i) The syllabus for Child Development and Pedagogy under Paper- I is based on

the syllabus of D.Ed curriculum focusing on Educational Psychology of Teaching and Learning in Classes I to V and above. The syllabus also focuses on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

ii) In Andhra Pradesh, the following languages are offered under Language I viz., Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarathi, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya and Tamil. Candidate has to choose one of these 9 languages under Language I under APTET. Those candidates would have compulsorily studied in that language either as medium of study or as first language at least up to Class X as stated in the eligibility criteria above.

iii) In respect of Andhra Pradesh language II under APTET shall be English for all candidates irrespective of medium of the school to which they intend to seek employment.

iv) The syllabi for Mathematics & Environmental Studies are designed on the basis of topics of Classes I to V of state syllabus. The difficulty standard of questions will be upto X class level. The test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will contain 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.

v) 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).

e) Paper II (for classes VI to VIII); No of MCQs – 150;Duration of examination: 2 ½ hours

Structure and Content

1  30 2 30 30

3 30 30 4

60 60  150 150

i) The syllabus for Child Development and Pedagogy under Paper II is based on the syllabus of D.Ed / B.Ed curriculum focusing on Educational Psychology of Teaching and Learning in Classes VI and above. The syllabus also focuses on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

ii) In Andhra Pradesh, the following languages are offered under Language I viz., Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil, and Sanskrit. Candidate has to choose one of these languages under Language I. Candidates with Language Pandit Training Certificate should only choose that particular Language as  Language-I of TET Paper-II.

iii)  In respect of Andhra Pradesh language II shall be English for all candidates.

 iv)  For Paper II Science & Mathematics sectors questions will be as follows:

v)  For Paper II Social Studies portion the syllabus will cover the sectors namely, History, Geography, Civics and Economics.

vi ) For Paper II the syllabi for APTET-January 2012 of Mathematics & Sciences, Social Studies are based on topics of Classes VI to VIII with difficulty standard of questions upto Secondary Level.

vii ) The syllabi for language I and II shall be based on proficiency in the language, elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities standard up to Secondary Level.

vii i) Candidates can download the Syallabi for Paper I and II for each subject notified on website http://aptet.cgg.gov.in