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APSET

Andhra Pradesh State Eligibility Test (APSET)

Conducted by Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, on behalf of the Government of Andhra Pradesh

Source: apset.net.in · Updated 3 Oct 2026

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Key facts

  • 1 hr

    Duration

  • 300

    Total marks

  • 30

    Sections

  • 50 Qs

    Questions

  • INR 700 - 1,200

    Application fee

  • Not announced yet

    Nearest upcoming date

  • Application feeINR 700 - 1,200
  • Nearest upcoming dateNot announced yet

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Courses this exam leads to

  • Not applicable in the traditional sense -- APSET is an eligibility test for Assistant Professor/Lecturer recruitment
  • Qualifying makes candidates eligible for teaching positions in Andhra Pradesh higher-education institutions in their chosen subject

Eligibility criteria

  • General/Unreserved/: min. 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master's degree or equivalent
  • Reserved (BC///Third gender): min. 50% marks
  • Final-year Master's candidates awaiting results may apply provisionally
  • PhD holders whose Master's was completed by Sep 19, 1991, get a 5% relaxation (need only 50%)
  • Candidates must appear in the subject of their post-graduation only
  • No upper age limit
  • Third-gender candidates get the same fee/age/eligibility relaxation as /, with set at the lowest among SC/ST/PwD/BC/General- for the corresponding subject

Category-wise eligibility

Category-wise eligibility
CategoryEligibility / relaxation
GeneralGeneral/Unreserved/: min. 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master's degree or equivalent Third-gender candidates get the same fee/age/eligibility relaxation as /, with set at the lowest among SC/ST/PwD/BC/General-EWS for the corresponding subject
PhD holders whose Master's was completed by Sep 19, 1991, get a 5% relaxation (need only 50%)
SCBC///Third gender PhD holders whose Master's was completed by Sep 19, 1991, get a 5% relaxation (need only 50%) Third-gender candidates get the same fee/age/eligibility relaxation as SC/ST/PwD, with set at the lowest among SC/ST/PwD/BC/General- for the corresponding subject
STBC///Third gender PhD holders whose Master's was completed by Sep 19, 1991, get a 5% relaxation (need only 50%) Third-gender candidates get the same fee/age/eligibility relaxation as SC/ST/PwD, with set at the lowest among SC/ST/PwD/BC/General- for the corresponding subject
General/Unreserved/: min. 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master's degree or equivalent Third-gender candidates get the same fee/age/eligibility relaxation as /, with set at the lowest among SC/ST/PwD/BC/General-EWS for the corresponding subject
BC///Third gender Third-gender candidates get the same fee/age/eligibility relaxation as SC/ST/PwD, with set at the lowest among SC/ST/PwD/BC/General- for the corresponding subject

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
General/OC/ (plus convenience charges)INR 1,200
BC-A/BC-B/BC-C/BC-D/BC-E (plus convenience charges)INR 1,000
//Transgender (plus convenience charges)INR 700

Colleges accepting this exam

  • Not a college-admission exam -- clearing APSET is the minimum eligibility condition for the post of Assistant Professor/Lecturer in colleges and universities across Andhra Pradesh
Important dates
EventDate
APSET 2024 cycle (most recent detailed on the source page): exam conductedApr 28, 2024
Answer key releasedMay 1-3, 2024
Result declaredMay 24, 2024
  • APSET 2025 notification, application form and exam date were yet to be released by Andhra University as of the source page's last update (Oct 1, 2025)
  • The exam is organised across 30 subjects at 8 regional/test centres in the state
Register / Apply now Opens the official application portal

How to register

  1. 1Apply online at apset.net.in
  2. 2Click the 'Registration' tab
  3. 3Read instructions and click 'Apply Now'
  4. 4Register by filling personal details
  5. 5Pay the application fee
  6. 6Complete the form with educational details
  7. 7Upload scanned photograph and signature
  8. 8Then submit and save the confirmation page

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
General/OC/ (plus convenience charges)INR 1,200
BC-A/BC-B/BC-C/BC-D/BC-E (plus convenience charges)INR 1,000
//Transgender (plus convenience charges)INR 700

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APSET previous year question papers

We are adding previous year papers for APSET. Until then, the exam body's official site is the best source for authentic papers.

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  • Paper 1 (General Paper, common to all): teaching/research aptitude, reasoning, comprehension, general awareness
  • Paper 2: subject-specific syllabus for the candidate's chosen subject among the 30 listed (aligned broadly with UGC-NET syllabus for that subject), as prescribed by Andhra University for APSET
Exam pattern
ParameterDetails
ModeOffline ( based)
Duration180 minutes total (Paper 1: 1 hour; Paper 2: 2 hours)
Total questionsPaper 1: 50 questions; Paper 2: 100 questions
Total marks300 total (Paper 1: 100 marks; Paper 2: 200 marks)
+2 for each correct answer; No
SectionsPaper 1: General Paper (common to all candidates). Paper 2: subject-specific paper chosen from 30 subjects including Anthropology, History, Chemical Sciences, Commerce, Computer Science & Application, Economics, Education, English, Earth/Atmospheric/Ocean/Planetary Science, Environmental Science, Geography, Hindi, Journalism & Mass Communications, Law, Life Sciences, Library & Information Science, Management, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Physical Education, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sanskrit, Sociology, Social Work, Telugu, Urdu, Visual Arts.
  • Standard SET/NET-pattern preparation combining the common Paper 1 topics (teaching & research aptitude, reasoning, general awareness) with subject-specific postgraduate-level content for the chosen Paper 2 subject (broadly aligned to UGC-NET syllabus), plus regular solving of previous years' APSET question papers and
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Download process

  • Released via candidate login on apset.net.in ahead of the exam date
  • Candidates log in with registration number and date of birth to download the , mandatory for exam-day entry at the venue, date and time specified

Result date

  • APSET result is declared online
  • Candidates log in with their roll number to view the result (2024 cycle result declared May 24, 2024)

After the result

  • APSET result is declared online at apset.net.in
  • Candidates log in with their roll number to view and download the result
  • Minimum qualifying marks: General 40% in both Paper 1 and Paper 2
  • (NCL)// 35% in both papers
  1. 1No centralised -- APSET is a qualifying eligibility test for Assistant Professor/Lecturer posts
  2. 2Qualified candidates separately apply to individual colleges/universities in Andhra Pradesh, with APSET clearance and subsequent certificate verification serving as the minimum eligibility criterion
  • APSET subject-wise are released by category (General/BC///Third gender)
  • Minimum qualifying marks are 40% (General) and 35% (//) in each paper, with Third-gender candidates receiving the lowest among SC/ST/PwD/BC/General- for the subject

Campus-wise and branch-wise cut-off figures are being added. Check apset.net.in for the latest.

  • Not a college-admission exam -- clearing APSET is the minimum eligibility condition for the post of Assistant Professor/Lecturer in colleges and universities across Andhra Pradesh
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Quick answers

No ; +2 for each correct answer

180 minutes total (Paper 1: 1 hour; Paper 2: 2 hours)

Apply online at apset.net.in. The Application Form tab has the step-by-step process and the registration link.

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