Name of the Organisation : Pareeksha Bhavan, Kerala (keralapareekshabhavan.in)
Type of Announcement : Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (K-TET)

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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.

APPLICABILITY OF K-TET :
In accordance with the provisions made in the Service Rules of various categories of teaching staff in the State of Kerala, RTE Act 2009 and guidelines framed by the NCTE, K-TET shall apply to -
i) Schools of the State Government/ Local authority referred to in the Service Rules and also sub-clause (i) of clause (n) of Section 2 of the RTE Act 2009 and ii) Schools referred to in sub clause (ii) of clause (n) of the RTE Act in Kerala. iii) A school belonging to specified category; and Provided a school referred to in sub-clause (iv) of clause (n) of Section 2 of the RTE Act may, for the purpose of Elementary levels, exercise the option of considering either this K-TET or the TET conducted by the Central Government. In Kerala, K-TET is applicable up to HS level.

ELIGIBILITY, SCHEME, STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE TEST
The tests will be for four categories - Category I, Category II , Category III & Category IV. All individuals, who possess minimum educational qualifications as delineated for each category, are eligible to appear the tests. The test is for:
i) those who intends to be a teacher for Lower Primary classes and fulfills the minimum educational qualification (Category I)
ii) those who intends to be a teacher for Upper Primary classes and fulfills the minimum qualification (Category II)
iii) those who intends to be a teacher for High School classes and fulfils the minimum qualification (Category III)
iv) those who intends to be a language teacher up to Upper Primary classes and fulfills the minimum qualification. For Specialist teachers and Physical Education teachers, K-TET is applicable up to High School level (Category IV).

A. 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).

Scheme of the Test:
There will be only one paper in this category. All questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with four distractors. Each question carries one mark. There will be four alternatives out of which one will be the correct answer. The total number of MCQs shall be 150.

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.

CATEGORY III : (for High School classes)
Those who possess minimum educational qualifications as delineated here under are eligible to appear for K-TET III. The test is for HSAs in: (i) Malayalam (ii) English (iii) Hindi (iv) Sanskrit (v) Tamil (vi) Kannada (vii) Arabic (viii) Urdu (ix) Social Science (x) Physical Science (xi) Natural Science and (xii) Mathematics Minimum qualification to apply
(i) BA/BSc/B.Com with at least 45% marks and a B.Ed. Degree in the subject concerned (from any one of the Universities in Kerala or have acquired these qualifications from any other Universities recognized as equivalent thereto.)
(ii) For Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology, those who have MSc.Ed. Degree in the subject concerned with not less than 50% marks from one of the Regional Institutes of Education sponsored by NCERT will be eligible to apply. For Botany and Zoology subjects, those with MSc.Ed. Degree in Life Science with not less than 50% marks from any of the Regional Institutes of Education are eligible to apply.

CATEGORY- IV
For Language teachers in Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu (up to Upper Primary level), Specialist teachers and Physical Education teachers (up to High School level) For teachers of Art Education and Craft Education, the existing, eligibility norms prescribed by the State Government shall be applicable till the time when NCTE lays down the minimum qualification.

This test will be for the category of candidates who intends to be a language teacher up to Upper Primary classes and fulfills the minimum qualifications (For specialist teachers & Physical Education teachers, the Eligibility Test is applicable up to High School level).

APPLICATION PROCEDURE :
The Prospectus, Notification, Application form and Chalan for fee remittance can be downloaded from the websites of Pareeksha Bhavan‘www.keralapareekshabhavan.in.’ 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 2014’. 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 selected branch of SBT.

2. After remitting the amount, log on to the official website of Pareekshabhavan again and click on ‘K-TET 2014’. 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 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 verify the particulars given in the application. Correction if any required should be made before confirming the application. Any correction in name, category and subject chosen will not be allowed after the confirmation of the application. A copy of the printout of the uploaded application should be kept by the candidate for future reference.

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.

HELP DESK :
A help desk with exclusive phone lines will also be set up in Pareeksha Bhavan in connection with the conduct of K-TET.
Candidates can contact for any information/queries on the following phone numbers at Pareeksha Bhavan.
General Information: 0471 2546823
Technical Information: 0471 2546832 & 0471 2546833