Director of School Education conducts Director of School Education Recruitment Examination (DSE Exam) every year for recruiting eligible candidates for the post of school assistants, secondary grade teacher, language pandit and Physical Education Teacher. All the interested candidates with the qualification can apply.

Structure of DSE Exam

Two hundred multiple choice questions will be asked for each category. Each correct answer will earn you 0.5 marks. The questions will differ according to the category he / she has applied for. The syllabi of the examination cover different subjects. Because of that each category has different subjects to learn.

Syllabus for DSE Exam

The syllabus for the exam is as follows:

• General Knowledge and Current Affairs
• English
• Educational Psychology
• Principles of Philosophy and History of Physical
• Education
• Organization and Administration of Physical Education
• Psychology
• Materials and Methods Physical Education
• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Kinesiology
• Health Education
• Safety Education and Physiology of Exercise
• Officiating and Coaching of Physical Education.
• General Science
• Social studies
• Mathematics.
• Addition, subtraction of algebraic expressions
• Application to profit and loss
• Application to simple interest
• Consolidation and general expression
• Conversion of units
• Degree of expressions
• Division of fractions
• Exponents
• Exterior angle property
• Fraction as an operator
• Fractions and rational numbers:
• Generate algebraic expressions
• Integers
• Introduction to rational numbers
• Laws of exponents
• Like and unlike terms
• Multiplication and division of decimal fractions
• Multiplication of fractions
• Operations on rational numbers
• Percentage
• Powers
• Properties of integers
• Properties of triangles
• Pythagoras Theorem
• Ratio and proportion
• Reciprocal of a fraction
• Representation of rational number
• Sum of two sides of a it’s third side
• Symmetry
• Understanding shapes
• Unitary method continued
• Word problems
• Word problems including integers
• Word problems involving mixed fractions
• Word problems on rational numbers

Eligibility Criteria for the DSE Exam

Eligibility for school assistants is a bachelor’s degree in math’s/physics/chemistry/biology or zoology and a B.Ed degree. Candidates having these qualifications can apply for the posts of school assistant’s .Others are not eligible.

Candidates applying for the post of secondary grade teacher should posses a bachelor’s degree and a B.Ed or should have an intermediate certificate and D.Ed. These certificates should be issued by the Director of Government Examinations.

Candidates applying for the post of language pandit should have a bachelors degree in the language, the candidate is applying as language pandit. Candidates with post graduation certificate can also apply for the same.

Candidates applying for the post of Physical Education Teacher should have a bachelor’s degree and a B.P.Ed or M.P.Ed.candidates with intermediate certificates issued by the government and U.G.D.P.Ed can also apply.

How to Apply?

Online and offline method of submission of application form is possible. Candidates can register online in the official website of the Director of School Education Recruitment Examination. All the details will be available in that site. Details regarding how to fill the offline forms are also available in the official website of the Director of School Education Recruitment Examination. The same information is also available in the prospectus available along with the application form. Candidate can get the form from the general post offices or from the e seva centers.

How to fill the Form?

Details regarding how to fill the offline forms are available in the official website of the Director of School Education Recruitment Examination. The same information is also available in the prospectus available along with the application form. Make sure no scribbling or any such sorts of things are made in the application form. Keep the form very neat. Don’t forget to put signatures in areas wherever required. Also affix the correct dimensional photo in the application form.

Important Dates (Tentative)

• Application forms are available from the month of December till January, 2012
• Written test will be in the month of April, 2012
• Application forms should reach the concerned office before the second week of January, 2012

List of DSE Exam centers

There is only center i.e Hyderabad

Contact Address for DSE

The contact address and the website details are mentioned below

• Director of school education, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• Website: www.dse.ap.gov.in

Reference Books for DSE Exam

Some of the Reference Books for this exam are provided below:

• A’ Level Mathematics Series: Complex Numbers by Stanley C.M. Leung
• A.L. Mathematics Series: Algebra by Leo C F. Leung
• Breakthrough Pure Mathematics Calculus and Coordinate Geometry by Y.L Ng & K.M. Pan
• Calculus for HKU Matriculation Examination by K.K. Siu
• Limit, Continuity & Differentiability by C.Y. Cha
• Mathematical Analysis − Straightforward Approach by K.G. Binmore
• Classical Mechnism  by Gupta, Kumar & Sharma
• Mechanics by Kleppner & Kolenkov
• Wave/Spl.Relatively by D.S. Mathur/Kleppner&Kolenkov
• Special Relativity by R.Resnic
• Optics by Ajay Ghatak
• Electrodyanamics by David Griffiths
• EM Theory by Chopra Agarwal/Satya Prakash
• Thermal Physics by P.K Chakraborty
• Quantum Physics by Resnick & Eisberg
• Concept of Mordern Physics by Arthut Bevser
• Quantum Mechanics by Ghatak & Loknathan/Chatwal & Anand/Satya Prakash
• Atomic & Molecular Spectra by Rajkumar
• Nuclear Physics by S.B Patel
• Solid State Physics by Kittel
• Electronics by Allon Mottershed
• Objective Physics by H.C. Verma/TMH

Coaching Centers for DSE Exam

The coaching centers for this exam are mentioned below

• FIITJEE
• Aakash institute
• Brilliant tutorials pvt ltd
• Narayana iit academy
• Career point
• Career launcher
• Physics techniques
• A.K Vidyamandir engineering wing
• Miglani tutorials
• Helix institute
• B R C institute
• Imperial tutorials
• Resonance
• Kurmi classes
• Peoples career academy
• Resonance Edu ventures pvt ltd
• Pinnacle career institute

Study Plan

Study properly. Don’t waste time by getting too much involved in extracurricular activities etc. Reduce the time spend for sleeping and utilize it by studying. Go through the text thoroughly. If there is enough time, then try to write down the portions you have learnt. In case of doubts, prefer guidance. Give extra time for difficult topics. Work out previous years question papers for getting an idea about the questions in the question papers. Use comprehensives and guides for an extra support. Prefer a quiet place to study. Study by reading loudly or even by writing down if sufficient time is there.

How and Where To Get the Results?

Candidates can view their results in the following site:

http://www.aponline.gov.in/ or http://www.dseap.gov.in/

Score Validity

Until the notified vacancies are filled