APPSC Group 1 notification 2026 out: 163 posts, apply from October 6 to 27; 729 other vacancies notified too

Candidates come out of an APPSC Group-I Mains examination centre in Vijayawada. File | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has issued notifications for recruitment to 892 posts across various departments and services in the State.In a statement on Tuesday (September 15, 2026), the Commission said online applications would be invited from eligible candidates as per the tentative schedules announced in the notifications.The largest recruitment is for Group-I Services, with 163 provisional vacancies notified under Notification No. 07/2026. Online applications for these posts will be accepted from October 6 to 27. The Commission has also notified 40 posts of Assistant Environmental Engineer in the A.P. Pollution Control Board and 37 Horticulture Officer posts in the A.P. Horticulture Service.Recruitment has also been announced for eight Assistant Director posts in the A.P. State Forensic Science Laboratory Service and 73 Hostel Welfare Officer Grade-II posts across the BC Welfare, Social Welfare and Tribal Welfare Departments. Six Assistant Tribal Welfare Officer posts and 11 Assistant Social Welfare Officer posts have also been notified.Applications open October 6 and 9Notification No.PostVacancies (provisional)Apply between07/2026Group-I Services163October 6 to 2708/2026Assistant Environmental Engineer in A.P. Pollution Control Board40October 6 to 2719/2026Horticulture Officer in A.P. Horticulture Service37October 6 to 2711/2026Assistant Director (Forensic Engineering / Physics / Chemistry / Biology) in A.P. State Forensic Science Laboratory Service8October 6 to 2725/2026Hostel Welfare Officer Grade-II in BC Welfare Department29October 9 to 2925/2026Hostel Welfare Officer Grade-II in Social Welfare Department21October 9 to 2925/2026Hostel Welfare Officer Grade-II in Tribal Welfare Department23October 9 to 2926/2026Assistant Tribal Welfare Officer in A.P. Tribal Welfare Service6October 9 to 2926/2026Assistant Social Welfare Officer in A.P. Social Welfare Service11October 9 to 29The Commission has notified 196 Assistant Statistical Officer posts in the A.P. Economics and Statistical Subordinate Service and 17 Assistant Director posts in the A.P. Economics and Statistical Service. One Assistant Director post in the A.P. Tribal Welfare Service has also been included. Applications for these posts are tentatively scheduled from October 13 to November 2.Other vacancies include 12 Inspector of Factories, 18 Analyst Grade-II, 10 English Reporter and one Telugu Reporter posts in the A.P. Legislature Services, 104 Executive Officer Grade-III posts in the Endowments Department, 15 District Probation Officer or Intake Probation Officer posts and 78 Industrial Promotion Officer posts. Applications for several of these posts will be received from October 16 to November 5.The remaining vacancies include posts in the Women Development and Child Welfare, Forest and other services, including 29 Supervisor Grade-I posts, 26 Forest Section Officer posts, 20 Draughtsman Grade-II posts, 23 Forest Beat Officer posts and four Forest Range Officer posts.Applications open October 13 and 16Notification No.PostVacancies (provisional)Apply between20/2026Assistant Statistical Officer in A.P. Economics and Statistical Subordinate Service196October 13 to November 209/2026Assistant Director in A.P. Economics and Statistical Service17October 13 to November 210/2026Assistant Director in A.P. Tribal Welfare Service1October 13 to November 214/2026Inspector of Factories in A.P. Factories Service12October 16 to November 521/2026Analyst Grade-II in A.P. Pollution Control Board18October 16 to November 522/2026English Reporters in A.P. Legislature Services10October 16 to November 522/2026Telugu Reporter in A.P. Legislature Services1October 16 to November 523/2026Executive Officer Grade-III in A.P. Endowments Subordinate Service104October 16 to November 512/2026District Probation Officer Grade-II / Intake Probation Officer in A.P. Juvenile Welfare Correctional Sub Service15October 16 to November 524/2026Industrial Promotion Officers in A.P. Industries Subordinate Services78October 16 to November 513/2026Supervisor Grade-I in A.P. Women Development and Child Welfare Subordinate Service29October 16 to November 517/2026Forest Section Officer in A.P. Forest Subordinate Service26October 16 to November 515/2026Draughtsman Grade-II (Technical Assistant) in A.P. Forest Subordinate Service20October 16 to November 518/2026Forest Beat Officer in A.P. Forest Subordinate Service23October 16 to November 516/2026Forest Range Officers in A.P. Forest Service4October 16 to November 5The Commission said the vacancies, qualifications and other details mentioned in the brief notifications were tentative and provisional. Detailed notifications will be issued in due course, and candidates have been advised to regularly visit the Commission’s website, https://psc.ap.gov.in, for updates. Published - September 15, 2026 01:06 pm IST