# Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (AP TET) (AP TET) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: AP
- Questions: 150 · Total marks: 150 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 150 minutes
- Negative marking: none
- Languages offered: EN, TE

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: 18–? years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Intermediate (12th) with 45-50% marks plus 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education or equivalent teacher training qualification
- Approximate annual vacancies: 16,000
- Note: Paper I for Classes I-V, Paper II for Classes VI-VIII; no upper age limit; TET certificate valid lifetime; 5% marks relaxation for SC/ST/BC/PwD
- Official portal: https://cse.ap.gov.in (Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh)

## Key dates
- 2026-07-25 — AP TET Hall Ticket 2026 available
- 2026-07-25 — Admit card / Hall ticket release
- 2026-07-25 — Admit card release
- 2026-07-25 — Admit card download begins
- 2026-07-25 — Admit card release date
- 2026-07-25 — Hall ticket/Admit card release
- 2026-07-25 — Hall ticket download begins
- 2026-07-29 — Application portal opens (expected)

## Syllabus outline
### Child Development and Pedagogy (weight 1)
Assessment and Evaluation · Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation · Assessment Tools · Formative and Summative Assessment · Development of Child · Adolescence (Paper II) · Concept of Growth and Development · Dimensions of Development · Heredity and Environment · Principles of Development · Inclusive Education and Children with Special Needs · Children with Learning Difficulties · Disadvantaged Learners · Gifted and Talented Children · Right to Education Act 2009 · Individual Differences and Personality · Basis of Differences · Gender as a Social Construct · Personality · Intelligence and Creativity · Creativity · Measurement of Intelligence · Theories of Intelligence · Learning and Pedagogy · Classroom Management · How Children Think and Learn · Pedagogical Methods · Motivation and Learning · Learning Theories · Behaviourism · Bruner — Discovery Learning · Erikson — Psychosocial Stages · Gestalt and Insight Learning · Kohlberg — Moral Development · Piaget — Cognitive Development · Vygotsky — Socio-cultural Theory

### Language I (Telugu / Urdu / Hindi / Tamil / Kannada / Odia) (weight 1)
Reading Comprehension · Grammar and Vocabulary · Hindi · Kannada · Odia · Pedagogy of Language I · Language Acquisition vs Learning · Teaching in Diverse Classrooms · Evaluation of Language Proficiency · Teaching-Learning Materials · Principles of Language Teaching · Remedial Teaching · LSRW Skills · Tamil · Telugu · Urdu

### Language II — English (weight 1)
Reading Comprehension · English Grammar · Parts of Speech · Sentence Structure · Tenses · Voice and Reported Speech · Pedagogy of English · Evaluating Language Proficiency · Teaching in Diverse Classrooms · Teaching-Learning Materials · Principles of English Teaching · Remedial Teaching · LSRW Skills in English · Phonology · Vocabulary

### Mathematics (weight 1)
Algebra · Arithmetic · Data Handling · Fractions and Decimals · Geometry · Measurement · Mensuration · Numbers · Pedagogy of Mathematics · Aims and Objectives · Evaluation in Math · Methods of Teaching · Nature of Mathematics · Remedial Teaching

### Environmental Studies (Paper I) (weight 1)
Andhra Pradesh Environment · Our Environment · Food and Shelter · Life Processes · Living World · Natural Phenomena · Pedagogy of EVS · Activities and Experimentation · CCE in EVS · Concept and Scope of EVS · Teaching Materials · Problems of Teaching EVS · Professions and Services · Transportation and Communication · Water

### Mathematics and Science (Paper II) (weight 1)
Algebra · Biology · World of Animals · Environment and Ecology · Human Body and Health · World of Plants · Chemistry · Acids, Bases and Salts · Elements, Compounds and Reactions · Matter and Its Nature · Geometry · Mensuration · Pedagogy of Math and Science · Evaluation · Laboratory and Practical Work · Methods of Teaching · Nature and Aims · Physics · Electricity and Magnetism · Heat and Light · Force, Motion and Work · Sound · Statistics

### Social Studies (Paper II Alternative) (weight 1)
Civics · Indian Constitution · Union and State Government · Local Self-Government · Economics · Basic Concepts · Indian Economy · Geography · Geography of Andhra Pradesh · The Earth · Geography of India · Maps and Map Reading · Physical Geography · History · Ancient India · History of Andhra Pradesh · Medieval India · Modern India and Freedom Struggle · World History · Pedagogy of Social Studies · Evaluation · Teaching Materials · Methods of Teaching · Nature and Scope

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 90–100 marks (60–67%) |
| EWS | 88–98 marks (59–65%) |
| OBC | 85–95 marks (57–63%) |
| SC | 82–92 marks (55–61%) |
| ST | 80–90 marks (53–60%) |
| PwD | 75–85 marks (50–57%) |

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- **General-to-OBC differential**: Typically 3–7 marks (2–5 percentage points); SC/ST categories generally see 8–12 marks relaxation from General cutoffs, reflecting reservation policy norms.
- **Cutoff determinants**: Paper difficulty, vacancy count in each cadre (School Assistant vs SGT), and candidate performance distribution significantly influence final marks; high competition for urban/metro postings pushes effective cutoffs 5–10 marks above minimum qualifying thresholds.
- **Qualifying vs competitive reality**: While 60% is the statutory minimum for General category, actual selection cutoffs for desirable postings often settle around 65–70%, as lower scores typically yield only remote/rural allocations.

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