army public school teacher
CANDIDATES ARE REQUESTED TO GO THROUGH THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
ONLINE SCREENING TEST (OST): NOV 2022
General
1. Army Public Schools (APS) are located in various Cantonments and Military Stations across India. These schools
are administered and managed by Local Military Authorities and affiliated to the CBSE. A list of these schools is placed at
Annexure 1.
2. An Online Screening Test will be conducted for teachers under various categories. The exact number of vacancies
available in respective schools would be announced by each School Management through advertisements published in
newspapers. Post for teachers in various categories could be for either a ‘Regular’ or a ‘Fixed Term’ nature which shall
be informed along with the announcement of vacancies. Appointments which fall in the category of ‘Regular’ would be
liable to transfer in organizational interest.
Selection Procedure.
3. The selection of teachers will be carried out in three stages: -
(a) Stage 1-Online Screening Test (OST). An `Online Screening Test’ will be conducted on 05 and 06
November 2022, for vacancies that would arise during the Academic Year 2023-24. This test shall be conducted
centrally and on-line by an agency identified by HQ AWES, to ensure uniform quality of teachers inall Army
Public Schools. THOSE WHO APPEAR IN THE EXAMINATION WILL BE GIVEN A SCORE CARD WHICH
SHALL BE VALID FOR LIFE PROVIDED THE CANDIDATE PICKS UP A TEACHING JOB WITHIN THREE
YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PASSING THE ONLINE SCREENING TEST IN ANY CBSE AFFILIATEDSCHOOL
FOR A CONTINUOUS DURATION OF AT LEAST ONE YEAR. A Score Card will make a candidate eligible to
appear for the remaining stages of the selection process. In addition to fresh candidates, the following may
also appear for the Online Screening Test: -
(i) Holders of Score Cards who want to improve their scores.
(ii) Those desirous of upgrading themselves. For E.g., candidates holding Score Card of TGT may
now want to obtain a card for PGT, having acquired additional qualification.
Note: PLEASE NOTE THAT HOLDING A SCORE CARD BY ITSELF DOES NOT ENTITLE A
CANDIDATE FOR AN APPOINTMENT AS TEACHER IN ANY ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL. IT ONLY
RENDERS THE CANDIDATE ELIGIBLE FOR STAGE 2 AND 3 OF THE SELECTION PROCESSES.
(b) Stage 2: Interview.
(i) As enumerated in Para 2 above, respective schools shall announce the vacancies available in their
schools through various means like Local Newspapers, the School Website, Notice board etc. Candidates
would have to apply in response to these announcements/ advertisements. The interviews may or may not
be held at the location of the school. It may be held as per discretion of the local management at a
convenient place at one of the other Schools.
(ii) Call for Interview by the Selection Board. Candidates who apply for the post of Regular teacher
are interviewed by a ‘Central Selection Board’ (CSB). These boards are ordered by the ‘Chairman Board
of Administration’ at the six Command Head Quarters. Similarly, candidates who apply for the post of a
teacher under ‘Fixed Term’ employment are interviewed by a Local Selection Board (LSB) which are
ordered by the Local Military Authority. Both selection boards ie, CSB and LSB (after due approval from
the Board of Administration) will lay down the cut off percentile for candidates who would be called for the
interview depending upon the number of vacancies available and location of employment. The cut off
percentile may vary from school to school.
(c) Stage 3: Evaluation of Teaching Skills and Computer Proficiency. For Language teachers, written test
comprising Essay & Comprehension of 15 marks each will be held along with evaluation of teaching skills. Selection
Committee may also hold computer proficiency tests if they so desire.
Note:
(i). Stages 2 and 3 will be held in tandem under the aegis of Board of Administration at HQ
Command/School Management.
(ii). The interview shall be for a Group of Schools called a cluster and the selected candidate for ONLY
THE REGULAR CATEGORY may be appointed in any one of the schools in that cluster. Cluster wise list
of all Army Public Schools is given at ANNEXURE 1.
(iii). Authorities conducting the Interview may carry out additional screening of candidates if the number
of candidates is large and administratively unmanageable.
(iv). Candidates who receive a letter of offer of appointment for the post of a teacher in any category are
required to get a police verification certificate at the earliest and in no case later than 30 days from date of
joining. Spouses of serving Army, Navy and Air Force personnel will get verification of their antecedents
from the Commanding Officer/ Formation Commander/ Station Commander of the establishment where
their spouses are serving.
Guidelines for the Conduct of the Online Screening Test (OST)
4. List of Subjects.OST will be held for the posts of PRT, TGT and PGT. The list of subjects for PGT is given at
ANNEXURE 2. Candidates must ensure that they meet the educational and age criteria as given belowbefore registering
for the OST. If a discrepancy is noticed later at any stage during the selection process, the candidate is liable to be
disqualified without refund of examination fees.
5. Qualification Criteria. The requisite qualifications are: -
(a) Educational/Professional Qualification: -
Ser
No
Post Minimum Qualifications
Education Aggregate % Professional Aggregate %
1. PGT Post-Graduation 50 B. Ed. 50
2. TGT Graduation 50* B. Ed. 50
3. PRT Graduation 50** Two-year D.El.Ed./B.El.Ed. OR
candidates with B.Ed. can also
apply with fulfillment of the
condition of six-month
PDPET/Bridge Course from an
NCTE recognized institute as
and when NCTE approves any
institution to conduct the said
course within two years of
recruitment as PRT or
beginning of the course
whichever is later.
50
Note:
(i) In addition to the minimum aggregate percentage mentioned in the table above a candidate should
have scored no less than 50%marks in each of the subjects in which they have graduated/ post- graduated.
The detailed mark sheets will be scrutinized during the interview.
(ii) *A Post-Graduate with less than 50% aggregate marks in Graduation can also apply for the post
of a TGT provided the candidate has scored a minimum of 50% or more aggregate marks in Post-
Graduation.
(iii) ** A Post-Graduate with less than 50% aggregate marks in Graduation can also apply for the post
of a PRT provided the candidate has scored a minimum of 50% or more aggregate marks in Post-
Graduation.
v) CTET/TET is not mandatory for appearing in the Online Screening Test. However, CTET/TET
conducted by Centre/state government is mandatory at the time of appointment as TGTs/PRTs in the
REGULAR and FIXED TERM category. Therefore, candidates must ensure that they clear CTET/TET before
their appointment as TGTs/PRTs. Candidates who have not qualified CTET/TET but found fit in all other
aspects may be considered for appointment on vacancies which may be ADHOC in nature till attainment
of appropriate qualification.
(v) Candidates are required to ensure that they at least fulfill NCTE rules, regulations and notifications
for minimum qualifications, KV Sangathan recruitment rules and regulations and Appendix- VII of CBSE
Affiliation Bye-Laws 2018 before they register for OST.
(vi) Aggregate percentage will be based on the marks for the entire duration of Graduation/Post
Graduation.
6. Detailed list of minimum qualifications for candidates in addition to the above is given at ANNEXURE 3.
7. Age and Experience Criteria
(a) Age and experience criteria for candidate seeking Regular and Fixed Term employment in Army Public
Schools is as given below;-
Ser.
No.
Candidate’s Profile Age as on 01 April
2023
Minimum Experience
1. Fresh Candidates Below 40 years No Experience
2. Experienced Candidates Below 57 years Minimum 5 years’ experience in the appropriate
category in the last 10 years^^
Note: ^^Appropriate Category: For example: For PGT category the candidate should have worked
as PGT/TGT for at least 5 years in the last 10 years for all candidates. Experience gained as PRT in the
same period shall not be counted for appointment as PGT. For the post of TGT, experience gained as
PRT shall however be accepted.
8. Modalities of Conduct of the Online Screening Test
(a) Date. 05 and 06 Nov 2022.
(b) Method. Test will be conducted ON-LINE in the MCQ format. The questions will be randomly generated
from a subject specific question bank. A detailed blue print of the question paper is given at ANNEXURE 4.
(c) Exam Centre. A list of Exam Centres will be available on the Registration Portal. A tentative List is also
placed at ANNEXURE 5. The candidates are required to fill in three choices in order of preference. All efforts will
be made to allot one of the three preferred choices. If none of the choices are available the application fees shall
be refunded.
(d) For each category there will be one question paper of 200 marks, i.e., one question paper for PRT, and
one question paper in each subject for PGT as well as TGT.
(e) The question paper will have 200 questions for one mark each. For each correct response the candidate
will be awarded one mark. There will also be NEGATIVE MARKING, of 1/4 mark for each wronganswer.
(f) Result. There will be NO MINIMUM PASSING MARKS for the Online Screening Test. The result
methodology will be as follows: -
(i) Absolute Result Exam Summary. Once the candidate has finished attempting the question paper
and the answer sheet is submitted an automatic Absolute Result Exam Summary will be generated
instantly. The candidate can note down the result immediately from the result displayed on the screen. The
Absolute Result Exam Summary would indicate the following:
(aa) Questions Offered
(ab) Questions Attempted
(ac) Questions Not Attempted
(ad) Question Correctly Answered
(ae) Questions wrongly Answered
(ii) Final Score Card with Percentile. This score card will be available after 14 days from the date
of the Online Screening Test. It can be downloaded from www.awesindia.com.
(iii) The result will be available on the site for a period of 30 days from the day the Final Score Card
with Percentile is uploaded. Once the results are removed from the portal, the Final Score Card with
Percentile can be obtained on a special request and on payment of a specific administration charges of
₹100/- (₹ One Hundred only).
(iv) In case a candidate who is not satisfied with the score obtained in the current examination, the candidate
can apply again for the next schedule of OST to improve the score.
9. Registration. Candidates are expected to register ON-LINE for the screening exam by logging onto the Registration
Portal www.awesindia.com. Candidates can register between 25 August 2022 to 05 October 2022. Thereafter the
portal will be closed for registration. The procedure to be followed will be as per details available on the website.
CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO LOG IN TO ANY OTHER WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION ON THE
ONLINE SCREENING TEST AND FOR REGISTRATION. Please use the steps given below to give general information
about yourself to register your profile.
(a) For profile registration, you need to have a valid AADHAR CARD, MOBILE NUMBER and e-mail ID.
(b) You will receive an OTP on your Mobile number and e-mail ID forregistration.
(c) You can edit your Post/Other details any time before submitting, except Basic Details (First Page).
(d) While entering the required information in On-line form, you will be asked by system to attach the
following documents: -
(i) Photographs and signatures
(ii) Proof of date of birth
(iii) Certificates of academic qualifications
(e) The system will then ask you to pay the exam fee ON-LINE. Payment options are UPI/Debit/Credit Cards/
Net banking. A payment gateway has been integrated with the web-site for the purpose and candidates will be
guided through the payment process.
(f) Once registration is completed, you will get a confirmation that registration is successful. You will also be
informed through e-mail and SMS regarding the same.
(g) You may seek assistance till the examination from the following HELPLINE numbers: +91 62680 30939,
+91 62680 03264, +91 62631 78414, +91 62680 62129
10. Mock Questions Paper.: 10 % of total number of questions paper of each subject as per the blue print for
each subject will be provide in PDF format to upload on the website for the candidates reference.
Note: There may be some changes in the list of examination centres due to administrative reasons. However,
no change will be made after issue of Admit Cards.
11. Admit Cards. Admit Cards will be available ON-LINE. Candidates may download and print the same. The Admit
Card should be produced for gaining entry to the Exam Centre. The cards will also have COVID related Safety instructions.
All candidates are expected to abide by the same. Candidates are advised to read the instructions appended to the
Admit Card carefully.
12. Timelines
(a) Registration -25 August 2022 to 05 October 2022.
(b) Availability of Admit cards on-line -20 October 2022.
(c) Examination -05 November and 06 November 2022.
(d) Publication of Result (Final Score Card with Percentile) -20 November 2022.
apply now-
https://register.cbtexams.in/AWES/Registration
official website:-
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