Kerala TET Exam 2026 Pattern

As previously said, the Kerala TET test is divided into four categories based on the school classes. The exam format for each of these papers has been thoroughly described.

Each paper contains multiple-choice questions.
Each question is worth one point.

Each paper takes 2.5 hours to complete.

KTET I, 

Candidates who want to teach Lower Primary Classes must take this exam. The following topics are included in the exam.

Part	Subject	Questions / Marks
1	Child Development and Pedagogy	30
	Mathematics	30
	Environmental Studies	30
2	Language I-Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada	30
3	Language II- English/Arabic	30
	Total	150

KTET-II B.

After passing this exam, students can apply for upper primary school teaching employment. This paper also has 150 questions.

Part	Subject	Questions/Marks
	Child Development and Pedagogy	30
1	(a) Mathematics and Science (For Mathematics and Science teachers) (b)Social Science (For Social Science teachers) (c) For any other teachers (a) or (b)	60
2	Language IN-Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada/English	30
3	Language II-(Other than Language I) Malayalam/English	30
	Total	150

KTET-III C

The KTET category III exam will be worth 150 points. Candidates can view the subjects that they will need to study.

Part	Subject	Questions/ Marks
1	Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude	40
2	Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada	30
3	Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy)	80
	Total	150

KTET-IV D

The Kerala TET exam pattern for category IV is as follows.

Part	Subject	Questions/ Marks
1	Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Aptitude	30
2	Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada	40
3	Subjects specific paper (Content & Pedagogy)	80
	Total	150

KTET Exam Schedule 2026

The KTET admission card 2026 is expected to be distributed in the final week of April 2026.

KTET Exam Events	Dates
Exam Date	12 - 15 May 2026
Admit card Release Date	To be announced