APTET- JUNE-2026 NOTIFICATION Syllabus Schedule Information Bulletin Online Application Link GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
APTET- JUNE-2026 NOTIFICATION Syllabus Schedule Information Bulletin Online Application Link AND
Ref: -
1. RTE Act-2009, Minister of Law and Justice, Govt of India, Dt: 27.08.2009.
2. NCTE Gazette Notifications from time to time.
3. NCTE, Guidelines for conduct of TET from time to time.
4. G.O.Ms.No. 23 School Education (Exams) Department, Dt: 17.03.2021
5. G.O.Ms.No.68 School Education (Exams) Department, Dt: 25.10.2021
6. G.O.Ms.No.69 School Education (Exams) Department, Dt: 25.10.2021
7. G.O.Ms.No. 27 School Education (Exams) Department, Dt: 27.05.2022
8. Govt.Memo.No.ESE01-SEDN0CSE(RECT)/23/2022-Exams, Dt:23.06.2022.
9. Hon’ble Supreme Court Orders Dated:11.08.2023 in civil appeal no.5068 of 2022.
10. Go.Ms.No:4 School Education (Services.1) Department, Dt: 26.01.2024.
11. Govt. Memo No.1331600/Services-I/A1/2023 Dt: 26/01/2024.
12. Govt. Memo.No.1331600 /Services-I/A1/2023 Dt: 28/06/20
1) The Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test APTET-JUNE- 2026 will be conducted by the Department of School Education, Government
of Andhra Pradesh in all Districts of the State through a Computer Based Test (CBT). The main objective to conduct Teacher Eligibility
Test is to ensure National Standards and benchmark of Teacher Quality in the recruitment process in accordance with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) norms and procedures. One of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for
appointment as teacher in any of the school (Both Government and Private) referred to in class (n) section-2 of the RTE Act is that
he/she should qualify the Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by the Department of School Education.
2. Online applications are invited for the Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test APTET- June-2026 from the candidates for all those aspiring to be Teachers in State Government, Mandal Parishad, Zilla Parishad, Municipality, A.P. Model Schools, A.P Residential Schools, all Welfare Society Schools, Private Aided Schools and Private Un-aided schools etc., under the control of Andhra Pradesh State for classes I to VIII. Government of India have enacted RTE Act, 2009 on 27.08.2009 titled “The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education”. Sub-Section (1) of section 23 of the RTE Act, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), New Delhi has laid down minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a Teacher for Classes I to VIII in its Principal Notification dated 23rd August, 2010 and amendments issued thereon. The minimum qualification includes a pass in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) pursuant to the said guidelines; it has been decided to conduct Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
3. Those candidates who possess D.EL.Ed. / B.Ed or its equivalent qualifications shown in Information Bulletin and candidates pursuing final semester of the said courses with requisite percentage of marks obtained as given in Information Bulletin of APTET can appear for APTET-JUNE-2026. However, the candidates intending to seek employment as a teacher in private unaided schools following Central or State syllabus shall have the option of appearing at CTET conducted by Central Government through CBSE instead of APTET, if they so desire. Those candidates who desire to improve their APTET score shall also apply for APTET-JUNE-2026.
4. To bring in utmost transparency and accuracy in the conduct of examinations APTET-JUNE- 2026 will be conducted through Computer Based Test in Paper-1A , Paper-1B, Paper-2A and Paper-2B. The candidate who intends to be teachers for Classes I to V have to appear for Paper-1A and the candidates intending to be teachers for Classes VI to VIII have to appear for paper-2A.
The candidate who intends to be teachers for Classes I to V in Special Education Schools have to appear for the examination under Paper -1B and the candidates who intends to be teachers for Classes from VI to VIII have to
appear for paper-2B in respect of Special Education Schools. The candidates
who are having both D.El.Ed. and B.Ed. qualifications, intends to be teachers
for all Classes from I to VIII are only eligible to appear for all papers, i.e. Paper-1A , Paper-1B, Paper-2A and Paper-2B as per requisite qualifications.
APTET-Applicability:
The APTET shall apply to all the schools referred to in Clause (n) of Section 2 of the RTE Act. However, a school referred to in Sub-
Clause (iv) of Clause(n) of Section-2 of the RTE Act, may exercise the option of considering either the TET conducted by the Central
Government or the APTET. Teachers working in Private Schools whose appointments were not approved by the competent authority
are not exempted from passing TET. Such teachers of Private Unaided Schools shall appear for TET conducted by either the State
Government or Central Government. In respect of non-approved teachers working in Private Aided Schools, they shall invariably
appear for TET conducted by the State Government only.
5.1: TET for in-service Teachers:
As per the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No. 1385/2025, in-service teachers who were recruited prior
to the enactment of the RTE Act, and having more than five years service to retire on superannuation, must qualify the TET. The
existing Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs) and School Assistants (SAs) who do not have a TET qualification may appear for Paper
1A/1B and 2A/2B, in their concerned subject. (Eligibility criteria for appearing APTET as detailed at Rule-5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 in
G.O.Ms.No:36, School Education (Services-I) Department, Dt:23-10-2025, is exempted for all in-service teachers serving in all Government and Private Aided Institutions).
5.2: TET for Languages and Social Studies candidates:
Before 2017, there was a common paper for SA (Languages) and SA (Social Studies). From the 2017 TET onwards, separate examinations have been conducted for Languages and Social Studies subjects. Hence, candidates who qualified in the combined TET previously shall appear for separate paper and qualify in the
concerned paper only.
5.Examination FEE:
The fee towards submission of application online and for the conduct of Computer Based Examination is Rs.750/- for each Paper-1A, Paper-1B, Paper-2A and Paper-2B separately. Candidates shall pay the fee through payment Gateway from 03.07.2024 to 16.07.2024 and submit online application at the APTET website
http://cse.ap.gov.in from 05.06.2026 to
05.07.2026
Note: If the candidate who is having both D.El.Ed general/special and B.Ed general/special qualifications desires to apply for all papers, he/she has to pay Rs.750/- for each paper separately.
6. Procedure for Submission of Application Online:
Detailed procedure for applying ONLINE is given in the Information Bulletin.
Candidates can download the ‘Information Bulletin’ free of cost from the APTET website
http://cse.ap.gov.in from 05.06.2024 onwards. Candidates can submit their applications online from 05.06.2026 to 05.07.2026. No candidate is allowed for Edit / Modify the application once submitted.
Note:-The candidates are instructed to submit the application carefully with full awareness of notification. Any corrections / Modifications will not be considered if candidate need to change or modify he/she has to pay Rs. 750/- with separate application within the due date.
7. EXAMINATION CENTERS:
i. The APTET-JUNE- 2026 will be conducted through ‘ONLINE’ in all district headquarters / municipalities / revenue divisions /mandals. Where required, based on number of applicants, particular category of post and subject, centres may be allotted in the adjacent district of neighbouring States.
ii. A window will be opened to the Candidates to opt the Districts indicated in the APTET official website.
iii. However, the allotment of examination centers shall be the discretion of the department and request for change of
examination centers or sessions is not allowed under any circumstances.
Note: Candidate should opt in first cum-first serve basis.
8.Eligibility Criteria:
The candidates at the time of applying for APTET-JUNE- 2026 should possess
minimum qualifications prescribed Paper-1A , Paper-1B for a teacher for I to V classes, and Paper-2A, Paper-2B for a teacher for VI to VIII classes as given in Information Bulletin.
The candidates, who are pursuing final semester in any of the Teacher Education Courses recognized by the NCTE( National
Council for Teacher Education) or the RCI (Rehabilitation Council of India),
can also appear for the APTET –JUNE- 2026.
However, it is clarified that appearance or a pass in APTET by itself will not
vest any right for the candidate to be considered for appointment to the post of Teacher in Government / Zilla Parishad / Mandal Parishad / Municipal/AP Model School / Welfare Schools / Society Schools/ Private Un-aided and Private Aided Schools etc., under the control of the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh unless he/she possess the qualifications prescribed for appointment to such post in the relevant statutory recruitment rules framed by State Government from time to time or by the said management as on the date prescribed therein., and also pass in Teacher Eligibility Test. The details of qualifications prescribed for APTET-JUNE-2026 are provided in the Information Bulletin.
Course completion certificates:
i) (a) Candidates must be qualified for the paper applied and in possession of all certificates as on the last date prescribed in the notification for submission of application.
(b) The candidates, those who are pursuing/studying final semester of Diploma in Elementary Education (or) D.Ed in Special Education (or) its equivalent, Bachelor of Education (or) B.Ed. in Special Education (or) its equivalent etc., are also eligible to appear for
APTET examination subject to the condition that the candidates cannot appear for Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT) with this APTET
certificate, unless the candidates acquire requisite qualifications.
Note: Mere qualification in APTET shall not confer any right to appear TRT without prescribed qualifications.
ii) A Diploma/ Degree course in Teacher Education recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) only shall be
considered. However, in case of Diploma in Education (Special Education) and B.Ed. (Special Education), a course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered.
iii) Intermediate qualification of Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) of Andhra Pradesh State (or) its equivalent as recognized by Board of Intermediate Education (BIE), Andhra Pradesh State only shall be
considered. Graduation/Post Graduation of a University Recognized by UGC only shall be considered.
9. Structure, Content and Syllabus of APTET- JUNE-2026:
a) The Structure and Content of each part of Paper- 1A & Paper- 1B :
The structure and content of each part of Paper- 1A & Paper- 1B of the APTET-JUNE- 2026 and the breakup of the total 150 marks among various
parts of the paper are given in the Information Bulletin. The detail marks Weightage criteria procedure are given in the Information Bulletin. Syllabus for APTET-2024 can be downloaded from
http://cse.ap.gov.in.
b) Structure, Content and Syllabus of Paper- 2A & Paper- 2B
The structure and content of each part of Paper- 2A & Paper- 2B of the APTET-JUNE- 2026, and the breakup of the total 150 marks among various parts of the paper are given in the Information Bulletin. The detailed marks
and Weightage criteria procedure are given in the Information Bulletin. Syllabus for APTET-JUNE-2026 can be downloaded from
http://cse.ap.gov.in.
10. Pass Criteria in TET Paper- 1A, Paper- 1B & Paper- 2A, Paper- 2B
in TET Paper- 1A, Paper- 1B & Paper- 2A, Paper-2B APTET-JUNE- 2026 Tentative Results will be declared after completion of examination. However the final result will be given after final key as per the scheduled. The criteria for considering pass mark in APTET-JUNE-2026 are
as follows:
| S.No |
Community |
Pass Percentage |
Pass Marks |
| 1 |
OC/EWS |
60% and above |
90 Marks and above |
| 2 |
BC |
50% and above |
75 Marks and above |
| 3 |
SC/ ST/ PwBD & Ex-servicemen |
40% and above |
60 Marks and above |
Differently abled (Visually, Orthopedically, Hearing Impaired and Autism) candidates with at least 40% of disability shall be considered as disabled except Hearing Impairment. Hearing
Impairment means (a) Deaf means person having 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears (b) Hard of Hearing means
person having 60 DB to 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears (GO.MS.No:36, Dept. for Woman, Children, Differently
Abled & Senior citizens (Prog.ii), Dt: 23-08-2023).
Note: The Medical certificate submitted by the candidate for appearing APTET Examination under that particular category will not
confer any right to the individual for accepting the same for further Recruitment Test. The onus will lie upon the candidate to produce
the certificate validated by the Medical Board at the time of Recruitment.
11. Validity period of TET Certificate / Marks Memo:
The Marks Memo/Certificate of APTET shall be made available on APTET website only. There is no restriction on the number of attempts and a person can attend any number of times for acquiring APTET Certificate. A person who has qualified APTET may also appear again for improving his/her score. The APTET certificate
shall be valid for life time in accordance with NCTE guidelines dated: 09.06.2021 as amended by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.69, School Education (Exams) Dept., Dated: 25.10.2021. The validity of APTET qualifying certificate acquired prior to 09.06.2021 shall also valid for life time as per G.O.Ms.No.69, Dated: 25.10.2021.
Note: The APTET certificate shall remain valid for life time unless otherwise modified by future NCTE guidelines.
12. Weightage for APTET-JUNE-2026
Score for selection in District Selection Committee (DSC) Recruitments:
20% Weightage will be given to APTET score in the ensuing Teacher Recruitment of the State Government. In other words, 20% Weightage is for APTET score and 80% Weightage for written test in Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT) for drawing up the selection list.
13. Normalization:
Normalization procedure/Technique will be adopted for APTET -2026.
The following standard Normalization procedure/Technique will be adopted for APTET.
Normalization Formula
Normalization mark of jth Candidate in ith Shift M^
ij. is given by:
M^ ij=
Mt
g. - Mq
g.
--------------
Mti−Miq. ( Mij−Miq )+Mq
gm
M^ ij= Normalized marks of jth Candidate in the ith Shift
Mt
g
= is the average marks of the top 0.1% of the candidates considering all shifts (number of candidates will be rounded – up)
Mq
g
= is the sum of mean and standard deviation marks of the candidates
in the examination considering all shifts
Mti = is the average marks of the top 0.1% of the candidates in the ith
shift (number of candidates will be rounded up)
Miq = is the sum of the mean marks and standard deviation of the ith shift
Mij = is the actual marks obtained by the jth Candidate in the ith Shift
Mq
gm
= is the sum of mean marks of Candidates in the Shift having maximum mean and standard deviation of marks of candidates in the examination considering all
Note: Calculation of marks will be up to 5 decimal places.
14. Legal Jurisdiction:
All legal disputes with regard to the conduct of TET shall be subject to the Jurisdiction of the Honourable Courts located in the State of Andhra Pradesh only
