Andhra Pradesh Government conducts Teacher Eligibility Test every year to recruit or to make candidates eligible for the teaching jobs in the State. AP TET Stands for Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test. This exam is conducted by Andhra Pradesh Education Department to select candidates for the post of teachers in the state government schools. This exam is mere an eligibility test. If you have qualified APTET, it doesn't mean you have been selected for the job. AP TET is conducted by the Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh in all 13 Districts of the State through a Computer Based Test.

AP TET 2018 (Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test)

Name of Exam  APTET (Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test)
 Organization COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL EDUCATION ANDHRA PRADESH
 Type of Exam  Eligibility Test
 Notification Date 14th Dec 2018
 Exam Date 05.02.2018 to 15.02.2018
 Result 26.02.2018
 Mode of Exam  Online
 Status  Notification Not Out Yet
Website  https://aptet.apcfss.in/

Who can Appear for APTET 2019?

Details about the eligibility criteria for APTET 2019 exam.
  1. All candidates who possess D.Ed. / B.Ed. / Language Pandit / U.G.D.P.Ed./ D.P.Ed./ B.P.Ed. or its equivalent qualifications
  2. Candidates pursuing a final year of the said courses during the academic year 2018-2019 with requisite percentage of marks obtained as given in information bulletin of APTET can appear for APTET-2019

AP TET (Andhra Pradesh TET) Important Dates

Want to know when the APTET will be conducted? APTET 2019 Exam date? All such information will be updated below. APTET 2019 Application Form Not released yet. You may find the important dates for Last year i.e. APTET 2018.
Event Timeline
Date of Issuing of APTET Notification & Publishing of Information Bulletin Not announced yet
Payment of Fees through Payment Gateway Not announced yet
Online submission of application Not announced yet
Receiving of Complaints Online pertaining to the application and other issues Not announced yet
Online Mock Test availability for Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test Not announced yet
Download Hall Tickets Not announced yet
Schedule of Examination Not announced yet
Release of Initial Key Not announced yet
Receiving of Objections Online on initial key Not announced yet
APTET 2019 Final key published Not announced yet
APTET 2019 Final result declaration Not announced yet

APTET 2018 Eligibility Criteria

The candidate at the time of applying for APTET-December, 2017 should be having the minimum qualifications prescribed for a teacher for category I to V classes (Paper – I) and VI to VIII classes (Paper-II) as given below. Also SEE: APTET Application Form 2018: Apply Online [Andhra Pradesh]

Minimum Qualifications for Classes I-V:

for candidates already in possession of Respective Teacher Education Certificates or pursuing a final year of respective Teacher Education Course during 2016-2017 or earlier: Intermediate / Senior Secondary (or it's equivalent) with at least 50% marks. However, in the 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).  ALSO SEE: APTET Paper 1 Syllabus & Exam Pattern: Andhra Pradesh [Class 1st to 5th]

OR

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) in case of the candidates, who have passed or admitted to D.El.Ed / D.Ed., course prior to the issue of these guidelines. Note: NCTE guidelines were issued in the Month of August 2010. Therefore, the candidates who acquired qualifications prior to August 2010 are eligible with above-said qualifications/Percentage of marks. 

Minimum Qualifications for Classes VI-VIII

for candidates already in possession of Respective Teacher Education Certificates or pursuing the final year of Respective Teacher Education Course during 2016-2017 or earlier: B.A./B.Sc./B.Com., with at least 50% marks. In case of SC/ST/BC/Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 45%. AND pass in Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) course / Bachelor of Education (B.Ed -Special Education). ALSO SEE: APTET Paper 2 Syllabus & Exam Pattern: Andhra Pradesh [Class 6th to 8th] OR B.A./B.Sc./B.Com., with at least 50% marks. In respect 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) in case of the candidates, who have passed or admitted to B.Ed., course prior to the issue of these guidelines. Note: NCTE guidelines were issued in the Month of August 2010. Therefore, the candidates who acquired qualifications prior to August 2010 are eligible for above-said qualifications/Percentage of marks.

OR

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%.

OR

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. Note:-  1. The candidates, who are appearing in the final year of Bachelor of Education (OR) Diploma in Elementary Education etc., are also eligible to appear for TET exam subject to the condition that the candidates cannot appear for DSC with this TET certificate unless the candidates acquire requisite qualification. 2. 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. 3. Intermediate qualification of Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) of Andhra Pradesh State or its equivalent as recognized by BIE, Andhra Pradesh State only shall be considered. So also the Bachelor’s Degree from a University Recognized by UGC only shall be considered.

APTET 2019 Exam Pattern

Different exams are conducted by under APTET for different posts. Such as SGT, Language Pandit, School Assistant (Science/ Mathematics/ Language/ Social Science/ Physical Science/ Biological Science/ English/ Physical Education). You can also check out the notes and study material for the Child Development and Pedagogy Exam in English and Hindi Language Different exams are conducted for the above mentioned two categories.

APTET Paper 1 Exam pattern

It consists of 150 Multiple Choice Questions & each question carries one mark and the time duration is 2 ½ hours.
S.No Subject No of MCQs Marks
1 Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30
2 Language I 30 30
3 Language II (English) 30 30
4 Mathematics 30 30
5 Environmental Studies 30 30
TOTAL 150 150

APTET Paper 2 Exam pattern

It consists of 150 Multiple Choice Questions & each question carries one mark and the time duration is 2 ½ hours.
S.No Subject No of MCQs Marks
1 Child Development and Pedagogy 30 30
2 Language I 30 30
3 Language II (English) 30 30
4 (a) For Mathematics & Science Teachers: (b) For Social Studies Teacher (c) For any other Teacher – Either (iv)(a) or (iv)(b) 60 60
TOTAL 150 150

APTET 2019 Cut off and Qualifying marks

The criteria for considering pass in APTET is as follows. 20% Weightage marks for Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT) of the State Government for Physical Education candidates will be considered on the basis of Written Marks + Incentive Marks. 20% of Weightage marks will be arrived by limiting total marks to 150 only. Differently-abled (visually, orthopedically and Hearing Impaired) candidates with at least 40% of shall be considered.
S.NO. COMMUNITY PASS MARKS
1. OC 60% Marks and Above
2. BC 50% Marks and Above
3. SC 40% Marks and Above
4. ST 40% Marks and Above
5. Differently Abled (PH) 40% Marks and Above

Till what period of time your APTET scorecard will be valid?

APTET Certificate / Marks Memo shall be valid for a period of 7 years from the date of TET examination in accordance with NCTE Guidelines.

Weightage for APTET Scores in selection in 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 2019 Important Links

Important Links for the APTET 2019 appearing/preparing students. From here you will come to know all the important points about Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test 2019.
Important Pages for Andhra Pradesh TET 2019 Links
APTET 2019 Click Here
APTET Eligibility Criteria 2019 Click Here
Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test Online Application Form 2019 Click Here
APTET Paper 1 Syllabus and Exam Pattern Click Here
APTET Paper 2 Syllabus and Exam Pattern Click Here
APTET PET Syllabus and Exam Pattern Click Here
APTET Last year Question Papers Click Here
Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test Physical Education Incentive Marks 2019 Click Here