KARTET

The total marks of the KARTET (Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test) exam vary depending on the paper. The KARTET exam consists of two papers - Paper I and Paper II. Paper I is for candidates who wish to teach classes I to V, while Paper II is for candidates who wish to teach classes VI to VIII. For Paper I, the total marks of the KARTET exam are 150. The exam consists of five sections, each carrying 30 marks. The sections are Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics, and Environmental Studies. For Paper II, the total marks of the KARTET exam are also 150. The exam consists of four sections - Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, and either Mathematics and Science or Social Studies/Social Science. In both papers, each question carries one mark, and there is no negative marking for incorrect answers.

Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test (KARTET) is conducted by the Centralized Admission Cell (CAC), Office of the Commissioner of Public Instruction, Bangalore, Karnataka. The main purpose of the KARTET exam is to determine the eligibility of the candidates who want to become Classes 1 to 8 teachers in government schools of Karnataka. There are two papers in the KARTET- Paper 1 and Paper 2. KARTET Paper 1 is for those candidates who aspire to teach at the lower primary level (Classes 1 to 5) while KARTET Paper 2 is for those who aspire to teach at the upper primary level (Classes 6 to 8). KARTET-qualified candidates are awarded the certificate of eligibility which remains valid for life now.