AP DEECET Dear students, if you are planning to become a teacher in school for Pre-Primary and Primary Classes in Government or Private School, you need to complete D.El.Ed Program from any recognized board or university approved by NCTE (National Council for Teacher Education). There are many institutions, universities and boards which offers these programs such as SCERT, NCERT, NIOS, IGNOU, Jamia Milia Islamia University and many other state and central universities including Deemed to be Universities in India approved by UGC and NCTE.
Andhra Pradesh Department of School Education, has started registration process to get admission into D.El.Ed. for the session 2024-26. The details are ass followSchedule for D.El. Ed DEECET 2024 for Batch/Academic Session 2024-26 Issue of Notification 22.04.2024 Online Application Form Starts i.e. f 04.04.2024 to 09.05.2024 Application Fee Rs. 750 Last date of submission of online application 08.05.2024 Last date of Receipt of filled in application through online Hall Ticket 15.05.2024 to 20.05.2024 (Till 11:59 PM) Issue of Hall ticket through Online 21.05.2024 onwards Date of DEECET 24.05.2024 Date of Result Declaration and Rank 30.05.2024 Handing over of list of colleges granted affiliation for that particular year 29.05.2024 Submission of web-based options by candidates 06.06.2024 to 08.06.2024 Based on web options preparation of merit list 10.06.2024 Verification of certificate in Govt. DIETs and issue of final admission letter 12.06.2024 to 15.06.2024 First day of Instruction 20.06.2024
1. DIPLOMA IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (D.EL.ED.)
D.EL.ED. is a diploma-level course that can be pursued after 12. D.EL.ED. is a two-years course that is focused on child education. D.EL.ED. trains aspirants to teach the students belonging to the primary/upper primary level. The D.EL.ED. syllabus deals with subjects like Childhood and the development of children, Contemporary society, Pedagogy of environmental studies, and many more.

In Andhra Pradesh, Candidates need to qualify an entrance test (DEECET-2024) to take admission to D.El.Ed. programmes 2024-26. Andhra Pradesh Department of School Education conducts this DEECET-2024.The successful candidates shall be called for counselling and seats shall be allotted on merit bases as per their choices.
AP DEECET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Candidate seeking admission to D.El.Ed. course must have passed or appeared for Intermediate examination (Qualifying Exam) or its equivalent as decided by the DEECET Committee for appearing at the DEECET. However, he/she should have passed the qualifying examination at the time of admission.
- Candidates should have secured 50% of marks in aggregate in the qualifying examination for appearing in the DEECET for both A and B category seats.
- The minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination for schedule caste, schedule tribe and physically challenged candidates shall however be 45% for both A and B category seats.
- Candidates should have secured a rank in DEECET-2024 conducted for the academic year 2024-25 concerned for admission into government DIETs and Private elementary teacher training institutions and satisfy the educational criteria prescribed for the course.
Sr. No. | Subjects | % of seats | Eligibility |
1 | Mathematics | 25 | Those who studied Mathematics as a subject at Intermediate level |
2 | Physical science | 25 | Those who studied Physics and Chemistry as their Intermediate Subjects |
3 | Biological science | 25 | Those who studied Botany, Zoology as their Intermediate Subjects |
4 | Social studies | 25 | Those who studied two subjects out of Five Subjects viz., Civics, Economics, History, Geography, Commerce |
AP DEECET AGE LIMIT
- The candidates should have completed 17 years of age as on 1 September 2024. There shall be no upper age limit for admission into D.El.Ed. course.
AP DEECET Seat allotment
All the sanctioned intake of seats in D.El. Ed course in Got DIETs and Convener quota (Category-A) in private un-aided elementary teacher education institutions shall be filled by the convener DEECET-2024. Such seats shall be allotted to the candidates on the basis of rank obtained in DEECET-2024. The intake capacity in each institute may change from time to time as decided by NCTE. The admission procedure will be followed as per G.O.Ms.No. 30 Education 9PE-PROGS.II) Department Dt:08-07-2015 and amendments thereon.
rules of reservation
1. 85% of seats shall be reserved for the local candidates and remaining 15% of seats shall be unreserved seats. For the 15% of unreserved seats all the candidates are eligible to apply for DEECET-2024.
2. The rule of reservation of seats for SC/ST/BC/EWS/PBD/NCC/CAP/Ex-Servicemen/SCOUTS & GUIDS/ etc., shall be followed as prescribed by the government from time to time.
application process
There are total intake of 2950 seats out of them 1650 seats are for Government DIETs while 1300 are for Privately affiliated Institutions in all the districts of Andhra Pradesh. The institute wise list of seat allocation has been provided here for your reference that you can select any of these as per your convenience.
Government DIETs (District Institute of Education & TrainingSr. No. Name of DIET Seat Capacity Medium 1 Govt. DIET, Bukkapatnam, Ananthapuram 50 English 2 Govt. DIET, Bukkapatnam, Ananthapuram 50 Telugu 3 Govt. DIET, Karvetinagar, Chittoor 50 English 4 Govt. DIET, Karvetinagar, Chittoor 50 Telugu 5 Govt. DIET, Karvetinagar,Chittoor 50 Tamil 6 Govt. DIET (ITDA), Rampachodavaram EG Dist 50 Telugu 7 Govt. DIET, Bommuru E. G. Dist 50 English 8 Govt. DIET, Bommuru E. G. Dist 50 Telugu 9 Govt. DIET, Boyapalem, Guntur 50 English 10 Govt. DIET, Boyapalem, Guntur 50 Telugu 11 Govt. DIET, Boyapalem,Guntur 50 Urdu 12 Govt. DIET, Rayachoti, YSR Kadapa 50 Telugu 13 Govt. DIET, Rayachoti, YSR Kadapa 50 English 14 Govt. DIET, Rayachoti, YSR Kadapa dist 50 Urdu 16 Govt. DIET, Angaluru, Krishna 50 English 16 Govt. DIET, Angaluru, Krishna 50 Telugu 17 Govt. DIET, Kurnool 50 Telugu 18 Govt. DIET, Kurnool 50 English 19 Govt. DIET, Kurnool dist 50 Urdu 20 Govt. DIET, Pallepadu, SPSR Nellore 50 English 21 Govt. DIET, Pallepadu, SPSR Nellore 50 Telugu 22 Govt. DIET, Pallepadu, SPSR Nellore dist. 50 Urdu 23 Govt. DIET, Mynampadu, S N Padu(M), Prakasam District 50 Telugu 24 Govt. DIET, Mynampadu, S N Padu(M), Prakasam District 50 English 25 Govt. DIET, Vomaravalli, Srikakulam 50 English 26 Govt. DIET, Vomaravalli, Srikakulam 50 Telugu 27 Govt. DIET, Bhimunipatnam, Visakhapatnam 50 English 28 Govt. DIET, Bhimunipatnam, Visakhapatnam 50 Telugu 29 Govt. DIET, Venugopalapuram, Vizianagaram 50 English 30 Govt. DIET, Venugopalapuram, Vizianagaram 50 Telugu 31 Govt. DIET, Dubacherla, WG Dist 50 English 32 Govt. DIET, Dubacherla, WG Dist 50 Telugu 33 Govt. DIET, Dubacherla,W.G.Dist 50 Urdu Total 1650
Private institutesSr. No. Name of DIET Seat Medium 1 Rajiv Gandhi Teacher Training Institute 50 English 2 Rajiv Gandhi Teacher Training Institute 50 Telugu 3 GBR Elementary Teacher Education Institute 50 Telugu 4 GBR Elementary Teacher Education Institute 50 English 5 Mohan Teacher Training Institute 50 English 6 Raju College of Education 50 English 7 Raju College of Education 50 Telugu 8 SVCM Institution of Elementary Teacher Education 50 English 9 Vikas Elementary Teacher Training Institute 100 English 10 Vikas Elementary Teacher Training Institute 50 Telugu 11 ABR College of Education(D.ED) 100 Telugu 12 ABR College of Education(D.ED) 50 English 13 Jhansi College of Education 50 Telugu 14 Jhansi College of Education 50 English 15 Sri Buchepalli Venkayamma Subbareddy College of Education (D.Ed) 50 English 16 Pragathi Colelge of Education 50 English 17 Pragathi Colelge of Education 50 Telugu 18 Dr.CSN College of Eduction 50 Telugu 19 Dr.CSN College of Eduction 50 English 20 Sarojini Devi College of D.Ed 50 English 21 Sarojini Devi College of D.Ed 50 Telugu 22 Sri. Raghavendra College of Education (D.Ed) 50 English 23 Sri. Raghavendra College of Education (D.Ed) 50 Telugu 24 Vijetha Viswa Vidya Niketh 50 Telugu Total 1300
AP DEECET Application Process
Interested candidate should apply through online mode by visiting the official website of Ander Pradesh Board of School Education https://cse.ap.gov.in the application process follows the following steps
- Visit official website https://cse.ap.gov.in & https://apdeecet.apcfss.in
- Click on link of DEECET-2024
- Fill the preliminary Information such as Name of the candidate, date of birth, gender, whether the candidate belongs to A.P and Mobile phone number)
- Pay online payment of Rs. 750/- through payment gateway
- After making the payment of Rs. 750/- candidate will receive a Journal Number with which he/she can proceed with submission of application online.
- Candidates should be ready with photograph of size 3.5*3.5cm and paste the photograph on a white paper and sign below (sign in black ink only) and scan the photo along with signature and resize up to 50kb and upload it.
- Admission Method
The admission into all government DIETs and Category A seats of the Private Unaided Elementary Teacher Training Institutions shall be made through a single Window system in order of merit list basis of rank assigned in DEECET-2024 Entrance test and to the extent of sanctioned seats through Web Based Admission service provided by the Convener DEECET-2024.
- Admit Card
Candidates should download D.El.Ed CET -2024 Admit card though the official website https://cse.ap.gov.in 4 days before the exam. Admit card will contain candidates name, roll number, photograph, signature of the candidate, address of the examination centre and test schedule. Candidates are advised to keep their admit card in good condition for future reference.
AP DEECET Exam Pattern for D.El. Ed Common Entrance Test- 2024
There shall be one question paper in Two Parts (Part-A and Part -B) of 100 questions for 100 marks. The questions will be of Multiple-choice objective types. The question paper contains two parts as follow: –
- AP DEECET Syllabus of examination
Part -A | No. of Questions | Q. No. | Marks | Syllabus |
Teaching Aptitude | 5 | 1-5 | 5 | Syllabus would be based on A.P State Syllabus class VI to X (2023-24 editions |
General Knowledge | 5 | 6-10 | 5 | |
English | 5 | 11-15 | 5 | |
Telugu | 5 | 16-20 | 5 | |
Opted Language (Telugu/Tamil/Urdu/English | 10 | 21-30 | 10 | |
Mathematics | 10 | 31-40 | 10 | |
General Science | 10 | 41-50 | 10 | |
Social Studies | 10 | 51-60 | 10 |
Part -B | No. of Questions | Q. No. | Marks | Syllabus |
Mathematics 1st year (11th class) (20 marks)2nd year (12th class (20 marks) | 40 | 61-100 | 40 | Syllabus would be based on Two year Intermediate Education of A.P State Syllabus |
Physical Science Physics (11th and 12th class) (20 marks)Chemistry (11th and 12th class) (20 marks) | 40 | 61-100 | 40 | |
Bio-Science Botany (11th and 12th class) (20 marks)Zoology (11th and 12th class (20 marks) | 40 | 61-100 | 40 | |
Social Studies History (11th and 12th class) (13 marks)Economics (11th and 12th class) (13 marks)Civics (11th and 12th class) (13 marks)History/Economics/Civics (1) | 40 | 61-100 | 40 |
- Language of Question Paper
The question booklet will be set and supplied in Bilingual such as English- Telugu, English – Urdu, English- Tamil, English- Kannada, English- Oria).
- Demo of Examination structure
- AP DEECET Passing criteria
AP DEECET Minimum passing marks for D.El. Ed-CET 2024
- 50% minimum pass marks for OC, BC, EWS category candidates for 50 marks out of 100
- 45% minimum pass marks for reserved category (SC/ST/PHC) candidates 45 marks out of 100
- 50% for SC/ST against OC, NCC, CAP, Sports persons (state and national level only) 50 marks out of 100
- Merit list
- The marks along with rank of the candidates will be available on the official website https://cse.ap.gov.in & https://apdeecet.apcfss.in onw 30.05.2024 (tentatively)
- Merit list will be prepared based on the total marks obtained in DEECET Exam
- Counselling
There shall be no personal interview for selection of candidates however, counselling shall be held for ascertaining the credentials and sponsoring the candidates to different DIETs and privately institutions.
Counselling session shall be conducted by the Andhra Pradesh, Department of School Education for the allocating seats to the candidates based on his/her preferences and position in the merit list prepared based on entrance test D.El. Ed (DEECET) 2024. The date, time and venue of counselling shall be decided by the HPBoSE on its official website https://cse.ap.gov.in & https://apdeecet.apcfss.in . No separate communication or letter for any round of counselling will be sent to any candidate.
- Document Submission
- Seat allotment letter
- Admit card of DEECET 2024
- Matriculation certificate and marksheet
- Intermediate certificate and marksheet
- Bonafide certificate of Andhra Pradesh (for local Candidates)
- Domicile Certificate
- Reservation category certificate
- Sub-category certificate
- Aadhar Number/Aadhar Card or any photo identity proof
- Passport size photographs