APTRT–2026 notification released; applications from November 11, exams from December 20

VIJAYAWADA The Andhra Pradesh School Education Department has released a detailed notification for the recruitment of 2,721 teacher posts under the Andhra Pradesh Teacher Recruitment Test (APTRT)–2026, popularly known as DSC–2026. Online applications will be accepted from November 11 to November 30, 2026. The detailed notification follows the brief notification released on October 13 announcing the recruitment.

The vacancies include 2,111 regular School Assistant and Secondary Grade Teacher posts, 350 Special Education teacher posts and 260 vacancies in various educational societies. Of the Special Education vacancies, 150 are for School Assistants and 200 for Secondary Grade Teachers. The 260 posts in various societies include Principals, Post Graduate Teachers, Trained Graduate Teachers, Physical Directors and Physical Education Teachers.

According to the tentative schedule released by the department, the online application process, including payment of the prescribed fee through the payment gateway, will commence on November 11 and continue until November 30.