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CANDIDATES IN POSSESSION OF MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Last Date for
Application Submission 17/06/2011
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Office of the Director, Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility
Test(APTET) in the premises of Commissioner & Director of
School Education, A.P, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500004.
APTET Office Telephone 040-23232152, 23232153.
APTET, JULY 2011, NOTIFICATION FOR ONLINE APPLICATIONS
Lr.No.2011/B1/TE/TET/2011 Dated:19.05.2011
Online applications are invited from the candidates who intend to be teachers
for classes I to VIII in schools in Andhra Pradesh for appearance at first Andhra
Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) to be conducted by Department of School
Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh on July 31, 2011 in all 23 Districts of the
State.
In accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Right
To Education Act, 2009 the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) had vide
it’s Notification dated 23
rd
August, 2010 laid down the minimum qualifications for a
person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher for classes I to VIII. It had been
inter alia provided that one of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible
for appointment as a teacher in any of the schools referred to in clause (n) of section
2 of the RTE Act is that she/he should pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) which
will be conducted by the appropriate Government in accordance with the Guidelines
framed by the NCTE. Accordingly, Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued
guidelines for conducting Teacher Eligibility Test in A.P. vide G.O.Ms. No. 51, School
Education (SE.GENL-II) Dept., Dated 16 – 04 – 2011.
APTET is applicable to all candidates who aspire to become teachers of
classes I to VIII in the schools of the State Government, Mandal Parishad, Zilla
Parishad, Municipality, Private aided schools and Private unaided schools in Andhra
Pradesh State. However, the candidates intending to seek employment as a teacher
in private unaided schools shall have the option of appearing at CTET conducted by
CBSE instead of APTET if they so desire.
The test (APTET) will be conducted in 2 papers viz. Paper-I & Paper-II. The
candidates who intend to be teachers for classes I to V have to appear at Paper-I
and the candidates intending to be teachers for classes VI to VIII have to appear for
Paper-II. The candidates who intend to be teachers for all classes from I to VIII can
appear for both papers, Paper-I & Paper-II. TET will be conducted in identified
examinations centres on July 31, 2011 in all the Districts of State as per timings
given below:
Paper-I : 9.30 am to 12.00 noon.
1Paper-II : 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
Candidates can download the ‘Information Bulletin’ giving details of the test
free of cost from the APTET website http://aptet.cgg.gov.in from 20.05.2011 before
applying on-line.
1. How to apply and when?
(a) Fee for submission of application online:
The fee for application for APTET online including examination fee is Rs.300.00.
Candidates can pay the fee through APONLINE between 20.05.2011 and 16.06.2011
and submit online application at the APTET website http://aptet.cgg.gov.in between
20.05.2011 and17.06.2011.
(b) PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION ONLINE
i. The candidates shall at first download the ‘Information Bulletin’ and ‘User Guide’
free of cost from the APTET website http://aptet.cgg.gov.in/, go through it
carefully and satisfy their eligibility for appearing for APTET, July 2011.
ii. The candidate after satisfying herself/himself about the eligibility criteria for
APTET shall pay a fee of Rs.300.00 through APONLINE towards submission of
application online and for the conduct of examination. At the APONLINE
Centres, the candidate has to give the required preliminary data (i.e. Name of
the candidate, Date of birth, Gender, whether the candidate belongs to A.P. and
mobile phone number). On receipt of fee at APONLINE the candidate shall be
issued a ‘Journal Number’ on the receipt of the fee with which she/he can
proceed with submission of application online. (Issue of Journal Number does
not mean that the candidate has completed submission of application
online. It is only a confirmation of the fee received).
iii. The candidates shall follow the procedure of submission of online application as
given in the ‘Information Bulletin’ and also as per the instructions provided online
while filling up the online application form. The Candidate should be ready with
photograph of size 3.5X3.5cms before filling in on-line application.
iv. Paste the photograph on a white paper and sign below (sign in Black Ink only).
Look for the sample in the Information Bulletin(Page No.9). Ensure that the
signature is within the box. Scan the required size containing the photograph
and signature. Please do not scan the complete page. The entire image
consisting of photo along with signature is required to be scanned and stored in
*.jpeg format on local machine. Ensure that the size of the scanned image is
not more than 50kb. If the size of the image is more than 50 kb, then adjust the
settings of the scanner such as dpi resolutions, no. of colors during the process
of scanning.
v. Steps to be followed in filling online application form
21. Go to //http:// aptet.cgg.gov.in
2. Click on application form
3. Click on the dialogue box(i.e., WELCOME TO ONLINE
APPLICATION)
4. Confirm the next dialogue box(i.e., Fields marked with ‘*’ are
compulsory)
5. Enter your Journal Number issued by Aponline, the date of
payment of fees and Date of birth.
6. At the field ‘ Attach your latest photograph’ Click on Browse button
and attach candidates photograph and signature stored on the
local machine.
7. Tick the declaration and enter the verification code.
8. Press Upload
9. The application will be opened.
10.Now fill in the application form as per the instructions given in the
User Guide and Information Bulletin and those offered while filling
the online application form.
11.After filling all the details press PREVIEW button. This will display
the details submitted by you
12.If you find all the details correct press SUBMIT other wise press
EDIT and resubmit the information.
vi. On submission of application form online the candidate shall be given reference
ID number which should be kept carefully for any kind of future
correspondence. Submission of application can be considered to have been
completed only on receiving reference ID number.
vii. On completion of submission, the candidates shall take a printout of the
application and store it for future use. Candidates should not post the printout
of the application to APTET office.
viii. In case of any clarifications before, during or after submission of application
online the candidates may contact the help desk at Telephone Numbers
CGG:7702922003, 7702922004 between 10.30 a.m. and 5.00 p.m on all
working days from 20-05-2011 to 30-07-2011.
ix. The candidates can also post their complaints pertaining to their application at
http://aptet.cgg.gov.in between 20.05.2011 to 10.07.2011.
x. In any case applications will not be received in any kind of manual form.
xi. Candidates can download their Hall Tickets from the website at
http://aptet.cgg.gov.in from 16.07.2011. In case the Hall ticket is not received by
18.07.2011, the candidates should contact the Director, APTET-July 2011, O/o
the Commissioner and Director of School Education, A.P., Saifabad, Hyderabad
– 04 between 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM on all working days giving details of the
journal number of the fee paid, reference number of the application submitted, a
copy of the printout of the Application form and one photograph (as pasted on
the application form) between19.07.2011 and 29.07.2011.
32. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
The candidate at the time of applying for APTET-July 2011 should be in possession of
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.
a) Minimum Qualifications for Classes I-V:
Intermediate / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and
passed in 2 - year Diploma in Education
OR
Intermediate /Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and
passed in 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
OR
Intermediate /Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and
passed in 2 - year Diploma in Education (Special Education)*
OR
B.A. /B.Sc./B.Com with at least 45% marks and B.Ed. (these B.Ed. candidates
will be eligible for appointment for classes I to V only upto 1
st
January, 2012).
Note: Relaxation of 5% in minimum qualifying marks at Intermediate / Senior
Secondary level is admissible for SC/ST/ Differently abled Candidates.
Relaxation of 5% in minimum qualifying marks at BA/B.Sc/B.Com is admissible
for SC/ST/BC/Differently abled candidates.
b ) Minimum Qualifications for Classes VI-VIII:
i) B.A. / B.Sc./B.Com and passed in 2 - year Diploma in Education
OR
B.A. /B.Sc./B.Com with at least 45% marks and passed in 1 - year Bachelor in
Education (B.Ed).
OR
B.A. / B.Sc./B.Com with at least 50% marks and passed in 1 - year B.Ed.
(Special Education)*
OR
Intermediate /Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and
passed 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
4OR
Intermediate /Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and
passed 4-year B.Sc. Ed or B.A. Ed.
Note: Relaxation of 5% in minimum qualifying marks at Intermediate / Senior
Secondary level is admissible for SC/ST/ Differently abled Candidates.
Relaxation of 5% in minimum qualifying marks at BA/B.Sc/B.Com is admissible
for SC/ST/BC/Differently abled candidates.
ii) In addition to above, candidates with Language Pandit Training are also
eligible. The qualifications are as follows:
Telugu Pandit B.A. (Telugu Literature) or BA (Oriental Language-Telugu) or Bachelor of
Oriental Language Telugu or a Graduate Degree with optional subject
Telugu or MA (Telugu) and Telugu Pandit Training Certificate.
Hindi pandit A Graduate Degree with optional subject Hindi or Bachelor of Oriental
Language Hindi or Praveen of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha or
Vidwan of Hindi Prachar Sabha, Hyderabad or any other equivalent
recognized qualification in Hindi (BA standard) by the Government of
A.P. or M.A., Hindi and Hindi Pandit Training Certificate.
Urdu pandit BA (Urdu Literature) or BA (Oriental Language Urdu) or Bachelor of
Oriental Language Urdu or Graduate Degree with optional subject Urdu
or M.A. (Urdu) and Urdu Pandit Training Certificate.
Other Languages
(Kannada, Marathi,
Oriya, Sanskrit,
Tamil)
A Graduate Degree in the Language concerned and Pandit Training in
the Language concerned (or Its equivalent)
* 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. STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF APTET:
a) All questions in APTET – July 2011 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.
5b) There will be two papers of APTET-July 2011.
(i) Paper I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V.
(ii)Paper II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.
c) A person who intends to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes
VI to VIII) will have to appear in both the papers (Paper I and Paper II).
d) Paper I (for Classes I to V); No. of MCQs – 150; Duration of examination: 2 ½
hours
Structure and Content (All Compulsory)
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
The syllabi and level of the test for various subject – sections have been notified on
website address //http:// aptet.cgg.gov.in
6Paper II (for classes VI to VIII); No of MCQs – 150; Duration of examination: 2 ½ hours.
Structure and Content
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 and Science
OR
Social Studies
60 60
TOTAL 150 150
The syllabi and level of the test for various subject – sections have been notified on
website address //http:// aptet.cgg.gov.in
Note(i): For Paper II Mathematics & Science section questions will be as follows:
Subject No. of MCQs
Mathematics 30 MCQs
Physical Science 14 MCQs
Biological Science 16 MCQs
TOTAL 60
Note(ii): For Paper II Social Studies portion the syllabus will cover the section namely,
History, Geography, Civics and Economics.
Subject No. of MCQs
History and Civics 30 MCQs
Geography and
Economics 30 MCQs
TOTAL 60
4. PASS MARKS IN TET:
APTET JULY, 2011 Results will be declared within 30 days from the date of conduct of test.
Candidates who secure the following minimum marks will be declared pass in APTET
Community Pass Marks Remarks
i) OC 60% Marks and Physically Handicapped with atleast 40%
7above handicap only will be considered in respect of
Visually Handicapped and Orthopedically
Handicapped. With regard to Hearing Impaired,
minimum 75% handicap will be considered
under PH category.
ii) BC 50% marks and
above
iii) SC/ST and
differently
abled (PH)
40% Marks and
above
5. Validity period of TET certificate / Marks Memo:
APTET certificate / Marks Memo shall be valid for a period of 7 years from the date of issue in
accordance with NCTE Guidelines.
6. WEIGHTAGE FOR APTET SCORES IN TRT:
20% weightage will be given to APTET scores in the ensuing Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT) of
the State Government i.e., 20% weightage is for APTET and 80% weightage for written test in
Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT).
7. IMPORTANT DATES OF APTET -2011
1. Payment of Fees at AP online 20.05.2011 to 16.06.2011
2. Download of APTET Information Bulletin 20.05.2011 to 17.06.2011
3. Online submission of applications through
http://aptet.cgg.gov.in
20.05.2011 to 17.06.2011
4. Help Desk Services 20.05.2011 to 30.07.2011
5. Receiving of Grievance Pertaining to Online
Application
20.05.2011 to 10-07-2011
6. Issue of Hall Ticket 16.07.2011 onwards
7. Request for Hall Ticket from APTET office in
case of non receipt of Hall Ticket online
18.07.2011 to 29.07.2011
8. Schedule of Examination
Paper-I
Paper-II
31.07.2011 (Sunday)
(9.30 AM to 12.00 Noon)
(2.30 PM to 5.00PM)
9. Release of initial Key 05.08.2011
10. Release of Final Key 12.08.2011
11. Declaration of Results 30.08.2011
12. Dispatch of Marks Memo/TET Certificate 20.09.2011
8. EXEMPTION FROM PASSING TEST:
Teachers who were appointed before NCTE notification, dated 23-08-2010 on selection by
District Selection Committee or by competent authority in Govt. / Local Authority as per
Recruitment rules prevalent at that time are exempted from appearing at TET Exam. However,
8teachers working in private schools whose appointment were not approved by competent
authority in Government are not exempted from passing TET. Such teachers of private unaided
school can appear at TET conducted by either state Government or Central Government. In
respect of non approved teachers working in private aided school, they should invariably appear
at TET conducted by State Government Only.
DIRECTOR APTET
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