APTET qualification particulars column add into teachers seniority
lists/records, Memo.No.13026/27/2021-EST VII-CSE
Date:12-05-2026.School Education – ESTT-7 –Maintenance of APTET qualification particulars in seniority lists/records of in-service SA's and SGT's –Certain Instructions - Issued.
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
Maintenance of APTET Qualification Particulars
Updates on Seniority Lists & Service Records
1. RTE Act, 2009.
2. NCTE Notification dated:23.08.2010 issued under Section 23(1) of the
RTE Act, 2009.
3. NCTE Regulations, 2014.
4. NCTE-Legal011/105/2023-Legal Section-HQ/121376,
dated:11.09.2023.
5. G.O.Ms.No.36, School Education (Ser.I) Department,
dated:23.10.2025.
6. Certain representations received from teachers
7. Rc.No.1/Spl/A3/2026, Dated:10.04.2026 of the District
Educational Officer, Ananthapur.
8. Rc.No.1076/A5/2026, Dated:17.04.2026 of the district
Educational officer, Krishna.
APTET DETAILS ADD IN AP TEACHERS SENIORITY LISTS
1. The attention of all the District Educational Officers in the state are invited tothe reference 6th to 8th cited, wherein certain representations from teachers and proposals from District Educational Officers were received requesting to treat TET qualification as mandatory for promotion from the post of School Assistant and Grade-II Headmaster.
2. In the connection, they are informed that under the provisions of the RTE Act, 2009, NCTE Notification dated:23.08.2010 and NCTE Regulations, 2014, passing the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) forms part of the minimum qualifications prescribed for teachers handling Classes I to VIII.
3. Further, they are inform that the NCTE vide clarification dated:11.09.2023 has clarified that the relevant minimum qualifications prescribed under NCTE Regulations are applicable for consideration of teachers for promotion from one level to the next level and that the said provisions are applicable in cases of promotion of teachers of Classes I to VIII irrespective of their dates of original appointment.
4. Further, Government vide G.O.Ms.No.36, School Education (Ser.I) Department, dated:23.10.2025, issued guidelines relating to APTET for in-service teachers.
5. Therefore, all the District Educational Officers in the State are requested to add following columns in the seniority lists of in-service School Assistants and Secondary Grade Teachers:
I. APTET marks6. In this regard, all the District Educational Officers in the state are requested to ensure proper maintenance and updation of the above particulars in respect of all in-service teachers for taking necessary action in the matter. This should be treated as most urgent.
II. APTET/CTET Qualfied or not
III. APTET Paper qualified (Paper 1A/1B/2A/2B) or CTET
IV. For Paper II Subject( Mathemathices&Science/ Social Studies/ Languages)
V. Medium
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