Andhra Pradesh State Eligibility Test (APSET), is a state-level exam conducted by Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. It is conducted every year to recruit candidates for the post of Assistant Professors or Lecturers in the state degree colleges and universities to the Andhra University.
Aspirants need to appear for the exam in offline mode. Candidates qualifying the recruitment exam will be eligible for appointment to the post of lecturer in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
APSET Exam Pattern 2021
| Exam Name | Andhra Pradesh State Eligibility Test (APSET) |
| Posts | Assistant Professors & Lecturers in Andhra Pradesh colleges and Universities |
| Mode of Exam | Offline on OMR sheet |
| Phases of Exam | Paper I
Paper II |
| Duration of Exam | A total of 180 minutes for two papers |
| Medium of paper | Bilingual (English and Telugu) |
| Official Website | www.apset.net.in |
Aspirants can download the APSET Syllabus 2021 pdf from the official website.
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APSET 2021 consist of two papers:
- Paper I
- It will be common for all the candidates.
- There will be a 50 objective questions, each carrying 2 marks.
- Duration of paper- 1 is 1 hour.
- Paper-II
- It will include the following subjects- commerce, economics, education, history, political science, public administration and sociology.
- There are 100 questions, each of 2 marks in this section.
- Paper-2 is for 2 hours.
Given below are the 30 subjects with their corresponding subject code:
| Code | Subject | Code | Subject | Code | Subject |
| 01 | Anthropology | 11 | Geography | 21 | Philosophy |
| 02 | History | 12 | Hindi | 22 | Political Sciences |
| 03 | Chemical Sciences | 13 | Journalism & Mass Comm. | 23 | Psychology |
| 04 | Commerce | 14 | Law | 24 | Public Administration |
| 05 | Computer Science & Application | 15 | Life Sciences | 25 | Sanskrit |
| 06 | Economics | 16 | Library and Information Sc. | 26 | Sociology |
| 07 | Education | 17 | Management | 27 | Social Work |
| 08 | English | 18 | Mathematical Sciences | 28 | Telugu |
| 09 | Earth & Planetary Sciences | 19 | Physical Sciences | 29 | Urdu |
| 10 | Environmental Sciences | 20 | Physical Education | 30 | Visual Arts |
APSET Syllabus 2021
- General paper (Paper I)
Teaching aptitude, Research aptitude, Comprehension, Communication, Mathematical reasoning and ability, Logical reasoning, Data interpretation, ICT, People development and environment, Higher education (5 questions each carrying 2 marks are set from each of these modules).
- Anthropology
Introduction to Anthropology; Theories & classifications; Modern human variation; Human growth, development, and maturation; Concepts of Archaeology; Lithic periods in India; Conceptual understanding of social, economic and legal anthropology; Theories in social anthropology; Indian Anthropology; Concepts, theories & development strategies.
- History
Negotiating sources, civilizations and periods, expansion of state system; From State to Empire, Dissolution of Empire and emergence of regional powers, Gupta age, Harsha and his times; Emergence of regional kingdoms and Early medieval India; Source of Medieval Indian History; Administration and economy; Society and culture, religion movements; Modern History- Rise of British Power; Colonial economy; Rise of Indian nationalism; Historical method, research, methodology and historiography.
- Chemistry
Inorganic chemistry; Physical chemistry; Organic chemistry and Interdisciplinary topics.
- Computer Science and Applications
Discrete structure and Optimization; Computer system architecture; Programming languages and computer graphics; Database management system; System software and operating system; Software engineering; Data structures and algorithms; Theory of computation and compilers; Data communication and computer networks; Artificial intelligence.
- Economics
Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Statistics and Econometrics; Mathematical Economics; International Economics; Public economics; Money and Banking; Growth and Development Economics; Environmental economics and demography; Indian economy.
- Education
Educational studies; History, politics and economics of Education; Learner and learning process; Teacher education; Curriculum studies, research and Education; Pedagogy, Andragogy and Assessment; Technology in/for education; Educational Management, administration and leadership; Inclusive education.
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- English
Drama; Poetry; Fiction, Short story, Nonfictional prose; Language; English in India: History, evolution and future; Cultural studies; Literary criticism; Literary Theory post World War II; Research methods and materials in English.
- Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
The Earth and the solar system; Earth materials, surface features and processes; Interior of the earth, deformation and tectonics; Oceans and Atmosphere; Environmental Earth Science; Geology.
- Environmental Sciences
Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Biology; Environmental Geosciences; Energy and environment; Environmental pollution and control; Solid and Hazardous Waste Management; Environmental assessment, management and legislation; Statistical approaches and modelling in Environmental Sciences; Contemporary Environmental Issues.
- Geography
Geomorphology; Climatology; Oceanography; Geography of Environment; Population and settlement geography; Geography of economic activities and regional development; Cultural, social and political geography; Geographic thought; Geographical techniques; Geography of India.
- Journalism and Mass Communication
Introduction; Communication for development and social change; Reporting and editing; Advertising and marketing communication; Public relations and corporate communication; Media laws and ethics; Media management and production; ICT and media; Visual communication; Communication research.
- Law
Jurisprudence; Constitutional and administrative law; Public international law and IHL; Law of crimes; Law of Torts and consumer protection; Commercial law; Family law; Environment and human rights law; Intellectual property rights and information technology law; Comparative public law and systems of governance.
- Mathematical science
Analysis and linear algebra; Complex Analysis, Algebra and Topology; Differential equations, Numerical analysis, Calculus, Integral equations, Classical mechanics; Descriptive statistics.
- Physical science
Mathematical methods of physics; Classical mechanics; Electromagnetic theory; Quantum mechanics; Thermodynamics and Statistical physics; Electronics and experimental methods; Atomic and molecular physics; Condensed matter physics; Nuclear and particle physics.
- Philosophy
Classical Indian- epistemology and metaphysics; Classical western: ancient, medieval and modern epistemology and metaphysics; Indian ethics; Western ethics; Contemporary Indian philosophy; Recent western philosophy; Social and political philosophy-Indian and Western; Logic applied philosophy.
- Political science
Political theory; Political thought; Indian political thought; Comparative political analysis; International relations; India’s foreign policy; Political Institutions in India; Political processes in India; Public administration; Governance and Public policy in India.
- Psychology
Emergence of Psychology; Research methodology and Statistics; Psychological testing; Biological basis of behaviour; Attention, perception, learning, memory and forgetting; Thinking, intelligence and creativity; Personality, motivation, emotions, stress and coping; Social psychology, Human development and interventions; Emerging areas.
- Public administration
Introduction to public administration; Administrative thought; Indian administration; State and local administration; Comparative and Development Administration; Economic and financial administration; Social Welfare Administration; Public Policy; Governance and Good Governance; Research methodology.
- Sociology
Sociological theory; Research methodology and methods; Basic concepts and institutions; Rural and urban transformations; State, politics and development; Economy and society; Environment and society; Family, marriage and kinship; Science, technology and society; Culture and symbolic transformations.