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KTET syllabus: 8 subjects (Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I (Malayalam / Tamil / Kannada), Language II (English / Arabic), Mathematics, Environmental Studies (Category I) and 3 more) and 160 topics. Official syllabus and notification: ktet.kerala.gov.in.
The complete Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (KTET) syllabus: 8 subjects, 160 topics. 55 topics below link to free study notes. Practise by topic in a topic-wise mock →
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- Child Development →
Concept of Development · Principles of Development · Heredity and Environment · Dimensions of Development · Adolescence (Cat II/III)
- Theories of Learning →
Behaviourism · Gestalt and Insight Learning · Piaget — Cognitive Development · Vygotsky — Socio-cultural Theory · Bruner — Discovery Learning · Kohlberg — Moral Development · Constructivism
- Intelligence and Creativity →
Theories of Intelligence · Measurement of Intelligence · Creativity
- Individual Differences →
Basis of Differences · Gender as a Social Construct · Personality
- Inclusive Education and Special Needs →
Disadvantaged Learners · Children with Learning Difficulties · Gifted and Talented Children · Right to Education Act 2009 · Kerala Inclusive Education
- Learning and Pedagogy →
How Children Think and Learn · Motivation and Learning · Pedagogical Methods · Classroom Management
- Assessment and Evaluation →
Formative and Summative Assessment · Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation · Assessment Tools
- Adolescent Psychology (Cat III/IV) →
Adolescent Development · Teaching Aptitude · Guidance and Counselling
Language I (Malayalam / Tamil / Kannada)
- Malayalam →
Malayalam Grammar (Vyakaranam) · Malayalam Literature · Malayalam Vocabulary · Malayalam Comprehension
- Tamil →
Tamil Grammar (Ilakkanam) · Tamil Literature · Tamil Comprehension
- Kannada →
Kannada Grammar (Vyakarana) · Kannada Literature · Kannada Comprehension
- Pedagogy of Language I →
Language Acquisition vs Learning · Principles of Language Teaching · LSRW Skills · Teaching in Diverse Classrooms · Teaching-Learning Materials · Evaluation of Language Proficiency · Remedial Teaching
Language II (English / Arabic)
- English Language →
Reading Comprehension · English Grammar · Vocabulary · Phonology and Pronunciation
- Arabic Language (Cat IV alternative) →
Arabic Grammar (Nahw) · Arabic Vocabulary · Arabic Literature · Arabic Comprehension
- Pedagogy of Language II →
Principles of Language II Teaching · LSRW Skills · Teaching-Learning Materials · Evaluating Language Proficiency · Remedial Teaching
Mathematics
- Natural Numbers and Number System →
- Fractions and Decimals →
- Measurements →
- Geometry →
- Algebra (Cat II) →
- Mensuration →
- Data Handling →
- Arithmetic →
- Pedagogy of Mathematics →
Nature of Mathematics · Aims and Objectives · Methods of Teaching · Evaluation in Math · Remedial Teaching
Environmental Studies (Category I)
- Family →
- Water →
- Agriculture →
- Soil →
- Diseases →
- Food →
- Plants →
- Animals →
- Air →
- Kerala Environment →
- Pedagogy of EVS →
Concept and Scope of EVS · Activities and Experimentation · CCE in EVS · Teaching Materials · Problems of Teaching EVS
Mathematics and Science (Category II/III)
- Algebra →
- Geometry and Trigonometry →
- Mensuration →
- Statistics and Probability →
- Physics →
Force and Motion · Heat, Light and Sound · Electricity and Magnetism
- Chemistry →
Matter and Its Nature · Elements, Compounds and Reactions · Acids, Bases and Salts
- Biology →
World of Plants · World of Animals · Human Body and Health · Environment and Ecology
- Pedagogy of Math and Science →
Nature and Aims · Methods of Teaching · Laboratory and Practical Work · Evaluation
Social Science (Category II/III)
- History →
Ancient and Medieval India · Modern India and Freedom Struggle · History of Kerala · World History
- Geography →
The Earth · Physical Geography · Geography of India · Geography of Kerala · Maps and Map Reading
- Civics and Political Science →
Indian Constitution · Union and State Government · Local Self-Government
- Economics →
Basic Concepts · Indian and Kerala Economy
- Pedagogy of Social Science →
Nature and Scope · Methods of Teaching · Teaching Materials · Evaluation
Category IV — Specialist Teacher Subjects
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