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APTET

Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (AP TET / APTET)

Conducted by Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh

Key facts

  • 150 min

    Duration

  • 150

    Total marks

  • 11

    Sections

  • 150 MCQs

    Questions

  • INR 750

    Application fee

  • Not announced yet

    Nearest upcoming date

  • Application feeINR 750
  • Nearest upcoming dateNot announced yet

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Courses this exam leads to

  • Not applicable in the traditional sense -- AP TET is a teacher-eligibility test (TET) at 2 levels
  • Qualifying is a prerequisite for teacher recruitment (Mega AP DSC) in Andhra Pradesh schools

Eligibility criteria

  • Candidates must meet NCTE-prescribed qualifications for Level 1 (Classes 1-5) or Level 2 (Classes 6-8) teachers -- broadly, Class 12/Senior Secondary with a Diploma in Elementary Education (or equivalent) for Level 1, and Graduation with a BEd (or equivalent) for Level 2, per the official APTET notification's detailed eligibility criteria

Category-wise eligibility

Category-wise eligibility
CategoryEligibility / relaxation
GeneralCriteria listed above
Not announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.
SCNot announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.
STNot announced separately in the details we hold. Check the official notification.

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
(as per the 2025 cycle)INR 750

Colleges accepting this exam

  • Not a college-admission exam -- clearing AP TET makes candidates eligible for appointment as teachers of Classes 1-8 in Andhra Pradesh government/ZP/MP/Municipal and recognised private aided & unaided schools, and to participate in the Mega AP DSC (District Selection Committee) teacher recruitment drive
Important dates
EventDate
Notification releasedOct 24, 2025
Fee payment and application form windowOct 24-Nov 23, 2025
Nov 25, 2025
releasedDec 3, 2025
Initial answer keyJan 2, 2026 (objection window Jan 2-9, 2026)
Final key and final result declaredJan 13 and Jan 19, 2026 respectively
  • Exam held from Dec 10, 2025 onward (in two shifts each exam day) at centres across 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh (and select centres in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Odisha)
Register / Apply now Opens the official application portal

How to register

  1. 1Apply online at tet2dsc.apcfss.in or aptetv2.apcfss.in
  2. 2Click 'Register here'
  3. 3Enter Aadhaar number and captcha code to complete registration and receive a Candidate ID/username
  4. 4Log in using username
  5. 5Password and code
  6. 6Fill out the application form
  7. 7Upload a scanned photograph
  8. 8Pay the fee online
  9. 9Then submit and print the application form

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
(as per the 2025 cycle)INR 750

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APTET previous year question papers

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  • Medium of exam is English plus the candidate's chosen Language-I (Sanskrit-medium questions appear in Telugu & Sanskrit/Devanagari script)
Syllabus
SubjectTopics
Paper 1 (5 sections)Child Development and Pedagogy, Language-I, Language-II, Mathematics, Environmental Studies
Paper 2 (4 sections)Child Development and Pedagogy, Language-I, Language-II, and Mathematics & Science OR Social Studies/Social Sciences OR Category of Disability Specialisation and Pedagogy
Exam pattern
ParameterDetails
ModeOnline, (CBT)
Duration150 minutes for each paper
Total questions150 for each paper
Total marks150 for each paper (300 if appearing for both Paper 1 and Paper 2)
+1 for each correct answer; No
SectionsPaper 1 (Level 1, Classes 1-5): Child Development and Pedagogy, Language-I, Language-II, Mathematics, Environmental Studies. Paper 2 (Level 2, Classes 6-8): Child Development and Pedagogy, Language-I, Language-II, and Mathematics & Science OR Social Studies/Social Sciences OR Category of Disability Specialisation and Pedagogy.
  • Standard TET-focused preparation combining Child Development & Pedagogy theory, Mathematics/EVS/Science/Social-Studies content aligned to Classes 1-8, Telugu/English/other Language-I & Language-II practice, and regular solving of previous years' AP TET question papers and , with time-management practice given the exam's format

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Download process

  • AP TET is released about a week before the exam via candidate login at tet2dsc.apcfss.in, using registration/roll number and date of birth or password
  • Mandatory for exam-day entry

Result date

  • AP TET 2025 final result was declared Jan 19, 2026, along with the final answer key, on the official AP TET portal

After the result

  • AP TET result is declared online at the official portal
  • Candidates log in with required credentials to download their scorecard
  • Clearing AP TET is required to participate in the Mega AP DSC recruitment drive for teacher posts
  1. 1No centralised for AP TET itself -- it is a qualifying eligibility test
  2. 2Qualified candidates separately participate in the Mega AP DSC (District Selection Committee) recruitment process for actual teacher appointment in Andhra Pradesh schools
  • AP TET qualifying marks are notified along with the result each cycle, following the standard NCTE TET-pattern category-wise relaxation for // candidates versus General category

Campus-wise and branch-wise cut-off figures are being added. Check the official website for the latest.

  • Not a college-admission exam -- clearing AP TET makes candidates eligible for appointment as teachers of Classes 1-8 in Andhra Pradesh government/ZP/MP/Municipal and recognised private aided & unaided schools, and to participate in the Mega AP DSC (District Selection Committee) teacher recruitment drive
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Quick answers

No ; +1 for each correct answer

150 minutes for each paper

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