Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) January 2012

In order of the provision of section 23 of the Right to Education Act (RTE) 2009, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has laid down minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for the appointment as a teacher for classes I to VIII. Government of Andhra Pradesh School Education Department invites application from eligible candidates for Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) for recruitment of Teachers.

Name of the post

• a) Teacher (for classes I to V): Primary Stage
• b) Teacher (for classes VI to VIII): Elementary Stage
• c) Teacher (for both categories)

Important Dates

• Release of notification for APTET: 29 October 2011
• Opening date for online registration: 1 November 2011
• Closing date for online registration: 26 November 2011
• Payment of Fee can be made at AP Online/ e-Seva Centres: 31 October 2011
• Payment of Fee can be made at AP Online/ e-Seva Centres: 25 November 2011
• Issue of Hall Ticket: 24 December 2011
• Date of Written Test: 8 January 2012 (Sunday)
• a) Paper I: 9.30 am to 12 pm
• b) Paper II: 2.30 pm to 5 pm
• Declaration of Result: 28 January 2012

Application Fee: The application fee for taking this exam is Rs 300 for only Paper-I OR only Paper-II OR Both (Paper-I & Paper-II). Candidates shall pay the fee through APONLINE or e-Seva centres.

On receipt of fee at APONLINE or e-Seva the candidate shall be issued a ‘Journal Number' with which she/ he can proceed with submission of application online.

Marks Memo/ Certificate- Validity Period: In accordance with the NCTE guidelines the APTET certificate shall be valid for a period of seven years from the date of examination.

Pattern of Examination

The CTET examination will be of objective type Multiple Choice Question (MCQ's) each carrying one mark, with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. There will be no negative marking. There will be 2 papers of CTET.

• Paper I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V.
• Paper II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.

Note: A person who intends to be a teacher for both levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both the papers (Paper I and Paper II).

Paper I (for Classes I to V): No. of MCQs - 150; Duration of examination: 2 ½ hours

Paper II (for Classes VI to VIII): No. of MCQs - 150; Duration of examination: 2 ½ hours

Examination Centres: APTET shall be conducted in all the 23 districts of the state. Candidate can choose any Examination Centre (District) of his choice.

How to Apply

• The candidates shall at first download the ‘Information Bulletin' (free of cost) from the APTET website http://aptet.cgg.gov.in/, go through it carefully and satisfy their eligibility for appearing for APTET, January 2012.
• On receipt of fee at APONLINE or e-Seva the candidate shall be issued a ‘Journal Number' with which she/he can proceed with submission of application online.
• The Candidate should be ready with photograph of size 3.5 X 3.5 cms before filling in on-line application.
• Paste the photograph on a white paper and sign below (sign in Black Ink only). Ensure that the signature is within the box. Scan the required size containing the photograph and signature. Please do not scan the complete page. The entire image consisting of photo along with signature is required to be scanned and stored in *.jpeg format on local machine.
• Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50kb. Hall-Ticket will not be issued to such candidates. Hence, after pressing the 'UPLOAD' button check if the photo is of required size, clear and is of the same candidate of whom the details are to be filled in the application.
• On submission of application form online the candidate shall be given reference ID number which should be kept carefully for any kind of future correspondence.
• On completion of submission, the candidates shall take a printout of the application and store it for future use.

Candidates should not post the printout of the application to APTET office.

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