What is in the ITSE Class 2 syllabus for 2026-27?

188 topics in General Awareness, English, Mathematics, Hindi, Computer and Science, laid out subject by subject on this page. On SkillStar your child can tick off each topic as they learn it.

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ITSE Class 2 syllabus

The ITSE Class 2 syllabus for 2026-27, subject by subject: 188 topics to work through. On SkillStar, Class 2 children also get 6 mock tests marked instantly and sample papers to download.

Class: Class 2 (Grade 2)
Syllabus years: 2026-27
Topics: 188
Mock tests: 6
Downloads: 179

ITSE Class 2 syllabus 2026-27

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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Sports events and achievements: Identify major sports, competitions and well-known sporting achievements. Relate a player or team to the sport they play. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Ancient civilisations: Locate and recognise the Indus Valley, Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilisations. Use simple stories and pictures to compare where and how people lived. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
People, resources and occupations: Discuss where people live and the resources and work found in different regions. Introduce population distribution through simple comparisons. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Continents and countries: Identify continents and familiar countries on a map or globe. Recognise some major physical features and broad climate differences. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
India's physical geography: Identify the Himalayas, plateaus, coastal plains and major rivers, lakes and forests of India using a simple map. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
State and local government: Recognise state governments, Panchayats and municipalities. Connect their work with familiar services in villages, towns and cities. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Economic reforms: Recognise liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation as changes in how an economy works. Begin with simple comparisons involving businesses and trade. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Agriculture, industry and services: Sort familiar jobs and products into agriculture, industry and services. Recognise that government initiatives can support each sector. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Force, motion and energy: Recognise pushes, pulls, movement and simple energy uses in everyday activities. Introduce work and power through suitable concrete examples. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Electricity and magnets: Recognise familiar uses of electricity and magnets. Discuss basic effects and safe everyday applications without handling live electrical equipment. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Light and simple optics: Recognise reflection, refraction and lenses through mirrors, water and safe optical examples. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Plants and animals in nature: Recognise broad groups of plants and animals using familiar examples. Compare their basic features and needs. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Ecosystems and conservation: Describe simple relationships between living things and their surroundings. Discuss biodiversity, pollution, conservation and using resources carefully. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Life stories and biographies: Distinguish a biography from an autobiography through simple examples. Connect a known person's life story with their contribution. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Books and literary awards: Recognise that some books receive major literary awards or become widely read. Use age-suitable examples from current reliable references. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Monuments and cultural traditions: Recognise important monuments, historical places, festivals, dances and traditions. Connect each with its region or cultural setting. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Inventions and discoveries: Match familiar inventions or discoveries with the people associated with them. Discuss how they changed everyday life. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
Important days and historical events: Recognise significant national and international observances and selected historical dates. Explain what an observance commemorates using simple examples. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
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. Use explanations and practice suitable for Class 2.
National symbols of India: Past-paper revision: identify India's national bird and the colours and Ashoka Chakra of its national flag.
Mixing paint colours: Past-paper revision: predict simple mixtures of coloured paints, including orange from red and yellow.
The Solar System: Past-paper revision: recognise planets and identify Mars as the Red Planet.
Directions and sunrise: Past-paper revision: identify the four main directions and associate sunrise with east.

English

Alphabetical order: Arrange familiar words alphabetically by comparing their letters in order. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Building words: Use known letter sounds to form new words. Combine suitable words to make familiar compound words. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Joining words: Use and, but, or and because to join ideas and explain simple choices, contrasts or reasons. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Common and proper nouns: Distinguish general names from particular names. Use capital letters for proper nouns. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Regular and irregular plurals: Form plural nouns using appropriate s, es and y-to-ies patterns and recognise familiar irregular forms. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Gender of nouns: Distinguish masculine, feminine, neuter and common-gender nouns using accurate, familiar examples. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Personal pronouns: Choose appropriate subject and object pronouns such as I/me, he/him and they/them in sentences. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Possessive words: Use possessive forms to show ownership. Distinguish words placed before nouns, such as my, from forms used alone, such as mine. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Action verbs: Identify action words and use an appropriate verb to describe what a person or thing does. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Forms of be: Use is, am, are, was and were correctly to describe a subject or its state. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Simple present tense: Use the simple present to describe habits, regular events and general facts. Form suitable positive, negative and question sentences. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Simple past tense: Use the simple past to describe completed actions. Choose suitable regular or irregular past forms. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Adjectives of quality, quantity and number: Choose adjectives that describe a quality, an amount or a number. Identify what each adjective tells us about its noun. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Degrees of comparison: Use positive, comparative and superlative adjective forms appropriately. Compare two or more nouns without mixing the forms. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Definite and indefinite articles: Choose a, an or the according to sound, meaning and whether the reference is specific. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Adverbs of manner: Use adverbs such as quickly or slowly to describe how an action happens. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Kinds of sentences: Recognise and form statements, questions, commands and exclamations. Match punctuation to the sentence's purpose. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Sentence structure: Build complete sentences with a clear subject, verb and appropriate object or complement. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Prepositions of place: Use in, on, at, beside, between, over, under and other suitable forms to describe location. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
End punctuation: Use full stops, question marks and exclamation marks according to a sentence's purpose. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Commas: Use commas accurately in suitable lists, dates, adjective sequences, introductory expressions and clause combinations for this class. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Synonyms and antonyms: Choose words with similar or opposite meanings while preserving the intended meaning in context. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Homophones: Distinguish words that sound alike but differ in spelling or meaning and select the correct word in context. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Reading comprehension: Read a suitable story or passage and answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions using evidence from the text. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Writing complete sentences: Write clear and varied sentences from prompts while maintaining correct word order and meaning. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Story writing: Create or complete a simple story with a clear beginning, middle and end. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Descriptive writing: Describe a person, place, object, setting or event with relevant and precise details. Practise using examples suitable for Class 2.
Helping forms of be: Recognise and choose is, am, are, was or were appropriately within a short verb phrase.
The Latin alphabet: Past-paper revision: recognise Latin as the script used to write English and distinguish a script from a language.
Vowel and consonant letters: Past-paper revision: identify vowel letters and recognise w and y in the paper's traditional semivowel classification.
Names and honorifics: Past-paper revision: recognise an honorific such as Mahatma and its familiar association with Gandhiji.

Mathematics

Numbers to one hundred: Read, write, count and order numbers up to one hundred. Use before, after and between and compare numbers with suitable symbols. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Tens, ones and the abacus: Represent numbers as tens and ones using an abacus, objects or expanded form. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Forming two-digit numbers: Make the greatest and smallest two-digit numbers from given digits, with or without repetition. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Positions in a line: Use ordinal ideas to describe and identify an object's position in a sequence. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Odd and even numbers: Recognise odd and even numbers through pairs, counting patterns and their final digits. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Adding two-digit numbers: Add two or three numbers, including two-digit numbers, using place value and carrying where necessary. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Subtracting two-digit numbers: Subtract two-digit numbers using place value and borrowing where necessary. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Addition and subtraction stories: Represent picture or word situations with addition or subtraction. Create related stories and estimate whether an answer is reasonable. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Equal groups and multiplication tables: Model multiplication through equal groups and repeated addition. Build and use the tables appropriate to this class. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Properties of multiplication: Recognise and use suitable multiplication properties and relate them to arrays or equal groups. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Division as grouping and sharing: Model division through equal sharing or grouping and connect the result with a multiplication fact. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Division facts and properties: Use multiplication tables to find division facts and explore simple division properties without treating division as commutative. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Mental addition and subtraction: Add and subtract appropriate single-digit numbers or multiples of ten mentally. Explain a useful mental strategy. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Flat shapes and solid objects: Identify squares, rectangles, triangles and circles and familiar solids such as cuboids, cylinders, cones and spheres. Trace and compare the flat outlines of objects. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Indian money and exchange: Recognise Indian notes and coins and form amounts not exceeding ₹50 using two or three notes or coins. Practise suitable simple exchanges.
Rupees and paise: Convert between rupees and paise and relate the two units in simple transactions. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Calculating with money: Add and subtract suitable small amounts and find totals or change in everyday transactions. Practise calculations with rupees and paise at Class 2 level.
Measuring length: Compare and estimate lengths and distances, measure with appropriate units and use a ruler to measure a line segment when appropriate. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Calculations with length: Relate metres and centimetres, convert between them and solve addition or subtraction problems involving length. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Measuring and comparing weight: Use a simple balance and suitable units to compare or estimate weights. Explore that rearranging an object does not change its weight. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Calculations with weight: Add or subtract suitable weights in everyday measurement problems and check estimates. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Measuring capacity: Compare and order containers by how much liquid they hold. Check a comparison by pouring or measuring without assuming that a taller container always holds more. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Calculations with capacity: Add and subtract suitable liquid quantities using consistent units. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Reading clocks: Read a clock to the precision required in this class and connect displayed times with daily activities. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Calendars and seasons: Use days, months, dates and the sequence of local seasons to order events and find a day on a calendar. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Extending number and shape patterns: Recognise, describe, create and extend patterns in numbers or shapes, including different ways of splitting a number. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Simple fractions of a whole: Recognise and represent one-half, one-quarter, three-quarters and one-third using equal parts of a whole. Use the number ranges and difficulty appropriate to Class 2.
Three-digit place value: Past-paper revision: identify hundreds, tens and ones and construct three-digit numbers from clues.
Four-digit place value: Past-paper revision: identify positions in four-digit numbers and work with the greatest four-digit number.
Column addition and subtraction: Past-paper revision: add and subtract numbers with three or more digits using place value and regrouping.
Multiplying larger numbers: Past-paper revision: multiply whole numbers to solve quantity and price problems from the past paper.
Division with remainders: Past-paper revision: connect dividend, divisor, quotient and remainder using numerical examples.
Written division: Past-paper revision: divide larger quantities into equal groups and check the quotient.
Time intervals and duration: Past-paper revision: convert hours, minutes and seconds and calculate sums, differences and intervals of time.
Perimeter of rectangles: Past-paper revision: find the total distance around a rectangle from information about its sides.
Comparing decimals: Past-paper revision: compare decimal numbers by aligning whole-number and fractional places.
Comparing whole numbers: Past-paper revision: order and compare whole numbers with two or more digits.

Hindi

स्वर और व्यंजन: Recognise, pronounce and write Hindi vowels and consonants and classify familiar letters correctly. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
मात्राओं का प्रयोग: Read and write Hindi words using appropriate vowel signs and explain how a matra changes a syllable. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
छोटे शब्दों की रचना: Combine letters and matras to form and read suitable two-, three- and four-letter Hindi words. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
संयुक्ताक्षर वाले शब्द: Recognise common conjunct letters and use them to read and write suitable Hindi words. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
संज्ञा और नामों के समूह: Identify Hindi names of objects, animals, birds, flowers, fruits and vegetables and sort them into suitable groups. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
पुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम: Use suitable personal pronouns such as मैं, हम, तुम, आप and वह in place of nouns. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
वर्णन करने वाले विशेषण: Use Hindi words for colour, shape, size, quantity or number to describe a familiar noun. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
दैनिक क्रिया शब्द: Identify familiar Hindi action words and use them in simple sentences describing everyday activities. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
पुल्लिंग और स्त्रीलिंग: Identify masculine and feminine Hindi nouns and use or change familiar forms accurately in sentences. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
एकवचन और बहुवचन: Recognise singular and plural Hindi nouns and change suitable forms while keeping the sentence consistent. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
विलोम शब्द: Choose a suitable Hindi word with the opposite meaning and use the pair accurately in context. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
पर्यायवाची शब्द: Recognise Hindi words with similar meanings and select a synonym that fits the intended context. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
अनेकार्थी शब्द: Use context to distinguish multiple meanings of a Hindi word such as आम and explain the intended meaning. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
सरल वाक्य रचना: Arrange Hindi words into a meaningful simple sentence with suitable subject, object and verb order. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
सही शब्द चुनना: Use the meaning of a Hindi sentence or picture to choose the appropriate word for the context. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
चित्र वर्णन: Observe a picture and describe its objects and activities in clear, connected Hindi sentences. Practise with Hindi examples suitable for Class 2.
अपठित गद्यांश: पूर्व प्रश्नपत्र पुनरावृत्ति: छोटे गद्यांश को पढ़कर पात्रों, घटनाओं और स्पष्ट जानकारी से जुड़े प्रश्नों के उत्तर दें।
कविता का भाव: पूर्व प्रश्नपत्र पुनरावृत्ति: छोटी कविता पढ़कर उसके भाव, तुलना और वर्णन को समझें।
संख्यावाची विशेषण: पूर्व प्रश्नपत्र पुनरावृत्ति: पाँच जैसे शब्दों से वस्तुओं या प्राणियों की संख्या बताने वाले विशेषण पहचानें।
जातिवाचक संज्ञा: पूर्व प्रश्नपत्र पुनरावृत्ति: घर और विद्यालय जैसे किसी वर्ग के सामान्य नामों को पहचानें।

Computer

Computer functions and uses: Explain a computer's input, processing, output and storage functions and recognise useful applications in everyday fields. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Personal computers and smart devices: Compare suitable examples of desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones and other smart or embedded devices. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Main computer parts: Identify the monitor, keyboard, mouse, processor unit, speakers and suitable peripherals and explain their basic functions. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Storage devices: Recognise familiar hard drives, USB drives and optical discs and explain how a stored file can be accessed again. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Input devices: Identify keyboard, mouse, scanner, joystick and microphone uses and choose a suitable input device for a task. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Output devices: Compare suitable monitor, printer and speaker types, including LCD/LED displays and inkjet/laser printers when specified. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Keyboard skills: Locate alphabet, number and function keys and practise typing suitable words or sentences. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Special keys and shortcuts: Use Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Caps Lock and other appropriate special keys accurately in simple tasks. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Mouse devices and actions: Use cursor movement, clicks, double-clicks, right-clicks and dragging and compare suitable optical or wireless mouse examples. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Starting, signing in and shutting down: Follow a safe routine for starting a computer, logging in or out and shutting it down properly. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Hardware and software: Distinguish physical equipment from software and compare system software with application software using suitable examples. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Creating and organising files: Create, save, open, rename and organise suitable files and folders and understand basic file extensions or formats. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Text entry and editing: Create and edit a short text document, select or correct text and save it appropriately. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Character formatting: Use a word processor to apply font style, size, colour, bold, italics or underline. Distinguish rich text formatting from a plain-text editor's capabilities. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Drawing and editing pictures: Use suitable drawing tools, shapes, brushes, colours and text to create or edit a simple digital picture. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Internet and web browsers: Explain the basic purpose of the internet and use a browser or URL to visit an appropriate website. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Searching and evaluating web sources: Choose useful search keywords or appropriate advanced techniques and evaluate the credibility of the information found. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Protecting personal information: Recognise private information and avoid sharing it with inappropriate people or services. Ask a trusted adult when an online situation is unclear. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Coding as a sequence of instructions: Explain how ordered instructions produce a result and create a simple sequence or animation with suitable visual blocks. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Block-based programming: Use suitable control, motion and event blocks in Scratch, Blockly or a similar environment to build an interactive animation or game. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Safe handling and healthy computer use: Handle equipment carefully, use suitable sitting posture and screen breaks and respect shared equipment or others' work. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Elements of multimedia: Identify text, graphics, audio, video and animation and explain how they can work together in an educational or entertainment product. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Playing digital media: Use suitable media-player controls to view pictures or play audio and video files safely. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Creating a multimedia project: Combine appropriate text, pictures, audio, video or animation in a coherent presentation, short film or digital story. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Simple troubleshooting and asking for help: Recognise an unresponsive program or a simple peripheral problem and follow suitable safe, supervised troubleshooting steps. Use activities and depth appropriate to Class 2.
Desktop and window controls: Past-paper revision: recognise desktop icons and wallpaper and use title-bar controls to maximise a window.
Digital citizenship and intellectual property: Past-paper revision: recognise plagiarism and respect other people's ideas and online work.

Science

Body parts and their functions: Identify major external or internal body parts and explain their basic jobs at the class's level. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Sense organs: Relate eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin to their senses and explore safe examples of sensory information. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Families and relationships: Compare suitable nuclear, joint or extended families and describe caring roles and relationships without assuming all families are the same. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Friends and community helpers: Explain why friendship matters and connect teachers, doctors, firefighters and other community helpers with their work. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Types of plants: Identify trees, shrubs, herbs, climbers and creepers by suitable features and classify familiar plants. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Plant parts and functions: Identify roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds and explain suitable functions such as absorbing water or making food. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Uses of plants: Recognise plant sources of food, medicine, timber or fibres and their environmental roles as habitats and oxygen producers. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Groups of animals: Classify suitable domestic, farm, pet or wild animals and recognise characteristic groups such as mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and insects when appropriate. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Animal habitats and adaptations: Relate terrestrial, aquatic, aerial or arboreal habitats to suitable animal features and behaviour, including camouflage or migration when specified. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Animal movement and communication: Compare walking, flying, swimming and other animal movements and recognise suitable sounds or communication behaviours. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Animals and people: Recognise animals' contributions to food, work, companionship and ecosystems and describe responsible care. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Food sources and ingredients: Identify plant and animal sources of familiar foods and connect food items with their ingredients or edible plant parts. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Balanced diet and healthy habits: Describe a varied balanced diet and connect suitable food, exercise, hygiene and sleep habits with good health. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Sources and uses of water: Identify natural water bodies and human supply sources and explain daily uses and living things' water needs. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Homes and building materials: Compare suitable homes and materials such as wood, brick and steel and relate them to local needs or climate. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Clothing and fibres: Relate clothes to weather or occasions and compare natural and synthetic fibre examples. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Air and its properties: Use suitable observations to show that air occupies space, can move and exerts pressure. Explain why living things need air. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Air in nature: Relate moving air to suitable pollination, seed dispersal, moving clouds or flying objects. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Air pollution and prevention: Identify suitable air-pollution sources and effects and describe ways individuals or communities can reduce pollution. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
States and changes of water: Recognise ice, liquid water and water vapour and explain suitable melting, freezing, evaporation, boiling or condensation examples. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
The water cycle: Describe evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection and explain how the cycle supports life. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Water conservation: Explain why water must be used carefully and describe suitable ways to reduce waste and protect supplies. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Clean water and pollution: Explain why drinking water should be safe and identify causes, effects or prevention of water pollution at the class's level. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Weather and seasons: Recognise weather conditions and seasonal changes and explain their effects on activities, clothes, foods or living things. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Safety at home and school: Identify suitable hazards and follow appropriate safety rules at home, in classrooms or on a playground. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Road and travel safety: Recognise suitable signals or signs and describe safe crossing and travel behaviour with appropriate adult guidance. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
First aid and asking for help: Recognise a minor injury or emergency and seek appropriate adult help. Learn the purpose of simple first-aid materials through supervised demonstration. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Neighbourhood services and care: Identify important local places and services and explain how community rules and cleanliness help keep people safe. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Modes and history of transport: Compare land, water and air transport and describe suitable changes in transport over time or their environmental effects. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Means of communication: Compare letters, telephones and internet-based communication and explain how they connect people. Use explanations, experiments and depth suitable for Class 2.
Sunlight and daily life: Past-paper revision: recognise the Sun as the main natural source of daytime light and heat.

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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 2 review completed on 5 November 2026: five existing 2025–26 subject tests checked and one 2024–25 Mathematics test added, for 6 published tests and 236 retained questions. Each retains 60 minutes and +4/−1 marking, with maximum marks reduced to four times the retained count. Maths 2025–26 remains unavailable because its official download redirects to the homepage. Complete accessible source papers and keys remain in Downloads. Official sample sets and other older papers remain pending individual review/playable conversion.

Official exam format

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.

Official Practice Paper directory

MTSE — Mathematics: syllabus and past papers

Class 2 official syllabus, available past papers and original key links are retained below. The 2024–25 Mathematics paper is now published as a reviewed playable test. Its official key was compared question by question with independent calculations. The 2023–24 paper remains pending review. The 2025–26 download /160 was checked again on 5 November 2026 and redirects to the organiser's homepage; no substitute is labelled 2025–26. Official ITSE MTSE 2024-25 Class 2: https://itse.org.in/download/previous-year-paper/2024-2025-session/21 . Reviewed 5 Nov 2026. Latest accessible Maths paper: 2025-26 endpoint /160 redirects to homepage. 43/45 questions,172 marks,60 min,+4/-1,pass50%,XP[]. Every answer independently calculated and compared with official key /download/answer-key/previous-year-paper/2024-2025-session/21. Corrected key choices: Q8 D,Q10 B,Q13 C,Q20 A,Q21 B,Q24 B,Q25 C,Q28 C,Q34 B,Q38 C,Q41 A,Q43 B,Q44 A. Q24/25/28/43 key values match but letters are wrong; remaining nine are calculation/calendar errors. Omitted Q2: collinear point order unspecified (BC could be 2 or 8 km); Q30: sign of number being subtracted unspecified. Q13 counts seats 20–30 inclusively; Q34 excludes rest from running time; Q44 means exactly 30 days. Original wording/options/order retained, whitespace/symbols normalised; original tables cropped for Q9/Q43. Paper/key PDFs in Downloads. Official-key differences (independent answers used): Q8 D=5 months; Q10 B=20h25m; Q13 C=27 seats; Q20 A=7 months; Q21 B=7; Q24 B=46; Q25 C=226; Q28 C=10h40m; Q34 B=40 minutes; Q38 C=55 minutes; Q41 A=832; Q43 B=227; Q44 A=4 months. Additional lessons sourced from a past paper are explicitly labelled revision and do not claim to amend the organiser's current syllabus.

MTSE — Mathematics: official sample papers

STSE — Science: syllabus and past papers

Class 2 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 2: https://itse.org.in/download/previous-year-paper/2025-2026-session/170 . Rechecked 5 Nov 2026; no 2025-26 key linked; retained answers independently checked. 38/45 questions,152 marks,60 min,+4/-1,pass50%,XP[]. Original order/wording/options retained; line wraps normalised. Omitted Q6: plane and ship cross seas; Q7: seeds and vegetative parts grow plants; Q11: family leadership varies; Q14: eyes and ears contribute to balance; Q17: transport/communication categories mixed; Q43: medicinal-plant answer not verified uniquely; Q45: purification method unspecified, including desalination. Q23 assumes the usual southwest monsoon; Q24 conventional omnivorous bear example. Prior first-aid/outage checks referenced NHS/Red Cross. Corrected Sun question's lesson tag. Complete PDF in Downloads; native k=kth retained original. Additional lessons sourced from a past paper are explicitly labelled revision and do not claim to amend the organiser's current syllabus.

STSE — Science: official sample papers

ETSE — English: syllabus and past papers

Class 2 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 2: https://itse.org.in/download/previous-year-paper/2025-2026-session/180 . Rechecked 5 Nov 2026; no 2025-26 key linked; retained answers independently checked. 37/45 questions,148 marks,60 min,+4/-1,pass50%,XP[]. Original order/wording/roman options retained; stray quotes/layout normalised; shared sentences/paragraph linked. Omitted Q2: undefined true consonants; Q10: light already a verb/derivation unclear; Q12: multiple adjectival forms; Q28: friendly not requested adverb; Q32: deer/deers; Q34: mice/mouses depend on sense; Q35: finite/nonfinite verbs both listed; Q37: playing/chess both fit hobby. Q29 formal plural monies checked by prior review with Cambridge/Oxford; Q31 traditional possessive-adjective usage. Corrected script/letter tags and Q13 from General Awareness to English honorifics. Complete PDF in Downloads; native k=kth retained original. Additional lessons sourced from a past paper are explicitly labelled revision and do not claim to amend the organiser's current syllabus.

ETSE — English: official sample papers

Available official sample sets for Class 2, 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 2. These file links currently redirect to the homepage.

CTSE — Computer / Cyber: syllabus and past papers

Class 2 official syllabus, available previous-year papers and published answer keys. Original session labels are retained; older source papers and their answer keys remain unreviewed. Unavailable on the organiser's site: Official Answer Key 2024-25. These file links currently redirect to the homepage. Official ITSE CTSE 2025-26 Class 2: https://itse.org.in/download/previous-year-paper/2025-2026-session/190 . Rechecked 5 Nov 2026 against complete source; 43/45 questions,172 marks,60 min,+4/-1,pass50%,XP[]. No 2025-26 key linked; retained answers independently checked. Omitted original Q8: browser startup page configurable; Q11: scanner and webcam can capture paper documents. Original order/wording/A-D options retained, line wraps normalised and Q36 maximise icon rendered as □. Q14 assumes conventional desktop startup and Q13/26 default mouse buttons; Q21 usual keyboard layout. Corrected tags for plagiarism, wallpaper, icons and window controls. Complete PDF in Downloads. Native question k is kth retained original. Additional lessons sourced from a past paper are explicitly labelled revision and do not claim to amend the organiser's current syllabus.

CTSE — Computer / Cyber: official sample papers

HTSE — Hindi: syllabus and past papers

Class 2 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 2: https://itse.org.in/download/previous-year-paper/2025-2026-session/210 . Rechecked 5 Nov 2026; no 2025-26 key linked; retained answers independently checked. 36/45 questions,144 marks,60 min,+4/-1,pass50%,XP[]. Original order/wording/क-घ options retained; shared prose, poem and sentences linked; Q17 underline explicit; line wraps/punctuation normalised. Omitted Q1: generic letter-group definition; Q6: Aman both noun/subject; Q9: two rhymes; Q11: consonant inventory unspecified; Q22: quantity/number mismatch; Q24: duplicate correct options; Q35: विफलता and असफलता both antonyms; Q41: multiple descriptions; Q44: word-pair class unverified. Corrected tags for जातिवाचक संज्ञा, संख्यावाची विशेषण, prose and poem comprehension. Q29 uses the basic explicit-subject sentence convention. Complete PDF in Downloads; native k=kth retained original. Additional lessons sourced from a past paper are explicitly labelled revision and do not claim to amend the organiser's current syllabus.

HTSE — Hindi: official sample papers

GTSE — General Awareness: syllabus and past papers

Class 2 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 2: https://itse.org.in/download/previous-year-paper/2025-2026-session/200 . Rechecked 5 Nov 2026; no 2025-26 key linked; retained answers independently checked. 39/45 questions,156 marks,60 min,+4/-1,pass50%,XP[]. Original order/wording/options retained; line wraps normalised. Omitted Q11: Moon orbits day/night; Q25: banks/post offices both hold savings; Q26: primary sector absent; Q27: taxes/loans/aid can fund spending; Q38: cartoon answer not uniquely verified; Q41: UN/UNESCO peace roles overlap. Q3 retains explicit 2025-26 historical context and printed Draupadi spelling; official President biography confirms Murmu's 25 July 2022 accession. Q12 seven-continent model; Q13 hot sandy-desert example; Q42 paint mixing rather than light. Corrected national-symbol, direction, planet, colour and carriage tags. Complete PDF in Downloads; native k=kth retained original. Additional lessons sourced from a past paper are explicitly labelled revision and do not claim to amend the organiser's current syllabus.

GTSE — General Awareness: official sample papers

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What is in the ITSE Class 2 syllabus for 2026-27?: 188 topics in General Awareness, English, Mathematics, Hindi, Computer and Science, laid out subject by subject on this page. On SkillStar your child can tick off each topic as they learn it.
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