Subject Teacher Experts Recruitment, Appointment of Subject Teacher Experts for District Level DCEB and State Level SCERT Assessment Cell. The dossier of selection procedure for the appointment of Subject Experts of Assessment Cell both at State and District Level.
Government of Andhra Pradesh through Memo No. 420155/Prog.2Il/Al/2016, dt.3-2-2017 has permitted to establish Assessment Cell in SCERT, Andhra Pradesh with the support of external partners i.e., Central Square Foundation (CSF), Centre for Science of Student Learning (CSSL) and Samagra. Andhra Pradesh seeks to establish a forward-looking, reform-oriented Assessment cell.
The Assessment cell will have a team of highly motivated and qualified staff who will be trained in specialized skills in assessments and learning research to drive the entire reform process. This will make Andhra Pradesh a role model in the country with best-in-class, in-house assessment capacity that enables the highest quality standards of education. Accordingly, an MoU has been signed with all the external partners mentioned above for their support in Andhra’s vision.
I. Goals and objectives of the Assessment Cell are:
1. To provide an extremely clear picture of learning in Andhra Pradesh through robust and diagnostic as achievement surveys.
2. To conduct high-quality learning assessment for all students in different subject areas
3. To develop high end expertise in the field of assessments and learning research
4. To build long term system and institutional capacity through an assessment cell comprising personnel who will be professionally developed for enhancing the quality of all the activities currently undertaken by the evaluation wing
5. To strengthen the capacities of the evaluation wing for a smooth rollout of all learning assessments being planned and conducted at the state level
6. To strengthen the methodology in designing the assessment tools (test papers and background questionnaires) so that data is amenable for actionable insights
7. To strengthen data analysis to derive actionable insights, which will be inputs for teacher training and pedagogy
8. To communicate and educate teachers and administrators on the quality of learning
9. To improve report dissemination, all the ways to school, so that the interventions arc effectively executed in the classrooms
10. To track the effectiveness of the Assessment Cell over time in improving the learning outcomes.
11. To improve the usage of technology in the workflow of the Assessment Cell and leveraging the data from the assessment
Important Note:
• The selected candidates must have the willingness and be able to study online courses independently related to assessment frameworks, test administration practices and measurement and testing as designed by CSSL [partner]
• The final decision on selection of State Level Assessment cell members will be taken by a Steering Committee composed of Principal Secretary, Commissioner DSE, SSA SPD, Director SCERT and representatives from external partners
• All selected candidates only at the State Level Assessment cell, will undertake a 3-year, Large Scale Assessment Certification course program, consisting of 13-course papers and a final capstone project as administered by CSSL.
• The final selection of District level (DCEB) staff rests with the Department of School Education.
DCEB members will only be trained in test administration and post-analysis workshop modules.
Selection Procedure:
The staff at the state and DCEB shall be selected and appointed to the Assessment cell for a period of at least 3 years. The State Level Assessment cell will be housed at SCERT, Ibrahimpatnam, Andhra Pradesh. All candidates will go through the same selection procedure as below. Interested candidates have to apply online only. Subject Teacher Experts Recruitment
1. The application portal is open in CSE official Website from 15.3.17
2. One set of print out a copy along with enclosures should be verified and submitted through DEO to the Director, SCERT, A.P., Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada.
3. Candidates have to opt if they want to apply for State level or DCEB in their application form
4. Preliminary online exam: All of the applied candidates have to take a preliminary online examination through identified centers at the District levels- this exam will be administered by SCERT in joint cooperation with partners, Samagra and CSSL.
5. Recruitment test: The screened applicants will be tested with a recruitment test provided by CSSL to check their General ability, Language, Math and English ability as per the selected role. The candidates will also be given a role-based assignment to complete and will be graded accordingly
6. Interview: The final candidates will be selected through a face to face interview with CSSL and Samagra, which will be conducted in Ibrahimpatnam, Andhra Pradesh
7. Approval for selection of the State Level Assessment Cell members’ rests with the Steering Committee and those for DCEB rests with the Department of School Education
8. The selected candidates must declare their willingness to complete the course materials and relevant assignments on-time, in a quality manner and contribute actively to the reform-oriented process- the same will have to be indicated in an online form.
Qualifications Required
Assessment cell (Housed at SCERT):
Subject Experts:
1. Desirable to possess a Master’s degree in the respective subject/ language and an M.Ed degree.
2. M.Phil/Ph.D. is desirable.
3. Should be proficient with using computers and MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT).
4. A minimum of 5 years of continuous teaching experience is desirable.
Assessment Expert:
1. Desirable to possess a Master’s degree in any subject and an M.Ed degree.
2. M.Phil/Ph.D. is desirable.
3. Should be proficient with using computers and MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT).
4. A minimum of 5 years of continuous teaching experience is desirable.
DCEB Level:
1.1. Primary level: Desirable to possess a Master’s degree in any subject and an M.Ed degree.
1.2. High School Level (Language): Desirable to possess a Master’s degree in a language and an M.Ed degree.
1.3. High School Level (Non-Language): Desirable to possess a Master’s degree in non-language school subjects and an M.Ed degree.
2. M.Phil/Ph.D. is desirable.
3. Should be proficient with using computers and MS Office (Word, Excel, PPT).
4. A minimum of 5 years of continuous teaching experience is desirable.
Syllabus for the online exam:
The syllabus for the online exam will be published on the application portal in Commissionerate /SCERT/ APeKX website from 15.3.2017 onwards.
Key Dates. Subject Teacher Experts Recruitment
| Activity modified | Date |
| Commencement of Applications Online | 15-03-2017 |
| Last Date for Application | 23-03-2017 |
| Online Verification by DEOs | 28-03-2017 |
| Conduct of Online examination | 04-04-2017 |
| Announcement of Results | 10-04-2017 |
| Recruitment test and personal interviews day | 18-04-2017 |
| Final selections list | 21-04-2017 |
| Placement | 24-04-2017 |
Important dates/ Time Line for recruitment:
1. Commencement of applications online 15-03-2017 [CSE/SCERT/APeKX website]
2. Last date for application 22-03-2017
3. DEO verification & Hard copy submission to SCERT 28-03-2017
4. Conduct of Online Examination 04-04-2017
5. Announcement of Results 10-04-2017
6. Recruitment test and Personal Interviews day 18-04-2017
7. Final Selections List 21-04-2017
8. Placement 24-04-2017
ASSESSMENT CELL ONLINE EXAM RESULTS
LIST OF CANDIDATES SHORTLISTED FROM ASSESSMENT CELL ONLINE EXAM TO ATTEND STAGE II & III OF RECRUITMENT PROCESS.
Based on results from the Assessment cell online exam, the following list of candidates has been shortlisted to attend Stage II & III of the recruitment process. Subject Teacher Experts Recruitment
• A total of 80 candidates have been shortlisted for the next stage
• All shortlisted candidates will go through Stage II & III
• Shortlisted candidates are only for State Level Assessment cell positions
• Stage II & III of the recruitment process will be conducted over two days on 15th & 16th of May
• Selection criteria have been decided based on the following factors
~Based on performance, the top performing 6 candidates in each subject and teaching category were shortlisted
~ In cases where a number of candidates who qualified (applied) for a position were less than 6, special considerations have been given to ensure a larger pool to shortlist candidates.
• Results for DCEB positions will be announced after state-level positions have been filled.