Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (K-TET) is a State-level examination conducted by the Office of the Commissioner for Government Examinations for the selection of teachers of the schools in Kerala. This entrance precisely checks whether candidates possess adequate skills to teach Lower Primary, Upper Primary, and High School classes in Kerala schools.
The K-TET is conducted based on rules and regulations constituted by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Kerala. This test happens twice a year.
KTET 2021 – Exam Pattern
Knowing the KTET syllabus 2021 is the first step towards the preparation for Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan’s Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test.
| Name of Examination | Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test 2021 |
| Level of the Examination | State-level |
| Mode of Exam | Offline |
| Frequency | Twice a year |
| Duration | 150 minutes |
| Purpose of the Examination | For the selection of candidates for the post of teacher in Kerala |
| Location | Kerala |
| Official Website of KTET | http://ktet.kerala.gov.in/index.php |
Aspirants can download the Kerala TET Syllabus 2021 pdf from the official website.
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The KTET 2021 syllabus is different for all the four categories:
- Category I Lower Primary Classes
- Category II Upper Primary Classes
- Category III High School Classes
- Category IV
- For Language Teachers of Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu (up to Upper Primary Classes)
- Specialist Teachers (Art and Craft)
- Physical Education teachers
Category I exam pattern
| Content | No. of ques | Marks |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| Language I- Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada | 30 | 30 |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| Language II-English/Arabic* | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Total marks and number of questions are 150, and each correct answer is of 1 mark each.
Category II exam pattern
| Content | No. of ques | Marks |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Language I-Malayalam/Tamil/ Kannada/English | 30 | 30 |
| Language II- (Other than Language) Malayalam/English | 30 | 30 |
| a) For Mathematics and Science teachers: Mathematics and Science
(b) For Social Science teachers: Social Science (c) For any other teachers |
60 | 60 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
The total number of questions and marks is 150, where every correct attempt carries one mark each.
Category III exam pattern
| Subject | Questions | Total marks |
| Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude | 40 | 40 |
| Language Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada | 30 | 30 |
| Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy) | 80 | 80 |
Total |
150 | 150 |
Category IV exam pattern
| Subject | Questions | Total marks |
| Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Aptitude | 30 | 30 |
| Language Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada | 40 | 40 |
| Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy) | 80 | 80 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Both these categories will be of 50 marks each. The total number of questions is 150, with every correct attempt granting one mark each.
KTET Syllabus 2021
The complete KTET Syllabus for Lower Primary, Upper Primary, High School, and Language Teacher Posts are is given below:
KTET Syllabus for Category I (Paper I)
- KTET-I Syllabus for Child Development & Pedagogy
- Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs
- Child Development and Learning
- Learning and pedagogy
- KTET-I Syllabus for Environmental Studies
- Aims of learning science
- Learning Aids
- Analysis of the primary science curriculum
- Food
- Animal world
- Evaluation strategy in science classes
- Public Institute
- Family
- Scientific process
- Agriculture
- Water
- Jobs
- Plants
- Light
- Different process skills
- Solar system
- Evaluation system
- Science
- Diseases
- First aid
- Air
- Characteristics of science teaching
- Action Research
- Pedagogy
- Energy
- Pedagogic analysis
- KTET-I Syllabus for Mathematics
- Mathematics – Trends and Developments
- Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
- Learning Materials in Mathematics
- Measurements
- Pedagogy Nature of Mathematics
- Mathematics Learning – Evaluation
- Numbers
- Geometry
- Approach to Mathematics Learning
- The teaching of Mathematics – Strategies and Methods
- KTET-I Syllabus for Language I (Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada)
Tamil
- Pedagogical aspects of Mother Tongue Education – Class 1 to 5
- Reading Comprehension – Prose
- Language, Literature, and Culture
- Reading Comprehension – Poem
Malayalam
- Reading Comprehension – Poem
- Reading Comprehension – Prose
- Language, Literature, and Culture
- Pedagogical aspects of Malayalam Language
Kannada
- Pedagogical aspects of Kannada Language – Class 1 to 5
- Reading comprehension – Prose
- History of Language, Literature, and Culture
- Reading comprehension –Poem
- KTET-I Syllabus for Language II (Arabic, English)
Arabic
- Verbal ability
- Language Comprehension
- Grammar
- Pedagogy of language development
- Comprehension passage
English
- Grammar
- Pedagogy of language development
- Verbal ability
- Language Comprehension
- Comprehension passage
KTET Syllabus for Category II (Paper II)
- KTET II Syllabus 2021 For Child Development & Pedagogy
- The Individual Difference among Learners
- Inclusive Education
- Motivation and Learning
- The concept of development and its relation to learning
- Socialization Process
- Personality and adjustment
- Nature of prior learning
- Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
- Learning and Pedagogy
- Cognitive Process and Emotions
- KTET II Syllabus for Language I (English, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam)
English
- Pedagogy of Language Development Language Comprehension
Malayalam
- Pedagogy of Language Development
- Language Comprehension
Kannada
- Reading Comprehension – Prose
- Pedagogical aspects of Kannada Language – Class 6 to 8
- Reading Comprehension – Poem
- Language Literature and culture
Tamil
- Reading Comprehension – Prose
- Language Literature and Culture
- Pedagogical aspects of Mother Tongue Education Class 6 to 8
- Reading Comprehension – Poem
- KTET-II Syllabus for Mathematics
- Average
- Percent
- Nature of Mathematics
- Quadrilaterals
- Geometry
- Exponentiation
- Mathematics – Trends and Developments
- Learning Materials in Mathematics
- Mathematics Learning – Evaluation
- Algebra
- Learning of Mathematics – Strategies and Methods
- Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
- Arithmetic
- Pedagogy
- KTET-II Syllabus for Science
- Magnetism
- Cardiovascular system
- Basic concepts of force
- Ecosystem
- Energy
- Animal nutrition
- Germination of seed
- Cellular equilibrium
- Plant reproduction
- Biodiversity
- Transparent and opaque objects
- Cell
- Agriculture
- Pollution
- Human nervous system
- Diseases
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- KTET-II Syllabus For Social Science
History
- Stone age, beginning of agriculture
- Civilizations – Egypt, China, Mesopotamia, Harappa
- Industrial and agrarian revolutions, capitalism
- Socialism, labour movements and labour struggles
- Colonialism in India
- Struggles of peasants, workers, tribals, women, sepoys, poligars, rulers and chieftains
- Revolt of 1857
- Social reform movements of India
- Indian national movement and Gandhian era
- Movements for social change, peasant struggles, and national movement in modern Kerala
Economics
- Economic growth, development and human development – concepts and trends
- Five Year Plans
- Agriculture, food security and poverty
- Traditional industries of Kerala
- Money and banking
- Demographic trends – India and Kerala
- Globalization and India
Geography
- Planets and other heavenly bodies
- Size, shape, interior structure of the earth, seasons, temperature zones
- Latitude, longitude, longitude and time
- Map and its types, scale, topographical maps, globe
- Climate & weather, temperature, pressure, rainfall, and winds
- India – Relief, climate, drainage, vegetation
- India – Resources, agriculture, industry, transport, population
- Kerala – Physiography, drainage, agriculture, transport, human life
- Environmental problems and conservative measures
Political Sciences
- Democracy
- People and state Government
- Political parties – Types and functions
- Election Process and the Role of Election Commission
- Local Self Governments
Pedagogy
- Nature, scope, importance, and correlation
- National goals, aims & objectives of instruction
- Curriculum – trends, principles & organisations
- Analysis and planning of instruction
- Types of learners and requirements for learning
- Learning resources and co-curricular activities
- Purpose and modern trends of evaluation
- Methods, approaches & techniques of instruction
- Characteristics of modern instructional strategies
KTET Syllabus 2021 For Category III (Paper III)
- KTET-III Syllabus for Language (Malayalam, English, Tamil, Kannada)
Malayalam
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension
- Communicative functions
English
- Vocabulary
- Communicative functions
- Grammar
- Comprehension
Tamil
- Reading Comprehension – Poem
- Communication
- Elements of Language
- Reading Comprehension (Prose)
Kannada
- Elements of Language
- Reading Comprehension – Poem
- Communication
- Reading Comprehension (Prose)
- KTET-III Syllabus for Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning & Teaching Aptitude
- Theories of Learning
- Teaching Aptitude
- Adolescent Psychology
- KTET-III Syllabus for Subject Specific Areas (Content & Pedagogy)
Chemistry
- Physical changes and chemical changes
- Non-metals
- Atoms and Molecules
- Gas laws
- Nature of matter
- Solutions
- Chemical Bonding
- Metals
- Acids and Alkalis
- Organic compounds
- Periodic table and chemical bonding
- Separation of Mixtures
- Chemical reactions and Mole concept
- Colloids
- Pedagogy
Physical Science
- Electronics
- Light
- Heat
- Gravitation
- Force and pressure
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Wave motion
- Motion
- Work and Energy
KTET Syllabus for Category IV (Paper IV)
KTET-IV Syllabus for Language Teachers, Specialist Teachers & Physical Education Teachers:
- Arabic
- Hindi
- Sanskrit
- Urdu
- Physical Education
- Drawing
- Sewing
- Music