The admit card for Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (KTET) will be getting released on October 20. All those candidates who had registered for the same, are required to download their respective cards from the official website www.keralapareekshabhavan.in. The exam is conducted by the government of Kerala for selecting candidates for various vacant posts of Teacher in government schools of Kerala state.
Tests:
- Category I (lower primary classes)
- Category II (upper primary classes)
- Category III (high school classes)
- Category IV (for language teachers - Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu (up to UP classes), specialist teachers (art and craft) and Physical Education teachers
Educational qualification:
Teacher for lower primary classes (category I):
- Higher secondary/senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45 per cent marks and two-year Trained Teachers' Certificate (TTC) or two-year Diploma in Elementary Education
- Higher secondary/senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50 per cent marks and four-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) or two-year diploma in Education (Special Education)
Teacher for upper primary classes (category II):
- BA/BSc/BCom with minimum 45 per cent marks and two-year diploma in Elementary EducationTrained Teachers' Certificate (TTC) or one-year Bachelor in Education (BEd)
- Higher secondary/senior secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50 per cent marks and four-year Bachelor in Elementary Education or BA/BSc/Bed
Teacher for high school classes (category III):
- BA/BSc/BCom with at least 45 per cent marks and a BEd degree in the subject concerned
- For mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany and zoology, those who have MSc Ed degree in the subject concerned with not less than 50 per cent marks from one of the regional institutes of education sponsored by NCERT will be eligible to apply
Language teacher up to upper primary classes (category IV):
- Those who have acquired qualifications for the posts of language teachers of Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit and Urdu (up to upper primary level), specialist teachers and physical education teachers as mentioned in Chapter XXXI of KERALA EDUCATION ACT AND RULES are eligible to apply
Candidates, who have acquired certificate/ diploma/ degree in teaching in any subject, and are approved by universities/NCTE/ Board of Examinations/ Government of Kerala, are eligible to apply