INDEX
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. APPLICABILITY OF K-TET
3. SYLLABUS
4. ELIGIBILITY, SCHEME, STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF TEST
5. AGE LIMIT
6. SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION
7. LANGUAGE, MEDIUM OF QUESTION PAPERS
8. REQUIREMENT FOR A PASS
9. EXAMINATION CENTRES
10. APPLICATION PROCEDURE
11. FEE FOR APPLICATION
12. ADMIT CARD
13. INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE TEST
14. INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING QUESTION BOOKLET
15. INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING ANSWER SHEET (OMR SHEET)
16. VALUATION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS
17. BLIND CANDIDATES
18. GENERAL INFORMATION
19. AWARD OF CERTIFICATE
20. NOTIFICATION
21. SPECIAL PROVISION
22. INTERPRETATION
23. JURISDICTION
24. HELP DESK
1. INTRODUCTION
The implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009 requires the recruitment of a large number of qualified teachers across the country in a time bound manner.
It also directs the State to ensure that quality requirement for recruitment of teachers is not diluted at any cost. It is therefore necessary to ensure that persons recruited as teachers possess the essential aptitude and ability to meet the challenges of teaching at all levels of schooling.
In accordance with the provisions of subsection(1) of section 23 of the RTE Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) vide Notification dated 23rd August 2010, had laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in classes I to VIII. The Government of Kerala has decided to extent the TET up to class X teachers.
It had been inter-alia provided that one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools referred to in clause (n) of section 2 of the RTE Act is that she/he should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which will be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the guidelines framed by NCTE.
Accordingly, Government of Kerala has issued orders for the conduct of Teacher Eligibility Test in Kerala - vide G.O (P) No. 70/12/G.Edn, dated: 01.03.2012 and G.O (Ms) No.205/12/G.Edn.dated:25.06.2012.
Teacher Eligibility Test conducted in the State will hereafter be known as Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (K-TET).
The rationale for including the TET as a minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher is as under.
i. It would bring national standards and benchmark of teacher quality in the recruitment process;
ii. It would induce teacher education institutions and students from these institutions to improve their performance standards;
iii. It would send a positive signal to all stakeholders that the Government lays special emphasis on teacher quality.
Qualifying in the Teacher Eligibility Test is mandatory to ensure that persons recruited as teachers possess the essential aptitude and ability to meet the challenges of teaching at all levels.
A person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools approved by the Department of General Education, Government of Kerala has to qualify the ‘Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test’ (K-TET).
This test will be conducted by Pareeksha Bhavan, Kerala in accordance with the guidelines published by State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Kerala and such other Rules/Regulations/Instructions/Policies laid down by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)/Department of General Education/Government of Kerala.
2. APPLICABILITY OF K-TET
In accordance with the provisions made in the Service Rules of various categories of teaching staff in the State of Kerala, RTE Act 2009 and guidelines framed by the NCTE, K-TET shall apply to -
i) Schools of the State Government/ Local authority referred to in the Service Rules and also sub-clause (i) of clause (n) of Section 2 of the RTE Act 2009 and
ii) Schools referred to in sub clause (ii) of clause (n) of the RTE Act in Kerala.
iii) A school belonging to specified category; and
Provided a school referred to in sub-clause (iv) of clause (n) of Section 2 of the RTE Act may, for the purpose of Elementary levels, exercise the option of considering either this K-TET or the TET conducted by the Central Government. In Kerala, K-TET is applicable up to HS level.
3. SYLLABUS
Syllabus of the K-TET for Category I, II, III & IV will be published by SCERT Kerala in the website www.scert.kerala.gov.inand the Pareeksha Bhavan, Kerala www.keralapareekshabhavan.in
4. ELIGIBILITY, SCHEME, STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE TEST
The tests will be for four categories - Category I, Category II , Category III & Category IV. All individuals, who possess minimum educational qualifications as delineated for each category, are eligible to appear the tests.
The test is for:
i) those who intends to be a teacher for Lower Primary classes and fulfills the minimum educational qualification (Category I)
ii) those who intends to be a teacher for Upper Primary classes and fulfills the minimum qualification (Category II)
iii) those who intends to be a teacher for High School classes and fulfils the minimum qualification (Category III)
iv) those who intends to be a teacher up to Upper Primary classes and fulfills the minimum qualification. For Specialist teachers and Physical Education
teachers, K-TET is applicable up to High School level (Category IV).
teachers, K-TET is applicable up to High School level (Category IV).
However, a person who intends to be qualified in more than one category (Lower Primary classes, Upper Primary classes, High school classes and Language teachers in Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu, (up to UP Level), Specialist teachers and Physical Education teachers) and possess the minimum qualifications for the respective categories, can specify this in the same application form (online) and appear for the examinations meant for these categories.
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A. CATEGORY I: (for Lower Primary classes)
A. CATEGORY I (Lower Primary Classes)
A. CATEGORY-I (for Lower Primary classes)
Minimum Qualifications to apply
Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and two year Trained Teachers’ Certificate (TTC) [by whatever name known] conducted by Board of Examination, Govt. of Kerala or its equivalent.
OR
Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known), in accordance with NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure), Regulations 2002.
OR
Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and
4 year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
OR
Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and
2 year Diploma in Education (Special Education).
Relaxation of qualifying marks to apply for K-TET
Relaxation of 5% in qualifying marks is admissible for candidates belonging to SC/ST and Differently abled categories. (as per the norms or as desired by the Govt. of Kerala) and relaxation of 2% in qualifying marks is admissible for OBC & OEC candidates.
Scheme of the Test:
There will be only one paper in this category. All questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with four distractors.
Each question carries one mark. There will be four alternatives out of which one will be the correct answer. The total number of MCQs shall be 150.
Structure and Content of the test
| Part No | Content | MCQs | Marks |
| 1 | Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 6-11) | 30 | 30 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 30 | |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 | |
| 2 | Language I-Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada | 30 | 30 |
| 3 | Language II- English/Arabic* | 30 | 30 |
| | Total | 150 | 150 |
*for those who intends to become Arabic teachers
Nature and Standard of Questions:
¨ The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy shall focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11. The syllabus shall focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
¨ The test items for Language – I (Malayalam/Kannada/Tamil) shall focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction as chosen by the candidate at the time of submitting the application.
¨ Language II shall be from the prescribed options other than Language I. Candidates can choose any one language from the available language options and the same shall be specified in the application form. The test items in Language II focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
¨ The test items of Mathematics and Environmental Studies shall focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I - V by SCERT.
¨ The questions in the tests for Paper I will be based on the topics of the syllabus prescribed for classes I - V, but the difficulty level, as well as linkages, could be up to the secondary stage.
B. CATEGORY II: (for Upper Primary classes)
Minimum Qualifications to apply
i) B.A/B.Sc./B.Com. and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education/Trained Teachers’ Certificate (TTC) [by whatever name known] conducted by Board of Examination, Govt. of Kerala or its equivalent.
OR
B.A/B.Sc/B.Com with at least 45% marks and 1 year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed.), in accordance with NCTE (Recognition, Norms and Procedure) regulations issued from time to time in this regard.
OR
Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
OR
Higher Secondary/ Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and
4 year B.A/B.Sc.Ed or B.A. Ed or B.Sc.Ed.
Relaxation of qualifying marks to apply for K-TET
Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks shall be allowed to the candidates belonging to SC/ST and Differently abled categories. A relaxation of 3% in the minimum qualifying marks is admissible for OBC & OEC candidates.
Scheme of the Test:
There shall be only one paper in this category. All questions shall be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) each carrying one mark. There will be four alternatives out of which one will be the correct answer. The total number of MCQs shall be 150.
Structure and Content of the Test
| Part No | Content | MCQs | Marks |
| 1 | Child Development and Pedagogy (relevant to age group 11-14) | 30 | 30 |
| (a) For Mathematics and Science teachers: Mathematics and Science or (b) For Social Science teachers: Social Science or (c) For any other teachers (a) or (b) | 60 | 60 | |
| 2 | Language I-Malayalam/ Tamil/ Kannada | 30 | 30 |
| 3 | Language II-(Other than Language I) Malayalam/English | 30 | 30 |
| | Total | 150 | 150 |
Nature and Standard of Questions:
¨ The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy shall focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group of 11-14. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
¨ The test items for Language I (Malayalam/ Kannada/Tamil/English) shall focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instructionas chosen from the list of prescribed options in the application form.
¨ The Language II shall be a language other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language from among the available options while submitting the application form. The candidate has to attempt the related to the language applied for. The test items in Language II shall also focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
¨ The test items of Mathematics and Science, and Social Science shall focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of these subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science shall be for 30 marks each. The test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes V-VIII by SCERT, Kerala.
¨ The questions in the tests for Paper II shall be based on the topics of the prescribed in the syllabus by SCERT, Kerala for classes V to VIII, but the difficulty level as well as linkages will be up to the higher/senior secondary stage.
C. CATEGORY III (for High School classes)
Those who possess minimum educational qualifications as delineated here under are eligible to appear for K-TET III. The test is for HSAs in: (i) Malayalam (ii) English (iii) Hindi (iv) Sanskrit (v) Tamil (vi) Kannada (vii) Arabic (viii) Urdu (ix) Social Science (x) Physical Science (xi) Natural Science and (xii) Mathematics
Minimum qualification to apply
(i) BA/BSc/B.Com with at least 45% marks and 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 thereto.)
(ii) For Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology, those who 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 will be eligible to apply. For Botany and Zoology subjects, those with MSc.Ed. Degree in Life Science with not less than 50% marks from any of the Regional Institutes of Education are eligible to apply.
NOTE:
¨ Candidates, who have acquired Diploma/Degree in teaching in any subject and are approved by Universities/NCTE/Board of Examinations/Govt. of Kerala, are eligible to apply for K-TET III. They will have to produce the equivalency certificate as recognized by any of the Universities in Kerala/ Government of Kerala.
¨ Candidates who have acquired their qualifications through recognized correspondence courses/ Open universities should obtain and furnish certificates of recognition and equivalency from any one of the Universities in Kerala.
¨ For considering the minimum qualifications, the marks for main and subsidiary papers only will be considered.
Relaxation of qualifying marks to apply for K-TET
Candidates belonging to SC/ST and differently abled categories shall be granted a relaxation of 5% marks in the minimum qualifying marks. Relaxation of 3% in the qualifying marks is admissible to OBC & OEC candidates to appear for the K-TET III.
Scheme of the Test
There shall be one paper in this category. All questions will be of Multiple Choice type (MCQs) each carrying one mark. There will be four alternatives out of which one will be the correct answer.
Structure and Content of the Test
| Part No | Subject | MCQs | Marks |
| 1 | Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning and Teaching Aptitude | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Language: Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada | 30 | 30 |
| 3 | Subject specific areas (Content & Pedagogy) | 80 | 80 |
| | Total | 150 | 150 |
Nature and Standard of Questions:
¨ The test items on Adolescent Psychology, Theories of Learning & Teaching Aptitude will focus on the educational psychology, principles and approaches of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 13-17. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with the learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
¨ The test items for Language (Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada) will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction.
¨ The test items in subject specific areas will focus on the pedagogical understanding, concepts and ideas of the subjects concerned.
¨ The questions in the test will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus published by SCERT; Kerala for classes VIII - XII but the difficulty level as well as linkages could be up to graduate level.
D. CATEGORY- IV
For Language teachers in Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu (up to Upper Primary level), Specialist teachers and Physical Education teachers (up to High School level)
For teachers of Art Education and Craft Education, the existing, eligibility norms prescribed by the State Government shall be applicable till the time when NCTE lays down the minimum qualification.
This test will be for the category of candidates who intends to be a teacher up to Upper Primary classes and fulfills the minimum qualifications (For specialist teachers & Physical Education teachers, the Eligibility Test is applicable up to High School level).
Minimum Qualifications to apply
Those 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 are eligible to apply for K-TET IV.
Note- Candidates, who have acquired Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree in teaching in any subject, and are approved by Universities/NCTE/ Board of Examinations/ Government of Kerala, are eligible to apply for K-TET-IV.
Relaxation of qualifying marks to apply for K-TET
Candidates belonging to SC/ST and differently abled categories will be granted a relaxation of 5% marks in the qualifying marks prescribed for the eligibility to appear for the K-TET-IV. The minimum requirement of a pass in second class for the qualifying examination shall not be applicable in such cases.
Candidates belonging to OBC & OEC categories will be granted a relaxation of 3% marks in the qualifying marks prescribed for the eligibility to appear for K-TET-IV.
Scheme of the Test:
There will be only one paper in this category. All questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) each carrying one mark. There will be four alternatives out of which one will be the correct answer
Structure and Content of the Test (CATEGORY-IV)
| Sl.No | Subject | MCQs | Marks |
| 1 | Child Development, Pedagogy & Teacher Aptitude | 30 | 30 Marks |
| 2 | Language Malayalam/English/Tamil/Kannada | 40 | 40 Marks |
| 3 | Subjects specific paper (Content & Pedagogy) | 80 | 80 Marks |
| | Total | 150 | 150 |
Nature And Standard Of Questions:
¨ The test item on Child Development Pedagogy & Teaching Aptitude will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group of 06-14. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with the learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
¨ The test item for Language (Malayalam/ English/ Tamil/ Kannada) will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction.
¨ The test items in subject specific areas will focus on the pedagogical understanding, concepts and problem solving abilities in these subjects.
¨ The syllabus for special subjects will be published by SCERT in the website www.scert.kerala.gov.in
¨ The test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes I-VIII by SCERT Kerala.
¨ The questions in the test will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus published by SCERT Kerala for class I-VIII but the difficulty level as well a linkages could be up to secondary level.
5. QUALIFYING MARKS
¨ A person who scores 60% or more in the K-TETexamination will be considered ‘KTET passed’ or ‘K-TET qualified’. This will be the qualifying marks for all categories.
¨ Negative Marks: There shall be no negative marks for the test.
6. AGE LIMIT
There is no age limit prescribed for candidates appearing for K-TET.
7. SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION
The date, time and other details will be published in the Notification for K-TET 2013 issued by Pareeksha Bhavan.
Details given in the Prospectus, Date and Time of Examination etc. are subject to change/modification which will be published in the print and electronic media. Candidates can have a watch on the website of Pareeksha Bhavan www.keralapareekshabhavan.in for such changes.
8. LANGUAGE, MEDIUM OF QUESTION PAPERS
Questions for Category I, II and IV (except for languages) will be bilingual i.e. both in Malayalam and English. Question for Category III will only be in English (except for languages).
9. REQUIREMENT FOR PASS
(i) A person who scores 60% or more marks in the K-TET examination shall be considered ‘K-TET passed’ or ‘K-TET qualified’.
However, qualifying K-TET would not confer a right on any person for recruitment/employment as it is onlyan eligibility condition for appoint- ment. In addition to this, the candidate will have to fulfill other additional qualifications/conditions prescribed from time to time as per State Recruit-ment Rules, while applying for the post.
(ii) A person who has qualified K-TET may also appear again for improving his/her score.
10. EXAMINATION CENTRES
Pareeksha Bhavan, Kerala reserves the right to identify the examination centre anywhere in the State of Kerala. Examination centres will be announced after inviting applications from the candidates. Provision to opt a district/educational district is provided in the application form.
11. APPLICATION PROCEDURE
The Prospectus, Application form and Chalan for fee remittance can be downloaded from the websites of Pareeksha Bhavan ‘www.keralapareekshabhavan.in.’
Application should be submitted only through online not directly.
Procedure for applying for K-TET
There are two steps for submitting the application.
1. Log on to the official website of Pareeksha Bhavan. Click on ‘K-TET 2013’. Read the prospectus carefully. Click on ‘K-TET Chalan Form’. Fill in the required details here. You can choose any of the available branches of State Bank of Travancore in and around various places in India while filling the chalan data. After filling the details click ‘Submit’. You can view three copies of the chalan with the amount to be paid, based on the number of categories applied for. Take the print out of the chalan and remit the amount in the select branches of.
2. After remitting the amount, log on to the official website of Pareekshabhavan again and click on ‘K-TET 2013’. Click on ‘K-TET Online Application Form’. Here, enter the Application ID and Application Number provided in the chalan. The application form will appear with the certain details you have entered earlier. Fill in the vacant windows. Upload your photographin JPEG format (Ensure that the size of the photograph is less than 30MB). After filling up the necessary details, upload the application form (online) to the Pareeksha Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. Take a print out of the uploaded application form and keep it with you for future reference.
Print out of the application form and copy of the certificates need not be sent to Pareeksha Bhavan.
12. FEE FOR EXAMINATION
The Exam fee for each category is Rs. 500/- (Five Hundred only).
The fee for SC/ST and differently able categories is Rs. 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred and Fifty only). Candidates have to remit the Exam Fee in cash in the Account No. 67186142559 Kerala TET, in favour of the Director, SCERT, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram at the select branches of State Bank of Travancore.
13. ADMIT CARD
The Admit Card for all eligible candidates will be available in the website of Pareeksha Bhavan from the date which will be announced later through notification in print and electronic media and in the website of Pareeksha Bhavan.
¨ No candidate will be admitted to the examination centre unless he/she produces the valid Admit Card.
14. INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE TEST
v Candidates should be present at the examination centre, as allotted in the admission card, at least 30 minutes before the commencement of the examination.
vCandidates should not bring no other paper except the Admit Card to the examination hall.
vCandidates found attempting any unfair means shall stand disqualified, besides other punitive measures.
vNo candidate shall be permitted to leave the examination hall before the time fixed for the examination.
vUse of calculating devices is not allowed.
vCandidates must affix their signature in the attendance sheet in the presence of the invigilator in the examination hall.
15. INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING QUESTION BOOKLET
Four sets of question booklets (A, B, C, D) will be distributed in each classroom.
There will be three separate parts in the question booklet for each category. Candidates should ensure that they get the same set of question booklets for all the three parts. (Part 1, 2 & 3)
In case the candidate finds any defect in the question booklets, bring it to the notice of the invigilator and get it replaced with the same set which the candidate received previously before starting to write the examination.
Candidate must put his/her signature on the front page of the question booklets at the appropriate place, if he/she finds that there are no defects.
16. INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING ANSWER SHEET (OMR SHEET)
¨ Candidates must read the instructions given in the Answer Sheet carefully.
¨ Use only black/blue ball point pen to mark in the answer sheet. Strictly follow the directions given on the answer sheet.
¨ In case the candidate finds any defect in the answer sheet, he/she shall request the invigilator to change the same.
¨ Do not fold the answer sheet or make any stray marks or do any rough work on it.
¨ Candidates shall fill in his/her Roll No. and Test Booklet Number printed on the front page of the question booklet of Part I in the proper blocks as mentioned on the answer sheet.
¨ Candidates must put his/her signature at the appropriate place on the answer sheet with black/blue ball pen.
¨ Electronic devices such as Calculator/Mobile Phone etc. will not be allowed inside the examination hall.
¨ Answers to the questions are to be marked with black/ blue ball point pen by darkening the relevant oval/circle completely.
¨ A carbon copy of the OMR sheet can be procured by all candidates. After answering all the questions, the candidate has to perforate the original copy of the OMR sheet and hand it over to the invigilator. The perforated part is the carbon copy of the OMR sheet which the student can keep his/her own.
¨ Sample of OMR sheet is given in the Appendix.
17. VALUATION AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS
A fully computerized system is adopted for the valuation of the answer scripts using optical mark reader (OMR) for the preparation of the results.
The answer keys of all the papers will be published in the official website of Pareeksha Bhavan immediately after the examination. Complaints if any from candidates, regarding the answer keys may be send to the Secretary, Pareeksha Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram in writing within 5 working days from the date of publication of the answer keys. Complaints not substantiated with supporting documents will not be considered. Complaints if any, received from the candidate will be placed before a panel of experts constituted by the Secretary, Pareeksha Bhavan, and the decision of the experts shall be final. Complaints received after five working days from the date of publication of keys will not be entertained.
The Secretary, Pareeksha Bhavan is authorized to exclude from evaluation of any question/s found to be wrong or question/s with answers not appropriate as recommended by the panel of experts. When question/s is/are excluded from evaluation the mark/s allotted to that question/s will also be excluded from evaluation.
Since the valuation will be made error free under the above system, there is no provision for revaluation or rechecking of the answer scripts or recounting of the marks scored.
The details of the marks and the eligibility status secured by all the candidates appeared for K-TET will be published in the website of Pareeksha Bhavan. Those candidates declared ‘passed’ shall produce the required documents for verification and for the issue of K-TET certificate.
18. BLIND CANDIDATES
The following shall be the criteria for blind candidates:
1. Blind candidates who need the assistance of a scribe, shall on receipt of the admit card submit separate application in writing along with necessary documents in duplicate to the District Educational Officer where the examination centre is situated. Such applications should be submitted in the office of the DEO concerned before two weeks of the date of the examination. The candidate can opt the names of two students studying in Higher Secondary classes in the state syllabus (Government, Aided, Recognized) who are eligible to work as scribe for blind candidates. Candidates should submit the list of these two students who are to be selected as scribes, along with two copies of latest passport size photographs which is duly recommended and attested by the Head of Institution/School concerned. The District Educational Officers should sanction the service of the scribe to eligible candidates and forward a copy of the proceedings along with a copy of the application and documents to the Deputy Director, IED Cell, Office of the Director of Public Instruction, Thiruvananthapuram to confirm the eligibility of the candidates. Scribes are eligible for a remuneration of Rs. 150/-.
2. An extra time of 20 minutes for each hour and fraction thereof shall be allowed for answering the questions.
19. GENERAL INFORMATION
¨ If a candidate is found to have applied from different districts, his/her application will be out-rightly rejected and he/she will not be allowed to appear for the test.
¨ In case a candidate is found to have concealed any material facts or given wrong information, his/her application will be rejected.
¨ Candidates shall have to abide by the rules and regulations issued by the Pareeksha Bhavan regarding this test.
20. AWARD OF CERTIFICATE
Candidates who are declared ‘qualified’ will be awarded a certificate by the Secretary, Pareeksha Bhavan, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram on behalf of Govt. of Kerala, after verification of the original qualification certificates. The ‘qualified’ candidates should submit the original qualification certificates to the District Education Officer concerned for verification. The date of submission of the original qualification certificates to the concerned District Educational Officers will be intimated later through media after the publication of the result. Separate certificates will be awarded to those candidates who appear and qualify for more than one category. However, the statement of marks of all the candidates appearing in K-TET shall be made available on the website of Pareeksha Bhavan.
21. NOTIFICATION
Notifications regarding the time schedule and other related matters of K-TET 2013 will be issued at due course by the Secretary, Pareeksha Bhavan. The same shall be intimated to the public through print and electronic media.
22. SPECIAL PROVISION
(i) To maintain high standards of secrecy, the Secretary, Pareeksha Bhavan is the competent authority to determine the method of assigning Roll Numbers/ Registration number to the candidates, allotment of examination centres, appointment of invigilation staff, inspection of examination centres, remuneration for those involved in the process of conduct of examination, setting of question papers and their printing including certificates, processing of the result, quantum of penalty for unsatisfactory work, etc. The decision will be subject to the approval of the Secretary, General Education.
(ii) Not withstanding anything contained in any other clause of these guidelines/ instructions or/and in any resolutions/orders/directions of the Board or any officer, the entire process and activities involved in the process of setting of question papers, their printing, inviting offers from confidential printers, making payments, appointments of paper setters etc. shall be kept top secret and no one shall be allowed to have access on the record related to it.
23. INTERPRETATION
In any question of interpretation on any provision of these instructions or any other point specifically not covered in this Prospectus, the Secretary, General Education, Kerala State will be the competent authority for a final decision.
24. JURISDICTION
In matters of dispute the jurisdiction will be the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala, Ernakulam.
25. HELP DESK
A help desk with exclusive phone lines will also be set up in Pareeksha Bhavan in connection with the conduct of K-TET.
Candidates can contact for any information/queries on the following phone numbers at Pareeksha Bhavan.
General Information: 0471 2546823
Technical Information: 0471 2546832 & 0471 2546833
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A. SHAJAHAN IAS
COMMISSIONER FOR GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
/Approved for issue/
Johns V. John
Secretary
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