KTET Syllabus 2020: Pareeksha Bhawan conducts the examination for Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (KTET). Candidates who wish to build their career in the teaching field have to qualify KTET. Candidates need to secure minimum 60% marks to qualify KTET 2020. Make the preparation stronger by understanding the syllabus and pattern of the examination. Get detailed KTET 2020 syllabus and exam pattern with important books from the article below.
KTET Syllabus 2020
Given below is the KTET 2020 syllabus for all the categories. On the official website, ktet.kerala.gov.in, Pareeksha Bhawan has uploaded the syllabus. Candidates can download it from there. Or simply download KTET syllabus from the table given below.
| Category | Download Syllabus here |
| Category- I | Click here |
| Category- II | Click here |
| Category- III | Click here |
| Category- IV | Click here |
KTET Exam Pattern 2020
The exam pattern for KTET 2020 is provided below:
- Type of questions: Multiple choiceexamibnation questions
- Duration of examination: 2 hour and 30 minutes
- Number of questions: 150 questions
- Maximum Marks: 150 marks
For Primary Teacher (Category I)
| Content | MCQs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development and Pedagogy (based on the age group of 6 to 11 years) | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
| Language I – Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada | 30 | 30 |
| Language II – English or Arabic (for those who opt for arabic) | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Upper Primary Teacher (Category II)
| Content | MCQs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development and Pedagogy (based on the age group of 11 to 14 years) | 30 | 30 |
| (a) For Mathematics and Science teachers: Mathematics and Science or (b) For Social Science teachers: Social Science or (c) For other subject teachers other than (a) or (b) | 60 | 60 |
| Language I – English/ Kannada/Malayalam / Tamil | 30 | 30 |
| Language II – (Other than Language I) Malayalam / English | 30 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
For High School Teacher (Category III)
| Subject | MCQs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Adolescent Psychology, Teaching Aptitude, Theories of learning | 40 | 40 |
| Language: English/ Kannada/Malayalam / Tamil | 30 | 30 |
| Subject-specific areas (Content and Pedagogy) | 80 | 80 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
For Category IV
| Subject | MCQs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development, Pedagogy and Teacher Aptitude | 30 | 40 |
| Language: English/Kannada/Malayalam/Tamil | 40 | 30 |
| Subject-specific paper (Content and Pedagogy) | 80 | 80 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Important Books for KTET 2020
For the preparation of Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (KTET), applicants can refer to the books mentioned below:
| Books name | Buy here |
| KTET CTET for all categories | Click here |
| Kerala Teacher Eligibility ( K-TET ) Exam Books 2019 (Lower Primary Classes) | Click here |
| KTET for Category III and IV | Click here |
| KTET Educational Psychology | Click here |
