Kerala TET Exam Pattern:
Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test (KTET) Exam pattern details are given below….
Scheme of Examination:
A. Category I: There will be only one paper in this category. All questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with four distractors. Each question carries one mark. There will be four alternatives out of which one will be the correct answer. The total number of MCQs shall be 150.
Structure and Content of the test:
| Part No | Content | MCQs | Marks |
| 1. | Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11) | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 | |
| 2. | Language I-Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada | 30 | 30 |
| 3. | Language II- English/Arabic | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Nature and Standard of Questions:
1. The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy shall focus on the educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11. The syllabus shall focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners, and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
2. The test items for Language – I (Malayalam/Kannada/Tamil) shall focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction as chosen by the candidate at the time of submitting the application.
3. Language II shall be from the prescribed options other than Language I. Candidates can choose any one language from the available language options and the same shall be specified in the application form. The test items in Language II focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
4. The test items of Mathematics and Environmental Studies shall focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I – V by SCERT.
5. The questions in the tests for Paper I will be based on the topics of the syllabus prescribed for classes I – V, but the difficulty level, as well as linkages, could be up to the secondary stage.
Category II:
Scheme of the Test:
There shall be only one paper in this category. All questions shall be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) each carrying one mark. There will be four alternatives out of which one will be the correct answer. The total number of MCQs shall be 150.
Structure and Content of the Test:
| Part No | Content | MCQs | Marks |
| 1. | 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) | 60 | 60 | |
| 2. | Language I-Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada/English | 30 | 30 |
| 3. | Language II-(Other than Language I) Malayalam/English | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Nature and Standard of Questions:
1. The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy shall focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group of 11-14. 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.
2. The test items for Language I (Malayalam/ Kannada/Tamil/English) shall focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction as chosen from the list of prescribed options in the application form.
3. The Language II shall be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language from among the available options while submitting the application form. The candidate has to attempt the related to the language applied for. The test items in Language II shall also focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
4.The test items of Mathematics and Science, and Social Science shall focus on theconcepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of these subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science shall be for 30 marks each. The test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes V-VIII by SCERT, Kerala.
5. The questions in the tests for Paper II shall be based on the topics of the prescribed in the syllabus by SCERT, Kerala for classes V to VIII, but the difficulty level, as well as linkages, will be up to the higher/senior secondary stage.
C. Category III:
Scheme of the Test:
There shall be one paper in this category. All questions will be of Multiple Choice type (MCQs) each carrying one mark. There will be four alternatives out of which one will be the correct answer.
Structure and Content of the Test:
| Part No | Subject | MCQs | Marks |
| 1. | Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude | 40 | 40 |
| 2. | Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada | 30 | 30 |
| 3. | Subject specific areas (Content & Pedagogy) | 80 | 80 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Nature and Standard of Questions:
1. The test items on Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning & Teaching Aptitude will focus on the educational psychology, principles and approaches of 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.
2.The test items for Language (Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada) will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction.
3.The test items in subject specific areas will focus on the pedagogical understanding, concepts and ideas of the subjects concerned.
4. The questions in the test will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus published by SCERT; Kerala for classes VIII-XII but the difficulty level, as well as linkages, could be up to graduate level.
D. Category -IV:
Scheme of the Test:
There will be only one paper in this category. All questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) each carrying one mark. There will be four alternatives out of which one will be the correct answer.
| Sl.No | Subject | MCQs | Marks |
| 1. | Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Aptitude | 30 | 30 |
| 2. | Language Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada | 40 | 40 |
| 3. | Subjects specific paper (Content & Pedagogy) | 80 | 80 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Nature and Standard of Questions:
1. The test item on Child Development Pedagogy & Teaching Aptitude will focus on 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.
2. The test item for Language (Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada) will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction.
3. The test items in subject-specific areas will focus on the pedagogical understanding, concepts and problem solving abilities in these subjects.
4.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.
5. 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 a linkages could be up to secondary level.
Qualifying Marks:
1. A person who scores 60% or more in the K-TET examination will be considered ‘KTET passed’ or ‘K-TET qualified’. This will be the qualifying marks for all categories.
2. Negative Marks: There shall be no negative marks for the test.
Language, 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).