AP DSC Recruitment 2026: 2,721 Teacher Posts in Andhra Pradesh

AP DSC Recruitment 2026 opens 2,721 teacher and school staff posts across Andhra Pradesh. The School Education Department issued the brief notification on 13 October 2026 and three detailed notifications on 5 November 2026 under the Andhra Pradesh Teacher Recruitment Test, APTRT 2026. Applications open on 11 November 2026 and close on 30 November 2026 on the official portal tet2dsc.apcfss.in.

Secondary Grade Teacher carries the largest share with 1,205 regular posts. School Assistant follows with 906 regular posts. The rest spreads across special education posts and residential school societies. The computer based test runs from 20 December 2026 to 13 January 2027, so candidates get about five weeks between the application deadline and the first exam day.

AP DSC Recruitment 2026 at a glance

The three notifications, and why they matter

Do not treat all 2,721 posts as one teacher category. The recruitment runs through three separate notifications with different managements, qualifications and selection rules. Applying under the wrong notification wastes the fee and the application.

The regular notification covers government schools, Zilla Parishad schools and Mandal Parishad schools, plus municipal schools. The special education notification covers the same managements with posts for special education. The societies notification covers residential education societies and model schools, plus posts under the Welfare of Differently Abled, Transgender and Senior Citizens Department.

Post wise vacancies

Kurnool district holds the most regular and special education posts with 404, followed by Prakasam with 291 and YSR Kadapa with 227. The district wise breakup in the official press note covers 2,461 regular and special education posts across 26 districts. Society posts count separately and do not sit inside any district total.

Society posts split across six managements. APSWREIS holds 85, APTWREIS holds 36, MJPAPBCWREIS holds 37, APREIS holds 68, AP Model Schools hold 19, and the WDA, TG and SC Department holds 15.

Who can apply: qualification by post

Educational qualifications are post specific and the relevant recruitment rules and Information Bulletin govern them. The notifications direct candidates to the Information Bulletin for the complete post wise qualifications, and candidates should not assume that the qualification for one post covers another.

The general shape runs like this. Secondary Grade Teacher needs D.El.Ed. or intermediate with TET as applicable. School Assistant needs graduation in the subject plus B.Ed. plus TET as applicable. TGT, PGT and Principal need a postgraduate degree plus B.Ed. plus experience as per the bulletin. Physical Director and Physical Education Teacher need the prescribed physical education qualification. Special Education posts need the applicable special education recognition.

That shape is a starting point, not a substitute for the bulletin. The bulletin sets the required academic degree, the professional teacher training qualification, the subject or medium, the TET eligibility where applicable and any special education recognition requirements. Check the bulletin for the exact post before paying the fee, because the fee is Rs 1,000 per post and it will not come back.

Age limit and relaxation

Age is calculated as on 1 July 2026.

The ordinary upper limit is 44 years, with higher limits for the reserved categories listed above. Ex servicemen get relaxation under the provisions of the relevant notification.

Salary: to be confirmed from the official Information Bulletin

No pay scale figure appears in this article, and that is deliberate. No source read for this draft itemised the post wise pay scales for AP DSC 2026. The detailed notifications and the Information Bulletin on tet2dsc.apcfss.in carry the pay scale for each post, and candidates must read the figure for their exact post from the bulletin before applying. Do not rely on a salary figure from a job portal for this recruitment.

Application fee

The application fee is Rs 1,000 for each post. Candidates who apply for more than one post should check the total payable amount in the application instructions before paying. The payment window runs from 11 to 30 November 2026, the same as the application window.

Important dates

Selection process and qualifying marks

The selection method depends on the post, so one weightage rule does not cover the whole recruitment.

For regular School Assistant (except Physical Education) and Secondary Grade Teacher, the aggregate comes from TRT at 80 percent and qualifying TET at 20 percent. For TGT in societies, the same TRT and TET aggregate applies. For Principal, PGT, Physical Director and PET in societies, qualifying marks rest on TRT at 100 percent.

Minimum qualifying percentages:

These are minimum qualifying thresholds, not guaranteed selection cutoffs. The societies notification also provides an English Language Proficiency screening test for Principal, non language PGT and non language TGT candidates: 60 out of 100 marks for OC, BC and EWS, and 50 out of 100 for SC / ST / PwBD / ex servicemen candidates. TGT Special Education in special schools stays out of this English screening test.

The Special Education notification separately gives certain eligible service candidates a service weightage of 0.5 marks per completed year, up to 5 marks, subject to the stated conditions and the overall maximum. Candidates should refer to that notification for the eligible service categories and proof requirements.

The department has released a detailed suggestive syllabus covering SGT, SGT Special Education, School Assistants, TGT, TGT Special Education, PGT, Principals and Physical Education posts. The SGT paper carries 80 marks: General Knowledge and Current Affairs 8, Perspectives in Education 4, Educational Psychology 8, and Content and Methodologies 60. The department states that the topics are indicative rather than exhaustive, so prepare from the syllabus for the exact post and subject.

Documents to keep ready

Document verification follows the computer based test. Keep the originals and photocopies ready before applying.

1. Academic qualification certificates and marksheets for the post applied for.
2. Professional teacher training qualification certificate (D.El.Ed. or B.Ed. as applicable).
3. TET qualification certificate where the post asks for it.
4. Caste, category or disability certificate where a concession or relaxation is claimed.
5. Photo identity proof and recent passport size photographs.
6. Service certificate where service weightage is claimed under the Special Education notification.

How to apply online

1. Open the official portal at tet2dsc.apcfss.in from 11 November 2026.
2. Read the correct detailed notification and Information Bulletin for the post.
3. Check the qualification, age, TET requirements and district or management eligibility.
4. Follow the registration and application steps in the official User Guide, which the portal makes available from 11 November 2026.
5. Review every detail carefully and pay Rs 1,000 per post.
6. Complete the final submission by 30 November 2026 and retain the application confirmation.

Important links

Sources & verification: Government of Andhra Pradesh, School Education Department, DSC 2026 brief notification press note and detailed notifications No. 01, 02 and 03/DSC-TRC-1/2026 dated 5 November 2026, read 6 November 2026 from the official PDFs on tet2dsc.apcfss.in. Every figure in this article comes from those notifications. No pay scale figure is given anywhere in this article because the notifications do not itemise post wise pay scales; those sit in the official Information Bulletin.