APTET 2024 Notification: The Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET, 2024) will be
conducted by Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh in all Districts through a Computer Based Test. The objective of TET is to ensure National Standards and benchmark of Teacher quality in the recruitment process in accordance with the National Council for Teacher Education(NCTE).
conducted by Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh in all Districts through a Computer Based Test. The objective of TET is to ensure National Standards and benchmark of Teacher quality in the recruitment process in accordance with the National Council for Teacher Education(NCTE).
AP TET 2024 Online Application:
Online applications are invited for the Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET- 2024 ) from the candidates aspiring to be Teachers in State Government, Mandal Parishad, Zilla Parishad, Municipality, Private Aided Schools and Private un-aided schools etc., under the control of Andhra Pradesh State for classes I to VIII.
Govt. of India have enacted RTE Act, 2009 on 27.08.2009 titled “The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education”. Sub-Section (1) of section 23 of the RTE Act, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), New Delhi has laid down minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a Teacher for Classes I to VIII in its Principal Notification dated 23rd August, 2010 and amendments issued thereon.
The minimum qualification include a Pass in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). Pursuant to the said Guidelines, it has been decided to conduct Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) once in a year in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
AP TET 2024 Notification Overview
The Department of School Education, Government of AP has circulated a notification regarding the Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET).This is a state-level exam, which is conducted for the selection of eligible candidates as Classes 1 to 8 teachers in government schools.
Those who want to become a state government teacher at the Primary & Upper Primary levels must have the required eligibility as per the notification. Interested candidates can apply for the same on or before the last date.
Check below the complete AP TET 2024 exam details including the exam dates, schedule, application process, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus, passing marks, and others. The AP TET 2024 Notification will be released on 8th February 2024 and the online registration will be conducted from 8th to 17th February 2024.
| APTET 2024 Notification Overview | |
|---|---|
| Notification Name | AP TET 2024 |
| Detailed Name | The Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test 2024 |
| Notification Year | 2024 |
| Eligible for Classes | 1-8th Classes |
| Notification Release | 7th February 2024 |
| Application Period | 8th Feb to 18th Feb |
| Application Fee | Rs. 500 for all categories |
| Minimum Age | 18 years |
| Educational Qualification | Paper I: Intermediate pass, 2 years Diploma in Elementary Education.
Paper II: Bachelor’s degree, 2 years Diploma in Elementary Education or B.Ed. (Two years B.Ed. candidates not eligible for Paper I) |
| Exam Dates | Expected in June or July 2024 (if the notification is released in February 2024) |
| Exam Duration | 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| Exam Mode | CBT (Computer-Based Test) |
| Number of Questions | 150 MCQs in each paper |
| Marking Scheme | +1 for each correct answer, no negative marking |
| Medium of Exam | English and Language-I chosen by candidates (except for Sanskrit) |
| Sections in Paper I | Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics, Environmental Studies |
| Sections in Paper II | Child Development and Pedagogy, Language I, Language II, Mathematics & Science OR Social Studies (Part A) or Category of Disability Specialization and Pedagogy (Part B) |
| Total Marks | 150 in each paper |
| Official Website | https://aptet.apcfss.in/ |
APTET 2024 Application, Exam Schedule
| SUBJECT | APTET |
| Date of Issuing of Notification and Publishing of Information Bulletin | 08/02/2024 |
| Payment of Fees through Payment Gateway | 08/02/2024to 17/02/2024 |
| Online submission of application through http://cse.ap gov.in | 08/02/2024 to 18/02/2024 |
| Online Mock Test availability | 19/02/2024 |
| Download of Hall Tickets | 23/02/2024 Onwards |
| Schedule of examination | From 27/02/2024 to 09/03/2024 Both sessions in all days Session-I : 9.30AM to 12.00 Noon Session-II: 2.30PM to 5.00 PM |
| Release of Initial Key | 10/03/2024 |
| Receiving of objection on Initial Key | 11/03/2024 |
| Release of final key | 13/03/2024 |
| Final results declaration | 14/03/2024 |
APTET 2024 Eligibility - Educational Qualifications
The APTET 2024 Educational Qualifications are divided into two sections. The AP TET 2024 Paper-1 for Teachers dealing classes from 1-5th Class, AP TET 2024 Paper-2 for Teachers dealing Classes 6-8th.
The candidate at the time of applying for APTET, 2024 should be having the minimum qualifications prescribed for a teacher for category I to V classes (Paper – I A) and for category I to V classes (Paper I B) in respect of Special Education and for classes VI to VIII ( paper-II (A) ) and Paper II B for classes VI to VIII in respect of Special Education Teachers as given below.
The candidates at the time of applying for APTET, 2024 should be in possession of the minimum qualifications prescribed for a teacher for I to V classes (Paper-I (A) & (B)) and VI to VIII classes (Paper-II (A) & (B)) as given in Information Bulletin. The candidates who are pursuing final year of any of the Teacher Education Courses recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case may be, up to the academic year 2023-24 can also appear for the APTET 2024.
The candidates at the time of applying for APTET, 2024 should be in possession of the minimum qualifications prescribed for a teacher for I to V classes (Paper-I (A) & (B)) and VI to VIII classes (Paper-II (A) & (B)) as given in Information Bulletin. The candidates who are pursuing final year of any of the Teacher Education Courses recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case may be, up to the academic year 2023-24 can also appear for the APTET 2024.
AP TET 2024 Paper-1A [Classes 1-5th] Qualifications
Eligibility for AP TET 2024 Paper-I
"(a) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR AP-TET PAPER -I (CLASSES 1 TO V) (REGULAR SCHOOLS):i) Intermediate/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known) (or)
ii) Intermediate/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and 2 year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name know) in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition norms and procedure), Regulations, 2002 (or)
iii) Intermediate/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) (or)
iv) Intermediate/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2 year Diploma in Education (Special Education)
(or) v) Graduation and two year diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)
Note 1:- Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks allowed to the SC/ST/BC/PH candidates."
AP TET 2024 Paper-IIA [Classes 6-10th] Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications for TET Paper II-A (Classes VI-VIII) (Regular Schools)
Mathematics and Science Teachers/Social Studies Teachers/Language Teachers
- i. At least 50% marks either in Graduation (or) in Post Graduation with B.Ed.,(or)
- ii. Graduation with at least 45% marks and 1 year Bachelor of Education in accordance with the NCTE recognition norms and procedure Regulations issued from time to time in this regard.(or)
- iii. Intermediate/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed)(or)
- iv. Intermediate/Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4 year B.A./B.Sc. Ed. or B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed.(or)
- v. Graduation with at least 50% marks and 1 year B.Ed (Special Education)(or)
- vi. Post Graduation with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade and three year integrated B.Ed-M.Ed .
Note
1:- Minimum percentage of marks in graduation shall not be applicable to those incumbents who had already taken admission to the Bachelor of Education or Bachelor of Elementary Education or equivalent course prior to the 29th July, 2011.
Note 2:- Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks allowed to the SC/ST/ BC/PH candidates.
Graduate with B.Ed.(Special Education)/ B.Ed.(General) with one year Diploma in Special Education / B.Ed. (General) with two years Diploma in Special Education / B.Ed.(General) with Post Graduate Professional Diploma in Special Education (PGDC) / PG Diploma in Special Education (Mental Retardation) / PG Diploma in Special Education (Multiple Disability : Physical & Neurological) / PG Diploma in Special Education (Locomotor Impairment and Cerebral Palsy) / Secondary level Teacher Training Course in Visual Impairment / Senior Diploma in Teaching the Deaf / BA B.Ed. in Visual impairment/ Any other equivalent qualification approved by RCI.
Note:-
Note 2:- Relaxation up to 5% in the qualifying marks allowed to the SC/ST/ BC/PH candidates.
Minimum Qualifications for Language Teachers (Classes VI to VIII):
Graduation with Language concerned as one of the Optional Subjects (or) Bachelor of Oriental Language (or its equivalent) (or) Graduation in Literature (or) Post Graduation in Language concerned and Language Pandit Training Certificate/ B.Ed with Language concerned as one of the Methodologies, in respect of Language Teachers.Minimum Qualifications for TET Paper II-B (Classes VI-VIII) (SPECIAL SCHOOLS)::
RCI QUALIFICATIONS SECONDARYGraduate with B.Ed.(Special Education)/ B.Ed.(General) with one year Diploma in Special Education / B.Ed. (General) with two years Diploma in Special Education / B.Ed.(General) with Post Graduate Professional Diploma in Special Education (PGDC) / PG Diploma in Special Education (Mental Retardation) / PG Diploma in Special Education (Multiple Disability : Physical & Neurological) / PG Diploma in Special Education (Locomotor Impairment and Cerebral Palsy) / Secondary level Teacher Training Course in Visual Impairment / Senior Diploma in Teaching the Deaf / BA B.Ed. in Visual impairment/ Any other equivalent qualification approved by RCI.
Note:-
- i. The candidates, who are appearing in the final year of Diploma in Elementary Education (or) Bachelor of Education (or) Language Pandit Training (or) D.Ed in Special Education or its equivalent (or) B.Ed in Special Education or its equivalent etc., are also eligible to appear for TET exam subject to the condition that the candidates cannot appear for Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT) with this TET certificate, unless the candidates acquire requisite qualification.
- ii. A Diploma/ Degree course in Teacher Education recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) only shall be considered. However in case of Diploma in Education (Special Education) and B.Ed. (Special Education), a course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered.
- iii. Intermediate qualification of Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) of Andhra Pradesh State or its equivalent as recognized by Board of Intermediate Education (BIE), Andhra Pradesh State only shall be considered. Bachelor’s Degree of a University Recognized by UGC only shall be considered.
Validity period of AP TET 2022 Certificate / Marks Memo:
APTET Certificate / Marks Memo shall remain valid for life time in accordance with NCTE guidelines as amended by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.69, Dated: 25.10.2021. The validity of TET qualifying certificate acquired prior to 09.06.2021 shall be life time as per G.O.Ms.No.68, Dated: 25.10.2021.Weightage for APTET Scores in selection in District Selection Committee (DSC) Recruitments:
20% Weightage will be given to APTET scores in the ensuing Teacher Recruitment of the State Government. In other words, 20% Weightage is for APTET score and 80% Weightage for written test in Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT) for drawing up the selection list.APTET 2022 Examination FEE:
The fee towards submission of application online and for the conduct of computer based examination is Rs.500/- for each Paper-I (A), (B), Paper-II (A), (B) separately. Candidates shall pay the fee through payment Gateway from 08/02/2024 to 17/02/2024 and submit online application at the APTET website http://cse.ap.gov.in from 08/02/2024 to 18/02/2024Note: If the candidate desires to apply for all papers he/she has to pay Rs.500/- for each paper separately.
How to Apply for APTET 2024
Open the website APTET, www.aptet.apcfss.in
- Visit the official website of CSEAP.
- Click on the Apply Online Link.
- Next, the APTET 2024 Online Application will appear on your screen.
- Fill in all the required information in the respective fields.
- Upload the relevant documents carefully.
- Next, you have to upload your photograph and signature image.
- Once you are satisfied with the accuracy of the information entered by you, click on the Submit Button.
- Then you will be directed to the Payment Gateway.
- Complete the payment process through Net Banking, Credit Card or Debit Card.
- Finally, your APTET 2024 application form will appear on your screen with all the information entered.
- Click on the Download button to download and save your APTET 2024 exam Application Form for future reference.
AP TET 2024 Exam Pattern
In the below section the applicants will be able to get the complete information about the AP TET 2024 Exam Pattern for the entrance exam such as the exam mode, exam duration, exam language, total questions, total marks, marking scheme, negative markings, and many more.Mode of Exam: The entrance exam will be organized in online.
Duration of Exam: The entrance exam will be organized for 2 hrs. 30 minutes duration only.
Language of Exam: The applicant will have to appear for the entrance exam in the English language.
Total Number of Questions: The question paper of the entrance exam will contain a total of 150 questions for the applicants to answer.
Total Marks: The question paper of the entrance exam will contain a maximum of 150 marks.
Type of Questions: The applicants will have to appear objective-type multiple-choice questions in the entrance exam.
Marking Scheme: The applicant will be awarded with 1 mark for each correct answer given
Negative Marking: No provision of negative markings in the entrance exam.
Several papers: The question paper of the entrance exam will contain two papers (Paper I and Paper II).
APTET Exam New Pattern Paper-I (A)
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
| Child Development and Pedagogy | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Language I (Tel/Urdu/Hindi/Kannada/Tamil/ Odiya | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Language II (English) | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Mathematics | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Environmental Studies | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Total | 150 MCQs | 150 Marks |
APTET Exam Pattern Paper-I (B)
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
| Child Development and pedagogy (in Special Education) | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Language I (Tel/Urdu/Hindi/Kannada/Tamil/ Odiya | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Language II (English) | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Mathematics | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Environmental Studies | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Total | 150 MCQs | 150 Marks |
APTET Exam Pattern Paper-II (A)
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
| Child Development and pedagogy | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Language I (Tel/Urdu/Hindi/Kannada/Tamil/ Odiya | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Language II (English) | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Mathematics | 60 MCQs | 60 Marks |
| Social Studies | ||
| Languages (Telugu/Urdu/Hindi/English/Kannada/Odiya/ Tamil and Sanskrit) | ||
| Total | 150 MCQs | 150 Marks |
APTET Exam Pattern Paper-II (B)
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
| Child Development and pedagogy | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Language I (Tel/Urdu/Hindi/Kannada/Tamil/ Odiya | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Language II (English) | 30 MCQs | 30 Marks |
| Category of Disability Specialization and pedagogy | 60 MCQs | 60 Marks |
| Total | 150 MCQs | 150 Marks |
AP TET 2024 Paper-I Syllabus
- The test portions on Child Development & Pedagogy will focus on the Educational Psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the primary level.
- Language–I of AP TET Paper-I: Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, and Odiya are offered as First languages in the schools under the state's syllabus. Candidates have to choose among these 6 languages and he/she must have studied that language as a study medium or first language up to class X.
- The candidates who studied CBSE/ ICSE curriculum can choose the Language which they studied up to Class X.
- The Language II shall be English for all the candidates.
- The syllabus for Language-I & II shall be based on Proficiency in the Language, Elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.
- The syllabus for Mathematics & Environmental Studies is designed based on topics of Classes I to V.
AP TET 2024 Paper-II(A) and Paper-II(B) Syllabus
- The test portions on Child Development & Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the Elementary level for Paper-II (A) Physical Education Pedagogy for Paper-II (B) will focus on the Elementary level.
- As Language-I other than Language teachers have to choose between Telugu, Urdu, Kannada, English, Hindi, Tamil, Odiya, and Sanskrit, Candidate must have studied the chosen language as a study medium or first language up to class X.
- The candidates who studied CBSE/ ICSE curriculum can choose the Language which they studied up to Class X.
- Language Teachers have to choose the Language of their study in Pandit Training concerned under Language-I of TET Paper II-(A).
- For Physical Education Teacher a candidate has to choose one among five Languages Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Odiya, and Kannada as Language I of TET Paper-II (B).
- The syllabus for Language-I & II for Paper-II(A) shall be based on proficiency in the Language, Elements of Language, Communication and Comprehension abilities.
- For Physical Education Teachers the syllabus for Language-I & II shall be based on proficiency in the Language, Elements of Language, Communication and Comprehension abilities.
AP TET 2024 Qualifying Marks
The candidates have to score more than APTET 2024 Qualifying marks to pass the examination which has been tabulated below for each category. Candidates from the general category are required to score a minimum of 60 % marks, and candidates from the Backward class are required to score a minimum of 50% marks.
| Category | Cut-Off Marks |
| General | 60% Marks and above |
| BC | 50% Marks and above |
| SC/ ST/ Differently abled (PH) & Ex-servicemen | 40% Marks and above |
AP TET 2024 Notification PDF, Online Apply Link
| AP-TET FEB-2024 | |
| AP TET 2024 Syllabus | Click Here |
| APTET 2024 Notification | Click Here |
| AP TET 2024 Information Bulletin | Click Here |
| APTET 204 Schedule | Click Here |
| Payment | |
| Print Form | Candidate Login |
| Hallticket | Released Soon |
