KTET Exam Pattern 2025: Check Category 1, 2, 3, 4 Paper Pattern Here

By Rupali Pruthi, Deputy Manager - Editorial

KTET exam pattern 2025 is prescribed by the Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan. The KTET 2025 exam comprises four papers: Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, and Category 4. The Kerala TET exam pattern 2025 differs for all four category papers. Candidates preparing for the Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (KTET) 2025 exam should be familiar with the latest exam pattern and structure, as it highlights the flow of the question paper. The KTET exam pattern 2025 makes the candidates familiar with the marking scheme, subjects, total number of questions, time duration of the exam, etc. Here we have provided the details of the KTET exam pattern for all four categories below.

Candidates should go through the exam pattern below and prepare accordingly for KTET 2025.

Q: What is the KTET exam pattern for category 3?

The Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (KTET) category 3 exam pattern has been given below:

Part No.	Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
1	Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude	40	40
2	Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada	30	30
3	Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy)	80	80
Total		150	150

Q: What is the KTET exam pattern for category 2?

The candidates who want to teach in the upper primary schools (Class 6 to 8) apply for the KTET Category 2 exam. the exam pattern for the KTET category 2 exam is given below:

Part No.	Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
1	Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14)	30	30
1	(a) For Mathematics and Science teachers: Mathematics and Science or (b) For Social Science teachers: Social Science or (c) For any other teachers (a) or (b)	60	60
2	Language I-Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada/English	30	30
3	Language II- (Other than Language I) Malayalam/English	30	30
Total		150	150

Q: What is the KTET exam pattern for category 1?

The candidates who want to teach in the classes between 1 to 5 apply for category I. The exam pattern for the KTET category I has been given below:

Part No.	Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
1	Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)	30	30
	Mathematics	30	30
	Environmental Studies	30	30
2	Language I-Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada	30	30
3	Language II- English/Arabic* *for those who intend to become Arabic Teachers	30	30
Total		150	150

Q: What is the KTET exam pattern for category 4?

The Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (KTET) exam category 4 exam pattern has been given below in the table:

Part No.	Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
1	Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Aptitude	30	30
2	Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada	40	40
3	Subjects specific paper (Content & Pedagogy)	80	80
Total		150	150

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KTET Exam Pattern 2025: Highlights
KTET Exam Pattern 2025

KTET Exam Pattern 2025: Highlights

Have a look at the highlights of the KTET exam pattern 2025 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 Exam Pattern 2025

KTET exam pattern 2025 is different for different categories, that is, Category 1 (Lower Primary Classes), Category 2 (Upper Primary Classes), Category 3 (High School Classes) and Category 4 (Language Classes).

KTET Exam Pattern for Category 1

The KTET Category 1 paper pattern is shared below

Part No.	Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
1	Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11)	30	30
	Mathematics	30	30
	Environmental Studies	30	30
2	Language I-Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada	30	30
3	Language II- English/Arabic* *for those who intend to become Arabic Teachers	30	30
Total		150	150

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KTET Exam Pattern for Category 2

The KTET Category 2 paper pattern is

Part No.	Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
1	Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14)	30	30
1	(a) For Mathematics and Science teachers: Mathematics and Science or (b) For Social Science teachers: Social Science or (c) For any other teachers (a) or (b)	60	60
2	Language I-Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada/English	30	30
3	Language II-(Other than Language I) Malayalam/English	30	30
Total		150	150

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KTET Exam Pattern for Category 3

The KTET Category 3 pattern is

Part No.	Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
1	Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude	40	40
2	Languages: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada	30	30
3	Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy)	80	80
Total		150	150

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KTET Exam Pattern for Category 4

The KTET Category 4 paper pattern is

Part No.	Subject	No. of Questions	Marks
1	Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Aptitude	30	30
2	Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada	40	40
3	Subjects specific paper (Content & Pedagogy)	80	80
Total		150	150