Application forms are invited from the eligible candidates for appearing in the Education Common Entrance Test (Ed.CET-2011) conducted by the government of Andhra Pradesh every year. The selected candidates will be given admission into B.Ed course in some of the leading B.Ed colleges of Andhra Pradesh.

Structure and Syllabus for EdCET

Duration of the exam will be two hours and the candidates appearing for this exam will have to complete 150 questions within that time limit. There are three parts in the exam. Part A consists of questions from the general knowledge section. Part B be from the teaching aptitude section and Part C from the methodology section. In the methodology section 100 questions will be there. Rest 50 questions will be from the other two parts. The questions for the examination are expected from the areas of:

• 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
• Integers
• Properties of integers
• Word problems including integers
• Fractions and rational numbers:
• Multiplication of fractions
• Fraction as an operator
• Reciprocal of a fraction
• Division of fractions
• Word problems involving mixed fractions
• Introduction to rational numbers
• Operations on rational numbers
• Representation of rational number as a decimal
• Word problems on rational numbers
• Multiplication and division of decimal fractions
• Conversion of units (length & mass)
• Word problems (including all operations)
• Exponents
• Laws of exponents
• Generate algebraic expressions
• Like and unlike terms and degree of expressions
• Addition, subtraction of algebraic expressions
• Ratio and proportion
• Unitary method continued
• Consolidation and general expression
• Percentage- an introduction
• Application to profit and loss
• Application to simple interest
• Understanding shapes
• Properties of triangles
• Exterior angle property
• Sum of two sides of a it’s third side
• Pythagoras Theorem
• Symmetry

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates who have completed B.A./B.Sc/B.Com/B.Sc (Home science)/B.C.A/B.B.M can apply for this examination.
• Candidates should have secured this degree from a recognized university.
• Final year students of the above mentioned degree courses can also apply.
• Minimum percentage of marks required in the post graduation and graduation for attending this exam is 50%.

How to Apply?

General post offices and university post offices are the places from where a candidate can get the application form. All candidates should pay the application fee of Rs. 150.The application form consists of an OMR sheet and an information brochure. Candidates can also procure application forms from the e-seva centers situated at Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Visakh, Vijayawada, Tirupathi, Warangal. Online application can be done through the official site of EdCET.

How to fill the Form?

OMR sheets in the application form should be given special care and attention. Make sure the OMR sheet is in good condition .Do not fold or scribble on the OMR sheet. Use only dot/ball pens for marking or writing in the OMR sheet. Read all the information given in the booklet before filling.

Important Dates (Tentative)

• Application forms are available from the last week of March, 2012
• The deadline for submitting the application from is April, 2012 last week.
• Date of the Exam will be on the Month of June, 2012

List of EdCET centers

• Srikakulam
• Viziangaram
• Bobbili
• Visakhapatnam
• Tuni
• Kakinada
• Rajahmundry
• Amalapuram
• Eluru
• Bhimavaram
• Machilipatnam
• Vijayawada
• Guntur
• Tenali
• Bapatla
• Chirala
• Ongole
• Kavali
• Nellore
• Chittoor
• Tirupati
• Madanapalli
• Kadapa
• Proddatur
• Anantapur
• Hindupur
• Nandyal
• Kurnool
• Mahaboob Nagar
• Hyderabad
• Nizamabad
• Nirmal
• Karimnagar
• Siddipet
• Warangal
• Jangaon
• Khammam
• Kothagudem
• Nalgonda
• Suryapet

Contact Address for the EdCET

• Address : The Convener Ed.CET, Department of Education IASE, Osmania University, Hyderabad – 500 007
• Website: www.osmania.ac.in

Colleges Accepting the EdCET score

• Holy Mary Tech. College (HITS) of Education
• Y Holy Trinity College of Education
• Human Resource Development (HRD) College of Education
• Indur College of Education
• Institute of Advanced Study in Education (IASE)
• Islamia College of Education
• Jakkidi College of Education
• Jesus College of Education
• Kakatiya B.Ed. College
• Karshak B.Ed. College
• Karunodaya College of Education
• Katipally Ravindra Reddy College of Education
• Kavitha Memorial College of Education
• Khader Memorial College of Teacher Education
• Khatija Khatoon College of Education
• Kingston College of Education
• Lalitha College of Education
• Leyas College of Education
• M.A. Baig College of Education
• Madhava Inst. of Advanced Study in Education (IASE)
• Madina College of Education
• MAK Azad College of Education
• Malla Reddy B.Ed. Education
• Malla Reddy College of Education
• Manasa College of Education
• Manjeera College of Education
• Millennium College of Education
• MJR College of Education
• MNR College of Teacher Education
• Modern College of Education
• Moghal College of Education
• Mohammaden’s College of Education
• Mother Mary College of Education
• Mother Theresa College of Education
• MSR College of Education

Reference Books for EdCET

• B Ed.  Entrance Guide by Subhkama Publication
• Singh B Ed Entrance Ex am Complete Guide To Hary ana B. Ed. Entrance
• IGNOU B. Ed. Entrance Exam Guide by Rph Editorial Board
• 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 EdCET

• 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
• IELTS TOEFL GRE GMAT Classes
• Pinnacle career institute

Study Plan

Study all the subjects without leaving any topic. Make sure you make use of the time properly and wisely. The standard of the exam will be of 10th standard level, i.e the questions in the methodology section will be based on the 10th standard or below level. So studying those sections will be much easier. Read lots of news papers and watch news channels. This will keep you updated on the events taking place across you because general knowledge questions will be based on that.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The candidates can view their result in the Website www.osmania.ac.in.

Score Validity

One year will be the score validity of this exam.