APPSC Group II Recruitment 2026 — 686 Vacancies

APPSC Group II Recruitment 2026: Overview

The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has issued a brief notification for direct recruitment to Group-II Services across Andhra Pradesh government departments. The drive combines general and limited recruitment, bringing municipal, revenue, registration, cooperative, rural development, excise, Secretariat and accounts posts into the same notification. The vacancies are provisional, and the Commission will publish the detailed recruitment conditions separately.

Posts and Disciplines

• Municipal Commissioner Grade-III: This post belongs to the Municipal Commissioners Subordinate Service, placing it in the municipal administration part of the recruitment.
• Sub-Registrar Grade-II: The notified service is Registrations and Stamps. It is a separate post category from the revenue and commercial-tax positions in this drive.
• Deputy Tahsildar: This category comes under the Andhra Pradesh Revenue Service and is distinct from the posts in the Secretariat.
• Goods and Service Tax Officer: The notice places this role under the state Commercial Tax service rules and identifies it with the former ACTO designation.
• Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies: This post belongs to the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Subordinate Service.
• Deputy Mandal Parishad Development Officer: This category sits within the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Service.
• Prohibition and Excise Sub-Inspector: The post belongs to the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition and Excise Sub-Service.
• Assistant Section Officer: Separate categories cover General Administration, Finance and Law in the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Sub-Service. Keep these department-specific entries separate when considering your post options.
• Senior Accountant: This category belongs to the Andhra Pradesh Treasuries and Accounts Sub-Service at head-of-department level.
• Junior Accountant: These posts are listed in various departments under the Treasuries and Accounts Sub-Service at head-of-department level.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Provisional recruitment position: The Commission may revise the vacancies after receiving confirmation from the departments concerned. Treat the brief notice as the announced position for this stage of the recruitment.
• Detailed notice to follow: The brief notification is not the complete set of recruitment conditions. APPSC directs you to read its detailed notification and accompanying instructions before applying.
• Department-specific posts: The recruitment uses separate post codes for different services and Secretariat departments. Use the post-specific information when deciding which categories match your background.
• Prescribed application channel: The Commission will accept applications only through its specified online route. Applications sent through another mode will not be considered.