APPSC Group I Recruitment 2026 — 163 Vacancies

APPSC Group I Recruitment 2026: Overview

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has announced general direct recruitment to Group I Services across Andhra Pradesh government departments. The shared notice covers administration, taxation, policing, education, transport, welfare and financial services. Its brief announcement and examination annexure introduce the recruitment, while the detailed notification will supply the remaining conditions.

Posts and Disciplines

• Deputy Collector: A.P. Civil Service, Executive Branch.
• Assistant Commissioner of State Tax: A.P. State Tax Service.
• Deputy Superintendent of Police (Civil): Category II in A.P. Police Service.
• DSP (Communications): The communications stream within A.P. Police Service.
• District Educational Officer: A.P. Educational Service.
• Regional Transport Officer: A.P. Transport Service.
• District Tribal Welfare Officer: A.P. Tribal Welfare Service.
• Deputy Registrar: A.P. Cooperative Service.
• Municipal Commissioner Grade II: A.P. Municipal Administration Service.
• Assistant Treasury Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer: A.P. Treasury and Accounts Service.
• District Employment Officer: A.P. Employment Exchange Service.
• Assistant Audit Officer: A.P. State Audit Service.
• Divisional Development Officer: A.P. Panchayat Raj Service.

Post-wise Duties

Deputy Collector

Your role belongs to the executive branch of the civil service, placing it within government administration.

Assistant Commissioner of State Tax

This post works within state tax administration, distinct from the treasury and audit streams.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Civil

The civil police stream places you in the A.P. Police Service.

DSP Communications

The communications stream is a separate technical role within the police service.

District Educational Officer

This post connects you with educational administration through the A.P. Educational Service.

Regional Transport Officer

The role belongs to the transport service, with a different departmental setting from general civil administration.

District Tribal Welfare Officer

This role sits within tribal welfare administration in the state's welfare service.

Deputy Registrar

The cooperative service is the departmental setting for this Deputy Registrar post.

Municipal Commissioner Grade II

This role places you within municipal administration, the urban local-government stream.

Assistant Treasury Officer and Assistant Accounts Officer

The combined entry belongs to treasury and accounts, covering the government's financial-administration service.

District Employment Officer

The post sits within the employment exchange service, distinct from the education service.

Assistant Audit Officer

This role belongs to the state audit service, separate from treasury and accounts administration.

Divisional Development Officer

The post connects you with Panchayat Raj administration through the state's development service.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Provisional openings: The departments must confirm the advertised position. APPSC may revise it when those confirmations arrive.
• Detailed terms: The detailed notification is the reference for recruitment conditions. Check the instructions for your chosen service rather than assuming every Group I post has identical conditions.
• Posting scope: The announcement identifies state services, not an individual district allocation. It does not promise a particular town, office or district.

• Handle administrative work within the allotted state service
• Implement departmental programmes and government decisions
• Review official records and prepare clear departmental reports
• Coordinate with field offices and other government departments
• Address public requests within the authority of the assigned post
• Monitor service delivery and report issues needing action