Andhra Pradesh DSC-2026: 2,721 teacher posts notified, with full details due by 3 November

The Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, issued brief notifications on 13 October 2026 for 2,721 teacher posts under DSC-2026. The posts will be filled through the Andhra Pradesh Teacher Recruitment Test (APTRT-2026). The state government approved the recruitment through orders of the School Education (Services-I) Department issued the same day, following a Finance Department order of 22 August 2026.

The posts

Where	Posts	Total
General schools (government, zilla parishad, mandal parishad, municipal)	School Assistant (SA) 906, Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT) 1,205	2,111
Special education, same managements	SA (Special Education) 150, SGT (Special Education) 200	350
Residential societies and other managements	Principal 30, PGT 81, TGT 113, Physical Director 2, PET 34	260
Total		2,721

Where the jobs are

• Across the 26 districts, the most posts in general and special-education schools are in Kurnool (404), Prakasam (291), YSR Kadapa (227), SPSR Nellore (184), Alluri Sitharamaraju (171), Nandyal (171) and Chittoor (144).
• The coastal districts have far fewer: Vizianagaram has 18, West Godavari 20, and Eluru and East Godavari 22 each.
• Most SGT posts are in a handful of districts. Kurnool has 213, Prakasam 170, YSR Kadapa 158 and Alluri Sitharamaraju 153, while several districts have none or one.
• Of the 260 society posts, the AP Social Welfare residential society (APSWREIS) has 85, including 21 of the 30 Principal posts. APREIS has 68, the BC welfare society (MJPAPBCWREIS) 37, the tribal welfare society (APTWREIS) 36, AP Model Schools 19, and the Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled, Transgender and Senior Citizens 15.

What we know, and what is still to come

• The vacancy figures are tentative. District authorities still have to confirm them. Final numbers, with rosters, will come in the detailed notification, and any later change will be issued as a corrigendum before applications close.
• The detailed notification, with qualifications, age limits, important dates and eligibility conditions, will be posted on tet2dsc.apcfss.in on or before 3 November 2026.
• Applications are online only, and the exam is an objective-type computer-based test. The exam dates will be in the detailed notification.
• The syllabus is already on the portal, including a separate one for special-education posts.

What to do now

Use these three weeks to start studying: the syllabus is already published. Check that your degree, B.Ed. or D.El.Ed., and TET certificates are in hand and that the names match across them. Get your caste and disability certificates updated if you need them. Then watch tet2dsc.apcfss.in for the detailed notification, which will give the real application window.

CareerBox News Desk — reporting on the Andhra Pradesh School Education Department’s Brief Notifications No. 1, 2 and 3 of DSC-2026/APTRT-2026 and its press release, all dated 13 October 2026. Official portal: tet2dsc.apcfss.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.