KARTET 2024 - Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test : Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Pattern

KARTET 2024 – Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test acronym KARTET is conducted by the Centralised Admission Cell (CAC), Bangalore for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher for classes 1 to VIII.

Karnataka  Teacher Eligibility Test is compulsory for becoming eligible to apply for the Job of a teacher in the Government as well as private schools of the state. Candidates are desirous to take teaching as a profession in schools after completing their B.Ed is supposed to clear KARTET or Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test.

KARTET 2024 Important Dates

Date of Notification and Start of Online Registration

• July 2024

Last Date of Submission of Application Form

• July 2024

Date of Entrance Exam

• August 2024

Date of Declaration of Result

• August 2024

KARTET 2023 was held on-

• 3rd September 2024

KARTET 2024 Eligibility

Educational Qualification

For becoming Teacher for Classes I-V: Primary Stage - Paper-I

• PUC / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known) OR
• PUC / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) OR
• Senior Secondary (or it's equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of a 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education) OR
• B.A / B.Sc Graduation and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)

For becoming Teacher for Classes VI-VII: Elementary Stage - Paper-II

• B.A / B.Sc Graduation and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known). OR
• B.A / B.Sc Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed). OR
• PUC / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed). OR
• PUC / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4-year B.A / B.Sc Ed or B.A Ed / B.Sc Ed OR
• B.A / B.Sc Graduation with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year B.Ed. (Special Education).

For becoming Teacher for Classes I - VIII: Elementary Stage - Paper-I & II

PUC / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and passed or appearing in the final year of 4- year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) OR

B.A / B.Sc Graduation and passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known).

Note:

• Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks in the minimum Educational Qualification for eligibility shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to reserved categories, such as SC / ST / C-I / Differently abled.
• Diploma/Degree Course in Teacher Education: For the purposes of this Notification, a Diploma/Degree course in teacher education recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) only shall be considered. However, in the case of Diploma in Education (Special Education) and B.ED (Special Education), a course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered.
• Training to be undergone: A person with D.Ed. (Special Education) or qualification shall undergo, after appointment, an NCTE recognized 6-month Special Programme in Elementary Education.
• The minimum qualifications referred to above apply to teachers of Languages, Social Studies / Social Science, Mathematics, Science, etc. In respect of teachers for Physical Education, the minimum qualification norms for Physical Education teachers referred to in NCTE Regulation, dated 3rd November 2001 (as amended from time to time) shall be applicable. For teachers of Art Education, Craft Education, Home Science, Work Education, etc. the existing eligibility norms prescribed by the State Governments and other school managements shall be applicable till such time the NCTE lays down the minimum qualifications in respect of such teachers.
• Candidates who are appearing in the final year of Bachelor's Degree in Education or Diploma in Elementary Education etc. are provisionally admitted and their KARTET Certificate shall be valid only upon passing the aforesaid Examinations.
• The candidate not having any of the above qualifications shall not be eligible for appearing in the “Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test”.

KARTET 2024 Syllabus

KARTET will consist of questions from the following given syllabus

Syllabus of Paper I -for classes I to V- Primary Stage

I. Child Development and Pedagogy - 15 Questions in All  

a) Child Development (Primary School Child)

• The concept of development and its relationship with learning
• Principles of the development of children
• Influence on Heredity & Environment
• Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
• Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
• Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
• Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
• Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
• Language & Thought
• Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational practice
• Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on the diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion, etc.
• The distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment,
• Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice
• Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and assessing learner achievement.

b) The concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs - 5 Questions in All

• Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived
• Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc
• Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

c) Learning and Pedagogy - 10 Questions in All

• How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance
• Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.
• Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’
• Alternative conceptions of learning in children; understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
• Cognition & Emotions
• Motivation and learning
• Factors contributing to learning- personal & environmental

II. Language - 30 Questions in All

a) Language Comprehension - 5 Questions in All

• Reading unseen passages- two passages one prose or drama and one poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar, and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative, or discursive)

b) Pedagogy of Language Development - 15 Questions in All

• Learning and acquisition
• Principles of Language Teaching
• Role of listening and speaking; a function of language and how children use it as a tool
• The critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors, and disorders
• Language Skills
• Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading, and writing
• Teaching-learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resources of the classroom
• Remedial Teaching

III. Language -II - 30 Questions in All 

a) Comprehension - 15 Questions in All 

• Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar, and verbal ability

b) Pedagogy of Language Development - 15 Questions in All 

• Learning and acquisition
• Principles of Language Teaching
• Role of listening and speaking; a function of language and how children use it as a tool
• A critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors, and disorders
• Language Skills
• Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading, and writing
• Teaching-learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, multilingual resources of the classroom
• Remedial Teaching
• Geometry
• Shapes & Spatial Understanding
• Solids around Us
• Numbers
• Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division
• Measurement
• Weight
• Time
• Volume
• Data Handling
• Patterns
• Money

c) Pedagogical issues - 15 Questions in All

• Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking; understanding children’s thinking and reasoning patterns and strategies of making meaning and learning
• Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
• Language of Mathematics
• Community Mathematics

IV. Mathematics

 a) Content

• Evaluation through formal and informal methods
• Problems of Teaching
• Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching
• Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching

V.Environmental Studies

a) Content

1. Family and Friends:

• Relationships
• Work and Play
• Animals
• Plants

2. Food
3. Shelter
4. Water
5. Travel
6. Things We Make and Do

b) Pedagogical Issues

• Concept and scope of EVS
• The significance of EVS/integrated EVS
• Environmental Studies & Environmental Education
• learning Principles
• Scope & relation to Science & Social Science
• Approaches to presenting concepts
• Activities
• Experimentation/Practical Work
• Discussion
• CCE
• Teaching material/Aids
• Problems

Paper-II (for classes VI to VIII) Elementary Stage

I. Child Development and Pedagogy - 30 Questions in All 

a) Child Development for Elementary School Child - 15 Questions in All 

• The concept of development and its relationship with learning
• Principles of the development of children
• Influence on Heredity & Environment
• Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)
• Piaget, Kohlberg, and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives
• Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
• Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
• Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
• Language & Thought
• Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational practice
• Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on the diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion, etc.
• The distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment,
• Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice
• Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and assessing learner achievement.

b) The concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs - 5 Questions in All 

• Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived
• Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc
• Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

c) Learning and Pedagogy - 10 Questions in All 

• How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance
• Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity;
• the social context of learning
• Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’
• Alternative conceptions of learning in children; understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.
• Cognition & Emotions
• Motivation and learning
• Factors contributing to learning- personal & environmental

II. Language-I - 30 Questions in All 

a) Language Comprehension - 15 Questions in All

• Reading unseen passages- two passages one prose or drama and one poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar, and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative, or discursive)

b) Pedagogy of Language Development - 5 Questions in All 

• Learning and acquisition
• Principles of Language Teaching
• Role of listening and speaking; a function of language and how children use it as a tool
• The critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors, and disorders
• Language Skills
• Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading, and writing
• Teaching-learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, a multilingual resource for the classroom
• Remedial Teaching

III. Language-II - 30 Questions in All 

a) Comprehension -15 Questions in All 

• Two unseen prose passages (discursive or literary or narrative or scientific) with questions on comprehension, grammar, and verbal ability

b) Pedagogy of Language Development -15 Questions in All -

• Learning and acquisition
• Principles of Language Teaching
• Role of listening and speaking; a function of language and how children use it as a tool
• The critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;
• Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors, and disorders
• Language Skills
• Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading, and writing
• Teaching-learning materials: Textbook, multi-media materials, a multilingual resource for the classroom
• Remedial Teaching

IV. (A) Mathematics and Science: - 60 Questions in All 

1. Mathematics 30 Questions

a) Content 20 Questions

• Number System
• Knowing our Numbers
• Playing with Numbers
• Whole Numbers
• Negative Numbers and Integers
• Fractions
• Algebra
• Introduction to Algebra
• Ratio and Proportion
• Geometry
• Basic geometrical ideas (2-D)
• Understanding Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D)
• Symmetry: (reflection)
• Constructions (using Straight edge Scale, protractor, compasses)
• Mensuration
• Data handling

b) Pedagogical issues 10 Questions

• Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking
• Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
• Language of Mathematics
• Community Mathematics
• Evaluation
• Remedial Teaching
• Problems of Teaching

2. Science - 30 Questions in All 

a) Content -20 Questions in All 

I Food

• Sources of food
• Components of food
• Cleaning food

II. Materials

•  Materials of daily use

III. The World of the Living

IV. Moving Things People and Ideas

V. How things work

• Electric current and circuits
• Magnets

VI. Natural Phenomena

VII. Natural Resources

b) Pedagogical issues - 10 Questions in All 

• Nature & Structure of Sciences
• Natural Science/Aims & objectives
• Understanding & Appreciating Science
• Approaches/Integrated Approach
• Observation/Experiment/Discovery(Method of Science)
• Innovation
• Text Material/Aids
• Evaluation- cognitive/psychomotor/effective
• Problems
• Remedial Teaching

V. Social Studies/ Social Sciences  - 60 Questions in All 

a) Content  - 40 Questions in All

(i) History

• When, Where, and How
• The Earliest Societies
• The First Farmers and Herders
• The First Cities
• Early States
• New Ideas
• The First Empire
• Contacts with Distant Lands
• Political Developments
• Culture and Science
• New Kings and Kingdoms
• Sultans of Delhi
• Architecture
• Creation of an Empire
• Social Change
• Regional Cultures
• The Establishment of Company Power
• Rural Life and Society
• Colonialism and Tribal Societies
• The Revolt of 1857-58
• Women and reform
• Challenging the Caste System
• The Nationalist Movement
• India After Independence

(ii) Geography

• Geography as a social study and as a science
• Planet: Earth in the solar system
• Globe
• Environment in its totality: natural and human environment
• Air
• Water
• Human Environment: settlement, transport, and communication
• Resources: Types- Natural and Human
• Agriculture

(iii) Social and Political Life

• Diversity
• Government
• Local Government
• Making a Living
• Democracy
• State Government
• Understanding Media
• Unpacking Gender
• The Constitution
• Parliamentary Government
• The Judiciary
• Social Justice and the Marginalised

c) Pedagogical issues - 20 Questions in All 

• Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies
• Class Room Processes, activities, and discourse
• Developing Critical thinking
• Inquiry/Empirical Evidence
• Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies
• Sources – Primary & secondary
• Projects Work
• Evaluation

KARTET 2024 Pattern

All questions in the KARTET test will be Multiple Choice Questions- MCQs- carrying one mark each with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. The language of the Question will be English and Kannada Only.

Note: There will be no negative marking.

KARTET consists of two papers:

• Paper-I for the teacher interested in classes I to V. 
• Paper-II for teachers intended for classes VI to VIII.

Note: However a person interested in both levels will have to appear in both the papers Paper I and Paper II

Paper I  (Compulsory)  2-1/2 hour duration

Nature and Level of Questions

• The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on the educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners, and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
• For the Test items for Language, I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction.
• Language II will be from among the prescribed options other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the application form. The test items in language II will also focus on the elements of language, communication, and comprehension abilities.
• The test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem-solving abilities, and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I-V, by the NCERT/CBSE.
• The questions in the tests for Paper I will be based on the topics prescribed for classes’ I-V, but their difficulty standard, as well as linkages, could be up to the secondary stage.

Paper-II (for classes VI to VIII)  2-1/2 hour duration

Nature and Level of Questions

• The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on the educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group 11-14 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs, and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners, and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
• The test items for Language I will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction, as chosen from the list of prescribed options in the application form.
• Language II will be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language from among the available options and as in the specified list in the application form and attempt questions in the one indicated by the candidate in the application form by him. The Test items in Language II will also focus on the elements of language, communication, and comprehension abilities.
• The test items in Mathematics and Science and Social Studies/Social Science will focus on the concepts, problem-solving abilities, and pedagogical understanding of these subjects. The test items for Mathematics and Science will be 30 marks each. The test items will be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes VI-VIII by the NCERT/CBSE.
• The questions in the tests for Paper II will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus of the NCERT/CBSE for classes VI-VII but their difficulty standard, as well as linkages, could be up to the senior secondary stage.

Important: The question paper shall be either in English or Hindi.

How to apply for KARTET 2024?

Aspiring candidates can apply for KARTET only ‘ON-LINE’ through the official website i.e., www.schooleducation.kar.nic.in / and follow the instructions given there. 

KARTET 2024 Fees

KARTET Exam Fee will be as follows:

KARTET 2024 Contact Details

Ph: +91-8904779508 and 8904765537
Email: [email protected]/
Web: www.schooleducation.kar.nic.in