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Predict NowAndhra Pradesh State Eligibility Test or APSET 2021 exam pattern is very important for the candidates to know so that they do not have to keep guessing from where the questions will be asked from. With the help of the exam pattern for APSET 2021, the candidates will be able to know which are those sections from where the questions have been asked a maximum number of times in the APSET entrance examination. The APSET 2021 exam pattern is also a valuable source of information regarding the APSET 2021 marking scheme and the maximum time allowed for the candidates to complete the entire paper.
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Also, with the help of the APSET 2021 exam pattern, the candidates will be able to acclimatise with the mode of the APSET 2021 entrance examination. There are numerous advantages of knowing the APSET 2021 exam pattern beforehand and the most obvious are stated below in the following sections.
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APSET is conducted by the Andhra university every year for determining the eligibility of candidates for Assistant Professors or Lecturers positions. There are two papers for the APSET 2021 exam and the aspirants have to appear in both papers after filling up the APSET 2021 application form. APSET 2021 Paper I will be General while Paper-II will be conducted on the basis of the subjects chosen by the candidates.
Check out the following sections for detailed information regarding the APSET 2021 exam pattern.
Given below is the detailed exam pattern for APSET 2021 of both Papers I and Paper-II. The total number of questions to be asked, marks that each question carries and time duration have also been mentioned in the detailed APSET 2021 exam pattern:
APSET 2021 Paper Name | Total Number of Questions | Total Marks | Time Duration |
Paper I | 50 | 100 | 60 Minutes (1 Hour) |
Paper-II | 100 | 200 | 120 Minutes (2 Hours) |
The candidates will be able to opt from the following subjects for APSET 2021 paper II. Check out the list of subjects that have been permitted by the UGC:
Anthropology | Archaeology |
Commerce | Chemical Sciences |
Economics | Computer Science & Applications |
English | Education |
Environmental Science | Earth, Atmospheric, Planetary and Ocean Sciences |
Hindi | Geography |
Journalism & Mass Communication | History |
Linguistics | Law |
Library & Information Science | Life Sciences |
Mathematical Sciences | Management |
Physical Sciences | Philosophy |
Political Science | Physical Education |
Public Administration | Psychology |
Sociology | Sanskrit |
Telugu | Social Work |
Urdu | -- |
Given below are the APSET 2021 exam pattern highlights which will impart a deep understanding of the exam pattern to the candidates appearing for the APSET 2021 -
APSET 2021 will comprise of Paper I and Paper II and the candidates have to appear in both of the papers to be eligible for the subsequent selection process
APSET 2021 paper I will be common for all the aspirants whereas Paper II will be based on the subjects opted by the candidates
Paper I will be conducted bilingually (Telugu and English)
Paper-II will be conducted for subjects like Economics, Commerce, History, Education, Public Administration, Political Science, Social Work and Sociology which will be conducted bilingually except for the language subjects
Questions will be asked in Objective format, i.e MCQ
There will be negative marking for any incorrect attempt in the APSET 2021 exam
Other than acquiring in-depth information regarding the APSET 2021 exam pattern, the candidates must also know a thing or two about the APSET 2021 marking scheme. The marking scheme has been mentioned below:
APSET 2021 Paper I will comprise 50 questions in the MCQ format and each question will carry 2 marks
APSET 2021 Paper-II will comprise 100 questions in the MCQ format and each question will carry 2 marks
The candidates will be given four options to choose from to answer a question asked to them
The candidates will be given 1 hour and 2 hours respectively to complete both Papers I and Paper II of the APSET 2021 exam
APSET 2021 paper will have a negative marking
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For each question, the candidates are given four similar options. The candidates are required to mark the one which is the correct or near correct option among the four options provided under each question.
For each correct response in the APSET paper, the candidates are awarded +2 marks.
No, the candidates are not penalised for any wrong attempts in the APSET paper.
No, only the first paper of APSET exam will be conducted in bilingual mode (Telugu & English) and language subjects of the APSET Paper-II.
A total of 31 subject options are available for the candidates to choose from for the second paper of APSET like Hindi, English, Commerce, Archaeology, Life Sciences etc.
The APSET exam is conducted over a total duration of 180 minutes or 3 hours.
The APSET question paper comprises of a total of 150 questions divided into two papers.
The APSET exam comprises of two papers - Paper I (general) and Paper-II (subject chosen by the candidates).
By knowing the APSET exam pattern, the candidates can prepare themselves in a way that will help them secure high marks in the state eligibility test.
APSET is conducted to determine the eligibility of those candidates who wish to join the positions of lecturers and associate professors in various government and private varsities in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
