KERALA TET (KTET): ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

KTET exam is conducted by “Pareeksha Bhavan” in order to select candidates who are dreaming to attain a career in teaching field. Currently, KTET is a compulsory qualification for those who apply for Kerala PSC exams and the exam was earlier conducted thrice a year.

KTET: QUALIFICATION FOR CANDIDATES IN CATEGORY 1 (For Lower Primary Classes)

Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary or (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and two-year Trained Teachers’ Certificate TTC / D.Ed. [by whatever name known] conducted by Board of Examination, Govt. of Kerala or its equivalent.

OR

Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations 2002.

OR

Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)

OR

Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education).

OR

Other Equivalent qualification.

KTET: QUALIFICATION FOR CANDIDATES IN CATEGORY 2 (For Upper primary Classes)

B.A/B.Sc./B.Com. and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education/Trained Teachers’ Certificate TTC / D.Ed. [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-year 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

Other Equivalent qualification.

KTET: QUALIFICATION FOR CANDIDATES IN CATEGORY 3 (For High school Classes)

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 are eligible to apply.

OR

BA or equivalent with at least 45% marks and who passed in LTTC are eligible to apply.

OR

Other Equivalent qualification.

KTET: QUALIFICATION FOR CANDIDATES IN CATEGORY 4 (for Language teachers, Specialist teachers and Physical education teachers)

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

Other Equivalent qualification.

Note- 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 for K-TET-IV.