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G.O.Ms.No.39 – Municipal School Teachers Service Rules 2026

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G.O.Ms.No.39 | 03-11-2026

Latest Government Order:
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued new service rules for teachers working in Municipal Schools in Vijayawada Municipal Corporation through G.O.Ms.No.39 dated 03 November 2026.

These rules are called the Andhra Pradesh School Educational Subordinate Service (for the posts of teachers working in Municipal Schools in the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation) Rules, 2026.

Read Complete GO Details 19 Categories of Teacher Posts Educational Qualifications Download Official GO PDF

1. Government Order Details

Particulars	Details
Government	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Department	School Education (Services.II) Department
G.O. Number	G.O.Ms.No.39
G.O. Date	03-11-2026
Subject	Andhra Pradesh School Educational Subordinate Service Rules, 2026
Applicable Schools	Municipal Schools in Vijayawada Municipal Corporation
Effective Date	08-10-2026
Gazette	Andhra Pradesh Gazette dated 03-11-2026
Principal Secretary	J. Syamala Rao

2. Background of the Government Order

According to the Government Order:

The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Educational Subordinate Service Rules, 2016 were originally issued through G.O.Ms.No.324, MA&UD Department, dated 07-12-2016.
Subsequently, amendments were issued to the existing service rules.
Through G.O.Ms.No.84, MA&UD Department, dated 24-06-2022, supervision and administration of Municipal Schools were entrusted to the School Education Department.
The Government issued the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2025.
G.O.Ms.No.208, dated 08-10-2026, dealt with organization of posts under the Director of School Education into District Local Cadres, including NTR District.
G.O.Ms.No.271, MA&UD Department, dated 31-10-2026, made amendments to the earlier municipal educational service rules.

The Government accepted the proposals of the Director of School Education and decided to issue fresh service rules.

3. Short Title and Applicability

Rule 1 – Short Title These rules shall be called: Andhra Pradesh School Educational Subordinate Service (for the posts of teachers working in Municipal Schools in the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation) Rules, 2026. Rule 2 – Applicability These rules apply to teachers working in Municipal Schools in the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation under the administrative control of the School Education Department.

4. Classes and Categories of Teacher Posts

The service consists of two classes and a total of 19 categories of posts.

CLASS – I : School Assistants and MPSHM/SA

Category	Designation
1	School Assistant (Mathematics)
2	School Assistant (Physical Sciences)
3	School Assistant (Biological Science)
4	School Assistant (Social Studies)
5	School Assistant (English)
6	School Assistant (Telugu)
7	School Assistant (Hindi)
8	School Assistant (Urdu)
9	School Assistant (Sanskrit)
10	School Assistant (Physical Education)
11	School Assistant (Special Education)
12	Model Primary School Headmaster / School Assistant (MPSHM/SA)

CLASS – II : Secondary Grade and Other Teachers

Category	Designation
1	Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT)
2	Secondary Grade Teacher (Special Education)
3	Art Teacher
4	Drawing Teacher
5	Music Teacher
6	Craft Teacher
7	Sewing Teacher

5. Method of Appointment – Rule 3

Class-I Categories 1 to 9 and 11

The appointment methods are:

By transfer from Category 12 of Class-I, if MPSHM/SA teachers are found surplus.
By direct recruitment to the extent of 70% of substantive vacancies.
By promotion from Categories 1 to 7 of Class-II to the extent of 30% of vacancies.

Class-I Category 10 – School Assistant (Physical Education)

By transfer from Category 12 of Class-I, if MPSHM/SA teachers are found surplus.
By direct recruitment to the extent of 30% of substantive vacancies.
By promotion from Categories 1 to 7 of Class-II to the extent of 70% of vacancies.

Class-I Category 12 – MPSHM/SA

By transfer from Categories 1 to 9 of Class-I, if any posts in those categories are found surplus.
By promotion from Categories 1 to 7 of Class-II.

Class-II Categories 1 to 7

All the following posts shall be filled by direct recruitment:

Secondary Grade Teacher
Secondary Grade Teacher (Special Education)
Art Teacher
Drawing Teacher
Music Teacher
Craft Teacher
Sewing Teacher

Appointing Authority: District Educational Officer.

6. Important Conditions Regarding Transfers

The Government Order specifies the following conditions:

Transfer within the same class among different categories is generally not permissible.
If posts are identified as surplus during reapportionment or rationalization, the Government may call for willingness from eligible teachers for transfer to needy subjects, subject to prescribed qualifications.
If a surplus teacher does not give willingness to transfer to a needy subject, the junior-most teacher in service in that subject having the required qualifications may be deputed for a specified period.
Surplus teachers shall first be posted against MPSHM/SA posts.
In the absence of surplus teachers, MPSHM/SA posts shall be filled by promotion from Categories 1 to 7 of Class-II, as per relevant service rules.
Surplus MPSHM/SA teachers may be posted in the concerned subject according to their qualifications wherever there is a requirement.

7. Rule of Reservation – Rule 4

General Rule 22 of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Services Rules shall apply to direct recruitment.
Women alone shall be appointed to posts in institutions specially provided for women / Girls Schools.
Vacancies in such institutions shall be filled by transfer of a woman employee of the same category working in another institution within the unit, wherever possible.
If such transfer is not possible, appointment may be made through any permissible method under the rules.
Reservation in promotion shall be followed as per Government orders issued from time to time.

8. Educational Qualifications – Rule 5

General Conditions

Prescribed educational and professional qualifications are compulsory for appointment, promotion or appointment by transfer.
Relevant Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) / CTET qualification is required for the specified categories under Class-I and Class-II.
Higher qualifications are also eligible where the required subjects were studied at Bachelor's degree level and all other prescribed requirements are fulfilled.
Medium of instruction and first-language requirements shall be followed.
NCTE / RCI norms and Government orders issued from time to time shall apply.

Class-I – School Assistant Posts

Category 1 – School Assistant (Mathematics)

Bachelor's Degree with Mathematics / Applied Mathematics / Statistics as the main subject or one of three equal optional subjects and B.Ed. / B.Ed. (Special Education) with Mathematics methodology.
OR four-year integrated degree with Mathematics / Applied Mathematics / Statistics from an NCTE-recognized institution.
OR the specified BCA / B.E. / B.Tech qualification combinations with Mathematics at Intermediate level and the prescribed B.Ed. methodology.
OR relevant postgraduate qualification with three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. and Mathematics methodology.

Category 2 – School Assistant (Physical Sciences)

Bachelor's Degree with the prescribed combination of Physics and Chemistry or allied subjects and B.Ed. with Physical Science / Physics / Chemistry / Science methodology.
OR four-year integrated degree with the prescribed subject combination from an NCTE-recognized institution.
OR specified BCA / B.E. / B.Tech combinations with Physics and Chemistry at Intermediate level and prescribed B.Ed. methodology.
OR postgraduate qualification in Physics / Chemistry or allied subjects with three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. and relevant methodology.

Category 3 – School Assistant (Biological Science)

Bachelor's Degree with Botany and Zoology as optional subjects, or one as main and the other as subsidiary, or the prescribed allied subjects.
B.Ed. / B.Ed. (Special Education) with Biological Science / Natural Sciences / Science / Botany / Zoology methodology.
OR four-year integrated degree with the prescribed biological science subjects from an NCTE-recognized institution.
OR specified BCA qualification with Botany and Zoology at Intermediate level and prescribed B.Ed. methodology.
OR relevant postgraduate qualification with three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. and relevant methodology.

Category 4 – School Assistant (Social Studies)

Bachelor's Degree with any two prescribed subjects, or one main subject and another subsidiary subject.
Subjects include History, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, Commerce, Anthropology, Social Work, Philosophy, Psychology and other subjects specified in the rules.
B.Ed. / B.Ed. (Special Education) with Social Studies / Social Sciences / Geography / History / Political Science / Economics methodology.
OR the prescribed four-year integrated B.A.-B.Ed. degree.
OR specified BCA / BBM combinations with Social Sciences at Intermediate level and prescribed B.Ed. methodology.
OR relevant postgraduate qualification with three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. and relevant methodology.

Category 5 – School Assistant (English)

Bachelor's Degree with English as the main subject or one of the optional subjects, or Postgraduate Degree in English.
B.Ed. / B.Ed. (Special Education) with English methodology.
OR four-year B.A.-B.Ed. / B.Sc.-B.Ed. integrated degree with English as an optional subject and English methodology.
OR Postgraduate Degree in English with three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. and English methodology.

Category 6 – School Assistant (Telugu)

Bachelor's Degree with Telugu as the main subject or one of three equal optional subjects.
OR B.O.L. in Telugu or equivalent.
OR Postgraduate Degree in Telugu with B.Ed. / B.Ed. (Special Education) with Telugu methodology or Telugu Pandit Training or equivalent.
OR four-year integrated B.A.-B.Ed. with Telugu and Telugu methodology.
OR Postgraduate Degree in Telugu with three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. and Telugu methodology.

Category 7 – School Assistant (Hindi)

Bachelor's Degree with Hindi as the main subject, B.O.L. in Hindi or the specified recognized Hindi qualifications.
Recognized qualifications include Madhyama, Ratna, Praveen, Sahityalankar, Pandit, Vidwan, Sevak, Visharad Diploma, Sahitya Ratna Diploma and other qualifications specified in Table-I of the GO.
Prescribed training qualifications include B.Ed. (Hindi Medium), Pracharak Degree, Pracharak Diploma, Sikshana Kala Praveena, Hindi Shikshak, Hindi Pandits Training Certificate and other qualifications specified in Table-II.
OR four-year integrated B.A.-B.Ed. with Hindi methodology.
OR Postgraduate Degree in Hindi with three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. and Hindi methodology.

Category 8 – School Assistant (Urdu)

Bachelor's Degree with Urdu as the main subject or one of three equal optional subjects.
OR B.O.L. in Urdu or equivalent.
OR Postgraduate Degree in Urdu with B.Ed. / B.Ed. (Special Education) with Urdu methodology or Urdu Pandit Training or equivalent.
OR four-year integrated B.A.-B.Ed. with Urdu methodology.
OR Postgraduate Degree in Urdu with three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. and Urdu methodology.

Category 9 – School Assistant (Sanskrit)

Bachelor's Degree with Sanskrit as the main subject or one of three equal optional subjects.
OR B.O.L. in Sanskrit or equivalent.
OR Postgraduate Degree in Sanskrit with B.Ed. / B.Ed. (Special Education) with Sanskrit methodology or Sanskrit Pandit Training or equivalent.
OR four-year integrated B.A.-B.Ed. with Sanskrit methodology.
OR Postgraduate Degree in Sanskrit with three-year integrated B.Ed.-M.Ed. and Sanskrit methodology.

Category 10 – School Assistant (Physical Education)

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
And Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education or equivalent, or M.P.Ed.

Category 11 – School Assistant (Special Education)

The prescribed alternatives include:

Graduation / Postgraduation with B.Ed. (Special Education).
Graduation / Postgraduation with B.Ed. (General) and one or two-year Diploma in Special Education.
B.Ed. (General) with Postgraduate Professional Diploma in Special Education.
PG Diploma in Special Education in the specified disability areas.
Secondary-level teacher training in Visual Impairment.
Senior Diploma in Teaching the Deaf.
B.A., B.Ed. in Visual Impairment.
Any other equivalent qualification approved by RCI.

Additional requirements: Pass in TET and valid RCI CRR Number.

Category 12 – Model Primary School Headmaster / School Assistant (MPSHM/SA)

Must possess any one of the following:

Intermediate qualification conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh or equivalent, along with Teacher Training Certificate issued by the Director of Government Examinations, Andhra Pradesh or equivalent.
OR Bachelor's Degree and B.Ed. Degree.

Class-II – Teacher Posts

Category 1 – Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT)

Intermediate Certificate issued by the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh or equivalent and two-year D.Ed. / D.El.Ed. certificate.
OR Intermediate Vocational Course with bridge course certificate and two-year D.Ed. / D.El.Ed.
OR recognized Special Education D.Ed. / D.El.Ed. qualification.
OR four-year Bachelor in Elementary Education.

Important B.Ed. Bridge Course Condition:

An SGT possessing a B.Ed. qualification from an NCTE-recognized institution shall mandatorily undergo a six-month Bridge Course in Elementary Education recognized by NCTE within two years from the date of appointment as SGT.

Category 2 – Secondary Grade Teacher (Special Education)

Prescribed alternatives include:

Intermediate / Senior Secondary and two-year D.Ed. Special Education in any category of disability.
OR Intermediate / Senior Secondary and one-year Diploma in Special Education (DSE).
OR Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation (DCBR) with six-month CwSN Certificate Course.
OR Postgraduate Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation (PGDCBR) with six-month CwSN Certificate Course.
OR Diploma in Multi Rehabilitation Worker (MRW) with six-month CwSN Certificate Course.
OR Junior Diploma in Teaching the Deaf.
OR Primary-level Teacher Training Course in Visual Impairment.
OR DVRMR / DVTE-MR with the prescribed six-month CwSN Certificate Course.
OR Diploma in Hearing Language and Speech (DHLS) with six-month CwSN Certificate Course.
OR any RCI-recognized qualification of minimum one-year duration with six-month CwSN Certificate Course.
OR any other equivalent qualification approved by RCI.

Additional requirements: Pass in TET and valid RCI CRR Number.

Category 3 – Art Teacher

10th Class or equivalent.
Diploma / Certificate in Drawing Commercial Art from Government College of Fine Arts and Architecture, or Certificate in Higher Grade Drawing.
Technical Teacher Training Certificate issued by the Director of Government Examinations, Andhra Pradesh.

Category 4 – Drawing Teacher

10th Class or equivalent.
Diploma / Certificate in Painting, Drawing, Sculpture or Commercial Art from Government College of Fine Arts and Architecture.
Technical Teacher Training Certificate issued by the Director of Government Examinations, Andhra Pradesh.

Category 5 – Music Teacher

10th Class or equivalent.
Diploma in Carnatic Vocal Music from Government College of Music or recognized / reputed institution.
Technical Teacher Training Certificate issued by the Director of Government Examinations, Andhra Pradesh.

Category 6 – Craft Teacher

10th Class or equivalent.
Certificate in the concerned trade issued by any Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in the State or equivalent qualification.

Category 7 – Sewing Teacher

10th Class or equivalent.
Technical Teacher Training Certificate issued by the Director of Government Examinations, Andhra Pradesh.

Note: The above qualifications are a summary of the qualification provisions in Rule 5. The exact subject combinations, recognized institutions, Hindi qualifications, special education alternatives and other conditions should be checked in the official 18-page GO before determining eligibility.

9. Age Limit – Rule 6

Minimum age: More than 18 years.
Maximum age: As prescribed under the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996, as amended from time to time.
Age shall be calculated as on the first day of July of the year in which the recruitment notification is issued.
Age relaxations applicable to BC, SC, ST, EWS and other categories shall be as per Government orders.

10. Minimum Service for Promotion – Rule 7

A member of the service shall not be eligible for promotion or appointment by transfer from a lower category to the next higher category unless the member has completed at least 2 years of service in the lower category.

11. Probation – Rule 8

Appointment Method	Probation Period
Direct Recruitment	Two years on duty within a continuous period of three years.
Promotion	One year on duty within a continuous period of two years.

12. Unit of Appointment – Rule 9

Class	Categories	Unit of Appointment and Transfer
Class-I	1 to 12	NTR District
Class-II	1 to 7	NTR District

The unit of appointment shall apply for recruitment, appointment, seniority, discharge for want of vacancy, promotion, transfer and reappointment.

13. Seniority of Transferred Teachers – Rule 10

As per Rule 35(ii) of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996:

When a member of service is transferred on their own request from one unit of appointment to another unit, seniority shall be fixed with reference to the date of joining duty in the latter unit.
The seniority of teaching staff working in Aided Schools at the time of absorption into Municipal Schools in Vijayawada Municipal Corporation shall be fixed with reference to the date of joining duty in the latter unit of appointment, i.e., Municipal Schools in Vijayawada Municipal Corporation.

14. Important Points at a Glance

Item	Details
Total Classes	2
Class-I Categories	12
Class-II Categories	7
Total Categories	19
Direct Recruitment for SA Categories 1–9 and 11	70%
Promotion for SA Categories 1–9 and 11	30%
Direct Recruitment for SA Physical Education	30%
Promotion for SA Physical Education	70%
SGT and Other Class-II Posts	Direct Recruitment
Minimum Service for Promotion	2 Years
Direct Recruitment Probation	2 Years on duty within 3 years
Promotion Probation	1 Year on duty within 2 years
Unit of Appointment	NTR District
Effective Date	08-10-2026

15. Previous Government Orders Referred

G.O.Ms.No.324, MA&UD (D1) Department, dated 07-12-2016.
G.O.Ms.No.84, MA&UD (D1) Department, dated 24-06-2022.
G.O.Ms.No.10, School Education (D1) Department, dated 09-02-2024.
G.O.Ms.No.45, General Administration (SPF&MC) Department, dated 20-04-2026.
G.O.Ms.No.208, General Administration (SPF&MC) Department, dated 08-10-2026.
G.O.Ms.No.271, MA&UD (D1) Department, dated 31-10-2026.

16. Download Official Government Order PDF

Document Name: 2026SE_44932_MS39_E.pdf
G.O. Number: G.O.Ms.No.39
Date: 03-11-2026
Total Pages: 18 Pages

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17. Important Disclaimer

This post is prepared based on G.O.Ms.No.39, School Education (Services.II) Department, dated 03-11-2026, uploaded for reference. This is an informational summary. Readers are advised to refer to the original Government Order for the complete legal wording, prescribed qualifications, conditions and implementation details.

18. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is G.O.Ms.No.39?

It is the Government Order issuing the Andhra Pradesh School Educational Subordinate Service Rules, 2026 for teachers working in Municipal Schools in Vijayawada Municipal Corporation.

2. When were the new service rules issued?

The GO was issued on 03 November 2026.

3. From which date are the rules effective?

The notification is deemed to have come into force from 08 October 2026.

4. How many categories are included?

There are 19 categories in two classes: 12 in Class-I and 7 in Class-II.

5. What is the unit of appointment?

NTR District for both Class-I and Class-II.

6. What is the minimum service required for promotion?

A minimum of two years of service in the lower category.

7. What is the probation period for direct recruits?

Two years on duty within a continuous period of three years.

8. What is the probation period for promoted employees?

One year on duty within a continuous period of two years.

9. Who is the appointing authority?

The District Educational Officer, as specified in Rule 3.

10. Where can the complete qualifications be checked?

In Rule 5 of the original 18-page Government Order.

Andhra Pradesh G.O.Ms.No.39 dated 03-11-2026: Municipal School Teachers Service Rules 2026 for Vijayawada Municipal Corporation. Check 19 categories,