KTET 2025 Eligibility Criteria, Qualification, Age – Check Here Category Wise Eligibility

Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test is abbreviated as KTET, and this test is organized by the Kerala Government Education Board has regulated the selection the candidates for the job of teacher in Lower Primary, Upper Primary and High School Classes of Kerala State.

As per the rules of the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Kerala, the KTET Examination is conducted for aspiring candidates, and those will be eligible to go the different categories, can apply for the KTET Examination by filling out the Application Form through online mode by visiting on the official website of Kerala Government Education Board.

Applicants will get detailed information on the Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test (KTET) which includes KTET Eligibility Criteria 2025.

KTET Eligibility Criteria 2025

Candidates should check their Eligibility Criteria before applying in the KTET Examination and the Eligibility Criteria mentioned below.

Paper/Category 1 – lower primary classes (Class 1-5)

• 12th/10+2 (or its equivalent) with a minimum of 45% marks and qualification certificate of the two-year teacher training course (TTC) [by whatever name known] conducted by the Board of Examination, Govt. of Kerala or its equivalent.
• 12th/10+2 (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks along with a qualifying 2-year diploma in elementary education (as known) by NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations 2002.
• 12th/10+2(or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and a degree in 4 years Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
• Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and a 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education).

Paper/Category II – Upper Primary classes (Class 6-8)

• B.A/B.Sc./B.Com. Graduation degree and 2-year diploma Elementary Education/Trained Teachers’ Certificate (TTC) [by whatever name known] conducted by Board of Examination, Govt. of Kerala or its equivalent.
• Qualified graduation in B.A/B.Sc/B.Com with a minimum of 45% marks and possess one year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.), by regulations, norms, and procedure of NCTE as per the latest official notice
• Qualified 12th or Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks along with appearing and qualifying four year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed)
• Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and four-year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A. Ed or B.Sc.Ed.

Paper/Category III – High School classes (Class 9-12)

• Graduated with BA/B.Sc/B.Com degree securing at least 45% marks along with 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 to it.
• Candidates willing to apply for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology, should 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 to be eligible to apply.
• Those candidates who are interested in Botany and Zoology subjects should be qualified with MSc.Ed. A degree in Life Science with not less than 50% marks from any of the Regional Institutes of Education is eligible to apply.

Paper/Category IV – High School classes (Class 9-12)

• Those candidates 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, as mentioned in Chapter XXXI of Kerala Education Act And Rules, can apply for Kerala TET 2025 paper IV.
• Candidates, possessing a Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree in teaching in any subject, and are approved by Universities/NCTE/ Board of Examinations/ Government of Kerala, are eligible to apply.

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