Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test registration till January 17, 2017

New Delhi: Registrations for Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) December, 2017 can be done till January 17, 2018.

In order to apply, candidates should go to the official website and submit necessary details. 

As per the official notification, by the AP education department, "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)."

It further says, "Online applications are invited for the Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET-December, 2017) from candidates for all those aspiring to be Teachers in State Government, Mandal Parishad, Zilla Parishad, Municipality, Private Aided Schools and Private un-aided schools in Andhra Pradesh State for classes I to VIII."

"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 2 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," it adds.

The fee towards submission of application online and for the conduct of computer-based examination is Rs 500 for each Paper I and Paper II.