APTET 2013 STRUCTURE AND SYLLABUS
STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF APTET:
a) All
questions in APTET
- September 2013
will be Multiple
Choice Questions (MCQs), each carrying one mark, with four alternatives
out of which one answer will be correct. There will be no negative marking.
b) There will be two papers of APTET-September
2013.
(i) Paper I will be for a person who intends to
be a teacher for classes I to V.
(ii) Paper II will be for a person who intends to
be a teacher for classes VI to VIII.
c) A person who intends to be a teacher for both
levels (classes I to V and classes VI to VIII) will have to appear in both the
papers (Paper I and Paper II).
d) Paper I (for Classes I to V); No. of MCQs -
150: Duration of examination: 2½ hours
Structure
and Content (All Compulsory):
S.No.
|
Subject
|
No. of
MCQs
|
Marks
|
1
|
Child Development and Pedagogy
|
30
|
30
|
2
|
Language I
|
30
|
30
|
3
|
Language II (English)
|
30
|
30
|
4
|
Mathematics
|
30
|
30
|
5
|
Environmental Studies
|
30
|
30
|
TOTAL :
|
150
|
150
|
|
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,
Gujarati, 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 (old). The difficulty standard of questions will be up to 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 1/2 hours
Structure and Content:
S.No.
|
Subject
|
No. of MCQs
|
Marks
|
1
|
Child Development and Pedagogy
|
30
|
30
|
2
|
Language I
|
30
|
30
|
3
|
Language II (English)
|
30
|
30
|
4
|
Mathematics and Science ORSocial Studies
|
60
|
60
|
TOTAL
|
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:
Subject
|
No. of MCQs
|
Mathematics
|
30 MCQs
|
Physical Science
|
14 MCQs
|
Biological Science
|
16 MCQs
|
TOTAL
|
60 CQs
|
v) For Paper
II Social Studies portion the syllabus will cover the sector namely, History, Geography,
Civics and Economics.
Subject
|
No. of MCQs
|
History and Civics
|
30 MCQs
|
Geography &Economics
|
30 MCQs
|
TOTAL
|
60 CQs
|
vi) For Paper II the syllabi for APTET-September
2013 of Mathematics & Sciences, Social Studies are based on topics of Classes
VI to VIII (old syllabus) 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.
