AP DSC General 2026: 2,111 provisional teaching posts — 906 School Assistants and 1,205 SGTs in 26 AP districts. Original 13 October notification, district analysis and objective CBT syllabus guide.
Organization information attached to this recruitment record.
Andhra Pradesh School Education Department — Director of School Education; recruitment authority for APTRT/DSC 2026 notifications No.1, No.2 and No.3.
Recruitment-specific overview from the published record.
Original brief notification: 1/DSC-2026/APTRT–2026, signed 13 October 2026 by Andhra Pradesh's Director of School Education. The notification advertises 906 School Assistant and 1,205 Secondary Grade Teacher vacancies in Government and local-body schools. These are tentative counts: the final district, subject, management and community rosters belong to the detailed recruitment notification. The much-repeated 2,721 figure covers three separate notices, not this one alone.
The signal in these figures is geographic as well as professional. Kurnool alone has 389 of the 2,111 general posts, whereas the districts of Vizianagaram and Parvathipuram Manyam have four and eight respectively. The result is a recruitment where a candidate's eligible district and teaching cadre matter far more than the statewide headline.
🥧 Two regular-teacher cadres — share of all 2,111 notified posts
| Notified category | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| School Assistant | 906 |
| Secondary Grade Teacher | 1205 |
📊 The ten districts with the highest general-school teacher totals
| District / post | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Kurnool | 389 |
| Prakasam | 266 |
| YSR Kadapa | 206 |
| SPSR Nellore | 165 |
| Alluri Sitharamaraju | 159 |
| Nandyal | 157 |
| Chittoor | 130 |
| Annamayya | 107 |
| Tirupati | 99 |
| Anantapuramu | 92 |
What the two displays show: the larger number of SGT positions does not mean every district has a larger SGT requirement. The staffing mix varies sharply: Alluri Sitharamaraju is SGT-heavy (153 of 159), while Kakinada is School-Assistant-heavy (51 of 52). This is why candidates must use the detailed roster rather than an all-state percentage to choose a district.
| District | School Assistant | Secondary Grade Teacher | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Srikakulam | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| Vizianagaram | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Parvathipuram Manyam | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Alluri Sitharamaraju | 6 | 153 | 159 |
| Visakhapatnam | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| Anakapalli | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| Kakinada | 51 | 1 | 52 |
| Konaseema | 42 | 1 | 43 |
| East Godavari | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| West Godavari | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Eluru | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| NTR | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| Krishna | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Guntur | 24 | 1 | 25 |
| Palnadu | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Bapatla | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Prakasam | 96 | 170 | 266 |
| SPSR Nellore | 65 | 100 | 165 |
| Tirupati | 22 | 77 | 99 |
| Chittoor | 30 | 100 | 130 |
| Annamayya | 46 | 61 | 107 |
| YSR Kadapa | 48 | 158 | 206 |
| Kurnool | 176 | 213 | 389 |
| Nandyal | 40 | 117 | 157 |
| Anantapuramu | 66 | 26 | 92 |
| Sri Satya Sai | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| TOTAL | 906 | 1205 | 2111 |
School Assistant (906 tentative vacancies) is the subject/cadre-specific school teaching stream. The final subject-wise list matters: a candidate eligible to teach one school subject should not assume all 906 seats are open to that discipline. Degree subject combinations, professional training, medium and eligibility-test conditions have to match the detailed recruitment rules.
Secondary Grade Teacher (1,205 tentative vacancies) is a separate cadre, not merely a lower-paid School Assistant label. The applicable teacher-education qualification, recognition and testing conditions must be checked against the SGT section of the detailed bulletin. A candidate with a higher degree alone should not presume eligibility without the professional qualification required for the advertised cadre.
The two categories are advertised for Government, Zilla Parishad, Mandal Parishad, Municipal and Municipal Corporation schools, with district-specific allocations. They are not the residential society PGT/TGT/Principal posts advertised under No.3.
The 2026 brief notice confirms an objective Computer Based Test and points candidates to the official DSC-2026 syllabus. The published suggestive syllabus is the study basis; its separate papers and subject sections should be read for the candidate's chosen cadre. The 13 October notice does not supply a question-by-question paper blueprint, negative marking or final score weightage.
For School Assistant applicants, the practical syllabus divisions are the subject's school-level content, conceptual accuracy, the pedagogy and methodology of that subject, education perspectives and current/general awareness wherever set out for the chosen paper. The vital distinction is subject identity: Telugu, English, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Social Studies and other sanctioned cadres cannot be assumed to have a common technical paper.
For SGT applicants, preparation should focus on foundational and elementary-grade concepts across languages, numeracy, environmental understanding and classroom pedagogy, within the limits of the published SGT syllabus. Lesson design, diagnosis of pupils' misconceptions, and age-appropriate assessment are useful preparation activities, not additional eligibility requirements imposed by the brief notice.
How to read a syllabus entry usefully: pair the official subject heading with the corresponding school learning outcomes, textbook chapters and teacher methodology. Track the difference between a factual content question and a question about how a learner acquires that concept. Use the official PDF to decide the actual examinable headings; do not replace it with an unrelated competitive-exam mock syllabus.
The exact 2026 CBT date, venue, language/medium rules, number of questions and negative marking must be read from the detailed information bulletin, not extrapolated from a previous DSC cycle.
The Director of School Education issued three separate brief notifications on 13 October 2026 under Finance G.O.Ms.No.81 of 22 August 2026 and School Education G.O.Ms.Nos.28, 29 and 30 of 13 October. Notice 1 is one of those three distinct recruitments, not a fourth advertisement. General school teaching accounts for 2,111 tentative posts; Special Education for 350; and residential society and other management posts for 260. Together they total 2,721. All counts are provisional and can change once the final post-wise, management-wise and cadre-wise rosters are issued.
| Recruitment milestone | Evidence-based status |
|---|---|
| Original brief notification | 13 October 2026 |
| Scheduled detailed notification publication | On or before 3 November 2026, as stated in the brief notice |
| Online application opening | 11 November 2026 reported in the 4–5 November detailed-notification coverage; consult the official application schedule for the controlling date |
| Online application closing | Not stated in the three uploaded brief notifications; confirm in the detailed bulletin |
| Computer-based recruitment examination | Objective CBT confirmed; exact calendar belongs to the detailed bulletin |
| Fees, age cut-off, full eligibility and reservation rosters | Defined by the detailed notification and applicable recruitment rules, not supplied in this brief notice |
Applications are to be submitted online through the Andhra Pradesh School Education recruitment portal. There is no postal application channel in the brief notification. Eligible candidates should review the appropriate detailed notice and applicable society or school-management rules before paying or submitting a form. The brief announcement itself does not authorize an applicant to assume a fee exemption, degree-equivalence rule, cut-off or qualifying percentage.
The figure 2,111 is a planned allocation, not a category-wise appointment guarantee. District-level totals are distinct from subject-wise or caste/community rosters: for example, a district's notified School Assistant vacancies do not establish how many posts exist for a particular subject, language medium, social category, or management. Likewise, numbers published for one post cannot be carried over to another. A subsequent official roster/corrigendum, if issued, controls applications and final appointments.
The original announcements expressly provide for an objective-type Computer Based Test. They do not themselves prescribe the final method of awarding selection weightage, TET linkage, minimum qualifying marks, tie-breaks or post-exam stages. Those decisions must be checked in the detailed APTRT-2026 rules. The separate official suggestive syllabus is a useful study guide but is not, by itself, a replacement for appointment eligibility or a complete statement of the final selection formula.
Is this a permanent teaching vacancy or a training scheme? It is a school recruitment for notified teacher/education posts, not an apprenticeship or training stipend advertisement. Specific service and pay provisions follow the applicable department/management regulations.
Can the same provisional district count be treated as the final open-category count? No. District totals are not equivalent to community or subject rosters.
Can an applicant assume the online application deadline is 30 November? The three supplied brief notifications do not print that date. Check the detailed official application schedule before treating any secondary report as the deadline.
Does a published syllabus establish a confirmed hall-ticket or examination date? No. It describes the scope of study; a separate official schedule is required.
Where is the authentic source? The Andhra Pradesh recruitment portal publishes the three government notices, relevant Government Orders, syllabus and application notices. Those official documents prevail over informal summaries.
Open a post to view qualification, experience, age, salary, location, responsibilities and post-specific instructions.
The 13 October brief notification does not give the post-specific minimum education, teacher-training or TET conditions. The detailed 2026 rules control.
Subject-based school teaching in notified Government, Zilla Parishad, Mandal Parishad, Municipal and Municipal Corporation schools.
Recruitment: APTRT–2026, dated 13 October 2026. Appointment area: Andhra Pradesh. Confirmed selection method: objective-type Computer Based Test. Salary, age, applicable subject/management qualification, experience and fee: not specified in this brief notice; candidates must follow the detailed official rules.
Education and recognition: The 13 October brief notification does not give the post-specific minimum education, teacher-training or TET conditions. The detailed 2026 rules control.
Reservation and allocation: The 906 seats are provisional and are not a caste, medium or subject-wise roster. Final category and subject/management allocation is subject to the official detailed notice and corrigenda. An applicant should choose the post for which their recorded educational/professional qualification is demonstrably recognised under the final rules, rather than relying on the post title alone.
Examination and learning focus: This is a recruitment CBT; syllabus topics must be taken from the Andhra Pradesh DSC-2026 official syllabus appropriate to this specific post. A 2025 mock or coaching-paper pattern must not replace the current notice.
Where these vacancies are concentrated: Kurnool: 176, Prakasam: 96, Anantapuramu: 66, SPSR Nellore: 65, Kakinada: 51, YSR Kadapa: 48, Annamayya: 46. A district entry says nothing about the post-specific subject roster.
All counts are tentative; official detailed notification to provide district/management, subject and reservation roster.
The 13 October brief notification does not give the post-specific minimum education, teacher-training or TET conditions. The detailed 2026 rules control.
The separately notified Secondary Grade Teacher cadre in the same government and local-body school managements.
Recruitment: APTRT–2026, dated 13 October 2026. Appointment area: Andhra Pradesh. Confirmed selection method: objective-type Computer Based Test. Salary, age, applicable subject/management qualification, experience and fee: not specified in this brief notice; candidates must follow the detailed official rules.
Education and recognition: The 13 October brief notification does not give the post-specific minimum education, teacher-training or TET conditions. The detailed 2026 rules control.
Reservation and allocation: The 1205 seats are provisional and are not a caste, medium or subject-wise roster. Final category and subject/management allocation is subject to the official detailed notice and corrigenda. An applicant should choose the post for which their recorded educational/professional qualification is demonstrably recognised under the final rules, rather than relying on the post title alone.
Examination and learning focus: This is a recruitment CBT; syllabus topics must be taken from the Andhra Pradesh DSC-2026 official syllabus appropriate to this specific post. A 2025 mock or coaching-paper pattern must not replace the current notice.
Where these vacancies are concentrated: Kurnool: 213, Prakasam: 170, YSR Kadapa: 158, Alluri Sitharamaraju: 153, Nandyal: 117, SPSR Nellore: 100, Chittoor: 100. A district entry says nothing about the post-specific subject roster.
All counts are tentative; official detailed notification to provide district/management, subject and reservation roster.
Recruitment-level qualifications and eligibility rules. Post-specific conditions are also shown inside each vacancy card.
The original brief notification announces post names and counts but assigns prescribed academic and professional eligibility to the detailed 2026 rules. Applicants must ensure that the exact post/discipline and recognised qualification match those rules.
Selection stages in the order configured for this recruitment.
Official 13 October brief notification confirms a computer-based objective recruitment examination; separate detailed notification controls schedule, marks and subject rules.
Application and recruitment milestones published with this job.
Tentative 2111 posts, signed by Director of School Education at Amaravati.
Application links, notification documents and verified sources in one place.
Exam and lifecycle records directly connected to this recruitment.
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