KTET 2019 [Registration, Apply Online, Exam Date & Pattern] : The Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan will be conducting Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test 2019 in the month of July 2019. The candidates who want to make their career as a teacher in the State of Kerala should appear for Kerala TET 2019 exam. The online application process for the Kerala TET 2019 is expected to start from the month of July 2019. The candidates who are interested to apply for the Kerala TET 2019 will be able to do so by visiting the Kerala TET website. But before applying the candidates should check if they fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria set by the Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan. Here we have provided all the information regarding the eligibility criteria, how to apply, important dates, exam pattern, syllabus, admit card, etc. that the aspiring candidates will find helpful.
Kerala TET 2019 Overview
| Exam Name | Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (KTET) |
|---|---|
| Conducted by | Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan |
| Application mode | Online |
| Examination | Offline |
| Location | Kerala |
| Notification | - |
| Official website | https://ktet.kerala.gov.in/ |
KTET 2019 Important Dates
The candidates who are interested in applying for Kerala TET 2019 should know the following important.
| KTET 2019 Event | Date (tentative) |
|---|---|
| Notification release | June 1, 2019 |
| Online Application process | June 1, 2019 |
| Last date to apply online | July 1, 2019 |
| Admit card release | July 1, 2019 |
| Examination | August 1, 2019 |
| Result | September 1, 2019 |
Release Of KTET Notification 2019
The notification for the Kerala TET 2019 is expected to be released in the month of July 2019. The notification will be released on the official website of Kerala TET @ ktet.kerala.gov.in/. All the aspiring candidate who want to apply for KTET 2019 should read the entire notification carefully before applying to get a clear understanding of the eligibility criteria, exam pattern, and all the requirements that the candidates have to fulfill. We will update the KTET 2019 notification link here as soon as it is announced by the Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan.
Kerala TET Eligibility Criteria 2019
The candidates should fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria prescribed by the Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan for the Kerala TET 2019. The applications of the candidates, who do not fulfill the eligibility criteria, will be promptly rejected. Below are the qualifications that every willing candidate should possess in order to become eligible for Kerala TET 2019.
Nationality
In order to apply for the Kerala TET 2019, the candidate must be an Indian citizen.
Age Limit
Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan has set no age limit for the candidates to apply for Kerala TET 2019. Any candidate who is an Indian citizen and have the below mentioned educational qualification will be able to apply for KTET 2019.
Educational Qualification
The educational qualification required to apply for the Kerala TET 2019 varies according to the paper that the candidates are going to select. There will be four papers or categories and minimum educational qualification to apply for each category is as mentioned here.
Category I – Lower Primary Teacher
Candidates should have completed class 12th or equivalent with at least 45% marks and have 2 year Trained Teachers’ Certificate or 2 year diploma in Elementary Education
OR
They must have completed class 12th or equivalent with minimum 50% marks and have 4 year Bachelors of Elementary Education degree or 2 year diploma in Special Education
Category II – Upper Primary Teacher
They should have BA/B.Sc./B.Com degree and 2 year diploma in Elementary Education or 2 year Trained Teachers’ Certificate
OR
Have BA/B.Sc./B.Com degree with at least 45% marks and 1 year Bachelors of Education degree
OR
Have completed class 12th or equivalent with 50% marks and have 4 year Bachelors of Elementary Education
OR
The candidate must have completed class 12th or equivalent with at least 50% marks and have 4 year BA/B.Sc. or Education degree
Category III – High School Teacher
Should have BA/B.Sc./B.Com degree with 45% marks and Bachelors of Education Degree
OR
Have M.Sc. Ed. in Math, physics, chemistry, botany & zoology with 50% marks
OR
For Zoology & Botany, the candidate must have M.Sc. Ed. in Life Science with minimum 50% marks
Category IV – Language Teacher
The candidates applying for Paper IV should have educational qualifications according to the Chapter 31 of Kerala Education Act
Relaxation In Marks
The candidates who belong to the OBC/ST/SC category and People with disabilities will get 5% relaxation in the minimum marks required in their educational qualifications.
Kerala TET Application Form 2019
Kerala TET 2019 online application form will be made available on the Kerala TET website in the month of July 2019. The candidates who fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria will be able to apply for Kerala TET 2019 by filling the online application form. The official date for the starting of online application process will be announced in the upcoming month and it will also be updated here.
How To Apply For KTET 2019?
To fill the Kerala TET 2019 online application form, the interested candidates have to follow the instructions provided here.
- Visit the Kerala TET website or click here
- Find the online application link
- Click on Apply online
- You will be taken to the application fee payment page
- Make payment of the Application fee
- The application form will open
- Fill the required information
- Select examination center
- Upload your photograph
- Finally, submit the application
- Take print out of the application form
Kerala TET Application Fee 2019
The candidates have to make payment of Rs. 500/- as the Kerala TET 2019 application fee to fill the online application form. The candidates who belong to the ST/SC and PwD category will only have to pay Rs. 250/- to fill the KTET 2019 application form. The payment of the KTET 2019 application fee can be made through Net banking, Debit card, Credit card, or bank challan.
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| ST/SC/PwD | Rs. 250/- |
| Others | Rs. 500/- |
Documents Needed For KTET 2019
The candidates will need the following documents to apply for the Kerala TET 2019. Without these documents they will not be able to complete the online application process.
- Scanned copy of Photograph which will be 20-30 KB in size with dimension of 200 pixels height 150 pixels width in jpeg format
- Educational certificates
- Aadhaar Card
KTET Exam Pattern 2019
Kerala TET 2019 exam will be conducted in the offline mode. There will be four papers for four different levels and candidates will be able to choose the paper they want to appear for. All these papers will contain 150 multiple choice objective questions for 150 marks. The candidates will get 1 mark for every correct answer and no marks will be deducted for the incorrect answer, hence no negative marking. The candidates will get 2 hours and 30 minutes to answer all the questions. Kerala TET 2019 Papers will be divided into multiple sections based on the subjects. The structure of all the Kerala TET 2019 Papers is given below
Paper I – Lower Primary
| Subject | Number of questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Language I-Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada | 30 | 30 |
| Language II- English/Arabic | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Paper II – Upper Primary
| Subject | Number of questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Science | 60 | 60 |
| Social Science | 60 | 60 |
| Language I-Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada/English | 30 | 30 |
| Language II Malayalam/English | 30 | 30 |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Paper III – High School
| Subject | Number of questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Language – Malayalam/English/Kannada | 40 | 40 |
| Specific Subject | 80 | 80 |
| Adolescent Psychology, Teaching Aptitude and Theories of Learning | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Paper IV – Language
| Subject | Number of questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Language – Malayalam/English/Kannada | 40 | 40 |
| Child Development, Teaching Aptitude and Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
| Specific Subject | 80 | 80 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
KTET Syllabus 2019
Kerala TET 2019 syllabus, according to which all the candidates appearing for the Kerala TET 2019 have to prepare for the exam is as follows
Paper I
- Language I – Malayalam / Tamil/ Kannada
- Language II – English / Arabic
- Mathematics
- Child Development and Pedagogy
- Environmental Studies
Click here to download full syllabus for Paper I
Paper II
- Science and Mathematics
- Social Studies
- Language I – Malayalam /Tamil/ Kannada /English
- Language II – Malayalam /English /Arabic /Urdu /Sanskrit
- Child Development and Pedagogy
Click here to download full syllabus for Paper II
Paper III
- Language – Malayalam /English/ Kannada/ Tamil
- Specific Subject
- Theories of Learning, Teaching Aptitude and Adolescent Psychology
Click here to download full syllabus for Paper III
Paper IV
- Specific Subject
- Teaching Aptitude, Child Development and Pedagogy
- Language – Malayalam/ Tamil/ English/ Kannada
Click here to download full syllabus for Paper IV
KTET Admit Card 2019
Kerala TET admit card 2019 will be released two weeks before the examination. The candidates will require their Application Id and Application number to download their KTET 2019 admit card from the Kerala TET website. The candidates should know that they must download their admit card from the Kerala TET website because no offline copy will be provided to them by the KTET through post/mail or by any other means.
How To Download KTET Admit Card 2019?
To download their Kerala TET 2019 admit card from Kerala TET website, the candidates will have to follow the steps mentioned below
- Visit the Kerala TET official website or click here
- Click on the admit card link
- New page will open
- Enter Application number an Application Id
- Select category
- Click on download
- The admit card will be displayed
- Now download and take printout of the admit card
Kerala TET Result 2019
Kerala TET result 2019 will be released most probably in the month of September 2019. The candidates will be able to download their results from the Kerala TET website by using their roll number and password. The result will contain the name of the candidate, the total marks obtained by the candidate, the minimum qualifying marks, etc.
Kerala TET Cut Off 2019
Kerala TET cut off 2019 will be published on the Kerala TET website along with the KTET 2019 Result. In order to qualify the Kerala TET 2019 exam, candidates will have to score more or equal marks to the cut off. To give an idea about the cut off marks, we have provided the Kerala TET cut off marks for previous year in the table below
| Category | Cutoff |
|---|---|
| ST | 95-109 |
| SC | 95-109 |
| OBC | 122-131 |
| General | 125-136 |
| PwD (Loco-Motors disability) | 91-104 |
| PwD (hearing impaired) | 91-104 |
| PwD (visually handicapped) | 89-103 |
KTET Document Verification
The candidates who qualify the Kerala TET 2019 examination will have to appear before the District Educational Officer with their original documents, in order to get them verified. The candidates who successfully get their documents verified will be issued the Kerala TET qualifying certificate.
KTET Certificate Validity
The Kerala TET qualifying certificate comes with the validity of 7 years. During these seven years, the candidates will be able to use their KTET Certificate to apply for teaching jobs in the schools of Kerala State. When the Kerala TET certificate of a candidate expires after 7 years and he/she still want to apply for teaching job, then he/she can appear again for the Kerala TET exam to get a new certificate.
Kerala TET Helpline
If the candidates face any problem during the Kerala TET 2019 application process, examination, results etc., they can contact the Kerala TET helpline between 10:00 AM & 05:00 PM on any working day, through the following means.
Phone- 0471 254 6832, 0471 254 6833
Email: ktet.helpdesk@gmail.com
Kerala TET 2019 FAQs
Q. What Is Maximum Age Limit To Apply For Kerala TET 2019?
A. There is no age limit to apply for the Kerala TET 2019.
Q. How Much Is The Kerala TET 2019 Application Fee?
A. The candidates of general/OBC category will have to pay Rs. 500/- and SC/ST/PwD category candidates will have to pay Rs. 250/- as the Kerala TET 2019 application fee.
Q. When Will The Kerala TET 2019 Exam Be Conducted?
A. Kerala TET 2019 exam is expected to be held in August 2019.
Q. Can I Apply For Kerala TET 2019 By Filling Any Offline Application Form?
A. No, anyone who is willing to apply for Kerala TET 2019 will have to fill the online application form. There is no alternative way to apply for Kerala TET 2019.
Q. I Am A Nepali Citizen Living In Kerala. Can I Apply For Kerala TET 2019?
A. No, in order to apply for Kerala TET 2019, the candidate must be an Indian Citizen.
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