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APPSC Recruitment 2026 - register Online for 90 Hostel Welfare Officer, Assistant Social Welfare Officer / Assistant Tribal Welfare Officer Posts

NotificationPublished 15 Sept 2026
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The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) Recruitment 2026 for posts of 90 Hostel Welfare Officer, Assistant Social Welfare Officer / Assistant Tribal Welfare Officer. The candidate shall submit online through APPSC website, psc.ap.gov.in. The online application opens on 09-10-2026, in addition to closes on 29-10-2026.

Important dates

Brief Notification Date (both notifications)
15 September 2026
Detailed Notification Publication (on or before)
9 October 2026
Online Application Start Date
9 October 2026
Online Application Last Date
29 October 2026

Details

APPSC Welfare Officers Recruitment 2026 Overview
  • These are "Brief Notifications" issued by APPSC - an advance notice inviting online applications ahead of a fuller Detailed Notification. 26/2026 covers Assistant Social Welfare Officer in addition to Assistant Tribal Welfare Officer posts, while Notification No. Both notifications confirm the post name, provisional position numbers, as well as scale of pay, with the Detailed Notification - carrying the full breakup of positions , age limit, community-wise reservation, full educational qualification, in addition to other instructions - due on the Commission's website on or before 9 October 2026. Notification No. 25/2026 covers Hostel Welfare Officer Grade-II posts across three welfare subordinate services. The date of the Detailed Notification will be treated as the crucial date for all requirements purposes.
APPSC Welfare Officers Important Dates
  • The department has confirmed that, As stated in both notifications, the date of the Detailed Notification will be reckoned as the crucial date in all aspects, including age requirements along with educational qualification cut-offs.
APPSC Welfare Officers Vacancy 2026
  • It is informed that, A total of 90 provisional positions are on offer, as detailed below. The Commission has noted in both notifications that the number of posts is subject to variation upon confirmation from the concerned department.
  • Within Notification No. 25/2026, Hostel Welfare Officer Grade-II posts alone total 73 (21 + 23 + 29), in addition to Notification No. 26/2026 accounts for the remaining 17 posts (11 + 6). Both notifications are for General Recruitment.
  • furthermore Read: APPSC Recruitment 2026 - submit Online for 255 Inspector, Assistant Statistical Officer as well as More Posts
APPSC Welfare Officers Qualification
  • Candidates should note that, For both notifications, applicants must possess the requisite educational qualification as on the date of the Detailed Notification, not the date of the Brief Notification.
APPSC Welfare Officers Age Limit
  • Age limit is not specified in either Brief Notification. This information, along with community-wise reservation details, will be published in the Detailed Notification on or before 9 October 2026.
APPSC Welfare Officers Application Fee
  • Aspirants are advised that, Application fee is not mentioned in either Brief Notification. Fee details, if applicable, are expected to be published along with the Detailed Notification along with the online application process.
APPSC Welfare Officers Selection Process
  • As stated in both notifications, selection will be through a single-level examination only - no Screening Test will be conducted, irrespective of the number of applications received. The examination will be conducted in online Computer-Based Recruitment Test (CBRT) mode. Where the single-level examination is held in multiple sessions, the Commission will send in a normalisation process to the marks, wherever considered necessary along with applicable, as per a methodology to be notified by the Commission in due course.
Written Examination Scheme – Assistant Social Welfare Officer / Assistant Tribal Welfare Officer
  • As per the official update, As per Annexure-III of G.O.Ms.No.141, Finance (HR-I Plg. & Policy) Dept., dated 01/08/2016, read with G.O.Ms.No.100, GA (Ser-A) Department, dated 30/09/2022:
Written Examination Scheme – Hostel Welfare Officer Grade-II
  • As per Annexure-V of G.O.Ms.No.201, Finance (HR-I Plg. & Policy) Dept., dated 21/12/2017:
  • For both examinations, as per G.O.Ms. The detailed subject-wise syllabus for each post's examination is annexed to its respective notification. No.235, Finance (HR-I, Plg & Policy) Dept., dated 06/12/2016, each wrong answer in the objective-type papers will be penalised with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for that question.
APPSC Welfare Officers Apply Online
  • Applications must be submitted online only, through the Commission's website psc.ap.gov.in , between 9 October 2026 as well as 29 October 2026 (up to 11:59 PM). Applications submitted through any mode other than the prescribed online mode will not be entertained under any circumstances. applicants should read the Commission's Detailed Notification as well as other instructions carefully before applying, in addition to enter their particulars correctly in the online application document. aspirants are advised to submit their applications well in advance of the deadline to avoid last-minute rush.
  • The department has confirmed that, furthermore Read: APPSC Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - register Online for 299 Forest Range Officer, Supervisor in addition to More Posts
APPSC Welfare Officers Important Instructions
  • Applicants must satisfy themselves regarding the terms in addition to conditions of the respective Recruitment Notification before applying online.
  • Candidates should note that, The number of positions notified is provisional as well as subject to variation upon confirmation from the concerned department.
  • Candidates should note that, Applicants must possess the requisite educational qualification as on the date of the Detailed Notification, not the date of the Brief Notification.
  • The Detailed Notification carrying the full breakup of openings , scale of pay, age, community-wise reservation, educational qualification, along with other instructions will be published on the Commission's website on or before 9 October 2026.
  • Interested applicants should know that, The date of the Detailed Notification will be reckoned as the crucial date in all aspects, including criteria .
  • The conducting body has announced that, The examination for each post is a single-level online (CBRT) test; no separate Screening Test will be held regardless of the number of applicants.
APPSC Welfare Officers Important Links
  • Candidates should note that, send in Online: Use the link provided
  • As per the official update, Department notice PDF : Click the link below
  • As per the official update, Departmental portal: Click the link below
  • The conducting body has announced that, collect Mobile App: Use the link provided
  • applicants who have completed a Bachelor's degree can additionally explore more Andhra Pradesh Government Jobs along with Graduate Government Jobs available across India. aspirants looking for more welfare as well as social-sector opportunities can as well explore the latest Social Welfare Department Jobs across various states. Applicants searching for openings within Andhra Pradesh can review Vijayawada Government Jobs for upcoming posts . Those interested in tribal in addition to backward classes welfare administration can additionally browse more Tribal Welfare Jobs as well as APPSC Recruitment updates matching their qualification.

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