KTET 2024 - Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test : Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Pattern

Kerala TET 2024 – Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test acronym as KTET is conducted by Pareeksha Bhavan, Kerala to assess the quality of teacher candidates for:

 Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test is mandatory to ensure that persons recruited as teachers possess the essential aptitude and ability to meet the challenges of teaching at all levels. A person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools approved by the Department of General Education, Government of Kerala, has to qualify for the Kerala TET.

Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test 2024 Important Dates

Date of Notification and Start of Online Registration

• To be Announced.

Last Date of Submission of Application Form

• To be Announced.

Date of Entrance Exam

• To be Announced.

Date of Declaration of Result

• To be Announced.

Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test 2023 was held on-

• 29th and 30th December 2023

Kerala TET 2024 Eligibility

Educational Qualification

For Category-I

• Aspiring candidates should have a Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 45% marks and two year Trained Teachers’ Certificate (TTC) [by whatever name known] conducted by the Board of Examination, Govt. of Kerala or its equivalent. OR
• Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 45% marks and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations 2002. OR
  
• Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-years Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) OR
• Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and a 22-year Diploma in Education (Special Education).

Admissible Relaxations

• Relaxation of 5% in qualifying marks is admissible for candidates belonging to SC/ST and Differently abled categories. (as per the norms or as desired by the Govt. of Kerala)
• Relaxation of 3% in qualifying marks is admissible for OBC & OEC candidates.

For Category-II

• Aspiring candidates should have completed a B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education/Trained Teachers’ Certificate (TTC) [by whatever name known] conducted by Board of Examination, Govt. of Kerala or its equivalent. OR
• B.A / B.Sc / B.Com with at least 45% marks and 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.), in accordance with NCTE (Recognition, Norms, and Procedure) Regulations issued from time to time in this regard. OR
  
• Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 years Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) OR
  
• Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 years B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A. Ed or B.Sc.Ed.

Admissible Relaxations

• Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to SC/ST and Differently abled categories.
• Relaxation of 3% in the minimum qualifying marks is admissible for OBC & OEC candidates.

For Category-III (for High School Classes)

• Aspiring candidates should have passed a B.A./BSc./B.Com. with at least 45% marks and a B.Ed. Degree in the subject concerned (from any one of the Universities in Kerala or have acquired these qualifications from any other Universities recognized as equivalent thereto.)
• For Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology, those who have M.Sc Ed Degree in the subject concerned with not less than 50% marks from one of the Regional Institutes of Education sponsored by NCERT will be eligible to apply.
• For Botany and Zoology subjects, those with M.Sc.Ed degree in Life Science with not less than 50% marks from any of the Regional Institutes of Education is eligible to apply.

Important Note

• Candidates, who have acquired a Diploma/Degree in teaching in any subject and are approved by universities/NCTE/Board of Examinations/Govt. of Kerala, are eligible to apply for K-TET III. They will have to produce the equivalency certificate as recognized by any of the Universities in Kerala/the Government of Kerala.
• Candidates who have acquired their qualifications through recognized correspondence courses/ Open universities should obtain and furnish certificates of recognition and equivalency from any one of the Universities in Kerala.
• For considering the minimum qualifications, the marks for main and subsidiary papers only will be considered.

Admissible Relaxations

• Candidates belonging to SC/ST and differently-abled categories shall be granted a relaxation of 5% marks in the minimum qualifying marks.
• Relaxation of 3% in the qualifying marks is admissible to OBC & OEC candidates to appear for the K-TET III.

For Category-IV

• This test will be for the category of candidates who intends to be a language teacher up to Upper Primary classes and fulfills the minimum qualifications (For specialist teachers & Physical Education teachers, the Eligibility Test is applicable up to High School level).
• Those who have acquired qualifications for the posts of Language Teachers of Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit & Urdu (up to Upper Primary level), Specialist teachers & Physical Education teachers as mentioned in Chapter XXXI of Kerala Education Act and Rules are eligible to apply for K-TET V

Note: Candidates, who have acquired a Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree in teaching in any subject, and are approved by Universities/NCTE/ Board of Examinations/ Government of Kerala, are eligible to apply for K-TET-V.

Admissible Relaxation

• Candidates belonging to SC/ST and differently-abled categories will be granted a relaxation of 5% marks in the qualifying marks prescribed for the eligibility to appear for the K-TET-V.
• The minimum requirement of a pass in the second class for the qualifying examination shall not be applicable in such cases.
• Candidates belonging to OBC & OEC categories will be granted a relaxation of 3% marks in the qualifying marks prescribed for the eligibility to appear for K-TET-V.

Kerala TET 2024 Syllabus

Kerala TET consists of questions from the following given subjects/Topics

For Category-I

• Child Development and Pedagogy
• Language I-Malayalam / Tamil / Kannada
• Language II- English / Arabic
• Environmental Studies
• Mathematics

For Category-II

• Child Development and Pedagogy
• Language I-Malayalam / Tamil / Kannada / English
• Language II- Malayalam /English / Hindi / Arabic / Urdu / Sanskrit
• Science & Mathematics / Social Science

For Category-III

• Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude.
• Language I: Malayalam / English / Tamil / Kannada
• Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy)

For Category-IV

• Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Aptitude
• Language Malayalam / English / Tamil / Kannada
• Subjects-specific paper (Content & Pedagogy)

Kerala TET 2024 Pattern 

The pattern of Category-I

Category 1 Paper will consist of only one question paper consisting of 150 MCQs with four alternative answers to each. Each question carries one mark.

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.
• 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 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.

The pattern of Category-II

Category 2 Paper will consist of only one question paper consisting of 150 MCQs with four alternative answers to each. Each question carries one mark.

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 a 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 of 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.

The pattern of Category-III

Category 3 Paper will consist of a question paper consisting of 150 MCQs with four alternative answers to each. Each question carries one mark.

Nature and Level of Questions

• The test items on Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning & Teaching Aptitude will focus on educational psychology, principles, and approaches to teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 13-17. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs, and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with the learners, and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
• The test items for Language (Malayalam / English / Tamil / Kannada) will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction.
• The test items in subject-specific areas will focus on the pedagogical understanding, concepts, and ideas of the subjects concerned.
• The questions in the test will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus published by SCERT; Kerala for classes VII-XII but the difficulty level, as well as linkages, could be up to the graduate level.

The pattern of Category-IV

Category 4 Paper will consist of a question paper consisting of 150 MCQs with four alternative answers to each. Each question carries one mark.

Nature and Level of Questions

• The test item on Child Development Pedagogy & Teaching Aptitude will focus on the educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group of 06-14.
• They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs, and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with the learners, and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
• The test item for Language (Malayalam / English / Tamil / Kannada) will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction.
• The test items in subject-specific areas will focus on the pedagogical understanding, concepts, and problem-solving abilities of these subjects.
• The test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes I-VIII by SCERT Kerala.
• The questions in the test will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus published by SCERT Kerala for class I-VIII but the difficulty level as well linkages could be up to the secondary level.

Kerala TET Language and Medium of Question Papers

Questions for Category I, II, and IV (except for languages) will be bilingual i.e, both in Malayalam and English. Question for Category III will only be in English (except for languages).

Kerala TET Qualifying Marks

Qualifying marks for Kerala TET are 60% or more. This percentage will be the qualifying mark for all categories.

Important: There shall be no negative marks for the test.

Kerala TET 2024 Exam Dates 

Kerala TET is normally held in the months of June/August/October/January.

How to apply for Kerala TET 2024?

Aspiring candidates can apply for Kerala TET only ‘ON-LINE’ through the official website i.e., http://bpekerala.in/ and follow the instructions given there.

Kerala TET 2024 Exam Fee

Candidates have to remit the Exam Fee in cash in Account No. 67186142559 Kerala TET, in favor of the Director, SCERT, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram at the select branches of State Bank of Travancore.

Kerala TET 2024 Centres

The exam will be conducted at various selected centers by the exam authority.

Kerala TET 2024 Contact Details

Office of the Commissioner of Government Examinations
Pareeksha Bhavan
Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala -695012
Ph: 0471-2546800
Web: http://bpekerala.in/