KARTET Paper 2 study plan
KARTET Paper 2 · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 8 hours per week
Mathematics and Science (for candidates opting the Mathematics/Science stream)
Solve 25 arithmetic items daily across number system, HCF/LCM, ratio-proportion and percentage, logging every wrong answer with its error type.
Apply profit-loss, discount and simple-interest formulas to 30 multi-step word problems without a calculator.
Compute compound interest for 15 cases, including half-yearly and quarterly compounding, and compare each result with the simple interest for the same period.
Convert 40 values among fractions, decimals, ratios and percentages inside a 10-minute drill.
Your checkpoint
A 45-minute, 40-question arithmetic test attempted under exam timing with at least 75% accuracy and a written error log covering every mistake.
Mathematics and Science (for candidates opting the Mathematics/Science stream)
Explain in writing the core concepts of the classes 6-8 science strands (food and nutrition, materials, the living world, motion, light, electricity, natural resources), one strand per day.
Draw and label 12 diagrams from memory, including the human digestive system, plant and animal cells, reflection by a plane mirror, a simple electric circuit and the water cycle.
Solve 30 numerical problems from speed-distance-time, reflection of light and electric circuits.
Distinguish 25 commonly confused science term pairs (respiration versus breathing, conduction versus convection, mass versus weight) in a comparison table.
Your checkpoint
A one-page concept map per science strand plus a closed-book self-test of 20 recall questions per strand, scored at 80% or above.
Mathematics and Science (for candidates opting the Mathematics/Science stream)
Re-solve every item in the Week 1 and Week 2 error logs until each is answered correctly twice in a row without notes.
Match 20 documented learner misconceptions in mathematics and science (multiplying before dividing, 'heavier objects fall faster') to a concrete corrective teaching strategy.
Draft 10 short assessment items each for mathematics and science that test understanding rather than recall, and attach answer keys with marking notes.
Attempt 60 mixed mathematics-and-science questions in 60 minutes under strict exam conditions.
Your checkpoint
A complete 60-question Domain 4 sectional mock, analysed by subtopic, naming the three weakest subtopics and the number of questions lost to each.
Child Development and Pedagogy
Summarise the four Child Development and Pedagogy blocks (development, learning, individual differences, assessment) into one page of notes each, naming key theorists and their claims.
Compare Piaget, Vygotsky, Kohlberg, Erikson and Bruner on stage or phase, learning mechanism and classroom implication in a single table.
Apply concepts of motivation, intelligence, inclusive education and learning disabilities to 30 case-based questions, writing one line of justification per answer.
State the assessment principles behind continuous and comprehensive evaluation and the Right to Education provisions, and describe two classroom practices each would change.
Your checkpoint
A 30-question Child Development and Pedagogy sectional test attempted in 30 minutes, scored at 70% or above, with every wrong item rewritten as a corrected statement.
Child Development and Pedagogy & Language I (Kannada / English / Hindi / Urdu / Sanskrit / Marathi / Tamil / Telugu / Malayalam)
Attempt 40 Child Development and Pedagogy items on how children learn language and mathematics, and on error analysis, justifying each chosen option in one sentence.
Complete 20 grammar exercises in Language I covering sentence types, tense, voice, parts of speech and the sandhi or word-formation rules of the chosen language.
Write two 150-word compositions and one precis in Language I, then mark them against a rubric for content, structure, grammar and spelling.
Read one grade-level Language I passage daily and answer five comprehension questions within six minutes.
Your checkpoint
A 30-question Language I sectional paper plus two self-marked writing samples, each annotated with corrections against a personal checklist.
Language I (Kannada / English / Hindi / Urdu / Sanskrit / Marathi / Tamil / Telugu / Malayalam) & Language II (a language other than Language I)
Solve 100 Language II grammar and vocabulary items across five sittings, tagging each error as rule-based or careless.
Write four short Language II compositions (formal letter, descriptive essay, report, notice) in the correct format and within the word limit.
Translate 30 sentences between Language I and Language II, checking idiom and register rather than word-for-word equivalence.
Build a one-page grammar checklist for each language showing which rules are secure, shaky and untested.
Your checkpoint
Two 30-question language sectionals, one per language, each finished in 30 minutes and each scored at 65% or above.
Language II (a language other than Language I) & Mathematics and Science (for candidates opting the Mathematics/Science stream)
Re-teach the three weakest Domain 4 subtopics named in Week 3 and solve 20 fresh questions on each until accuracy reaches 80%.
Time 30 Language II questions in 25 minutes and re-attempt every skipped item to find out why it was skipped.
Assemble one master formula-and-fact sheet for mathematics and one for science, condensing each to a single side of a page.
Answer 20 pedagogy questions drawn from all four domains to check cross-domain recall.
Your checkpoint
A closed 'fix list': each previously weak subtopic re-tested with a 10-question mini-quiz scoring at least 80%, recorded with date and score.
Child Development and Pedagogy & Language I (Kannada / English / Hindi / Urdu / Sanskrit / Marathi / Tamil / Telugu / Malayalam) & Language II (a language other than Language I) & Mathematics and Science (for candidates opting the Mathematics/Science stream)
Attempt three full 150-question mocks on alternate days, strictly timed and with no notes or breaks.
Analyse each mock within 24 hours, listing every lost mark by domain and by cause (knowledge gap, misreading, time pressure).
Recite the mathematics and science fact sheets plus the Child Development and Pedagogy notes once daily for six days.
Finalise exam-day logistics: confirmed centre route, permitted stationery, admit card and a written time-allocation plan per section.
Your checkpoint
Three completed full-length mocks with a score trend that rises across the week and a final one-page revision sheet per domain.
Milestones
Week 2: Both Domain 4 concept maps and the closed-book science self-tests finished; arithmetic error log shows fewer than 10 unresolved item types.
Week 4: Domain 4 sectional mock at 60% or above and Child Development and Pedagogy sectional at 70% or above, both fully analysed by subtopic.
Week 6: Both language sectionals completed within time at 65% or above, and each language has a written grammar checklist with no untested rule left unmarked.
Week 8: Three full-length mocks completed; the last one at or above the target cut-off with no domain falling below 50% accuracy.