Name of the organisation : Pareeksha Bhavan (keralapareekshabhavan.in)
Name of the post : Recruitment for K-TET Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test in 2013
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Updated Info : K-TET 2013 Online Hall Ticket
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Teacher Eligibility Test conducted in the State will hereafter be known as Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (K-TET).

The rationale for including the TET as a minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher is as under.
i. It would bring national standards and benchmark of teacher quality in the recruitment process;
ii. It would induce teacher education institutions and students from these institutions to improve their performance standards;
iii. It would send a positive signal to all stakeholders that the Government lays special emphasis on teacher quality.

Qualifying in the Teacher Eligibility Test is mandatory to ensure that persons recruited as teachers possess the essential aptitude and ability to meet the challenges of teaching at all levels.

A person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools approved by the Department of General Education, Government of Kerala has to qualify the ‘Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test’ (K-TET).

This test will be conducted by Pareeksha Bhavan, Kerala in accordance with the guidelines published by State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Kerala and such other Rules/Regulations/Instructions/Policies laid down by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)/Department of General Education/Government of Kerala.

CATEGORY-I : (for Lower Primary classes)
Minimum Qualifications to apply :
Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and two year Trained Teachers’ Certificate (TTC) [by whatever name known] conducted by Board of Examination, Govt. of Kerala or its equivalent.
OR
Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations 2002.
OR
Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
OR
Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2 year Diploma in Education (Special Education).

CATEGORY II: (for Upper Primary classes)
Minimum Qualifications to apply
i) B.A/B.Sc./B.Com. and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education/Trained Teachers’ Certificate (TTC) [by whatever name known] conducted by Board of Examination, Govt. of Kerala or its equivalent.
OR
B.A/B.Sc/B.Com with at least 45% marks and 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.), in accordance with NCTE (Recognition, Norms and Procedure) regulations issued from time to time in this regard.
OR
Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
OR
Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A. Ed or B.Sc.Ed.

QUALIFYING MARKS :
A person who scores 60% or more in the K-TET examination will be considered ‘KTET passed’ or ‘K-TET qualified’. This will be the qualifying marks for all categories.
Negative Marks: There shall be no negative marks for the test.

AGE LIMIT :
There is no age limit prescribed for candidates appearing for K-TET.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE :
The Prospectus, Application form and Chalan for fee remittance can be downloaded from the websites of Pareeksha Bhavan
Application should be submitted only through online not directly.

Procedure for applying for K-TET :
There are two steps for submitting the application.
1. Log on to the official website of Pareeksha Bhavan. Click on ‘K-TET 2013’. Read the prospectus carefully. Click on ‘K-TET Chalan Form’. Fill in the required details here. You can choose any of the available branches of State Bank of Travancore in and around various places in India while filling the chalan data. After filling the details click ‘Submit’. You can view three copies of the chalan with the amount to be paid, based on the number of categories applied for. Take the print out of the chalan and remit the amount in the select branches of.

2. After remitting the amount, log on to the official website of Pareekshabhavan again and click on ‘K-TET 2013’. Click on ‘K-TET Online Application Form’. Here, enter the Application ID and Application Number provided in the chalan. The application form will appear with the certain details you have entered earlier. Fill in the vacant windows. Upload your photograph in JPEG format (Ensure that the size of the photograph is less than 30MB). After filling up the necessary details, upload the application form (online) to the Pareeksha Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. Take a print out of the uploaded application form and keep it with you for future reference.
Print out of the application form and copy of the certificates need not be sent to Pareeksha Bhavan.

FEE FOR EXAMINATION :
The Exam fee for each category is Rs. 500/- (Five Hundred only).
The fee for SC/ST and differently able categories is Rs. 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred and Fifty only). Candidates have to remit the Exam Fee in cash in the Account No. 67186142559 Kerala TET, in favour of the Director, SCERT, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram at the select branches of State Bank of Travancore