The Kerala government has released an employment notification inviting candidates to apply for the Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (KTET 2017). The exam is scheduled to be held on 12th August 2017 and 19th August 2017 and the admit cards for the same will be available from 1st August 2017. The conduct of the examination is entrusted with Pareeksha Bhavan, Kerala.
Selection categories
The KTET 2017 selection will comprise four categories:
i) The first three categories will be for teacher posts of lower primary, upper primary and high school classes
ii) The last category will be for language teachers in Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu (up to upper primary level), specialist teachers and physical education teachers (up to high school level).
Examination schedule
Category
Date of Exam
Time
Duration
K-TET I
12/08/2017 – Saturday
10.00 AM – 12.30 PM
2½ Hours
K-TET II
02.00 AM – 04.30 PM
K-TET III
19/08/2017 – Saturday
11.00 AM – 01.30 PM
K-TET IV
02.30 PM – 05.00 PM
About KTET
KTET is conducted to assess the quality of teacher candidates for lower primary, upper primary and high school classes in Kerala.
Pass percentage
A person who scores 60 per cent or more in the K-TET examination will be considered as qualified. There shall be no negative marking in the test.
Cash prize for top rankers
1) First rank holder with above 80 per cent: Rs 20,000
2) Second rank holder with above 80 per cent: Rs 15,000
3) Third rank holder with above 80 per cent: Rs 10,000
The list of winning candidates will be announced at the time of result declaration and each award will be disbursed accordingly.
How to apply
Interested, eligible candidates should send the applications to Pareeksha Bhavan through the official websites www.keralapareekshabhavan.in and www.bpekerala.in.