KARTET Syllabus 2025: The Government of Karnataka releases the syllabus for Karnataka TET 2025 at sts.karnataka.gov.in/TET. The syllabus for KARTET 2025 contains the topics and subtopics of the following subjects that help students create a study plan to score high marks. Before starting preparation for Karnataka TET 2025, candidates must go through the KARTET 2025 syllabus.
The Karnataka TET examination is conducted for the recruitment of teachers for Classes I-VIII in schools across the state of Karnataka. There are two levels and two papers in Karnataka TET 2025. Paper I (Primary) in the Karnataka TET syllabus is designed for candidates applying for Class I-V teachers, while Paper II (Secondary) is for candidates applying for Class VI-VIII teachers. To get a more detailed description of the Karnataka TET syllabus 2025, candidates should refer to the article below.
Karnataka TET Syllabus 2025 – Paper I
Candidates who wish to apply for primary school teaching positions (Class 1 to 5) must appear for Paper I (Primary). Paper I consists of a total of 5 sections. Each section in the Karnataka TET 2025 syllabus is designed to assess specific skills, understanding, and abilities of the candidates. There will be 150 questions, and the total marks will be 150. Below, candidates can check the syllabus for Paper I:
- Child Development and Pedagogy
- Language I
- Language II
- Mathematics
- EVS
- Social Studies (for VI candidates only)
KARTET Syllabus for Child Development and Pedagogy
This section will focus on the characteristics and needs of different learners, how to interact with learners and the qualities of a good facilitator of learning. The questions in the language section of the Karnataka TET syllabus 2025 will be based on unseen passages and pedology of language development. Whereas, Mathematics and EVS papers in the syllabus of Karnataka TET 2025 will be based on concepts, problem-solving abilities and pedagogical understanding. Here, aspirants can check the syllabus of paper – 1 and paper – 2 given below:
KARTET Child Development & Pedagogy Syllabus
| Section |
Topic |
Syllabus |
| Child Development and Pedagogy |
Child Development |
- Concept of development and its relationship with learning
- Principles of the development of children
- Influence of Heredity & Environment
|
| Learning & Pedagogy |
- How and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance
- How children think and learn
|
| Concepts of child-centered and progressive education |
- Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
- Constructs and critical perspectives
- Piaget
- Kohlberg and Vygotsky
- Multi Dimensional Intelligence
- Language & Thought
|
| Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs |
- Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners
- Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds- disadvantaged and deprived addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’, etc
|
| Distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning |
- Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation
- School-based Assessment
- Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners, for assessing learner achievement, and for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom.
- Perspective and practice
|
| Alternative conceptions of learning in children |
- Factors contributing to learning- environmental and personal
- Understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process
- Motivation and learning
- Cognition & Emotions
|
| Basic processes of teaching and learning |
- Children’s strategies of learning
- Learning as a social activity and social context of learning
- Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’
|
| Socialization processes |
- Social world & children (Teacher, Peers, Parents)
|
| Gender as a social construct |
- Individual differences among learners
- Gender roles
- Gender-bias and educational practices
- Understanding differences based on diversity of language, community, caste, gender and religion
|
| Language – l |
Language Comprehension- Reading unseen passages |
Questions based on unseen passage
|
| Pedagogy of Language Development |
- Learning and acquisition
- Function of language and how children use it as a tool
- Role of listening and speaking
- Principles of language Teaching
- Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom
- Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas (Verbal and written)
- Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multilingual resource of the classroom, Remedial Teaching, multimedia materials
|
| Language – ll |
Language Comprehension- Reading unseen passages |
Questions based on unseen passage
|
| Pedagogy of Language Development |
- Learning and acquisition
- Function of language and how children use it as a tool
- Role of listening and speaking
- Principles of language Teaching
- Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom
- Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas (Verbal and written)
- Teaching- learning materials: Textbook, multilingual resource of the classroom, Remedial Teaching, multimedia materials
|
| Mathematics Content |
- Geometrical figures & the knowledge of space
- Numbers
- 3-D Geometrical figures
- Fractions
- Measurements- Weight, time and volume
- Mathematical operations on numbers and algebraic expressions
- Ratio and proportion
- Data handling & Measures of central tendency
- Polygons
- Lines & angles
- Basic algebra – Linear equations & Identities
- Mathematics in daily life
|
| Pedagogical issues |
- Language of Mathematics
- Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
- Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking- understanding children’s thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning
- Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning
- Community Mathematics
- Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching, Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching
|
| EVS |
Our Environment |
- Factors of Biodensity, Trophic levels, Types of pollution, reasons effects- remedial measures, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gasses, sustainable development and its maintenance, waste management measures, major components of environment, types of ecosystem, life diversity and its features, food chain, and nature balancing factors, Food web, ecological Pyramids, Plant and animal species.
- Types of ecological conservation, environment movements (Related to state and national level), Important Environment activists, state and national award winning literature and writers related to the environment, major environmental phenomena.
|
| Sources of Energy |
- Solar Energy
- Tidal Energy
- Wind Energy
- Geothermal Energy
- Biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes
- Chemicals in our daily life
|
| Living world |
- Life processes
- Classification of organisms
- Reproduction in organisms
- Cell, Tissues, organ and organs system
|
| Human Health and Hygiene |
- Carbohydrates- Types of Monomers, Vitamins, Proteins, Lipids, Minerals, and Deficiencies related to these
|
| EVS |
Natural Phenomena |
- Gravitation
- Force
- Motion
- Newton’s laws of motion
- Distance-speed relation graphs
|
| Pedagogy of Environmental Science |
- Evaluation methods, existing evaluation methods and maintenance of records
- Features and uses of practical method
- Values that are to be integrated into the classroom learning process
- Main features of NCF-2005
- Important methods of teaching
- Current teaching-learning interaction
|
| How do things work |
- Electricity- SI units, Definitions of important terminologies, Numerical problems
|
| Social Studies |
Pedagogical issues |
Classroom Processes
- Concept & Nature of Social Studies/Social Science
- Problems of teaching Social Studies
- Project Work
- Sources- Primary & Secondary
- Evaluation
- Empirical Evidence/ Enquiry
- Developing Critical thinking
|
| Social and Political Life: |
- The Constitution
- Unpacking Gender
- Social Justice and the Marginalized
- Diversity
- Democracy
- The Judiciary
- Parliamentary
- Government
- Local Government
- State Government
- Making a Living
- Understanding Media
|
| Geography |
- Resources- Agriculture, Human andNatural
- Human Environment – Transport, settlement and communication
- Geography as a social study and as a science
- Environment in its totality: natural and human environment, Water, Air
- Globe
- Planet- The solar system and Earth
|
| History |
- When, Where and How
- The First Empire
- The First Cities
- Early States
- The Earliest Societies
- Contacts with Distant lands
- New Ideas
- Culture and Science
- Political Developments
- New Kings and Kingdoms
- Creation of an Empire
- Architecture
- Sultans of Delhi
- Social Change
- Rural Life and Society
- Regional Cultures
- The Establishment of Company Power
- Colonialism and Tribal Societies
- The Revolt of 1857-58
- The Nationalist Movement
- Challenging the Caste System
- Women and reform
- India After independence
|
Karnataka TET Syllabus 2025 – Paper 2
Paper – ll consists of 150 questions and total marks will be 150. There will be a total 4 sections in paper II (Vl to Vlll) of the Karnataka SET 2025 syllabus:
- Child Development & Pedagogy(compulsory)
- Language I (compulsory)
- Language II (compulsory)
- Mathematics and Science
- Social Studies
Karnataka TET 2025 Syllabus – Mathematics and Science Paper-II)
| Section |
Topic |
Syllabus |
| Mathematics |
Mathematics Content |
- Area related to circles
- Quadrilaterals
- Circles
- Pair of linear equations in two variables
- Arithmetic Progression
- Polynomials
- Statistics & Probability
- Number system
- Quadratic equations
- Triangles
- Identifies
- Mensuration
|
| Pedagogical issues |
- Problem of Teaching
- Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking
- Community Mathematics
- Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
- Remedial Teaching,
- Language of Mathematics
- Evaluation
|
| Physics |
Motion |
- Laws and Numaricals on
- Definitions, Types, Laws and Equations of Motion
|
| Gravitation |
- Gravitational Laws and Numerical
|
| How do things work |
- Reflection and Refraction of Light
- Concave and Convex Lens
- Concave and Convex Mirror
- Images formed in Spherical Lens and Mirrors
- Definitions, units and derivations of Electricity and Electric Circuits
- Numericals, circuit diagrams on Resistors
- Definition, Various laws numerically on Magnetism, AC, DC motors and generators
- Human eye and defects, etc.
|
| Chemistry |
Materials & Materials in our daily life |
- Metals and Non-metals
- Chemical and Physical properties
|
| Acids, Bases and Salts |
- Physical and chemical properties
|
| Polymers |
|
| Atoms and Molecules |
- Formulae,
- Masses, electronic configuration
|
| Chemicals in our daily life |
- Soaps, detergents, Sweeteners,
- medicines, Drugs
|
| Natural resources |
Types and applications |
| Biology |
Food and its sources |
- Plant source and animal source implication
|
| Food |
- Definition of food
- Food and its importance
- Food pyramid
- Food chain
- Food web
|
| Food and its constituents |
- Energy giving food – Carbohydrates & lipids
- Body protectors – Vitamins & minerals, Roughage and water
- Body building food – Proteins
|
| Living World |
- Micro organisms
- Plant kingdom – Thallophyta
- Animal kingdom – Bryophyta, Pteridophyta Gymnosperms Angiosperms
- Protista, Protozoa, Fungi Prokaryotic and Eukaryotes
- Vertebrates and Invertebrates
|
| Cell |
- Plant cell and Animal cell
- Tissues, organ,
- organ system
|
| Pedagogical issues |
- Nature & Structure of Sciences
- Natural Science/Aims & objectives
- Understanding & Appreciating Science
- Approaches/Integrated Approach
- Observation/Experiment/Discovery (Method of Science)
- Innovation
- Text Material/Aids, etc.
|
Karnataka TET Syllabus 2025 Pattern
Here, candidates can check the pattern of KTET 2025 given below:
Karnataka TET 2025 Paper – l (l – V)
| Subject |
No. of Questions |
Total marks |
| Child Development & Pedagogy |
30 |
30 |
| Language – l |
30 |
30 |
| Language – ll |
30 |
30 |
| Mathematics |
30 |
30 |
| Environmental Studies |
30 |
30 |
| Total marks |
150 questions |
150 marks |
Karnataka TET 2025 Paper – ll (Vl – Vlll)
| Subject |
No. of Questions |
Total marks |
| Child Development & Pedagogy |
30 |
30 |
| Language – l |
30 |
30 |
| Language – ll |
30 |
30 |
- Mathematics & Science
- Social Science
|
60 |
60 |
| Total marks |
150 questions |
150 marks |
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