OSTAR Syllabus

8th 9th 10th 11th Bio 11th Maths 12th Bio 12th Maths

8th

PHYSICS
Electricity; Magnetic and Heating Effects; Exploring Forces; Pressure; Winds, Storms, and Cyclones; Light: Mirrors and Lenses
CHEMISTRY
Particulate Nature of Matter; Nature of Matter: Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
BIOLOGY
Exploring the Investigative World of Science; The Invisible Living World: Beyond Our Naked Eye; Health: The Ultimate Treasure
MATHEMATICS
A Square and A Cube; Power Play; A Story of Numbers; Quadrilaterals; Number Play; We Distribute, Yet Things Multiply; Proportional Reasoning-1
MENTAL ABILITY

Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning:

  • Series
  • Analogy
  • Number and Alphabets Test
  • Direction Test
  • Coding and Decoding
  • Problems Based on Figures
QUESTION DISTRIBUTION
80 MCQs: Physics (14) | Chemistry (14) | Biology (14) | Mathematics (22) | Mental Ability (16)
Exam Pattern
Total No. of Question80
Total Marks320
Duration2 Hours
Negative Marking−1 Wrong / 0 Unattempted

9th

PHYSICS
Describing Motion Around UsHow Forces Affect MotionWork, Energy, and Simple Machines
CHEMISTRY
Exploring Mixtures and Their SeparationJourney Inside Atom
BIOLOGY
Cell: The Building Blocks of LifeTissues in Action
MATHEMATICS
Orienting Yourself: The Use of CoordinatesIntroduction to Linear PolynomialsThe World of NumbersExploring Algebraic IdentitiesI’m Up and Down, and Round and RoundMeasuring Space: Perimeter and AreaThe Mathematics of Maybe: Introduction to Probability
MENTAL ABILITY

Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning:

  • Series
  • Analogy
  • Classification
  • Coding and Decoding
  • General Logical Reasoning and Analytical Reasoning
  • Figure Matrix
  • Problems Based on Figures
80 MCQs: Physics (14) | Chemistry (14) | Biology (14) | Mathematics (22) | Mental Ability (16)
Exam Pattern
Total No. of Question80
Total Marks320
Duration2 Hours
Negative Marking−1 Wrong / 0 Unattempted

10th

PHYSICS
Light – Reflection and Refraction; Human Eye and Colourful World; Electricity
CHEMISTRY
Chemical Reactions & Equations; Acids, Bases and Salts; Metals and Non-Metals
BIOLOGY
Life Processes; Control and Coordination; How Do Organisms Reproduce?
MATHEMATICS
Real Numbers; Polynomials; Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables; Quadratic Equations; Arithmetic Progressions; Coordinate Geometry; Triangles; Introduction to Trigonometry; Some Applications of Trigonometry
MENTAL ABILITY

Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning:

  • Series
  • Analogy
  • Classification
  • Coding and Decoding
  • General Logical and Analytical Reasoning
  • Problems Based on Figures
  • Data Interpretation
80 MCQs: Physics (14) | Chemistry (14) | Biology (14) | Mathematics (22) | Mental Ability (16)
Exam Pattern
Total No. of Question80
Total Marks320
Duration2 Hours
Negative Marking−1 Wrong / 0 Unattempted

11th – BIOLOGY

PHYSICS
  1. Units & Measurements
  2. Motion in a Straight Line
  3. Motion in a Plane
  4. Laws of Motion
  5. Work, Energy and Power
  6. System of Particles and Rotational Motion
CHEMISTRY
  1. Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
  2. Structure of Atom
  3. Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
  4. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
  5. Thermodynamics
BIOLOGY
  1. Cell: The Unit of Life
  2. Cell Cycle and Cell Division
  3. The Living World
  4. Biological Classification
  5. Morphology of Flowering Plants
  6. Structural Organisation in Animals
  7. Biomolecules
  8. Breathing and Exchange of Gases
  9. Body Fluids and Circulation
  10. Excretory Products and Their Elimination
  11. Locomotion and Movement.
50 MCQs: Physics (15) | Chemistry (15) | Biology (20)
Exam Pattern
Total No. of Question50
Total Marks200
Duration2 Hours
Negative Marking−1 Wrong / 0 Unattempted

11th – MATHEMATICS

Physical World; Units & Measurements; Motion in a Straight Line; Motion in a Plane; Laws of Motion; Work, Energy and Power; System of Particles and Rotational Motion

Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry; Structure of Atom; Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties; Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure; Thermodynamics

Sets; Trigonometric Functions; Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations; Linear Inequalities; Permutations and Combinations; Sequences and Series
50 MCQs: Physics (15) | Chemistry (15) | Mathematics (20)
Exam Pattern
Total No. of Question50
Total Marks200
Duration2 Hours
Negative Marking−1 Wrong / 0 Unattempted

12th - BIOLOGY

PHYSICS
Electric Charges and Fields; Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance; Current Electricity; Moving Charges & Magnetism; Magnetism and Matter; Electromagnetic Induction; Alternating Current
CHEMISTRY
Solutions; Electrochemistry; Chemical Kinetics; The d- & f-Block Elements; Coordination Compounds
BIOLOGY
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants; Principles of Inheritance and Variations; Molecular Basis of Inheritance; Microbes in Human Welfare; Human Reproduction; Reproductive Health; Human Health & Diseases; Biotechnology: Principles and Processes; Biotechnology and its Applications.
50 MCQs: Physics (15) | Chemistry (15) | Biology (20)
Exam Pattern
Total No. of Question50
Total Marks200
Duration2 Hours
Negative Marking−1 Wrong / 0 Unattempted

12th – MATHEMATICS

Electric Charges and Field; Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance; Current Electricity; Moving Charges & Magnetism
Solution; Electrochemistry; Chemical Kinetics; The d & f-Block Elements; Coordination Compounds
Inverse Trigonometric Functions; Matrices; Determinants; Continuity and Differentiability; Applications of Derivatives; Integrals; Applications of Integrals
50 MCQs: Physics (15) | Chemistry (15) | Mathematics (20)
Exam Pattern
Total No. of Question50
Total Marks200
Duration2 Hours
Negative Marking−1 Wrong / 0 Unattempted
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