The Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) cum Teacher Recruitment Test for the posts
of Teachers (Scheme of Selection) Rules – Orders – Issued.
G.O.MS.No. 38 Dated: 19/11/2014
Read the following:-
From the Commissioner of School Education, A.P., Hyderabad,
Lr.Rc.No.5/APTET/2014, dated:02.09.2014.
ORDER:
The following notification will be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.
N O T I F I C A T I O N
In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 309 of the Constitution of India read with
sub section (3) and (4) of Section 169, Sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 195 and Section 243 of
the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, (Andhra Pradesh Act 13 of 1994) and amendments
thereon and third proviso to Section 74 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 (Andhra
Pradesh Act 6/1965) and Section 78 and Section 99 of the Andhra Pradesh Education Act, 1982
(Act 1 of 1982), read with sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education Act 2009 (Central Act No. 35 of 2009), duly incorporating the norms and
conditions of the eligibility criteria provided by NCTE for the post of teachers and duly
rescinding the earlier Government Orders issued in the GO. Ms. No 51, SE Gen. Dept., Dated
16.04.2011 in this regard, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules
for Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) cum Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT) to the posts of Teachers
in the schools of Andhra Pradesh.
3. METHOD OF RECRUITMENT:
The Recruitment shall be through a selection process consisting of Written Test and
other criteria stipulated by the Government from time to time. The total marks shall
be 180 for SGTs and PETs. For all School Assistant posts total marks shall be 200 (Two
hundred). It will be purely based on merit cum roaster system as per the existing
provisions being adopted by Government of Andhra Pradesh.
4. QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY:
(1) A candidate for selection to the posts of Teachers shall possess the academic and
professional/ training qualifications as follows:-
(a) Must be fully qualified for the post applied for and in possession of all Certificates as
on the last date prescribed in the notification for submission of applications.
(b) (i) Must possess Intermediate Certificate issued by the Board of Intermediate
Education, Andhra Pradesh or other equivalent certificates recognized by Board
of Intermediate Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
(ii) Must possess Academic degrees of Universities recognized by University Grants
Commission (UGC).
(iii) Teacher Education Courses recognized by National Council for Teacher
Education.
(iv) Distance Mode courses offered by Universities and Deemed Universities
recognized by Joint Committee comprising University Grants Commission,
Distance Education Council (DEC), All India Council for Technical Education and
with jurisdiction to operate such courses in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
(v) Special Education Courses recognized by Rehabilitation Council of India.
(vi) The candidates should have either been qualified in earlier APTETs OR should
obtain minimum qualifying marks in the present TET cum TRT. However, this is
not applicable in case of PETs and School Assistants (Physical Education).
(2) Post wise qualifications:
(i) School Assistants:-
(a) School Assistant (Mathematics):-
Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Mathematics / Applied Mathematics / Statistics
as the main subject OR one of the three equal optional subjects and a B.Ed degree with
Mathematics as a methodology subject.
(b) School Assistant (Physical Sciences) :-
Must posses a Bachelors Degree with at least two of the following subjects as optional
subjects: Physics / Applied Physics / Engineering Physics & Instrumentation and
Chemistry / Applied Chemistry / Industrial Chemistry / Pharmaceutical Chemistry /
Medicinal Chemistry / Bio-Chemistry / Geology or either Physics / its allied subjects or
Chemistry / its allied subjects as one of the main subject and other as subsidiary /
ancillary subject and B.Ed. degree with Physical Science / Physics / Chemistry / Science
as a methodology subject.
(c) School Assistant (Biological Science) :-
Must possess a Bachelors Degree with Botany and Zoology as optional subjects or one of
the two as main and the other as subsidiary subject or any two of other allied subjects
viz. Public Health / Human Genetics / Genetics / Bio-chemistry / Environment Sciences /
Micro-biology / Bio-Technology / Industrial Micro-biology / Agriculture/ Food
Technology/ Fisheries/ Nutrition/ geology / Sericulture / Horticulture / Forestry / Poultry
and a B.Ed. Degree with Biological Science / Natural Sciences / Science / Botany /
Zoology/ as a methodology subject.
(d) School Assistant (Social Studies) :-
Must possess a Bachelors Degree with any two of the following subjects as optional or
one of them as a main and any other one as a subsidiary subject – (i) History (ii)
Economics (iii) Geography (iv) Political Science (v) Public Administration (vi) Sociology
(vii) Commerce (viii) Politics (ix) Social Anthropology (x) Ancient Indian History Culture &
Archaeology (xi) Anthropology (xii) Social Work (xiii) Philosophy and (xiv) Psychology.
B.Com with any four of the following six subjects:
(g) Economics / Business Economics (ii) Business Organization and Management (iii)
Statistics / Business Statistics / Quantitative Techniques (iv) financial Services,
Banking and Insurance (v) Accountancy / Financial Accounting (vi) Fundamentals
of information technology and B.Ed Degree with Social Studies / Social Sciences /
Geography / history / Politics Political Science /Economics as a methodology
subject.
(e) School Assistant (English) :-
A Bachelors Degree with English as the main subject or one of the optional subjects or a
Post Graduate Degree in English and a B. Ed Degree with English as methodology
subject.
(f) School Assistant (Telugu) :-
Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree with Telugu as the main subject or one of the three
equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language in Telugu (B.O.L) or its
equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Telugu and B.Ed with Telugu as methodology
Subject or Telugu Pandit Training or its equivalent.
