Kerala TET Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2022: Download free section-wise syllabus PDF here

The Office of the Commissioner for Government Examinations has released the KTET Syllabus on its official website. Candidates can find the complete details of the Syllabus and KTET Exam Pattern in the official notification. The KTET is a certification exam. Candidates applying for the test must be aware of the KTET Syllabus to know what all they need to cover in their preparation. 

• The candidates need to appear for the KTET exam to obtain the certificate through which they can apply for various school teaching job vacancies in Kerala Govt schools.
• The KTET Exam is divided into 4 different categories as per the school classes, such as Lower Primary, Upper Primary, etc. 
• Knowing the KTET Exam Pattern will help you understand the marking scheme of the exam and the weightage given to each section of the paper.

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In order to know more about the KTET Syllabus and exam pattern, keep on reading the article below.

Download the Complete KTET Syllabus here:

The syllabus for KTET exams proves to be a very important starting point for the candidates who aspire to be in the profession of teaching. Below are some links you can refer to for downloading the syllabus:

KTET Categories	Syllabus PDF Download Links
KTET Category I	Kerala TET Syllabus for Classes I to V - Here
KTET Category II	Kerala TET Syllabus for Classes VI to VIII - Here
KTET Category III	Kerala TET Syllabus for Classes VIII to X - Here
KTET Category IV	Kerala TET Syllabus for Language and Specialist Teachers - Here

KTET Syllabus 2022

Before giving the KTET Examination, you should be well aware about the KTET Syllabus, which is important because you can prepare for your respective exam accordingly and have good enough time for revision. The KTET Syllabus according to the 4 categories is given below:

Kerala TET Syllabus for Classes I-V

Candidates who wish to teach Lower Primary classes by giving the Kerala TET Examinations need to prepare for various subjects that will benefit that age group of students. Below is the complete syllabus:

Subject	Syllabus
Child Development and Pedagogy	Child Development and Learning, Concepts of Inclusive Education and understanding children with special needs, Learning Pedagogy.
Mathematics	Number, Geometry, Measurements, Pedagogy nature of Mathematics, Place of Mathematics in Curriculum, Trends and Developments, Approach to Mathematics Learning, Teaching of Mathematics, Learning Materials in Mathematics, Learning Mathematics : Evaluation.
Environmental Science	Water, Agriculture, Diseases, Food, Job, Public Institutes, Energy, Animal Worlds, Plants, First Aid, Solar System, Air, Light, Pedagogy, Science, Aims of Learning Science, Scientific Process, Characteristics of Scientific Teaching, Evaluation Strategy, Learning Aids, Pedagogic analysis, Action Research, Evaluation System
LanguageI-Malayalam/Kannada/Tamil (Paper II)	Reading Comprehension Prose and Poem, Pedagogical Aspects of Kannada Language, History of Language, Literature and Culture.
LanguageII- English /Arabic	Language Comprehension, Grammar, Comprehension Passage, Verbal Ability, Pedagogy of Language Development.

 

Kerala TET Syllabus for Classes VI-VIII

The Kerala TET provides the candidates with the opportunity to teach students from VI to VIII and therefore demands the candidates to be thorough with the syllabus accordingly. Below is the syllabus for candidates trying to teach classes VI-VIII:

Subject	Syllabus
Child Development and Pedagogy:	The concept of Development and its relation to learning, Socialization Process, The Concept of Child Centred and Progressive Education, Critical Perspective of the Construct of Intelligence, The individual differences among Learners, Nature of Prior Learning, Inclusive Education, Learning and Pedagogy, Cognitive Process and Emotions, Motivation and Learning, Personality and Adjustment.
Paper II, Malayalam/English	Language Comprehension, Pedagogy of Language Development.
Tamil	Reading Comprehension Prose and Poem, Pedagogical Aspects of Mother tongue education, Language Literature and Culture
Kannada	Reading Comprehension Prose and Poem, Pedagogical Aspects of Kannada, Language Literature and Culture.
Paper III, Arabic/Urdu/Sanskrit	Pedagogy of Language Development, Language Comprehension, Grammar, Verbal Ability.
Paper IV, Science	Germination of Seed, Cell, Disease, Pollution, Cardiovascular system, Cellular Equilibrium, Plant Reproduction, Animal Nutrition, Human Nervous System, Agriculture and Ecosystem, Biodiversity, Magnetism, Transparent and OPaque Objects, Energy, Basic conception of Force, Metals, Cosmetics, Chemical Reactions, Pedagogy.
Mathematics	Average, Percentage, Algebra, Geometry, Quadrilateral, Pedagogy, Mathematics-Trends and Developments, Teaching of Mathematics, Learning Materials in Mathematics, Learning Mathematics : Evaluation
Social Science	History, Geography, Political Science, Economics, Social Science, Pedagogy.

Kerala TET Syllabus for Classes VIII-X

The Kerala TET recruitment candidates trying to get selected for the post of teachers who can teach the students belonging to VIII-X should refer to the syllabus jotted down below:

Subject	Syllabus
Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude	Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning, Teaching Aptitude.
Paper II, LanguageI- Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada	Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, Communicative Functions.
Paper III, Subject Specific Areas: Malayalam/English/Arabic/Urdu	Pedagogical Understanding, Content, Concepts and Ideas, Vocabulary, Grammar.
Kannada/Hindi/Tamil	Pedagogical Understanding, Concepts and Ideas.
Physical Science	Wave Motion, Light, Force and Pressure, Gravitation, Electricity and Magnetism, Electronics, Motion etc.
Chemistry	Atoms and Molecules, Metals, Solutions, Colloids, Nature of Matter, Physical and Chemical Changes, Non-Metals, Chemical Bonding, Pedagogy.
Mathematics	Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Pedagogy, etc.

Kerala TET Syllabus for Language and Specialist Teachers

Kerala TET provides the candidates with the opportunity to be selected as the teachers that can teach languages and provide specialist teaching and the syllabus for such candidates is different from that of normal candidates. Below is the list of topics for the same:

• Arabic
• Hindi
• Sanskrit 
• Urdu
• Physical Education
• Drawing 
• Sewing 
• Music
• Child Pedagogy and Teacher Aptitude
• Content-Specific Paper

The detailed syllabus for all these languages can be downloaded from the PDF links provided in the article above.

 

KTET Exam Pattern 2022

The KTET Examination is conducted for 4 different categories as per the school classes. The KTET exam pattern for each of these papers is described below:

• The nature of each paper is objective type having MCQs
• The paper will be of 150 marks in total.
• Each question carries 1 mark
• The duration of each paper is 2.5 hours.

KTET Exam Pattern for Category I

The exam pattern depicts how the questions in the exam will have a specific allotment of marks and how the candidates can try to prepare for the exams accordingly. Below is the exam pattern for the Category 1 exam:

Part	Subject	Questions/Marks
1	Child development and pedagogy	30
Mathematics	30
Environmental studies	30
2	Language 1- Malayalam/kannada/tamil	30
3	Language 2- arabic/English	30
Total	150

Check detailed KTET Eligibility Criteria Here.

KTET Exam Pattern for Category II

KTET Exam pattern for Category II is no exception to what the above exam pattern offers. Students should study the exam pattern before starting to prepare for the exam and can be found below:

Part	Subject	Questions/marks
1	Child development and Pedagogy	30
A) Mathematics and science Or B)Social science  Or  For any other teachers both a and b	60
2	Language 1: Kannada/Malayalam/Tamil/English	30
3	Language 2: Malayalam/English	30
Total	150

KTET Exam Pattern for Category III

The KTET Exam pattern for category III Allows the candidates to be aware of the weightage of the marks that the questions carry and therefore plan the study schedule accordingly. Below is the list of topics and the exam pattern:

Part	Subject	Questions/Marks
1	Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude	40
2	Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada	30
3	Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy)	80
Total	150

 

KTET Exam Pattern for Category IV

The KTET Exam Pattern for Category IV states the three topics that the exam consists of and the questions and marks that those carry. Below is the exam pattern for category IV:

Part	Subject	Questions/ Marks
1	Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Aptitude	30
2	Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada	40
3	Subjects specific paper (Content & Pedagogy)	80
Total	150

KTET Preparation Strategy

To ace your KTET Exam, you need to devise a strategy that will help you score better. Candidates can follow the below mentioned tips and tricks:

• Prepare a timetable, where you dedicate a specific number of hours for all important topics.
• Refer to previous years papers and note down important or repetitive questions. This will help you get a rough idea about the type of questions being asked.
• Prepare well in advance and do not leave the syllabus for the last minute.
• Give ample mock tests before the exam.