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    KTET Syllabus 2021 - Check Category-wise Syllabus and Exam Pattern
    • KTET Syllabus 2021 - Check Category-wise Syllabus and Exam Pattern

    KTET Syllabus 2021 - Check Category-wise Syllabus and Exam Pattern

    Updated on 10 Feb 2022, 05:50 PM IST

    KTET Syllabus 2021 - Kerala Pariksha Bhavan will release the KTET 2021 syllabus for all aspiring candidates on its official website. The syllabus of KTET will be released in the form of PDF for category I, II, III, and IV. The KTET syllabus 2021 will contain all the topics and chapters from where the questions will be asked in the exam. It is important for the candidates to go through the syllabus while preparing for the KTET exam. By going through the KTET 2021 syllabus, candidates will be able to know the difficulty of the chapters. KSET syllabus 2021 will provide all the topics at one place and applicants need not look here and there for what to study. Know more about the KTET syllabus, in the article below.

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    1. KTET Syllabus - Category wise
    2. KTET Syllabus Detailed PDF - Download Link
    3. KTET Exam Pattern
    4. Best Books for KTET
    KTET Syllabus 2021 - Check Category-wise Syllabus and Exam Pattern
    KTET Syllabus 2021 - Check Category-wise Syllabus and Exam Pattern

    The KTET 2021 exam is expected to be conducted in January in offline mode. The test is conducted for four categories or papers - Category/Paper I II, III, and IV for classes 1 to 5, 6 to 8, 8 to 10 and for Language papers respectively. The test will be held to determine the eligibility of the candidates to be recruited as Teachers in classes 1 to 10 and Language Teachers in the schools of Kerala.

    KTET Syllabus - Category wise

    The authorities conduct the KTET exam for the following four categories or papers:

    • Category I or Paper I - For classes 1 to 5

    • Category II or Paper II - For classes 6 to 8

    • Category III or Paper III - For classes 8 to 10

    • Category IV or Paper IV - For Language Teachers ( in Arabic, Urdu, Sanskrit, Hindi), Specialist Teacher and Physical Education Teacher

    KTET 2021 Syllabus For Category I (Classes 1 to 5)

    The test for category I is conducted for those who wish to become teachers in classes 1 to 5. The KTET paper I or category I test consists of questions from the following sections:

    • Child Development And Pedagogy

    • Language I - Malayalam/Kannada/Tamil

    • Language II- English/arabic

    • Environmental Science

    • Mathematics

    KTET Syllabus 2021 For Category II (Classes 6 to 8)

    The authorities conduct category II tests for those willing to become teachers in classes 6 to 8. KTET paper II contains questions from the following sections:

    • Child Development And Pedagogy

    • Language I - Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada

    • Language II - Malayalam/English/Hindi/ Arabic/Urdu/Sanskrit

    • A) Science & Mathematics, B) Social Science

    KTET 2021 Syllabus For Category III (Classes 8 to 10)

    For those willing to teach classes 8 to 10, must go through the syllabus of KTET 2020 for category III. The sections from where the questions will be asked in the KTET paper III have been mentioned below:

    • Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning & Teaching Aptitude

    • Language I - Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada

    • Subject Specific Areas (Malayalam, English, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Arabuc, Urdu, Sanskrit, Physical Science, Natural Science, Mathematics, Social Science

    • Economics

    • Political Science

    • Pedagogy

    KTET Syllabus For Language Teachers (Category IV)

    For determining the eligibility of the candidates as a Language Teacher, the authorities conduct a paper IV of KTET. The test for paper IV of JTET is conducted for the following languages:

    • Urdu

    • Hindi

    • Sanskrit

    • Arabic

    • Physical Education

    • Drawing

    • Sewing

    • Music

    KTET Syllabus Detailed PDF - Download Link

    To get the detailed syllabus of KTET, candidates must go through the table below containing the direct link to download the required KTET syllabus PDF:

    KTET Syllabus PDFs

    KTET Categories/Papers

    Download Link

    KTET category/paper I

    Download Here

    KTET category/paper II

    Download Here

    KTET category/paper III

    Download Here

    KTET category/paper IV (Language Teachers)

    Download Here

    KTET Exam Pattern

    Along with the syllabus of KTET, candidates must also go through the exam pattern before starting off their exam preparation. The KTET exam pattern contains the sections from where the questions will be asked in the exam, total questions, marking schemes, duration etc. The tables below contain the exam pattern of KET for all the four categories/papers for which the test is held.

    KTET Paper I Exam Pattern - Category I

    Subject

    Questions

    Marks

    Child Development & Pedagogy

    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

    KTET Paper II Exam Pattern - Category II

    Subject

    Questions

    Marks

    Child Development and Pedagogy

    30

    30

    • Maths & Science

    (For Maths/Science teachers)

    Or

    • Social Science

    (For Social Science teacher)

    60

    60

    Language I (Malayalam/Tamil/

    Kannada/English)

    30

    30

    Language II

    (Malayalam/English/Hindi/ Arabic/Urdu/Sanskrit)

    30

    30

    Total

    150

    150

    KTET Paper III Exam Pattern - Category III

    Subject

    Questions

    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

    KTET Paper IV Exam Pattern - Category IV

    Subject

    Questions

    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


    Best Books for KTET

    The most important thing one needs is some good books with the help of which the exam preparation can be done. By going through the best books for KTET, candidates will be able to prepare for their exam really well and crack the exam easily. Here is the list of some of the good books which can help the candidates to prepare well for the exam.

    KTET Books

    Name of the KTET Books

    Author

    Publisher

    Sura’s K-TET Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test Recruitment of Teachers category 1- Lower Primary Classes

    M.Ravindhiran and V.V.K. Subburaj


    Sura College of Competition


    K-TET C-TET For all categories

    Dr.V.Balakrishnan MA. PhD

    Manorama Books (2019)


    K-TET Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test Success Master Category-II (Upper Primary Classes) Paper-II Mathematics & Science Teacher Selection for Class VI-VIII

    Experts Compilation

    Arihant Publications

    K-TET Educational Psychology

    Dr.V.Balakrishnan MA

    Manorama Books


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    How to Prepare for KTET 2021?

    Here are some tips and tricks through which you can strategize your preparation and crack the KTET exam.

    • Go through the KTET syllabus and exam pattern

    • Figure out the easy and tough subjects

    • Give sufficient time to studies

    • Start off with the easy topics

    • Do not waste time in preparing only one subject or topic.

    • Solve previous year examination papers to get the first hand experience of the type of questions asked in the exam.

    • Take mock tests

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