Andhra Pradesh has opened its DSC 2026 teacher recruitment, with 2,721 posts across three notifications. The notifications, dated 5 November, set the application window at 11 to 30 November on tet2dsc.apcfss.in. The computer-based tests, officially the Andhra Pradesh Teacher Recruitment Test (APTRT-2026), begin on 20 December. That leaves only about three weeks between the last date and the first exam.
How the 2,721 posts break down
| Notification | Posts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| No. 01: Government, Zilla Parishad, Mandal Parishad and municipal schools | School Assistants 906, Secondary Grade Teachers 1,205 | 2,111 |
| No. 02: Special education, same managements | School Assistants 150, Secondary Grade Teachers 200 | 350 |
| No. 03: Residential societies and AP Model Schools | Principals 30, PGT 81, TGT 113, PD 2, PET 34 | 260 |
Your district matters. In Notification No. 01, Kurnool has the most posts at 389, followed by Prakasam (266), YSR Kadapa (206), SPS Nellore (165) and Alluri Sitharama Raju (159). Vizianagaram has just 4. Check your own district and subject in the official notification before you pay. Post-wise vacancies also go live on the site from 11 November.
Key dates and rules
| Apply and pay | 11 to 30 November 2026 |
| Fee | Rs 1,000 per post |
| Age on 1 July 2026 | 18 to 44; up to 49 for SC, ST, BC and EWS; up to 54 for persons with benchmark disabilities |
| Online mock test | 5 December 2026 |
| Hall tickets | 14 December 2026 |
| Exams | 20 December 2026 to 13 January 2027 |
| Initial answer key | 2nd day after the last exam, with 7 days for objections |
The schedule is marked tentative, and the number of exam sessions can change with the number of applicants.
Before you pay
- Decide how many posts to apply for. You can apply for more than one, but the fee is charged per post.
- Put your preferences in the order you really want. Once you are selected against your highest preference, your name is removed from every other list. You get one chance to reorder them, for seven days after the merit list.
- Check your Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) score. For School Assistant (except Physical Education) and Secondary Grade Teacher posts, the final score combines the recruitment test (80%) and TET (20%). APTET and CTET scores count, with pass marks of 90, 75 or 60 out of 150 depending on category.
- Know the minimum. The qualifying aggregate is 40% for OC and EWS, 35% for BC, and 30% for SC, ST and persons with benchmark disabilities.
- Expect normalised marks. Because the test runs across several shifts, scores will be normalised using the formula in the notification.
Post-wise qualifications are in the Information Bulletin on the DSC site. If you are already in government, local body or contract service, the notification requires you to tell your head of office in writing that you are applying. For TET details, see the AP TET page on AglaSem Career.
Sources: APTRT/DSC-2026 Notification Nos. 01, 02 and 03 dated 5 November 2026, under G.O.Ms.No.52, School Education Department, dated 4 November 2026. Details in the rules and dates sections are from Notification No. 01; the total of 2,721 is our addition of the three. Check the Special Education and Societies notifications for rules specific to those posts.
