KTET Syllabus 2025 PDF Download & Exam Pattern (Category 1, 2, 3 & 4)

Date April 28, 2025

The following part of the article discusses the detailed topic-wise KTET Syllabus 2025, which will help to the candidates to start their preparation in the right path for the Exam 2025. The KTET Syllabus 2025 consists of all the important subjects therefore candidates must bookmark this page and cover the topics one by one for the upcoming Exam 2025. Interested candidates can download the KTET Syllabus 2025 PDF from this page and start preparing for the Exam. By knowing the KTET Category Wise Exam Syllabus 2025 candidates can easily gain good marks in the written exam.

KTET Syllabus 2025

The KTET exam is an objective based exam consisting of MCQ-type questions. It will consist of 150 questions for 150 marks. Time allotted for Kerala TET exam is 2 hours 30 minutes and there is no negative marking for KTET exam. Candidates also refer Kerala Government Education Board (KGEB) official website ktet.kerala.gov.in for more information about Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (KTET).

KTET Syllabus 2025 – Overview

KTET Syllabus 2025 PDF \| Kerala TET Category 1, 2, 3 & 4 Exam Pattern
Organization Name	Kerala Government Education Department
Name Of The Exam	Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (KTET)
Exam Level	State Level
Category	Syllabus
Selection Process	· Written Examination · Personal Interview
Job Location	Kerala
Official Site	ktet.kerala.gov.in

KTET Selection Process 2025

First, the applied candidates will have to appear for the written test and after that the selected candidates will be taken forward for the selection process which is a personal interview. All the candidates who want to qualify for KTET written exam must download KTET Syllabus PDF. And start their preparation from now by checking KTET Category 1 Syllabus/ KTET Syllabus Category 2/ KTET Syllabus Category 3/ KTET Syllabus Category 4.

Written Examination
Personal Interview

Kerala TET Exam Pattern 2025 – Category 1, 2, 3 & 4

In this section, we have provided the category wise Kerala Test Test Pattern 2025. So aspirants check this complete section.

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 total time duration Of the test is 150 Minutes that is (2 ½ hrs)
For further details, candidates can check the official website of the Kerala Government Education Board (KGEB) which is kerala.gov.in.

Category 1 – Lower Primary Teacher (Class 1-5) Exam Pattern

Category 1 contains the subjects of Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6 – 11), Mathematics, Environmental Studies, Language I – Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada, and Language II – English/ Arabic.

Name of the Subject	Number Of MCQs	Number Of Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6 – 11)	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

Category 2 – Upper Primary Teacher (Class 6-8) Test Pattern

The Upper Primary Teacher that is Category 2 consists of Child Development and Pedagogy (for the age group 11-14), Language I-Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada/ English,
Language II – Malayalam/ English/ Hindi/ Arabic/ Urdu/ Sanskrit, Science and Mathematics/ social science. Total Marks are 150 Marks.

Name of the Subject	Number Of MCQs	Number Of Marks
Child Development and Pedagogy (for the age group 11-14)	30	30
Language I-Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada/ English	30	30
Language II – Malayalam/ English/ Hindi/ Arabic/ Urdu/ Sanskrit	30	30
Science and Mathematics/ Social Science	60	60
Total	150	150

Category 3 High School Teacher (8 to 10) Exam Pattern

Category 3 consists of Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude, Language: Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada, Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy) subjects.

Name of the Subject	Number Of MCQs	Number Of Marks
Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude	40	40
Language: Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada	30	30
Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy)	80	80
Total	150	150

Category 4 (Languages (Up to Upper Primary Level), Specialist Teachers & Physical Education Teachers) Test Pattern

Category 4 consists of Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude, Language: Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada, Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy) subjects.

Name of the Subject	Number Of MCQs	Number Of Marks
Child Development, Pedagogy and Teacher Aptitude	40	40
Language: Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada	30	30
Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy)	80	80
Total	150	150

Note: There is no negative marking for the KTET Exam.

Kerala TET 2025 Syllabus

KTET Category 1 Syllabus (For Classes I to V)

Child Development and Pedagogy
- Child Development and Learning
- Concepts of inclusive education and understanding children with special needs
- Learning and pedagogy
LANGUAGE I – MALAYALAM/ KANNADA/ TAMIL
- Reading Comprehension Prose and Poem
- Pedagogical Aspects of Mothertongue
- Language, Literature and Culture.
LANGUAGE II – ENGLISH/ ARABIC
- Language Comprehension
- Pedagogy of language development
Environmental Studies
- Water, Agriculture, Diseases, Food, Job, Public Institutes, Energy, Animal Worlds, Plants, First Aid, Solar System, Air, Light, Pedagogy, Science, Aims of Learning Science, Scientific Process, Characteristics of Scientific Teaching, Evaluation Strategy, Learning Aids, Pedagogic analysis, Action Research, Evaluation System.
Mathematics
- Content – Numbers, Geometry
- Pedagogy – Number, Geometry, Measurements, Pedagogy nature of Mathematics, Place of Mathematics in Curriculum, Trends and Developments, Approach to Mathematics Learning, Teaching of Mathematics, Learning Materials in Mathematics, Learning Mathematics: Evaluation.

KTET Syllabus Category 2 (For classes VI to VIII)

Child Development and Pedagogy
- The concept of Development and its relation to learning
- Socialization Process
- The Concept of Child Centred and Progressive Education
- Critical Perspective of the Construct of Intelligence
- The individual differences among Learners
- Nature of Prior Learning
- Inclusive Education
- Learning and Pedagogy
- Cognitive Process and Emotions
- Motivation and Learning
- Personality and Adjustment
LANGUAGE I – MALAYALAM/ ENGLISH/ TAMIL/ KANNADA
- Malayalam/ English
  - Language Comprehension
  - Pedagogy of Language Development.
- Tamil/ Kannada
  - Reading Comprehension – Prose, Reading Comprehension – Poem, Pedagogical aspects of Mothertongue education – Class – VI – VIII, Language Literature and culture.
- LANGUAGE II – MALAYALAM/ ENGLISH/ HINDI/ ARABIC/ URDU/ SANSKRIT
  - Pedagogy of Language Development, Language Comprehension, Grammar, Verbal Ability.
- Science & Mathematics
  - Science
    - Germination of Seed, Cell, Disease, Pollution, Cardiovascular system, Cellular Equilibrium, Plant Reproduction, Animal Nutrition, Human Nervous System, Agriculture and Ecosystem, Biodiversity, Magnetism, Transparent and OPaque Objects, Energy, Basic conception of Force, Metals, Cosmetics, Chemical Reactions, Pedagogy.
  - Mathematics
    - Average, Percentage, Algebra, Geometry, Quadrilateral, Pedagogy, Mathematics-Trends and Developments, Teaching of Mathematics, Learning Materials in Mathematics, Learning Mathematics : Evaluation
  - Social Science
    - History, Geography, Political Science, Economics, Social Science – Pedagogy.

KTET Syllabus Category 3 (For classes VIII to X)

Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude
- Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning, Teaching Aptitude.
Language: Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada
- Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, Communicative Functions.
Subject Specific Areas: Malayalam/ English/ Arabic /Urdu
- Pedagogical Understanding, Content, Concepts and Ideas, Vocabulary, Grammar.
Kannada/ Hindi/ Tamil – Pedagogical Understanding, Concepts and Ideas.
Physical Science – Wave Motion, Light, Force and Pressure, Gravitation, Electricity and Magnetism, Electronics, Motion etc.
Mathematics – Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Pedagogy, etc.
Chemistry – Atoms and Molecules, Metals, Solutions, Colloids, Nature of Matter, Physical and Chemical Changes, Non-Metals, Chemical Bonding, Pedagogy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE (HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, POLITICAL SCIENCE, PEDAGOGY)

KTET Syllabus Category 4 [For Language Teachers in Arabic, Urdu, Sanskrit, Hindi (Up to Upper Primary Level), Specialist Teachers & Physical Education Teachers]

Arabic
Hindi
Sanskrit
Urdu
Physical Education
Drawing
Sewing
Music
Child Pedagogy