APPSC Group 2 Recruitment 2026: 720 Posts, Apply till 11 Dec

APPSC Group 2 Recruitment 2026 has 720 posts open across 30 post codes, and the online form runs from 10 November to 11 December 2026 on psc.ap.gov.in. The detailed notification is No. 37/2026, dated 10 November 2026, and it carries the fee, the age limit, the post wise vacancy split and the screening test date. The brief notification had listed 686 provisional posts, so the detailed notification adds 34 posts and 18 new post codes.

Two posts carry more than half the vacancies. Deputy Tahsildar has 203 posts and Deputy Mandal Parishad Development Officer has 176, which together make 379 of the 720. The rest spread across 28 other post codes, from Sub-Registrar to Junior Office Assistant, with pay scales from Rs 25,220 to Rs 1,30,580 depending on the post.

APPSC Group 2 Recruitment 2026 at a glance

The two posts that carry this recruitment

Deputy Tahsildar leads the list with 203 posts in the Andhra Pradesh Revenue Service, on a pay scale of Rs 44,570 to Rs 1,27,480. That figure includes one carried forward vacancy. It is the single biggest block in the notification and the post most applicants will aim for. Deputy Mandal Parishad Development Officer follows with 176 posts in the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Service, on Rs 45,830 to Rs 1,30,580.

The other 28 post codes fill out the remaining 341 vacancies. Senior Accountant has 91 posts, 90 in heads of departments and one in the districts. Assistant Section Officer in the General Administration Department has 71. Junior Accountant has 47. Goods and Service Tax Officer, the post earlier called Assistant Commercial Tax Officer, has 40.

Junior Office Assistant is new in the detailed notification, with 31 posts across 17 departments. Prohibition and Excise Sub-Inspector has 29, including two carried forward vacancies. Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies has 10, Sub-Registrar Grade II has 7, Municipal Commissioner Grade III has 6, Assistant Section Officer in the Finance Department has 5, and Assistant Section Officer in the Law Department has 4.

The three Assistant Section Officer posts together add up to 80.

Odisha opened a separate ASO recruitment the same week, with 340 posts and a 30 November deadline of its own, and the details sit in the OPSC ASO Recruitment 2026 post on this site.

Who can apply

A Bachelor's degree from a recognised university is enough for post codes 1 to 8, which cover everything from Municipal Commissioner to Assistant Section Officer in the General Administration Department. For Sub-Registrar Grade II, the notification adds that preference goes to candidates who also hold a degree in law.

The last four posts ask for specific degrees. Assistant Section Officer in the Finance Department needs a degree in Mathematics, Economics or Commerce. Assistant Section Officer in the Law Department needs a degree in Law. Senior Accountant and Junior Accountant need a degree in Commerce, Economics or Mathematics, and then one more thing: a pass in a certificate course in Office Automation, PC Maintenance and Trouble Shooting, or Web Designing from the Board of Technical Education and Training, Andhra Pradesh, or a degree in computer applications or computer science such as BCA, B.Sc. (Computers), B.Com. (Computers), B.A. (Computers) or B.Tech./B.E. in Computer Science or Information Technology.

One date matters more than the rest of the eligibility rules. The notification says the educational qualification is judged as on the date of the detailed notification, 10 November 2026, and that date is the crucial date in all aspects. A degree completed after that date does not count.

The fee, and who pays less

The application fee is Rs 330 in total, made up of a Rs 250 processing fee and a Rs 80 examination fee. Payment is online only, through net banking, credit card or debit card, and the fee once paid is not refunded. No Indian Postal Order or demand draft is accepted.

Some candidates pay Rs 250 only, because the Rs 80 examination fee does not apply to them. That group covers SC, ST, BC, PwBD and Ex-Servicemen candidates, families in Andhra Pradesh holding a Household Supply White Card, and unemployed youth covered by G.O.Ms.No.439 dated 18 October 1996. One condition is easy to miss: candidates from other states who fall in those categories get no exemption and no reservation, and they must pay the full Rs 330.

The age limit

The age limit is counted as on 1 July 2026. Most posts take candidates from 18 to 44 years. Three posts differ. Municipal Commissioner Grade III takes 21 to 44, Sub-Registrar Grade II takes 20 to 44, and Prohibition and Excise Sub-Inspector takes 18 to 30.

The relaxations are generous on paper and worth reading in full before you apply. SC, ST, BC and EWS candidates get 5 years. SC and ST candidates against carried forward vacancies in the Limited Recruitment get 10 years. PwBD candidates get 10 years. Ex-Servicemen get 3 years plus the length of their service. NCC instructors get the length of their service. Regular Andhra Pradesh State Government employees get the length of their regular service up to 5 years. Retrenched State Census Department temporary employees with at least 6 months of service get 3 years.

Widows, divorced women and judicially separated women who have not remarried and belong to SC or ST get an upper age limit of 50 years in the General Recruitment and 55 years in the Limited Recruitment, and 45 years for Junior Office Assistant posts.

What the exam looks like

The screening test is on 21 February 2027. It is an offline OMR exam of 150 objective questions for 150 marks in 150 minutes, on General Studies and Mental Ability at degree standard. Every wrong answer loses one third of the marks for that question. The screening test shortlists 50 times the number of vacancies for the main examination.

The main examination has two papers of 150 marks each. Paper I covers the social history of Andhra Pradesh and the Indian Constitution. Paper II covers the Indian and Andhra Pradesh economy and science and technology. The total is 300 marks, and the same one third negative marking applies. The main examination runs online in computer based test mode, and its dates will be announced later. The minimum qualifying marks on aggregate in the main examination are 40 percent for OC and EWS, 35 percent for BC, and 30 percent for SC, ST and PwBD. The centres cover all 26 district centres, and candidates give three preferences.

The detailed notification carries the full scheme and syllabus for both stages, so there is no need to wait to start. The screening syllabus splits into Indian history, geography, Indian society, current affairs and mental ability, 30 marks each. The main syllabus is the part that rewards early reading, because Paper I runs through Andhra history from the Satavahanas to the formation of the state, and Paper II runs through the economy and science and technology of India and Andhra Pradesh.

Physical standards for the Excise Sub-Inspector post

The Prohibition and Excise Sub-Inspector post is the only one with physical standards, and they are strict. Men need a height of at least 165 cm and a chest of at least 81 cm on full expiration, with a minimum expansion of 5 cm. The height is relaxed to 160 cm for ST candidates if the ST quota cannot be filled. For Andhra Pradesh Ministerial Service staff of the Prohibition and Excise Department, Drivers and Attenders, the minimum height is 163 cm. Women need a height of at least 152.5 cm and a weight of at least 45.5 kg. Vision in both eyes must be 6/6 distant and 0.5 near on the Snellen chart, with a full field of vision.

The disqualification list is long, so check it before you apply: colour blindness, squint, any morbid condition of the eye or eyelids, knock knees, pigeon chest, flat foot, varicose veins, hammer toes, fractured limbs and decayed teeth.

Computer Proficiency Test and the correction window

After the main examination comes a Computer Proficiency Test, and selection depends on qualifying in it. It is a practical test in office automation with computers and associated software, lasting 60 minutes for 100 marks. The minimum qualifying marks are 30 for SC, ST and PwBD, 35 for BC and 40 for OC. The Commission shortlists candidates for it in a 1 to 2 ratio after the main examination. No date for the test is stated in the notification.

If you make a mistake in the form, the correction window runs for 7 days only from the last date of applications, at Rs 100 per correction. Three things cannot be corrected: name, fee and age relaxation. A change of community or reservation category is not entertained at later stages. Objections to the initial answer key must be filed within 3 days of its publication, at Rs 100 per objection. The Commission will host hall tickets for both the screening test and the main examination on its website, with no download date stated yet.

How to apply on psc.ap.gov.in

The form opens on 10 November 2026 and closes on 11 December 2026 at 11:59 pm, and only forms submitted through psc.ap.gov.in count. The notification is blunt about this: an application sent by any other mode will not be entertained under any circumstances. Complete the One Time Profile Registration first, then read the detailed notification and fill the form with the particulars exactly as the notification asks. Submit well before the closing date. The Commission advises candidates to apply early to avoid the last date rush, and that advice is worth taking seriously, because a government portal on the final evening is not a place to test your luck.

Check the photo and signature sizes in the detailed notification before you upload. If a file comes out the wrong size, the site's exam photo resizer fixes it in a minute.

Andhra Pradesh also has 2,721 teacher posts open this month through AP DSC, and the details sit in the AP DSC Recruitment 2026 post on this site.

Sources & verification: Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, Detailed Notification No. 37/2026 dated 10 November 2026, read 11 November 2026 from the official notification PDF on psc.ap.gov.in. The vacancy table, fee, age limit, exam scheme, physical standards and correction window in this article were read directly from that notification. The brief notification (No. 37/2026, dated 13 October 2026) had listed 686 provisional posts; the detailed notification raises the total to 720.