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ITSE Class 1 syllabus

The ITSE Class 1 syllabus for 2026-27, subject by subject: 182 topics to work through. On SkillStar, Class 1 children also get 6 mock tests marked instantly and sample papers to download.

Class
Class 1 (Grade 1)
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2026-27
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182
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ITSE Class 1 syllabus 2026-27

Mathematics

  • Spatial words: Use top, bottom, on, under, inside, outside, above, below, near, far, before and after to describe positions.
  • Solid objects and flat shapes: Sort familiar objects by shape and size. Compare rolling and sliding objects and recognise their flat outlines.
  • Counting and matching collections: Count objects using one-to-one matching. Build a collection for a given number and compare groups.
  • Zero and numbers to nine: Read, write and name zero to nine. Compare these numbers and connect numerals with groups of objects.
  • Numbers from ten to twenty: Read, write and order numbers from ten to twenty. Group objects into tens and ones and compare their values.
  • Numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine: Read and write two-digit numbers up to ninety-nine. Represent each number using groups of ten and single objects.
  • Counting to one hundred: Count, read and write numbers through one hundred using objects, pictures and number sequences.
  • Addition to twenty: Combine objects and pictures and record the result with the plus and equals signs. Practise addition facts with totals up to twenty.
  • Subtraction to twenty: Take away objects or compare groups and record the difference with the minus and equals signs. Solve subtraction within twenty.
  • Mental addition: Add two single-digit numbers mentally using known facts and counting strategies.
  • Indian coins and notes: Recognise commonly used Indian coins and notes. Combine small amounts in different ways.
  • Comparing and measuring length: Order objects by length, height or thickness and use words such as longer, shorter, taller and thinner. Estimate and check short distances using non-standard units such as hand spans.
  • Comparing weight: Compare familiar objects as heavy or light. Order objects according to their weight using direct comparisons.
  • Order and duration of events: Describe earlier and later events and arrange daily activities in sequence. Compare long and short durations and recognise school days and holidays.
  • Collecting and reading simple data: Collect, display and interpret small sets of information using objects, pictures or marks. Count repeated letters, digits and shapes in a collection.
  • Shape and number patterns: Describe and extend simple sequences of shapes and numbers. Find missing elements and create a repeating design.
  • Mixed addition and subtraction: Past-paper revision: work through a short sequence of addition and subtraction using whole numbers.
  • Calculating with money: Past-paper revision: add the values of coins and find how much money remains after spending.

English

  • Capital and small letters: Recognise capital and small letters and match corresponding pairs. Arrange letters in alphabetical order.
  • Vowels and consonants: Identify the five vowel letters and distinguish them from consonants in familiar words.
  • Phonics and word families: Use letter sounds to build simple words. Recognise related word families such as cat, mat and bat.
  • Rhyming words: Identify and supply words with matching ending sounds using simple spoken and written examples.
  • Opposite words: Recognise and use familiar antonyms such as big and small or hot and cold.
  • Naming words: Identify names of people, places, animals and things. Distinguish common names from proper names.
  • One and many: Recognise singular and plural nouns. Form familiar plurals by adding s or es.
  • Personal pronouns: Replace naming words with he, she, it, they or we in short sentences.
  • Action words: Identify words that tell what someone does. Use simple present action verbs in everyday sentences.
  • Describing words: Choose words for colour, size and other simple qualities to describe a person, animal or object.
  • Articles a and an: Use a or an before a familiar singular noun according to its initial sound.
  • Position words: Use in, on, under, behind and other simple prepositions to describe where something is.
  • Building simple sentences: Arrange words into a meaningful subject–verb–object sentence. Begin each sentence with a capital letter.
  • Asking simple questions: Use who, what, where and when to form simple questions about familiar situations.
  • Reading short passages: Read or listen to a simple story and answer questions using information in the text. Match words with pictures and sentences.
  • Full stops and question marks: End statements with a full stop and questions with a question mark. Choose the correct mark for a short sentence.
  • Alphabetical order: Past-paper revision: put English letters in sequence and identify a letter by its position.
  • Everyday word meanings: Past-paper revision: understand familiar words such as lunch and match them to a simple meaning.
  • Forms of be: Past-paper revision: recognise am, is and are as verbs linking a person or thing to a description.
  • Possessive words: Past-paper revision: recognise my, her and other possessive words that show whom something belongs to.
  • Subject–verb agreement: Past-paper revision: choose a simple present verb such as writes or sings to match one person's name.

Computer

  • What a computer does: Recognise desktop computers, laptops and tablets. Describe a computer as a device that helps carry out tasks using information.
  • Parts of a computer: Identify the monitor, keyboard, mouse, CPU unit, speakers and printer. Explain the basic job of each part.
  • Computers around us: Recognise uses of computers at home, school, offices, hospitals and banks.
  • Everyday computer tasks: Identify typing, drawing, playing educational games, watching videos and listening to music as computer activities.
  • Input devices: Recognise keyboards, mice and microphones as devices used to send information to a computer.
  • Output devices: Recognise monitors, printers and speakers as devices that show or produce a computer's output.
  • Starting and shutting down: Follow a simple adult-guided routine for switching a computer on and shutting it down safely.
  • Mouse actions: Practise left-click, right-click, double-click and drag-and-drop using a suitable drawing or educational program.
  • Alphabet and number keys: Locate alphabet and number keys on a keyboard. Type familiar letters, numbers and simple words.
  • Special keyboard keys: Use Enter, Spacebar and Backspace appropriately while typing short text.
  • What software is: Recognise software as programs used on a computer. Identify games, drawing programs and educational applications as examples.
  • Opening and closing programs: Open a familiar application and close it after use. Recognise the difference between closing a window and switching off the computer.
  • Drawing tools: Use a brush, eraser and colour-fill tool to create and change a simple picture.
  • Saving and opening a drawing: Save a picture with adult guidance and open the saved file again.
  • Typing short sentences: Type short words and sentences using spaces between words and Enter to start a new line.
  • Desktop icons and taskbar: Recognise the desktop, its icons and taskbar. Open and close an application using its desktop icon.
  • Posture and careful handling: Sit comfortably when using a computer and handle its parts with care. Follow suitable screen-time breaks with an adult.
  • Basic internet safety: Avoid unfamiliar links and ask a trusted adult for help when something on screen is unclear or unexpected.
  • Playing educational media: Use basic controls to play a suitable educational game, video or audio recording.
  • Getting help with a computer problem: Recognise when the computer, mouse, keyboard or an application is not responding. Tell an adult and follow simple supervised troubleshooting steps.
  • Storage devices: Past-paper revision: recognise CD and DVD as devices used to store information.
  • Recognising patterns: Past-paper revision: find the next item in a simple alternating sequence, as asked in the Computer past paper.
  • Input–process–output cycle: Past-paper revision: recognise input, processing and output as stages of a computer task.

Hindi

  • स्वर और व्यंजन: हिंदी के स्वरों और व्यंजनों को पहचानें, बोलें और लिखें। अक्षरों को सही क्रम में रखने का अभ्यास करें।
  • मात्राओं का प्रयोग: स्वर की मात्राओं को व्यंजनों के साथ लगाकर शब्द पढ़ें और लिखें। अलग मात्रा से शब्द में होने वाला बदलाव पहचानें।
  • छोटे शब्दों की रचना: अक्षरों को जोड़कर दो, तीन और चार अक्षर वाले सरल शब्द बनाएं। शब्द पढ़कर उसका अर्थ समझें।
  • संयुक्ताक्षर वाले शब्द: आसान संयुक्ताक्षरों को पहचानें और उनसे बने परिचित शब्द पढ़ने का अभ्यास करें।
  • संज्ञा और नामों के समूह: वस्तुओं, जानवरों, फूलों, फलों, सब्जियों और पक्षियों के नाम पहचानें। दिए हुए नाम को सही समूह में रखें।
  • व्यक्तिगत सर्वनाम: मैं, हम, तुम, आप, यह, वह, ये और वे जैसे शब्दों का सही स्थान पर प्रयोग करें। नाम की जगह सर्वनाम लगाकर वाक्य बनाएं।
  • वर्णन करने वाले विशेषण: रंग, आकार, मात्रा और संख्या बताने वाले शब्द पहचानें। किसी वस्तु का वर्णन करने के लिए सही विशेषण चुनें।
  • दैनिक क्रिया शब्द: उठना, बैठना, खाना, पीना, खेलना और दौड़ना जैसी क्रियाएं पहचानें। काम बताने वाले शब्दों से सरल वाक्य बनाएं।
  • पुल्लिंग और स्त्रीलिंग: परिचित शब्दों में पुल्लिंग और स्त्रीलिंग पहचानें। सही लिंग वाला शब्द चुनें और सरल जोड़े बनाएं।
  • एकवचन और बहुवचन: एक और अनेक के लिए प्रयुक्त शब्द पहचानें। परिचित संज्ञाओं के एकवचन और बहुवचन रूप बनाएं।
  • सरल विलोम शब्द: छोटा–बड़ा, मोटा–पतला और नया–पुराना जैसे विपरीत अर्थ वाले शब्दों के जोड़े पहचानें।
  • सरल पर्यायवाची शब्द: एक जैसे अर्थ देने वाले परिचित शब्द पहचानें और वाक्य में उनका सही प्रयोग करें।
  • संदर्भ के अनुसार शब्द का अर्थ: आम जैसे शब्दों के अलग-अलग संदर्भों में होने वाले अर्थ पहचानें। वाक्य पढ़कर सही अर्थ चुनें।
  • सरल वाक्य बनाना: दिए हुए शब्दों को सही क्रम में रखकर अर्थपूर्ण वाक्य बनाएं। अपने दैनिक जीवन के बारे में छोटे वाक्य लिखें।
  • सही शब्द चुनना: चित्र या वाक्य का अर्थ समझकर खाली स्थान के लिए सही शब्द चुनें।
  • चित्र का वर्णन: चित्र में दिख रही वस्तुओं और गतिविधियों को पहचानें। उनके बारे में छोटे और स्पष्ट वाक्य बोलें या लिखें।
  • खाद्य पौधों की पहचान: पूर्व प्रश्नपत्र पुनरावृत्ति: गाजर और केला जैसे खाद्य पौधों को सरल संकेतों से पहचानें; केले के एक तने पर एक बार फल लगने का अर्थ समझें।
  • पक्षियों के नाम: पूर्व प्रश्नपत्र पुनरावृत्ति: कबूतर और उल्लू जैसे पक्षियों को उनके रहने और सक्रिय होने की सामान्य आदतों से पहचानें।
  • काम करने वालों के नाम: पूर्व प्रश्नपत्र पुनरावृत्ति: दर्जी और चित्रकार जैसे शब्दों को उनके काम से जोड़ें।
  • संख्यावाची विशेषण: पूर्व प्रश्नपत्र पुनरावृत्ति: कुछ और पाँच जैसे शब्दों से प्राणियों या वस्तुओं की संख्या बताने वाले विशेषण पहचानें।

Science

  • Kinds of plants: Recognise trees, shrubs, herbs, climbers and creepers using familiar examples. Compare their size, strength and need for support.
  • Plant parts and seedlings: Identify roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds. Recognise a seedling as a young plant growing from a seed.
  • Edible plant parts: Match familiar plant foods with the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits or seeds that we eat.
  • Fruits and vegetables: Identify and name common fruits and vegetables, including seasonal examples. Sort familiar foods into simple everyday groups.
  • Grains, pulses, nuts and seeds: Recognise rice, wheat, beans, lentils and familiar nuts or seeds as foods obtained from plants.
  • Growing a plant: Identify water, sunlight and suitable soil as basic plant needs. Grow a seed and observe the main stages from seed to plant.
  • Plant foods in healthy meals: Identify plant-based ingredients in everyday and regional meals. Compare suitable raw, cooked and juice forms and explain why varied fruits and vegetables help us.
  • Kinds of animals: Classify familiar animals as wild, domestic, farm or pet animals. Recognise that the same animal may fit more than one everyday group.
  • Animal bodies and coverings: Identify familiar animal body parts and coverings such as fur, feathers and scales. Connect a covering with how an animal lives in its surroundings.
  • Animal sounds and movements: Match common animals with their sounds and recognise walking, flying, swimming and crawling. Observe or draw an animal and label its main features.
  • Animal habitats: Recognise forests, deserts, rivers, oceans and homes as places where animals live. Explain simple ways an animal's habitat meets its needs.
  • What animals eat: Group familiar animals as plant-eaters, meat-eaters or animals that eat both. Recognise special diets such as a panda eating bamboo.
  • How animals find food: Recognise grazing, hunting and scavenging as different ways of finding food. Connect simple feeding habits with the animal's surroundings.
  • Homes and shelters of animals: Match animals with natural shelters such as nests, dens and burrows and human-provided shelters such as kennels, sheds or aquariums. Explain how shelter protects an animal.
  • Animal families and young ones: Match familiar animals with their young ones, such as a cow and calf or a dog and puppy. Describe how parents and animal groups protect and care for young animals.
  • Animals and people: Recognise animals as sources of food, wool, work and companionship. Discuss their place in familiar stories and cultural practices.
  • Caring for animals and habitats: Explain how to provide suitable food, water and shelter for pets with adult help. Respect wild animals and their habitats and recognise the role of sanctuaries and zoos.
  • Food and shelter observation activities: Classify animals by diet and home using pictures or observations. With an adult, make a simple bird feeder or model animal shelter and explain its purpose.
  • Main parts of the human body: Identify head and face parts, the trunk and the limbs. Describe simple jobs such as hands holding objects, legs walking and the chest helping us breathe.
  • The five senses: Match eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin with seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching. Explore safe examples of sounds, smells, tastes and textures.
  • Body movement and posture: Practise comfortable sitting and standing posture and recognise movements such as stretching, bending and jumping. Explain why moving the body is useful.
  • Caring for the body: Recognise the need for rest, sleep, suitable clothing, cleanliness, food and exercise. Avoid putting objects into ears or the nose and ask an adult when help is needed.
  • Basic needs for life: Identify food, clothing, shelter, water and air as basic needs. Explain in simple words how each helps living beings survive and stay well.
  • Food for energy and growth: Explain why we eat and recognise fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods and dairy in a varied diet. Connect food with energy, growth and health.
  • Daily meals and eating habits: Recognise breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks and explain why regular meals, fresh food and moderation are useful. Distinguish everyday nutritious foods from foods best eaten occasionally.
  • Clothes for weather and occasions: Choose suitable clothing for summer, winter and rain and recognise uniforms and festive clothing. Compare cotton, wool and other familiar materials for comfort and protection.
  • Homes and rooms: Recognise houses, apartments, huts, igloos and stilt houses as shelters suited to different surroundings. Match rooms, doors, windows and a roof with their uses.
  • Personal hygiene: Describe a simple routine for bathing, brushing teeth, washing hands, combing hair and keeping nails clean. Practise washing hands before eating and after using the toilet.
  • Exercise and outdoor play: Identify suitable physical activities such as games, cycling, running, dancing and simple stretches. Explain how active play and sensible screen breaks help us stay well.
  • Rest and healthy sleep habits: Explain why children need enough rest and sleep. Recognise a regular bedtime and a calm sleeping space as useful habits.
  • Clean surroundings: Keep toys, the home, classroom and school surroundings tidy. Explain why rubbish belongs in a bin and should not be left in shared spaces.
  • Feelings, kindness and sharing: Identify basic feelings such as happiness, sadness, anger and fear. Practise expressing feelings safely, being kind and sharing with others.
  • Safety in the kitchen and bathroom: Recognise hot stoves, sharp tools, electrical appliances and slippery floors as hazards. Describe how adult help and careful behaviour reduce these risks.
  • Electrical and medicine safety: Keep away from sockets, loose wires, medicines and household chemicals. Explain why these should only be handled with appropriate adult guidance.
  • Classroom and playground safety: Follow simple rules such as avoiding pushing, running in crowded classrooms or rough play. Use playground equipment safely and keep shared spaces clear.
  • School transport safety: Describe safe behaviour when boarding, travelling in and leaving a school bus or other transport. Stay seated and follow the responsible adult's instructions.
  • Road safety: Recognise safe crossing places and explain why a child should cross with an adult. Practise looking for traffic and walking safely away from moving vehicles.
  • Safe outdoor play and water safety: Choose play areas away from traffic and other hazards. Stay away from deep water and never approach pools or water bodies without a responsible adult.
  • Safety with unfamiliar people: Recognise situations in which an unfamiliar person's approach or offer feels unsafe. Stay with trusted adults, avoid going away with an unknown person and tell a trusted adult about concerns.
  • Recognising an emergency: Recognise situations such as fire or an earthquake as emergencies. Practise staying calm, following a safety drill and seeking help from a responsible adult.
  • Calling for help: Learn how to contact a parent, guardian or suitable local emergency service with an adult's guidance. Practise giving basic information clearly when help is needed.
  • Basic first aid with adult help: Recognise a small cut, scrape or bump and tell an adult promptly. Use dolls or role-play to learn the purpose of cleaning, a bandage and a wrapped cold pack without treating injuries alone.
  • Air around us: Recognise that air is present around us although we cannot see it. Use safe activities such as feeling a fan or blowing gently on a hand to notice air.
  • Air and breathing: Explain that humans and other animals need air for breathing and that plants also need air. Relate inhaling and exhaling to taking air into and out of the body.
  • Air takes up space and moves: Use balloons, bubbles or a simple pinwheel to observe that air occupies space and can move. Recognise moving air as wind.
  • Uses of air: Identify air in balloons, tyres, kites and paper planes and explain simple drying or flying examples. Recognise that wind can help carry some seeds.
  • Wind and weather: Distinguish a gentle breeze from strong wind through observations. Describe simple links between moving air, cooling and changing weather.
  • Keeping air clean: Recognise smoke from vehicles, factories and burning waste as sources of dirty air. Explain simple ways to protect air quality, including growing plants and avoiding waste burning.
  • Why living things need water: Explain why humans, animals and plants need water. Identify drinking, cooking, washing, bathing and watering plants as daily uses.
  • Sources and storage of water: Recognise rain, rivers, lakes, ponds, oceans, wells, hand pumps and taps as water sources or supply points. Explain the purpose of water tanks and other storage.
  • Water as liquid, ice and vapour: Identify water in liquid, solid and gaseous forms through safe everyday examples. Observe melting and freezing and discuss boiling with adult supervision.
  • Rain and the water cycle: Use a simple sequence to describe evaporation, condensation and rain. Explain how rain supplies water to plants and natural water bodies.
  • Water habitats: Recognise rivers, ponds and oceans as habitats that support plants and animals. Explain why these living things need a suitable supply of water.
  • Saving water: Practise turning off taps, reporting leaks and using water carefully at home and school. Explain why usable clean water should not be wasted.
  • Clean drinking water: Explain why drinking water should be safe and clean. Keep storage containers covered and avoid throwing rubbish into water sources.
  • Investigating water safely: Observe floating and sinking, freezing and melting with suitable adult guidance. Make a simple drawing or chart of water sources and uses.

General Awareness

  • National and international news: Recognise important recent events in India and other countries using suitable child-friendly reports. Discuss simple examples of government announcements or public initiatives.
  • Sports events and achievements: Identify major sports, competitions and well-known sporting achievements. Relate a player or team to the sport they play.
  • Awards and honours: Recognise important national and international awards, including the Bharat Ratna, Nobel Prizes and Oscars. Learn what an award honours using suitable examples.
  • Recent science and technology: Discuss simple examples of discoveries, inventions and useful new technology from reliable reports. Explain how an innovation can affect everyday life.
  • Economic news: Recognise that prices, jobs and government economic decisions can appear in the news. Begin with simple examples before introducing terms such as inflation or GDP.
  • Ancient civilisations: Locate and recognise the Indus Valley, Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilisations. Use simple stories and pictures to compare where and how people lived.
  • Indian dynasties and empires: Recognise the names and broad historical place of the Maurya, Gupta, Chola and Mughal dynasties. Connect each with suitable landmarks or achievements.
  • India's freedom movement: Learn about colonial rule and the independence movement through suitable stories. Recognise the Non-Cooperation, Civil Disobedience and Quit India movements and associated leaders.
  • World history and historical figures: Recognise broad ideas behind the Industrial Revolution, World Wars and Cold War using age-appropriate explanations. Connect important historical personalities with their contributions.
  • Landforms and climate: Identify mountains, plateaus, rivers and oceans on pictures or simple maps. Compare broad climate zones and the weather conditions associated with them.
  • People, resources and occupations: Discuss where people live and the resources and work found in different regions. Introduce population distribution through simple comparisons.
  • Continents and countries: Identify continents and familiar countries on a map or globe. Recognise some major physical features and broad climate differences.
  • India's physical geography: Identify the Himalayas, plateaus, coastal plains and major rivers, lakes and forests of India using a simple map.
  • States and Union Territories: Recognise India's states and Union Territories and match selected ones with capitals, cultural features and landmarks using current reference material.
  • The Constitution and citizenship: Understand the Constitution as a set of basic rules for the country. Introduce rights, duties and guiding principles using familiar child-level examples.
  • National government and Parliament: Recognise the roles of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha, the President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. Use simple examples of public decision-making.
  • Courts and justice: Recognise the Supreme Court, High Courts and other courts as parts of the justice system. Discuss fairness and settling disagreements through suitable examples.
  • State and local government: Recognise state governments, Panchayats and municipalities. Connect their work with familiar services in villages, towns and cities.
  • Constitutional changes and public schemes: Understand in simple terms that constitutional rules can be amended. Recognise examples of public schemes and government initiatives using current reliable sources.
  • Basic economic terms: Introduce production, spending and economic change through everyday examples. Gradually connect these ideas with GDP, inflation, deflation, recession and different economic systems.
  • Economic reforms: Recognise liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation as changes in how an economy works. Begin with simple comparisons involving businesses and trade.
  • Agriculture, industry and services: Sort familiar jobs and products into agriculture, industry and services. Recognise that government initiatives can support each sector.
  • Budgets and development planning: Understand a budget as a plan for earning and spending money. Connect a simple home or class budget with the broader idea of a government budget and development plan.
  • Force, motion and energy: Recognise pushes, pulls, movement and simple energy uses in everyday activities. Introduce work and power through suitable concrete examples.
  • Electricity and magnets: Recognise familiar uses of electricity and magnets. Discuss basic effects and safe everyday applications without handling live electrical equipment.
  • Light and simple optics: Recognise reflection, refraction and lenses through mirrors, water and safe optical examples.
  • Matter and chemical changes: Identify familiar materials as forms of matter and compare simple properties. Introduce elements, compounds, mixtures and chemical reactions through suitable examples.
  • Human body, health and disease: Recognise major body parts and simple functions. Connect healthy habits with preventing common illnesses and understanding why we sometimes need medical help.
  • Plants and animals in nature: Recognise broad groups of plants and animals using familiar examples. Compare their basic features and needs.
  • Ecosystems and conservation: Describe simple relationships between living things and their surroundings. Discuss biodiversity, pollution, conservation and using resources carefully.
  • Indian and international literature: Recognise selected classic and contemporary books and their authors. Use suitable Indian and international examples for the child's reading level.
  • Life stories and biographies: Distinguish a biography from an autobiography through simple examples. Connect a known person's life story with their contribution.
  • Books and literary awards: Recognise that some books receive major literary awards or become widely read. Use age-suitable examples from current reliable references.
  • Monuments and cultural traditions: Recognise important monuments, historical places, festivals, dances and traditions. Connect each with its region or cultural setting.
  • Inventions and discoveries: Match familiar inventions or discoveries with the people associated with them. Discuss how they changed everyday life.
  • Important days and historical events: Recognise significant national and international observances and selected historical dates. Explain what an observance commemorates using simple examples.
  • International organisations and agreements: Recognise the UN, WTO, IMF and World Bank and their broad purposes. Introduce treaties as agreements between countries through suitable examples.
  • Reading and revising general awareness: Use suitable news, reference books and NCERT material with adult support. Keep simple notes, try short quizzes and revisit changing current-affairs information regularly.
  • Days of the week: Past-paper revision: name the seven days and recognise a week as a group of seven days.
  • Family relationships: Past-paper revision: identify grandparents and other familiar family relationships.
  • Counting to ten: Past-paper revision: count objects and recognise the next number up to ten.
  • The Sun in daily life: Past-paper revision: recognise the Sun as a bright daytime object and a source of light.
  • Mixing paint colours: Past-paper revision: predict simple paint mixtures, including green from blue and yellow.
  • Characters in children's stories: Past-paper revision: recognise familiar fictional characters, including Mickey Mouse, from identifying features.

About the ITSE exam

Eligibility and subjects

ITSE is open to Classes 1–10 from recognised government and private schools, including CBSE, ICSE and state boards. Choose one or more subjects: MTSE Mathematics, STSE Science, ETSE English, CTSE Computer/Cyber, HTSE Hindi and GTSE General Awareness. SkillStar is independent of ITSE.

Exam format and marking

The organiser specifies an OMR-based paper of 45 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, with +4 for a correct answer and −1 for a wrong answer (180 maximum marks). Exams are held at common centres within districts; the allotted centre and time appear on the admit card. Preparation follows the official class-specific syllabus PDFs below, which retain their original printed session. Class 1 review completed on 5 November 2026: all six existing 2025–26 subject tests checked, with 239 retained questions across six published tests. Mathematics retains all 45; the other subjects retain 36–43. Original 60-minute duration and +4/−1 marking remain, with maximum marks equal to four times the retained count. No matching 2025–26 key is linked on the official class page; retained answers were independently checked. Original PDFs stay in Downloads. Older papers and official sample sets remain pending individual review and playable conversion.

Important dates for 2026–27

The official schedule is tentative. Applications opened on 21 April 2026; the extended deadline is 15 November 2026. Examination dates are 20, 25 and 27 December 2026. Admit cards are scheduled for 15 and 23 December, depending on the examination date. The allotted centre, date and time must be checked on the admit card. Result: 24 March 2027; scholarship distribution: April–May 2027 at schools. Verified on 3 November 2026.

Registration and application fees

Apply through the school or directly on the official website. The published fee is ₹300 for one subject, ₹550 for two, ₹800 for three, ₹1,050 for four, ₹1,300 for five and ₹1,550 for all six. Online registration asks for an active email/mobile number, recent photograph and Aadhaar number. These are ITSE registration fees, separate from SkillStar access. For offline applications, collect the form from school and return the completed form and fee to the principal's office.

Awards and organiser contact

The organiser lists participation certificates, school medals and school cash prizes of ₹1,000–₹10,000, with at least three school-level cash-prize recipients per school as stated in the FAQ. Advertised national awards include a laptop + ₹50,000, note pad + ₹25,000, smart tablet + ₹10,000, digital watch + ₹5,000 and scientific calculators. ITSE advertises 9,000 award recipients and a ₹25-crore overall scholarship pool; terms and eligibility are the organiser's responsibility. India office: 146-0, 2nd Floor, Hastsal, Vikaspuri, New Delhi 110018. Helplines: +91 9472696867 and +91 9599890121.

Official forms and general downloads

Official brochure, sample application form and sample OMR sheet. These are organiser documents and may retain older printed dates; use the live Important Dates page for the current schedule.

Official practice-paper availability

All six class/subject Practice Paper pages were checked on 3 November 2026 and showed no practice papers. Official sample papers are provided separately below.

MTSE — Mathematics: syllabus and past papers

Class 1 official syllabus, available previous-year papers and published answer keys. Original session labels are retained; older source papers and their answer keys remain unreviewed. Official ITSE MTSE 2025-26 Class 1: https://itse.org.in/download/previous-year-paper/2025-2026-session/159 . Rechecked 5 Nov 2026. All 45 printed questions independently calculated and retained in source order,180 marks,60 min,+4/-1,pass50%,XP[]. No 2025-26 key linked. Original wording/A-D options retained; layout and line wraps normalised, including source distractors Fiveteen/Fourty. Authentic repeated even-number sequence Q1/Q39 retained. Q40 supplies all apple counts in words; no illustration is printed or required. Q23 uses numbers strictly between 10 and 20; Q38 compares only the listed coin values. Corrected Q2/Q45 to money calculations and Q15/Q18 to mixed addition/subtraction. Original complete PDF remains in Downloads; native numbering matches original. Additional lessons sourced from this paper are labelled past-paper revision and do not claim to amend the organiser's current syllabus.

MTSE — Mathematics: official sample papers

Available official sample sets for Class 1, preserving the organiser's set numbers. These are original source files, including diagrams; questions and answers have not been checked individually or converted into playable tests.

STSE — Science: syllabus and past papers

Class 1 official syllabus, available previous-year papers and published answer keys. Original session labels are retained; older source papers and their answer keys remain unreviewed. Official ITSE STSE 2025-26 Class 1: https://itse.org.in/download/previous-year-paper/2025-2026-session/169 . Rechecked 5 Nov 2026; no 2025-26 key linked; retained answers independently checked. 37/45 questions,148 marks,60 min,+4/-1,pass50%,XP[]. Omitted Q4: multiple plant parts exchange gases; Q9: multiple animals supply milk; Q10: multiple shelters protect against weather; Q12: undefined best waking time; Q17: air not universal for all organisms; Q18: land/water criterion not unique to amphibians; Q24: rabbits and some spiders burrow; Q41: oil comes from several plant parts. Original wording/order/A-D options retained; line wraps normalised. Q31 assumes a typical omnivorous bear; Q35 air is a gaseous mixture, oxygen is required. Q27 twice-daily brushing and Q45 cleaning/dressing a small cut checked with NHS; first aid taught with adult help. Corrected water-use/hygiene tag. Complete PDF in Downloads; native k=kth retained original. Additional lessons sourced from this paper are labelled past-paper revision and do not claim to amend the organiser's current syllabus.

STSE — Science: official sample papers

Available official sample sets for Class 1, preserving the organiser's set numbers. These are original source files, including diagrams; questions and answers have not been checked individually or converted into playable tests.

ETSE — English: syllabus and past papers

Class 1 official syllabus, available previous-year papers and published answer keys. Original session labels are retained; older source papers and their answer keys remain unreviewed. Official ITSE ETSE 2025-26 Class 1: https://itse.org.in/download/previous-year-paper/2025-2026-session/179 . Rechecked 5 Nov 2026; no 2025-26 key linked; retained answers independently checked. 36/45 questions,144 marks,60 min,+4/-1,pass50%,XP[]. Omitted Q2: language/script confusion; Q5: undefined alphabet types; Q12: no unambiguous standard rhyme; Q15/Q24: pronoun choices differ only by case without explicit capitalisation task; Q17/Q18: unspecified odd-one-out rule; Q20: duplicate choices; Q37: beside/near both fit. Original wording/order/roman choices retained; only line wraps/quote typography normalised; shared sentences/story linked. Q4 uses traditional W/Y semivowels; Q25/Q31 traditional possessive-adjective terminology; article questions assume first mention. Corrected lunch, alphabet-order, forms-of-be, possessive and agreement tags. Complete PDF in Downloads; native k=kth retained original. Additional lessons sourced from this paper are labelled past-paper revision and do not claim to amend the organiser's current syllabus.

ETSE — English: official sample papers

Available official sample sets for Class 1, preserving the organiser's set numbers. These are original source files, including diagrams; questions and answers have not been checked individually or converted into playable tests. Unavailable on the organiser's site: Official Sample Paper — Set 10. These file links currently redirect to the homepage.

CTSE — Computer / Cyber: syllabus and past papers

Class 1 official syllabus, available previous-year papers and published answer keys. Original session labels are retained; older source papers and their answer keys remain unreviewed. Official ITSE CTSE 2025-26 Class 1: https://itse.org.in/download/previous-year-paper/2025-2026-session/189 . Rechecked 5 Nov 2026; no 2025-26 key linked; retained answers independently checked. 43/45 questions,172 marks,60 min,+4/-1,pass50%,XP[]. Omitted original Q28: startup screen depends on platform/login; Q34: false claim that computers never make mistakes. Original wording/order/A-D choices retained; Q15 option-label layout and Q38 icon typography normalised. Q43 CPU Box means the system unit. Q1/13/22/32 assume a conventional desktop and default mouse setup. Corrected storage, IPO, keyboard and laptop-component tags; Q39 now tagged Computer pattern recognition as past-paper revision, rather than Mathematics. Complete PDF in Downloads; native k=kth retained original. Additional lessons sourced from this paper are labelled past-paper revision and do not claim to amend the organiser's current syllabus.

CTSE — Computer / Cyber: official sample papers

Available official sample sets for Class 1, preserving the organiser's set numbers. These are original source files, including diagrams; questions and answers have not been checked individually or converted into playable tests.

HTSE — Hindi: syllabus and past papers

Class 1 official syllabus, available previous-year papers and published answer keys. Original session labels are retained; older source papers and their answer keys remain unreviewed. Official ITSE HTSE 2025-26 Class 1: https://itse.org.in/download/previous-year-paper/2025-2026-session/209 . Rechecked 5 Nov 2026; no 2025-26 key linked; retained answers independently checked. 37/45 questions,148 marks,60 min,+4/-1,pass50%,XP[]. Omitted Q9: ति conflicts with आरती/multiple spellings; Q11: multiple उ-only choices; Q15: multiple raw-mango foods; Q18: sunflower not always bent toward Sun; Q31: near-identical plural spellings; Q32/Q44: duplicate options; Q40: कवि and काव्यकार both mean poet (Hindwi/IIT Bombay). Original wording/order/क-घ choices retained; line wraps normalised; Q22 underlined आप/मैं explicit; Q25/26 share sentence. Q17 means one banana pseudostem fruits once, not that the perennial plant dies (UF/IFAS). कौवी verified with Hindwi; सिंहनी is lioness. Corrected food-plant, bird, occupation and number-adjective tags. Complete PDF in Downloads; native k=kth retained original. Additional lessons sourced from this paper are labelled past-paper revision and do not claim to amend the organiser's current syllabus.

HTSE — Hindi: official sample papers

Available official sample sets for Class 1, preserving the organiser's set numbers. These are original source files, including diagrams; questions and answers have not been checked individually or converted into playable tests.

GTSE — General Awareness: syllabus and past papers

Class 1 official syllabus, available previous-year papers and published answer keys. Original session labels are retained; older source papers and their answer keys remain unreviewed. ITSE publishes one common General Awareness syllabus for all classes. Official ITSE GTSE 2025-26 Class 1: https://itse.org.in/download/previous-year-paper/2025-2026-session/199 . Rechecked 5 Nov 2026; no 2025-26 key linked; retained answers independently checked. 41/45 questions,164 marks,60 min,+4/-1,pass50%,XP[]. Omitted Q3: three flag bands/four colours including blue wheel; Q15: cow/horse both supply milk; Q21: residence alone does not establish citizenship; Q36: telephone/computer both support remote conversation. Original wording/order/options retained; line wraps normalised. Q41 retains explicit historical 2025-26 context; Bihar Lok Bhavan confirms Arif Mohammed Khan's 02/01/2025–13/03/2026 tenure. Q14 counts thumb with fingers; Q30 uses paint colours; Q35 malaria is transmitted by infected mosquitoes (WHO). Corrected week, family, Sun, school, colour and fictional-character tags; Q9 now General Awareness counting revision. Complete PDF in Downloads; native k=kth retained original. Additional lessons sourced from this paper are labelled past-paper revision and do not claim to amend the organiser's current syllabus.

GTSE — General Awareness: official sample papers

Available official sample sets for Class 1, preserving the organiser's set numbers. These are original source files, including diagrams; questions and answers have not been checked individually or converted into playable tests. Unavailable on the organiser's site: Official Sample Paper — Set 10. These file links currently redirect to the homepage.

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ITSE Class 1: questions parents ask

What is in the ITSE Class 1 syllabus for 2026-27?
182 topics in Mathematics, English, Computer, Hindi, Science and General Awareness, laid out subject by subject on this page. On SkillStar your child can tick off each topic as they learn it.
Are there ITSE Class 1 mock tests on SkillStar?
Yes, 6 mock tests. Each one is marked the moment your child finishes, with a question-by-question review, and can be taken again as often as they like.
Can I download ITSE Class 1 papers?
Yes. The ITSE Downloads tab on SkillStar has 151 files for this class.
How does my child start ITSE Class 1 practice?
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Is SkillStar the official ITSE website?
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