Andhra Pradesh Job Calendar 2026 Explained: Who Should Prepare for What, Phase by Phase

A practical guide to the Andhra Pradesh Job Calendar 2026 (G.O.Ms.No.81, 22 August 2026). Find out which of the 10,060 posts match your qualification, when each notification drops, and how to plan your preparation.

With G.O.Ms.No.81 dated 22 August 2026, the Andhra Pradesh Finance Department has put the state's 2026 recruitment plan on paper. The headline number is 10,060 direct recruitment vacancies, but the more useful question for a candidate is: which of these posts can I actually apply for, and when?

This guide breaks the Job Calendar down by qualification and career track rather than by department, so you can map the calendar to your own profile.

The Calendar in One Glance

Four phases, three recruiting bodies:

• Phase I – 1,523 posts, already notified on 15 May 2026 by the Higher Education Department.
• Phase II – 3,231 posts, notification due 15 September 2026.
• Phase III – 2,311 posts, notification due 15 October 2026.
• Phase IV – 2,995 posts, notification due 15 October 2026.

The recruiting agencies named in the order are APPSC, APSLPRB and the DSCs, with power utilities (APTRANSCO, APGENCO, and the three DISCOMs) handling their own engineering posts. The Government has made it clear that the Presidential Order 2025, reservation rules and roster requirements will apply without exception.

Why These Posts and Not Others?

The order explains that a Group of Ministers on employment generation reviewed departmental requests and rationalised them against four tests: functional requirement, criticality of the department, public service delivery, and alignment with the Swarnandhra@2047 vision. Infrastructure, revenue, education, welfare and law and order were the stated priorities. The resulting list reflects that: police, teachers, engineers and revenue field staff dominate.

Track 1: Intermediate / 10+2 Candidates

The largest single opportunity for Intermediate-qualified candidates is the police constable recruitment in Phase II, expected from APSLPRB on 15 September 2026.

Beyond police, Phase II also brings Fireman (158) and Driver Operator (147) under the Fire Services, and Warder (150) + Warder Women (21) under Prisons.

Phase III adds the Prohibition & Excise Constable with 400 posts.

Preparation tip: Physical events (PMT/PET) are the filter in all of these. Use the gap before September to bring running, long jump and shot put up to standard, and keep the written test preparation (GK, reasoning, arithmetic) running alongside.

Track 2: Graduates – Non-Technical

Graduates have the widest spread across both Phase II and Phase III.

Phase II (15 September 2026):

• Sub Inspector of Police (Civil) – 182
• Reserve Sub Inspector (AR) – 116
• Reserve Sub Inspector – APSP – 71
• Sub Inspector (Communication) – 50
• Sub Inspector (PTO) – 10
• Sub Inspector – Special Protection Force – 9
• Assistant Statistical Officer – 196 (statistics/maths/economics background)
• Executive Officer Grade III, Endowments – 104
• Industrial Promotion Officer – 78
• Hostel Welfare Officer Grade II – 73 combined (BC Welfare 29, Social Welfare 21, Tribal Welfare 23)
• Supervisor Grade I, WD&CW – 29
• District Probation Officer Grade II – 11, Intake Probation Officer – 4
• Assistant Social Welfare Officer – 11, Assistant Tribal Welfare Officer – 6

Phase III (15 October 2026) – APPSC Group II:

• Deputy Tahsildar – 200
• Deputy Mandal Parishad Development Officer – 176
• Senior Accountant (HOD) – 90
• Junior Accountant (HOD) – 48
• Assistant Section Officer – 71 combined (GAD 59, Law 8, Finance 4)
• GST Officer (erstwhile ACTO) – 40
• Prohibition & Excise Sub Inspector – 25
• Assistant Registrar (Co-op) – 10
• Sub-Registrar Grade-II – 7
• Municipal Commissioner Grade-III – 6

That makes 673 Group II posts – the biggest Group II cycle in recent memory, with the Deputy Tahsildar and DMPDO cadres alone accounting for more than half.

Also in Phase III: Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector – 50 (diploma/degree in automobile or mechanical engineering).

Preparation tip: Group II and SI syllabi overlap heavily in General Studies and mental ability. If you are eligible for both, a combined plan through September and October works well; the SI exam is likely to come first.

Track 3: Engineering Graduates

Phase III is the engineering phase, with more than 1,100 Assistant Executive Engineer posts spread across government departments and power utilities.

Government departments (APPSC):

Power utilities (notified separately by each utility):

Civil engineers get the lion's share in government departments; electrical, civil and telecom engineers can target the 629 utility posts.

Related technical posts: Assistant Environmental Engineer – 40 (APPCB, Phase II), Technical Assistant – 36 and Royalty Inspector – 9 under Mines & Geology, and Inspector of Factories – 12.

Track 4: Science, Veterinary and Agriculture Graduates

• Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Class-A – 164 (BVSc) – Phase II
• Horticulture Officer – 45 (BSc Horticulture/Agriculture) – Phase II
• Forest Section Officer – 26, Forest Beat Officer – 15, Forest Range Officer – 4, Technical Assistant PCCF – 20 – Phase II
• Scientific Assistant – 43, Assistant Director FSL – 8, Lab Technician – 8 (Police/FSL) – Phase II
• Assistant Chemical Examiner – 9 (Excise) – Phase III

Track 5: Teacher Aspirants

Phase IV is entirely for education: 2,991 posts of SGT, School Assistant, Instructors and DEOs under the Directorate of School Education, plus 4 Assistant Director posts in Adult Education. Subject-wise distribution will be published by the DSCs. Notification is scheduled for 15 October 2026, so TET-qualified candidates should be revising methodology and content subjects now.

Track 6: Group I Aspirants

Phase II includes a small Group I component of 14 posts: Deputy Collector, DSP (Civil and Communication), Assistant Commissioner (ST), Municipal Commissioner Grade-II, Divisional Development Officer, District Employment Officer, District Social Welfare Officer, RTO, District Tribal Welfare Officer, Assistant Audit Officer, Assistant Treasury/Accounts Officer and Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies. The numbers are modest, but these are the state's most sought-after cadres.

A Suggested Preparation Timeline

1. Now – mid September: Finalise which track(s) you fit. Collect documents (caste, local candidate, study certificates) so application windows don't catch you unprepared.
2. 15 September: Phase II notifications (police, welfare, statistics, forest, veterinary, Group I). Apply immediately; physical tests will follow.
3. 15 October: Phase III (Group II, AEE, Excise) and Phase IV (DSC) notifications land on the same day. Expect two application windows to run in parallel.
4. November onward: Written exams will likely be staggered. Keep a single General Studies base and add post-specific modules.