| AP TET/ TRT – SGT, LP, School Asst, PET Eligibility Details |
Andhra Pradesh District Selection Committee’s Exam eligibility details are given below.
Eligibility Details:
A. Age limit: Minimum age should be 18 years and maximum age is of 40 years as on 01-07-2014.
Age is relaxable for reserved candidates as follows
i. In case of SC / ST / BC candidates the maximum age limit shall be 45 years and in respect of Physically Challenged candidates the maximum age limit shall be 50 years.
ii. Upper age limit for Ex-service Men: A person, whoworked in the Armed Forces of the Indian Union, shall be allowed to deduct the length of the service rendered by him in the Armed Forces and also three years from his age for the purpose of the maximum age limit
B. Educational Qualification:
(1) A candidate for selection to the posts of Teachers shall possess the academic and professional/ training qualifications as follows:-
(a) Must be fully qualified for the post applied for and in possession of all Certificates as on the last date prescribed in the notification for submission of applications.
(b) (i) Must posses Intermediate Certificate issued by the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh or other equivalent certificates recognized by Board of Intermediate Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
(ii) Must possess Academic degrees of Universities recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC).
(iii) Teacher Education Courses recognized by National Council for teacher Education.
(iv) Distance Mode courses offered by Universities and Deemed Universities recognized by Joint Committee comprising University Grants Commission, Distance Education Council (DEC), All India Council for Technical Education and with jurisdiction to operate such courses in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
(v) Special Education Courses recognized by Rehabilitation Council of India.
C. Post & Subject wise educational qualifications are given in following Table:
I. School Assistant:
| Si.No | Subject | Educational Qualification |
| 1. | Mathematics | Bachelor’s Degree with Mathematics / Applied Mathematics / Statistics as the main subject OR one of the three equal optional subjects and a B.Ed degree with Mathematics as a methodology subject. |
| 2. | Physical Sciences | Bachelor degree with atleast two of the following subjects as optional subjects (i.e) physics /applied physics/engineering physics & instrumentation/Electronics/Computer science and chemistry/applied chemistry/Industrial chemistry/pharmaceutical chemistry/Medicinal chemistry/Biochemistry/Geology as one of the main subject and B.Ed degree with physical science/physics/chemistry/science as methodology subject. |
| 3. | Biological Science | Bachelor degree with botany and zoology or as optional subjects in Genetics/Biochemistry/Environmental sciences/Microbiology/Bio-technology/Industrial microbiology/Agriculture/Food Technology/ Fisheries/ Nutrition/ Geology/ Sericulture/ Horticulture/Forestry/Poultry and B.Ed degree with Biological science/Natural science/Science/Botany/Zoology as methodology subject. |
| 4. | Social Studies | Bachelor degree with any two of the following subjects as optional subjects or one of them as main and any other one as a subsidiary subject (i.e) History/ Economics/ Geography/political science/public administration/sociology/commerce/politics/Social anthropology/Ancient Indian History culture & Archeaology/Anthropology/social work/philosophy/psychology and B.Ed degree with social studies/social sciences/Geography/History/politics political science/Economics as methodology subject.OrB.com with any four of the following six subjects (i) Economics/Business Economics (ii) Business organization and Management (iii) statistics/Business statistics/Quantitative techniques (iv) Financial services, banking and insurance (v) Accountancy/Financial accounting (vi) Fundamentals of Information technology. |
| 5. | English | Bachelor degree with English as main subject/post graduate degree in English and B.Ed degree in English as a methodology subject. |
| 6. | Telugu | Bachelor degree with Telugu as main subject/Bachelor degree in oriental language in Telugu/post graduate degree in Telugu/Telugu pandit training and B.Ed with Telugu as methodology subject or Telugu Pandit Training or its equivalent. |
| 7. | Hindi | Bachelor degree with Hindi as full elective subject/Bachelor degree in oriental language in Hindi/Praveena of dakshina bharat hindi prachar sabha or vidwan of Hindi prachara sabha/Post graduate degree in Hindi with training qualification/any equivalent qualification in Hindi(B.A degree standard). |
| 8. | Urdu | Bachelor degree with Urdu as main subject/ bachelor degree in oriental language with urdu/post graduate degree in urdu/urdu pandit training and B.Ed with Urdu as methodology subject or Urdu Pandit Training or its equivalent. |
| 9. | Kannada | Bachelor degree with kannada as main subject/bachelor degree in oriental language with kannada/post graduate degree in kannada/kannada pandit training and B.Ed with kannada as a methodology subject or Kannada Pandit Training or its equivalent. |
| 10 | Tamil | Bachelor degree with Tamil as main subject/ Bachelor degree in oriental language with Tamil/Post graduate degree in Tamil/Tamil pandit training and B.Ed with Tamil as a methodology subject or Tamil Pandit Training or its equivalent. |
| 11. | Oriya | Bachelor degree with oriya as main subject/bachelor degree in oriental language with oriya/post graduate degree in oriya/oriya pandit training and B.Ed with oriya as a methodology subject or Oriya Pandit Training or its equivalent. |
| 12. | Sanskrit | Bachelor’s Degree with Sanskrit as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language with Sanskrit (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Sanskrit and B.Ed with Sanskrit as methodology or Sanskrit Pandit Training or its equivalent |
| 13. | Physical Education | Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent and a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education or its equivalent or M.P.Ed. |
II. Secondary Grade Teacher:
Must possess Intermediate Certificate issued by the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh or any other equivalent certificate recognized by Board of Intermediate Education, Govt. of A.P. and two year D.Ed. Certificate issued by the Director of Government Examinations, Andhra Pradesh or its equivalent certificate recognized by NCTE.
III. Language Pandits:
| Si.No | Subject | Educational Qualifications |
| 1. | Telugu | Bachelor’s Degree with Telugu as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language in Telugu (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Telugu and B.Ed with Telugu as methodology or Telugu Pandit Training or its equivalent. |
| 2. | Hindi | Bachelor’s degree with Hindi as one of the full elective subject or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language in Hindi (B.O.L) or Praveena of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha or Vidwan of Hindi Prachara Sabha, Hyderabad or any other equivalent recognized qualification in Hindi (BA degree Standard) or Post Graduate Degree in Hindi along with any of the training qualification. |
| 3. | Urdu | Bachelor’s Degree with Urdu as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language in Urdu (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Urdu and B.Ed with Urdu as methodology or Urdu Pandit Training or its equivalent. |
| 4. | Kannada | Bachelor’s Degree with Kannada as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language in Kannada (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Kannada and B.Ed with Kannada as methodology or Kannada Pandit Training or its equivalent. |
| 5. | Oriya | Bachelor’s Degree with Oriya as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language in Oriya (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Oriya and B.Ed with Oriya as methodology or Oriya Pandit Training or its equivalent. |
| 8. | Tamil | Bachelor’s Degree with Tamil as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language with Tamil (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Tamil and B.Ed with Tamil as methodology or Tamil Pandit Training or its equivalent. |
| 10. | Sanskrit | Bachelor’s Degree with Sanskrit as the main subject or one of the three equal optional subjects or Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Language with Sanskrit (B.O.L) or its equivalent or a Post Graduate Degree in Sanskrit and B.Ed with Sanskrit as methodology or Sanskrit Pandit Training or its equivalent. |
IV. Physical Education Teacher :
Must possess Intermediate Certificate issued by the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh or equivalent certificate recognized by Board of Intermediate Education, Govt. of A.P. and an under graduate diploma in Physical Education (U.G.D.P.Ed.) recognized by NCTE.
OR
Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree and a B.P.Ed or M.P.Ed recognized by NCTE.
V. Qualifications for the posts Notified in Schools for Blind/ Deaf and Dumb: (Special Schools)
Must possess academic qualifications prescribed for the said posts and D. Ed Special Education / B. Ed Special Education, as the case may be, in the manner detailed below:
| Special School |
Category of Post |
Training Qualification required |
| Blind | SA & LP | B. Ed (Special Education in Visually impaired) |
| Blind | SGT | D. Ed (Special Education in Visually impaired) |
| Deaf & Dumb | SA & LP | B. Ed (Special Education in Hearing impaired) |
| Deaf & Dumb | SGT | D. Ed (Special Education in Hearing impaired) |
VI. Language/ Medium Study Qualifications:
a) Telugu Medium & Minor Media posts (Non-language subjects):
The candidates who have passed SSC Examination in the concerned medium of instruction or with the concerned Language as First Language are eligible to apply for the posts of SA (Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Studies & Physical Education), SGT and PET in the concerned medium school except for English medium posts. The candidates who have passed the Intermediate / Degree Examination (Academic) in the concerned medium of instruction or with the Language concerned as a subject are also eligible to apply for the posts in that medium except for English Medium posts.
b) English Medium posts (Non-language subjects):
In respect of School Assistant (Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Studies) posts in English medium, the candidates who studied SSC, Intermediate and Graduation through English Medium only are eligible. In respect of SGT posts in English medium, the candidates who studied SSC and Intermediate through English medium only are eligible.
(vii) In respect of posts for which two subjects at Degree level are prescribed, a Candidate who studied one subject at Degree level and the second subject at Post Graduation level is also eligible to apply.
(viii) Candidates having the training qualification of Special D.Ed / Special B.Ed are also eligible to apply for the posts of Secondary Grade Teacher/School Assistant, respectively, in General Schools in addition to Special Schools, provided they are in possession of academic qualifications prescribed for the posts to which they apply. However, on appointment to the post they are required to undergo an NCTE recognized six months Special Programme in Elementary Education at his / her own cost.
(ix) Only the qualifications mentioned in the application form, for the post applied for, shall be taken into consideration for the purpose of selection.
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