The Andhra Pradesh state government has published the notification for the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2025, announcing the exam date as December 10, 2025, and the result date as January 19, 2026. Online application submissions will be open for the candidates’ convenience from October 24 to November 23, 2025, through the tet2dsc.apcfss.in website.
A TET official M. V. Krishna Reddy mentioned that the notification, syllabus, exam timeline, and candidates’ instructions are now available on the official site. For any clarifications, candidates can contact the helpline numbers given.
📅 Important Dates for AP TET 2025
Release of announcement: October 24, 2025
Submission of application: October 24 – November 23, 2025
Mock exam: November 25, 2025
Download of hall ticket: Starting from December 3, 2025
Date of the examination: December 10, 2025
First session: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Second session: 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Release of provisional answer key: January 2, 2026
Challenge the key: January 2–9, 2026
Final key: January 13, 2026
Announcement of results: January 19, 2026
⚖️ Supreme Court Order: All Serviceable Teachers to Attend
In compliance with the Supreme Court verdict, it is compulsory for all government teachers who were hired prior to 2011 to take the TET exam. Teachers who have served for more than five years before their retirement will need to qualify TET, thereby keeping the Right to Education (RTE) Act in mind.
By Secretary Kona Shashidhar, the Andhra Pradesh School Education Department has provided in-service teachers with step-by-step instructions to follow.
✅ Updated Qualification and Passing Marks
The passing marks for Paper-2A have been altered as follows:
Open Category (OC): 50%
Reserved categories (SC, ST, BC, Divyang): 45%
The test is out of 150 marks, and multiple-choice questions make up a total of 150.
Eligibility by Paper:
Paper-1A: Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT) vacancies
Paper-1B: Special SGT vacancies
Paper-2A: School Assistant (Classes 6-8) vacancies
Paper-2B: Special School Assistant vacancies
Qualification Criteria:
2011 onwards candidates:
OC: 50% in graduation
SC/ST/BC/Divyang: 45% in degree
2011 backward candidates:
OC: 45%
SC/ST/BC/Divyang: 40%
Integrated three years B. Ed or M. Ed:
OC: 55% in PG
Reserved categories: 50% in PG
Candidates who were admitted to B. Ed/Elementary Education programs before July 29, 2011, are not subjected to the minimum degree marks requirement.
TET qualifying marks:
OC: 60%
BC: 50%
SC/ST/Divyang/Ex-Servicemen: 40%
Language Choice:
In Paper-1A and 1B, candidates need to choose a first language (Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, or Odia) studied till Class 10, and English as the second language.
📌 Conclusion
The AP TET 2025 is set for December 10, 2025, with results on January 19, 2026. The application window is open from October 24 to November 23. In-service government teachers must also appear as per the Supreme Court order. The new rules involve higher qualifying marks and rephrased eligibility parameters, reflecting NCTE standards.
