AP TET 2021 Guidelines

AP TET 2021 Guidelines

AP TET 2021 Guidelines/ AP Teachers Eligibility Test 2021 Guidelines / AP Teachers Eligibility Test AP TET 2021 Conducting Guidelines 

AP TET 2021 Guidelines

School Education – Guidelines for conducting Andhra Pradesh State Teacher Eligibility Test (AP-TET) under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009 – Orders – Issued as per G.O.MS.No. 23 Dated: 17-03-2021 

 

1.The Director of School Education, A.P. in his letter 11th read above, has furnished the proposals for issuing guidelines to conduct A.P. State Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET). 

 

2. In the circumstances stated by the Director of School Education, A.P. in his letter 11th read above, Government after careful examination of the proposals of D.S.E,A.P hereby issue the following Guidelines/ Instructions for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) as Computer Based Test (CBT), in super session of the guidelines issued in the G.Os 6th, 7th and 9th read above. 

 

 3. The following guidelines shall be followed for conducting APTET:- 

 

 I . ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CANDIDATES FOR APPEARING AP-TET:

The candidates at the time of applying for AP-TET should be in possession of the following minimum qualifications prescribed for category of I to V classes (Paper- I) and VI to VIII classes (Paper - II) separately. 

 

 (a) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR AP - TET PAPER – I A (CLASSES I TO V) (REGULAR SCHOOLS):

 i) Intermediate / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent)/ Graduation / Post Graduation with at least 50% marks. However in case of SC/ST/BC/Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 45%. and pass in 2 - year Diploma in Elementary Education / 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) / 2 - year Diploma in Education (Special Education)/Bachelor of Education (B.Ed). (or) 

ii) Intermediate / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks. In respect of SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 40%. and pass in 2 - year Diploma in Elementary Education / 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education(B.El.Ed.) / 2 - year Diploma in Education (Special Education)/ Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) in case of the candidates, who have passed or admitted to D.El.Ed / D.Ed., course prior to NCTE Gazette Notification, dated:23.08.2010.

• Note:- Minimum percentage of marks in Graduation shall not be applicable to those incumbents who has already taken admission to the Bachelor of Education or Bachelor of Elementary Education or equivalent course prior to the 29th July, 2011. 

 

(b) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR AP - TET PAPER – I B (CLASSES I TO V) (SPECIAL SCHOOLS):RCI Qualifications Elementary:-

Intermediate/ Senior Secondary and two year D.Ed. Special Education in any of the category of disability 

(or) 

Intermediate/ Senior Secondary and one year Diploma in Special Education (DSE) in any of the category of disability . 

(or) 

Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation (DCBR) with 6 months Certificate course in Education of Children with Special Needs. 

(or) 

Post Graduate Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation (PGDCBR) with 6 months Certificate course in Education of Children with Special Needs. 

(Or) 

Diploma in Multi Rehabilitation Worker (MRW) with 06 months Certificate course in Education of Children with Special Needs. 

(Or) 

Junior Diploma in Teaching the Deaf. 

(Or) 

Primary level Teacher Training course in Visual Impairment. 

(Or) 

Diploma in Vocational Rehabilitation – Mental Retardation (DVR-MR) / Diploma in Vocational Training and Employment – Mental Retardation (DVTE-MR) with 06 months Certificate course in Education of Children with Special Needs. 

(Or) 

Diploma in Hearing Language and Speech (DHLS) with 06 months Certificate course in Education of Children with Special Needs. 

(Or) 

Intermediate/ Senior Secondary passed with any RCI recognized qualification of minimum one year duration and 06 months Certificate course in Education of Children with Special Needs. 

(Or) 

Any other equivalent qualification approved by RCI. 

(c) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR TET PAPER- II – A (Classes VI to VIII) (REGULAR SCHOOLS):

Mathematics and Science Teachers/ Social Studies Teachers

(i) Any graduation in concerned subject with at least 50% marks. In case of SC/ST/BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 40%. and pass in Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) course / Bachelor of Education (B.Ed -Special Education). 

(or) 

(ii) 4-year B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed., with at least 50% marks, in case of SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 45%.

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. 

(d) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR TET PAPER- II – B (Classes VI to VIII) (SPECIAL SCHOOLS):

RCI Qualifications Secondary 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:- 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. 

II. STRUCTURE and CONTENT OF TET:-

The structure and content of the TET is given in the following paragraphs. All questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each carrying One Mark, with four alternatives out of which One Answer will be correct. There will be no Negative Marking. 

There will be Two Papers for the TET. Paper-I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for Classes I to V, Paper-II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for Classes VI to VIII. A person who intends to be a Teacher either for Classes I to V or for Classes VI to VIII and having eligible qualifications specified above shall have to appear in both Papers (Paper I and Paper II)

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