Are you planning to opt for a teaching career? If so, you should first learn about the necessary qualifications required for attaining a teaching job. TET exams are actually conducted as an entrance test towards your tutoring job, where these exams are known in different names in different states. For example, KTET (Kerala Teachers Eligibility test) is conducted specifically for candidates in Kerala while KARTET (Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test) is held particularly for the natives of Karnataka.

Is there any category for KTET exam?

Yes. There are four categories in total. KTET Category 1, KTET Category 2, KTET Category 3 and KTET Category 4. If you are wishing to teach in a lower primary section, choose K1, If your wish is to teach in Upper Primary section, choose K2, and the third category is obviously for High school section. KTET category 4 is poles apart from the first three categories. This section is principally for Language teachers.

KTET Exam 2023: Eligibility Criteria

Category 1

Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary or (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and two-year Trained Teachers’ Certificate TTC / D.Ed. [by whatever name known] conducted by Board of Examination, Govt. of Kerala or its equivalent.

OR

Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or its 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 its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)

OR

Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education).

OR

Other Equivalent qualification.

Category 2

B.A/B.Sc./B.Com. and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education/Trained Teachers’ Certificate TTC / D.Ed. [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 its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)

OR

Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year B. A/B.Sc. Ed or B.A. Ed or B.Sc. Ed.

OR

Other Equivalent qualification.

Category 3

BA/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).

OR

For Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology, those who have MSc. 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 MSc. Ed. Degree in Life Science with not less than 50% marks from any of the Regional Institutes of Education are eligible to apply.

OR

BA or equivalent with at least 45% marks and who passed in LTTC are eligible to apply.

OR

Other Equivalent qualification.

Category 4

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- IV

OR

Other Equivalent qualification.

KTET Exam 2023

The last Kerala TET exam was conducted in the month of December. The mode of application for this exam is online and the exam will be conducted offline where the total number of questions in KTET exams is 150 (for each of the paper). KTET Exam 2023 can be expected at any time. Anyway, we can anticipate the next KTET exam date on April.

KTET Mark Distribution

CATEGORY 1 (For Lower primary classes)

Subject	Number of questions (MCQ)	Marks
Child Development & Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)	30	30
Mathematics	30	30
Environmental Studies	30	30
Language 1- Malayalam/ Tamil//Kannada	30	30
Language 2- English/Arabic	30	30
Total	150	150

CATEGORY 2 (For Upper primary classes)

Subject	Number of questions (MCQ)	Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14)	30	30
(a)For Mathematics and Science teachers: Mathematics and Science Or (b)For Social Science Teachers: Social science Or (c) For any other teachers(a) or (b) Language 1- Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada/ English	60	60
Language1- Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada/English	30	30
Language 2- other than Language 1 English/English	30	30
Total	150	150

CATEGORY 3 (For Highschool Classes)

Subject	Number of questions (MCQ)	Marks
Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude	40	40
Language1- Malayalam/English/Kannada/Tamil	30	30
Subject specific areas (Content and Pedagogy)	80	80
Total	150	150

Category 4 (For Language teachers, Specialist teachers and Physical Education teachers)

Subject	Number of Questions	Marks
Child Development, Pedagogy and Teacher Aptitude	30	40
Language (English/ Malayalam/Tamil/ Kannada	40	30
Subject Specific Paper (Content and Pedagogy)	80	80
Total	150	150

KTET Exam Syllabus

KTET Category 1
KTET Category 2
KTET Category 3
KTET Category 4

How to prepare for KTET Exam 2023?

KTET Exam Preparation Strategy is the next question that arises in our mind. Not only for this exam, but also for every exam, we can follow a common strategy to reach the goal. Here, as a qualifying exam, there is no ranking system for Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test. The minimum cut off for general candidate is 60 percent , while for some other categories including SC/ST/OBC/PH candidates, it is 55 percent.

Understand the KTET Syllabus

Visit the official website of Pareekshabhavan and scrutinize the complete syllabus. It is clearly given according to each category.

The selection of KTET study materials

The choice of the reference books should be done in a smart way. Reading a pile of books without a proper plan will make your study much more complicated.

Practice Previous Year Questions

KTET previous question papers are available in its official website, and you can either download it from there or else visit our website to know more.

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