Eligibility For KTET

I want to apply for Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test KTET exam so can you please tell me the eligibility criteria to apply for this exam?

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Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test (KTET) is conducted by the Government of Kerala. It is the examination to assess the eligibility of teacher candidates for Lower Primary, Upper Primary and High School Classes in Kerala.

Separate test are conducted to select teachers for Category I (Lower Primary classes), Category II (Upper Primary classes) and Category III (High School classes).

KTET eligibility-

Category I:

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

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

Category II:

B.A/B.Sc./B.Com and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education/ Trained Teachers’ Certificate (TTC) 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

Category III:

(i). BA/BSc/B.Com with at least 45% marks and a B.Ed. Degree in the subject concerned

(ii) For Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology, those who have MSc.Ed. Degree in the subject concerned with not less than 50%

For Botany and Zoology subjects, those with MSc.Ed. Degree in Life Science with not less than 50% marks

Category IV:

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-IV

Kerala TET Exam Pattern

Category-I:

There will be only one paper in this category.

All questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs

Each question carries one mark.

The total number of MCQsshall be 150

1) Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11) /Mathematics/Environmental Studies: 30 (MCQs), 30 (Marks)

2) Language-I: Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada: 30 (MCQs), 30 (Marks)

3) Language-II: English /Arabic* 30 (MCQs), 30 (Marks)

Category-II:

There will be only one paper in this category.

All questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) w

Each question carries one mark.

The total number of MCQs shall be 150

1) Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14): 30 (MCQs); 30 (Marks)

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): 60 (MCQs); 60 (Marks)

2) Language I-Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada/English: 30 (MCQs); 30 (Marks)

3) Language II-(Other than Language I) Malayalam/English: 30 (MCQs); 30 (Marks)

Category-III:

There shall be one paper in this category.

All questions will be of Multiple Choice type (MCQs) each carrying one mark

1) Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude: 40 (MCQs); 30 (Marks)

2) Language: Malayalam / English/Tamil /Kannada: 30 (MCQs); 30 (Marks)

3) Subject specific areas (Content & Pedagogy): 80 (MCQ); 30 Marks

Total: 150 (Multi Choice Questions); 150 (Marks)

Category-IV:

There will be only one paper in this category.

All questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) each carrying one mark.

1) Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Aptitude: 30 (MCQs); 30 (Marks)

2) Language Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada: 40 (MCQs); 40 (Marks)

3) Subjects specific paper (Content & Pedagogy): 80 (MCQs); 80 (Marks)

Total: 150 (Multi Choice Questions); 150 (Marks