APPSC 2026 Quick Summary 3 Notifications • 85 Posts
Departments
APPCB, Horticulture, FSL
Last Date
27 Oct 2026, 11:59 PM
Official source: Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), Vijayawada – Brief Notification No. 08/2026 (Assistant Environmental Engineer, A.P. Pollution Control Board), Brief Notification No. 19/2026 (Horticulture Officer, A.P. Horticulture Service), and Brief Notification No. 11/2026 (Assistant Director, A.P. State Forensic Science Laboratory Service), all dated 15.09.2026. Applicants must apply online through psc.ap.gov.in; no offline applications are accepted for any of the three posts.
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APPSC Recruitment 2026 Overview
Grand total across all three notifications: 85 posts (40 + 37 + 8).
APPSC Recruitment 2026 Important Dates
Note: All three are Brief Notifications with an identical application window. Each post’s Detailed Notification – carrying vacancy breakup, age, community reservation, and (for Assistant Environmental Engineer) educational qualification – will be published separately on psc.ap.gov.in on or before 6 October 2026.
APPSC Recruitment 2026 Vacancy Details
3 Notifications
6 Post/Discipline Codes
85 Total Posts
1. Assistant Environmental Engineer (Notification No. 08/2026)
2. Horticulture Officer (Notification No. 19/2026)
3. Assistant Director, Forensic Science Laboratory (Notification No. 11/2026)
Note: All vacancy figures are provisional and subject to variation upon confirmation from the concerned Departments. Community/category-wise (SC/ST/BC/OC/EWS) reservation break-up is Not specified in any of the three Brief Notifications and will be published in each post’s respective Detailed Notification.
APPSC Recruitment 2026 Eligibility Criteria
1. Assistant Environmental Engineer
Not specified in the Brief Notification. Educational qualification for this post will be published along with the Detailed Notification on or before 6 October 2026.
2. Horticulture Officer
Applicants must possess a Four-year B.Sc. Degree / B.Sc. (Hons) Degree in Horticulture of a recognized University in the State, or of any other University accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi. Applicants must possess the requisite qualification as on the date of the Detailed Notification.
3. Assistant Director, Forensic Science Laboratory
Additional conditions for Assistant Director (FSL) posts: candidates must have exceptionally good eyesight (colour blindness will be a disqualification); must have at least 5 years’ practical experience in a Forensic Science, Chemistry, Analytical, or Police Laboratory; further relevant experience is desirable.
APPSC Recruitment 2026 Age Limit
Not specified in any of the three Brief Notifications: Age limit and age relaxation details for Assistant Environmental Engineer, Horticulture Officer, and Assistant Director (FSL) will each be published along with their respective Detailed Notification on or before 6 October 2026 at psc.ap.gov.in.
APPSC Recruitment 2026 Pay Scale
APPSC Recruitment 2026 Selection Process
For all three posts, the examination consists of a single-level examination only; no Screening Test is conducted irrespective of the number of applications received. The examination is held in online (CBRT) mode, and if conducted in multiple sessions, the Commission will apply normalisation of marks wherever necessary, per its own methodology (to be notified in due course).
1. Assistant Environmental Engineer – Exam Pattern
Syllabus highlights (Paper II – Common Subject): Ecosystems; Natural Resources; Biodiversity and Biotic Resources; Engineering Materials; Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics; Process Calculations and Thermodynamics; Air, Water, Soil and Noise Pollution and Control Technologies; Solid and Industrial Waste Management; Global Environmental Problems, Policies and Legislations; Environmental Impact Assessment towards Sustainable Future.
Negative marking: As per G.O. Ms. No. 235, Finance (HR-I, Plg & Policy) Dept., dt. 06/12/2016, each wrong answer is penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for that question.
2. Horticulture Officer – Exam Pattern
Syllabus highlights: Horticulture-I covers Fruit Crops – area, production, botany, classification, rootstocks, high-density planting, climate, soils, planting, training and pruning, nutrition, irrigation scheduling, harvesting and post-harvest handling for crops such as mango, banana, citrus, grape, pineapple, guava and papaya (and related fruit-crop topics per the annexure). Full topic lists for Horticulture-I and Horticulture-II are in the official annexure.
Negative marking: As per G.O. Ms. No. 235, Finance (HR-I, Plg & Policy) Dept., dt. 06/12/2016, each wrong answer is penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for that question.
3. Assistant Director (FSL) – Exam Pattern
Syllabus highlights: Paper I (common) covers Current Events, General Science, History and Geography of India, Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Economy, Sustainable Development & Environmental Protection, Disaster Management, and Logical Reasoning/Data Analysis. Forensic Engineering’s Paper II covers Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, and Steam Generators & Turbines among other Mechanical/Structural/Civil/Production Engineering topics; Physics, Chemistry and Biology Paper II follow their respective postgraduate-level syllabus, including forensic-specific applications for Chemistry/Biology.
Note: Negative marking is explicitly stated in the Assistant Environmental Engineer and Horticulture Officer notifications (1/3rd mark deduction per wrong answer); the Assistant Director (FSL) annexure, as reviewed, does not restate this clause separately, so it is Not confirmed for this post from the source document. A Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) – 60 minutes, 100 marks, practical type, minimum qualifying marks 30 (SC/ST/PBD)/35 (BCs)/40 (OCs) – is annexed to both the Assistant Environmental Engineer and Assistant Director (FSL) notifications as reviewed.
How to Apply for APPSC Recruitment 2026
- Visit the Commission’s official website psc.ap.gov.in.
- Read the respective Detailed Notification (expected on or before 6 October 2026) and other instructions carefully before applying for the post you are interested in.
- Apply online only, separately for each post you wish to apply for, between 6 October 2026 and 27 October 2026 up to 11:59 PM.
- Enter all particulars accurately in the Online Application Form.
- Submit well in advance of the last date to avoid last-minute rush.
Important: For all three posts, applications must be submitted only through the prescribed online mode. Any application sent through any other mode will not be entertained under any circumstances.
Documents Required
Not specified in any of the three Brief Notifications. Based on the qualification/experience conditions that are stated, candidates are likely to need the following, subject to confirmation in each post’s Detailed Notification:
- Assistant Environmental Engineer: relevant degree certificate and mark sheets (qualification itself is pending confirmation in the Detailed Notification)
- Horticulture Officer: Four-year B.Sc./B.Sc. (Hons) Horticulture degree certificate and mark sheets, with proof that the awarding University is recognized in the State or ICAR-accredited
- Assistant Director (FSL): relevant postgraduate/degree certificate and mark sheets (B.E./B.Tech or M.Sc., as applicable to the chosen discipline), proof of at least 5 years’ practical laboratory experience, and an eyesight/medical fitness certificate confirming no colour blindness
- Category/community certificate, where applicable, for all three posts
- Photo identity proof, for all three posts
Important Conditions
- All vacancy numbers are provisional and subject to variation upon confirmation from the concerned Departments.
- Each post’s Detailed Notification – with vacancy breakup, Scale of Pay, Age, Community and Educational Qualifications (where not already stated) and other instructions – will be published on psc.ap.gov.in on or before 6 October 2026, and its date will be reckoned as the crucial date in all aspects for that post.
- Only online applications are accepted for all three posts; applications through any other mode will not be entertained under any circumstances.
- The examination for each post is a single-level examination in CBRT mode with no Screening Test, regardless of the number of applications received.
- Assistant Director (FSL) applicants must have exceptionally good eyesight (colour blindness is a disqualification) and at least 5 years’ practical experience in a Forensic Science, Chemistry, Analytical, or Police Laboratory.
- Horticulture Officer applicants must hold their qualifying degree from a University recognized in the State or accredited by ICAR.
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