisms and Life Processes →
- Energy Sources →
- Health and Nutrition →
- Natural Phenomena →
- Electricity and Basic Physics →
- Shelter, Food and Water →
- Family and Friends →
- Travel and Transport →
- Things We Make and Do →
- Karnataka — Land, Culture and Heritage →
Geography of Karnataka · Culture and Heritage of Karnataka
- Pedagogical Issues in EVS →
Concept and Scope of EVS · EVS as an Integrated Subject · Approaches to Presenting Concepts · Activities and Experimentation · CCE in EVS · Teaching Aids and Materials
Mathematics and Science (Paper II)
- Number System →
- Statistics and Probability →
- Arithmetic Progression →
- Trigonometry →
- Coordinate Geometry →
- Identities and Linear Equations →
- Quadratic Equations →
- Polynomials →
- Mensuration →
- Triangles, Quadrilaterals and Circles →
- Pedagogy of Mathematics →
Problem-Solving Methods · Evaluation in Mathematics · Remedial Teaching
- Physics — Motion and Gravitation →
- Physics — Light →
- Physics — Electricity and Magnetism →
- Chemistry — Metals and Non-Metals →
- Chemistry — Acids, Bases and Salts →
- Chemistry — Atoms and Molecules →
- Chemistry — Polymers and Daily Life →
- Biology — Food and Nutrition →
- Biology — Microorganisms →
- Biology — Vertebrates and Invertebrates →
- Biology — Cell and Organ Systems →
- Pedagogy of Science →
Nature and Structure of Science · Aims and Objectives · Methods of Teaching Science · Evaluation in Science
Social Studies (Paper II)
- Ancient India →
- Medieval India →
- History of Karnataka →
- Modern India →
- Earth Systems →
- Environments and Resources →
- Agriculture →
- Geography of Karnataka →
- World Geography →
- Diversity and Indian Society →
- Indian Constitution →
- Democracy and Government →
- Judiciary →
- Local Self-Government →
- Indian Economy →
- Environment and Sustainable Development →
- Pedagogical Issues in Social Studies →
Concept and Nature of Social Studies · Inquiry-Based Learning · Classroom Processes and Discourse · Developing Critical Thinking · Primary and Secondary Sources · Evaluation in Social Studies
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