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KARTET Paper 2 study plan

KARTET Paper 2 · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 8 hours per week

Week 1

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.

Week 2

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.

Week 3

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.

Week 4

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.

Week 5

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.

Week 6

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.

Week 7

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.

Week 8

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.