ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (APPSC)

RECRUITMENT EXAM NAME

DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN A.P. ECONOMICS AND STATISTICAL SERVICE

Applications are invited online through the Commissions Website (https://psc.ap.gov.in) from eligible candidates from 13/10/2026 to 02/11/2026 up to 11:59 P.M for Recruitment to Assistant Director in A.P. Economics and Statistical Service:-



Post Details

POST NAME SEAT
Assistant Director in A.P. Economics and Statistical Service 17


Location - Andhra Pradesh



Age

18-44 years as on 01/07/26. Age relaxation is applicable in several categories according to rule of govt.


Educational Qualification

Post Graduate Degree in one of the Subjects of Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Applied Economics, Applied Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics or Computer Science


Salary & Allowances

57,100 – 1,47,760


Application Fee

  1. Applicant must pay Rs. 250/- (Rupees two hundred and fifty only) towards application processing fee and Rs 120/- (Rupees One hundred and twenty only) towards examination fee.

  2. However, the following categories of candidates are exempted from payment of examination fee Rs. 120/- only.

    i) SC, ST, BC, PBDs & Ex-Servicemen.
    ii) Families having Household Supply White Card issued by Civil Supplies Department, A.P. Government (Residents of Andhra Pradesh).
    iii) Un-employed youth as per G.O.Ms.No.439, G.A (Ser-A) Dept., dated: 18/10/1996 should submit declaration at an appropriate time to the Commission.
    iv) Applicants belonging to the categories mentioned above (except Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PBD) & Ex-Servicemen) hailing from other States are not entitled for exemption from payment of fee and not entitled for claiming any kind of reservation.
    v) Applicants belonging to other States shall pay the prescribed fee of Rs. 120/- (Rupees One twenty only), along with processing fee of Rs. 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred and Fifty only). Otherwise, such applications will not be considered and no correspondence on this will be entertained.


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Important Dates

Discription Date
Notification No. 09/2026,
Date of Notification 15/09/26
Starting date of online application 13/10/26
Closing date of online application 02/11/26


Mode of Application

Online


Selection Process

THROUGH WRITTEN EXAMINATION (Objective Type)
PAPER Subject No. of Questions Duration Minutes Maximum Marks
PAPER-I General Studies and Mental Ability (Degree standard) 150 150 150
PAPER-II Paper-2 (P. G. Standard) 150 150 150
PAPER-III Paper-3 (P. G. Standard) 150 150 150
Total 450
  1. Appearance in all the papers of examination is compulsory. Absence in any of the papers will automatically render the disqualification of the candidature.

  2. The selection to this Recruitment shall be based on the merit in the Written Examination, subject to condition he/she qualifies the Computer Proficiency Test (CPT).

  3. The candidates have to secure minimum qualifying marks to be short listed for selection against respective vacancies. The minimum qualifying marks on aggregate for the vacancies notified under different categories are as follows as per G.O.Ms.No.103, G.A. (Ser.A) Dept., dt.03.02.1967 and amendments from time to time.

    1. OC, Sportspersons, Ex-Servicemen & EWS : 40%
    2. Backward Class : 35%
    3. SCs, STs & PBDs : 30%

    N.B.: Mere securing of minimum qualifying marks does not confer any right to the candidate for being considered to the selection.

  4. During the selection process, the Open competition vacancies shall be considered as per merit on open competition irrespective of Caste/community/ Gender and as the case may be. In respect of social reservations viz., Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections the vertical reservation will be applicable and the number of appointments reserved for that category shall in no way be affected during the period the reservation for that category is in force. However, the candidates who got selection under Horizontal Reservation shall be adjusted against their respective social category only. Note: The candidates belonging to SC, ST, BC, EWS and PBDs and who avail upper age limit relaxation will also be considered for Open Competition (OC) Vacancies.

  5. In the event of Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe candidates not coming up for selection with the existing minimum prescribed for selection in the competitive examination conducted by the APPSC their selection shall be considered on the basis of rank with reference to their performance in the written examination irrespective of the marks secured, as per G.O.Ms.No.631, G.A. (Ser.A) Dept., dt.05.09.1977.

  6. Where the candidates get equal number of marks in the written examination, if two or more candidates get equal total number of marks, those candidates shall be bracketed. Candidates within the same bracket shall then be ranked 1, 2, 3 etc., according to age i.e., oldest being considered for admission. In case there is tie in age, the person who possesses educational qualification at earlier date would be considered. However, where the preferential educational qualification is prescribed, the educational qualification will take priority over the age while ranking the candidates with equal marks.

  7. The appointment of selected candidates will be subject to their being found medically fit in the appropriate medical classification, and if he/she is of sound health, active habits and free from any bodily defect or infirmity.

  8. Memorandum of Marks: After publication of final selection list, the marks list (total marks) of the successful candidates will be displayed on the Commissions website. However, the marks of all the candidates who have attended the written Examination will be available in their individual logins. Requests for Memorandum of Marks will not be entertained until the recruitment process is finalized. Rejected, Invalid, Disqualified, ineligible candidates will not be issued any Memorandum of Marks.


Application Process

STEP-I: The applicant desires to apply for this Notification shall login to the Commissions Website with his/her registered OTPR number. Candidate applying for the first time for any notification has to first fill the OTPR application carefully to obtain OTPR ID. While filling the OTPR, the candidate has to ensure

that the particulars are filled correctly. The Commission bears no responsibility for the mistakes, if any, made by the candidates. If candidates choose to modify, they may do so by clicking the modify OTPR make the modification, save them and proceed to STEP-II.

STEP-II: The Applicant has to Login in the Commissions website with the User Name (OTPR ID) and the Password set by Candidate. After Login, the Applicant has to click on the “Online Application Submission” present in the bottom right corner of the Commissions website. The applicant now has to click on the Fill Application button against the notification number that he / she wants to apply.

STEP-III: After checking all the data and ensuring that the data is correct the applicant has to fill application specific data such as Local/Non-Local status, White card details etc., which are also used to calculate the Fee. Hence if any details are to be changed, applicant should use the modify OTPR link, modify the details, save it and again click on online application submission. Once all the data such as Qualification details, Post preferences, examination centre, etc filled carefully and submit the Application form with Save or Save & Submit options. If candidate click on save button, the application details will be only saved. The applicant has to click on the Save & Submit button, then only payment link will be generated.

NOTE:-
  1. By click on “Save” button, the application details given by you will be partially saved at our end. However, your application will not be submitted until you click on “Save & Submit” button.

  2. By click on “Save & Submit” button you will be directed to the payment gateway and on successful payment of fee, your application will be finally submitted.

  3. Saving the application alone will not be sufficient. The application will be considered complete only when the candidate clicks the Save & Submit button and successfully completes the submission process. Applications that are not submitted accordingly will be treated as incomplete, and the commission shall not be responsible for such application

  4. Applicant shall note that the data displayed from OTPR at the time of submitting the application will be considered for the purpose of this notification only. Any changes made by the applicant in OTPR data at a later date shall not be considered for this Recruitment Notification.


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