APTET- JULY-2024 NOTIFICATION Syllabus Schedule Information Bulletin GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Ref: -
1. RTE Act-2009, Minister of Law and Justice, Govt of India, Dt: 27.08.2009.
2. NCTE Gazette Notifications from time to time.
3. NCTE, Guidelines for conduct of TET from time to time.
4. G.O.Ms.No. 23 School Education (Exams) Department, Dt: 17.03.2021
5. G.O.Ms.No.68 School Education (Exams) Department, Dt: 25.10.2021
6. G.O.Ms.No.69 School Education (Exams) Department, Dt: 25.10.2021
7. G.O.Ms.No. 27 School Education (Exams) Department, Dt: 27.05.2022
8. Govt.Memo.No.ESE01-SEDN0CSE(RECT)/23/2022-Exams, Dt:23.06.2022.
9. Hon’ble Supreme Court Orders Dated:11.08.2023 in civil appeal no.5068 of 2022.
10. Go.Ms.No:4 School Education (Services.1) Department, Dt: 26.01.2024.
11. Govt. Memo No.1331600/Services-I/A1/2023 Dt: 26/01/2024.
12. Govt. Memo.No.1331600 /Services-I/A1/2023 Dt: 28/06/20
1) The Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test APTET- JULY- 2024 will be
conducted by the Department of School Education, Government of Andhra
Pradesh in all Districts of the State through a Computer Based Test. The
candidates belonging to Manyam and ASR (Alluri Seetha Rama Raju) districts will be accommodated in the nearby Districts. The main objective to conduct Teacher Eligibility Test is to ensure National Standards and benchmark of Teacher Quality in the recruitment process in accordance with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). One of the essential qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as teacher in any of the school (Both Government and Private) referred to in class (n) section-2 of the RTE Act is that he/she should pass the TET conducted by the Department of School Education.
2. Online applications are invited for the Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test APTET- July-2024 from the candidates for all those aspiring to be Teachers in State Government, Mandal Parishad, Zilla Parishad, Municipality, A.P. Model Schools, A.P Residential Schools, all Welfare Society Schools, Private Aided Schools and Private Un-aided schools etc., under the control of Andhra Pradesh State for classes I to VIII. Government 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 includes a pass in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) pursuant to the said guidelines; it has been decided to conduct Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
3. Those candidates who possess D.EL.Ed. / B.Ed or its equivalent qualifications shown in Information Bulletin and candidates pursuing final semester of the said courses with requisite percentage of marks obtained as given in Information Bulletin of APTET can appear for APTET-JUlLY-2024. However, the candidates intending to seek employment as a teacher in private unaided schools following Central or State syllabus shall have the option of appearing at CTET conducted by Central Government through CBSE instead of APTET, if they so desire. Those candidates who desire to improve their APTET score shall also apply for APTET-JULY -2024.
4. To bring in utmost transparency and accuracy in the conduct of examinations APTET-JULY- 2024 will be conducted through Computer Based Test in Paper-1A , Paper-1B, Paper-2A and Paper-2B. The candidate who intends to be teachers for Classes I to V have to appear for Paper-1A and the candidates intending to be teachers for Classes VI to VIII have to appear for paper-2A.
The candidate who intends to be teachers for Classes I to V in Special
Education Schools have to appear for the examination under Paper -1B and
the candidates who intends to be teachers for Classes from VI to VIII have to
appear for paper-2B in respect of Special Education Schools. The candidates
who are having both D.El.Ed. and B.Ed. qualifications, intends to be teachers
for all Classes from I to VIII are only eligible to appear for all papers, i.e.
Paper-1A , Paper-1B, Paper-2A and Paper-2B as per requisite qualifications.
5.Examination FEE:
The fee towards submission of application online and for the conduct of
Computer Based Examination is Rs.750/- for each Paper-1A, Paper-1B,
Paper-2A and Paper-2B separately. Candidates shall pay the fee through
payment Gateway from 03.07.2024 to 16.07.2024 and submit online
application at the APTET website http://cse.ap.gov.in from 04.07.2024 to
17.07.2024
Note: If the candidate who is having both D.El.Ed general/special and B.Ed general/special qualifications desires to apply for all papers, he/she has to pay Rs.750/- for each paper separately.
6. Procedure for Submission of Application Online:
Detailed procedure for applying ONLINE is given in the Information Bulletin.
Candidates can download the ‘Information Bulletin’ free of cost from the APTET website
http://cse.ap.gov.in from 02.07.2024 onwards. Candidates can submit their applications online from 04.07.2024 to 17.07.2024. No candidate is allowed for Edit / Modify the application once submitted.
Note:-The candidates are instructed to submit the application carefully with full awareness of notification. Any corrections / Modifications will not be considered if candidate need to change or modify he/she has to pay Rs. 750/- with separate application within the due date.
7. EXAMINATION CENTERS:
The APTET-JULY- 2024 will be conducted through ‘ONLINE’ in 24 districts
except Manyam and ASR in Andhra Pradesh. The candidates belong to
Manyam and ASR (Alluri Sita Rama Raju) district can opt examination centres in the nearby districts. A window will be opened to the Candidates to opt the DISTRICT and SESSION in the available centers indicated in the website.
The examination centers will be closed based on the option exercised by the
candidate (This will be purely on first come first serve basis). No change
of the examination center will be allowed once opted during the window. If
once the session capacity of the centers is exhausted then the candidate
should choose another date and another session at available districts. If the
candidate failed to opt Examination centre in the prescribed date mentioned above. The department will allot the examination centre in the available examination centers
However, the allotment of examination centers shall be the discretion of the
department and request for change of examination centers or sessions is not allowed under any circumstances. However preference will be given to PHC candidates by accommodating in the same district.
Note: Candidate should opt in first cum-first serve basis.
8.Eligibility Criteria:
The candidates at the time of applying for APTET-JULY- 2024 should possess
minimum qualifications prescribed Paper-1A , Paper-1B for a teacher for I to V classes, and Paper-2A, Paper-2B for a teacher for VI to VIII classes as given
in Information Bulletin. The candidates, who are pursuing final semester in
any of the Teacher Education Courses recognized by the NCTE( National
Council for Teacher Education) or the RCI (Rehabilitation Council of India),
can also appear for the APTET –JULY- 2024.
However, it is clarified that appearance or a pass in APTET by itself will not
vest any right for the candidate to be considered for appointment to the post of Teacher in Government / Zilla Parishad / Mandal Parishad / Municipal/AP Model School / Welfare Schools / Society Schools/ Private Un-aided and Private Aided Schools etc., under the control of the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh unless he/she possess the qualifications prescribed for appointment to such post in the relevant statutory recruitment rules framed by State Government from time to time or by the said management as on the date prescribed therein., and also pass in Teacher Eligibility Test. The details of qualifications prescribed for APTET-JULY-2024 are provided in the
Information Bulletin.
9. Structure, Content and Syllabus of APTET- JULY-2024: a) The Structure and Content of each part of Paper- 1A & Paper- 1B :
The structure and content of each part of Paper- 1A & Paper- 1B of the
APTET-JULY- 2024 and the breakup of the total 150 marks among various
parts of the paper are given in the Information Bulletin. The detail marks
Weightage criteria procedure are given in the Information Bulletin. Syllabus
for APTET-2024 can be downloaded from
http://cse.ap.gov.in.
b) Structure, Content and Syllabus of Paper- 2A & Paper- 2B
The structure and content of each part of Paper- 2A & Paper- 2B of the
APTET-JULY- 2024, and the breakup of the total 150 marks among various
parts of the paper are given in the Information Bulletin. The detailed marks
and Weightage criteria procedure are given in the Information Bulletin.
Syllabus for APTET-JULY-2024 can be downloaded from
http://cse.ap.gov.in.
10. Pass Criteria in TET Paper- 1A, Paper- 1B & Paper- 2A, Paper-2B
APTET-JULY- 2024 Tentative Results will be declared after completion of
examination. However the final result will be given after final key as per the
scheduled. The criteria for considering pass mark in APTET-JULY-2024 are
as follows:
Note: In case of Differently Abled (Visually, Orthopedically, Hearing Impaired and Autism) candidates clause 10a(iii) will be applicable to differently abled candidates with at least 40% disability based on the valid disability certificate as prescribed by the competent authority as notified by the Government from time to time.
11. Validity period of TET Certificate / Marks Memo:
APTET Certificate / Marks Memo shall remain valid for life time in
accordance with NCTE guidelines dated: 09.06.2021 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.69, Dated: 25.10.2021. This certificate will also be made
available in Digi- Locker from date and time of TET result.
12. Weightage for APTET-JULY-2024 Score for selection in District Selection
Committee (DSC) Recruitments: 20% Weightage will be given to APTET score 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.
13. Normalization:
Normalization procedure/Technique will be adopted for APTET -2024.
14. Legal Jurisdiction:
All legal disputes with regard to the conduct of TET shall be subject to the
Jurisdiction of the Honourable Courts located in the State of Andhra Pradesh only
