The School Education Department of Andhra Pradesh has opened applications for 2,111 School Assistant and Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT) vacancies under the Andhra Pradesh Teacher Recruitment Test (APTRT-2026), also known as DSC-2026. Detailed Notification No. 01/DSC-TRC-1/2026 is dated 5 November 2026. Eligible candidates can submit applications online from 11 November to 30 November 2026.
AP DSC 2026 vacancy details
Post
Vacancies
School Assistant (Languages, Non-Languages and Physical Education)
906
Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT)
1,205
Total
2,111
The vacancies are spread across Government, Zilla Parishad, Mandal Parishad, Municipality and Municipal Corporation schools in Andhra Pradesh. The notification provides district-wise and subject-wise vacancy details. Kurnool has 333 posts in the detailed district-cadre and municipal tables, while Prakasam has 252; candidates should check the vacancy table for their subject, district and management before choosing preferences.
Important application dates
Detailed notification issued: 5 November 2026
Online application and fee payment begin: 11 November 2026
Last date to apply and pay the fee: 30 November 2026
Online mock test availability: 5 December 2026
Hall tickets: from 14 December 2026
Computer-Based Test sessions: 20 December 2026 to 13 January 2027
Educational qualification and eligibility
Applicants must possess the prescribed academic and professional qualifications on 5 November 2026, the date of the detailed notification. Degrees must be from recognised universities, and teacher-education qualifications must be recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) or, where applicable, the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI).
Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT): The main route requires Intermediate with at least 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/BC and candidates with benchmark disabilities), together with a recognised two-year D.Ed./D.El.Ed. or an eligible four-year Bachelor of Elementary Education qualification. The prescribed APTET Paper-I qualification in the concerned medium or an eligible CTET qualification is also required. Special-education applicants must meet the relevant RCI requirements and hold a valid Central Rehabilitation Register number where prescribed.
School Assistant: Applicants generally need a relevant subject degree with the prescribed marks and a B.Ed./B.Ed. (Special Education) with the corresponding methodology, or an eligible four-year integrated teacher-education qualification. Certain subject-specific postgraduate and integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. routes are also recognised. The required APTET Paper-II or eligible CTET qualification depends on the subject and medium. Language posts have additional subject-language conditions.
School Assistant (Physical Education): The prescribed route is a recognised graduation degree together with B.P.Ed. or M.P.Ed. A TET qualification is not required for this post; selection is based on the written test.
These are summary routes, not a substitute for the subject-wise qualification schedule. Applicants should read the official Information Bulletin and the applicable AP Government selection rules carefully before paying the fee. Candidates who already work in Government, autonomous, local-body or aided institutions must inform their Head of Office/Department in writing that they are applying.
Age limit
Minimum age: 18 years
Maximum age: 44 years as on 1 July 2026
SC/ST/BC/EWS candidates: upper age limit 49 years
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities: upper age limit 54 years
Eligible ex-servicemen: length of regular Armed Forces service plus three years is deducted from actual age for the age-limit calculation, subject to the stated conditions.
Application fee
The application and recruitment-test processing fee is ₹1,000 for each post. The fee is paid through the online payment gateway. Candidates applying for more than one post must pay the prescribed fee separately for each post.
Selection process and examination pattern
Selection is based on a Computer-Based Test (CBT), applicable Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) weightage and the merit-cum-roster process, followed by certificate verification and the prescribed appointment procedure.
For School Assistant posts other than Physical Education and for SGT, the final aggregate gives 80% weightage to the Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT) and 20% to APTET/CTET marks.
For School Assistant (Physical Education), the CBT carries 100% of the written-test score; TET weightage does not apply.
Minimum aggregate qualifying marks for SA (except Physical Education) and SGT: 40% for OC/EWS, 35% for BC and 30% for SC/ST/PwBD.
APTET/CTET qualifying marks out of 150: 90 for OC/EWS, 75 for BC and 60 for SC/ST/PwBD/eligible ex-servicemen.
Recruitment follows merit-cum-roster and applicable reservation rules. The notification provides 95% local-candidate reservation in the respective local area/cadre; the remaining 5% is open competition for local and non-local candidates on merit.
Pay scale
The detailed recruitment notification does not state a separate salary figure or pay-matrix range for these posts. Pay and service conditions will be governed by the applicable Andhra Pradesh Government service rules for the post and management. Candidates should not rely on unofficial salary figures without checking the relevant Government order and Information Bulletin.
How to apply for AP DSC 2026
Open the official AP DSC portal.
Read Notification No. 01/DSC-TRC-1/2026, the Information Bulletin and the post-wise qualification schedule.
Check the district, subject, management and local-cadre vacancies before selecting a post.
Pay ₹1,000 for each post through the official payment gateway.
Complete the online application and enter post-wise and management-wise preferences carefully.
Review all entries before final submission. The notification states that application particulars cannot be edited after final submission; only the specified one-time preference-order edit is provided later after publication of the merit list.
Submit the application by 30 November 2026 and retain the application and payment confirmation.
Apply online through the official Andhra Pradesh DSC portal:
Applicants should use only the official portal and confirm their exact post-wise eligibility before making payment. The 2,111 vacancies covered here are under the regular School Assistant and SGT notification; separate DSC notifications cover Special Education and society/model-school posts.
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