ANDHRA PRADESH STATE TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST
APTET– JANUARY 2012 INFORMATION BULLETIN
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. Candidates can apply for APTET – January 2012 to be held on 08-01-2012 (Sunday)
‘ONLINE’ only through APTET website http://aptet.cgg.gov.in
2. Steps to be followed in submission of application on line.
i. The candidates shall at first download the ‘Information Bulletin’ free of cost from
the APTET website http://aptet.cgg.gov.in, go through it carefully and satisfy
their eligibility for appearing for APTET, January 2012.
ii. The candidate after satisfying herself/himself about the eligibility criteria for
APTET shall pay a fee of Rs.300.00 through APONLINE or e-Seva between
31-10-2011 and 25-11-2011 towards submission of application online and for
the conduct of examination.
iii. At the APONLINE or e-Seva 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).
iv. On receipt of fee at APONLINE or e-Seva the candidate shall be issued a
‘Journal Number’ 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).
v. The candidates shall follow the procedure of submission of online application as
given in the ‘Information Bulletin’ and User Guide 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.’
vi. Paste the photograph on a white paper and sign below (sign in Black Ink only).
Look for the sample at point 15 (v) of the Information Bulletin. 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, number of colors during the
process of scanning.
a. Applications with no photo/ unclear photo/ inadequate size
photograph will be rejected. Hall-Ticket will not be issued to
such candidates. Hence, after pressing the ‘UPLOAD’ button check
if the photo is of required size, clear and is of the same candidate
of whom the details are to be filled in the application. If the photo
is smaller in size, not clear or does not belong to the candidate
press ‘BACK’ button below the photograph on the application form
and restart with scanning of the photograph.
b. Complaints relating to mismatch of photograph and
candidate details will not be accepted after submission of
application at any cost.
vii. Initial steps to be followed before filling Online Application Form
11. 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 or e-Seva, the
date of payment of fees and Date of birth. Candidates who have
appeared for APTET, July 2011 conducted on 31.07.2011 should
also give the Reference ID number of that test.
6. At the field ‘Attach your latest photograph’ Click on Browse
button and attach your photograph and your 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.When the application form is opened check if the photo is of
required size, clear and is of the same candidate of whom the
details are to be filled in the application. If the photo is smaller in
size, not clear or does not belong to the candidate press ‘BACK’
button below the photograph on the application form and restart
with scanning of the photograph.
11.Confirm that the photograph is yours and that it is as per the
given specifications.
12.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.
13.After filling all the details press PREVIEW button. This will display
the details submitted by you
14.If you find all the details correct press SUBMIT other wise press
EDIT and resubmit the information.
viii. 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.
ix. 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.
x. 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 31-10-2011 to 26-11-2011.
xi. The candidates can also post their complaints pertaining to their application only
online at http://aptet.cgg.gov.in between 07.11.2011 to 28.11.2011. Complaints
relating to photograph will not be entertained.
xii. In any case applications will not be received in any kind of manual form.
xiii. Candidates can download their Hall Tickets from the website at
http://aptet.cgg.gov.in from 24.12.2011. In case any candidate could not
download the Hall ticket she/he should contact the Director, APTET, O/o the
Commissioner and Director of School Education, A.P., Saifabad, Hyderabad –
04 between 10.30 AM to 5.00 PM on all working days between 28.12.2011
and 06.01.2012 in person only giving details of the journal number of the fee
2paid, reference number of the application submitted, a copy of the printout of
the Application form and one photograph (as pasted on the application form).
xiv. Request for issue of duplicate Hall Ticket will not be entertained after the
examination in any case.
3. For latest updates, please check at APTET website http://aptet.cgg.gov.in/
3APTET – BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE
1. The implementation of the Right of Children to free and compulsory education (RTE)
Act 2009 requires the recruitment of a large number of teachers across the country in a time
bound manner. In spite of the enormity of the task, it is desirable to ensure that quality
requirement for recruitment of teachers is not diluted at any cost. It is therefore necessary to
ensure that persons recruited as teachers possess the essential aptitude and ability to meet
the challenges of teaching at the Elementary level Classes (I to VIII).
2. In accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 23 of the RTE Act, 2009
the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) had vide Notification dated 23
rd August,2010 laid down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as ateacher in 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. Subsequently, two more G.Os. G.O.Ms.
No. 70, School Education (SE.GENL-II) Dept., Dated 06 – 06 – 2011 and G.O.Ms. No. 102,
School Education (SE.GENL-II) Dept., Dated 28 – 07 – 2011 are issued.
3. The rationale for including the TET as a minimum qualification for a person to be
eligible for appointment as a teacher is as under.
i. It would bring national standards and benchmark of teacher quality in the
recruitment process;
ii. It would induce teacher education institutions and students from these institutions
to further improve their performance standards;
iii. It would send a positive signal to all stakeholders that the Government lays special
emphasis on teacher quality.
4. SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION:
DATE OF EXAMINATION
PAPER TIMINGS DURATION
08 – 01 – 2012 (Sunday) I 09.30 AM to 12.00 Noon 2.30 Hours
08 – 01 – 2012 (Sunday) II 2.30 PM to 5.00 PM 2.30 Hours
5. ELIGIBILITY:
The candidate at the time of applying for APTET-January 2012 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.
45.1. Minimum Qualifications for Classes I-V for candidates already in possession of
Respective Teacher Education Course Certificates:
Intermediate / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks and pass in
2 – year Diploma in Elementary Education
OR
Intermediate /Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and pass
in 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
OR
Intermediate /Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and pass
in 2 – year Diploma in Education (Special Education)*
Note: 1 Relaxation of 5% in minimum qualifying marks at Intermediate / Senior Secondary
level is admissible for SC/ST/ Differently abled Candidates.
5.2.) Minimum Qualifications for Classes VI-VIII for candidates already in possession
of Respective Teacher Education Course Certificates:
i. B.A. / B.Sc./B.Com and pass in 2 – year Diploma in Elementary Education.
OR
B.A. /B.Sc./B.Com with at least 45% marks and pass in 1 – year Bachelor in Education
(B.Ed).
OR
B.A. / B.Sc./B.Com with at least 50% marks and pass in 1 – year B.Ed. (Special
Education)*
OR
Intermediate /Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and pass in
4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.)
OR
Intermediate /Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and pass in
4-year B.Sc. Ed or B.A. Ed.
Note: 1. Wherever applicable 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.
2. If the candidate has not secured the requisite % of marks in Bachelor’s Degree
(B.A / B.Sc. / B.Com / but secured in Post Graduate Degree of relevant school
subjects she/he will be eligible for applying for Paper-II. Relaxation of 5% is also
applicable in this regard as well for candidates belonging to SC /ST / BC /
Differently abled candidates.
ii) In addition to above, candidates possessing Language Pandit Training Certificate
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 pass in 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 of any other
equivalent recognized qualification in Hindi (BA standard) by the
Government of A.P. or M.A., Hindi and pass in Hindi Pandit Training
Certificate
5Urdu 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 pass in Urdu Pandit Training Certificate.
Other Languages
(Bengali, Gujarathi,
Kannada, Marathi,
Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil)
A Graduate Degree in the Language concerned and pass in Pandit
Training in the Language concerned or B.Ed with Language
concerned as one of the methodologies
* 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.
* Intermediate qualification of Board of Intermediate Education of A.P. or Senior Secondary
Education of a Recognized Board only will be considered. So also the Bachelor’s Degree of a
University Recognized by UGC only will be considered.
5.3. Minimum Qualifications for Classes I-V for candidates pursuing Respective
Teacher Education Courses (2010-11 or earlier) :
Intermediate / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and
pursuing 2 – year Diploma in Elementary Education and appearing for final year
examinations on or before 07.01.2012
OR
Intermediate /Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and
pursuing 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) and appearing for
final year examinations on or before 07.01.2012
OR
Intermediate /Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and
pursuing 2 year Diploma in Education (Special Education)* and appearing for final year
examinations on or before 07.01.2012
Note: 1 Relaxation of 5% in minimum qualifying marks at Intermediate / Senior
Secondary level is admissible for SC/ST/ Differently abled Candidates.
5.4) Minimum Qualifications for Classes VI-VIII for candidates pursuing Respective
Teacher Education Courses (2010-11 or earlier):
i. B.A. / B.Sc./B.Com and pursuing 2 – year Diploma in Elementary Education and
appearing for final year examinations on or before 07.01.2012
OR
B.A. /B.Sc./B.Com with at least 50% marks and pursuing 1 – year Bachelor in Education
(B.Ed) and appearing for final year examinations on or before 07.01.2012.
OR
B.A. / B.Sc./B.Com with at least 50% marks and pursuing 1 – year B.Ed. (Special
Education)* and appearing for final year examinations on or before 07.01.2012
OR
Intermediate /Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and
pursuing 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) and appearing for final
year examinations on or before 07.01.2012
OR
Intermediate /Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and
pursuing 4-year B.Sc. Ed or B.A. Ed. and appearing for final year examinations on or
before 07.01.2012
6Note: 1. Wherever applicable 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.
2. If the candidates has not secured the requisite % of marks in Bachelor’s Degree
(B.A / B.Sc. / B.Com / but secured in Post Graduate Degree of relevant school
subject she/he will be eligible for applying for Paper-II. Relaxation of 5% is also
applicable in this regard as well for candidates belonging to SC /ST / BC /
Differently abled candidates.
ii) In addition to above, candidates pursuing Language Pandit Training (2010-11 or
earlier) 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 appearing for final year
examinations of Telugu Pandit Training Certificate on or before
07.01.2012
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 of any other
equivalent recognized qualification in Hindi (BA standard) by the
Government of A.P. or M.A., Hindi and appearing for final year
examinations of Hindi Pandit Training Certificate on or before
07.01.2012
