SCHOOL
EDUCATION (EXAMS) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.91 Dated:
11-12-2017.
Read the following:
1.
RTE Act-2009, of Ministry of Law and Justice,
Govt. of India, dt.27.08.2009.
2.
NCTE Gazette Notification,
dt.23.8.2010
3.
NCTE, Guidelines for conduct of TET
communicated vide
Lr.No.76-4/2010/Acad,dt.11.2.2011.
4.
NCTE Gazette Notification,
dt.29.7.2011.
5.
G.O.Ms.No.51, School Education
(Genl.) Dept., dt.16.4.2011.
6.
G.O.Ms.No.70, School Education
(Genl.) Dept., dt.06.6.2011.
7.
G.O.Ms.No.102, Education (SE.Genl.II)
Dept., dt.28.7.2011.
8.
G.O.Ms.No.256, Finance (SMPC-I)
Dept., dt.8.12.2011.
9.
G.O.Ms.No.4, Edn. (Ser.II) Dept.,
dt.09.01.2012.
10.
G.O.Ms.No.38, School Education (Exam)
Dept, dt:19.11.2014
11.
G.O.Ms.No.92,
General Administration (Services-A) Dept., dt.13-04-2016.
12.
G.O.
Ms. No.4, Higher Education (EC) Department, dt:17-01-2017
13.
From the Commissioner of School
Education, Andhra Pradesh
Lr. Rc.No
200/TRC-1/2017, dt:13.07.2017.
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O R D E R:
In the
reference 1st read above, Govt. of India have enacted RTE Act, 2009
on 27.08.2009 titled “The Right of
Children to Free and Compulsory Education”.
In accordance with the provision of 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 qualifications include a Pass in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).
Pursuant to the said Guidelines, it has been decided to conduct Teacher
Eligibility Test (TET) at least once every year for all persons, who aspire to
become Teachers for Classes I to VIII in all Schools (Govt. / ZP / MP /
Municipal /Recognized Pvt. Aided & Pvt. Un-Aided etc.,) in the State of
Andhra Pradesh.
2. As
per NCTE guidelines para (1) clearance of TET is mandatory for all those
aspiring to be Teachers in Private or Government Managed Schools this is to
ensure National Standards and benchmark of Teacher quality in the recruitment
process.
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3. In the reference 10th read
above, the orders were issued for conduct of
Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) cum Teachers Recruitment
Test for the Posts of teachers. However
based on the proposal submitted in the reference 13th read above by
the Commissioner of School Education, A.P, Amaravati for conducting Computer
Based Test (CBT) for Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test, Government has
decided to conduct APTET exam.
4. In the reference 11th read
above, Government have permitted the A.P.Public
Service Commission to introduce the system of computer based examinations in
the State of Andhra Pradesh and also accorded administrative sanction for
entering Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with A.P. Online basing on the rates
fixed.
5. In the reference 12th read
above, the Government permitted the A.P. State Council of
Higher Education to introduce the Computer Based Test for conducting of APCETs
from 2017 onwards and also accorded administrative sanction for entering
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TCS.
6. Government after careful examination of
the proposals of the Commissioner of School Education, Andhra Pradesh,
Amaravati hereby issue the following Guidelines/ Instructions for conduct of
Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) as Computer Based Test(CBT) in supersession of
the guidelines issued earlier in this regard.
7. The following guidelines shall be followed for conduct of
APTET:-
1. ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA FOR CANDIDATES FOR APPEARING AP-TET:
The candidates
at the time of applying for AP-TET should be in possession of the following
minimum qualifications prescribed for category of I to V classes (Paper- I) and
VI to VIII classes (Paper - II) separately.
2. MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS FOR AP - TET PAPER - I (CLASSES I TO V):
a) Intermediate
/ Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks. However in case
of SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 45%. AND
pass in 2 - year Diploma in Elementary Education / 4-year Bachelor of
Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) / 2 - year Diploma in Education (Special
Education).
(OR)
b) Intermediate
/ Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks. In respect of
SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 40%. AND
pass in 2 - year Diploma in Elementary Education / 4-year Bachelor of
Elementary Education.
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(B.El.Ed.) / 2 - year Diploma in Education
(Special Education) in case of the candidates, who have passed or admitted to
D.El.Ed / D.Ed., course prior to issue of these guidelines.
3. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR AP-TET PAPER
- II (CLASSES VI TO VIII):
a)
B.A./B.Sc./B.Com., with at least 50%
marks. In case of SC/ST/BC/Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks
shall be 45%. AND pass in Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) course / Bachelor of
Education (B.Ed -Special Education).
(OR)
b)
B.A./B.Sc./B.Com., with at least 50%
marks. In respect of SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum
marks shall be 40%. AND pass in Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) course / Bachelor of
Education (B.Ed -Special Education) in case of the candidates, who have passed
or admitted to B.Ed., course prior to issue of these guidelines.
(OR)
c)
4-year B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed., with at least
50% marks, in case of SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum
marks shall be 45%.
(OR)
d)
Graduation with Language concerned as
one of the Optional Subjects (OR) Bachelor of Oriental Language (or its
equivalent) (OR) Graduation in Literature (OR) Post Graduation in Language
concerned AND Language Pandit Training Certificate/ B.Ed with Language
concerned as one of the Methodologies, in respect of Language Teachers.
Note:-
1. The candidates,
who are appearing in the final year of Bachelor of Education (OR) Diploma in Elementary Education etc., are also
eligible to appear for TET exam subject to the condition that the candidates
cannot appear for DSC with this TET certificate, unless the candidates acquire
requisite qualification.
2. 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.
3. Intermediate
qualification of Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) of Andhra Pradesh State
or its equivalent as recognized by BIE, Andhra Pradesh State only shall be
considered. So also the Bachelor’s Degree of a University Recognized by UGC
only shall be considered.
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4. STRUCTURE
AND CONTENT OF TET:-
The structure
and content of the TET is given in the following paragraphs. All questions will
be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each carrying One Mark, with four
alternatives out of which One Answer will be correct. There will be no Negative
Marking.
There will be
Two Papers for the TET 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. A person who intends to be a Teacher either for Classes
I to V or for Classes VI to VIII shall have to appear in both Papers (Paper I
and Paper II).
(a)
(a) Paper- I : No. of Multiple Choice Questions
(MCQs) – 150
(b)
Duration of Examination: 2 hours and
30 minutes:
(c)
Structure and Content (all
compulsory)
i)
Child Development and Pedagogy 30
MCQs 30 Marks
ii)
Language I 30
MCQs 30 Marks
iii) Language II (English) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
iv) Mathematics 30
MCQs 30 Marks
v)
Environmental Studies 30
MCQs 30 Marks
Total 150
MCQs 150 Marks
Note (1): The test items on Child
Development & Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of teaching and
learning relevant to the primary level.
Note (2): How to choose language – I
of AP-TET Paper-I: The following languages are offered under First Language in
the Schools under the State Syllabus viz., Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali,
Kannada, Marathi, Tamil and Gujarathi. A Candidate has to choose one of these 8
Languages under Language-I of TET, those candidates should have compulsorily
studied that Language either as medium of study or as First Language at least
up to Class X. The candidates who studied CBSE/ ICSE curriculum can choose the
Language which they studied up to Class X.
Note (3): The Language-II shall be
English for all the candidates.
Note (4): The syllabi for Mathematics
& Environmental Studies are designed on the basis of topics of Classes I to
V. The difficulty standard as well as linkages of content/topics could be up to
Secondary Stage (up to Class X) for testing. The test items in Mathematics and
Environmental Studies will contain Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) not only on
Content but also on Pedagogy.
In Mathematics, 24 MCQs will be on
Content and 6 MCQs on Pedagogy. Similarly, in Environmental Studies 24 MCQs
will be on Content and 6 MCQs on Pedagogy.
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Note (5): The syllabi for Language I
& II shall be based on Proficiency in the Language, Elements of Language,
Communication and Comprehension abilities (standard up to Class X level).
Note (6): For 30 MCQs under Language
I & II, each shall include 6 questions on Pedagogy of a Language.
Note (7): The
detailed syllabus for all subjects shall be the designed by the SCERT and the
same shall be issued along with the Notification.
(b)
Paper II: No. of Multiple
Choice Questions (MCQs)– 150:
Duration of Examination: 2 hours and
30 minutes
Structure and Content
i)
Child Development and Pedagogy 30
MCQs 30 Marks
ii)
Language I 30
MCQs 30 Marks
iii) Language II (English) 30 MCQs 30 Marks
iv) (a) For Mathematics & Science
Teachers:
Mathematics and Science 60
MCQs 60 Marks
(b) For Social Studies Teacher 60
MCQs 60 Marks
(c) For any other Teacher –
Either (iv)(a) or (iv)(b)
TOTAL 150 MCQs 150
Marks
Note: (1) The test items on Child
Development & Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of teaching and
learning relevant to the Elementary level.
Note: (2) How to choose Language – I of AP-TET Paper-II:
The following Languages are offered
under First Language in Secondary schools under the State Syllabus viz.,
Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil and Sanskrit. A Candidate (other
than Language Pandit candidate) has to choose one of these 7 Languages under Language I of TET, those candidates
should have compulsorily studied that Language either as medium of study or
First Language at least up to Class-X. The candidates who studied CBSE/ ICSE
curriculum can choose the Language which they studied up to Class X. Language
Pandit candidates have to choose the Language of their study in Pandit Training
concerned under Language-I of TET Paper-II.
Note (3): The Language-II shall be
English for all the candidates.
Note (4): For Paper II Mathematics
& Science, questions will be as follows:-
(i)
Mathematics 30 MCQs (Content
24, Pedagogy 6)
(ii) Science 30
MCQs (Content 24, Pedagogy 6)
(a) Content –
Physical Science -12 MCQs
(b)
Content – Biological Science – 12 MCQs
(c)
Science Pedagogy - 6
MCQs
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Note (5): For Paper II Social
Studies, the syllabus will cover the sectors namely, History, Geography, Civics
and Economics. Out of 60 marks, 48 will be on Content and the remaining 12 on
Pedagogy.
Note (6): For Paper II, the syllabi
for TET of Mathematics, Sciences & Social Studies are based on topics of
Classes VI to VIII. The difficulty standard of questions as well as their
linkages could be up to Senior Secondary Level (12th class).
Note (7): The syllabi for Language I
& II shall be based on proficiency in the Language, Elements of Language,
Communication and Comprehension abilities (standard up to Senior Secondary
Level (12th Class).
5. MEDIUM OF QUESTION PAPER:
The Question
Paper shall be bilingual (i.e). English followed by the Language-I chosen by
the candidates for all Languages except Sanskrit. For the candidates choosing
Sanskrit, the questions shall be in Telugu followed by Sanskrit (Devanagari
Script).
6. QUALIFYING MARKS IN TET, ISSUE OF
MEMOs/ CERTIFICATES AND THEIR VALIDITY:
(a) The
qualifying marks for different categories are as shown below:
SNO Category Pass
Marks
1 General 60%
and above
2 BC 50%
and above
3 SC
/ ST / Differently abled & Ex-Servicemen 40%
and above
(b) The Director SCERT, Andhra
Pradesh shall issue Memos/Pass Certificates to the candidates.
(c) The validity of Certificates
shall be for a period of 7 years from the date of TET concerned as per CTET. A
person who has qualified in TET examination may appear again for improving
his/her scores in subsequent years. The said certificates will be given in
digital format.
(d) The Certificate shall contain the
Name and Address of the Candidate, Registration No., Year/ Month of Award of
Certificate, Marks obtained in each Paper, Class level of its validity (Class
1st to 5th, Class 6th to 8th or Both) and in case of Classes 6th to 8th, the
Subject Area (Mathematics, Science and Social studies) etc., The Certificate
may be Electronically generated with adequate security features to avoid any
kind of malpractice.
(d) 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.
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7. APPLICABILITY:
The AP- TET
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 AP-TET.
8.
WEIGHTAGE OF TET SCORES IN THE TEACHER
RECRUITMENT OF THE STATE:
A 20% Weightage to TET scores shall be
provided in the Teacher Recruitment of the State Government, balance 80%
weightage will be for Written Test in Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT) based on
which selection lists shall be prepared.
However, mere
qualifying the TET would not confer a right on any person for recruitment/
employment as it is only one of the eligibility criteria for Teacher
appointment.
9. EXEMPTION
FROM PASSING TET:
Teachers who
were appointed before NCTE notification dt:23.08.2010 by the Competent
Authority in Govt./ Local Authority as per Recruitment Rules prevalent at that
time are exempted from appearing for TET. However, 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.
10.
CONSTITUTION OF TET COMMITTEE:
A TET Committee
shall be constituted with the following composition for smooth conduct of AP-TET:-
1. Commissioner
of School Education, Andhra Pradesh -
Chairman
2. Director
of SCERT, Andhra Pradesh -
Member
3. Joint
Director (TET), Office of the Commissioner of
School
Education, Andhra Pradesh -
Member-Convenor
4. Director
of Government Examinations -
Member
5. Joint
Director (Services), Office of the Commissioner of
School
Education, Andhra Pradesh -
Member
The
Committee is empowered to take decisions on the Schedule for conduct of TET
with calendar of activities, logistics for conduct of TET, issue of
Notification, prescribing of qualifications and qualifying criteria etc.,.
Issues that arise on conduct of TET and is responsible for the overall
supervision of the conduct of TET.
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11. CREATION OF TET CELL:
A TET Cell
shall be created with the following staff to man and conduct the AP- TET in accordance
with the decisions taken by the TET Committee.
1. Nodal Officer & Ex-Officio Commissioner,
TET
2. Deputy Commissioner / Deputy Director - One
(On deputation)
3. Assistant Commissioner / Assistant Director –
One (On deputation)
4. Superintendent – One (on deputation)
5. Outsourcing Staff: Data Processing Officer – One
Data Entry Operators -
Two
Office Subordinates -
Two
·
A separate account shall be opened
for the purpose of depositing the examination fee paid by the candidates in TET
Funds and the Accounts shall be audited every year by a Chartered Accountant.
·
The Committee is authorized to
conduct TET in an effective manner assisted by field functionaries viz. RJDSEs,
DEOs, etc. He/ She shall take up pre and post examination activities
scrupulously as per the Guidelines and Schedule for every TET decided by the
TET Committee. He/ She shall formulate a detailed procedure and lay down
instructions for conducting TET. The DEO shall be the Officer responsible to
conduct TET in the Districts under the overall
supervision of the District Collectors.
·
The maintenance of records like
examination material, non-examination material shall be up to 6 months from the
date of TET, except where legal cases are involved.
12. NO ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL COMMITTEMENT TO
GOVERNMENT:
There shall be
no additional financial commitment to Government on account of conduct of TET.
Salaries for TET Cell staff, maintenance of TET Cell, conveyance, processing of
results etc., shall be met from TET funds only.
13. FREQUENCY OF CONDUCT OF TET:
TET shall be
conducted twice in a year; one in the months June/July and the other on the
months of October/November. There shall be no restriction on the number of
attempts a person can take for acquiring the TET Certificate.
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14.
PROCESS FOR CONDUCT OF TET
(a)
The Government of Andhra Pradesh is keen on the utilization of Information
Technology for automation of various activities related to government
departments to ensure accuracy and transparency. The senior officials of the
government academic and technical personnel under the chairmanship of the
Hon'ble Minister for HRD have unanimously resolved to switch over from the
conventional paper based examination to the system of Computer Based Test (CBT)
for all Common Entrance Tests (CETs) to be conducted from the Academic Year
2017-18 onwards.
COMPUTER BASED
TEST (CBT):
In order to bring in utmost transparency and
accuracy in the conduct of examinations, it is decided to conduct Computer
Based Test (C-TET) on the lines of DEECET, EAMCET, etc as per the
recommendations of the Commissioner of School Education, A.P., Amaravati. The
TET as CBT shall be conducted in order to do away with the present cumbersome
process that involves large human contingent and the consequent expenditure
involved.
The Commissioner of School Education, A.P.,
Amaravati shall ensure that the age old practice of pre and post examination
work is dispensed with after adapting the TET as CBT on the lines of DEECET,
EAMCET, etc.
(b)
The Computer Based Test (CBT) involves pre-examination work viz. registration
of candidates and application processing, identification of test centers as
approved by the Technical Team of the Convener, Test Centers management and
generation of hall tickets followed by development of error- free question
paper sets / bank and its management, and also creation of awareness to the
Candidate about CBT by means of conduct of mock tests and preparatory test. The
examination management includes digitalization and secured transfer
of the question paper to the test centers, conduct of test, processing of
scores and generation of ranks as per the G.Os of the respective CETs.
(c) PROCESS
INVOLVED IN COMPUTER BASED TEST (CBT):
1)
The agency identified by the Commissioner of School Education shall design,
develop and host the web based secured application form for Department and
accept applications.
2)
Integration with Payment Gateway for online fee payment.
3)
Creating Login ID and Password for candidate.
4)
Test Centers should be identified by the agency and should meet rigorous
compliance process. The Test centers should also be completely secured &
sanitized to prevent any malpractices.
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5)
Standard test centers used for prestigious nationwide competitive exams like
IIT JEE Main, IIT GATE, IIM CAT, RRB, IBPS etc should be utilized for APTET
Exam.
(i) The
identification of Examination centers is the sole responsibility of the Agency
which is entrusted to conduct A.P. TET as Computer Based Test (CBT). The
identified centers should be confirmed by the TET Committee.
(ii) Each
Centre should be equipped with good accommodation, furniture and computer infrastructure.
Each Centre shall have a capacity to accommodate 5000 candidates in a single
session.
(iii) The
Centers in the District shall be identified in District Head Quarters,
Municipalities, Revenue and Mandal Division Headquarters only.
15. The Government shall have powers to
make Rules, issue Clarifications and Guidelines
which may arise in regard to the implementation of these Guidelines.
16. LEGAL
DISPUTES:
All legal
disputes with regard to the conduct of TET shall be subject to the Jurisdiction
of the Courts located in the State of Andhra Pradesh only.
The
Commissioner of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati and Director,
SCERT, Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati shall take necessary action accordingly.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR
OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
ADITYANATH DAS, IAS
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