APPSC Recruitment 2026 - Apply Online for 85 Horticulture Officer, AEE and Assistant Director Posts

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.

3 Notifications 6 Post/Discipline Codes 85 Total Posts 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.

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)

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. 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. 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.

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.

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). 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. 06/12/20

1. Assistant Environmental Engineer – Exam Pattern

2. Horticulture Officer – Exam Pattern

3. Assistant Director (FSL) – Exam Pattern

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,

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, Ch