Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test is the test conducted to check if the candidates possess adequate skills to teach the students of high school, lower primary school, and upper primary school in Kerala. It is conducted by the Office of the Commissioner for Government Examinations. KTET exam’s implementation and organization are given to Pareeksha Bhavan in Kerala. It is conducted based on rules and regulations set by the State Council of Educational Research and Training, Kerala.
From the above information, we can say that it is a state-level examination, and its sole purpose is to select the candidates for the post of teachers in Kerala. KTET is conducted in offline mode. In this article, we will go a little deeper about the KTET exam, and we will talk about its exam pattern and KTET time duration, which will ultimately help us better understand the KTET exam.
#. KTET Exam Pattern
There are four categories in KTET, and the exam pattern for each category is different. The exam pattern for each category is explained below.
#. Category I
In this category, questions come from five different subjects, and they are as follows:
i) Child Development and Pedagogy
ii) Mathematics
iii) Language I- Tamil/ Kannada/ Malayalam
iv) Environmental Studies
v) Language II- English/Arabic
These are the five areas from where a candidate can find the questions in the exam of category I. This exam has 150 questions, and there is an equal number of questions from each subject, i.e., 30.
#. Category II
In this category, there are four subjects from which a candidate can see the questions in the exam, and they are as follows:
i) Child Development and Pedagogy
ii) Language I – Tamil/ Kannada/ Malayalam/ English
iii) Language II – Other than Language I
iv) a) For Mathematics and Science teachers: Mathematics and Science
b) For Social Science teachers: Social Science
c) For any other teachers (a) or (b)
These are the four areas from which questions can be seen in the exam in this category. From the first three subjects, a candidate can expect 30 questions from each subject, but from the fourth subject, there will be 60 questions, making a total of 150 questions for the exam.
#. Category III
This category has three subjects from which a candidate can expect the questions, and those are as follows:
i) Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude
ii) Language- Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada
iii) Subject-specific areas (content and pedagogy)
Total 150 questions will be there in the exam, out of which 40 will be from the first subject, 30 will be from the second subject, and 80 will be from the third subject.
#. Category IV
This category has three subjects from which a candidate can expect the questions in the exam, and they are as follows:
i) Child Development, Pedagogy and Teacher Aptitude
ii) Language- Tamil/ Kannada/ English/ Malayalam
iii) Subject-specific areas (content and pedagogy)
There will be 150 questions, out of which 30 will be from the first subject, 40 will be from the second, and 80 will be from the third.
Now, we will talk about the KTET time duration.
#. KTET Time Duration
By knowing the KTET time duration, we can prepare better for the exam. Wondering how?
Well, if a candidate knows the time in which they have to attempt the questions, it will help them divide their time more efficiently to complete their exam on time. This will further help them while preparing because they can prepare by noting the time and attempting the questions in the same limited time as in the actual exam. This will make their brain work the same way as it will work in the exam under pressure. KTET time duration is 150 minutes for each category, i.e., candidates will get only 150 minutes to complete the exam. As mentioned above, each category has 150 questions. Therefore, the candidate has to complete a question in one minute to focus on each question equally and complete the exam on time.
This was all about the KTET time duration and exam pattern. We hope it helps you in your preparation for the exam.
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