APTET Syllabus 2021: AP TET Paper I, II Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Content Structure Download

APTET Syllabus 2021 or APTET Paper I Syllabus and APTET Paper II Syllabus has been released by School Education Department on its Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test web portal. Candidates who will be appearing the eligibility test can check details and download AP TET Syllabus from the official web link in PDF format. This syllabus is very import to all candidates for preparation of APTET.

The respect and acceptance of teachers in the society is immeasurable. Teacher job is a craze especially in government schools in Telugu states! Millions of people want to settle down in the teaching profession as government teachers. But, in order to enter the teaching profession, it is mandatory to first qualify in the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).

Meanwhile, a TET notification is likely to be issued in Andhra Pradesh in the month of May. In this context, AP TET Qualifications, Examination Procedure, Syllabus Analysis, Preparation Guidance to be useful to the candidates. The National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) has introduced the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) to improve standards in education that is key role for ‘community progress’.

The TET is administered by the respective State Governments in accordance with Central Government regulations. In the past, TET qualification validity was seven years, but now it is enough to qualify once in TET. Regarding AP TET, candidates who teach teach from 1st class to 5th class are required to write ‘(SGT) Paper-1A’ and who teach from Class VI to Class VIII are required to write ‘(School Assistant) Paper-2A’.

20% Weightage: In order to join the teaching profession in Government District, Mandal Parishad, Municipal, Aided and Non-Aided schools, DSC should be written by the candidate. Prior to that, one has to qualify in TET as per the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) regulations. In addition, those who pass the Teacher Eligibility Test will get 20% weightage in teacher recruitment posts.

Qualifications: Candidates who have qualified Intermediate, Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree as well as DED / BED / Language Pandit / BLED / Diploma in Education (Special ‘Education / BPED) equivalent courses are eligible to write the TET.

Examination Procedure: AP TET is conducted online mode. The exam consists of two papers. Candidates who intend to teach for Class 1 to 5 are required to appear the Paper 1A and Candidates who intend to teach for 6th to 8th class are required to appear for Paper 2A. Those who have the qualifications mentioned for the respective posts can also appear for both the papers. The TET questionnaire is in Multiple Choice mode.

Paper 1B and Paper 2B are intended for teacher recruitment in special schools. Those who have completed DED, BED Special Education, Diploma in Special Education, Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation etc. are eligible to appear the Paper 1b and Paper 2B. Candidates who want to compete for posts in regular schools will have to appear for Paper 1A and Paper 2A.

TET Minimum Qualifying Marks: If General‌ Candidates (OCs) with at least 60% marks, BC candidates with at least 50% marks; SC, ST, PH, Ex-Servicemen candidates should have at least 40% marks are obtained in the AP TET exam, it is confirmed that they have qualified. APTET Syllabus, APTET Paper I and Paper II Syllabus, Exam pattern, Content and Structure Download from the official website.

STRUCTURE and CONTENT OF APTET: The structure and content of the TET are given in the following paragraphs. All questions 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.

There will be Two Papers for the TET 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. A person who intends to be a Teacher either for Classes I to V or for Classes VI to VIII shall have to appear in both Papers (Paper I and Paper II).

A. APTET Paper I (for Classes I to V): No. Multiple Choice Questions MCQs: 150 and Duration of examination: 2½ hours

APTET Paper-I A Exam Pattern and APTER Paper-I B Exam Pattern

Structure and Content (All Compulsory):
1. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 MCQs 30 Marks
2. The language I 30 MCQs 30 Marks
3. Language II (English) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
4. Mathematics 30 MCQs 30 Marks
5. Environmental Studies 30 MCQs 30 Marks
TOTAL of 150 MCQs 150 Marks

APTET Syllabus: I. The test items on Child Development & Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the primary level. II. How to choose language–I of APTET Paper-I: The following languages are offered under First Language in the Schools under the State Syllabus viz., Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, and Odiya. A Candidate has to choose one of these 6 Languages under Language-I of TET, those candidates should have compulsorily studied that Language either as a medium of study or as First Language at least up to Class X.

III. The Language-II shall be English for all the candidates.
IV. The syllabi for Language I & II shall be based on Proficiency in the Language, Elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities (Standard up to class X level).
V. For 30 MCQs under Language I&II, 24 MCQs will be on Content and 6 MCQs on Pedagogy on a Language

VI. The syllabi for Mathematics & Environmental Studies are designed on the basis of topics of Classes I to V. The difficulty standard as well as linkages of content/topics could be up to Secondary Stage (up to Class X) for testing. The test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will contain Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) not only on Content but also on Pedagogy. In Mathematics,  24 MCQs will be on Content and 6 MCQs on Pedagogy. Similarly, in Environmental Studies 24 MCQs will be on Content and 6 MCQs on Pedagogy.
VII. The detailed syllabus for all subjects shall be designed by the SCERT and the same shall be issued along with the Notification.

B. APTET Paper-II A: No of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – 150; Duration of examination: 2 hours and 30 minutes

APTET Paper-II A Exam Pattern

C. APTET Paper-II B: No of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): 150 and Duration of examination: 2 hours and 30 minutes

APTET Paper-II B Exam Pattern

Note: (i) The test items on Child Development & Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the Elementary level for Paper II-A Physical Education Pedagogy for Paper II-B will focus on Elementary level.

ii) How to choose Language I of AP-TET Paper-II A & B: The following languages are offered under First Language in Secondary schools under the State Syllabus viz., Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, English, Kannada, Tamil, Odiya, and Sanskrit. Other than Language Teachers has to choose one of these 8 Languages under Language I of TET, those candidates should have compulsorily studied that Language either as a medium of study or First Language at least up to Class-X.

The candidates who studied CBSE/ ICSE curriculum can choose the Language which they studied up to Class X.  Language Teachers have to choose the Language of their study in Pandit Training concerned under Language-I of TET Paper-II (A). For Physical Education Teacher a candidate has to choose one of the five (5) Languages (Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Odiya, and Kannada) Under Language I of TET Paper II-B

iii) The Language-II shall be English for all the candidates.
iv) The syllabi for Language I & II for Paper II-A shall be based on proficiency in the Language, Elements of Language, Communication and Comprehension abilities (standard up to Senior Secondary Level (12th Class). 30 MCQs for Language I and 30 MCQs for Language II will be given on content only

For Physical Education Teachers the syllabi for Language I & II shall be based on proficiency in the Language, Elements of Language, Communication and Comprehension abilities (standard up to 7th Class) 10 MCQs for Language I & 10 MCQs for Language II will be given on content only.

v) For Paper II- A – questions will be as follows:-
a) (i) Mathematics 30 MCQs (Content 24, Pedagogy 6)
 (ii) Science 30 MCQs (Content 24, Pedagogy
Content –Physical Science 12 MCQs.
Content –Biological Science 12 MCQs.
Science Pedagogy 06 MCQs.
a. Social Studies 60 MCQs (Content 48, Pedagogy 12)
b. Language Teachers 60 MCQs (Content 48, Pedagogy 12)

The syllabi for TET of concerned Paper-II (A) and are especially based and topics of Classes VI to VIII. The difficulty standard of questions, as well as their linkages, could be up to Senior Secondary Level (12th class).
vi) For Paper-II (B), the syllabi for TET of Physical Education Teacher (PET) and School Assistant Physical Education (PE) are based on topics of Classes VI to X. The difficulty standard of questions, as well as their linkages, could be up to Senior Secondary Level (12th class).

vii) Incentive Marks shall be given to the Physical Education TET candidates under three categories as listed below.

30 Marks:
– International level participation representing India
– National level Medal Winners
– All India Inter-University Medal Winners
– All India Federation cup Medal Winners
– National School Games medal Winners

25 Marks
– National Participation representing Andhra Pradesh State
– All India Inter-University Participation
– South Zone Inter University Participation & Medal Winners
– South Zonal interstate participation & Medal Winners
– National School Games participation

20 Marks
– State Level Medal Winners(Inter-District)
– State-level School Games Medal Winners i.e. Gold, Silver, and Bronze

viii) If the candidate is having more than one certificate achieved at International, National or State level. The certificate secured at a high level will be considered. At any rate, a combination of all certificates will not be considered.
ix) Participation in veteran Championship (Master men, Master women), Invitation tournaments, Private tournaments and occasional tournaments are not considered.

x) The list of Games and Sports for considering the incentive marks is given in Annexure.
xi) 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.

Note: Syllabi for Paper I and II A & B for each subject notified on website https://aptet.apcfss.in/

APTET 2021 Syllabus Exam pattern