KTET Syllabus 2022: Download Subject-wise Syllabus PDF

Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test 2022 ( KTET )

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Dewesh Nandan Prasad

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Updated on Dec 29, 2022 12:16 IST

KTET syllabus 2022 is prescribed by the Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan. The Kerala TET syllabus varies for Category 1, Category 2, Category 3 and category 4 papers. Knowing the KTET syllabus 2022 is the first step towards exam preparation. It is important for candidates to be familiar with the subjects and the number of questions that will be asked in the exam. The KTET syllabus also enables the candidates to know the important topics from which questions are expected in the exam. Candidates can check the paper-wise KTET syllabus 2022 below.

Here, we have provided the detailed KTET 2022 syllabus for all the papers below. Moreover, along with the syllabus we have provided the latest exam pattern for KTET 2022.

KTET Exam Pattern 2022: Highlights

Have a look at the highlights of the KTET exam pattern 2022 below:

Particulars

HP TET Exam Highlights

Exam mode

Offline

Number of papers

4

Names of papers

  • Category 1
  • Category 2
  • Category 3
  • Category 4

Duration of exam

2.5 hours (150 minutes)

Total questions

150

Type of questions

Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs); 4 options with only 1 correct option

Total marks

150

Marking scheme

+1 for the correct answer

0 for incorrect answer

KTET Syllabus 2022

The KTET 2022 syllabus is different for all the four categories- Category 1 (Lower Primary classes), Category 2 (Upper Primary classes), Category 3 (High School classes) and Category 4 (Language Teachers, Specialist Teachers and Physical Education teachers). The syllabus and the level of questions are different for all four categories. The KTET syllabus of all four papers is shared below in detail.

KTET Category 1 Syllabus 2022

The questions in the tests for KTET Category 1 will be based on the topics of the syllabus prescribed for classes 1 to 5, but the difficulty level, as well as linkages, could be up to the secondary stage. Have a look at the KTET Category 1 syllabus below:

Subject

KTET Category 1 Syllabus

Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)

Child Development and Learning (15 Questions)

  • Methods of studying child behaviour - observation, case study, Interview, Psychological tests etc.

  • Concept of development

  • Principles of growth and development

  • Influence of heredity and environment on human development

  • Concept of learning

  • Basic theories of learning: Conditioning (Pavlov, Skinner); Insight learning (Gestalt); cognitive learning (Piaget, Bruner and Vygotsky)

  • Relation between development and learning: learner readiness of maturation

  • Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: Constructs and critical perspectives.

  • Concept of child-centred and progressive education - Activity-based method of Teaching and Learning, Problem Based Learning

  • Critical perspectives of the construct of intelligence (Theories of Spearman, Guilford, Thurstone and Gardner).

  • Language and Thought (Basic perspectives of Piaget, Chomsky and Vygotsky).

  • Gender as a social construct: Gender roles, gender bias and educational practice

  • Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.,

  • Distinction between - Assessment for learning and Assessment of learning - school-based Assessment (Internal assessment)

  • Continuous and comprehensive evaluation: Perspectives and practice

  • Assessing learner achievement - grading

  • Personality development - the concept of personality and basic approaches to personality (Psychoanalytic and Trait) - Adjustment mechanisms

Concepts of inclusive education and understanding children with special needs (5 Questions)

  • Concept of exceptional children

  • Concept of children with special needs (CWSN)

  • Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived

  • Concept of learning disability (LD) - Addressing the needs of children with learning disabilities

  • Addressing the Talented, creative, specially-abled children

Learning and pedagogy (10 Questions)

  • How children think and learn: how and why children fail to achieve success in school performance

  • Different factors influencing learning and achievement

  • Basic process of teaching and learning: Children’s strategies of learning - Learning as a social activity - social context of learning

  • Child as a problem solver and ‘scientific investigator’ (concept of the nature of child by Piaget, Bruner and Vygotsky)

  • Alternative concepts of Learning in children: Understanding children's ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process (Self - corrective nature of the child)

  • Cognition and Emotions - Emotion - Basic Emotions - characteristics of childhood emotionality. Emotional Development (Bridge’s)- cognition (Thinking, Reasoning, Problems solving and Investigation)

  • Motivation and learning - How does motivation influence learning - Maslow’s theory of motivation

  • Factors contributing to learning - Personal and environmental Note:

  1. Emphasis should be given to questions related to classroom contexts,

  2. Classroom context should be primary level.

Language I- Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada

The test items for Language – I (Malayalam/Kannada/Tamil) shall focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction as chosen by the candidate at the time of submitting the application.

Language II- English/Arabic

Language II shall be from the prescribed options other than Language I. Candidates can choose any one language from the available language options and the same shall be specified in the application form. The test items in Language II focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities

Environmental Studies

Content

  • Family

  • Water

  • Agriculture

  • Vehicles

  • Soil

  • Earth

  • Shelters

  • Diseases

  • Food

  • Jobs

  • Public Institute

  • Energy

  • Animal world

  • Plants

  • First aid

  • Solar system

  • Air

  • Light

Pedagogy

  • Science development

  • Aims of learning science

  • Supplementary activities for enhancing science learning

  • Characteristics of science teaching

  • Approaches of science teaching

  • Integrated approach in environmental science

  • Evaluation strategy in science classes

  • Different strategies in science teaching-learning process

  • Analysis of primary science curriculum

  • Action Research

  • Evaluation system

Mathematics

Content

  • Numbers

  • Geometry

  • Measurements

Pedagogy

  • Nature of Mathematics

  • Place of Mathematics in Curriculum

  • Approach to Mathematics Learning

  • Teaching of Mathematics- Strategies and Methods

  • Learning Materials in Mathematics

  • Mathematics Learning- Evaluation

KTET Category 2 Syllabus 2022

The questions in the tests for KTET Category 2 shall be based on the topics prescribed in the syllabus by SCERT, Kerala for classes 6 to 8, but the difficulty level, as well as linkages, will be up to the higher/senior secondary stage. Have a look at the detailed syllabus:

Subject

Category 2 Syllabus

Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14)

Child development (Elementary Child) (15 Questions)

  • Concept of development and its relation with learning

  • Principles of development of children

  • Influence of Heredity and Environment

  • Socialization Process

  • Piaget, Kohlberg, Vygotsky - Constructs and Critical Perspectives

  • Concept of child-centred and progressive Education

  • Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence

  • Language and ThoughtGender as a social construct

  • Individual difference among learners

  • Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation

  • Nature of prior learning

Inclusive Education (5 Questions)

Learning and Pedagogy (10 Questions)

  • Process of teaching and learning

  • Cognitive Process and Emotions

  • Motivation and Learning

  • Personality and adjustment

Language I-Malayalam/  Tamil/ Kannada/ English

The questions from Language I shall focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction as chosen from the list of prescribed options in the application form.

Language II-(Other than Language I) Malayalam/ English/ Hindi/ Arabic/ Urdu/ Sanskrit

Language II shall be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language from among the available options while submitting the application form. The candidate has to attempt the related language applied for. The test items in Language II shall also focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.

Mathematics and Science (for Mathematics and Science teachers)

or

Social Science (for Social Science teachers)

The questions from this section shall focus on the concepts, problem-solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of these subjects. The test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes V-VIII by SCERT, Kerala.

KTET Category 3 Syllabus 2022

The questions in the test for Category 3 will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus published by SCERT; Kerala for classes 9 to 12 but the difficulty level, as well as linkages, could be up to graduate level. Have a look at the detailed syllabus below:

Subject

Category 3 Syllabus

Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude

Adolescent Psychology (10 marks)

  • Adolescence

  • Problems of adolescence

  • Developmental theories

Theories of Learning (15 marks)

  • Nature and concept of Learning

  • Factors affecting learning

  • Creativity

  • Theories of learning

  • Children with special needs

Teaching Aptitude (15 marks)

  • Teaching

  • Teacher Roles

  • Methods and Techniques of Teaching

  • Classroom Management

  • Personality of the Teacher

  • Understanding teaching and learning

Language: Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada

The test items for Language (Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada) will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction. Candidates can choose the subjects from:

  • Malayalam

  • English

  • Tamil

  • Kannada

  • Hindi

  • Arabic

  • Urdu

  • Sanskrit

  • Physical Science

  • Natural Science

  • Mathematics

  • Social Science

Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy)

The test items in subject-specific areas will focus on the pedagogical understanding, concepts and ideas of the subjects concerned.

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KTET Category 4 Syllabus 2022

The questions in the test for Category 4 will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus published by SCERT Kerala for class 1 to 8 but the difficulty level as well linkages could be up to secondary level. Have a look at the detailed syllabus for KTET Category 4 below:

Subject

Category 4 Syllabus

Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Aptitude

Questions will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with the learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada

The test item for Language (Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada) will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction.

Subjects specific paper (Content & Pedagogy)

The test items in subject-specific areas will focus on the pedagogical understanding, concepts and problem solving abilities in these subjects. The test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes 1 to 8 by SCERT Kerala. Candidates can choose the subject from the following:

  • Hindi

  • Arabic

  • Urdu

  • Sanskrit

  • Physical Education

  • Drawing

  • Music

  • Sewing

KTET Syllabus 2022: Download PDF

Candidates can download paper-wise KTET syllabus PDF below.

Paper Name Download Syllabus PDF
KTET Category 1 Click Here
KTET Category 2 Click Here
KTET Category 3 Click Here
KTET Category 4 Click Here

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KTET Syllabus 2022 FAQs

Q. What is the syllabus of KTET?

A. The syllabus of KTET include topics from the subjects listed for each category by the Kerala Pareeksha Bhawan.

Q. Does the KTET syllabus change every year?

A. No, the KTET syllabus remains the same every year.

Q. Who prescribes the KTET syllabus?

A. The syllabus for KTET is prescribed by the Kerala Pareeksha Bhawan.

Q. What is the marking scheme for KTET?

A. In the KTET exam, a total of 150 questions are asked in each category paper and each question carries 1 mark. 

Q. Which is the most scoring section of KTET exam?

A. Almost all the sections are scoring in the KTET exam. Candidates find the Child Development and Pedagogy section as the most scoring section.

Q. What is the duration of the KTET exam?

A. The KTET exam is of 2 hours 30 minutes duration.

Q. Is coaching necessary to crack the KTET exam?

A. Undertaking the coaching is not necessary to crack the KTET exam. Candidates can also do self-study to qualify the exam.

Q. Which section carries the maximum marks in the KTET exam?

A. In KTET Category 1 paper, all the sections carry an equal weightage of 30 marks. In the KTET Category 2 paper, Science and Mathematics or Social Science carry 60 marks weightage and the subject-specific paper carries maximum marks in Category 3 and 4 papers.

Q. Which are the good books for KTET exam preparation?

A. There are many books available in the market for KTET preparation, however, candidates must choose those books that cover the entire syllabus.

Q. How much time it takes for KTET preparation?

A. It takes around six months to one year to prepare for the KTET exam. 

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