AP TET Syllabus 2026: Check Complete Paper 1 & Paper 2 Syllabus

The Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, has released the AP TET Syllabus 2026 along with the official notification on 5 June 2026. The AP TET exam includes Paper-1A, Paper-1B, Paper-2A, and Paper-2B, with each paper carrying 150 marks.

Candidates aspiring to teach Classes I to VIII in government or private schools are advised to carefully review the AP TET Syllabus 2026 before beginning their preparation. Find the syllabus below.

AP TET 2026 Overview

Before the detailed syllabus, candidates should get familiar with the basic details of the exam. Below is all the important information related to APTET June 2026:

Papers in AP TET Syllabus 2026

The AP TET Syllabus 2026 is divided into four papers based on the class level and type of school.

Each paper has 150 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for a total of 150 marks. The duration of each paper is 2 hours and 30 minutes. There is no negative marking.

AP TET Paper 1 Syllabus 2026

The AP TET Paper 1 Syllabus 2026 is for candidates who wish to teach Classes I to V. Paper 1A is for Regular Schools, and Paper 1B is for Special Schools. Both papers have five sections. The topics for each section are given below.

Part A: Child Development and Pedagogy (30 Marks)

This section has 30 questions. It carries 30 marks. The syllabus is based on the D.El.Ed curriculum of Andhra Pradesh. The main topics are:

Understanding a Child:

• Concept of childhood and its importance

• Multiple childhoods in the Indian and global context

• Role of family and school in socialization

• Parenting, family, and adult-child relationships

• Methods of data collection: observation, interviews, case study, and action research

Perspectives in Development:

• Concept of growth, development, and maturation

• Principles of development and developmental milestones

• Physical and motor development

• Social development: socialization, role of peers, school, and media

• Emotional development: emotional maturity and emotional quotient

• Language development: perspectives of Skinner, Bandura, and Chomsky

• Moral development: theories and cultural variations

• Play and development: types and functions of play

Cognition and Cognitive Development:

• Piaget and Vygotsky's perspectives

• Theories of intelligence: Multiple Intelligences, IQ

• Individual differences and inclusive education

Personality:

• Theories of personality

• Mental health, adjustment, guidance, and counselling

Understanding Learning:

• Types of learning and learning curves

• Theories of learning: Trial and Error, Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Insight Learning, Constructivism

• Transfer of learning: types and theories

• Children with special needs and differentiated learning

Pedagogy:

• Child-centred education approaches

• Assessment types and tools, CCE

• Educational policies: NCF 2005, APSCF 2011, NEP 2020, NCFSE 2023, RTE Act

ICT Integration:

• ICT fundamentals — hardware, software, internet, netiquette

• Content creation and Open Educational Resources (OERs)

• Educational software: Canva, Moodle, DIKSHA, MOOCs

• Cybersecurity and social media in learning

Part B: Language I (30 Marks)

Candidates can choose one of the following languages: Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, or Odia. The section has 24 content questions and 6 pedagogy questions.

For Language I (English as an example applies to all languages):

Content topics include reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and language elements. Pedagogy topics include language teaching methods, objectives, lesson planning, assessment, and the use of teaching and learning materials.

Part C: Language II English (30 Marks)

This section has 24 content questions and 6 pedagogy questions.

Content Topics:

Vocabulary:

• Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homonyms

• Idioms and phrases, phrasal verbs

• Spellings: identifying wrongly spelt words

• Word formation: prefixation, suffixation, compound words

• One-word substitutes, collocations, anagrams, and figures of speech

Grammar:

• Parts of speech, articles, tenses, voice

• Direct and indirect speech

• Types of sentences: assertive, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory

• Degrees of comparison, linkers, and language functions

• Agreement of subject with verb

• Clauses: noun, adverbial, relative, participle, finite, non-finite

• Modal auxiliaries, Wh-questions, order of adjectives

Conventions of Writing:

• Punctuation and capitalisation

• Letter writing, diary entry, e-mail, paragraph writing

• Dialogue writing, notice, biographical sketch, speech

Other Topics:

• Dictionary skills

• Reading comprehension: prose and poetry

Pedagogy Topics:

• Nature and history of the English language

• Objectives of teaching English

• Language skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing (LSRW)

• Approaches and methods of teaching English

• Teaching grammar, vocabulary, and structures

• Lesson planning, curriculum, and evaluation

Part D: Mathematics (30 Marks)

This section has 24 content questions and 6 pedagogy questions. The syllabus covers topics from Classes III to VIII with difficulty up to Class X level.

Content Topics:

Numbers:

• Four fundamental operations, Hindu-Arabic and international numeration systems

• Place value, whole numbers, factors, multiples

• Prime and composite numbers, divisibility rules

• HCF and LCM, integers, fractions, and decimals

• Rational numbers, squares, square roots, cubes, cube roots

Arithmetic:

• BODMAS rule

• Ratios, proportions, percentages

• Profit and loss, discount

• Simple and compound interest, GST

Geometry:

• Basic geometrical concepts: point, line, angle, polygon

• Types of triangles and their properties

• Quadrilaterals: trapezium, parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle, square

• 3D shapes: edges, vertices, faces (Euler's rule)

Data Handling:

• Pictograph, tally marks, bar graphs, pie charts

• Mean, mode, median

• Chance and probability

Algebra:

• Variables and algebraic expressions

• Linear equations in one variable

• Exponents and powers, laws of exponents

• Factorisation, polynomial operations

• Linear graphs

Mensuration:

• Perimeter and area of various shapes

• Surface area and volume of a cube, a cuboid, a cylinder

Pedagogy Topics:

• History and nature of mathematics

• Aims and values of teaching mathematics

• Methods of teaching and remedial measures

• TLM and resource utilisation

• Assessment and CCE

Part E: Environmental Studies (30 Marks)

This section has 24 content questions and 6 pedagogy questions. EVS is divided into Science (12 marks) and Social Studies (12 marks), with 6 marks for pedagogy.

Science Content:

Living World:

• Living and non-living things, plants and their types, and animal habitats

• Human body: sense organs, skeletal system, safety measures

• Food: sources, balanced diet, deficiency diseases

• Cells: structure and function, microorganisms

Life Processes:

• Nutrition in plants and animals, digestion, and respiration

• Circulation, excretion, coordination, and reproduction

• Adolescence and puberty

Natural Phenomena and Objects:

• Properties of materials, acids, bases, and salts

• Physical and chemical changes

• Light, electricity, magnetism, heat, sound

• Force, friction, pressure

• Combustion and fuels

Environment:

• Air, water, biodiversity, and forests

• Climate change, global warming, pollution

Social Studies Content:

Our Universe:

• Earth, solar system, celestial bodies

• Latitudes, longitudes, and movements of the Earth

• Maps: types, scale, symbols

Production and Livelihoods:

• Resources — mineral, power, human

• Agriculture, industries, markets, transport

Political Systems and Governance:

• Ancient to modern Indian history

• Indian Constitution, fundamental rights and duties

• Government structure: local, state, central

Social Organisation and Inequities:

• Diversity, discrimination, equality

• Women and social reform movements

• Marginalisation of Adivasis and Dalits

Religion and Society:

• Major religions: Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism

• Bhakti and Sufi movements

AP TET Paper 2 Syllabus 2026

The AP TET Paper 2 Syllabus 2026 is for candidates who wish to teach Classes VI to VIII. Paper 2A is for Regular Schools, and Paper 2B is for Special Schools. The main difference from Paper 1 is in Part D, which tests subject specialisation.

Part A: Child Development and Pedagogy Paper 2A (30 Marks)

The CDP syllabus for Paper 2 is based on the B.Ed curriculum of Andhra Pradesh. The topics are more detailed than Paper 1.

Development, Growth, and Maturation:

• Concept of growth, development, and maturation

• Principles and stages of development: infancy, childhood, adolescence

• Dimensions of development: physical, cognitive, emotional, social, moral, and language

Theories of Development:

• Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory

• Erikson's Psychosocial Development Theory

• Kohlberg's Moral Development Theory

• Freud's Psychosexual Development Theory

• Goleman's Emotional Development Theory

Childhood and Adolescence:

• Characteristics and needs of adolescence

• Defence mechanisms, adjustment, and leadership

• Socialization: isolated play, parallel play, social play

Individual Differences:

• Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

• Learning difficulties, slow learners, and gifted children

• Learning styles and socio-cultural context

Understanding Learning:

• Behaviourist theories: Thorndike, Pavlov, Skinner

• Cognitive theories: Kohler, Bruner, Piaget, Bandura, Vygotsky

• Memory, forgetting, transfer of learning

• Role of motivation in learning

Pedagogical Concerns:

• Teaching as a profession: phases of teaching

• Learning environment and classroom organisation

• Classroom management: types of students, discipline

• Mental health and wellbeing

Assessment and Evaluation:

• Tools of assessment, CCE, and statistical analysis

• Educational policies: NCF 2005, APSCF 2011, NEP 2020, NCFSE 2023

ICT in Education:

• Educational technology: concept, objectives, challenges

• Computer fundamentals: hardware, software, operating systems

• ICT-enriched learning: multimedia, internet, e-learning

• Web 2.0, virtual classrooms, MOOCs, DIKSHA

Part B and Part C: Language I and Language II: Paper 2A

Language I options include Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Odia, and Sanskrit. Language II is English (compulsory). The syllabus tests reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and language pedagogy. The difficulty level is from Class VI to Class XII.

Part D: Subject-Wise Syllabus

This is the most important section for Paper 2A. Candidates choose one of three options.

Option 1: Mathematics and Science (60 Marks)

Mathematics (20 Marks: Content 16, Pedagogy 4):

Numbers and Arithmetic:

• All topics from Paper 1 Mathematics, plus advanced topics

• Number systems, rational and irrational numbers

Geometry:

• Euclid's geometry: definitions, axioms, postulates

• Circles: chords, tangents, cyclic quadrilaterals

• Coordinate geometry: Cartesian system, distance formula, section formula

Algebra (Advanced):

• Linear equations in two variables

• Polynomials: zeroes, factorisation, division algorithm

• Arithmetic progressions: nth term, sum of n terms

• Geometric progressions: nth term

Statistics and Probability:

• Grouped and ungrouped data, histogram, frequency polygon

• Mean, mode, median

• Theoretical probability, mutually exclusive events

Trigonometry:

• Trigonometric ratios, specific and complementary angles

• Trigonometric identities

• Applications of trigonometry

Mensuration (Advanced):

• Surface area and volume of a sphere, a cone

• Combination of solids, conversion of solids

Physical Science (20 Marks — Content 16, Pedagogy 4):

• Measurement: CGS and SI units, conversion.

• Motion: types, scalars, vectors, equations of motion, Newton's laws.

• Force, friction, pressure, gravitation: Archimedes' principle.

• Work, energy, power: conservation of energy.

• Sound: propagation, characteristics, echo, ultrasound.

• Heat: transfer (conduction, convection, radiation), latent heat.

• Light: reflection, refraction, lenses, human eye, dispersion.

• Electricity: Ohm's law, series and parallel circuits, electric power.

• Magnetism and electromagnetism: Oersted's experiment, solenoid.

• Metallurgy: ores, extraction, purification, corrosion.

• Carbon and its compounds: allotropes, hydrocarbons, ethanol, soaps.

• Matter: states, solutions, colloids, separation methods.

• Atoms and molecules: atomic models, isotopes, chemical bonds.

• Acids, bases, salts: pH scale, common chemicals.

Biological Science (20 Marks — Content 16, Pedagogy 4):

• Living world: cell structure, tissues, microorganisms, animal husbandry.

• Life processes: nutrition, digestion, respiration, circulation, and excretion.

• Coordination: nervous system, endocrine system, plant hormones.

• Reproduction: sexual, asexual, vegetative; heredity and Mendel's laws.

• Our environment: food chains, ecological pyramids, and biodiversity.

• Environmental issues: pollution, greenhouse effect, ozone depletion.

Option 2: Social Studies (60 Marks Content 48, Pedagogy 12)

• Diversity on Earth: universe, globe, maps, landforms, forests, resources.

• Production and livelihoods: agriculture, industries, markets, transport, globalisation.

• Political systems and governance: ancient kingdoms, Mughal Empire, British India, the freedom struggle.

• Social organisation and inequities: Constitution, government structure, marginalisation, democracy.

• Religion and society: major religions, Bhakti movement, Sufi movement.

• Culture and communication: early civilizations, Indian culture, languages.

Option 3: Language (60 Marks: Content 48, Pedagogy 12)

Language options for Part D are Telugu, English, Urdu, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Odia, and Sanskrit.

For English (60 Marks), the content covers:

• Vocabulary: synonyms, antonyms, homophones, hypernyms, hyponyms, phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbs, foreign phrases.

• Grammar: all parts of speech, articles, tenses, voice, reported speech, clauses, and transformation of sentences.

• Conventions of writing: letter writing, diary, e-mail, paragraph, speech.

• Discourses and reading comprehension: prose and poetry.

AP TET Pass Criteria 2026

The pass marks vary by community category. The total marks for each paper are 150.

AP TET Syllabus 2026 PDF Download

The AP TET Syllabus 2026 PDF is available on the official website. For easy access to candidates, a direct AP TET Syllabus 2026 is attached below. If you want a detailed AP TET subject-wise syllabus, you can download the attached PDF.

AP TET Syllabus 2026 PDF

AP TET Important Exam Dates

Candidates must keep track of all important dates to avoid missing any deadlines. Below is the complete schedule for APTET-JUNE 2026 as released in the official notification. 

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