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Syllabus for KTET

The Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan, which administers the KTET exam, has issued the syllabus for the next exam. KTET tests are given in four separate categories: I, II, III, and IV. Each category’s exam will be held on a different day, and KTET Exam Dates will be announced on the official website. 

Teachers are hired by KTET in four categories: Lower Primary, Upper Primary, High School, and Language Teacher. The subjects and amount of questions that will be asked in the exam must be familiar to candidates. Candidates familiar with the syllabus for KTET will be aware of the key themes on which the exam will be based. 

Exam topics, exam patterns, and other information about KTET 2021 may be found throughout the article. This post also includes a PDF version of the KTET 2021 syllabus for all categories.

Detailed KTET Syllabus for the Year 2021 

The following is the  syllabus for KTET for the positions of Lower Primary, Upper Primary, High School, and Language Teacher

Syllabus for Category I of the KTET (Paper I) 

Child Development and Pedagogy 

  • Understanding children with special needs and inclusive education concepts 
  • Learning and Child Development 
  • Pedagogy and learning 

Environmental Studies 

  • Aims of learning science 
  • Science
  • Supplementary activities to help students learn more about science 
  • Science teaching methods
  • Learning aids 
  • Environmental science as a holistic approach. 
  • Food 
  • Animal World 
  • Evaluation Strategy in Science Classes: An Analysis of the Primary Science Curriculum
  • Different teaching-learning methodologies in science 
  • Science teacher’s role 
  • Public Institute
  • Unit analysis 
  • Family 
  • The scientific method 
  • Agriculture 
  • Water\Plants 
  • Light
  • Processes of light 
  • Solar system 
  • Evaluation System
  • Science\sDiseases 
  • First-aid treatment 
  • Air 
  • Action Research 
  • Scientific Process 
  • Science Teaching 
  • Energy 
  • Analytical pedagogy 
  • Analysis of primary science curriculum

Mathematics 

  • Mathematical- Developments and Trends 
  • The Role of Mathematics in the Classroom
  • Learning material in mathematics 
  • Measurements 
  • Mathematical Nature 
  • Evaluation of Mathematics Learning 
  • Numbers 
  • Geometry
  • Approach of Mathematics 
  • Mathematical Instruction – Strategies and Methods

Language I KTET-I Syllabus (Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada) 

Tamil 

Class 1 to 5: Pedagogical Aspects of Mother Tongue Education 

Reading Comprehension-Prose 

Language, Literature, and Culture 

Reading Comprehension 

Malayalam 

Reading Comprehension – Poem 

Reading Comprehension -Prose 

Language, Literature, and Culture 

Reading Comprehension 

Malayalam Language Pedagogical Aspects 

Kannada 

Kannada Language Pedagogical Aspects – Class 1 to 5 

Language, Literature, and Culture 

Reading Comprehension- Prose

Syllabus for Category II of the KTET ( class VI to VIII) 

CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY 

  • The concept of growth and how it relates to learning 
  • Process of Socialization 
  • Child-centred education 
  • progressive education is two concepts that are often used interchangeably. 
  • An examination of the idea of intelligence from a critical standpoint 
  • Individual differences between learners
  • Nature of prior learning
  • Inclusive Education 
  • Pedagogy and Learning 
  • Cognitive Process and emotions
  • Learning and Motivation 
  • Personality and adaptability

The language I KTET- ll Syllabus (Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada) 

Tamil 

  • Pedagogical aspects of Mother tongue education – Class – VI-VIII
  • Reading Comprehension-Prose 
  • Language, Literature, and Culture 
  • Reading Comprehension 

Malayalam 

  • Language Comprehension
  • Pedagogy of Language Development

Kannada 

  • Kannada Language Pedagogical Aspects – Class 6 to 8
  • Reading Comprehension – Poem 
  • Reading Comprehension -Prose 
  • Language, Literature, and Culture 
  • Reading Comprehension 

Paper lll LANGUAGE Il 

(MALAYALAM/ENGLISH/HINDI/ARABIC/URDU/SANSKRIT)

MALAYALAM/HINDI/ENGLISH

  • Comprehension.
  • Language Development.

ARABIC

  • Pedagogy of language development.
  • Language comprehension.
  • Grammar.
  • Verbal Ability.

URDU

  • Comprehension
  • Grammar.
  • Language development.

SANSKRIT

  • Comprehension.
  • Language Development

SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS & SOCIAL

SCIENCE

  • Germination of seed
  • Cell
  • Diseases
  • Pollution
  • Cardiovascular system
  • Cellular equilibrium
  • Plant reproduction
  • Animal nutrition
  • Human nervous system
  • Agriculture
  • Ecosystem
  • Biodiversity
  • Transparent and opaque objects
  • Magnetism
  • Energy
  • Basic concepts of force
  • Metals
  • Cosmetics
  • Chemical reactions and their classification
  • Pedagogy

Mathematics

  • Arithmetic
  • Average
  • Percent
  • Exponentiation
  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Quadrilaterals
  • Pedagogy
  • Mathematics – Trends and Developments
  • Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
  • Nature of Mathematics
  • Mathematics Learning – Evaluation
  • Learning Materials in Mathematics
  • Learning of Mathematics – Strategies and Methods

Social Science 

  • History
  • Geography
  • Economics
  • Political Science
  • Social Science
  • Pedagogy

Syllabus for Category-III of the KTET (Class VIII to X) 

Adolescent psychology, Learning Theories, and  Teaching aptitude (Paper I) 

  • Adolescent psychology 
  • Learning theories
  • Aptitude learning

Language (MALAYALAM/ENGLISH/TAMIL/KANNADA) (Paper-II)

  • Comprehension. 
  • Vocabulary. 
  • Grammar. 
  • Functions of communication

Subject Specific Areas (Malayalam/English)

  • Understanding of Pedagogical 
  • Content, Concepts, and Ideas.
  • Vocabulary.
  • Grammar

Tamil

  • Pedagogical Understanding
  • Ideas and Concepts(contexts)

Kannada

  • Pedagogical Understanding
  • Ideas and Concepts(contexts)

Hindi

  • Pedagogical Understanding
  • Ideas and Concepts(contexts)

Arabic

  • Pedagogical Understanding
  • Ideas and Concepts(contexts)
  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar

Urdu

  • Pedagogical Understanding
  • Ideas and Concepts(contexts)
  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar

Sanskrit 

  • Understanding of Pedagogical 
  • Content, Concepts, and Ideas

Physical education 

  • Wave motion.
  • Light.
  • Force and pressure.
  • Gravitation.
  • Electricity and Magnetism.
  • Electronics.
  • Motion etc.

Chemistry

  • Atoms and Molecules.
  • Metals and Solutions
  • Colloids
  • Nature of matter
  • Physical changes and chemical changes
  • Separation of Mixtures
  • Non-metals
  • Chemical Bonding
  • Pedagogy

Mathematics

  • Arithmetic
  • Algebra
  • Trigonometry
  • Geometry
  • Pedagogy etc

KTET Syllabus for Category IV

(For Language Teachers, Specialist Teachers & Physical Education Teachers)

  • Arabic.
  • Hindi.
  • Sanskrit.
  • Urdu.
  • Physical Education.
  • Drawing.
  • Sewing.
  • Music.

Refer to the syllabus for KTET 2021 and complete all of the topics. Solve enough KTET practice questions and take enough KTET mock examinations. 

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