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KTET Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2025: PDF Download
Last Updated on Jul 08, 2025
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The Office of the Commissioner for Government Examinations has released the KTET Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025 on its official website. The Kerala TET exam is conducted to assess the candidate's eligibility as teachers for classes 1-10. The exam broadly aims at assessing the candidate's teaching abilities, language proficiency, and subject knowledge. Candidates applying for the test must be aware of the KTET Syllabus to know what all they need to cover in their preparation.They must also be aware of the KTET Exam Pattern to have a good understanding of the subject-wise weightage, type of questions, marking scheme, etc, Go through this article to know about the latest subject-wise Kerala TET Syllabus and Paper Pattern 2025.
KTET Syllabus PDF Download
The KTET syllabus proves to be a very important starting point for the candidates who aspire to be in the profession of teaching. Below are some links you can refer to for downloading the syllabus:
| KTET Categories | Download KTET Syllabus PDF Here |
| KTET Category 1 | |
| KTET Category 2 | |
| KTET Category 3 | |
| KTET Category 4 | KTET Category 4 Syllabus PDF for Language and Specialist Teachers |
KTET Syllabus 2025
Before giving the KTET Examination, you should be well aware about the KTET Syllabus, which is important because you can prepare for your respective exam accordingly and have good enough time for revision. The KTET Syllabus for the 4 categories is given below:
KTET Category 1 Syllabus 2025 (Classes I-V)
Candidates who wish to teach Lower Primary classes by giving the Kerala TET Examination need to prepare for various subjects that will benefit that age group of students. For future references, candidates can get access to KTET syllabus category 1 pdf in the KTET syllabus pdf download link given above. Below is the complete KTET category 1 syllabus:
| Subject | Syllabus |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | Child Development and Learning, Concepts of Inclusive Education and understanding children with special needs, Learning Pedagogy. |
| Mathematics | 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. |
| Environmental Science | 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 |
| Language I -Malayalam/Kannada/Tamil (Paper II) | Reading Comprehension Prose and Poem, Pedagogical Aspects of Kannada Language, History of Language, Literature and Culture. |
| Language II - English /Arabic | Language Comprehension, Grammar, Comprehension Passage, Verbal Ability, Pedagogy of Language Development. |
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KTET Category 2 Syllabus 2025 (Classes VI-VIII)
The Kerala TET provides the candidates with the opportunity to teach students from classes VI to VIII and therefore demands the candidates to be thorough with the KTET category 2 syllabus accordingly. Below is the KTET category 2 syllabus for candidates aspiring to teach classes VI-VIII:
| Subject | Syllabus |
| 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. |
| Paper II, Malayalam/English | Language Comprehension, Pedagogy of Language Development. |
| Tamil | Reading Comprehension Prose and Poem, Pedagogical Aspects of Mother tongue education, Language Literature and Culture |
| Kannada | Reading Comprehension Prose and Poem, Pedagogical Aspects of Kannada, Language Literature and Culture. |
| Paper III, Arabic/Urdu/Sanskrit | Pedagogy of Language Development, Language Comprehension, Grammar, Verbal Ability. |
| Paper IV, 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 Category 3 Syllabus 2025 (Classes VIII - X)
The Kerala TET recruitment candidates preparing get selected for the post of teachers who can teach the students belonging to VIII-X should refer to the KTET category 3 syllabus jotted down below:
| Subject | Syllabus |
| Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude | Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning, Teaching Aptitude. |
| Paper II, Language 1 - Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada | Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, Communicative Functions. |
| Paper III, 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. |
| Chemistry | Atoms and Molecules, Metals, Solutions, Colloids, Nature of Matter, Physical and Chemical Changes, Non-Metals, Chemical Bonding, Pedagogy. |
| Mathematics | Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Pedagogy, etc. |
KTET Category 4 Syllabus- Language and Specialist Teachers 2025
Kerala TET provides the candidates with the opportunity to be selected as the teachers that can teach languages and provide specialist teaching and the KTET Category 4 syllabus for such candidates is different from that of normal candidates. Below is the list of topics included in KTET category 4 syllabus :
- Arabic
- Hindi
- Sanskrit
- Urdu
- Malayalam
- Physical Education
- Drawing
- Sewing
- Music
- Child Pedagogy and Teacher Aptitude
- Content-Specific Paper
The detailed syllabus for all these languages can be downloaded from the PDF links provided in the article above.
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KTET Exam Pattern 2025
The KTET Examination is conducted for 4 different categories as per the school classes. The KTET exam pattern for each of these papers is described below:
- The nature of each paper is objective type having MCQs
- The paper will be of 150 marks in total.
- Each question carries 1 mark
- The duration of each paper is 2.5 hours.
KTET Exam Pattern for Category 1
The exam pattern depicts how the questions in the exam will have a specific allotment of marks and how the candidates can try to prepare for the exams accordingly. Below is the exam pattern for the Category 1 exam:
| Part | Subject | Questions/Marks |
| 1 | Child development and pedagogy | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | |
| 2 | Language 1- Malayalam/Kannada/Tamil | 30 |
| 3 | Language 2- Arabic/English | 30 |
| Total | 150 | |
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KTET Exam Pattern for Category 2
KTET Exam pattern for Category II is no exception to what the above exam pattern offers. Students should study the exam pattern before starting to prepare for the exam and can be found below:
| Part | Subject | Questions/marks |
| 1 | Child development and Pedagogy | 30 |
| A) Mathematics and science Or B)Social science Or For any other teachers both a and b | 60 | |
| 2 | Language 1: Kannada/Malayalam/Tamil/English | 30 |
| 3 | Language 2: Malayalam/English | 30 |
| Total | 150 | |
KTET Exam Pattern for Category 3
The KTET exam pattern for category III allows the candidates to be aware of the weightage of the marks that the questions carry and therefore plan the study schedule accordingly. Below is the list of topics and the exam pattern:
| Part | Subject | Questions/Marks |
| 1 | Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude | 40 |
| 2 | Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada | 30 |
| 3 | Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy) | 80 |
| Total | 150 | |
Know previous year KTET Cut Off Marks for all categories here!
KTET Exam Pattern for Category 4
The KTET category 4 Exam Pattern states the three topics that the exam consists of and the questions and marks that those carry. Below is the exam pattern for category IV:
| Part | Subject | Questions/ Marks |
| 1 | Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Aptitude | 30 |
| 2 | Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada | 40 |
| 3 | Subjects specific paper (Content & Pedagogy) | 80 |
| Total | 150 | |
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Last updated on Jul 10, 2025
-> The KTET Application Form 2025 can be submitted between by July 10th, 2025.
-> The Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan (KPB) has released the KTET June 2025 Notification.
-> The KTET June 2025 Exam will take place on 23rd and 24th August 2025.
-> The KTET Category 1 Exam is for Lower Primary, Category 2 for Upper Primary, Category 3 for High School, and Category 4 for Language Teachers, Special Teachers and Physical Education Teachers.
-> The candidates can refer to KTET Previous Year Papers to boost their preparation.
KTET Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025 FAQs
What is the duration of each paper of the KTET Exam?
The duration for each paper is 2.5 hours
How many categories is the KTET Exam conducted in?
The KTET Exam is conducted in 4 categories.
What is the total number of marks for any KTET Paper?
The total number of marks for any KTET Paper is 150.
Where can I download the syllabus for the KTET Exam?
You can download the KTET syllabus from the official website of KTET Kerala.
Is there any negative marking in the KTET Exam?
There is no negative marking done in the KTET exam as per the KTET Exam pattern.