Allotment of Periods in Time Table and Work Distribution: Andra Pradesh Revised Upper Primary and High Schools Timetable, Period’s allotment all subjects 6th class to 10th Class:
All the District Educational Officers in the State are informed that the existing 9-period pattern of school time table for Upper Primary Schools and High Schools have been revised into 8 periods pattern of school time table and workload from the year 2015-16 for effective implementation of overall development of the learner-based teaching-learning process, keeping in view of the RTE recommendations, The details are as follows:
All the headmasters of High schools and Upper Primary schools in the State of Andhra Pradesh follow the guidelines while preparation and implementation Time table.
- The Headmasters of Upper Primary and High Schools prepare timetable based on number of teachers available and number of sections in the school.
- Headmaster should follow Weightage of Periods as mentioned in the academic calendar.
- Workload should be distributed equally among the teachers.
- Value education, Art education, Work education, library book reading-is consisting of total 28 periods in classes VI and VII and 33 periods in classes VIII to X should be equally distributed to all the teachers in order to maintain equal workload except Maths, Social and Physical education teachers.
- Priority should be given to the teacher’s interest for co-curricular areas allotment. Headmaster may decide co-curricular areas allotment.
- Biological Science teacher – teach VI class Science and 1 Lab period.
- Physical Science teacher – teach VII class Science and 1 Lab period.
- Where ever Vocational Education is in force and vocational Instructors are available, the Head Master is instructed to allot 5 Vocational Education periods by using periods allotted to work Education, Value Education, Library period etc.,
- If Physical Science teacher having Mathematics in degree and mathematics methodology in B.Ed. may be allotted class VI mathematics.
- In Upper Primary schools Workload should be distributed equally among the teachers irrespective of SGT or School Assistant. Language pandit/ Language school Assistant must teach his /her concern subject from class IV onwards. In the same way Non Language School Assistant also teach primary subjects where ever necessary to maintain equal distribution of work load.
WORK LOAD WITH SUBJECT DISTRIBUTION- FOR VIII, IX, X CLASSES
( Regular periods- 37 other periods -11 total = 48 periods)
| Subject | No. of periods in a week | Classes VIII, IX & X | Total Subject periods in a week | Other periods (value Edn, Art Edn, Work Edn, Library) | Total Periods |
| Telugu | 5 | 15 Periods | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| Hindi | 4 | 12 Periods | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| English | 5 | 15 Periods | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Mathematics | 7 | 21 Periods | 21 | – | 21 |
| Physical Science | 5 | 15 Periods | 15+ 1 Lab Period = 16 | 5 | 21 |
| Biological Science | 4 | 12 Periods | 12+2 Lab Period = 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Science Laboratory | 1 | 3 Periods (1 period each class) | – | – | – |
| Social studies | 5 | 15 Periods | 15 (3 Cotemporary issues- seminar)=18 | 2 | 20 |
| Social studies (Cotemporary issues- seminar) | 1 | 3 Periods (1 period each class) | – | – | – |
| Physical Education | 3 | 9 periods | 9 periods | – | 9 |
| Value Education | 2 | 6 periods | |||
| Art Education | 2 | 6 periods | |||
| Work Education | 2 | 6 periods | |||
| Library | 2 | 6 periods | |||
| Total | 48 |
| Subject | No. of periods in a week | Classes VIII, IX & X | Total Subject periods in a week | Other periods (value Edn, Art Edn, Work Edn, Library) | Total Periods |
| Telugu | 5 | 15 Periods | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| Hindi | 4 | 12 Periods | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| English | 5 | 15 Periods | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Mathematics | 7 | 21 Periods | 21 | – | 21 |
| Physical Science | 5 | 15 Periods | 15+ 1 Lab Period = 16 | 5 | 21 |
| Biological Science | 4 | 12 Periods | 12+2 Lab Period = 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Science Laboratory | 1 | 3 Periods (1 period each class) | – | – | – |
| Social studies | 5 | 15 Periods | 15 (3 Cotemporary issues- seminar)=18 | 2 | 20 |
| Social studies (Cotemporary issues- seminar) | 1 | 3 Periods (1 period each class) | – | – | – |
| Physical Education | 3 | 9 periods | 9 periods | – | 9 |
| Value Education | 2 | 6 periods | |||
| Art Education | 2 | 6 periods | |||
| Work Education | 2 | 6 periods | |||
| Library | 2 | 6 periods | |||
| Total | 48 |
Subject teacher wise work load
| Subject Teacher | VI , VII Periods | VIII, IX, X Periods | Total Workload |
| Telugu Teacher | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| English Teacher | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| Hindi Teacher | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| Maths Teacher | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Physical Science Teacher | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Biological Science Teacher | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| Social Teacher | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| Total | 96 | 144 | 240 |
Allotment of Periods in Time Table and Work Distribution in AP Schools