AP EdCET 2020(Postponed): Registration(Extended), Syllabus, Pattern

AP EdCET 2020 exam has been postponed and new dates will be announced soon by the authority. The last date to apply for AP EdCET 2020 is 15 June 2020. Application form has begun from 14 March 2020. Andhra Pradesh Education Common Entrance Test is conducted by Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education every year to offer admission to aspirants in regular B. Ed program in the colleges of Education in Andra Pradesh. Before applying for the application process, one should check the AP EdCET 2020 important dates, eligibility criteria, syllabus, exam pattern etc to know more about the exam.

Latest update

• AP EdCET 2020 exam has been postponed.
• AP EdCET 2020 Application Form has been extended till 15 June 2020.

 AP EdCET 2020 Application Form

Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education has released the AP EdCET 2020 application form on 14 March 2020. Candidates can check all the essential information related to AP EdCET 2020 Application Form given below:

• The application form for the AP EdCET 2020 will be in online mode.
• The last date to apply online for AP EdcET is 15 June 2020.
• Candidate should visit the official website first, no other mode of application will be entertained.
• Candidate must create his/her profile on the portal by using a valid email id and by providing all the personal information.
• In the next step, the applicant must provide educational details such as the exams passed and the relevant marks obtained.
• Now, in the next step candidate have to upload scanned images of signature, photographs, left thumb impression in the given format ( kb ).
• Next step will be to fill the category of applicant.
• Next step is for the fee payment.
• Submit all the information after payment. Take the printout of the confirmation page and payment slip for future purposes.

AP EdCET 2020 Application Fee

Candidate has to submit the application fee to confirm the submission of the registration form. The Application fee for AP EdCET is different for various categories, check the below-mentioned application fee.

Category	Fee in Rs
General	600/-
SC/ST	400/-

Mode of Payment

The application fee can be submitted through online mode via Debit / Credit Card / Net Banking

AP EdCET 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must ensure their eligibility before applying for the exam. Check the given below points regarding the AP EdCET 2020 Eligibility Criteria:

Basic eligibility criteria:

• The candidates must be an Indian Citizen.
• The candidates should satisfy Local/Non-Local status requirements as laid down in the Andra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission) Order 1974.

Educational Qualifications:

• The candidates must have passed B.A./B.Sc./ B.Com./ B.C.A./ B.Sc. (Home Science)/B.B.M courses from any recognized university.
• The candidate must have secured 50% marks in the qualifying examination and 40% marks stand for the candidates such as SC, ST, bc(A/B/C/D), PH in the qualifying examination.
• If candidates have passed B.E / B.Tech degree, they must have a minimum of 50% marks along with Mathematics and Physics as their compulsory subject.
• The candidates who are appearing in the final year are also eligible to apply for AP EdCET-2020.

Age Limit: The candidate’s minimum age should be 19 years on 1st July of the examination year in which notification is issued. There is no as such maximum age limit.

AP EdCET 2020 Admit Card

Candidate can access the AP EdCET 2020 Admit Card from the official website itself. 

• The council will release the admit card before 15 days of the test.
• All the candidate must bring the Andhra Pradesh EdCET to admit card 2020 at the examination hall to appear for the exam.
• All the exam details such as candidates name & roll number, exam centre, exam date and time will be mentioned in the admit card.

AP EDCET 2020 Test Centers

• Srikakulam
• Nellore
• Chittoor
• Vizianagaram
• Thirupathi
• Visakhapatnam
• Kakinada
• Kadapa
• Proddatur
• Ananthapur
• Rajamahendravaram
• Vijayawada
• Eluru
• Nandyal
• Guntur
• Kurnool
• Ongole
• Kuppum

AP EdCET Syllabus 2020

There are three parts of AP EdCET 2020 Syllabus, that is Part -A, Part -B and Part -C. Here we describe all parts of Exam.

Part-A: General English

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Synonyms, Antonyms, and Vocabulary
3. Articles, Prepositions, Correction of Sentences, Tenses, Spelling, Voice.
4. Transformation of Sentences – Simple, Complex, and Compound, Direct and Indirect Speech.

Part-B: General Knowledge and Teaching Aptitude

1. In this section, questions are designed for testing the candidate’s ability of the general knowledge of the environment all around and its application to society
2. In the test, questions included from India as well as the neighbouring countries consisted of History, General Policy, Scientific Research, Ecology, Economics, Culture, Geography.
3. Through the questions in section B, candidates’ knowledge can be tested, thus questions connected to the current events, like the matter of the daily observation and experience of the scientific knowledge
4. Teaching includes characteristics such as an ability to communicate, skills to deal with children and recognizing the individual differences.

Part-C: One of the following subjects to have opted:

• Mathematics(MS)
• Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) (PS)
• Biological Sciences (Botany and Zoology) (BS)
• Social Studies (Geography, History, Civics and Economics) (SS)
• English ( Special English in B.A.)

Note: Syllabus shall be of graduation level for these four subjects.

AP EdCET 2020 Exam Pattern

Candidates can check the AP EdCET 2020 Exam Pattern so that they have an idea about the exam paper structure. Check the table given below:

Exam Pattern for AP EdCET 2020

Mode of Examination	Pen and paper-based
Number of Questions	150
Type of Questions	objective type( MCQ)
Time duration	2 hours or 120 minutes
No. of Sections	Part A- General English Part B- General Knowledge and Teaching Aptitude Part C- will be according to the subject choice of candidate.
Marks allotted	Each correct answer will be awarded 1 mark. No negative marking will be there
Medium of Language	English and Telugu (except English subject)

Marks Allotted to each section as per the subjects: 

Part-A:  Common for All

Subject  Area	Marks	Questions
General English	25	25

Part-B:  Common for All

Subject  Name	Marks	Questions
Teaching Aptitude	10	10
General Knowledge	15	15

Part-C:   Student has to select one of the following subjects

Mathematics: Total marks 100

Mathematics

100

100

Physical Sciences: Total marks 100

Chemistry	50	50
Physics	50	50

Biological Sciences: Total marks 100

Zoology	50	50
Botany	50	50

Social Studies: Total marks 100

Civics	15	15
History	30	30
Geography	35	35
Economics	20	20

English: Total marks 100

AP EdCET 2020 Qualifying Marks

The qualifying cut off marks in the entrance test is 25% which means 37 from a total of 150 marks. There are no prescribed marks for those who belong to SC/ST/OBC class.

AP EdCET 2020 Answer Key

The government of Andhra Pradesh will publish the AP EdCET 2020 Answer Key in April tentatively. Candidates need to visit the official website to check the answer key. Candidates can calculate the marks once they get to know the answers. However, if there would be any issues regarding the answer key, one can inform the authority as soon as possible.

AP EdCET 2020 Result

The AP EdCET 2020 Result will be available on the official website of the university. Candidate can check their result by entering roll no. and date of birth.

• Candidate can expect the result after one month of examination.
• Successful candidates have to appear for the counselling on scheduled date and location.
• Candidate should take the printout of the result for the counselling process.
• The result will be based on the performance of a candidate in the entrance test.

AP EdCET 2020 Counselling

The AP EdCET 2020 counselling process will start after the declaration of AP EdCET result. The counselling schedule will be published by the examination's conducting body.

• After the announcement of the result, the candidate will be called for the counselling process.
• The counselling centre will be announced on the website or via mail.
• The candidates will be invited to attend the counselling process based on marks obtained in the exam.

Applicants must carry their original documents with themself on the day of Counselling. The documents which are to be brought are :

• 10th class mark sheet
• 12th class mark sheet
• Caste certificate (if applicable)
• Photocopy of Bachelor degree with Original
• AP EdCET result
• Domicile
• Admit card

AP EdCET 2020  Highlights

Candidates can check the AP EdCET 2020 basic information in given below table:

Exam Name	Andhra Pradesh Education Common Entrance Test
Acronym	AP EdCET
Exam Mode	Offline
Exam Duration	Two hours
Number of Paper	One
Total Sections	Three
Total Question type	Objective Type question
Total questions in AP EDCET	One hundred fifty
Exam Language	English, Telugu
Exam Purpose	admission to aspirants in regular B. Ed program in the colleges of Education in Andra Pradesh
Official website	https://sche.ap.gov.in/EDCET/Edcet/EDCET_HomePage.aspx

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Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education

The National Educational Policy, 1986, recommended that state-level planning and coordination of Higher Education shall be done through councils of Higher Education and that the University Grants Commission (UGC) and these Councils will develop coordinative methods to keep a watch on standards.