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The Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET-December, 2017) is being conducted by Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh in all 13 Districts of the State through a Computer Based Test. The objective is to ensure National Standards and benchmark of Teacher quality in the recruitment process in accordance with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).
Tentative Schedule of APTET-December 2017:
All candidates who possess D.Ed.,/ B.Ed., / Language Pandit or equivalent qualifications and candidates pursuing final year of the said courses during the academic year 2016-2017 with requisite percentage of marks obtained as given in information bulletin of APTET can appear for APTET. However, the candidates intending to seek employment as a teacher in private unaided schools shall have the option of appearing at CTET conducted by Central Government through CBSE instead of APTET, if they so desire. The candidates who did not qualify in previous TETs can also apply. Further, the candidates who got qualified in the earlier APTETs can also apply for 6th APTET, if they desire improvement over their previous TET score.
To bring in utmost transparency and accuracy in the conduct of examinations APTET will be conducted through Computer Based Test in 2 papers viz. Paper-I & Paper-II. The candidates who intend to be teachers for classes I to V have to appear for Paper-I and the candidates intending to be teachers for classes VI to VIII have to appear for Paper-II. The candidates who intend to be teachers for all classes from I to VIII can appear for the both papers, Paper-I and Paper-II.
SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION:

Examination FEE:
The fee towards submission of application online and for the conduct of computer based examination is Rs.500/- for each Paper-I & Paper-II. Candidates shall pay the fee through payment Gateway from 18.12.2017 to 31.12.2017 and submit online application at the APTET websitehttp://cse.ap.gov.in from 18.12.2017 to 01.01.2018.
Note: If the candidate desires to apply for both papers he/she has to pay Rs.500/- for each paper
EXAMINATION CENTERS:
The APTET 2017 shall be conducted ‘ONLINE’ in the 13 districts on the above mentioned dates (i.e. 17.01.2018 to 27.01.2018). Candidates may give the preferential order of the centres. However, allotment of centres shall be the discretion of the department and request for change of test centres or sessions is not allowed under any circumstances.
Pass Criteria in TET:
APTET December, 2017 Results will be declared in the 1st week of Feb-2018. The criteria for considering pass in APTET is as follows:

Note 1: Differently abled candidates with at least 40% of handicap only shall be considered in respect of Visually and Orthopedically Handicapped. With regard to Hearing Impaired candidates, a minimum of 75% handicap shall be considered.
Validity period of TET Certificate / Marks Memo:
APTET Certificate / Marks Memo shall be valid for a period of 7 years from the date of TET examination in accordance with NCTE Guidelines.
Weightage for APTET Scores in selection in District Selection Committee (DSC) Recruitments:
20% weightage will be given to APTET scores 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.
Official Website : https://aptet.apcfss.in/
Notification for APTET - December, 2017 @ https://aptet.apcfss.in/Documents/APTET_NOTIFICATON_DEC_2017_FINAL.pdf
Press Note @ https://aptet.apcfss.in/Documents/Press_Note_APTET_2017.pdf
Information Bulletin @ https://aptet.apcfss.in/Documents/INFORMATION_BULLITEN_2017_DEC.pdf
Tentative Schedule of APTET-December 2017:
- Date of Issuing of TET Notification & Publishing of Information Bulletin : 14-12-2017
- Payment of Fees through Payment Gateway : 18.12.2017 to 31.12.2017
- Online submission of application through http://cse.ap.gov.in : 18.12.2017 to 01.01.2018
- Help desk services during working hours : 19.12.2017 to 31.01.2018
- Receiving of Complaints Online pertaining to application and other issues : 19.12.2017 to 30.12.2017
- Online Mock Test availability : 08.01.2018 onwards
- Download Hall Tickets : 09.01.2018 onwards
- Schedule of Examination : Paper-I & Paper-II ==> 17.01.2018 to 27.01.2018 [ Time : 9.30AM to 12.00 Noon (Session-1) & 2.30 PM to 05.00 PM (Session-2) ]
- Initial Key published : 29.01.2018
- Objections on initial key published : 29.01.2018 to 02.02.2018
- Final key published : 06.02.2018
- Final result declaration : 08.02.2018
All candidates who possess D.Ed.,/ B.Ed., / Language Pandit or equivalent qualifications and candidates pursuing final year of the said courses during the academic year 2016-2017 with requisite percentage of marks obtained as given in information bulletin of APTET can appear for APTET. However, the candidates intending to seek employment as a teacher in private unaided schools shall have the option of appearing at CTET conducted by Central Government through CBSE instead of APTET, if they so desire. The candidates who did not qualify in previous TETs can also apply. Further, the candidates who got qualified in the earlier APTETs can also apply for 6th APTET, if they desire improvement over their previous TET score.
To bring in utmost transparency and accuracy in the conduct of examinations APTET will be conducted through Computer Based Test in 2 papers viz. Paper-I & Paper-II. The candidates who intend to be teachers for classes I to V have to appear for Paper-I and the candidates intending to be teachers for classes VI to VIII have to appear for Paper-II. The candidates who intend to be teachers for all classes from I to VIII can appear for the both papers, Paper-I and Paper-II.
SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION:
Examination FEE:
The fee towards submission of application online and for the conduct of computer based examination is Rs.500/- for each Paper-I & Paper-II. Candidates shall pay the fee through payment Gateway from 18.12.2017 to 31.12.2017 and submit online application at the APTET websitehttp://cse.ap.gov.in from 18.12.2017 to 01.01.2018.
Note: If the candidate desires to apply for both papers he/she has to pay Rs.500/- for each paper
EXAMINATION CENTERS:
The APTET 2017 shall be conducted ‘ONLINE’ in the 13 districts on the above mentioned dates (i.e. 17.01.2018 to 27.01.2018). Candidates may give the preferential order of the centres. However, allotment of centres shall be the discretion of the department and request for change of test centres or sessions is not allowed under any circumstances.
Pass Criteria in TET:
APTET December, 2017 Results will be declared in the 1st week of Feb-2018. The criteria for considering pass in APTET is as follows:
Note 1: Differently abled candidates with at least 40% of handicap only shall be considered in respect of Visually and Orthopedically Handicapped. With regard to Hearing Impaired candidates, a minimum of 75% handicap shall be considered.
Validity period of TET Certificate / Marks Memo:
APTET Certificate / Marks Memo shall be valid for a period of 7 years from the date of TET examination in accordance with NCTE Guidelines.
Weightage for APTET Scores in selection in District Selection Committee (DSC) Recruitments:
20% weightage will be given to APTET scores 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.
Official Website : https://aptet.apcfss.in/
Notification for APTET - December, 2017 @ https://aptet.apcfss.in/Documents/APTET_NOTIFICATON_DEC_2017_FINAL.pdf
Press Note @ https://aptet.apcfss.in/Documents/Press_Note_APTET_2017.pdf
Information Bulletin @ https://aptet.apcfss.in/Documents/INFORMATION_BULLITEN_2017_DEC.pdf