APTET-OCTOBER-2025 NOTIFICATION

Notification No.01–APTET-OCTOBER-2025, Dt: 24-10-2025

References

Ref:

1. RTE Act-2009, Minister 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.11.02.2011.
4. NCTE, Guidelines for conduct of TET from time to time.
5. G.O.Ms.No.68 School Education (Exams) Department, Dt: 25.10.2021.
6. G.O.Ms.No.69 School Education (Exams) Department, Dt: 25.10.2021.
7. Hon’ble Supreme Court Orders Dated:11.08.2023 in civil appeal no.5068 of 2022.
8. Supreme Court Judgment in Civil Appeal.No.1385 of 2025, Dt:01.09.2025.
9. G.O.Ms.No:36, School Education (Services-I) Department, Dt:23.10.2025.

1. Introduction

The Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test APTET-OCTOBER-2025 will be conducted by the Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh in all Districts of the State through a Computer Based Test (CBT). The main objective to conduct Teacher Eligibility Test is to ensure National Standards and benchmark of Teacher Quality in the recruitment process in accordance with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) norms and procedures. One of the essential qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as teacher in any of the school (Both Government and Private) referred to in class (n) section-2 of the RTE Act is that he/she should qualify the Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by the Department of School Education.

2. Online Applications

Online applications are invited for the Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test- OCTOBER-2025 from the candidates for all those aspiring to be Teachers in State Government, Mandal Parishad, Zilla Parishad, Municipality, A.P. Model Schools, A.P. Residential Schools, all Welfare Society Schools, Private Aided Schools and Private UnAided Schools etc., under the control of Andhra Pradesh State for classes I to VIII. Government of India have enacted RTE Act, 2009 on 26.08.2009 titled “The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education”. In said Act under 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 23^rd August, 2010 and amendments issued thereon. The minimum qualification includes a pass in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) pursuant to the said guidelines; it has been decided to conduct Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

3. Eligibility and Qualifications

Those candidates who possess D.EL.Ed. / B.Ed (or) its equivalent qualifications shown in Information Bulletin and candidates pursuing final semester of the said courses with requisite percentage of marks obtained in academic qualifications as given in Information Bulletin of APTET can appear for APTET-OCTOBER-2025. However, the candidates intending to seek employment as a teacher in private unaided schools following Central or State syllabus shall have the option of appearing at CTET conducted by Central Government through CBSE instead of APTET, if they so desire. Those candidates who desire to improve their APTET score shall also apply for APTET-OCTOBER-2025.

4. Examination Structure

To bring in utmost transparency and accuracy in the conduct of examinations APTET-OCTOBER-2025 will be conducted through Computer Based Test (CBT) in Paper-1A, Paper-1B, Paper-2A and Paper-2B. The candidate who intends to be teacher for Classes I to V have to appear for Paper-1A and the candidate intends to be teacher for Classes VI to VIII have to appear for paper-2A. The candidate who intends to be teacher for Classes I to V in Special Schools have to appear for the examination under Paper -1B and the candidate who intends to be teacher for Classes from VI to VIII have to appear for paper-2B in respect of Special Schools. The candidates who are having both D.EL.Ed and B.Ed qualifications, intends to be teachers for all Classes from I to VIII are only eligible to appear for all papers, i.e. Paper-1A, Paper-1B, Paper-2A and Paper-2B as per requisite qualifications.

5. APTET Applicability

The APTET 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 APTET. 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.

5.1 TET for in-service Teachers

As per the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No. 1385/2025, in-service teachers who were recruited prior to the enactment of the RTE Act, and having more than five years service to retire on superannuation, must qualify the TET. The existing Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs) and School Assistants (SAs) who do not have a TET qualification may appear for Paper 1A/1B and 2A/2B, in their concerned subject. (Eligibility criteria for appearing APTET as detailed at Rule-5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 in G.O.Ms.No:36, School Education (Services-I) Department, Dt:23-10-2025, is exempted for all in-service teachers serving in all Government and Private Aided Institutions).

5.2 TET for Languages and Social Studies candidates

Before 2017, there was a common paper for SA (Languages) and SA (Social Studies). From the 2017 TET onwards, separate examinations have been conducted for Languages and Social Studies subjects. Hence, candidates who qualified in the combined TET previously may appear for separate paper and qualify in the concerned paper only.

6. Examination Fee

The fee towards submission of application online and for the conduct of Computer Based Examination is Rs.1000/- for each Paper-1A, Paper-1B, Paper-2A and Paper-2B separately. Candidates shall pay the fee through payment Gateway from 24.10.2025 to 23.11.2025 and submit online application at the APTET official website http://cse.ap.gov.in from 24.10.2025 to 23.11.2025.

7. Procedure for Submission of Online Application

Detailed procedure for applying ONLINE is given in the Information Bulletin. Candidates can download the ‘Information Bulletin’ free of cost from the APTET official website http://cse.ap.gov.in from 24.10.2025 onwards. Candidates can submit their online applications from 24.10.2025 to 23.11.2025. No candidate is allowed for Edit / Modify the application once submitted.

8. Examination Centers

1. The APTET-OCTOBER-2025 will be conducted through ‘ONLINE’ in all district headquarters / municipalities / revenue divisions / mandals. Where required, based on number of applicants, particular category of post and subject, centers may be allotted in the adjacent district of neighbouring States.
2. A window will be opened to the Candidates to opt the Districts indicated in the APTET official website.
3. However, the allotment of examination centers shall be the discretion of the department and request for change of examination centers or sessions is not allowed under any circumstances.

9. Eligibility Criteria

The candidates at the time of applying for APTET-OCTOBER-2025. should possess minimum qualifications prescribed Paper-1A, Paper-18 for a teacher for I to V classes, and Paper-2A, Paper-2B for a teacher for VI to VIII classes as given in Information Bulletin. The candidates, who are pursuing final semester in any of the teacher education courses recognized by the NCTE (National Council for Teacher Education) or the RCI (Rehabilitation Council of India), can also appear for the APTET-OCTOBER-2025.

However, it is clarified that appearance or a passing in APTET does not automatically confer the right to participate in or consider for appointment to the post of Teacher in Government / Zilla Parishad / Mandal Parishad / Municipal/AP Model School / Welfare Schools / Society Schools/ Private Un-aided and Private Aided Schools etc., under the control of the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. The onus lies entirely with the candidate to possess the qualifications prescribed for appointment to such post in the relevant statutory recruitment rules framed by State Government from time to time or by the said management as on the date prescribed therein., and also pass in Teacher Eligibility Test. The details of qualifications prescribed for APTET-OCTOBER-2025 are provided in the Information Bulletin.

10. Course Completion Certificates

1. (a) Candidates must be qualified for the paper applied and in possession of all certificates as on the last date prescribed in the notification for submission of application.(b) The candidates, those who are pursuing/studying final semester of Diploma in Elementary Education (or) D.Ed in Special Education (or) its equivalent, Bachelor of Education (or) B.Ed. in Special Education (or) its equivalent etc., are also eligible to appear for APTET examination subject to the condition that the candidates cannot appear for Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT) with this APTET certificate, unless the candidates acquire requisite qualifications.

   Note: Mere qualification in APTET shall not confer any right to appear TRT without prescribed qualifications.

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 Board of Intermediate Education (BIE), Andhra Pradesh State only shall be considered. Graduation/Post Graduation of a University Recognized by UGC only shall be considered.

11. Structure, Content and Syllabus of APTET-OCTOBER-2025

a) Structure and Content of Paper- 1A & Paper- 1B

The structure and content of each part of Paper- 1A & Paper- 1B of APTET-OCTOBER-2025 and the breakup of the total 150 marks among various parts of the paper are given in the Information Bulletin. The details of marks weightage criteria procedure are given in the Information Bulletin.

b) Structure and Content of Paper- 2A & Paper- 2B

The structure and content of each part of Paper- 2A & Paper- 2B of the APTET-OCTOBER-2025 and the breakup of the total 150 marks among various parts of the paper are given in the Information Bulletin. The detailed marks and weightage criteria procedure are given in the Information Bulletin.

c) Syllabus

Syllabus for Paper-1A & 1B and Paper-2A & 2B of APTET-OCTOBER-2025 can be downloaded from the official website http://cse.ap.gov.in.

12. Application Submission

The candidate must personally complete all sections of the application form and thoroughly review the information before submission. Candidates have opportunity to make corrections before final submission and fee payment through payment gateway. No option to edit the form will be provided after submission. The candidate will be solely responsible for the accuracy of the information provided.

13. Pass Criteria in TET Paper- 1A, Paper- 1B & Paper- 2A, Paper- 2B

APTET-OCTOBER-2025 tentative results will be declared after completion of examination. However, the final result will be given after final key as per the schedule. The criteria for considering pass marks in APTET-OCTOBER-2025 is as follows: (Total Marks-150)

S.No	Community	Pass Percentage	Pass Marks
1	OC-EWS	60% and above	90 Marks and above
2	BC	50% and above	75 Marks and above
3	SC/ ST/ PwBD & Ex-servicemen	40% and above	60 Marks and above

Differently abled (Visually, Orthopedically, Hearing Impaired and Autism) candidates with at least 40% of disability shall be considered as disabled except Hearing Impairment. Hearing Impairment means (a) Deaf means person having 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears (b) Hard of Hearing means person having 60 DB to 70 DB hearing loss in speech frequencies in both ears (GO.MS.No:36, Dept. for Woman, Children, Differently Abled & Senior citizens (Prog.ii), Dt: 23-08-2023).

14. Validity period of TET Certificate / Marks Memo

The Marks Memo/Certificate of APTET shall be made available on APTET website only. There is no restriction on the number of attempts and a person can attend any number of times for acquiring APTET Certificate. A person who has qualified APTET may also appear again for improving his/her score. The APTET certificate shall be valid for life time in accordance with NCTE guidelines dated: 09.06.2021 as amended by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.69, School Education (Exams) Dept., Dated: 25.10.2021. The validity of APTET qualifying certificate acquired prior to 09.06.2021 shall also valid for life time as per G.O.Ms.No.69, Dated: 25.10.2021.

15. TET scores for selection of Teacher Recruitment in Andhra Pradesh

20% weightage will be given to APTET score in the ensuing Teacher Recruitment Test 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.

16. Objections on Key

1. The Subject expert committee constituted by SCERT (The State Academic Authority) is the final authority to redress the objections on the initial key.
2. No objections shall be entertained on the final key.

17. Normalization

18. Legal Jurisdiction

All legal disputes with regard to the conduct of TET shall be subject to the Jurisdiction of the Honourable Courts located in the State of Andhra Pradesh only.

19. Schedule of APTET- OCTOBER-2025

S.No	SUBJECT	DATES
1	Date of Issuing of Notification and Publishing of Information Bulletin	24/10/2025
2	Payment of Fees through Payment Gateway	24/10/2025 to 23/11/2025
3	Online submission of application through http://cse.ap.gov.in	24/10/2025 to 23/11/2025
4	Online Mock Test availability	25/11/2025
5	Download of Hall Tickets	03/12/2025 Onwards
6	Schedule of examination	10/12/2025 Onwards Both sessions in all days Session-I: 9.30 AM to 12.00 Noon Session-II: 2.30 PM to 5.00 PM
7	Release of Initial Key	02/01/2026
8	Receiving of objection on Initial Key	02/01/2026 to 09/01/2026
9	Release of final key	13/01/2026
10	Final results declaration	19/01/2026