ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (APPSC)
RECRUITMENT EXAM NAME
DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF HORTICULTURE OFFICER IN A.P.
HORTICULTURE SERVICE.
Applications are invited through online from eligible candidates for
Recruitment to the post of Horticulture Officer in A.P. Horticulture Service.
The applicants shall apply online through Commissions Website
https://psc.ap.gov.in from 06/10/2026 to 27/10/2026 up to 11:59 P.M.:-
Post Details
| POST NAME |
SEAT |
| Horticulture Officer
in A.P. Horticulture
Service |
37 |
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
| B.Sc. Degree / B.Sc. (Hons)
Degree in Horticulture |
Salary & Allowances
Application Fee
- 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.
- 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. |
19/2026 |
| Date of Notification |
06/10/26 |
| Starting date of online application |
06/10/26 |
| Closing date of online application |
27/10/26 |
Mode of Application
Selection Process
- Appearance in all the papers of examination is compulsory. Absence in any of the
papers will automatically render the disqualification of the candidature.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- In the event of Schedule Caste & Schedule Tribe, candidates not coming up for
selection with the existing minimum marks 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Application Process
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STEP-I: The applicant desires to apply for the post 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.
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