DIETCET-2013: Last date to submit online application is 26th April, 2013

The District Institutes of Education and Training Common Entrance Test (DIETCET) for the year 2013 will be conducted on 31st May, 2013.

The entrance test is conducted for admission to two-year Diploma in Education (D.Ed) in Government District Institutes of Educational Training (DIETs) and Private Elementary Teacher Training Institutions in Andhra Pradesh.

The exam will be conducted by Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh in all the Districts of the State.

Eligibility Criteria

A. Candidate should be of Indian Nationality.

B. The candidate should satisfy Local/Non-Local Status requirements as laid down in the A.P. Educational Institutions (Regulation of admission) Order 1974 as subsequently amended.

C. Candidate should have obtained a rank in DIET CET 2013 and should satisfy the eligibility criteria prescribed.

D. Age Limit: The candidates should have completed 17 years as on 01-09-2013. There is no upper age limit.

E. Educational Qualifications:

i. The candidate who passed or appeared for the 10+2 Examinations (qualifying examination) March-2013 or its equivalent are eligible to appear for the entrance test. But they should have passed the qualifying examination by the time of admission.

ii The candidate should have secured 45 percent of marks in aggregate in qualifying examination. The minimum percentage of marks in the case of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Physically Challenged candidates shall however be 40 percent.
Note: The candidates who passed Intermediate examination with vocational course(s) are not eligible.

F. Qualifying marks: Candidates belonging to “OC” and “BC” communities shall secure at least 35 percent marks in DIETCET for assigning merit rank in the CET. However there shall be no minimum qualifying marks in respect of SC/ST candidates for allotment of seats reserved under the respective categories.

Important Dates

Source: Official website of DIETCET