AP EdCET 2027

The criteria below are from the APEdCET-2026 eligibility sheet and instruction booklet; the 2027 notification may change them.

• Candidates of SC, ST, BC (A, B, C, D, E) and physically challenged categories need 40% instead of the 50% or 55% above.
• Physical Sciences and Biological Sciences candidates with allied subjects must also have studied the relevant subjects at Intermediate level.

Source: APEdCET-2026 eligibility sheet (2026 cycle).

AP EdCET 2026 was an online test of 150 questions for 150 marks in 2 hours. Parts A and B are common; in Part C each candidate answers 100 questions in one chosen methodology.

• Mode: online test; shift I (9:00 to 11:00 am) covered Mathematics, Biological Science and Physical Science, and shift II (12:30 to 2:30 pm) covered Social Studies and English on 8 May 2026.
• Marking: equal weightage for all questions, one correct response out of four; no negative marking and no deduction for unanswered questions.
• Medium: English and Telugu (English methodology in English only); Urdu-medium candidates receive English and Urdu papers.
• Qualifying score: 37 of 150 (25%); none for SC and ST candidates, or for women in the Physical Sciences and Mathematics methodologies.

Source: APEdCET-2026 instruction booklet and examination schedule (2026 cycle).

Part A: General English

• Reading comprehension
• Correction of sentences, articles, prepositions, tenses, spelling
• Vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms
• Transformation of sentences; voices; direct and indirect speech

Part B: General Knowledge and Teaching Aptitude

• General knowledge of the environment and current events; India and its neighbours (history, culture, geography, ecology, economics, policy, scientific research)
• Teaching aptitude: communication, dealing with children, recognising individual differences, analytical thinking

Part C: Mathematics

• Differential equations; three-dimensional analytical solid geometry
• Abstract algebra; real analysis; linear algebra

Part C: Physical Sciences

• Physics: mechanics, waves and oscillations; wave optics; heat and thermodynamics; electricity, magnetism and electronics; modern physics
• Chemistry: inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, general chemistry and spectroscopy

Part C: Biological Sciences

• Botany: microbes and non-vascular plants; vascular plants and phytogeography; anatomy, embryology, ecology and biodiversity; plant physiology; cell biology, genetics and plant breeding
• Zoology: animal diversity (non-chordates and chordates); cell biology, genetics and evolution; animal physiology and embryology; immunology and animal biotechnology

Part C: Social Studies

• Geography: physical, human and economic geography, geography of India, remote sensing and GIS
• History: Indian history and culture from the Indus Valley civilisation to the 13th century and later periods, including Andhra under Golkonda and British rule
• Civics: organs of government, Indian government and politics, Indian political process, western political thought
• Economics: micro, macro and development economics, India and Andhra Pradesh economy, statistical methods

Part C: English

• Language (50 questions): language functions, phonetics, grammar, phrasal verbs, writing, study and reference skills
• B.A. Special English (50 questions): English literature by period from Old English to the Victorian age, literary forms and criticism, Glimpses of World Literature

Source: APEdCET-2026 syllabus (degree-level CBCS syllabus; 2026 cycle).