KTET 2026: Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

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KTET Nov Session 2026 Result will be Declared in the 4th week of April 2026. KTET is known as the Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test is a test held by the Kerala government to test the potential of applicants willing to choose their career within the teaching field. This examination assesses the eligibility of the Applicants for teaching in Lower Primary, Upper Primary, and High school classes within the state of Kerala.

KTET is held once a year through the office of Commissioner of Government Examinations. All interested applicants will apply for the Kerala TET 2026 examination through on-line by visiting the official website. Below in this article, we have provided all the detailed information regarding the Kerala TET 2026 updates.

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KTET November Session 2026 Answer Key

Answer Key Paper I Answer Key Paper III
Answer Key Paper II  Answer Key Paper IV

KTET 2026 Important Dates:

Particulars Date
Starting Dates to Apply Online To Be Announced
Last Date to Apply Online To Be Announced
Final Printout To Be Announced
Application Correction To Be Announced
Admit Card To Be Announced
Date of Exam To Be Announced
Answer Key To Be Announced
Declaration of Result To Be Announced

KTET Exam Time Table 2026: (Tentative)

Category Date Duration
Category – I To Be Announced To Be Announced
Category – II To Be Announced To Be Announced
Category – III To Be Announced To Be Announced
Category – IV To Be Announced To Be Announced

 KTET 2026 Application Form:

Applicants ought to submit his/her respective application to Pareeksha Bhavan through on-line mode solely. He/she oughtn’t to send the printout of the form, challan or required documents to the official authority by post or any further mode. However, He/she should take print of the filled form for reference purposes.

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KTET 2026 Application Fee:

Applicants ought to pay the required payment with Rs.500/- as examination fee, whereas this amount is to be charged with Rs.250/- for ST/SC/Differently abled class Applicants.

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KTET 2026 Eligibility Criteria:

Eligibility for category 1st:
Applicants should have passed Senior Secondary Exams with 45% marks and hold a 2-year diploma in Elementary Education/2 year Trained Teacher’s Certificate (TTC) or He/she should have passed the senior secondary examination with 50% marks and possess 2-year diploma in Education (SE)/4 year B.El.Ed.

Eligibility for Class 2nd:
Applicants should hold B.Sc / B.Com degree / BA and 2 years Trained Teacher’s Certificate (TTC)/Diploma in elementary education OR hold BA / B.Com / B.Sc with 45% marks by with one year B.Ed. OR have completed senior secondary examination with having 50% marks by with four years B.El.Ed/ BA / B.Ed. / B.Sc / BA.Ed. B.Sc.Ed.

Eligibility for Class 3rd:
Applicants should have B.Com/B.Sc/B.A with 45% marks and B.Ed in a connected subject or passed LTTC.
Eligibility for mathematics, Physics, Botany, Chemistry and Zoology: Applicants should hold M.Sc.Ed. In connected subject by with getting 50% marks and it should be acquired from one amongst Regional Institutes of Education sponsored by the NCERT.
Eligibility for botany and Zoology: Applicants should have M.Sc.Ed degree in life science by having 50% marks.

Kerala TET 2026 Exam Pattern:

There will be a separate paper in every class.
All the queries are found as multiple alternative queries (in nature) and carrying one mark every.
Out of the four alternatives, only one answer is correct.
The total number of MCQ queries in type is 150.
Question Paper Pattern for Category I:

Parts

Subjects

Marks

No. of Questions

First

Child Development and Pedagogy,
Environmental Studies,
Mathematics.

30
30
30

30
30
30

Second

Language I-Malayalam/ Kannada/Tamil

30

30

Third

Language II- Arabic/English*

30

30

*It is for the students who want to become an Arabic teacher.

Question Paper Pattern (Category II)

Parts

Subjects

Marks

No. of Questions

1st

Child Development and Pedagogy a) For Science and Mathematics teachers: Mathematics and Science or(b) For Social Science teachers: Social Science or(c) For any further teachers (a) or (b)

30 60

30 60

2nd

Language I-Malayalam /Kannada/English/Tamil

30

30

3rd

Language II-(Other than Language I) English/Malayalam

30

30

Question Paper Pattern for Category III:

Parts

Subjects

Marks

No. of Questions

1st

Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude

40

40

2nd

Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada

30

30

3rd

Subject-specific areas (Content & Pedagogy)

80

80

Question Paper Pattern for Category IV:

Parts

Subjects

Marks

No. of Questions

1st

Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Aptitude

30

30

2nd

Language Tamil/English / Malayalam/Kannada

40

40

3rd

Subjects specific paper (Content & Pedagogy)

80

80

KTET Syllabus 2026:

  • The syllabus of KTET will be released by Pariksha Bhavan’s Office of the Commissioner for Government Examinations.
  • The KTET syllabus covers all of the major areas and subtopics from which questions will be asked.
  • The syllabus will aid candidates in planning their studies. They will also be able to predict which topics will take more time and which will take less time while preparing.

Recomended Books for KTET 2026:

Candidates can go through the following article for KTET Study Material 2026:

Sr.No. KTET Books Buy Link
1.. K-TET C-TET For all categories CLICK HERE
2. K-Tet CLICK HERE
3. K-TET Educational Psychology CLICK HERE
4. K-Tet And C-Tet Winner (Category 1, 2 And 4) CLICK HERE
5. K-TET Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test Success Master Paper-I Teacher Selection for Class I-V CLICK HERE

Download KTET Syllabus PDF Here:

CATEGORY DOWNLOAD PDF HERE
Category I CLICK HERE
Category II CLICK HERE
Category III CLICK HERE
Category IV CLICK HERE

KTET 2026 Admit Card:

Applicants can download his/her admit card by visiting the official website of Pareeksha Bhavan & notification during this regard are intimated to an applicants via electronic media, print and official portal of Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan. Applicants can download their KTET admit card 2026, through on-line from the direct link to which we will provided above. We have provided the method of downloading the KTET Admit Card below.

First, you may need to click on the direct link.
A new page would have appeared where you would like to fill the needed details (i.e. registration number and date of birth).
Then, click on the submit or download button.
At last, take a copy of the same and don’t forget to bring it to the exam center.

KTET Exam Centres 2026:

The Office of the Commissioner for Government Examinations at Pariksha Bhavan will releases a list of KTET test centres. When filling the Kerala TET application form, applicants must choose one of three exam centres based on their preference where they wish to take the entrance exam. Some of the centres of the exam are given below:

Sr. No Name of the
Test Centre
1 Thiruvananthapuram
2 Kochi
3 Kollam
4 Kannur
5 Thrissur
6 Kottayam
7 Palakkad
8 Kanhangad
9 Thalassery
10 Kayamkulam
11 Koyilandy
12 Kottakkal
13 Pattambi
14 Kalpetta
15 Chenganur

KTET 2026 Answer Key:

The authority can in advance declare the KTET 2026 answer key on their website before the declaration of the result is declared. The KTET Answer Key 2026 you’ll check or obtain from the official website that link we will update here the direct link, and together with the KTET answer key you’ll check or calculate your estimated marks that you would be score within the KTET Examination.

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KTET Result 2026:

The final result would be possibly declared by the exam conducting authority within five days from the date of the exam of KTET 2026. Pariksha Bhavan’s Office of the Commissioner for Government Examinations will first declare the Answer keys for the 2026 exam on the official website. After 5 days, the official announcement of the KTET result will be displayed on the site. Applicants will be able to check through the registration number. After the successful completion of the exam. The candidate will be called for an interview.

KTET Cutoff 2026:

The predicted KTET Cut Off 2026 for all categories is listed below tentatively.

Category Qualifying Marks Percentage
SC/ST/OBC 90 55%
Physically-handicapped 82 55%
General Category 82 50%

KTET Selection Process 2026:

Applicants will be selected on the basis of the performance they did in the KTET 2026 exam.

  • Applicants who pass the KTET 2026 entrance exam will be entitled to apply for teaching jobs in both public and private schools.
  • Applicants must pass the entrance exam and then appear for a personal interview, which is the final step of the selection process, to be considered for a teaching position.
  • All of the selected applicants must give a demonstration class for teaching so that the educational authorities may make an decision about their recruitment.

KTET 2026 Contact Number/Helpline Number:

Address:
Office of the Commissioner of Government Examinations,
Pareeksha Bhavan, Poojapura,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695012

Phone- IT Cell: 0471 254 6832, 0471 254 6833         
(Between 10.00 am & 05.00 pm on working days)

Email: [email protected]