KAR TET · Syllabus
KAR TET Syllabus 2026 — every subject & topic
KAR TET syllabus: 7 subjects (Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I — Kannada, Language II — English, Mathematics, Environmental Studies and 2 more) and 165 topics. KAR TET Paper-1: 150 questions, 150 marks, 150 minutes, no negative marking (Karnataka School Education Dept notice, 18 Oct 2025). Official syllabus and notification: schooleducation.kar.nic.in.
The complete Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test (KAR TET) syllabus: 7 subjects, 165 topics. 95 topics below link to free study notes. Practise by topic in a topic-wise mock →
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KAR TET Paper-1 exam pattern
| Section | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Language-1 (compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| Language-2 (compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| Child Development and Pedagogy (compulsory) | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Time: 150 minutes · Negative marking: none · Language: Kannada, English, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Marathi, except the language papers · Source: Karnataka School Education Dept notice, 18 Oct 2025 (Notification dated 18/10/2025: para 8.2 (page 7) for questions, marks, options and negative evaluation, dated 18 Oct 2025).
Read from Centralised Admission Cell (CAC), Commissioner's Office, Department of School Education, Government of Karnataka, Bengal's scanned PDF (an image, no text layer) by AI, twice — the second reading made without seeing the first — and the two readings agree digit for digit.
Exam pattern last checked 29 Sept 2026 (IST).
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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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