SHRESHTA NETS Syllabus 2026 - Check NETS Syllabus, Exam Pattern

Mangane PriyankaUpdated on 31 Oct 2025, 10:00 AM IST

SHRESHTA NETS Syllabus 2026 - Students studying for the SHRESHTA NETS scheme exam 2026 should be aware of the most recent syllabus. NETS follows the NCERT Syllabus of Class 8th for admission to Class 9th and the NCERT Syllabus of Class 10th for admission to Class 11th. For admission in Class 9 and Class 11, the SHRESHTA NETS syllabus includes Mathematics, Science, Social Science, and General Awareness/Knowledge topics. Read this article to learn more about the SHRESHTA NETS syllabus 2026.

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SHRESHTA NETS Syllabus 2026

SHRESHTA NETS 2026 is scheduled for December 21, 2025, and students preparing for the exam should have a thorough understanding of the topics to cover. For a better understanding, we’ve given below an outline of the syllabus for SHRESHTA NETS 2026:

SHRESHTA NETS Exam Pattern 2026

The SHRESHTA NETS 2026 test pattern details all you need to know about the exam, including the number of marks assigned to each part, the question paper type, the exam duration, and more. The NETS exam pattern 2026 will be available in two languages: Hindi and English. From the table below, you can see the detailed test pattern for SHRESHTA NETS 2026:

Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
Mathematics	30	120
Science	20	80
Social Science	25	100
General Knowledge	25	100
Total	100	400

SHRESHTA NETS Syllabus for Class 9

Students can check out the tables mentioned below to learn more about the subject-wise broader topics given in the SHRESHTA NETS syllabus for Class IX admission.

SHRESHTA NETS Mathematics Syllabus 2026 (IX Class)

Sr. No.	Topic	Sr. No.	Topic
1	Rational Numbers	18	Euler’s Formula
1	Linear Equations in One Variable	19	Mensuration
2	Understanding Quadrilaterals	20	Area and Perimeters
3	Triangle and its properties	21	Volume and Surface Area
4	Angle sum property	22	Exponents and Powers
5	Pythagoras Theorem	23	Direct and Inverse Proportion
6	Squares and Square Roots	24	Factorization
7	Cubes and Cube Roots	25	Data Handling
8	Comparing Quantities	26	Bar Graph
9	Percentage	27	Line Graph
10	Profit and Loss	28	Playing with Numbers
11	Simple Interest	29	Divisibility Test
12	Compound Interest	30	Statistics
13	Discount	31	Mean, Mode, Median of Raw Data
14	Algebraic Expressions	32	Probability
15	Visualising Solid Shapes	33	Parallels lines
16	View of 2D and 3D Shapes	34	Time and Work

SHRESHTA NETS Science Syllabus 2026 (IX Class)

Sr. No	Topics	Sr. No	Topics
1	Fossil Fuel: Coal and Petroleum	14	Micro-Organisms
2	Combustion and Flame	15	Some Natural Phenomenon
3	Cell Structure and Function	16	How to find the calorific value of fuel?
4	Reproduction in Plants And Animals	17	Electroplating and Artificial Jewellery
5	Force, Friction and Pressure	18	The relation between types of friction.
6	Sound and its basics	19	Cropping Seasons
7	Reflection and Dispersion of Light	20	Agricultural Practices
8	Metals and Non-Metals	21	Conservation of Plants and Animals
9	Synthetic Fibres and Plastics	22	Biosphere Reserves, National Parks and Sanctuaries
10	Chemical Effects of Electric Current	23	Reaching the age of Adolescence
11	Stars and Solar Systems	24	Changes during Puberty
12	Pollution of Air and Water	25	Endocrine Glands and Hormones
13	Global Warming

SHRESHTA NETS Social Science Syllabus 2026 (IX Class)

Sr. No	Topics	Sr. No	Topics
1	Geographical Diversity of India	13	Understanding Market
2	Resources and Their Conservation	14	Economic Activity around us
3	Weather and Climate	15	The Beginning of Indian Civilisation
4	Landform and Life	16	India’s Cultural Roots
5	Locating places on the Earth	17	New Beginnings City and States
6	Ocean and Continents	18	The rise of the Empire
7	From the Rulers to the Ruled: Type of Government	19	The Age of Reorganisation
8	The Constitution of India	20	The Gupta Era: An age of Tireless creativity
9	Universal Franchise and India’s Electoral System	21	Reshaping India’s Political Map
10	The Parliament System: Legislature and Executive	22	The Rise of Marathas
11	Grassroots Democracy: Local & Self Government	23	The Colonial Era in India
12	From Barter to Money

SHRESHTA NETS General Awareness/Knowledge 2026 (IX Class)

Sr. No.	Topics	Sr. No.	Topics
1	National Symbols of India	20	Sports and Games (India & World). Renowned personalities, major competitions and trophies associated with various games
2	Application of Science in daily life.	21	Relationship between Animals and Human Beings
3	Major inventions and Nobel Prizes	22	Taste and Digestion (Basic concepts)
4	Icons and Symbols of India: National Insignia, National Emblem, Sport, Bird, Animal, etc. (Elementary awareness of such symbols)	23	Cooking and Preserving Techniques
5	States of India: Capitals, languages, climatic conditions, lifestyle, culture and heritage.	24	Germination and Seed Dispersal
6	Renowned personalities in the fields of art, music, dance, sports, literature, etc.	25	Experiment with Water in Everyday Life
7	Major Religions of India (Elementary awareness about the founder, place of origin, religious books and important ideas)	26	Water Pollution and Microbial Diseases
8	Defence: Equivalent Ranks in three services, Weapons, Aircraft, Missiles & Warships (Elementary awareness)	27	Concepts on Mountain Terrain and Lifestyle
9	Traditional Water Harvesting Techniques	28	Shape of Earth and Gravitation (Basic concepts)
10	Conservation of Nature	29	Non-Renewable Energy Sources (Fossil Fuels)
11	Solar System and Our Earth	30	Food, Culture, Habitat, Languages, etc of various regions (Basic concepts)
12	Environmental Issues – Ozone depletion, Pollution, etc.	31	Names of young ones of different animals
13	Historical Monuments of India	32	Functions of Body Parts of Plants and Animals
14	International Organisations: Basic knowledge about the structure, functioning and objectives of the United Nations, the World Bank, etc.	33	Indian Literary and Cultural Personalities: Names and fields of achievements.
15	Natural Calamities: Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones, etc.	34	Indian Literary and Cultural Awards. (Names of the award and recent recipients)
16	Famous Books and Authors	35	Evaporation, Condensation and Water Cycle (Basic concepts)
17	Current Affairs	36	Life of Farmers (Farming techniques)
18	Different Types of Scientific Devices Used in Daily Life.	37	Tribal Communities and Forest Produce
19	Art and Culture (Music, Classical and Folk Dance); Renowned Personalities, Instrumental and Vocal Music, Major Dance Forms

SHRESHTA NETS Syllabus for Class 11

Check out the tables below to learn more about the SHRESHTA NETS syllabus for Class XI admission.

SHRESHTA NETS Mathematics Syllabus 2026 (XI Class)

Sr. No.	Topic	Sr. No.	Sub Topics
1	Real Numbers	14	Trigonometry
2	Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic	15	Trigonometric Ratios
3	Irrational numbers	16	Trigonometric identities
4	Polynomials	17	Height and Distance
5	Linear, quadratic and cubic polynomials	18	Circles
6	Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables	19	Areas Related to Circles
7	Quadratic Equations	20	Tangent to a Circle
8	Arithmetic Progressions	21	Surface Areas and Volumes
9	Triangles	22	Surface areas of a combination of Solids
10	Similarty of Triangles	23	Volume of a combination of Solids
11	Coordinate Geometry	24	Statistics
12	Distance Formula	25	Mean, Mode and Median of Grouped Data
13	Section Formula	26	Probability

SHRESHTA NETS Science Syllabus 2026 (XI Class)

Sr. No	Topics	Sr. No	Topics
1	Chemical Reactions and Equations	8	Control and Coordination
2	Acids, Bases and Salts	9	Electricity
3	Metals and Non-metals	10	How do Organisms Reproduce?
4	The Human Eye and the Colourful World	11	Heredity
5	Our Environment	12	Light – Reflection and Refraction
6	Carbon and Its Compounds	13	Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
7	Life Processes

SHRESHTA NETS Social Science Syllabus 2026 (XI Class)

Sr. No	Topics	Sr. No	Topics
1	Resources and Development	12	Nationalism in India
2	Forest and Wildlife Resources	13	The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
3	Water Resources	14	The Making of a Global World
4	Agriculture	15	The Age of Industrialisation
5	Minerals and Energy Resources	16	Print Culture and the modern word
6	Manufacturing Industries	17	Power-sharing
7	Lifelines of the National Economy	18	Federalism
8	Understanding Economic Development	19	Gender, Religion and Caste
9	Sectors of the Indian Economy	20	Political Parties
10	Money And Credit	21	Outcomes of Democracy
11	Globalisation and the Indian Economy

SHRESHTA NETS General Awareness/Knowledge 2026 (XI Class)

Sr. No.	Topics	Sr. No.	Topics
1	National Symbols of India	18	Sports and Games (India & World). Renowned personalities, major competitions and trophies associated with various games
2	Application of Science in daily life.	19	Relationship between Animals and Human Beings
3	Major inventions and Nobel Prizes	20	Taste and Digestion (Basic concepts)
4	Icons and Symbols of India: National Insignia, National Emblem, Sport, Bird, Animal, etc. (Elementary awareness of such symbols)	21	Cooking and Preserving Techniques
5	States of India: Capitals, languages, climatic conditions, lifestyle, culture and heritage.	22	Germination and Seed Dispersal
6	Renowned personalities in the fields of art, music, dance, sports, literature, etc.	23	Experiment with Water on Everyday Life
7	Major Religions of India (Elementary awareness about the founder, place of origin, religious books and important ideas)	24	Water Pollution and Microbial Diseases
8	Defence: Equivalent Ranks in three services, Weapons, Aircraft, Missiles & Warships (Elementary awareness)	25	Concepts on Mountain Terrain and Lifestyle
9	Traditional Water Harvesting Techniques	26	Shape of Earth and Gravitation (Basic concepts)
10	Conservation of Nature	27	Non-Renewable Energy Sources (Fossil Fuels)
11	Solar System and Our Earth	28	Food, Culture, Habitat, Languages, etc of various regions (Basic concepts)
12	Environmental Issues – Ozone depletion, Pollution, etc.	29	Names of young ones of different animals
13	Historical Monuments of India	30	Functions of Body Parts of Plants and Animals
14	International Organisations: Basic knowledge about the structure, functioning and objectives of the United Nations, World Bank, etc.	31	Indian Literary and Cultural Personalities: Names and fields of achievements.
15	Natural Calamities: Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones, etc.	32	Indian Literary and Cultural Awards. (Names of the award and recent recipients)
16	Famous Books and Authors	33	Evaporation, Condensation and Water Cycle (Basic concepts)
17	Current Affairs	34	Life of Farmers (Farming techniques)

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SHRESHTA NETS 2026 Preparation Tips

The following are a few common and effective strategies that students can use to maximise their NETS scores. Students can use the strategies below to maximise their efforts in a short amount of time and improve their SHRESHTA NETS results:

Make a study schedule and allot time to each section to cover the complete NETS 2026 syllabus.
Concentrate on the weaker areas of the NETS syllabus.
Make small handwritten notes; these will assist you in learning and revisiting the full syllabus quickly.
Keep practising sample papers and mock tests in order to check your understanding and learning skills.
Evaluate your errors and learn from them; learn time management by completing sample question papers within the allotted time.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What are the subjects included in the SHRESHTA NETS syllabus for Class IX and Class XI admission?

The NTA includes topics from subjects like Mathematics, Science, Social Science, and General Awareness/Knowledge.

Q: Is there any negative marking done in the SHRESHTA NETS 2026 exam?

No, there will be no negative marking in the NETS exam.

Q: Is the NETS 2026 syllabus difficult?

No, the syllabus is not very demanding. Students only need to clear the concepts of respective NCERT books.

Q: In the SHRESHTA NETS question paper, how many questions will be asked?

There will be a total of 100 questions carrying 400 marks in total.