APTRT / DSC-2026 Special Education Recruitment
School Assistants & Secondary Grade Teachers
Andhra Pradesh School Education Department
Notification No.02/DSC-TRC-1/2026
Notification Date: 05 November 2026
AP DSC 2026 Special Education Vacancy Details
The recruitment notification invites online applications for 350 vacancies in Andhra Pradesh under the AP Teacher Recruitment Test (APTRT-2026), also known as DSC-2026.
1. Important Recruitment Details
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Department | School Education Department, Andhra Pradesh |
| Recruitment Name | APTRT / DSC-2026 |
| Notification Number | 02/DSC-TRC-1/2026 |
| Notification Date | 05-11-2026 |
| Posts | SA Special Education & SGT Special Education |
| Total Vacancies | 350 |
| School Assistant Vacancies | 150 |
| SGT Vacancies | 200 |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Application Website | tet2dsc.apcfss.in |
| Application Fee | Rs.1,000 per post |
| CBT Examination | 20-12-2026 onwards |
| Examination Languages | English and Telugu |
2. Post-wise Vacancy Details
| Post Name | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| School Assistant (Special Education) | 150 |
| Secondary Grade Teacher (Special Education) | 200 |
| Total | 350 |
3. District-wise Special Education Vacancies
The following table provides the district-wise vacancies under Government / ZPP / MP managements and Municipality / Municipal Corporation managements.
| S.No | District | Government / ZPP / MP | Municipality / Municipal Corporation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | SGT | SA | SGT | SA | SGT | ||
| 1 | Srikakulam | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Parvathipuram Manyam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Vizianagaram | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Visakhapatnam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | ASR | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Anakapalli | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Kakinada | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | East Godavari | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | Eluru | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | West Godavari | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | NTR | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Krishna | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 14 | Guntur | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Bapatla | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | Palnadu | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 17 | Prakasam | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| 18 | SPS Nellore | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 19 | Tirupati | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 20 | Chittoor | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 21 | YSR Kadapa | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 22 | Annamayya | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 23 | Ananthapuramu | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 24 | Sri Satya Sai | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 25 | Kurnool | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 26 | Nandyal | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 134 | 171 | 16 | 29 | 150 | 200 | |
Note: SA = School Assistant (Special Education); SGT = Secondary Grade Teacher (Special Education).
4. Important Application Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Notification Released | 05-11-2026 |
| Information Bulletin | 05-11-2026 |
| Online Application Starts | 11-11-2026 |
| Fee Payment Starts | 11-11-2026 |
| Last Date for Fee Payment | 30-11-2026 |
| Last Date for Online Application | 30-11-2026 |
| Online Mock Test | 05-12-2026 |
| Hall Tickets Download | 14-12-2026 |
| CBT Examination | 20-12-2026 to 13-01-2027 |
| Initial Key | Second day after completion of the last examination |
| Objections on Initial Key | Within 7 days of its release |
| Final Key | After 7 days from the last date of objections |
| Merit List | 7 days after final key release |
5. Application Fee
Application Fee: Rs.1,000/- per post
Candidates have to pay Rs.1,000 towards application fee for processing and conduct of the Recruitment Test for each post through the online payment gateway.- Fee payment starts from 11-11-2026.
- Last date for payment is 30-11-2026.
- Online application submission must also be completed by 30-11-2026.
6. Age Limit
Age shall be calculated as on 01-07-2026.
| Category | Age Limit |
|---|---|
| Minimum Age | 18 Years |
| OC Category Maximum Age | 44 Years |
| SC / ST / BC / EWS | 49 Years |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities | 54 Years |
Ex-Servicemen Age Relaxation
For Ex-Servicemen who served in the Armed Forces of the Indian Union in regular rolls, the length of service rendered in the Armed Forces plus an additional three years shall be deducted from their actual age for determining the maximum age limit.
This relaxation is not applicable to persons released by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency.
7. Educational Qualifications
Post-wise educational and technical qualifications for the following posts are prescribed in G.O.Ms.No.51, School Education (Ser.I) Department, dated 04-11-2026.
- School Assistant (Special Education).
- Secondary Grade Teacher (Special Education).
Candidates must possess the required academic and other qualifications as on the date specified in the detailed notification, i.e., 04-11-2026, as mentioned in the notification.
8. Examination Method
- Selection examination will be conducted through Computer Based Test (CBT).
- Examination will be conducted in district headquarters, municipalities, revenue divisions and mandals.
- Candidates must attend the examination at the allotted centre.
- Generally, candidates shall appear in the district in which they seek recruitment or in another district of the State or adjoining State, if allotted.
- Examination languages: English and Telugu only.
- CBT sessions will commence from 20-12-2026.
9. Normalization Procedure
The normalization procedure/technique will be adopted for APTRT-2026 examinations conducted in multiple shifts.
Normalization Formula:
The variables in the normalization formula represent:
- M̂ij: Normalized marks of the jth candidate in the ith shift.
- Mgt: Average marks of the top 0.1% candidates considering all shifts.
- Mgq: Sum of mean marks and standard deviation of candidates considering all shifts.
- Mti: Average marks of the top 0.1% candidates in the ith shift.
- Miq: Sum of mean marks and standard deviation of the ith shift.
- Mij: Actual marks obtained by the jth candidate in the ith shift.
- Mgqᵐ: Sum of mean marks of candidates in the shift having the maximum mean and standard deviation of marks across all shifts.
Note: Calculation of marks will be up to 5 decimal places.
10. Minimum Qualifying Marks
Candidates must secure the following minimum qualifying marks on aggregate of TRT (80%) and TET (20%).
| S.No | Category | Qualifying Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OC & EWS | 40% |
| 2 | BC (A, B, C, D & E) | 35% |
| 3 | SC (I, II & III), ST, PwBD | 30% |
Minimum qualifying marks for Ex-Servicemen and Meritorious Sports Persons shall be as per their respective communal category.
11. APTET Qualifying Marks
APTET scores and qualifying marks will be considered for teacher selection as prescribed in the notification.
| TET Name | Maximum Marks | OC / EWS | BC | SC / ST / PwBD / Ex-Servicemen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APTET | 150 | 90 | 75 | 60 |
12. Service Weightage
Service weightage will be given to the following eligible categories:
- IERTs.
- IEDSS personnel.
- CRTs working in TTD-run institutions.
- NGOs working for State Government-run institutions.
- KGBV Schools, including KGBV Special Schools.
- 0.5 marks for each completed year of service.
- Maximum service weightage: 5 marks.
- Total marks after adding weightage shall not exceed 100.
- Service exceeding six months in a year shall be reckoned as one year.
- Service below six months shall be ignored.
The service experience certificate must be issued by the competent authority. The cut-off date for calculating service experience is the date of issue of the Detailed Notification.
Service weightage will be considered only for candidates who secure the minimum qualifying marks in the APTRT/DSC-2026 examination.
13. Management-wise and Post-wise Preferences
Candidates applying for more than one post and/or different managements must mandatorily indicate their management-wise and post-wise preferences in sequential order at the time of online application.
Example:
- First Preference – School Assistant (Special Education).
- Second Preference – School Assistant (Physics).
- Third Preference – Secondary Grade Teacher.
One-Time Edit Facility
- A one-time edit facility will be provided immediately after publication of the merit list.
- The facility will be available for seven days only from the date of publication.
- Only the order of post/management preferences can be modified.
- No other application particulars can be changed.
- After the edit facility closes, the modified preferences will be final.
If a candidate is selected for the highest-priority option, the candidate will not be considered for the remaining lower-priority posts or managements. The candidate's name will be removed from other selection lists.
14. Certificate Upload and Verification
- Eligibility certificates must be uploaded in the candidate's login within seven days from publication of the merit list.
- Original certificates must be produced at the time of certificate verification.
- Candidates claiming service weightage must upload the service experience certificate issued by the competent authority.
- Failure to produce original certificates will result in immediate disqualification.
- False, forged, tampered or fabricated certificates will result in rejection or termination of candidature and may attract legal action.
15. Reservation Details
Local Candidate Reservation
As per the notification, 95% of posts shall be reserved in favour of local candidates in relation to the respective local area/local cadre.
The remaining 5% shall be treated as unreserved/open competition and will be available to both local and non-local candidates based on merit. It is not a separate quota exclusively for non-local candidates.
Vertical Reservation
- Scheduled Castes (Group-I, II & III).
- Scheduled Tribes.
- Backward Classes (A, B, C, D & E).
- Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).
Horizontal Reservation
- Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD).
- Ex-Servicemen.
- Women.
- Meritorious Sports Persons.
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities Categories
- Blindness and low vision.
- Deaf and hard of hearing.
- Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy.
- Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness.
- Multiple disabilities from the above categories, including deaf blindness in posts identified for each disability.
EWS Reservation
- EWS candidates must belong to families not covered under the existing reservation scheme for SCs, STs and Socially and Educationally Backward Classes.
- Gross annual family income must be below Rs.8 lakh.
- EWS certificate must be based on FY 2025-2026 income.
- Certificate must be issued by the competent Revenue Authority in the rank of Tahsildar.
- The digital certificate must be issued on or after 01-04-2026.
- It must be uploaded at application submission or within seven days from publication of merit list and produced at certificate verification.
16. Sports Quota
- Sports quota rules will be followed as per G.O.Ms.No.25, dated 15-05-2026 and G.O.Ms.No.56, GA (Ser.D) Department, dated 15-05-2026.
- Eligible candidates must register on the SAAP portal or other designated platform and obtain a Sports Person Identification Number (SPID).
- SPID must be furnished in the online application.
- Sports candidates must appear for the written examination and secure the prescribed minimum qualifying marks.
- Academic and technical qualifications are compulsory.
- Sports merit certificates and supporting documents must be uploaded on the SAAP portal within the notified application period.
- Sports priority will be considered as per the applicable Government Orders.
Official Sports Authority website: https://sports.ap.gov.in/
17. Important Instructions to Candidates
- Read the Information Bulletin carefully before applying.
- Check the eligibility criteria for the selected post.
- Submit the online application through the official website.
- Enter all personal and educational details correctly.
- Carefully select post-wise and management-wise preferences.
- Verify all information before final submission and fee payment.
- No edit option will be provided after final submission.
- Government employees, employees of autonomous bodies, local bodies, aided institutions and employees working on temporary, contract, outsourcing or work-charged basis must inform their Head of Office/Department in writing about their application.
- False information may result in criminal prosecution, rejection of application or cancellation of selection.
- Hall ticket issuance and appearing for the examination do not automatically confer eligibility.
- All recruitment updates must be checked through the official website and candidate login.
18. Malpractice Rules
Candidates found copying or resorting to malpractice will be expelled from the examination hall and debarred from appearing for three consecutive examinations conducted by the District Selection Committee, apart from action under the Andhra Pradesh Public Examination (Prevention of Malpractices and Unfair Means) Act, 1997.
Disciplinary action will also be initiated against staff found negligent in performing their examination duties.
19. Initial Key and Final Key
- Objections on the initial key must be submitted within the stipulated period.
- Representations received after the stipulated period will not be entertained.
- After disposal of objections, the final key will be published.
- No objections will be entertained against the final key.
20. Selection and Appointment Conditions
- Eligibility, reservation, examination pattern, marks and selection procedure will be governed by G.O.Ms.No.51, School Education (Ser.I) Department, dated 04-11-2026.
- Vacancies remaining unfilled due to non-availability of eligible candidates, non-joining or other reasons will be carried forward to the subsequent recruitment notification.
- A selected candidate who does not join duty within 30 days from receipt of the appointment order will forfeit the selection.
- Posts notified under Limited Recruitment Notification No.ESE02-20021/143/2020-RECTMT-CSE, dated 19-08-2022, are not included in DSC-2026.
- The rules notified in G.O.Ms.No.51 supersede the earlier orders specified therein, including G.O.Ms.No.24 dated 15-02-2019 and G.O.Ms.No.31 dated 06-05-2019.
21. Candidate Login and Communication
All information relating to the recruitment process will be communicated exclusively through the respective candidates' individual login accounts.
No separate individual communication will be made through SMS, telephone calls or email. General notices and updates will be hosted on the official website and published in print media.
22. Induction Training
All selected candidates for the notified DSC-2026 vacancies must undergo Induction Training on:
23. Grievance Redressal
The Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, is empowered to constitute a Grievance Redressal mechanism to address the grievances of candidates.
24. Government Decision
The Government reserves the right to alter or modify the terms and conditions, including vacancies laid down in the notification, or withdraw the notification at any time.
25. Official Notification and Application Links
Official AP DSC 2026 Website
All applications, Information Bulletin, User Guide, vacancy details, hall tickets and recruitment updates will be available through the official portal.
26. Important Dates – Quick Reference
| Activity | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification | 05 November 2026 |
| Applications Start | 11 November 2026 |
| Applications Close | 30 November 2026 |
| Mock Test | 05 December 2026 |
| Hall Tickets | 14 December 2026 |
| Examination Starts | 20 December 2026 |
| Examination Ends | 13 January 2027 |
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