TG/TS EDCET 2026, Application form, Eligibility, syllabus

TG EDCET 2026 (Telangana Education Common Entrance Test) is held every year for admission to 2-year B.Ed courses in Telangana colleges. It was conducted by Kakatiya University in 2025 on behalf of TGCHE. The application form opens in the first week or second week of march 2026 and continues for one and half month. The exam takes place in June first week 2026

TS/TG Edcet 2026 Schedule (Tentative)

Notification & Applications: March – May, 2026 (late fees up to May 24)
Form Correction: May , 2026
Admit Card: May Last week, 2026
Exam: June first week, 2026 (CBT, 2 sessions: 10 AM-12 PM & 2-4 PM; English/Telugu/Urdu)
Results: June 21, 2026.

Application fee

Rs.750/

For SC/ST/PH-Rs.500

Late fees

There is a provision for the late comers to apply, they will have to shell extra money to apply after the normal due date.

Exam Details

Online CBT with 150 MCQs (General English 10, Teaching Aptitude 20, General Knowledge 10, Methodology 110) for 150 marks, 2 hours duration. Qualifying marks: 40% for General, 35% for SC/ST/BC.

Candidates must meet specific nationality, age, educational, and subject-wise criteria for TG EDCET 2026 B.Ed admissions.

Nationality & Locality

Indian nationals satisfying Telangana’s local/non-local status per the 1974 Educational Institutions Order. No upper age limit; minimum 19 years as of July 1, 2026.

TG EDCET 2026 eligibility criteria BEd admission

Bachelor’s (BA/BSc/BCom/BE/BTech/BSc Home Science/BCA/BBM/BBA) or Master’s degree with 50% marks (45% for BE/BTech with Science/Math; 40% for SC/ST/BC/PwD). Final-year students eligible. MBBS/BDS/BAMS/BL/LLB/professional degrees are ineligible.

TS/TG Edcet 2026 Eligibility

Mathematics	BA/BSc with Math; BE/BTech with Math; BCA with Intermediate Math
Physical Sciences	Candidates holding B.Sc. degrees with Physics, Chemistry, or allied subjects studied under Part-II group subjects are eligible. Similarly, B.E./B.Tech graduates with Physics or Chemistry subjects, and BCA candidates who studied Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) at the Intermediate level as a group subject, qualify
Biological Sciences	Candidates holding B.Sc. or B.Sc. (Home Science) degrees with Botany, Zoology, or allied subjects studied under Part-II group subjects are eligible. Similarly, BCA candidates who studied Biological Sciences at the Intermediate level as a group subject qualify.
Social Sciences	Candidates who have a B.A. with Social Science subjects, B.Com, B.B.M, or B.B.A degree are eligible, as well as BCA candidates who studied Social Sciences as a group subject at the Intermediate level.
English	BA Special English/English Literature/MA English
Oriental Languages	Candidates holding B.A. degrees with Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Arabic, or Sanskrit as one of the optional subjects are eligible. This includes candidates with Literature degrees (B.A.-L) in Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Arabic, or Sanskrit; B.A. (Oriental Languages) in these subjects; or Master’s degrees in Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Arabic, or Sanskrit.

TG EDCET 2026 requires minimum qualifying marks in the entrance exam (out of 150) to proceed to counselling.

Qualifying Marks by Category

Category	Minimum Marks Required
General/OBC/Other	25% (38 marks, rounded off)
SC/ST	No minimum (relaxed)

TG/TS Edcet 2026 Admit card

The admit card will be released before the exam date. This comes out one week before the exam date. It contains your personal info such as your name, parents name, DOB, Exam Centre Name, Exam Date and Timing,Reporting time and instructions to follow

TS/TG Edcet 2026 Answer key

This is released after the exam is over. This comes out three or four days after the exam. Candidates have option\ to challenge the answer key if they are unsatisfied to it and will pay Rs.. 500 for challenging the answer key

TS/TG Edcet 2026 Result

After attending the challenges in the answer key, the university releases the result with 10 or 12 days. The result is out in PDF format and to secure scorecard they will log on to the website with their credential

TG/TS 2026 Exam Pattern

Exam Pattern Overview

Section	Subjects Covered	No. of Questions	Marks
A	General English	20	20
B	General Knowledge & Educational Issues	30	30
C	Teaching Aptitude	20	20
D	Methodology (varies by choice: Math/Physical Sci/Bio Sci/Social Sci/English)	40-60*	40-60*
E	Computer Awareness	20	20
Total		150	150

Telangana Education Common Entrance Test syllabus pattern 2026

Section	Key Topics
General English (20 marks)	Grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, sentence structure, usage.
General Knowledge & Educational Issues (30 marks)	Current affairs, history, geography, economics, ecology, education policies, scientific research.
Teaching Aptitude (20 marks)	Teacher-learning process, classroom management, child psychology, mentoring, individual differences.
Methodology (40-60 marks, subject-specific)	Math/Science/Social Studies up to Class 10 (Telangana curriculum): numbers, algebra, geometry, physics/chemistry/biology/social sciences.
Computer Awareness (20 marks)	Basics of computers, MS Office, internet, email, hardware/software fundamentals

Syllabus

MATHEMATICS (Upto10 class – Telangana State Curriculum) Number System, Commercial Mathematics, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration, Trigonometry, Data Handling.

SCIENCE (Physical Science & Biological Science) (Upto10 class – Telangana State Curriculum) Food, Living Organisms, Life Processes, Biodiversity, Pollution, Material, Light, Electricity & Magnetism, Heat, Sound, Motion, Changes, Weather & Climate, Coal & Petrol, Some Natural Phenomena, Stars & Solar System, Metallurgy, Chemical Reactions

SOCIALSTUDIES (Up to 10 class – Telangana State Curriculum)

Geography, History, Political Science, Economics.

TEACHING APTITUDE

Teaching aptitude questions assess understanding of the teaching-learning process, classroom management, and mentoring, particularly teacher-pupil relationships. They evaluate essential teacher qualities like communication skills, ability to handle children, recognizing individual differences, analytical thinking, and general intelligence. Candidates with these traits can become effective teachers post-training; questions test these competencies.GENERALENGLISH Reading comprehension, spelling errors, vocabulary, phrase replacement, error detection and word association.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & EDUCATIONAL ISSUES Current affairs (India and International), Contemporary Educational Issues.

Questions assess candidates’ general knowledge of their environment and its societal applications.
They test awareness of current events and everyday observations/experiences through a scientific perspective, as expected of educated individuals.
The test covers India and neighboring countries, focusing on History, Culture, Geography, Ecology, Economics – a scientific outlook expected of educated persons.

COMPUTER AWARENESS

Internet, Memory, Networking and Fundamentals of Computers Antivirus.

Counselling

The seats allotment process is done through counselling process which is done online. Candidates who have qualified in the written test will register for online counselling they will upload their documents for verification and choose the college.

The counselling begins in the Last week of July/August and continues till September 2026

The college wise provisionally selected list will be out on the official website of TG Edcet

TS/TG Edcet 2026 FAQs

When the TG EDCET 2026 application form opens?

It opens generally in the month of First week of March and continue for one and half month

How Can I apply for TG EDCET 2026?

The application form opens online only and you will also apply online only

Is there any qualifying Marks?

Yes for the UR category they have to secure 25 Per cent marks and reserved category there is no minimum requirement. We would suggest to aim for 60 percent for a good college

What is the exam pattern?

The exam is conducted to test your teaching aptitude,GK, Mathematics and computer knowledge. The syllabus of Science and Mathematics are 10 Level

TG/TS EDCET 2026, Application form, Eligibility, Qualifying Marks and Syllabus