Centralized Admission Cell (CAC), Karnataka is going to conduct the Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test (KARTET) 2021 exam on August 22, 2021 as per the latest advertisement released on schooleducation.kar.nic.in. KARTET is the state level eligibility test for recruitment as a teacher of Class I to VIII. Online registrations for the upcoming exam has commenced on the official website on July 01, 2021. The last date to apply online and pay the application fee is July 20, 2021.
CAC has released the complete details of the KARTET 2021 exam in the official notification. Besides, an instructional guide to register and apply online has also been released by the CAC on the official website for convenience of applicants. As per the notification, the exam will be conducted for two papers where qualifiers of Paper 1 are awarded the certificate for recruitment as a teacher of Class 1 to 5. On the other hand, those who qualify Paper 2 are awarded the certificate for recruitment as a teacher of Class 6 to 8.
Applicants of KARTET 2021 must read the detailed notification and ensure that they fulfil the minimum conditions of eligibility before proceeding to apply for the exam. Candidates who have passed Class 12 with at least 50% marks and have passed/appearing in the final year of 2 year D.El.Ed/4 year B.El.Ed/2 year Diploma in Education (Special Education) are eligible for Paper 1. In addition, those who have passed Graduation with 50% or more marks and have passed or are appearing in the final year of Diploma in Elementary Education/B.Ed are also eligible for Paper 1.
Candidates who have passed Graduation with at least 50% marks and have passed or appearing in the final year of 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education/Bachelor in Education/Final Year B.Ed (Special Education) are eligible to apply for Paper 2 of KARTET 2021. In addition, those who have passed Class 12 with at least 50% marks and have passed or are appearing in the final year of 4 years B.El.Ed/B.A. Ed/B.Sc. Ed is also eligible for Paper 2.
KARTET Syllabus 2021 and complete details of the scheme and pattern of the exam has been notified on the official website and interested candidates are advised to apply now and commence preparations for the exam. Online applications for the KARTET 2021 exam can be submitted after initial registration on the official website. Candidates must read all guidelines for applying online on the official website schooleducation.kar.nic.in.
Those who apply for both paper of KARTET 2021 are required to pay a fee of Rs 1000 while for any one paper, the application fee amount is Rs 700. On the other hand, for SC/ST and Category 1 candidates the application fee for both paper is Rs 500 while for any one paper, such candidates have to pay Rs 250. The application fee can be remitted online using Internet banking/Debit/Credit Card or UPI and any additional banking charges have to be borne by the applicants.