About

The APSET (Andhra Pradesh State Eligibility Test) is a state eligibility test exam following the pattern of the National Eligibility Test (CSIR/UGC-NET) arranged by Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam.

Andhra Pradesh, having the UGC accreditation used to conduct their own state-level exam SLET to recruit assistant professors in the colleges/universities of Andhra Pradesh.

After this, the Andhra Pradesh government has started conducting APSET in Telugu medium to recruit professors in the colleges and universities of Andhra Pradesh under UGC accreditation.

Latest Notification

APSET 2022 official notification will be issued in July 2022. The application will be starting from August 2022 and will be continued till October 2022. The exact dates will be announced soon on the official website of APSET. All the details regarding the exam pattern, syllabus and selection process will be released soon after the official notification.

Candidates can apply with late fees of INR 1000, INR 2,000 and INR 5,000 along with the registration fee till November 2022. In case of the INR 5000 late fee, Visakhapatnam is the only exam centre available.

Registration

e. The candidates need to fill up the application forms on the official website of APSET.

How to Fill the APSET Application Form 2022?

The steps to apply for APSET 2022 exam are given below:

Step 1: Visit the official APSET website and click the registration link for APSET 2022 examination.
Step 2: Input all the needed details carefully - Name of the Applicant, Father’s and Mother’s Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Category (General/ BC/ SC/ ST/PwD), Email ID and Phone number(Valid), Password.
Step 3: Verify all the data once again and submit the application form.
Step 4: An email and message will be sent to the given email id and phone number by the authority mentioning the candidates’ login ID and Password.
Step 5: Once the registration is done, candidates have to log in using the Email ID and password given.
Step 6: The candidates need to fill in all the educational information mentioned in the application form along with state and Adhar numbers.
Step 7: Upload the scanned copies of photograph, signature and category or PwD certificate as per need.
Step 8: Check the form again and submit it.
Step 9: Lastly, the candidates need to make the payment through online mode for successful submission of the application form.
Step 10: Take a printout of the application form for future references.

Important Documents Required during APSET Application Process

Category certificate for OBC/SC/ST/EWS candidates.
PwD certificate.
Scanned photograph of size 20 kb to 50 kb.
Scanned signature of size 5 kb to 20 kb.

Syllabus

The APSET exam is conducted for a wide range of disciplines. Paper I has a general syllabus for all candidates. Paper-II syllabus is different for each candidate according to their subject choice. APSET is available for 30 different subjects.

The discipline-wise syllabus for some of the most chosen ones is provided in detail below. The candidates can also refer to the official website of APSET for more details about the syllabus.

APSET Syllabus for Paper-I

The important topics in the APSET Paper I are as follows:

Unit 1: Teaching Aptitude
Unit 2: Research Aptitude
Unit 3: Comprehension
Unit 4: Communication
Unit 5:Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
Unit 6: Logical Reasoning
Unit 7: Data Interpretation
Unit 8: Information and Communication Technology
Unit 9: People, Development and Environment
Unit 10: Higher Education System

APSET Syllabus for Paper-II

The syllabus for some of the most sought subjects in APSET is tabulated below:

Subject	Important Units
History	Unit 1: Archaeological and Literary sources, Indus/Harappa Civilization, Vedic/Later Vedic Period, Expansion of States Unit 2: Rise of Empires, Dissolution of Empire and Emergence of Regional Powers, Gupta Vakataka age, Unit 3: Emergence of Regional Kingdoms across India, Growth of Brahminical religions, Arab contracts Unit 4: Medieval Indian History, Rise of the Marathas & the foundation of Swaraj by Shivaji Unit 5: Administration & Economy under the Sultanate and Mughals Unit 6: Society and Culture, Art and Architecture Unit 7: Modern Indian History Unit 8: Colonial Economy, Tribal and Peasant Movements Unit 9: Rise of Indian Nationalism Unit 10: Historical Method, Methodology, Research and Historiography
Commerce	Unit 1: Business Environment and International Business Unit 2: Accounting and Auditing Unit 3: Business Economics Unit 4: Business Finance Unit 5: Business Statistics and Research Methods Unit 6: Human Resource Management and Business Management Unit 7: Banking and Financial Institutions Unit 8: Marketing Management Unit 9: Legal Aspects of Business Unit 10: Income-tax and Corporate Tax Planning
Economics	Unit 1: Micro Economics Unit 2: Macro Economics Unit 3: Statistics and Econometrics Unit 4: Mathematical Economics Unit 5: International Economics Unit 6: Public Economics Unit 7: Money and Banking Unit 8: Growth and Development Economics Unit 9: Environmental Economics and Demography Unit 10: Indian Economy
English	Unit 1: Drama Unit 2: Poetry Unit 3: Fiction, Short Story Unit 4: Non-Fictional Prose Unit 5: Language: Basic concepts, theories and pedagogy. English in Use. Unit 6: English in India: history, evolution and futures Unit 7: Cultural Studies Unit 8: Literary Criticism Unit 9: Literary Theory post World War II Unit 10: Research Methods and Materials in English
Geography	Unit 1 - Geomorphology Unit 2 - Climatology Unit 3- Oceanography Unit 4- Geography of Environment Unit 5 - Population and Settlement Geography Unit 6 - Geography of Economic Activities and Regional Development Unit 7 - Social, Cultural, and Political Geography Unit 8 - Geographic Thought Unit 9 - Geographical Techniques Unit 10- Geography of India
Political Science	Unit 1: Political Theory Unit 2: Political Thought Unit 3: Indian Political Thought Unit 4: Comparative Political Analysis Unit 5: International Relations Unit 6: India’s Foreign Policy Unit 7: Political Institutions in India Unit 8: Political Processes in India Unit 9: Public Administration Unit 10: Governance and Public Policy in India
Life Sciences	Unit 1: Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology Unit 2: Cellular Organization Unit 3: Fundamental Processes Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Signaling Unit 5: Developmental Biology Unit 6: System Physiology – Plant Unit 7: System Physiology – Animal Unit 8: Inheritance Biology Unit 9: Diversity of Life Forms Unit 10: Ecological Principles Unit 11: Evolution and Behavior Unit 12: Applied Biology Unit 13: Methods in Biology
Philosophy	Unit 1: Classical Indian: Epistemology and Metaphysics Unit 2: Classical Western: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern: Epistemology and Metaphysics Unit 3: Indian Ethics Unit 4: Western Ethics Unit 5: Contemporary Indian Philosophy Unit 6: Recent Western Philosophy Unit 7: Social and Political Philosophy: Indian Unit 8: Social and Political Philosophy: Western Unit 9: Logic Unit 10: Applied Philosophy
Sociology	Unit 1: Sociological Theory Unit 2: Research Methodology and Methods Unit 3: Basic Concepts and Institutions Unit 4: Rural and Urban Transformations Unit 5: State, Politics and Development Unit 6: Economy and Society Unit 7: Environment and Society Unit 8: Family, Marriage and Kinship Unit 9: Science, Technology and Society Unit 10: Culture and Symbolic Transformations

Eligibility Criteria

One of the most important steps before applying for the APSET Exam is to check the eligibility. Complete details of APSET eligibility criteria has been given below.

Only citizens of India can apply for the APSET examination. Willing candidates need to have these educational qualifications and must fulfil the age criteria to apply for the APSET Examination.

APSET Eligibility: Age Limit

No upper age limit applied to apply for the assistant professor post through APSET 2022. Candidates of any age having all required educational qualifications can apply for the APSET examination.

APSET Eligibility: Educational Qualifications

Applicants need to score 55% marks (without rounding off) in a Master degree from a UGC approved university or college.
SC/ST/PwD/OBC(non-creamy layer) applicants can apply for APSET with 50% marks in a Master degree from a UGC approved institute.
Aspirants who are approaching the final year of their Master degree are also eligible to apply. But they will be having a provisional admission and have to submit the result of their Master degree at the time of admission.
Candidates having PhD and completion of master degree examination by September 19, 1991(irrespective of result out date) will be getting 5% relaxation on aggregate marks to appear in the APSET exam.
According to APSET official website, candidates should apply for their post-graduate subject. If the post-graduate subject is not on the list, they can apply for any related subject.

Application Fee

The candidates must pay the application fees to finish the APSET 2022 application process successfully. The application fees for various categories are as follows:

Category	Application Fees
EWS/OC	INR 1200
BC-A, BC-B, BC-C, BC-D, BC-E	INR 1000
ST/SC/Transgender/PwD	INR 700

Exam Pattern

APSET 2022 exam consists of two papers - Paper I and Paper II. To qualify APSET exam, the candidates have to pass both papers. APSET is a pen and paper-based examination. Details about both Paper-I and Paper-II is tabulated below.

Paper	Total No. of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
Paper-I: General	50	100	1 hour
Paper-II: Subject Based	100	200	2 hours

APSET Paper-I Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of APSET Paper I is tabulated below:

Particulars	Details
Mode of Exam	Offline Mode (OMR)
Language	English and Telegu
Type of Questions	Objective Type Questions
Topic	Reasoning ability, Divergent thinking, Comprehension, General awareness
No. of Questions	50 Questions
Total Weightage	100 Marks (2 marks per question)
Duration of Exam	60 Minutes
Negative Marking Criteria	No Negative Marking

APSET Paper-II Exam Pattern

The exam pattern of APSET Paper II is tabulated below:

Particulars	Details
Mode of Exam	Offline Mode (OMR)
Language	English (Except Hindi, Telegu, Sanskrit, Urdu)
Type of Questions	Objective Type Questions
Topic	The subject selected by the candidate
No. of Questions	100 Questions
Total Weightage	200 Marks (2 marks per question)
Duration of Exam	120 Minutes
Negative Marking Criteria	No Negative Marking

Candidates having valid marks in APSET 2022 examination will be further called for document verification.

Eligibilty Criteria