Detailed KTET Syllabus 2025 – Kerala TET Exam Test Pattern & Syllabus Pdf

KTET Syllabus for Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (KTET) is provided here. Interested candidates can download the syllabus pdf along with the exam pattern by using the link given on this page. You can also visit our website for more updates regarding Kerala TET Exam Notification 2025, admit card & result details. However, read the entire article to get complete information related to the Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test syllabus of category 1,2,3, & 4 with additional details.

Kerala KTET Recruitment 2025 notification released by the Government of Kerala Education Board to fill up various Teacher vacancies. As per information, a  huge number of candidates have applied for the exam 2025 online. Now Candidates will be in a hurry searching for the Kerala TET Exam Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025 for category 1,2,3,4.

Candidates who are interested in the Government Jobs of Kerala or Teacher Jobs can check the details below and start your preparation for Kerala TET Exam 2025. However, the latest syllabus & exam pattern is available on our website. Also, candidates can download Kerala TET Syllabus pdf from this page which is more fastly accessible compared to others.

Selection Process of Kerala TET Recruitment 2025

The aspirants have to undergo 3 stages of the recruitment process to get selected from the Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test 2025. Stages are as follows:

• Written Test.
• Skill Test (Teaching Methodology Test).
• Personal Interview.

The Exam Pattern for the Kerala TET exam paper is as follows, The KTET Exam Pattern for Category 1, 2, 3, and 4 is updated in the sections following. The applicants are advised to go through the respective KTET Syllabus and Exam Pattern Category wise. Later, download the KTET Syllabus Category wise at the end of the article.

KTET Syllabus & Exam Pattern for CATEGORY – 1 (for Lower Primary classes)

Kerala KTET Syllabus & Exam Pattern for CATEGORY – 2 (for Upper Primary classes)

KTET Syllabus & Exam Pattern for CATEGORY – 3 (for High School classes)

KTET Syllabus & Exam Pattern for CATEGORY – 4 (Language teachers)

The Kerala TET Written exam consists of the following features:

• The Exam is of Objective type i.e it consists of Multiple Choice Questions.
• The paper consists of 150 Questions.
• The exam is conducted for a total of 150 Marks.

The Kerala TET Syllabus Category wise is given below. The KTET Syllabus Pdf is also available for download Category wise.

KTET Syllabus for Category I (Class I to V)

Kerala TET Exam syllabus Paper-I:

• CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY
• Child Development and Learning.
• Concepts of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs.
• Learning and pedagogy.
• MATHEMATICS
• Numbers.
• Geometry.
• Measurements.
• Pedagogy Nature of Mathematics.
• Place of Mathematics in Curriculum.
• Mathematics – Trends and Developments.
• Approach to Mathematics Learning.
• The teaching of Mathematics – Strategies and Methods.
• Learning Materials in Mathematics.
• Mathematics Learning – Evaluation.
• ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
• Family.
• Water.
• Agriculture.
• Diseases.
• Food.
• Jobs.
• Public Institute.
  Energy.
• Animal world.
• Plants.
• First aid.
• Solar system.
• Air.
• Light.
• Pedagogy.
• Science.
• Aims of learning science.
• Scientific process.
• Different process skills.
• Characteristics of science teaching.
• Evaluation strategy in science classes.
• The role of a science teacher.
• Learning Aids.
• Unit analysis.
• Pedagogic analysis.
• Analysis of the primary Science curriculum.
• Action Research.
• Evaluation system.

K-TET Exam Syllabus Paper-II: LANGUAGE I – MALAYALAM/KANNADA/TAMIL

• Reading comprehension – Prose.
• Reading comprehension –Poem.
• Pedagogical aspects of Kannada Language – Class 1 to 5.
• History of Language, Literature, and Culture.

III Paper: LANGUAGE II – ENGLISH/ARABIC

• Language Comprehension.
• Grammar.
• Comprehension passage.
• Verbal ability.
• Pedagogy of language development.

KTET Syllabus for Category-II ( class VI to VIII)

Paper-I: CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY

• The concept of development and its relation to learning
• Socialization Process
• The concept of child-centered and Progressive Education
• Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
• The individual difference among learners
• Nature of prior learning
• Inclusive Education
• Learning and Pedagogy
• Cognitive Process and Emotions
• Motivation and Learning
• Personality and adjustment

Paper-II: LANGUAGE I – MALAYALAM/ENGLISH/TAMIL/KANNADA

• MALAYALAM/ENGLISH
• Language Comprehension
• Pedagogy of Language Development
• TAMIL
• Reading Comprehension – Prose
• Reading Comprehension – Poem
• Pedagogical aspects of Mother tongue education – Class – VI-VIII
• Language Literature and Culture.
• KANNADA
• Reading Comprehension – Prose.
• Reading Comprehension – Poem.
• Pedagogical aspects of Kannada Language – Class 6 to 8.
• Language Literature and Culture.

III Paper: LANGUAGE II – MALAYALAM/ENGLISH/HINDI/ARABIC/URDU/SANSKRIT

• MALAYALAM/HINDI/ENGLISH
• Language Comprehension.
• Pedagogy of Language Development.
• ARABIC
• Pedagogy of language development.
• Language comprehension.
• Grammar.
• Verbal Ability.
• URDU
• Language comprehension.
• Grammar.
• Pedagogy of language development.
• SANSKRIT
• Language Comprehension.
• Pedagogy of Language Development.

Paper-IV: SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS & SOCIAL

• SCIENCE
• Germination of seed.
• Cell.
• Diseases.
• Pollution.
• Cardiovascular system.
• Cellular equilibrium.
• Plant reproduction.
• Animal nutrition.
• Human nervous system.
• Agriculture.
• Ecosystem.
• Biodiversity
• Transparent and opaque objects.
• Magnetism.
• Energy.
• Basic concepts of force.
• Metals.
• Cosmetics.
• Chemical reactions and their classification.
• Pedagogy.
•  MATHEMATICS
• Arithmetic.
• Average.
• Percent.
• Exponentiation.
• Algebra.
• Geometry.
• Quadrilaterals.
• Pedagogy.
• Mathematics – Trends and Developments.
• Place of Mathematics in Curriculum.
• Nature of Mathematics.
• Mathematics Learning – Evaluation.
• Learning Materials in Mathematics.
• Learning of Mathematics – Strategies and Methods.
• SOCIAL SCIENCE
• History.
• Geography.
• Economics.
• Political Science.
• Social Science.
• Pedagogy.

KTET Syllabus for Category-III (Class VIII to X)

Paper-I: ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, THEORIES OF LEARNING & TEACHING APTITUDE

• Adolescent Psychology.
• Theories of Learning.
• Teaching Aptitude.

Paper-II: LANGUAGE I – MALAYALAM/ENGLISH/TAMIL/KANNADA

• Comprehension.
• Vocabulary.
• Grammar.
• Communicative functions.

III Paper: SUBJECT SPECIFIC AREAS

• MALAYALAM/ENGLISH
• Pedagogical understanding.
• Content, Concepts, and Ideas.
• Vocabulary.
• Grammar
• TAMIL
• Pedagogical Understanding.
• Concepts and ideas (contexts).
• KANNADA
• Pedagogical Understanding.
• Concepts and ideas (contexts).
• HINDI
• Pedagogy of Language Development.
• Concepts & Contents.
• ARABIC
• Pedagogical understanding.
• Content, Concepts, and Ideas.
• Vocabulary.
• Grammar.
• URDU
• Pedagogical understanding.
• Content, Concepts, and Ideas.
• Vocabulary.
• Grammar.
• SANSKRIT
• Pedagogical understanding.
• Content, Concepts, and Ideas.
• PHYSICAL SCIENCE
• Wave motion.
• Light.
• Force and pressure.
• Gravitation.
• Electricity and Magnetism.
• Electronics.
• Motion etc.
• CHEMISTRY
• Atoms and Molecules.
• Metals.
• Solutions.
• Colloids.
• Nature of matter.
• Physical changes and chemical changes.
• Separation of Mixtures.
• Non-metals.
• Chemical Bonding.
• Pedagogy.
• MATHEMATICS
• Arithmetic.
• Algebra.
• Trigonometry.
• Geometry.
• Pedagogy etc.

KTET Syllabus for Category IV

(For Language Teachers, Specialist Teachers & Physical Education Teachers)

• Arabic.
• Hindi.
• Sanskrit.
• Urdu.
• Physical Education.
• Drawing.
• Sewing.
• Music.

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About KTET

Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test (KTET) is an examination conducted for the local candidates of Kerala. Through Kerala TET examination the candidates who are eligible for Primary School teachers are selected. However, the KTET exam consists of four categories for various teacher Vacancies depending upon the subject and classes. The Kerala TET is conducted every year by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT).