APTET 2014 Eligibility Conditions Rules and Regulations were finalized.

Andhra Pradesh Teachers Eligibility Test (APTET) and Teachers Recruitment Test guidelines were finalized by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Rules and Regulations / Eligibility and Exam Pattern is finalized for Andhra Pradesh SGT, School Assistant, P.E.T Posts.

Total No. of Posts : 9061 + 1252 (Municipal) = 10313

• School Assistants - 1849
• Language Pundits - 812
• PETs - 156
• SGTs - 6244
• *Municipal Schools Teacher Jobs : 1252 included

Collector as Chairman for District Selection Committee (AP DSC 2014-2015). Age limit for OC candidates 40 Years, SC ST BC Candidates 45 Years is fixed.

• All academic qualifications got as on 17.01.2015 were eligible

• Age : 

No person shall be eligible for direct recruitment to the post of Teacher if he is less than 18 years of age and more than 40 years of age as on 1st day of July of the year 2014 in which the notification for selection to the relevant post, category or class or a service is made. However, in case of SC / ST / BC candidates the maximum age limit shall be 45 years and in respect of Physically Challenged candidates the maximum age limit shall be 50 years. Upper age limit for Ex-service Men: A person, who worked in the Armed Forces of the Indian Union, shall be allowed to deduct the length of the service rendered by him in the Armed Forces and also three years from his age for the purpose of the maximum age limit.

• For OCs 18 Years to 40 Years as on 1st July 2014 (01/07/2014) to 30/06/1996.
• For SC, ST, BC Candidates 45 Years as on 1st July 2014 (01/07/2014) to 30/06/1996 .
• For Disabled (PHC) Candidates 50 Years as on 1st July 2014 (01/07/2014) to 30/06/1996.

AP DSC Age Criteria

• Marks :
• SGT and PET Posts Exam will be conducted for 180 Marks
• School Assistant Posts Exam will be conducted for 200 Marks
• SGT School Assistants Exam duration 3 Hours. 15 Minutes for Reading of Question.
• Already written eligible TET Candidates were also compulsorily attend this Examination.

METHOD OF RECRUITMENT:       

The Recruitment shall be through a selection process consisting of Written Test and other criteria stipulated by the Government from time to time.  The total marks shall be 180 for SGTs and PETs. For all School Assistant posts total marks shall be 200 (Two hundred). It will be purely based on merit cum roaster system as per the existing provisions being adopted by Government of Andhra Pradesh 

4. QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY:    

(1) A candidate for selection to the posts of Teachers shall possess the academic and professional/ training qualifications as follows:-    

  

(a) Must be fully qualified for the post applied for and in possession of all Certificates as on the last date prescribed in the notification for submission of applications.   

(b) (i) Must possess Intermediate Certificate issued by the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh or other equivalent certificates recognized by Board of Intermediate Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh.     

(ii) Must possess Academic degrees of Universities recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC).             

(iii) Teacher Education Courses recognized by National Council for Teacher Education.    

(iv) Distance Mode courses offered by Universities and Deemed Universities recognized by Joint Committee comprising University Grants Commission, Distance Education Council (DEC),  All India Council for Technical Education and with jurisdiction to operate such courses in the State of Andhra Pradesh.   

(v) Special Education Courses recognized by Rehabilitation Council of  India.  

(vi) The candidates should have either been qualified in earlier APTETs OR should obtain minimum qualifying marks in the present TET cum TRT. However, this is not applicable in case of PETs and School Assistants (Physical Education).  

(2)  Post wise qualifications:    

(i) School Assistants Qualifications:-  

(a) School Assistant (Mathematics) Qualifications :-  

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Mathematics / Applied  Mathematics / Statistics as the main subject OR one of the three equal optional subjects and a B.Ed degree with Mathematics as a  methodology subject.           

                                                                                                      

(b) School Assistant (Physical Sciences) Qualifications :- 

Must posses a Bachelors Degree with at least two of the following subjects as optional subjects: Physics / Applied Physics / Engineering Physics & Instrumentation and Chemistry / Applied Chemistry / Industrial Chemistry / Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Medicinal Chemistry / Bio-Chemistry / Geology or either Physics / its allied subjects or Chemistry / its allied subjects as one of the main subject and other as subsidiary / ancillary subject and B.Ed. degree with Physical Science / Physics / Chemistry / Science as a methodology subject.  

(c) School Assistant (Biological Science) Qualifications :-  

Must possess a Bachelors Degree with Botany and Zoology as optional subjects or one of the  two as main and the other as subsidiary subject or any two of other allied subjects viz. Public Health / Human Genetics / Genetics / Bio-chemistry / Environment Sciences / Micro-biology / Bio-Technology / Industrial Micro-biology / Agriculture/ Food Technology/ Fisheries/ Nutrition/ geology / Sericulture / Horticulture / Forestry / Poultry and a B.Ed. Degree with Biological Science / Natural Sciences / Science / Botany / Zoology/  as a methodology subject.  

      

(d) School Assistant (Social Studies) Qualifications :-  

Must possess a Bachelors Degree with any two of the following subjects as optional or one of them as a main and any other one as a subsidiary subject – (i) History (ii) Economics (iii) Geography (iv) Political Science (v) Public Administration (vi) Sociology (vii) Commerce (viii) Politics (ix) Social Anthropology (x) Ancient Indian History Culture & Archaeology (xi) Anthropology (xii) Social Work (xiii) Philosophy and (xiv) Psychology.  

or    

B.Com with any four of the following six subjects:  

(g) Economics / Business Economics (ii) Business Organization and Management (iii) Statistics / Business Statistics / Quantitative Techniques (iv) financial Services, Banking and Insurance (v) Accountancy / Financial Accounting (vi) Fundamentals of  information technology and B.Ed Degree with Social Studies / Social Sciences / Geography / history / Politics Political Science /Economics as a methodology subject. 

(e) School Assistant (English) Qualifications :-  

A Bachelors Degree with English as the main subject or one of the optional subjects or a Post Graduate Degree in English and a B. Ed Degree with English as  methodology subject.  

(f) School Assistant (Telugu) Qualifications :-  

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Telugu as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language in Telugu (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Telugu and B.Ed with Telugu as methodology Subject or Telugu Pandit Training or its equivalent.  

(g) School Assistant (Hindi) Qualifications :-  

Academic qualifications :-  

Must possess Bachelor’s degree with Hindi as one of the full elective subject or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language in Hindi (B.O.L) or Praveena of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha or Vidwan of Hindi Prachara Sabha, Hyderabad or any other equivalent recognized qualification in Hindi (BA degree Standard) or Post Graduate Degree in Hindi and along with any one of the following training qualifications as per Table-2 training qualifications. 

(h) School Assistant (Urdu) :-   

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Urdu as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or a Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language with Urdu (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Urdu and B.Ed with Urdu as methodology or Urdu Pandit Training or equivalent.  

(i) School Assistant (Kannada) Academic qualifications :-  

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Kannada as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s degree in Oriental Language with Kannada (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Kannada and B.Ed with Kannada as methodology or Kannada Pandit Training or its equivalent.  

  

(j) School Assistant (Tamil) Academic qualifications :-  

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Tamil as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language with Tamil (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Tamil and B.Ed with Tamil as methodology or Tamil Pandit Training or its equivalent.  

(k) School Assistant (Oriya) Academic qualifications :-  

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Oriya as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language with Oriya (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Oriya and B.Ed with Oriya as methodology or Oriya Pandit Training or its equivalent.  

(l) School Assistant (Sanskrit) Academic qualifications :-  

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Sanskrit as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language with Sanskrit (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Sanskrit and B.Ed with Sanskrit as methodology or Sanskrit Pandit Training or its equivalent.  

(m) School Assistant (Physical Education)  Academic qualifications :-:-  

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent and a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education or its equivalent or M.P.Ed.  (ii) Secondary Grade Teacher :-   

Must possess Intermediate Certificate issued by the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh or any other equivalent certificate recognized  by Board of Intermediate Education, Govt. of A.P.  and two year D.Ed. Certificate issued by the Director of Government Examinations, Andhra Pradesh or its equivalent certificate recognized by NCTE.  

(iii) Language Pandits Academic qualifications :- 

(a)  Language Pandit (Telugu) Academic qualifications :-    

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Telugu as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language in Telugu (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Telugu and B.Ed with Telugu as methodology or Telugu Pandit Training or its equivalent.    

(b) Language Pandit (Hindi) Academic qualifications :-    

Must posses Bachelor’s degree with Hindi as one of the full elective subject or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language in Hindi (B.O.L) or Praveena of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha or Vidwan of Hindi Prachara Sabha, Hyderabad or any other equivalent recognized qualification in Hindi (BA degree Standard) or Post Graduate Degree in Hindi of the following as per table – I and along with any one of the training qualifications as per table – II. 

(c) Language Pandit (Urdu) Academic qualifications :- 

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Urdu as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language in Urdu (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Urdu and B.Ed with Urdu as methodology or Urdu Pandit Training or its equivalent.  

  

(d) Language Pandit (Kannada) Academic qualifications :-

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Kannada as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language in Kannada (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Kannada and B.Ed with Kannada  as methodology or Kannada Pandit Training or its equivalent.  

(e) Language Pandit (Oriya) Academic qualifications :-

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Oriya as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language in Oriya (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Oriya and B.Ed with Oriya as methodology or Oriya  Pandit Training or its equivalent.    (f) Language Pandit (Tamil) :-  Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Tamil as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language with Tamil (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in  Tamil and B.Ed with Tamil as methodology or Tamil Pandit Training or its equivalent.  

  

(g) Language Pandit (Sanskrit) Academic qualifications :-

Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Sanskrit as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language with Sanskrit (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Sanskrit  and B.Ed with Sanskrit  as methodology or Sanskrit  Pandit Training or its equivalent.    (iv) Physical Education Teacher :-  Must possess Intermediate Certificate issued by the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh or equivalent certificate recognized by Board of Intermediate Education, Govt. of A.P.  and an under graduate diploma in Physical Education (U.G.D.P.Ed.) recognized by NCTE.    OR Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree and a B.P.Ed or M.P.Ed recognized by NCTE.  

(vi) Language / Medium Study Qualifications:     

(a)  Telugu Medium & Minor Media posts (Non-language subjects):   The candidates who have passed SSC Examination in the concerned medium of instruction or with   the concerned Language as First Language are eligible to apply for the posts of SA (Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Studies & Physical Education), SGT and PET in the concerned medium school except for English medium posts.  The candidates who have passed the Intermediate / Degree Examination (Academic) in the concerned medium of instruction or with the Language concerned as a  subject  are  also   eligible to apply for the posts in that medium except for English Medium posts.  The SSC in concerned medium completed before going for higher examinations will only be considered.  The SSC completed in concerned medium after completion of higher exams will not be considered.     

(b)English Medium posts (Non-language subjects):   

In respect of School Assistant (Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Studies) posts in English medium, the candidates who studied SSC, Intermediate and Graduation through English Medium only are eligible.  In respect of SGT posts in English medium, the candidates who studied SSC and Intermediate through English medium only are eligible.     

(vii) In respect of posts for which two subjects at Degree level are prescribed, a Candidate who studied one subject at Degree level and the second subject at Post Graduation level is also eligible to apply.  

Example: A candidate who intends to apply for the post of SA (Social Studies) should have studied at least one of the following mentioned subjects at graduation level and the other at Post  graduation level. (i) History (ii) Economics (iii) Geography (iv) Political Science (v) Public Administration (vi) Sociology (vii) Commerce (viii) Politics (ix) Social Anthropology (x) Ancient Indian History Culture & Archaeology (xi) Anthropology (xii) Social Work (xiii) Philosophy and (xiv) Psychology.  

(viii) Candidates having the training qualification of Special D.Ed / Special B.Ed are also eligible to apply for the posts of Secondary Grade Teacher/School Assistant, respectively, in General Schools in addition to Special Schools, provided they are in possession of academic qualifications prescribed for the posts to which they apply.  However, on appointment to the post they are required to undergo an NCTE recognized six months Special Programme in Elementary Education at his / her own cost.     (ix) Only the qualifications mentioned in the application form, for the post applied for, shall be taken into consideration for the purpose of selection. 

TET Minimum Marks for Eligibility :

• OCs - 60%
• BCs - 50%
• SC, ST, PHC (Disabled ) - 40%

TET  Previous and Present Marks 20% Wightage will be included in Teachers Recruitment (TET cum TRT 2014-2015)

10th Class or equivalent examination passed in which medium, that Medium posts will be selected.

School Assistants (English Medium) :- 10th Class, Intermediate, Graduation in English Medium Only.

Special D.Ed candidates were also eligible for SGT Posts.

Special B.Ed candidates were also eligible of School Assistant Posts

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