Q1. What is the syllabus for AP DSC Examination 2026?

Ans. The complete AP DSC Syllabus 2026 for all teaching posts has been mentioned in the article same as released on the official website AP DSC.

Q2. What is the exam pattern for AP DSC Examination 2026?

Ans. The exam pattern for AP DSC Examination 2026 discussed above in the article.

Q3. Who is responsible for conducting the AP DSC Exam 2026?

Andhra Pradesh Department of School Education (AP DSC) is responsible for conducting the AP DSC Exam 2026.

Q4. Is there is any negative marking in AP DSC Exam 2026?

No, there is no negative marking in AP DSC Exam 2065.

AP DSC Syllabus 2026 and Exam Pattern, Download Official Syllabus PDF

Andhra Pradesh Department of School Education (AP DSC) is going to conduct the AP DSC Recruitment Test 2026 to recruit eligible candidates for the School Assistant, SGT, PGT, TGT, and Principal Posts. Candidates planning to appear for the exam must begin their preparation from now onwards. The syllabus helps the candidates to boost their preparation and prepare a strategy for the upcoming examination.

AP DSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2026

Candidates preparing for the Andhra Pradesh District Selection Committee (AP DSC 2026) recruitment examination should check the syllabus for their specific post and subject before beginning their preparation. The syllabus includes General Knowledge and Current Affairs, Perspectives in Education, Educational Psychology, subject-specific content, and teaching methodology, with variations across posts.

AP DSC Syllabus 2026- Highlights
Exam Name	Teacher Recruitment Test 2026
Mode of Exam	Online
Type of Questions	Objective Type Questions
Total Marks	School Assistants/SGT/TGT – 80 marks PGT and Principal – 100 marks
Negative Marking	No
Time Duration	2:30 hours/ 03 hours
Selection Process	Weightage of TRT (80%) and AP TET (20%) Score Personal Interview (PI) /Document Verification Final Merit List

AP DSC Selection Process 2026

The selection process for the AP DSC 2026 will be based on the Weightage of TRT (80%) and AP TET (20%) Score, Personal Interview (PI) /Document Verification. The final selection of the candidates will be based on the candidate’s total marks in the CBT Exam and AP TET score.

The selection process for School Assistants, Languages and Non-Language, SGTS, School Assistants (PE), and Physical Education (PET) posts is as follows:

AP DSC Selection Process
Post Name	Selection Process
School Assistants Languages and Non-Language	Written Exam (80 marks) + 20 marks for APTET (20%) Weightage
Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs)	Written Exam (80 marks) + 20 marks for APTET (20%) Weightage
School Assistant (PE) and Physical Education (PET)	Written Exam (100 marks)
TGT	Written Exam (80 marks)
PGT	Written Exam (100 marks)

AP DSC Exam Pattern 2026

Eligible candidates who are going to apply online for the AP DSC Exam 2026 must be familiar with the AP DSC Exam Pattern 2026 to know more about the examination details like total no. of questions, total marks, marking schemes, and topics to be asked in the examination and other details. Here, we have shared the AP DSC exam pattern for School Assistant, SGT, PGT, TGT, and Principal Posts for the reference of the candidates.

School Assistant

Part	Topics	Total Questions	Total Marks
Part I	General Knowledge and Current Affairs	20	10
	Perspectives in Special Education and Inclusive Education	10	05
	Psychology with reference to CWSN	10	05
Part II	Category of Disability Specialisation (1. ID, 2. HI, 3. VI, 4.SLD, 5. ASD, 6. CP with MD)	90	45
Part II	Methodology in Special Education and Inclusive education	30	15
Total		160	80

Secondary Grade Teacher

Part	Topics	Total Questions	Total Marks
Part I	General Knowledge and Current Affairs	20	10
	Perspectives in Special Education and Inclusive Education	10	05
	Psychology with reference to CWSN	16	08
Part II	Category of Disability Specialisation (1. ID, 2. HI, 3. VI, 4.SLD, 5. ASD, 6. CP with MD)	90	45
Part II	Methodology in Special Education and Inclusive education	24	12
Total		160	80

AP DSC Exam Pattern 2026 for Other Posts

Subjects	Topics	Total Marks
Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT)	G.K& current Affairs – 08 marks Perspectives in Education – 04 marks Educational Psychology – 08 marks Content & Methodologies – 60 marks (40+20)	80 marks
Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT) Special Education	G.K& current Affairs – 08 marks Perspectives in Education – 04 marks Educational Psychology – 08 marks Category of disability specialisation- 20 marks Content & Methodologies – 40 marks (2 +15)	80 marks
School Assistant Language (English)	G.K& current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 05 marks Classroom Implications of Educational Psychology – 05 marks English Content – 40 marks English Methodology – 20 marks	80 marks
School Assistant Language (Telugu)	General Knowledge and Current affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 05 marks Classroom Implications of Educational Psychology – 05 marks Content – 40 marks Methodology – 20 marks	80 marks
School Assistant Mathematics	G.K& current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 05 marks Classroom Implications of Educational Psychology – 05 marks Content – 40 marks Methodology – 20 marks	80 marks
School Assistant Social Studies	G.K& current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 05 marks Classroom Implications of Educational Psychology – 05 marks Content – 40 marks Methodology – 20 marks	80 marks
TGT Paper I (English Language Proficiency)	English	100 marks
TGT Paper II (English Language Proficiency)	General Knowledge And Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 05 marks Classroom Implications of Educational Psychology – 05 marks Content – 40 marks Methodology – 20 marks	80 marks
TGT Paper II (Telugu)	General Knowledge And Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 05 marks Classroom Implications of Educational Psychology – 05 marks Content – 40 marks Methodology – 20 marks	80 marks
TGT Paper II (Hindi)	General Knowledge And Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 05 marks Classroom Implications of Educational Psychology – 05 marks Content – 40 marks Methodology – 20 marks	80 marks
TGT Paper II (Mathematics)	General Knowledge And Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 05 marks Classroom Implications of Educational Psychology – 05 marks Content – 40 marks Methodology – 20 marks	80 marks
TGT Paper II (Physical Science)	General Knowledge And Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 05 marks Classroom Implications of Educational Psychology – 05 marks Content – 40 marks Methodology – 20 marks	80 marks
TGT Paper II Biological Science Syllabus	General Knowledge And Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 05 marks Classroom Implications of Educational Psychology – 05 marks Content – 40 marks Methodology – 20 marks	80 marks
TGT Paper II (Scocial Studies)	General Knowledge And Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 05 marks Classroom Implications of Educational Psychology – 05 marks Content – 40 marks Methodology – 20 marks	80 marks
PGT Paper I (PGT Paper II (English Language Proficiency)	English	100 marks
PGT Paper II (Telgu)	General Knowledge and Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 10 marks Educational Psychology – 10 marks Content – 50 marks Methodology – 20 marks	100 marks
PGT Paper II (Hindi)	General Knowledge and Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 10 marks Educational Psychology – 10 marks Content – 50 marks Methodology – 20 marks	100 marks
PGT Paper II (Snaskrit)	General Knowledge and Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 10 marks Educational Psychology – 10 marks Content – 50 marks Methodology – 20 marks	100 marks
PGT Paper II (Mathematics)	General Knowledge and Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 10 marks Educational Psychology – 10 marks Content – 50 marks Methodology – 20 marks	100 marks
PGT Paper II (Botany)	General Knowledge and Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 10 marks Educational Psychology – 10 marks Content – 50 marks Methodology – 20 marks	100 marks
PGT Paper II (Zoology)	General Knowledge and Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 10 marks Educational Psychology – 10 marks Content – 50 marks Methodology – 20 marks	100 marks
PGT Paper II (Social Studies)	General Knowledge and Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 10 marks Educational Psychology – 10 marks Content – 50 marks Methodology – 20 marks	100 marks
PGT Paper II (Econmics)	General Knowledge and Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 10 marks Educational Psychology – 10 marks Content – 50 marks Methodology – 20 marks	100 marks
PGT Paper II (Commerce)	General Knowledge and Current Affairs – 10 marks Perspectives in Education – 10 marks Educational Psychology – 10 marks Content – 50 marks Methodology – 20 marks	100 marks
Principle	General Knowledge and Current Affairs – 15 marks Perspectives in Education – 15 marks Educational Psychology – 20 marks Part IV – 35 marks Understanding of Teaching Methodology – 15 marks	100 marks
-Physical Education Teacher (PER/PD)	G.K. & current Affairs – 05 marks Perspectives in Education – 05 marks Physical Education Pedagogy – 20 marks Content – 70 marks	100 marks

AP DSC Syllabus 2026

Before starting preparing for the AP DSC Examination, candidates should go through the detailed syllabus to understand every topic and strategise their preparations in a well-defined manner. The AP DSC Syllabus 2026 for all the teaching posts, such as TGT, PGT, and TET cum TRT for Second Grade Teachers (SGT), Music Teachers, and other posts.

AP DSC Syllabus for Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT)

G.K. & Current Affairs – 08 marks
Perspectives in Education – 04 marks
Educational Psychology – 08 marks
Content & Methodologies – 60 marks

Topics	Sub Topics
G.K & current Affairs	G.K & Current Affairs
Perspectives in Education	History of Education Teacher Empowerment Educational Concerns in Contemporary India Acts / Rights National Curriculum National Educational Policy
Educational Psychology	Development of Child Individual differences Learning Personality
Content & Methodologies	Class III to VIII (Questions Asked from the relevant subject, difficulty level up to Class 10)

AP DSC Syllabus for School Assistant

G.K& current Affairs – 10 marks
Perspectives in Education – 05 marks
Classroom Implications of Educational Psychology – 05 marks
Content – 40 marks
Methodology – 20 marks

Topics	Sub Topics
G.K& current Affairs	G.K. & Current Affairs
Perspectives in Education	History of Education Teacher Empowerment Educational Concerns in Contemporary India Acts / Rights National Curriculum National Educational Policy
Educational Psychology –	Development of Child Individual differences Learning Personality
Content & Methodologies	Class VI to Intermediate level syllabus

AP DSC Syllabus for TGT

General Knowledge And Current Affairs – 10 marks
Perspectives in Education – 05 marks
Classroom Implications of Educational Psychology – 05 marks
Content – 40 marks
Methodology – 20 marks

Topics	Sub Topics
G.K& current Affairs	G.K& current Affairs
Perspectives in Education	History of Education Teacher Empowerment Educational Concerns in Contemporary India Acts / Rights National Curriculum National Educational Policy
Educational Psychology –	Development of Child Individual differences Learning Personality
Content & Methodologies	Class VI to Intermediate level syllabus

AP DSC Syllabus for PGT

General Knowledge and Current Affairs – 10 marks
Perspectives in Education – 10 marks
Educational Psychology – 10 marks
Content – 50 marks
Methodology – 20 marks

Topics	Sub Topics
G.K& current Affairs	G.K& current Affairs
Perspectives in Education	History of Education Teacher Empowerment Educational Concerns in Contemporary India Acts / Rights National Curriculum National Educational Policy
Educational Psychology –	Development of Child Individual differences Learning Personality
Content & Methodologies	Present 3 years Bachelor Degree course in A.P. State ( Telugu Academy Text Book

AP DSC Syllabus 2026 PDF

Candidates who are preparing for the upcoming AP DSC exam must thoroughly study the basics of each topic and have a clear understanding of every subject mentioned in the syllabus. The detailed syllabus PDF has been made available on the official website of AP DSC https://tet2dsc.apcfss.in/ along with the official notification. To make it easier for candidates, we have provided the link to download the Syllabus PDF here.