KREIS Teacher Syllabus 2026 — Every Topic Explained

KREIS Teacher Updated: 28 Aug 2026, 12:49 PM

Syllabus

This page carries the complete official KREIS syllabus — all three papers and all eight optional subjects, with every topic explained: what it is and how to prepare it.

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Which papers you have to sit

The KREIS examination splits into two tracks, and you only have to study the papers on your own track. The Principal post has three papers. A subject teacher sits the general paper plus one optional paper in their own subject — Kannada, English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical Education or Computer.

The three Principal papers apply to the Morarji Desai, Kittur Rani Chennamma and Ekalavya model residential schools. Every paper's syllabus is set out below topic by topic, with each topic explained in plain terms.

Paper	What it covers
Paper-1: General Studies	The general studies paper — objective type, multiple choice. It covers GK, reasoning, arithmetic, teaching aptitude and both languages.
Paper-2: Education-1	The first education paper — school administration, child psychology and Karnataka's education schemes. For the Principal post this is the heaviest section.
Paper-3: Education-2	The second education paper — policy, quality, equity, the teaching process and assessment. More theoretical than Paper-2.
Optional Paper (विषय के अनुसार / by subject)	The subject teacher's own paper — one of Kannada, English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical Education or Computer.

Paper-1: General Studies — every subject, and how to prepare it

This paper is objective type, multiple choice, across eight subjects. Each one is set out below with what it actually involves.

What the syllabus lists	What it means and how to prepare
General Awareness	General awareness of the world around you — country, institutions, schemes. Reading a newspaper daily is the real preparation for this.
General Intelligence and Reasoning	Reasoning — series, coding-decoding, relations, direction, Venn diagrams. Not a memorisation subject; solve 20 questions a day.
Numerical Ability	Number sense — percentage, ratio, average, profit and loss, time and work, interest. School-level maths, but speed matters.
Mental Ability	Mental ability — quick, accurate thinking: puzzles, ordering, classification type questions.
Teaching aptitude	Teaching aptitude — what a teacher should do in real classroom situations. These are situational questions, solved by judgement rather than recall.
General English	General English — grammar, vocabulary, spelling, synonyms and comprehension. The standard is that of a degree-pass candidate.
General Kannada	General Kannada — the same ground as English, in Kannada. This is a Karnataka recruitment, so this paper cannot be skipped.
General Knowledge	General knowledge — twelve sub-topics, listed one by one in the separate table below.

At a glance

Organization	Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society (KREIS)
Official Website	kreis.karnataka.gov.in

The standard set for General English and General Kannada

Both language papers are set at the standard of a candidate who has passed a university bachelor's degree examination. What will be tested is listed below.

What the syllabus lists	What it means and how to prepare
Grammar	Grammar — tense, sentence construction and basic structure; this is the root of every error-spotting question.
Vocabulary	Vocabulary — how many words you know with their exact sense. Writing down ten new words a day is the cheapest way to build it.
Spelling	Spelling — telling a correct spelling from a wrong one; asked in both English and Kannada.
Synonyms	Synonyms — other words carrying the same sense. Prepare this alongside vocabulary, not separately.
Comprehension (understanding the passage)	Comprehension — reading a given passage and drawing the answer from it. What is tested is understanding of the text, not your own opinion.
Correct vs incorrect usage	Correct versus incorrect usage — named separately in the syllabus, so it is not a minor sub-topic.

General Knowledge — all 12 topics, one by one

General knowledge carries twelve numbered topics. It is the largest part of the paper, so all of it is set out below.

What the syllabus lists	What it means and how to prepare
1. Famous Books and Authors	Famous books and their authors, Indian and foreign. Memorise them as pairs, not as two separate lists.
2. Important Inventions & Discoveries	Major inventions and discoveries — who, what, and roughly when. Questions usually turn on who did it.
3. Basic science — Scientific Phenomena	Basic science and everyday phenomena — why rainbows, gravity, sound and electricity behave as they do.
4. Hygiene and Physiology (Human)	Hygiene and human physiology — body systems, nutrition, disease and prevention. Frequently asked in teaching recruitment.
5. Chronology of Events in World History	The order of events in world history — what came before what. Better served by drawing one timeline than by memorising dates.
6. Glimpses of Indian History	Glimpses of Indian history — the main landmarks of ancient, medieval and modern India.
7. Geographical terms (basic)	Basic geographical terms — the exact meaning of words like plateau, peninsula, strait, latitude and longitude.
8. Sports — International & National figures	Sports — international and national figures, major tournaments and their winners.
9. Awards, Honors and Prizes	Awards and honours — civilian, literary, film, sports and science awards; the most recent years are asked most.
10. Indian culture, geography, economy, polity and personalities	The largest single item in the syllabus — culture, physical geography, resources, industry, art, education policy, the Constitution and leadership are all bundled here. Its full breakdown is in the next table.
11. Current International affairs — India's Foreign relations	Current international affairs and India's foreign relations — neighbours, major agreements, summits.
12. Current National affairs	Current national affairs — new schemes, appointments, laws and major national events.

Topic 10 in full — culture, geography, economy and the Constitution

The tenth topic alone is as large as the other eleven together — roughly seventeen separate items are packed into it. They are pulled apart below so that nothing is missed.

What the syllabus lists	What it means and how to prepare
Indian culture — Land & people — festivals	Indian culture, its people and festivals — learn them region by region.
Physical geography	Physical geography — mountains, rivers, climate, soils; it only sticks when studied with a map.
Population	Population — distribution, density, growth rate and the main census figures.
Literacy	Literacy — rates, state-wise differences and the gender gap. Directly relevant in a teaching recruitment.
Natural regions	Natural regions — areas divided by climate and vegetation.
Natural Resources	Natural resources — minerals, forests, water; where they occur and what they are used for.
Food crops	Food crops — rice, wheat, pulses; which crop belongs to which season and state.
Non-Food crops	Non-food crops — cotton, jute, sugarcane, oilseeds, and their industrial use.
Major Industries	Major industries — iron and steel, textiles, cement, software; and why each is located where it is.
Projects	Major projects — dam, river and power projects; on which river and in which state.
Public undertakings	Public undertakings — government companies, what they do and where they are headquartered.
Indian Art — Artists of recognition	Indian art and recognised artists — dance, music and painting forms, and the big names in each.
Classical Awards for various achievements	Classical awards for various achievements — honours in the arts and letters.
National Policy on Education	The National Policy on Education — the single most important item here for a teaching post; read its aims and main recommendations carefully.
Constitution of India — Major items	The Constitution of India — the major items: fundamental rights, directive principles, key amendments.
Union Govt. and State Govt. — Cabinets	Union and State governments — how cabinets are formed, their departments and responsibilities.
Indian leaders of International & National Recognition (Who is who — India)	Indian leaders of national and international standing — a 'who is who': which person holds which office.

Paper-2: Education-1 — the complete syllabus

This paper falls into four blocks: educational administration, psychological foundations, new initiatives in Karnataka, and inclusive education. All four are given in full below.

Educational Administration	What it means
Constitutional provisions and directive principles for education; measures for fulfilling the Constitutional obligations	The Constitution's provisions and directive principles on education, and the measures taken to meet those obligations — Articles 21A, 45 and 46 sit here.
Role of different agencies (society, home, school) and their interrelationship in the administration of Education	Society, home and school — the role of each and how they interlock. A child's schooling runs on the coordination of all three.
Education in relation to fundamental rights, democracy, secularism and social justice	How education relates to fundamental rights, democracy, secularism and social justice — how schooling carries those values forward.
A critical analysis of the aims of Education in relation to national understanding	A critical analysis of the aims of education for national understanding — not just listing aims, but questioning them.
Content and methodology changes	Changes in content and methodology — how syllabus and teaching methods have shifted over time.
Educational Administration and Educational Planning	Educational administration and planning — how the education system is run and how it is planned.
School-community relationship in relation to quantitative and qualitative development in education	The school-community relationship and its bearing on both quantitative (how many children) and qualitative (how good) development.
Role of Head of the Educational Institution as an Administrator, Academic Leader and Leader for the Development of the Institution	The three roles of a head of institution — administrator, academic leader, and leader of the institution's development. For a Principal post this is the most directly relevant item.
Class room organization and Management; Physical facilities in a school; school environment	Classroom organisation and management, a school's physical facilities and its environment — from seating to water, toilets and playground.
Leadership style of head master and its influence on teacher role performance	The headmaster's leadership style and its effect on teacher performance — authoritarian, participative or laissez-faire, each with different outcomes.
Mechanisms for coordinated functioning in school	Mechanisms for coordinated functioning — timetable, meetings, division of duties.

Psychological foundations	What it means
Child development — Physical, intellectual, emotional and social	The four strands of child development — physical, intellectual, emotional and social. Each age has its own stage, and that is what the teacher is expected to understand.
Problems of adolescence — role of home, school and society in dealing with them	The problems of adolescence and the role of home, school and society — particularly relevant for a residential school.
Learning — Concept	The concept of learning — what learning actually is, and how it differs from memorising.
Learning — Factors affecting learning	Factors affecting learning — interest, health, environment, prior knowledge, the teacher's manner.
Learning — Motivation and measures for creating effective learning situation	Motivation and the measures that create an effective learning situation — how a child is brought to a state of wanting to learn.

New Initiatives in Karnataka	What it means
Quality improvement programme in Education	Quality improvement programmes in education — the efforts made in Karnataka to raise the standard of schooling.
Compulsory Primary Education and Incentive scheme for compulsory Primary Education	Compulsory primary education and the incentive schemes behind it — the machinery for getting every child into school.
Incentive Programmes of Department of Public Instruction and Social Welfare Department — Text-books, Uniforms, midday meals, Residential Schools	Incentive programmes of the Department of Public Instruction and the Social Welfare Department — free textbooks, uniforms, midday meals and residential schools. KREIS itself is a product of that last item, so read this closely.
School development and monitoring committees	School development and monitoring committees (SDMCs) — village and parent participation in running the school.
Systems of Examination	Systems of examination — the prevailing methods of assessment and their limits.
Computer education in schools	Computer education in schools — when and how it was introduced and under which programmes.
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) goals/objectives	The goals and objectives of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan — the first for elementary schooling, the second for secondary.
In-service Teacher training programmes	In-service teacher training — training given to teachers while they are already in service.
Role of District Institute of Educational Training (DIET) and College for Teacher Education (CTE)	The role of DIETs and CTEs — the institutions that provide teacher training and academic support at district level.
Student/Teacher Welfare Programmes	Student and teacher welfare programmes — scholarships, insurance, leave and support schemes.
Examination reforms — efforts to improve quality	Examination reform — the shift from testing recall towards testing understanding.
Action research	Action research — a teacher running a small study on a problem in their own classroom and acting on it. A practical skill, not just theory.
Innovative experiments in distance education — Keli Kali, Edusat	Innovative experiments in distance education — Karnataka's 'Keli Kali' and 'Edusat'. Both are named directly in the syllabus.

Inclusive education programme	What it means
Inclusive education programme	Inclusive education — teaching children with special needs in the same classroom, not a separate one.
Environment education and Health education in schools	Environment and health education in schools — their place in the curriculum and the practical activities around them.
Universal access	Universal access — a school within reach of every child, with neither distance nor circumstance blocking the way.
Universal enrollment	Universal enrolment — every child actually admitted to a school.
Universal retention	Universal retention — the child does not drop out midway. Preventing dropout is precisely this.
Universal achievement	Universal achievement — every child actually learns to the expected level, not merely attends. The hardest of the four.

Paper-3: Education-2 — the complete syllabus

The third paper is about policy and principle — education and development, quality and equity, environmental education, the process of teaching, and assessment.

Education, development and policy	What it means
Education for National Development	Education for national development — the part schooling plays in a country's progress.
Emerging Interface between Political Process and Education	The emerging interface between the political process and education — how policy is shaped by politics.
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act	The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act — the law guaranteeing free and compulsory schooling for children aged 6 to 14. Read its main provisions.
Implementation of an educational policy — political will and effort, macro level requirements; action plans and programme guidelines as tools for implementation; essentiality of political support	Implementing an education policy — political will, macro-level requirements, action plans and guidelines as tools, and why political support is essential.
State and Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Education	State and centrally sponsored education schemes — which scheme is funded by whom.
Education and Economic Development	Education and economic development — the effect of an educated population on the economy.
Education and Individual Development	Education and individual development — what schooling gives one person, apart from society.
Education and Socio-Cultural Context	Education and its socio-cultural context — how society and culture shape schooling.
Learning Environment: the changing scenario	The learning environment and how it is changing — how technology and society are reshaping the classroom.
Systems and Structures in School Education	The systems and structures of school education — the ladder from primary to higher secondary and how it is managed.
Universalisation of Secondary Education	Universalisation of Secondary Education — extending the same goal beyond the primary stage.
Impact of realizing the UEE on Secondary Education: access, enrolment, participation and achievement; status of USE; issues and concerns; Lessons from implementation of UEE; Strategies for realization of targets	The impact of achieving Universal Elementary Education on secondary education — access, enrolment, participation and achievement; the status of USE, its issues, the lessons learned from UEE, and strategies for meeting targets.

Equity and quality in education	What it means
What is 'Quality Education'?	What 'quality education' actually means — the whole unit rests on this definition.
Indicators of quality: related to learning environment and Student Outcomes	Indicators of quality — the learning environment and student outcomes; that is, how quality is actually measured.
Setting standards for Performance	Setting performance standards — deciding what level counts as good.
Supporting inputs known to improve Achievement	The supporting inputs known to raise achievement — teachers, books, time and facilities.
Adapting flexible strategies for the acquisition and use of inputs	Flexible strategies for acquiring and using those inputs — every school's need is different.
Monitoring performance	Monitoring performance — watching results continuously rather than once a year.
Enhancement of quality in Secondary Schools	Enhancing quality in secondary schools — applying all of the above at the secondary stage.
Equity and Equality in Education	Equity and equality in education — equality means the same for all, equity means more for those who need more. Keep the distinction clear.

Education for conservation of environment	What it means
Education for Conservation of Environment	Education for the conservation of the environment — building understanding and responsibility in children.
Sensitizing learners towards concerns of environmental conservation	Sensitising learners to environmental concerns — described as an immediate need.
Integration of environmental concerns in curriculum	Integrating environmental concerns into the curriculum — inside every subject rather than as a separate one.
Role of teacher in promoting conservation	The teacher's role in promoting conservation — teaching by example.

The learner and understanding teaching	What it means
Nature of the Learner: Child and Adolescent	The nature of the learner — the child and the adolescent differ in needs and behaviour.
Organization learning: Issues and Concerns	Organising learning — the issues and concerns that arise in doing so.
Teaching as a planned activity	Teaching as a planned activity — not something improvised, but worked out in advance.
Elements of Planning; assumptions underlying teaching and their influence on the planning for teaching	The elements of planning, and the assumptions underlying teaching that shape how it is planned.
Phases of teaching: Pre-active, Interactive and Post-active	The three phases of teaching — preparation before class, the actual interaction, and the review afterwards.
Proficiency in teaching: meaning, and place of awareness, skills, competencies and commitment	Proficiency in teaching — its meaning, and the place of awareness, skills, competencies and commitment within it.
The general and subject related skills and competencies required in teaching	The general and subject-specific skills teaching requires — each subject demands its own competence.
Impact of one's own socialization processes; awareness of one's own shifting identities as 'student', 'adult' and 'student teacher' and their influence on becoming a teacher	The impact of one's own upbringing, and awareness of one's shifting identities as 'student', 'adult' and 'student teacher' — together these make a teacher.
Teacher's professional identity	The teacher's professional identity — what teaching means as a profession.

Assessment and evaluation	What it means
Assessment and Evaluation	Assessment and evaluation — two different words: assessment runs continuously, evaluation delivers a judgement.
Perspectives on Assessment and Evaluation	Different perspectives on assessment and evaluation — the purposes they are seen to serve.
Assessment of Learning; Assessment for Learning	'Assessment of learning' versus 'assessment for learning' — the first measures the outcome, the second improves the teaching that follows. This distinction is asked often.
Issues, concerns, and Trends in assessment and Evaluation	The issues, concerns and current trends in assessment and evaluation — such as continuous assessment and grading.

The optional papers — eight subjects for subject teachers

The optional papers run across eight subjects — Kannada, English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Physical Education and Computer. You sit only the one for your subject. Each is set out in full below.

1. Kannada Language Teacher

This is the one syllabus printed in the Kannada script in the official PDF, and three numbered units are visible in it. We are not reproducing a translation here: machine reading of the Kannada script is not reliable, and a wrong translation would send a candidate's preparation in the wrong direction. Candidates for the Kannada teacher post should read this section on page 1 of the official PDF linked below. The other seven subjects are printed in English and are given here in full.

2. English Language Teacher

What the syllabus lists	What it means and how to prepare
Pronunciation	Pronunciation — sounds, stress and correct articulation; the first item for a language teacher.
Spelling	Spelling — correct forms and the common errors.
Parts of Speech	Parts of speech — noun, pronoun, verb, adjective and the rest; the foundation of grammar.
Time and Tense	Time and tense — past, present, future and their forms; the largest block in English grammar.
Modals	Modals — can, may, must, should and the different shades of meaning each carries.
Prepositions	Prepositions — the correct use of in, on, at, by; where most marks are lost in the exam.
Articles	Articles — the use of a, an and the, and when they are dropped.
Phrasal Verbs	Phrasal verbs — give up, look after, and others whose meaning is not the sum of their words.
Reported Speech	Reported speech — turning someone's words into your own, and the tense shift it requires.
Agreement	Agreement — matching subject and verb, singular with singular.
Grammar and Usage	Grammar and usage — knowing the rule and using it correctly are two different things.
Functional English	Functional English — the language of daily use: requesting, permitting, advising.
Synonyms	Synonyms — words of similar meaning.
Antonyms	Antonyms — words of opposite meaning; learn them alongside synonyms.
Idioms and Phrases	Idioms and phrases — expressions not to be taken literally.
Prefixes and Suffixes	Prefixes and suffixes — the parts added before or after a word that change its meaning.
Error Detection	Error detection — finding the mistake in a given sentence; where all your grammar is actually tested.
Comprehension	Comprehension — reading a passage and answering from it.
Cloze	Cloze — filling the gaps in a passage, which needs both sense and grammar together.
Shuffling Sentence Parts	Shuffling sentence parts — putting the pieces into the correct order.
Shuffling sentences in Paragraphs	Shuffling sentences in a paragraph — you have to follow the flow of the argument.
Testing and Evaluation	Testing and evaluation — how students are assessed in language teaching.
Methods / Techniques	Methods and techniques — the different approaches to teaching English.
ELT Terms	ELT terms — the technical vocabulary of English language teaching.

3. Hindi Teacher

This subject has two main parts — linguistics and the history of literature — with the history divided into four periods.

What the syllabus lists	What it means and how to prepare
1. Bhasha Vignan (भाषा विज्ञान)	Linguistics — the scientific study of a language's origin, sounds, forms and sentence structure.
2. Sahitya ka Itihas (साहित्य का इतिहास)	The history of Hindi literature — divided into the four periods listed below.
a) Adikal (आदिकाल)	Adikal — the earliest period of Hindi literature, also called the age of heroic poetry.
b) Bhakti kal (भक्तिकाल)	Bhaktikal — the age of Kabir, Sur, Tulsi and Meera; regarded as the golden age of Hindi literature.
c) Reeti kal (रीतिकाल)	Ritikal — the age of ornate, convention-bound poetry; Bihari and Keshav belong here.
d) Adhunik kal — Gadya (आधुनिक काल — गद्य)	Modern period, prose — the novel, short story, essay and drama, from Bharatendu onwards.
e) Adhunik kal — Padya (आधुनिक काल — पद्य)	Modern period, poetry — Chhayavad, Pragativad, Prayogvad and Nayi Kavita.

4. Mathematics Teacher

One thing stated plainly: in the official PDF, the heading 'Syllabus for Mathematic Teacher' is followed first by a PHYSICS block and then by a MATHEMATICS block. We are showing the document as it stands rather than silently reordering it. Both blocks are given in full below; check the official notification for which applies to your post.

PHYSICS — as printed in the PDF	What it means
Mechanics	Mechanics — motion, force, Newton's laws, work and energy; the foundation of physics.
Properties of matter	Properties of matter — elasticity, surface tension, viscosity.
Heat and Thermodynamics	Heat and thermodynamics — temperature, heat transfer and the laws.
Waves	Waves — wave structure, frequency, wavelength and superposition.
Sound	Sound — its production, travel, resonance and the Doppler effect.
Light, Optics	Light and optics — reflection, refraction, lenses, mirrors and interference.
Electricity and Magnetism	Electricity and magnetism — current, resistance, circuits, magnetic fields and induction.
Electronics and modern physics	Electronics and modern physics — semiconductor devices and modern theory.
Theory of active and passive networks and devices, filters, power supply	The theory of active and passive networks and devices, filters and power supplies.
Digital electronics	Digital electronics — logic gates, Boolean algebra, binary numbers.
Atomic Spectroscopy; Atomic structure; charge, mass and e/m	Atomic spectroscopy and atomic structure — charge, mass and the e/m ratio.
Molecular spectra; Lasers and masers	Molecular spectra, lasers and masers — based on stimulated emission.
X-rays and crystal structure	X-rays and crystal structure — reading a solid's internal arrangement from diffraction.
Free electron theory; semiconductors — Band theory	Free electron theory and semiconductors — band theory explaining conductor versus insulator.
Magnetic materials	Magnetic materials — paramagnetic, diamagnetic and ferromagnetic substances.
Quantum mechanics: Wave mechanics, matter waves, Eigen functions, Schrödinger wave function	Quantum mechanics — wave mechanics, matter waves, eigenfunctions and the Schrödinger wave function.
Special theory of relativity: Lorentz contraction, time dilation, Doppler effect, Ultimate speed, Aberration, variation of mass	The special theory of relativity — Lorentz contraction, time dilation, the Doppler effect, the ultimate speed and mass variation.
Properties of nucleus, detectors, accelerators, nuclear decays, Nuclear models, Fission and Fusion, Nuclear reactions — binding energy	Properties of the nucleus, detectors, accelerators, nuclear decay, nuclear models, fission and fusion, and binding energy.
Cosmic rays, fundamental particles	Cosmic rays and fundamental particles — the smallest constituents of matter.

MATHEMATICS	What it means
Numbers and Numerals — Number systems, Number sets, Basic operations, Properties	Numbers and numerals — number systems, number sets, basic operations and properties. All the rest of mathematics stands on this.
Square numbers and Square roots; Cube numbers and cube roots	Squares and square roots, cubes and cube roots — memorise up to 30 for speed.
Irrational numbers	Irrational numbers — those that cannot be written as a fraction, such as √2 and π.
Sets	Sets — collections, their notation, union and intersection.
Matrices	Matrices — numbers arranged in rows and columns; addition, multiplication and determinants.
Mathematics in day today activities	Mathematics in everyday activity — the ability to teach through practical examples.
Statistics	Statistics — collecting data, mean, median, mode and graphs.
Permutations and Combinations	Permutations and combinations — in how many ways an arrangement or selection is possible.
Modular arithmetic	Modular arithmetic — the arithmetic of remainders, like the numbers on a clock.
Algebra — Basic concepts, operations and properties, Exponents, Factors and Factorization, Surds	Algebra — basic concepts, operations, exponents, factors and factorisation, and surds.
Equations — Linear and Quadratic equations	Equations — linear and quadratic, and the methods of solving them.
Geometry — Basic concepts, Axioms and postulates, Theorems	Geometry — basic concepts, axioms, postulates and theorems.
Triangles, Circles, Quadrilaterals and polygons — definitions, properties and theorems	Triangles, circles, quadrilaterals and polygons — definitions, properties and theorems.
Mensuration	Mensuration — the formulae for area, volume and surface area.
Polyhedra and Network	Polyhedra and networks — three-dimensional figures and their vertices, edges and faces.

5. Science Teacher

This subject covers both chemistry and biology. Chemistry is divided into three branches, and biology covers both animal and plant life.

CHEMISTRY	What it means
INORGANIC — Atomic structure, periodic table, chemical bonding	The base of inorganic chemistry — atomic structure, the periodic table and chemical bonding. Everything else rests on these three.
INORGANIC — metallurgy, d-block elements, f-block elements	Metallurgy and the d- and f-block elements — extracting metal from ore, and the properties of transition elements.
INORGANIC — co-ordination chemistry, industrial chemistry, analytical chemistry	Coordination, industrial and analytical chemistry — complex compounds, industrial use, and identifying substances.
PHYSICAL — Gases, Colloids, Surface Chemistry	Physical chemistry — gases, colloids and surface chemistry; adsorption and catalysis sit here.
PHYSICAL — Thermodynamics, Nuclear Chemistry, Electro Chemistry, Indicators	Thermodynamics, nuclear chemistry, electrochemistry and indicators — energy change, radioactivity, cells and pH indicators.
ORGANIC — Alkanes, Alkenes and Alkynes; IUPAC nomenclature; Isomerism	Organic chemistry — alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, IUPAC nomenclature and isomerism.
ORGANIC — Functional groups, Aromaticity	Functional groups and aromaticity — a compound's behaviour is decided by its functional group.
ORGANIC — Vitamins, Hormones, Alkaloids, Carbohydrates	Vitamins, hormones, alkaloids and carbohydrates — the organic molecules of life.

BIOLOGY	What it means
Living World, Cytology, Micro Organisms, Life Processes	The living world, cytology, micro-organisms and life processes — from classification to respiration and digestion.
Food Production & Management, Environmental Science	Food production and management, and environmental science — agriculture, storage and ecology.
NON-CHORDATA — Protozoa, Porifera, Cnidaria, Acnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Aschelminthes, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Echinodermata	The non-chordate phyla — ten groups of animals without a backbone, from amoeba to starfish; learn them by their identifying features.
CHORDATA — Characteristic features; Prochordata (Urochordata, Hemichordata, Cephalochordata) and Vertebrata; Agnatha, Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia	Chordata — the features and classification of backboned animals: from prochordates through fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
CELL BIOLOGY — Cell and its Organelles, Mitosis and Meiosis, Fertilization, Parthenogenesis, Sex Determination, Genetics	Cell biology — organelles, mitosis and meiosis, fertilisation, parthenogenesis, sex determination and genetics.
BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY — Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Vitamins, Enzymes, Physiology, Histology	Biochemistry and physiology — carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, enzymes, physiology and histology.
Environmental Biology, Terrestrial Ecology, Evolution of Life, Introduction to Genetics, Biotechnology	Environmental biology, terrestrial ecology, the evolution of life, an introduction to genetics, and biotechnology.
Protista, Viruses, Bacteria, Mycology, Bryophytes (Hepaticae, Anthocerotae, Musci), Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms	Protista, viruses, bacteria, mycology, bryophytes, pteridophytes and gymnosperms — the lower groups of the plant kingdom.
Plant Anatomy, Tissues, Embryology, Ecology, Plant succession, Plant communities, Phytogeography	Plant anatomy, tissues, embryology, ecology, plant succession, plant communities and phytogeography.
Taxonomy of Angiosperms, Families, Economic botany, Plant propagation	The taxonomy of angiosperms, plant families, economic botany and plant propagation.
Cytology, Chromosomes, Cell division, Polyploidy, Genetics, Evolution	Cytology, chromosomes, cell division, polyploidy, genetics and evolution.
Plant physiology, Enzymes, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Protein synthesis, Growth, Photoperiodism, Plant Biotechnology	Plant physiology — enzymes, photosynthesis, respiration, protein synthesis, growth, photoperiodism and plant biotechnology.

6. Social Science Teacher

This subject comes in four parts — history, civics, geography and economics. All four are set out in full below.

HISTORY	What it means
Pre-historic period, Ancient civilizations, Vedic age	The prehistoric period, ancient civilisations and the Vedic age — from the Indus Valley to Vedic society.
Birth of new religions; Mauryans, Kushans, Guptas, Vardhana dynasty, Southern dynasties	The rise of new religions and the ancient dynasties — Maurya, Kushan, Gupta, Vardhana and the southern kingdoms.
Medieval India; Delhi sultans; Bhakti movement; Vijayanagar empire; Bahamani Sultans	Medieval India — the Delhi Sultanate, the Bhakti movement, the Vijayanagara empire and the Bahamani Sultans. Vijayanagara matters especially in a Karnataka recruitment.
Great Mughals, Marathas, Mysore Sultans, Wodeyars of Mysore	The Mughals, Marathas, Mysore Sultans and the Wodeyars of Mysore — rulers tied directly to Karnataka's history.
Religious & Social reform movements	Religious and social reform movements — the nineteenth-century reformers and their organisations.
Renaissance, Reformation, Geographical discoveries, Medieval Europe	The Renaissance, the Reformation, the geographical discoveries and medieval Europe — the world-history portion.
Foreign invasion, Rise of English, First war of Independence	Foreign invasion, the rise of the English, and the First War of Independence of 1857.
National movement — Gandhian Era, partition and Independence	The national movement — the Gandhian era, Partition and Independence.
Rajputs; Rise of Revolutions & equality; Constitutional development in India	The Rajputs, the rise of revolutions and of equality, and constitutional development in India.
Modern world — First & Second World War, Contemporary world	The modern world — the two World Wars and the contemporary world.
Geographical features on history	The bearing of geography on history — how rivers, mountains and routes shaped civilisations.
Rise of Christianity & Islam	The rise and spread of Christianity and Islam.

CIVICS	What it means
Social & Economic development	Social and economic development, and how the two are linked.
Man as a citizen	Man as a citizen — rights and duties together.
Democracy; Democracy at work in India	Democracy, and democracy at work in India — from elections to accountability.
Local Self government	Local self-government — the Panchayati Raj and municipal systems.
Government at state level; Government at the centre	Government at the state and the centre — legislature, executive, and the division of powers.
Defense of the country	The defence of the country — the forces and the defence set-up.
Challenges and Problems of India	India's challenges and problems — poverty, unemployment, inequality.
India and the world; World Problems and India's policy	India and the world — global problems and India's policy on them.
Constitution of India	The Constitution of India — the Preamble, rights, duties and the key articles.

GEOGRAPHY	What it means
Physical Geography; Layers of the Earth; Layers of atmosphere; Universe	Physical geography — the layers of the earth, the layers of the atmosphere, and the universe.
Environment; Human interaction with environment	The environment and human interaction with it — use, exploitation and conservation.
Resources; Mineral and power resources	Resources — mineral and power resources, their distribution and use.
Natural Regions of the earth; World climate; World Natural Vegetation	The natural regions of the earth, world climate and world natural vegetation.
Human occupations	Human occupations — agriculture, herding, industry and services.
India & Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Europe & Antarctica — Physical divisions, Climate, Natural vegetation and animal life	India and every continent — physical divisions, climate, natural vegetation and animal life. Study these continent by continent, not mixed together.
Agriculture; Industrial Development; Transport and Communication	Agriculture, industrial development, and transport and communication — the economic geography portion.

ECONOMICS	What it means
Economics — Meaning and Definition; Basic concepts	Economics — its meaning, definition and basic concepts.
National Income	National income — GDP, GNP and per-capita income.
Forms of Economic system	Forms of economic system — capitalism, socialism and the mixed economy.
Institutional Set up; Infrastructure of Indian Economy	The institutional set-up and the infrastructure of the Indian economy — banking, insurance, transport, power.
India — Agriculture development; Relation between Agriculture and Industry	Agricultural development in India, and the relationship between agriculture and industry.
Trade — Domestic and Foreign Trade of India	Trade — India's domestic and foreign trade, imports and exports.
State and Economic development	The state and economic development — the government's economic role.
Sociology, Political Science	Sociology and political science — these are appended at the end of the economics block.

7. Physical Education Teacher

What the syllabus lists	What it means and how to prepare
Scientific foundation of Physical Education	The scientific foundation of physical education — the theory grounded in body science.
History of Physical Education	The history of physical education — from ancient practice to the modern sports movement.
Anatomy	Anatomy — bones, muscles, joints and their structure.
Physiology	Physiology — how the body's systems work during exercise.
Health Education	Health education — nutrition, hygiene and disease prevention.
Safety Education and First Aid	Safety education and first aid — what to do the moment an injury happens.
Organisation and Administration in Physical Education	Organisation and administration in physical education — managing competitions, grounds and equipment.
Tests and measurements in Physical Education	Tests and measurement in physical education — the ways fitness is measured.
Psychological principles in Physical Education	The psychological principles of physical education — motivation, pressure and team spirit.
Major Games and Sports — Principles of officiating in Football, Hockey, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi, Basketball, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Shuttle Badminton, Cricket	The major games and the principles of officiating them — football, hockey, kho-kho, kabaddi, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton and cricket. Learn each game's rules and ground measurements.
Recreation and Camping and minor games	Recreation, camping and minor games — of particular importance in a residential school.
Yoga	Yoga — asanas, pranayama and their benefits.
Individual Special Activities	Individual special activities — athletics and individual events.
National Ideals, Integration	National ideals and integration — national unity through sport.
Sports Current affairs	Sports current affairs — recent tournaments, winners and records.

8. Computer Teacher

This is the longest of the optional subjects. It comes in four parts — C programming, data structures, operating systems, and a closing list of further subjects.

Computer Fundamentals and C Programming	What it means
Introduction to C Programming — History of C, Structure of a C programme, The C character set, Constants, Variables and keywords, Types of constants and variables	Introduction to C — history, programme structure, character set, constants, variables and keywords. This is where the language starts.
C Instructions — Type declaration and arithmetic instructions, Integer and float conversions, Type conversion in assignment, Operators in C, Hierarchy of operators, Control instructions, Input-Output statements (Formatted and Unformatted)	C instructions — declarations, arithmetic, type conversion, operators and their hierarchy, and input/output statements.
Control Structures — Decision control, Logical/conditional/relational operators, Loops (while, do-while, for), Break, Continue, switch-case, goto	Control structures — decisions, logical and relational operators, the three loops, break, continue, switch-case and goto.
Arrays — One and multi dimensional arrays, declaration, initialization, manipulation, sorting (Bubble sort), Strings and library functions	Arrays — one and multi-dimensional arrays, declaration, initialisation, bubble sort, plus strings and library functions.
Functions — definition and prototyping, types of functions and arguments, recursion, passing arrays to functions, storage classes (automatic, register, external, static)	Functions — definition and prototyping, types, recursion, passing arrays, and the four storage classes.
Pointers — definition, notation, pointers and arrays, arrays of pointers, call by value and call by reference, pointers to pointers	Pointers — definition, notation, use with arrays, call by value versus call by reference, and pointers to pointers. Widely regarded as the hardest part of C.
Structures and Unions — declaration, accessing elements, arrays of structures, pointers and structures, unions, typedef, Enum, Bit fields	Structures and unions — declaration, accessing elements, arrays of structures, typedef, enum and bit fields.
Bitwise Operators — AND, OR, Exclusive OR, Complement, right shift and left shift	Bitwise operators — AND, OR, XOR, complement, and right and left shift.
C Preprocessor — directives, macros, file inclusion	The C preprocessor — directives, macros and file inclusion.
Files — operating modes, Text and binary files, High and low level file operations, command line arguments	Files — modes, text and binary files, high and low level operations, and command line arguments.

Data Structures	What it means
Introduction to Data Structures — Definition, Classification, Operations, Time and space Complexity	Introduction to data structures — definition, classification, operations, and time and space complexity.
Primitive Data Structures — Integer, Character, float, strings; memory representation and primitive operations; String manipulation using pointers	Primitive data structures — integer, character, float and string; how they sit in memory, and string manipulation with pointers.
Arrays — Storage representation for 1D and 2D arrays, Insertion and deletion, advantages and disadvantages	Arrays — storage of 1D and 2D arrays, insertion and deletion, and their advantages and limits.
Linked Lists — Pointers, Dynamic Memory Allocation, singly linked lists, insertion and deletion of a node, circular and doubly linked lists	Linked lists — dynamic memory allocation, singly linked lists, inserting and deleting a node, and circular and doubly linked lists.
Stacks — Concepts, Operations, sequential and linked implementation, recursion, tower of Hanoi, infix to postfix conversion, Evaluation of Postfix Expressions	Stacks — concepts, operations, both implementations, recursion, the Tower of Hanoi, and infix to postfix conversion. The rule is last in, first out.
Queues — Concepts, operations, sequential and linked implementation, Circular queues, Priority queues, Dequeues	Queues — concepts, operations, circular queues, priority queues and deques. The rule is first in, first out.
Trees — Binary trees, Sequential and Linked Representation, Insertion and deletion, Binary Tree Traversal	Trees — binary trees, both representations, insertion and deletion, and traversal (inorder, preorder, postorder).
Graphs — Concepts, Sequential and linked representation, BFS and DFS Traversal	Graphs — concepts, both representations, and BFS and DFS traversal.
Searching and Sorting — Linear and Binary search, Selection sort, Insertion sort, Quick sort, Merge sort	Searching and sorting — linear and binary search, and four sorting methods; remember the complexity of each.

Operating System	What it means
History of Operating System; Simple Batch and multi-programmed Batched Systems; Time Sharing; Personal Computer Systems; Distributed and Real-Time Systems	The history and types of operating system — batch, multi-programmed, time-sharing, distributed and real-time.
Operating System Structures — Command Interpreter System, Operating System Services, System Calls, System Programs	Operating system structure — the command interpreter, services, system calls and system programmes.
Process Management — Process Concept, Process Control Block, Process Scheduling, CPU Scheduling (FIFO, RR, SJF, Multi-level, Multi-level feedback)	Process management — the process concept, the process control block, and the five CPU scheduling algorithms. The numerical questions come from here.
Storage Management — Logical and Physical Address Space, Swapping, Contiguous Allocation, Paging, Segmentation, Virtual Memory, Demand Paging, Page Replacement Algorithms, Allocation of Frames, Thrashing	Storage management — logical and physical addresses, swapping, paging, segmentation, virtual memory, page replacement and thrashing.
File System — File Concept, Access Methods, Directory Structure, Protection, File system Structure, Allocation Methods, Free-Space Management	The file system — file concepts, access methods, directory structure, protection and free-space management.
Input/Output Systems — I/O interfaces, Secondary storage structure, Disk Structure, Disk Scheduling	Input/output systems — I/O interfaces, secondary storage, disk structure and disk scheduling.

The subjects listed at the end	What it means
OOPS using C++	Object-oriented programming with C++ — classes, objects, inheritance and polymorphism.
Data Base Management System	Database management systems — tables, keys, normalisation and SQL.
Software Engineering	Software engineering — the process of building software, its models and testing.
System Software	System software — assemblers, compilers, loaders and linkers.
Internet Technology; Internet Lab	Internet technology and lab work — protocols, the web and practical exercises.
Basic Java and UNIX Programming	Basic Java and UNIX programming — Java fundamentals and UNIX commands.
Computer Graphics	Computer graphics — lines, shapes, transformations and display.
Computer Networks	Computer networks — the OSI model, TCP/IP, topologies and devices.

What this official PDF does not give — and we will not invent

The items below are what a reader would normally expect on a syllabus page, and this document does not contain them. Many websites fill them in by guesswork. We will not — a study plan built on a guessed exam pattern damages the candidate. Take these from the official notification when it is issued, and from nowhere else.

Not given	Status
Total marks	The official PDF does not state the marks for any paper.
Exam duration	No time limit appears anywhere in this document.
Number of questions	The PDF does not say how many questions will be asked.
Negative marking	There is no mention of whether marks are deducted for a wrong answer.
Qualifying marks	The marks needed to qualify are not given.
Syllabus for Warden and FDA posts	This PDF covers only the Principal and subject-teacher posts. It carries no separate syllabus for Warden or FDA — check the notification issued for those posts.
Exam date and pattern changes	The date is not part of this syllabus document; it comes in a separate notification.

How to use this syllabus — a practical order of work

This part is not from the official document; it is our own advice, and should be read as such.

First identify your paper from the tables above — three papers for the Principal post, your own subject for a teaching post.
List the topics of each paper and mark your current standing against each as 'good / average / none'. Start with the weakest.
Run Paper-1's general knowledge and current affairs a little every day — it is not a subject that can be finished in one sitting.
In Papers 2 and 3, note the Karnataka programmes (SSA, RMSA, DIET, Keli Kali, Edusat) and the RTE Act separately — these are asked by name.
Do not leave General Kannada until the end. This is a Karnataka recruitment and that paper cannot be skipped.
For marks, duration and question count, wait for the official notification — never build a study plan on any website's guess, including a guess dressed up as a table.

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By Ravi Kumar · Updated: 28 Aug 2026, 12:49 PM