KTET Category 2 study guide
KTET Category 2 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (K-TET) is the state-level eligibility examination administered by Pareeksha Bhavan, Kerala. Its stated purpose is to assess the quality of teacher candidates for Lower Primary, Upper Primary and High School Classes in Kerala, and it exists because the RTE Act 2009 directs the State to ensure the quality requirement for recruitment of teachers, with recruits expected to possess the essential aptitude and ability to meet the challenges of teaching at all levels of schooling. The KTET Category 2 study guide has 4 sections and about 1,332 words.
01Category I - Lower Primary (Classes I–V)
Category I (Lower Primary, Classes I–V) tests whether you can build foundational literacy and numeracy. The paper is fully objective: Child Development and Pedagogy (30), Language I (30), Language II (30), Mathematics (30) and Environmental Studies (30) - 150 questions in 150 minutes.
343 words, about 2 min02Category II - Upper Primary (Classes VI–VIII)
Category II prepares teachers for Classes VI–VIII. Candidates answer Child Development and Pedagogy (30), Language I (30), Language II (30), and either Mathematics and Science (60) or Social Science (60) - 150 questions in 150 minutes.
345 words, about 2 min03Category III - High School (Classes IX–X)
Category III is the high school paper (Classes IX–X). Candidates answer Child Development and Pedagogy (30), Language I (30), Language II (30) and a subject paper (60) - 150 questions in 150 minutes.
313 words, about 2 min04Category IV - Specialist Teachers (Languages and Other Specified Subjects)
Category IV is for specialist teachers: language teachers (for example Arabic, Urdu, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada) and teachers of other specified subjects such as Art, Music and Physical Education. The common parts are Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I and Language II (30 each); the specialisation part carries 60 questions.
331 words, about 2 min