K-TET Examination 2014: Notification

Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (K-TET) invited application for the recruitment of qualified teachers in government schools of Kerala state. The candidates eligible for the post can apply through prescribed format before 20 August 2014.

Important Dates

• Opening Date for Registration: 08 August 2014
• Closing Date for Registration: 20 August 2014

Details of Posts

• Category I: Teachers for Lower Primary classes
• Category II: Teachers for Upper Primary classes
• Category III: Teachers for High school classes
• Category IV: Language Teacher for Upper Primary classes

Eligibility Criteria

Category I

• 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
• 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
• Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
• Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2 year Diploma in Education (Special Education)

Category II

• 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.
• 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
• Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
• 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

• 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.)
• 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 than50% marks from any of the Regional Institutes of Education are eligible to apply.

Category IV

• Those who have acquired qualifications for the posts of Language Teachers of Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit & Urdu (up to Upper Primary level), Specialist teachers & Physical Education teachers

Selection Procedure

• A person who scores 60% or more marks in the K-TET examination shall be considered ‘K-TET passed’ or ‘K-TET qualified’.
• However, qualifying K-TET would not confer a right on any person for recruitment/employment as it is only an eligibility condition for appointment. In addition to this, the candidate will have to fulfill other additional qualifications/conditions prescribed from time to time as per State Recruitment Rules, while applying for the post.

How to Apply

• Eligible and interested candidates can apply online by visiting the official website of K-TET.
• Fill the application form and take out the print out and the challan and submit the exam fee of Rs 500/- in cash to account no 67186142559 Kerala TET,in favour of the Director, SCERT, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram at the select branchesof State Bank of Travancore.

Detailed Notification