K-TET-Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test Eligibility Criteria

Pareeksha Bhavan, Kerala organizes Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (K-TET) conducted by the Office of the Commissioner for Government Examinations as per the guidelines of State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Kerala along with regulations laid by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)/Department of General Education/Government of Kerala to assess the quality of teacher candidates in Kerala according to the RTE Act 2009 which direct the State to ensure the quality requirement for recruitment of teachers.

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Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test Exam Pattern

• Exam Duration – 2 hours 30 minutes
• Maximum Marks – 150
• Number of Questions – 150

Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test Category-I

Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test Category-II

• For Mathematics and Science Teachers- Option (a)
• For Social Science Teachers – Option (b)
• For any other Teachers both (a) and (b)

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Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test Category-III

Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test Category-IV

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Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test (KTET) Eligibility Criteria

K-TET Category I

Candidates need to possess the following mentioned educational qualifications to be eligible for KTET 2021 Category I test.

• At Least 45% marks in Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or equivalent) and two years Trained Teachers Certificate (TTC) conducted by Government of Kerala, Board of Examination, or its equivalent.

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• At Least 45% marks in Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or equivalent) and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education as per NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations 2002.

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• At Least 50% marks in Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or equivalent) and four-year Bachelor of Elementary Education known as BEIEd.

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• At Least 50% marks in Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or equivalent) and a two-year Diploma in Education (Special Education).

Note: Candidates belonging to SC/ST and differently-abled categories are liable for getting relaxation of 5% in qualifying marks. 3% of relaxation is liable for OBC and OEC candidates in qualifying marks.

K-TET Category II

Candidates need to possess the following mentioned educational qualifications to be eligible for the KTET 2021 Category II test.

• BA/BSc/Bcom and two-year Diploma in Elementary Education/Trained Teachers Certificate (TTC) conducted by the Kerala government, Board of Examination, or it’s equivalent.

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• At least 40% marks in BA/BSc/Bcom and one year Bachelor in Education (BEd) as per NCTE (Recognition, Norms, and Procedure) regulations issued at regular intervals of time.

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• At least 50% marks in Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) and four-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (BEIEd).

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• At least 50% marks in Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) and four years BA/BSc Ed or BA Ed or BSc. Ed.

Note: Candidates belonging to SC/ST and differently-abled categories will be getting a relaxation of 5% in qualifying marks. 3% of relaxation will be there for OBC and OEC candidates in qualifying marks.

K-TET Category III

Candidates need to possess any of the following mentioned educational qualifications to be eligible for the KTET 2021 Category III test.

• At Least 45% marks in BA/BSc/Bcom and a BEd degree in the subject concerned (from the recognized universities of Kerala or have received the qualifications as mentioned earlier from any other Universities recognized equivalent)
• Candidates applying for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology subjects need to have an MSc Ed degree in the subjects mentioned earlier with not less than 50% marks from one of the Regional Institutes of Education under NCERT. If these criteria fulfill, candidates are eligible to apply.
• Candidates applying for Zoology and Botany subjects need to have an MSc Ed degree in the above-mentioned subjects with not less than 50% marks from one of the Regional Institutes of Education. They will only be eligible for applying.
• At least 45% marks in BA or its equivalent and pass in LTTC are eligible to apply.

Some other additional criteria for KTET 2021 Category III candidates.

• Any candidate who has received their Diploma/Degree in teaching in any subject and is approved from the Universities/NCTE/Board of Examination/Kerala Government is eligible to apply for the KTET III category. They need to produce the concerned certificates to be able to prove their teaching diploma as recognized by the Universities of the Government of Kerala.
• Candidates who have received their qualifications from the recognized correspondence courses or Open Universities can also produce the certificates from any one of the Universities of Kerala, or it’s an equivalence.
• The marks received in the main and subsidiary papers only shall be considered for calculating the minimum qualifications.

Note: Candidates belonging to SC/ST and differently-abled categories are eligible for 5% relaxation in qualifying marks. 3% of relaxation will be applicable for OBC and OEC candidates in qualifying marks.

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K-TET Category IV

• Candidates willing to apply for category IV must have the required qualifications concerning the post of Language Teachers of Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Urdu (up to Upper Primary Classes)
• Specialist Teachers and Physical Education teachers must adhere to the qualifications as given in Chapter XXXI of the KERALA EDUCATION ACT AND RULES for applying to the KTET IV category.

Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test Syllabus

Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test(K-TET) examination is conducted in four different categories. Here you can find the free pdf file of the KTET syllabus for all four categories.

• K-TET Category I Syllabus
• K-TET Category II Syllabus
• K-TET Category III Syllabus
• K-TET Category IV Syllabus

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