KTET 2019: Pareeksha Bhavan of Kerala has released the KTET Admit Card 2019 on January 22, 2019 at ktet.kerala.gov.in. The candidates who have filled the application form in time can download the admit card nwo. The admit card has been released for the exam to be held on January 27, February 02, 2019. Previously the admit card releasing date was January 17, 2019, onwards. Those qualifying the KTET 2019 exam will be awarded the Teacher Eligibility Certificate (TTC) valid in the state of Kerala. This examination has four categories, where candidates can opt for more than one category. From this page, candidates will get full information regarding KTET 2019.
KTET 2019
The categories of the KTET 2019 are viz. Category I (Lower Primary classes), Category II (Upper Primary classes), Category III (High School classes), Category IV (for language teachers up to Upper Primary classes and for specialist teachers and Physical Education teachers up to High School level).
| KTET 2019 | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| Commencement of online application process | 22 Dec 2018 |
| Last date to submit the online application | 02 Jan 2019 |
| Availability of admit card for examination | 22 Jan 2019 |
| Examination Dates | 27 Jan and 02 Feb 2019 |
| Releasing of answer key | To be announced |
| Declaration of the final result | To be announced |
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KTET Admit Card 2019
KTET Admit Card 2019 is the most important document required to enter in the examination hall. For downloading this admit card, candidates need to log in with their respective login credentials at the login gateway. The admit card is issued for only those candidates who have successfully registered themselves for KTET 2019, on the official website. On the day of the examination, candidates need to carry a hard copy of the admit card and one valid photo ID proof (Aadhar card, Pan card, Voter ID card, Passport etc). Without possession of the KTET 2019 Admit Card, no candidate will be allowed to enter the exam center, and hence will not be able to appear for the examination. After the examination, candidates are advised to preserve this admit card for future reference.
KTET 2019 Exam Pattern
There will be one paper under each category. Candidates who will be appearing in the KTET 2019 can go through the examination pattern and subjects as per the category f exam they have chosen for KTET 2019.
- Language and Medium of Question Paper: For Category I, II, and IV, it will be bilingual ie. Both Malayalam and English (except for language papers). For Category III, the medium will be only English (except for language papers).
- Marking Scheme: One mark will be given to every correct answer and there is no negative marking.
- Qualifying Marks: To qualify KTET a candidate will have to score a minimum of 60%
- Type of question: The question will be multiple choice.
- The total number of question: 150 per category.
For Category I (Lower Primary Teacher)
| Content | MCQs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6 – 11) |
30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| Language I – Malayalam / Tamil / Kannada | 30 | 30 |
| Language II – English / Arabic* | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
* For those who want to become Arabic teachers
For Category II (Upper Primary Teacher)
| Content | MCQs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 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 subject teachers: (a) or (b) |
60 | 60 |
| Language I – Malayalam / Tamil / Kannada / English | 30 | 30 |
| Language II – (Other than Language I) Malayalam / English |
30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
For Category III (High School Teacher)
| Subject | MCQs | 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 |
For Category IV
| Subject | MCQs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development, Pedagogy and Teacher Aptitude | 40 | 40 |
| Language: Malayalam / English / Tamil / Kannada | 30 | 30 |
| Subject-specific paper (Content & Pedagogy) | 80 | 80 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
KTET Answer Key 2019
After successful conduction of the examination provisional answer key will be made available atktet.kerala.gov.in. In the notification brochure released by the exam conducting body, the dates for the releasing of the Answer Key has not been disclosed yet. After the Answer Key is released, unsatisfied candidates will have an option to raise an objection against the questions for which they are confused. The Answer Key helps the candidates in predicting their marks and from the Answer Key candidates can also predict their chances of qualifying in the examination.
KTET 2019 Result
After the KTET examination process will finally be over, and the Answer Key will be released and contested, the Education Board of Kerela will release the result of the KTET 2019 exam. To check their KTET 2019 result, the candidates who appeared in the KTET examination during the appointed dates will have to visit the official website of KTET and log in with their login credentials, their chosen category/categories, and details like their Date of Birth and Registration Number. This Result once announced by the board cannot be put to a re-evaluation. Upon the basis of this KTET 2019 Result, the qualifying candidates will be awarded the Teachers Training Certificate (TTC) upon which basis, they can apply for teaching positions at all types of schools across the state.
KTET Certificate
The KTET certificate will be provided to those candidates who will be qualifying the KTET 2019 test by the Secretary, Pareeksha Bhavan, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram on behalf of Govt. of Kerala, after verification of the original educational qualification certificates by the DEO’s concerned. The candidates who will be applying for more than one category will receive separate certificates from the government. The certificate will be provided to the candidates on the allotted date and time by the government.
KTET Application Form 2019
Candidates need to fill the valid details in the application form. In the application form, candidates need to mention their personal details, contact details, qualification details etc. The Application form will have to be filled within the time limit, and then a printout of this form along with all other important documents will have to be submitted offline to Pareeksha Bhawan.
Application Fee: Candidates applying for KTET 2019 will have to pay an application fee amount of Rs.500/-. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category will have to pay 250/- as application fee.
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Eligibility Criteria For KTET 2019
The candidates who are willing to apply for KTET 2019 must go through the below-listed eligibility criteria set by the examination conducting body. As there are 4 different categories, the educational qualification related eligibility is mentioned category wise.
Age Limit: There is no age limit given for taking the test, although a relaxation of 5% in educational qualification will be provided to the candidates belonging to SC/ST, OBC, and differently abled categories.
Visually impaired candidates who have not less than 40% of disability are allowed to 10% relaxation in their educational qualification for recruitment through the K-TET. Any candidate who has qualified K-TET may also appear again for improving his/her score.
Educational Qualification Criteria:
For Lower Primary Teacher (Category 1)
- Candidates must have a graduate degree, either B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. and a 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education/Trained Teachers’ Certificate TTC / DEd [by whatever name known] conducted by Board of Examination, Govt. of Kerala or its equivalent.
or
- A graduate degree, either B.A./B.Sc/B.Com with at least 45% marks and 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.), in accordance with NCTE (Recognition, Norms, and Procedure) regulations issued from time to time in this regard.
or
- Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 years Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
or
- Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A. Ed or B.Sc.Ed. or any other Equivalent qualification.
Upper Primary Teacher (Category 2)
- B.A/B.Sc./B.Com. and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education/Trained Teachers’ Certificate TTC / DEd [by whatever name known] conducted by Board of Examination, Govt. of Kerala or its equivalent.
or
- B.A/B.Sc/B.Com with at least 45% marks and 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.), in accordance with NCTE (Recognition, Norms, and Procedure) regulations issued from time to time in this regard.
or
- Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 years Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
or
- Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A. Ed or B.Sc.Ed.
High School Teacher (Category 3)
- BA/BSc/B.Com with at least 45% marks and a B.Ed. Degree in the subject concerned (from any one of the Universities in Kerala or have acquired these qualifications from any other Universities recognized as equivalent thereto).
or
- For Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology, those who have MSc.Ed. Degree in the subject concerned with not less than 50% marks from one of the Regional Institutes of Education sponsored by NCERT will be eligible to apply. For Botany and Zoology subjects, those with MSc.Ed. Degree in Life Science with not less than 50% marks from any of the Regional Institutes of Education is eligible to apply.
or
- BA or equivalent with at least 45% marks and who passed in LTTC are eligible to apply.
or
- Any other equivalent qualification.
For Category 4
- Those who have acquired qualifications for the posts of Language Teachers of Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit & Urdu (up to Upper Primary level), Specialist teachers & Physical Education teachers as mentioned in Chapter XXXI of KERALA EDUCATION ACT AND RULES are eligible to apply for K-TET- IV.
or
- Any other equivalent qualification.
Official Website: www.ktet.kerala.gov.in or www.scert.kerala.gov.in.
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