Government of Andhra Pradesh School Education Department conducts Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test.

APTET Exam:

APTET will be led in two papers i.e Paper I and II. Applicants who need to instruct I to V classes need to compose Paper-I and to instruct VI to VIII classes must compose Paper-II and to show every one of the classes from I to VIII must show up for both the papers i.e Paper I and II. Applicants must fulfill endorsed capability to instruct I to V Classes (Paper-I) and VI to VIII Classes (Paper-II)

Syllabus for Paper I:

(i). The syllabus for Child Development and Pedagogy under Paper- I is based on the syllabus of D.Ed curriculum focusing on Educational Psychology of Teaching and Learning in Classes I to V and above. The syllabus also focuses on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
(ii). In Andhra Pradesh, the following languages are offered under Language I viz., Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya and Tamil. Candidate has to choose one of these 9 languages under Language I under APTET. Those candidates would have compulsorily studied in that language either as medium of study or as first language at least up to Class X as stated in the eligibility criteria above.
iii) In respect of Andhra Pradesh language II under APTET shall be English for all candidates irrespective of medium of the school to which they intend to seek employment.
iv) The syllabi for Mathematics & Environmental Studies are designed on the basis of topics of Classes I to V of state syllabus (old). The difficulty standard of questions will be up to X class level. The test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will contain 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.
v) 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).

Syllabus for Paper II:

i) The syllabus for Child Development and Pedagogy under Paper II is based on the syllabus of D.Ed / B.Ed curriculum focusing on Educational Psychology of Teaching and Learning in Classes VI and above. The syllabus also focuses on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
ii) In Andhra Pradesh, the following languages are offered under Language I viz., Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, and Sanskrit. Candidate has to choose one of these languages under Language I. Candidates with Language Pandit Training Certificate should only choose that particular Language as Language-I of TET Paper-II.
iii) In respect of Andhra Pradesh language II shall be English for all candidates.
iv) For Paper II Social Studies portion the syllabus will cover the sectors namely, History, Geography, Civics and Economics.
vi) For Paper II the syllabi for APTET of Mathematics & Sciences, Social Studies are based on topics of Classes VI to VIII old syllabus) with difficulty standard of questions upto Secondary
Level.
vii) The syllabi for language I and II shall be based on proficiency in the language, elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities standard up to Secondary Level.