AP EdCET Syllabus 2024 PDF: Subject wise AP EdCET Syllabus

A Common Entrance Test, designated as the Education Common Entrance Test (APEdCET), will be conducted by Andhra University, Visakhapatnam on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) for admission into B.Ed. Regular Course and B.Ed. Special Education in the University /Government/ Aided and /Private Colleges of Education in Andhra Pradesh. The AP EdCET Syllabus is Divided subject-wise as per the Methodology the candidate Selects.

AP EdCET Qualifying Marks

The qualifying marks in the Entrance Test for all candidates (except SC/ST) are 37 out of the total marks (i.e., 25%). There will be no qualifying marks for ranking candidates from SC/ST communities. There will be no minimum qualifying marks for women in Physical Sciences/Mathematics methodologies.

AP EDCET Exam Scheme

The common entrance test will be an objective (multiple-choice) examination.

The candidate must answer 150 questions in two hours.

The question paper will be in English and Telugu except for English methodology. However, candidates opting to write the Entrance Test in Urdu medium will be provided with English / Urdu paper.

Part	Subjects	Questions	Max Marks
Part-A	General English	25	25
Part-B	General Knowledge	15	15
Part-B	Teaching Aptitude	10	10
Part-C	Methodology	100	100
Total		150	150

Parts A and B are common for all Candidates. Part C will be Methodology where the Candidate has to choose one of the following subjects.

Methodology	Qualification	Subjects	No. of Questions
Mathematics	Candidates with B.A/B.Sc. with Mathematics as one of the group subjects or B.C.A. candidates with intermediate-level mathematics as a group subject or B.E./B.Tech. with Mathematics &Physics.	–	100
English	Candidates with B.A Special English or M.A. English.	–	100
Physical Sciences	Candidates with B.Sc. who have studied Physics and Chemistry or Allied Material Sciences (See Annexure-I) under Part-II group subjects or B.C.A. Candidates with Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) at intermediate level as group subjects.	Physics	50
Physical Sciences		Chemistry	50
Biological Sciences	Candidates with B.Sc./B.Sc.(Home Science) who have studied Botany and Zoology or Allied Life Sciences (See Annexure-II) under Part-II group subjects or B.C.A. candidates with Biological Sciences at the intermediate level as group subjects.	Botany	50
Biological Sciences		Zoology	50
Social Studies	All candidates with B.A./B.Com./B.B.M. or B.C.A. candidates with Social Sciences at the intermediate level as group subjects.	Geography	35
		History	30
		Civics	15
		Economics	20

AP EdCET 2024 Syllabus

Following is the detailed EdCET Syllabus for Each Subject. Syllabus for the subjects under Part-A, Part-B and Part-C will cover the concerned Degree Subjects.

Common Subjects

Subject	Syllabus
GENERAL ENGLISH	Reading Comprehension. Correction of Sentences, Articles, Prepositions, Tenses, Spelling. Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms. Transformation of Sentences – Simple, Compound and Complex. Voices, Direct Speech and Indirect Speech.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & TEACHING APTITUDE	Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general knowledge of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific outlook, as is expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring Countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Ecology, Economics, General Policy and Scientific Research. Teaching requires certain characteristics like ability to communicate, ability to deal with Children, ability to recognize individual differences etc., apart from analytical thinking and general intelligence. One who has these characteristics will be able to become a good teacher after training. Questions relating to these aspects will be included to test one’s teaching aptitude.
Mathematics (MS)	DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYTICAL SOLID GEOMETRY ABSTRACT ALGEBRA REAL ANALYSIS LINEAR ALGEBRA
PHYSICS	MECHANICS, WAVES AND OSCILLATIONS WAVE OPTICS HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM AND ELECTRONICS MODERN PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY	INORGANIC AND PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY SOLUTIONS, IONIC EQUILIBRIUM & DILUTE SOLUTIONS ORGANIC & GENERAL CHEMISTRY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY & SPECTROSCOPY INORGANIC, ORGANIC AND PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INORGANIC & PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
BOTANY	FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBES AND NON-VASCULAR PLANTS BASICS OF VASCULAR PLANTS AND PHYTOGEOGRAPHY ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY OF ANGIOSPERMS, PLANT ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM CELL BIOLOGY, GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING
ZOOLOGY	ANIMAL DIVERSITY – BIOLOGY OF NONCHORDATES ANIMAL DIVERSITY – BIOLOGY OF CHORDATES CELL BIOLOGY, GENETICS, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY, CELLULAR METABOLISM AND EMBRYOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
GEOGRAPHY	PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING & GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
HISTORY	ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY & CULTURE (FROM INDUS VALLEY CIVIL. TO 13 CENTURY A.D) MEDIEVAL INDIAN HISTORY & CULTURE (1206 A.D TO 1764 A.D) MODERN INDIAN HISTORY & CULTURE (1764-1947 A. D) HISTORY & CULTURE OF ANDHRA (FROM 1512 TO 1956 AD) HISTORY OF MODERN WORLD (FROM 15TH CENT. AD TO 1945 AD)
CIVICS	Introduction to Political Science BASIC ORGANS OF THE GOVERNMENT INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS INDIAN POLITICAL PROCESS SOCIAL DYNAMICS AND EMERGING CHALLENGES TO INDIAN POLITICAL system WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
ECONOMICS	MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- INDIA AND ANDHRA PRADESH STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ECONOMICS
English [Special English in B.A.]	The Syllabus for Part C for Subject: English shall cover Syllabus pertaining to English for Classes VIII, IX and X and that for the Two-Year Intermediate course of A.P-50 Questions (50 Marks) Topics i) Language functions ii) Elements of Phonetics iii) Grammar iv) Phrasal Verbs (idioms) v) Writing skills vi) Study skills vii) Reference skills Syllabus prescribed for Optional English at B.A. Degree Level (B.A. Special English)/ Modern Literature Syllabus in English-50 Questions (50 marks)