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Syngas is a valuable entity for downstream liquid fuel production and chemical industries. The efficient production of syngas via catalytic partial oxidation of methane (CPOM) is an important process. In this study, partial oxidation of methane (POM) was carried out using CaO decorated TiO₂ catalysts. The catalysts were synthesized employing the sol-gel method, while the decoration of TiO₂ with CaO was achieved in an aqueous solution by wetness impregnation method. The prepared catalysts were characterized by employing XRD, Raman, TG-DTG, and SEM-EDX for structural and morphological analysis. On testing for POM, at 750 °C the catalysts demonstrate excellent CH₄ conversion of 83.6 and 79.5% for 2% and 3% CaO loaded TiO₂, respectively. While the average H₂/CO ratio for both 2% and 3% CaO loaded TiO₂, 2.25 and 2.28, respectively, remained slightly above the theoretical value (H₂/CO = 2.0) of POM. The improved POM performance is attributed to the optimally loaded CaO on the TiO₂ surface that promotes the reaction where TiO₂ support ensure less agglomerated particles, resulting into a fine distribution of the active catalytic sites.