Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) May 2012

In order of the provision of section 23 of the Right to Education Act (RTE) 2009, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has laid down minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for the appointment as a teacher for classes I to VIII. Government of Andhra Pradesh School Education Department invites application from eligible candidates for Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) for recruitment of Teachers.
Name of the post for Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) May 2012
a)      Teacher (for classes I to V): Primary Stage
b)      Teacher (for classes VI to VIII): Elementary Stage
c)      Teacher (for both categories)
Important Dates for Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) May 2012

• Date for downloading information bulletin: 21 March 2012
• Opening date for online registration/ Payment of fee: 22 March 2012
• Closing date for online registration: 12 April 2012
• Last date for Payment of Fee at AP Online/ e-Seva Centres: 11 April 2012
• Date for downloading Hall Ticket: 15 May 2012
• Date of Written Test: 31 May 2012

a)      Paper I: 9.30 am to 12 pm
b)      Paper II: 2.30 pm to 5 pm

• Declaration of Result: Last week of June 2012

Marks Memo/ Certificate- Validity Period: In accordance with the NCTE guidelines the APTET certificate shall be valid for a period of seven years from the date of examination.
Selection Procedure for Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) May 2012
The CTET examination will be of objective type Multiple Choice Question (MCQ's) each carrying one mark, with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. There will be no negative marking. There will be 2 papers of CTET.

• 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

Note: 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).
Paper I (for Classes I to V): No. of MCQs - 150; Duration of examination: 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

Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII): No. of MCQs - 150; Duration of examination: 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 and Science OR Social Studies	60	60
	Total	150	150

Examination Centres: APTET shall be conducted in all the 23 districts of the state. Candidate can choose any Examination Centre (District) of his choice.
How to Apply for Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) May 2012

• 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.
• Application Fee: The application fee for taking this exam is Rs 300 for only Paper-I OR only Paper-II OR Both (Paper-I & Paper-II). Candidates shall pay the fee through APONLINE or e-Seva centres.
• 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.
• 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.
• The Candidate should be ready with photograph of size 3.5 X 3.5 cms before filling in on-line application.
• Paste the photograph on a white paper and sign below (sign in Black Ink only). 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. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
APTET Information Bulletin
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