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AP RCET-2022 Important Dates
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Registration & submission of Online applications01-09-2022
Downloading of Hall-tickets from the website13-10-2022 6.00pm
Examination date16-10-2022 to 19-10-2022
Examination timings09:00 AM to 11:00 AM
& 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
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Higher Education System
Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India. Evolution of higher learning and
research in Post Independence India. Oriental, Conventional and Non-conventional learning
programmes in India. Professional, Technical and Skill Based education. Value education and
environmental education. Policies, Governance, and Administration.
Comprehension
A passage of text be given. Questions be asked from the passage to be answered.

Unit-IV Communication
Communication: Meaning, types and characteristics of communication. Effective
communication: Verbal and Non-verbal, Inter-Cultural and group communications, Classroom
communication. Barriers to effective communication. Mass-Media and Society.
Unit-V Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
Types of reasoning. Number series, Letter series, Codes and Relationships. Mathematical
Aptitude (Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and Percentage, Profit and Loss,
Interest and Discounting, Averages etc.).
Unit-VI Logical Reasoning
Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, structure of categorical
propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal fallacies, Uses of language, Connotations
and denotations of terms, Classical square of opposition. Evaluating and distinguishing
deductive and inductive reasoning. Analogies. Venn diagram: Simple and multiple use for
establishing validity of arguments. Indian Logic: Means of knowledge. Pramanas: Pratyaksha
(Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony),
Arthapatti (Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension). Structure and kinds of
Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference).

Unit-VII Data Interpretation
Sources, acquisition and classification of Data. Quantitative and Qualitative Data. Graphical
representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-chart and Line-chart) and mapping of
Data. Data Interpretation. Data and Governance.

Unit-VIII Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
ICT: General abbreviations and terminology. Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and
Video-conferencing. Digital initiatives in higher education. ICT and Governance
People, Development and Environment
Development and environment: Millennium development and Sustainable development goals.
Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on
environment. Environmental issues: Local, Regional and Global; Air pollution, Water pollution,
Soil pollution, Noise pollution, Waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, hazardous, electronic), Climate
change and its Socio-Economic and Political dimensions. Impacts of pollutants on human
health. Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear
and Forests. Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies. Environmental Protection
Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change, International agreements/efforts -
Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Convention on Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement,
International Solar Alliance.
Teaching Aptitude
Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and Reflective),
Characteristics and basic requirements.
Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (Academic, Social,
Emotional and Cognitive), Individual differences.
Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities,
Learning environment and Institution.
Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning: Teacher centred vs Learner centred
methods; Off-line vs. On-line methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs etc.).
Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern and ICT based Evaluation Systems: Elements
and Types of evaluation, Evaluation in Choice Based Credit System in Higher education,
Computer based testing, Innovations in evaluation systems.
Unit-II Research Aptitude
Research: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism and Post- positivistic approach to
research, Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative and
Quantitative methods. Steps of Research. Thesis and Article writing: Format and styles of
referencing. Application of ICT in research. Research ethics.
CET-2022
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY(R22-00)
PART- A