Army Public School Recruitment guidelines

Army Public School Recruitment 

Appendix B

(refers to para 8 of Guidelines

for selection of teachers for APSs)

Telephone : 26151564,26152642 Army Welfare Education Society (AWES)

ASCON : 39292 FDRC Building No 202, Shankar Vihar

E-Mail : awes.school@gmail.com (Near APS) Delhi Cantt - 110010

B/45706/CSB2015/AWES August 

COMBINED SELECTION SCREENING EXAMINATION : 

General1. 
There are 137 Army Public Schools(APS) located in various Cantonments and Military Stations across India. These schools are administered and managed by local Army authorities and affiliated to CBSE through Army Welfare Education Society(AWES). A List of these schools is placed atAnnexure 1.
2. There are approximately 8000 teachers on the rolls of these schools. Out of that, approximately 2000 get turned over every year due to various reasons.Note:The exact number of vacancies will be projected by the School/Management while advertising for holding interviews/evaluation of teaching skills for selection of teachers.3. Status(a) All PGTs will be appointed on regular basis subject to one year probation extendable up to two years.
(b) TGTs – 50 % of TGTs (including activity teacher) held on the rolls of any school will be regular as per seniority. Others will be on 3 years contract ( if CTET/TET qualified) which will be extendable.
(c) PRTs - 30 % of PRTs (including activity teacher) held on the rolls of any school will be regular as per seniority. Others will be on 3 years contract( if CTET/TET qualified) which will be extendable.
4.Salary Structure Basic and Grade Pay are generally comparable to Central Govt rates and Allowances will be decided by respective school management. The same will be subject to financial viability of the school.
5.Selection Procedure. Will be done in three stages:-
(a)Stage 1. Screening Exam, conducted on the Last Sunday of November/First Sunday of
Decemberevery year, for vacancies that will arise during the ensuing academic year. This is conductedon-line by an agency identified by HQ AWES centrally to ensure uniform quality of teachers in all Army
Public Schools. Those who qualify in this stage will be given Score Cards which are valid for life provided
the candidates pick up teaching job in any CBSE affiliated school within three years from the date of
passing the screening exam. A Score Card will make candidates eligible to appear for the remaining
stages of the selection process. In addition to fresh candidates, the following may also appear for the
screening test:-
(i) Holders of Score Cards who want to improve their scores.

(ii)	Those desirous of upgrading themselves. For E.g. a candidate holding Score
Card of TGT may now want to obtain a card for PGT, having acquired additional qualification.

(b) Stage II. Interview.
(c) Stage III 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 desireNotes:
1.Stages II & III will be held in tandem under the aegis of Board of Administration at HQ
Command/School Management.
2. Appointments will be made as per CBSE/AWES Rules.6. To qualify for interview and evaluation of teaching skills, the candidates have to pass a Screening
Examination. The next exam will be conducted on26/27 November 2016. The general guidelines for
candidates are given in the succeeding paragraphs.

Army Public School Recruitment guidelines

Note : HQ AWES conducts the Screening Examination on behalf of the Boards of Administration
at Regional Command Headquarters. Selection and appointment will be done by the Board of
Administration/School Administration and Management Committee. Grievances in selection
procedure if any will be addressed to Secretary Board of Administration at Regional Commands.
Selection of Teachers7. Categories of Teachers The exam will be held for the posts of PGT/TGT/PRT for all subjects (List placed atAnnexure 2).
8.Qualifications. The requisite qualifications are :-
(a) Educational/Professional Qualifications :-

Ser No	Post	Minimum Qualifications
Education	% Marks	Professional	% Marks
1.	PGT	Post Graduation	50	B Ed	50
2.	TGT	Graduation	50	B Ed	50
3.	PRT	Graduation	50	B Ed/ Two yr Diploma	50

Note : Detailed List of minimum qualifications for Teachers in Army Public Schools is at Annexure 3.
(b) Age - As on 01 April 2017 :-
(i) Fresh Candidates - Below 40 years (except for NCR schools where TGT/PRT
should be < 29 yrs and PGT < 36 years)
(ii) Experienced Candidates - Below 57 years(Should have minimum 5 years teaching experience in the last 10 years)(c) CTET/TET conducted by state governments is mandatory for TGTs/PRTs to be appointed Regular/Contractual. Others found fit in all other respects may be appointed on ‘Adhoc’ basis till attainment of qualification.However CTET/TET is not mandatory for appearing in CSB Screening exam.Please note that holding a Score Card by itself does not entitle you to appointment as
teacher in any Army Public School. It only renders you eligible for Stages II & III of the
selection process.
9. The Screening Exam for 2016 will be conducted as under:-
(a)Date. 26/27 November 2016 as per schedule to be decided depending on the number of
candidates who register for the exam.

(b)	Method. Test will be conducted ON-LINE in the MCQ format .For details see
table below.

Post	Paper	Contents	Duration of exam	Marks	Type of Questions
PGT/ TGT	Part A	General awareness, Mental Ability, English Comprehension, Educational Concepts and Methodology	3 Hours	90	Objective:
Part B	Specific to subject	90	Objective
PRT	Part A	Same as Part 1 for PGT/TGT	1 Hour 30 Minutes	90	Objective

Army Public School Recruitment guidelines

Notes :-
1. Scores will be normalized to 100.
2. There will be negative marking.1/4 marks will be deducted fro each wrong answer.
3. Parts A & B will be will be available together and the candidates have freedom to answer questions in the order in which they prefer.
4.To qualify for a post, the candidate must score minimum 50 % marks in each part.
(c)Exam FeeRs 600/-( non refundable).10. Registration. Candidates are expected to register ON-LINE for the screening exam by logging onto the Registration Portal http://aps-csb.in . The registration portal will be open from -17 August 2016 to 13
September 2016. Candidates can register from 9AM on 17/8/2016 to 5PM on 13/09/2016. Thereafter the portal will be closed for registration. The procedure to be followed will be as under :-
(a) Log onto the web-sitehttp://aps-csb.in and study the detailed instructions for Registration that
will be available on the portal.
(b) Fill up the personal information or the application form.
(c) The system will then ask the candidates to pay the exam fee ON-LINE. Payment options are
Debit/Credit Cards/ Net banking/Bank Challan. A payment gateway has been integrated with the website for the purpose and candidates will be guided through the payment process.
(d) After payment of fee, the candidates will be asked by the system to attached following documents:-
(i) Photographs and signatures
(ii) Proof of date of birth
(iii) Certificates of academic qualifications.Please ensure that you meet the educational and age criteria before you start registering yourself. If you do not, you are liable to be disqualified without refund of exam fees any time during the selection process and even thereafter whenever a discrepancy is noticed.

(e) Once registration is completed, the candidates will get a confirmation that you have successfully
registered yourself. Candidates will also be informed through e-mail and SMS regarding the same.
(f) A `Help Line’ will be available to the candidates to seek any assistance, till the conduct of the
exam. The helpline tab will be available on the portalhttp://aps-csb.in(g) Candidates will also be given mock-tests ON-LINE to familiarize them with the exam procedure. A
link for this will be available on the Registration Portal with effect from10 Oct 2016.
11.Exam Centres. A list of Exam Centres will be available on the Registration Portal. A tentative List is also placed atAnnexure 4. The candidates are required to fill in three choices in order of preference.Note : There may be some changes in the list of exam centres due to administrative reasons.
However no change will be made after issue of Admit Cards.12. Admit Cards. Admit Cards will be available ON-LINE. Candidates may download and print the same.
The same should be produced for gaining entry to the Exam Centre.Candidates are advised to read the instructions appended to the Admit Cards carefully.
13.Exam Results. Will be put up on the AWES web-site www.awesindia.com.
14.Score Card. The Score Cards of successful candidates will be available on the Registration Portal
after the exam which the candidates may download and laminate. The card will be valid for life provided the candidate takes upteaching position in any CBSE recognized school within 3 years of issue of Score Card.
15. Timelines(a) Registration - 17 August to 13 September 2016.
(b) Availability of - 15 November 2016( Tentative. Will be informed
Admit cards on-line after uploading)

(c) Exam	-	26/27 November 016.
(d) Publication of	-	15 December 2016.

Results
16.Past Years’ Question Papers Past five years’ question papers are available for which desirous
candidates have to demand by logging onto to the appropriate link on the Registration Portalhttp://aps-csb.inand making payment on-line. Once you have made payment successfully, you need to login after 24 hours and your paper(s) will be available for download.NotesNo hard copies will be sent. Only on-line payments through Registration Portal will be accepted. Please do not send cheques/drafts/postal orders/money orders.

Costs of the papers are as under :-

(a)	Part A	-	Rs 100/-
(b)	Part B	-	Rs 100/-( specify subject)

17. Follow up Action As soon as the results are uploaded on AWES website, the candidates who have
qualified are advised to access Registration Portal/AWES websitewww.awesindia.com for details of vacancies available in schools and download Application Form for interview. The forms will be available on school websites also. Application form complete in all respects will be submitted to the school where the candidate is desirous of seeking teaching appointment by20 Jan 2017 positively. Advertisements will also be published locally by the school/management.
-signed-
(RK Satyan)
Col(Retd)
Addl Dir(Schools)

Army Public School Recruitment guidelines