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Teaching recruitment in Andhra Pradesh runs on two tracks that feed into one another. The Teacher Eligibility Test qualifies you and contributes a fifth of your final score. The District Selection Committee recruitment — the DSC, or Teacher Recruitment Test — appoints you, to a government, local-body or tribal welfare school under the School Education notification, or to a model school or residential institution under the societies notification issued alongside it.
Read the status section before anything else, because there were three different TETs in the year to September 2026 and they are not interchangeable. The special TET for in-service teachers, open for applications at the time this page was checked, cannot be used for direct recruitment. A candidate heading for the DSC needs a pass in the regular APTET or the CTET, and nothing else will do.
Andhra Pradesh Teaching Posts · checked 19 September 2026
The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.
Checked 19 September 2026
No notification yet; the 2026 job calendar schedules teacher posts for 15 October 2026
APTET — four papers, 150 marks each, no negative marking, valid for life
DSC, conducted by the School Education department; the Mega DSC 2025 filled 16,347 posts
80% written test, 20% TET score — no TET component for physical education posts
Notification
| Cycle | Notification | Who may sit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| APTET June 2026 — regular | No. 01–APTET-JUNE-2026, 5 June 2026 | Anyone eligible | Applications closed 5 July; examinations held 5 to 21 August 2026; final key 8 September; final results scheduled for 15 September 2026 |
| Special APTET August 2026 — in-service | No. 01–AP SPL-TET-August-2026, 24 August 2026 | In-service teachers only | Applications open 25 August to 24 September 2026; examinations 11 to 21 October; results scheduled 15 November 2026. A pass cannot be used for direct recruitment. |
| APTET October 2025 — regular | No. 01–APTET-OCTOBER-2025, 24 October 2025 | Anyone eligible | Complete — examinations from 10 December 2025, final results 19 January 2026 |
| Recruitment | Status |
|---|---|
| Mega DSC 2025 | Complete. Two notifications of 20 April 2025 for 16,347 posts; computer-based test 6 June to 6 July 2025; merit lists published 22 August 2025 and certificate verification from 26 August. It replaced the DSC 2024, which was cancelled by government order in February 2024 — candidates who had applied re-applied without paying again. |
| DSC 2026 | No notification at the date checked. The state’s 2026 job calendar, issued by government order on 22 August 2026, schedules its fourth phase for 15 October 2026 with 2,991 School Education posts — Secondary Grade Teachers, School Assistants, instructors and District Educational Officers — and states that subject-wise vacancies will be issued by the District Selection Committees. The portal already carries a DSC 2026 syllabus for School Assistant (Special Education). |
The Supreme Court held in September 2025 that in-service teachers with more than five years to superannuation must qualify TET to continue in service and that promotion requires it too; on review in May 2026 it extended the deadline to 31 August 2028 and directed states to hold the test periodically and preferably twice a year. The June 2026 notification exempts in-service teachers from the ordinary eligibility rules for that reason, and the special August cycle exists for the same reason. Neither changes what a fresh candidate needs, which is the regular test.
Overview
The eligibility test is set by the School Education department under the national regulator’s framework: four papers, each of 150 multiple-choice questions, each of one mark, with no negative marking. Paper 1A qualifies for classes I to V in regular schools and Paper 2A for classes VI to VIII; Papers 1B and 2B are the special-school equivalents. A pass — 60 per cent for general candidates, 50 for BC, 40 for SC, ST, disabled and ex-servicemen candidates — is valid for life, and a candidate may sit again to improve the score, because the score is what carries into selection.
The recruitment test is a separate examination with its own syllabus, and since the 2025 Mega DSC it has been governed by two government orders issued the day before the notifications: one for School Assistant, Secondary Grade Teacher, physical education and special education posts in the department’s schools, and one for Principals, post-graduate and trained graduate teachers and physical directors in model schools and the residential institutions. Both fix the same rule — the total is 100, of which 80 is the written test and 20 the TET score — and both exempt the physical education posts from any TET component.
The Special APTET of August 2026 is for teachers already in service, appointed before 2011, who must qualify to remain in post or be promoted. Its notification states in terms that a pass in it cannot be used for appearing in any direct recruitment, and that candidates wanting direct recruitment need the regular APTET or CTET. It is open for applications at the date this page was checked, and it is the wrong test for a DSC aspirant.
Eligibility
| Post | Qualification | TET |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary Grade Teacher | Intermediate with at least 50% (45%), plus a two-year D.El.Ed or D.Ed; or the B.Ed route with the prescribed six-month bridge course. | Paper 1A pass |
| School Assistant | Graduation in the subject with at least 50% (45%), plus B.Ed with that subject as methodology; or a four-year integrated B.A. B.Ed or B.Sc. B.Ed. | Paper 2A pass in the matching subject |
| School Assistant (Physical Education) and PET | The physical education qualification prescribed by the order. | None |
| TGT and SGT (Special Education) | The special education qualification prescribed, from an RCI-recognised institution. | Paper 2B or 1B pass |
| Principal and PGT — societies | The post-graduate and professional qualification prescribed in G.O.Ms.No.16. | None |
| TGT — societies | As for School Assistant. | Paper 2A pass |
Selection process
Each stage in order, and what it actually tests.
| Stage | Format | What it involves |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh TET | Computer-based, four papers, qualifying with weightage | Paper 1A or 1B for classes I to V, Paper 2A or 2B for classes VI to VIII. A pass is required for School Assistant, Secondary Grade Teacher and special education posts, and the score contributes 20 of the 100 selection marks. Not required for physical education posts, Principals or PGTs. |
| DSC written test | Computer-based, competitive | A separate examination in the subject, methodology, general knowledge and perspectives in education for the post applied for, with a different paper for each post category. Contributes 80 of the 100 selection marks — or all 100 for physical education posts. |
| English language proficiency test, for societies posts | Qualifying, non-language posts only | Principals, PGTs and TGTs in model schools and residential institutions sit a 100-mark English proficiency paper at Intermediate standard before the main paper. It must be qualified — 60 for OC, BC and EWS candidates, 50 for SC, ST, disabled and ex-servicemen — for the main paper to be evaluated, and its marks do not count. |
| Merit list and certificate verification | District-wise, by post and subject | Merit lists are published after the final key, and certificate verification follows within days. Selection is by the District Selection Committee under the roster and reservation rules of the notification. |
Exam pattern
| Paper | For | Structure |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1A | Classes I to V, regular schools | Child development and pedagogy 30; Language I 30; Language II English 30; mathematics 30; environmental studies 30 — each subject 24 content and 6 pedagogy |
| Paper 1B | Classes I to V, special schools | The same five parts, with child development and pedagogy in special education |
| Paper 2A | Classes VI to VIII, regular schools | Child development and pedagogy 30; Language I 30; Language II English 30; then 60 in the chosen stream — mathematics and science, social studies, or language, each 48 content and 12 pedagogy |
| Paper 2B | Classes VI to VIII, special schools | The three common parts, then 60 on the category of disability specialisation and its pedagogy |
| Post | Questions | Marks | Duration | Inside the paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Assistant | 160 | 80 | 2 hours 30 minutes | General knowledge 20 questions for 10; perspectives in education 10 for 5; educational psychology 10 for 5; subject content 80 for 40; methodology 40 for 20 |
| Secondary Grade Teacher | 160 | 80 | 2 hours 30 minutes | General knowledge 16 for 8; perspectives 8 for 4; psychology 16 for 8; then Language I, English, mathematics, science and social studies at 16 content and 8 methodology each, 12 marks a subject |
| School Assistant (Physical Education) | 200 | 100 | 3 hours | General knowledge 10 for 5; perspectives 10 for 5; physical education pedagogy 40 for 20; physical education content 140 for 70 |
| Physical Education Teacher | 200 | 100 | 3 hours | As prescribed |
| TGT and SGT (Special Education) | 160 | 80 | 2 hours 30 minutes | As prescribed |
G.O.Ms.No.15 states it in terms: for School Assistant, Secondary Grade Teacher and the special education posts the total is 100, of which 80 is the computer-based written test and 20 the APTET or CTET weightage. For School Assistant (Physical Education) and PET the written test is all 100 marks and there is no TET. The June 2026 TET notification repeats the same 80:20 rule. Neither the order nor the notifications nor the bulletins mention negative marking or a minimum qualifying mark for the written test; those are reported here as absent from the documents rather than as guarantees.
| Post | Paper I | Paper II | TET weightage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principal | English proficiency, 100 questions for 100 marks in 90 minutes, qualifying | 200 questions for 100 marks in 3 hours | None |
| PGT | English proficiency, non-language posts only, qualifying | 200 questions for 100 marks in 3 hours | None |
| TGT | English proficiency, non-language posts only, qualifying | 160 questions for 80 marks in 2 hours 30 minutes | 20 marks |
| Physical Director and PET | — | 200 questions for 100 marks in 3 hours | None |
APPSC revises paper structure, marks, syllabus detail and eligibility between recruitment cycles, and has done so more than once in recent years. Everything here describes the shape the recruitment has held; the notification for the cycle you are sitting is the document that decides it. Read it end to end before you plan around any figure.
Study plan
Sources
Checked 11 September 2026. TET structure, fees, pass marks, validity and the 80:20 rule are from the June 2026 and October 2025 APTET notifications and the information bulletin; the in-service restriction is from the Special APTET notification of 24 August 2026. DSC qualifications, age, fee, the written test structures and the selection scheme are from the two Mega DSC notifications of 20 April 2025 and the government orders of 19 April 2025 they were issued under. No official archive of previous TET or DSC question papers exists: the portal publishes answer keys, and merit lists with marks, but not the papers.
APTET and DSC portal Commissionerate of School Education APTET June 2026 notification APTET information bulletin APTET syllabus Special APTET August 2026 notification — in-service teachers Mega DSC 2025 — School Education notification Mega DSC 2025 — societies notification G.O.Ms.No.15 — scheme of selection for School Education posts G.O.Ms.No.16 — scheme of selection for societies posts
Exam resources
Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.
Questions
A pass in the regular APTET — or the CTET — in the paper for your post: Paper 1A for Secondary Grade Teacher, Paper 2A in your subject for School Assistant. The Special APTET of August 2026 is for in-service teachers only, and its notification states that a pass in it cannot be used for any direct recruitment.
As at 11 September 2026, the Special APTET for in-service teachers is open for applications until 24 September 2026, with examinations from 11 to 21 October. The regular APTET June 2026 closed on 5 July, with final results scheduled for 15 September. No DSC notification is open; the state’s 2026 job calendar schedules School Education posts for 15 October 2026.
Twenty per cent. G.O.Ms.No.15 of April 2025 fixes the total at 100 marks — 80 for the written recruitment test and 20 for the APTET or CTET score — for School Assistant, Secondary Grade Teacher and the special education posts. School Assistant (Physical Education) and PET carry no TET component, and nor do Principals and PGTs in the societies notification.
Four papers — 1A and 1B for classes I to V, 2A and 2B for classes VI to VIII — each of 150 multiple-choice questions of one mark, in two and a half hours, with no negative marking. Each has 30 questions on child development and pedagogy, 30 on Language I and 30 on Language II English; Paper 1A adds 30 each on mathematics and environmental studies, and Paper 2A adds 60 in the chosen stream. Pass marks are 60 per cent for OC and EWS, 50 for BC and 40 for SC, ST, disabled and ex-servicemen candidates.
For School Assistant and Secondary Grade Teacher, 160 multiple-choice questions for 80 marks in two and a half hours — half a mark a question. For School Assistant (Physical Education) and PET, 200 questions for 100 marks in three hours. In the societies notification, Principals and PGTs sit a 200-question paper for 100 marks after a qualifying English proficiency test; TGTs sit 160 for 80 after the same qualifying paper.
The APTET information bulletin states that there is no negative marking. The DSC government orders, notifications and bulletins do not mention negative marking at all — which is an absence in the documents rather than a stated rule, so confirm it in the notification for your cycle.
18 to 44 years, reckoned as on 1 July 2024 as printed in both notifications, with the upper limit 49 for SC, ST, BC and EWS candidates and 54 for candidates with benchmark disability. The fee was ₹750 for each post applied for; candidates who had paid for the cancelled DSC 2024 re-applied without payment.
For life, under the national regulator’s order of June 2021 as adopted by the state in October 2021. Certificates obtained before June 2021 are also valid for life. There is no limit on the number of attempts, and a candidate may sit again to improve the score that carries into selection.
No notification had been issued at 11 September 2026. The state’s 2026 job calendar, issued by government order on 22 August 2026, schedules its fourth phase for 15 October 2026 with 2,991 School Education posts, and says subject-wise vacancies will be issued by the District Selection Committees. The portal already carries a DSC 2026 syllabus for School Assistant (Special Education). A calendar date is not a notification — check the portal.
No. It publishes initial and final answer keys for each TET, and merit lists with marks for each DSC, but not the question papers. It does publish the syllabus for each test and each post, which is the better basis for practice than a reconstructed paper.
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