State and Subordinate Service Rules

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• G.O.(P).No.355 · 27 Feb 1962Inter-se seniority of persons recruited directly to Subordinate Services in Telangana and Andhra areas on and after 01-11-1956.
• G.O.Ms.No.1799 · 7 Oct 1965Pass in Accounts Test for Subordinate Officers Parts I & II exempts from the Accounts Test for Executive Officers.
• Memo.No.1933 · 28 Dec 1965Probationers and temporary / emergency employees — discharge by innocuous order, not suspension.
• G.O.Ms.No.320 · 21 May 1981Members of Police Boys Hostels (orphaned children of deceased Police personnel) exempted from Employment Exchange rules for appointment in the Police…
• G.O.Ms.No.627 · 21 Dec 1983Ad hoc rule re-issued — minimum service for promotion / appointment by transfer reduced from five to three years (not less than two years in the feeder…
• G.O.Ms.No.2 · 2 Jan 1984Preference for women in public services introduced.
• G.O.Ms.No.165 · 21 Apr 1984Comprehensive rules on recording and altering date of birth of State Government employees, issued after Ordinance 5 of 1983 omitted the earlier FR / Hyderabad…
• G.O.Ms.No.291 · 10 May 1984Seniority lists to be prepared, published and kept up to date every year.
• G.O.Ms.No.691 · 22 Nov 1984Rule 22-A (preference for women) amended.
• Memo.No.1381 · 17 Jan 1985Inter-se seniority among Junior Assistants, Typists and Steno-Typists — clarifications.
• G.O.Ms.No.379 · 13 Aug 1985All orders to be 'speaking orders' — self-contained and self-explanatory.
• G.O.Ms.No.610 · 30 Dec 1985Rectifying violations of the Presidential Order (Six Point Formula) in Zones V and VI — agreement with Telangana NGOs' Union.
• G.O.(P).No.47 · 31 Jan 1987At least 30% of posts to be earmarked for direct recruitment (One-Man Services Rules Commission, Recommendation No.3).
• G.O.Ms.No.77 · 23 Feb 1988Delegation of powers to correct date of birth and other entries in school records.
• G.O.Ms.No.276 · 31 Aug 1989Common induction training in accounts and financial rules for subordinate service employees.
• G.O.Ms.No.354 · 11 May 1990Notional (retrospective) promotion counts for qualifying service and probation.
• G.O.Ms.No.170 · 30 Apr 1991Director of School Education empowered to correct date of birth in completed SSLC / HSC certificates even after three years.
• G.O.Ms.No.607 · 6 Nov 1992Quota / rota rule applies only to recruitment, not to inter se seniority — ad hoc rule.
• G.O.Ms.No.430 · 31 Dec 1992Three-year limit restored for correcting date of birth in completed SSC / HSC certificates.
• Memo.No.856 · 21 Aug 1993Seniority lists to be kept up to date — HoDs to verify during inspections.
• G.O.Ms.No.383 · 16 Nov 1993Civil court decrees on school-record dates of birth not binding for service records — new Rule 2A of the Date of Birth Rules, 1984.
• G.O.Ms.No.94 · 15 Mar 1994Later changes in school records not a ground for altering date of birth in service records — amendment to the Date of Birth Rules, 1984.
• G.O.Ms.No.95 · 15 Mar 1994Civil-court-decree amendment to the Date of Birth Rules made retrospective.
• G.O.Ms.No.212 · 22 Apr 1994Scheme for regularising Daily Wage / NMR / consolidated-pay employees.
• G.O.Ms.No.502 · 6 Oct 1994District Selection Committees permitted to take up general recruitment to Group-IV posts.
• G.O.Ms.No.26 · 25 Jan 1995Direct recruitment strictly limited to the percentage prescribed in Special/Ad hoc rules — earlier instructions reiterated.
• Memo.No.513 · 17 Apr 1995Consolidated instructions on verification of character and antecedents of candidates selected for public services.
• Memo.No.11307 · 5 Aug 1995Absorption of surplus staff of sick State Level Public Enterprises in Government departments / other SLPEs — earlier instructions annulled.
• G.O.Ms.No.928 · 6 Oct 1995Rule 22-A(2) amended — 30% reservation for women in direct recruitment in each category.
• G.O.Ms.No.984 · 6 Nov 1995Ad hoc rule — Group-IV Services recruitment 1995 (APPSC Advt. 4/95): candidates within age as on 01-07-1990 eligible.
• G.O.Ms.No.305 · 20 Nov 1995Direct recruitment to the post of Deputy Executive Engineer abolished in all Engineering Departments.
• U.O. Note.No.16 · 6 Mar 1996Ad hoc rule G.O.Ms.607/1992 (quota/rota not for inter-se seniority) — Supreme Court stay of APAT judgment communicated.
• G.O.Ms.No.99 · 8 Mar 1996Reservation for women in direct recruitment enhanced from 30% to 33 1/3%.
• G.O.Ms.No.23 · 18 Mar 1996Carry forward principle introduced for BC reservation in Government jobs, on par with SC/ST.
• G.O.Ms.No.127 · 21 Mar 1996Group-IV posts in Panchayat Raj bodies brought under the District Selection Committees.
• G.O.Ms.No.237 · 28 May 1996Rule 22-A(2) amended — women's reservation in direct recruitment raised to 33 1/3%.
• G.O.Ms.No.41 · 1 Aug 1996Roster points fixed for 33 1/3% reservation for women in direct recruitment.
• G.O.Ms.No.436 · 15 Oct 1996A reformatted reference edition of the AP State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 — the General Rules that apply to all State and Subordinate Services…
• G.O.Ms.No.56 · 28 Oct 1996Carry forward principle introduced for women's 33 1/3% reservation in Government jobs.
• G.O.Ms.No.519 · 12 Dec 1996AP General Subordinate Service Rules — Rule 22 reservation made applicable to direct recruitment.
• G.O.Ms.No.8 · 6 Jan 1997Carry forward principle for BC reservation extended to teaching and non-teaching posts in Universities.
• G.O.Ms.No.81 · 22 Feb 1997APPSC direct recruitment — waiting list discontinued; selection list limited to notified vacancies.
• G.O.Ms.No.164 · 22 Apr 1997Scheme of transfer of personnel from HoD offices to Secretariat, and from subordinate offices to HoD offices, extended to Typists and Stenographers.
• G.O.Ms.No.165 · 22 Apr 1997Employees above 45 years exempted from departmental tests for one promotion — ad hoc rule.
• Memo.No.44902 · 24 Apr 1997Speaking orders on court directions to consider regularisation of NMR / daily-wage workers.
• G.O.Ms.No.176 · 28 Apr 1997Estimate of vacancies for direct recruitment through APPSC — 1st September of the year fixed as cut-off date.
• G.O.Ms.No.346 · 29 Apr 1997Post of Excise Constable declared a Superior Service post.
• Memo.No.1878 · 9 Jun 1997Eligibility of totally blind, deaf and dumb persons for executive posts — procedure to seek exemption from the 3% PH reservation split.
• G.O.Ms.No.52 · 18 Jun 1997Special Recruitment Drive for Physically Handicapped — extended by four months beyond 31-05-1997 (to 30-09-1997), as the last extension.
• G.O.Ms.No.16 · 19 Jun 1997Toddy-tapper communities amalgamated under the name 'Goud' in BC Group-B list.
• G.O.(P).No.112 · 23 Jul 1997Scheme for regularising part-time employees.
• U.O. Note.No.49152 · 28 Jul 1997Exemption from departmental tests for employees above 45 (G.O.Ms.165/1997) — first clarifications.
• G.O.Ms.No.27 · 30 Jul 1997'Carry forward' principle for BC reservation extended to State Public Sector Undertakings.
• G.O.Ms.No.72 · 5 Aug 1997Roster points for Physically Handicapped reservation re-arranged without affecting the women's quota.
• Cir. Memo.No.16056 · 25 Sep 1997Categorisation of Scheduled Castes into A, B, C, D groups — Full Bench judgment of the High Court communicated.
• G.O.Ms.No.464 · 10 Nov 1997Rule 12(3)(a) amended — cut-off date for qualifications in direct recruitment.
• Memo.No.77378 · 18 Nov 1997Appointment of persons cured of leprosy and declared fit for public service — Supreme Court directions communicated.
• G.O.Ms.No.22 · 16 Jan 19985% weightage of marks for Telugu medium candidates in APPSC competitive examinations — withdrawn.
• Memo.No.10922 · 26 Mar 1998Exemption from departmental tests for employees above 45 (G.O.Ms.165/1997) — clarifications on doubts raised.
• Memo.No.15386 · 10 Jun 1998Exemption from departmental tests for employees above 45 — conditions communicated to the Director of Health.
• G.O.Ms.No.260 · 13 Jul 1998Ad hoc rule — one-time age relaxation for Group-I Services recruitment 1998 (APPSC Notification 5/98).
• U.O. Note.No.37275 · 22 Jul 1998Exemption from departmental tests for employees above 45 — only for one promotion (clarification reiterated).
• G.O.Ms.No.544 · 4 Dec 1998Ad hoc rule — waiting lists in direct recruitment discontinued.
• G.O.Ms.No.352 · 25 Jan 1999Regularisation of absence on the one-day general strike of 11-12-1998.
• G.O.Ms.No.141 · 24 Mar 1999State & Subordinate Service Rules, Rule 16(h) — cross-reference corrected.
• Cir. Memo.No.16 · 21 Apr 1999Quota/rota rule applies only to recruitment, not to inter-se seniority — instructions after APAT upheld G.O.Ms.607/1992.
• G.O.Ms.No.225 · 18 May 1999Ad hoc rule re-issued — employees above 45 years exempted from departmental tests for one promotion.
• G.O.Ms.No.238 · 26 May 1999Ad hoc rule — SC/ST backlog vacancies to be filled by 30-06-1999 without written exam or interview (one-time).
• G.O.Ms.No.71 · 26 May 1999One-time exemption — SC/ST backlog vacancies may be notified directly without routing through Finance (lapses 01-07-1999).
• Memo.No.15737 · 9 Aug 1999Departmental Test results — APPSC letters confirming results to be accepted pending publication in Udyoga Samacharam.
• Memo.No.29730 · 20 Sep 1999Surplus personnel allotted by Finance (SMPC) to fill Junior Assistant / Typist and other posts in Government departments — clarifications.
• G.O.Ms.No.401 · 30 Sep 1999State & Subordinate Service Rules — Rules 2(12-A) and 7 amended on appointing authorities for Gazetted posts.
• G.O.Ms.No.457 · 5 Nov 1999Ad hoc rule — pass in Telugu (SSC standard) made a qualification for direct recruitment on or after 01-01-2003.
• G.O.Ms.No.116 · 10 Dec 1999AP Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservations) Rules, 1999 — first rules for sub-categorisation of SCs, made under Ordinance 6 of 1999.
• G.O.Ms.No.534 · 15 Dec 1999AP Secretariat Subordinate Service Rules, 1997 — qualifications of Senior and Junior Stenographers amended.
• G.O.Ms.No.47 · 31 May 2000AP Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservations) Rules, 2000 — sub-categorisation of the 15% SC quota into groups A, B, C, D.
• G.O.Ms.No.16 · 6 Jun 2000Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995, Section 33 — departments must certify 3% reservation compliance when sending requisitions to recruiting agencies.
• G.O.Ms.No.226 · 1 Jul 2000APPSC Regulations, 1963 amended — School Assistants (Men and Women) removed from APPSC purview.
• G.O.Ms.No.249 · 14 Jul 2000Rule 2(12-A) amended — Screening Committee for second-level Gazetted posts to be constituted by the Government, not the Head of Department.
• G.O.Ms.No.147 · 7 Nov 2000School Assistants in Government Schools — services re-regularised from date of joining without departmental tests, for seniority on par with ZP/MP School…
• G.O.Ms.No.98 · 14 Nov 2000Age concession for SCs and STs in limited direct recruitment extended till end of May 2001.
• Memo.No.53975 · 9 Jan 2001Probation of persons promoted on ad hoc / temporary basis under Rule 10(a) without completing the minimum service in the feeder category — clarification.
• G.O.Ms.No.185 · 21 Apr 2001Rule 12 — SC/ST and Physically Handicapped age concessions extended till end of May 2001.
• G.O.Ms.No.203 · 28 Apr 2001Departmental Test results published in APPSC's 'Udyoga Samacharam' made authentic, along with the Gazette — Note added to Rule 6.
• G.O.Ms.No.188 · 8 May 2001SC/ST backlog vacancies may be notified directly to recruiting agencies — one-time relaxation of the Finance clearance procedure (G.O.Ms.275/1995).
• G.O.Ms.No.214 · 8 May 2001Ad hoc rule — written examination and interview waived for limited recruitment of SC/ST backlog vacancies.
• G.O.Ms.No.215 · 8 May 2001Limited recruitment for SC/ST backlog vacancies in Group-IV posts through District Selection Committees — Collectors authorised.
• G.O.Ms.No.217 · 9 May 2001Rule 12 — BC 5-year age concession period extended till end of May 2001.
• U.O. Note.No.21446 · 11 Jun 2001APPSC concurrence needed to continue temporary appointments beyond 3 months in posts within its purview — G.O.Ms.279/1989 reiterated.
• Memo.No.13936 · 12 Jun 2001Reporting vacancies to APPSC — instructions of 1992 reiterated; no withdrawal of notified vacancies or surrender of allotted candidates.
• G.O.Ms.No.273 · 13 Jun 2001Definition of 'backlog vacancies' in G.O.Ms.188/2001 (SC/ST backlog drive) amended.
• Memo.No.29481 · 2 Jul 2001Filling SC/ST backlog vacancies — departments to notify immediately using the model notification; warning of disciplinary action.
• G.O.Ms.No.140 · 26 Dec 200110-year age concession for SCs/STs in limited direct recruitment (backlog vacancies) extended up to 31-12-2001.
• G.O.Ms.No.124 · 7 Mar 2002Presidential Order 1975 — manner of selecting local candidates; Annexures II and III of G.O.(P) No.763/1975 amended.
• G.O.Ms.No.160 · 27 Mar 2002Limited recruitment for backlog vacancies of persons with disabilities in Group-IV Services in district offices — District Collectors authorised.
• Memo.No.15096 · 6 Apr 2002Special drive for backlog vacancies of persons with disabilities — defects in CCLA's model notification corrected.
• G.O.Ms.No.190 · 18 Apr 2002Departmental Tests Rules — Language Tests made stricter (all parts at one time).
• G.O.Ms.No.70 · 18 May 2002Junior Assistants, Typists and Steno-Typists in Subordinate Courts withdrawn from APPSC purview.
• G.O.Rt.No.435 · 29 Jun 2002Senior Secondary School Certificate of the National Open School, New Delhi declared equivalent to Intermediate for employment.
• G.O.Ms.No.323 · 19 Jul 2002Departmental Tests Rules — new syllabus for the Departmental Test for staff and officers of the Public Service Commission (Sl. No.50, Annexure-II).
• Memo.No.24176 · 25 Jul 2002Second Class and Third Class Language Tests — one-time chance to pass parts separately (November 2002 session).
• G.O.Ms.No.336 · 30 Jul 2002Upper age limit for direct recruitment raised from 28 to 33 years.
• G.O.Ms.No.342 · 2 Aug 2002Rule 12 amended — upper age limit for direct recruitment raised from 28 to 33 years.
• G.O.Ms.No.360 · 16 Aug 2002AP Departmental Tests Rules, 1965 — Rule 15(a) omitted.
• Cir. Memo.No.19099 · 23 Aug 2002Restriction on ad hoc appointments to posts within the purview of APPSC.
• Memo.No.42005 · 18 Sep 2002Correct way of filling direct recruitment posts localised under the Presidential Order along with communal reservation under Rule 22 — earlier memo cancelled…
• G.O.Ms.No.76 · 23 Sep 2002DSC-2001 — implementation of APAT judgment (OA 562/2002 and batch) on applying social reservation in the 20% open (combined merit) quota.
• G.O.Ms.No.89 · 7 Nov 2002DSC-2002 Urdu medium teacher vacancies reserved for SC/ST/BC/Women — may be filled by open category candidates if reserved candidates are not available.
• G.O.Ms.No.5 · 14 Feb 2003Rule of Reservation in promotions for SCs and STs introduced under Article 16(4A) of the Constitution.
• G.O.Ms.No.76 · 11 Mar 2003Revision petition to Government against orders of the Appellate Authority — Rules 23 and 26 amended.
• G.O.Ms.No.21 · 18 Mar 2003Detailed guidelines for implementing SC/ST reservation in promotions under Article 16(4A).
• G.O.Ms.No.94 · 28 Mar 2003New Recruitment Policy and Guidelines for public services (core-functional posts, contract appointments, outsourcing).
• G.O.Ms.No.282 · 20 Sep 2003Ad hoc rule — candidates with higher qualifications (even without the prescribed one) to be considered in direct recruitment.
• G.O.Ms.No.359 · 24 Nov 2003Ad hoc rule — upper age limit for direct recruitment uniformly raised to 33 years where Special Rules prescribe less.
• G.O.Ms.No.2 · 9 Jan 2004Comprehensive orders on Rule of Reservation in promotions for SCs (15%) and STs (6%).
• Cir. Memo.No.57759 · 20 May 2004Settled seniority not to be reopened — no revision of seniority older than 3 years.
• Memo.No.57759 · 20 May 2004Government Pleaders to oppose cases seeking revision of long-settled seniority.
• G.O.Ms.No.144 · 15 Jun 2004Rule 12 amended — upper age limit of 45 years for compassionate appointment of the spouse of a deceased Government employee.
• G.O.Ms.No.164 · 6 Jul 2004Group-I Services recruitment (APPSC Advt. No.21/2003) — supplementary notification and one-time age concession.
• G.O.Ms.No.33 · 12 Jul 20045% reservation for Muslims in educational institutions and employment, as Backward Classes Category 'E'.
• G.O.Rt.No.4013 · 26 Jul 2004Absence on the strike / bandh of 11-05-2000 treated as Special Casual Leave.
• G.O.Ms.No.214 · 5 Aug 2004Group-I recruitment (APPSC Advt. No.21/2003) — cut-off date for educational qualifications for the supplementary notification.
• G.O.Ms.No.76 · 19 Oct 2004SC/ST reservation in promotions — fractions of 0.5 and above to be rounded off upwards when computing adequacy.
• G.O.Rt.No.374 · 10 Nov 2004Ad hoc rule — 4-year upper age relaxation for APPSC Notifications 12/2004 (Gazetted) and 13/2004 (Non-Gazetted).
• G.O.Ms.No.31 · 23 Dec 2004Reservation for persons with disabilities — orders of G.O.Ms.41/2003 kept in abeyance.
• G.O.Ms.No.91 · 23 Dec 2004AP Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservations) Rules, 2000 cancelled.
• G.O.Ms.No.16 · 17 Feb 2005SC/ST reservation in promotions — sub-categorisation of SCs into groups A, B, C, D dropped.
• G.O.Ms.No.17 · 17 Feb 2005G.O.Ms.5/2003 (SC/ST reservation in promotions under Article 16(4A)) amended — reference to the SC Rationalisation Rules removed.
• G.O.Ms.No.18 · 17 Feb 2005Comprehensive guidelines on SC/ST reservation in promotions (G.O.Ms.2/2004) amended after the SC sub-categorisation was struck down.
• G.O.Ms.No.18 · 25 Jun 2005Muslim community included among Backward Classes (Articles 15(4) and 16(4)) as a new Category 'E' with 5% reservation in educational institutions and…
• G.O.Ms.No.20 · 30 Jun 2005Amendments to G.O.Ms.18/2005 (5% reservation for Muslims as BC Category-E).
• G.O.Ms.No.20 · 14 Jul 2005Dwarf persons included in the category of Orthopaedically Handicapped (locomotor disability) for Government benefits.
• G.O.Ms.No.31 · 25 Jan 2006Rule 13(a) — first proviso on the Telugu Language Test deadline (30-06-2001, with discharge from service) deleted.
• G.O.Ms.No.4 · 24 Jan 2007Reservation in promotions for Scheduled Tribes — required adequacy taken as one where cadre strength is 6, 7 or 8.
• G.O.Ms.No.74 · 14 Feb 2007Backlog vacancies of persons with disabilities in Group-IV — written exam and interview waived; selection on marks in qualifying exam.
• G.O.Ms.No.625 · 22 Aug 2007Revised scheme and syllabus for APPSC recruitment to Group-I, Group-II and Gazetted / Non-Gazetted categories.
• G.O.Ms.No.759 · 6 Oct 2007Rule 12 amended — upper age limit for direct recruitment raised from 33 to 34 years and the 45-year ceiling removed.
• G.O.Ms.No.772 · 9 Oct 2007Ad hoc rule — upper age limit for direct recruitment raised by 4 years (34 → 38) for the ensuing recruitments.
• G.O.Ms.No.16 · 10 Jan 2008Ad hoc rule of G.O.Ms.772/2007 (age relaxation 34→38) — Prisons added to the excluded uniformed services.
• G.O.Ms.No.1 · 25 Jan 2008BC reservation roster — roster point 14 (BC-C Women) re-fixed.
• G.O.Ms.No.74 · 13 Feb 2008Ad hoc rule — upper age limit raised up to 30 years for direct recruitment to Uniformed Services.
• G.O.Ms.No.142 · 13 Mar 2008Rule 4 of State & Subordinate Service Rules amended — minimum share for direct recruitment.
• G.O.Ms.No.151 · 19 Mar 2008Ad hoc rule of G.O.Ms.772/2007 (4-year age relaxation) — Special Protection Force added to the excluded uniformed services.
• G.O.Ms.No.82 · 16 Jun 2008Upper age limit for direct recruitment in Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas raised on par with State Government.
• G.O.Ms.No.154 · 30 Jul 2008Rule of Reservation in promotions — vacancies arising during the panel year to be counted for SC/ST adequacy.
• G.O.Ms.No.216 · 2 Aug 2008Filling of SC/ST backlog vacancies — time limit extended up to 30-06-2009.
• G.O.Ms.No.709 · 25 Nov 2008Ad hoc rule — upper age limit for direct recruitment through APPSC raised by 5 years (34 → 39) for vacancies notified by Finance in 2007–08.
• G.O.Ms.No.748 · 29 Dec 2008Visually handicapped employees allowed 5 years after promotion to pass the prescribed departmental tests.
• G.O.Ms.No.22 · 17 Jan 2009Ad hoc rule of G.O.Ms.709/2008 (upper age relaxed by 5 years, 34→39) extended to Revenue Department vacancies.
• Memo.No.1014 · 30 Jan 2009Urdu Fazil certificate of Idara-e-Adabiyat-e-Urdu, Panjagutta is not equivalent to Intermediate — clarification for DSC-2008.
• G.O.Ms.No.77 · 26 Feb 2009Redeployed employees of erstwhile Hyderabad Allwyn Limited regularised as State Government employees, following APAT orders in OA 6243/2004 and batch…
• G.O.Ms.No.449 · 15 Sep 2009Rule 22-A of State & Subordinate Service Rules amended — 33 1/3% reservation for SC/ST women in promotions.
• G.O.Ms.No.17 · 5 May 2011Special Recruitment Drive for backlog vacancies reserved for differently abled persons — time extended up to 31-03-2012.
• G.O.Ms.No.9 · 17 May 2011Reservations and concessions for Backward Classes (Groups A to E) in services and educational institutions extended for 10 more years from 01-06-2011.
• G.O.Ms.No.22 · 25 May 2011Reservation and concessions for Persons with Disabilities in recruitment extended for 10 more years, till 31-05-2021.
• G.O.Ms.No.42 · 8 Jun 20115-year upper age concession for SCs and STs in direct recruitment extended up to 31-05-2016.
• G.O.Ms.No.411 · 18 Jul 2011Accounts Test for Executive Officers is not equivalent to Accounts Test for Subordinate Officers Parts I & II.
• G.O.Ms.No.420 · 22 Jul 2011Revised APPSC scheme of examination — interviews abolished for Group-II and most Gazetted / Non-Gazetted posts.
• G.O.Ms.No.490 · 11 Aug 2011Medical test condition in G.O.Ms.420/2011 withdrawn.
• G.O.Ms.No.42 · 19 Oct 20113% reservation in promotions for employees with disabilities.
• Cir. Memo.No.28085 · 20 Oct 2011Ad hoc promotion under Rule 10(a) without minimum service — conditions.
• G.O.Ms.No.591 · 20 Oct 2011Departmental Test results to be published on the APPSC website — Note to Rule 6 of the Departmental Tests Rules, 1965 substituted.
• G.O.Ms.No.1835 · 4 Nov 2011AP Revenue Subordinate Service Rules — method of appointment of Deputy Tahsildars revised.
• G.O.Ms.No.1866 · 11 Nov 2011AP Village Revenue Officers Service Rules, 2008 — minimum qualification raised from SSC to Intermediate.
• G.O.Ms.No.1867 · 11 Nov 2011AP Village Revenue Assistants Service Rules, 2005 amended — qualification raised to SSC.
• G.O.Ms.No.72 · 21 Dec 2011SC/ST upper age concession — the 45-year maximum cap removed.
• G.O.Ms.No.692 · 26 Dec 2011BC age concession and women's reservation in direct recruitment extended up to 2021.
• G.O.Rt.No.925 · 29 Dec 2011Educational qualification for Village Coordinators under the Saakshar Bharat (adult literacy) programme.
• G.O.Ms.No.709 · 31 Dec 2011Amendments to the APPSC scheme of examination in G.O.Ms.487/2006 — Asst. Geologist and Forest Range Officer.
• G.O.Ms.No.1 · 2 Jan 2012Ad hoc rule — upper age limit for direct recruitment raised from 34 to 36 years for a limited period.
• G.O.Ms.No.20 · 10 Jan 2012State & Subordinate Service Rules, Rule 12(1)(b)(i) — N.B. inserted on SC/ST age concession up to 31-05-2016.
• G.O.Ms.No.129 · 1 Mar 201266 direct-recruit Sub-Registrars Grade-II exempted from the Second Language Test.
• G.O.Ms.No.347 · 25 Jun 2012AP Secretariat Subordinate Service Rules, Rule 8 — upper age limit for direct recruitment through APPSC raised from 28 to 34 years.
• G.O.Rt.No.3401 · 23 Jul 2012Standing Committee constituted to examine all proposals for relaxation of rules / exemptions.
• G.O.Ms.No.74 · 9 Aug 20122% reservation (sports quota) for meritorious sportspersons in all direct recruitment, with guidelines.
• G.O.Ms.No.531 · 13 Oct 2012Ad hoc rule of G.O.Ms.214/2001 for filling SC/ST backlog vacancies — deadline extended to 30-06-2013.
• G.O.Ms.No.532 · 13 Oct 2012Ad hoc rule of G.O.Ms.215/2001 (filling SC/ST backlog posts in Group-IV / through DSC) — deadline extended to 30-06-2013.
• G.O.Ms.No.286 · 25 Oct 2012SC/ST backlog vacancies — cut-off date extended to 31-12-2011 and time to fill extended to 30-06-2013.
• Cir. Memo.No.132 · 15 Nov 2012Revised Attestation Form for verification of character and antecedents of persons selected for Government service.
• G.O.Ms.No.622 · 13 Dec 2012Group-I and Group-II services reclassified — Executive posts of Group-II merged into a new Group-I(B) Service; Group-I renamed Group-I(A).
• G.O.Ms.No.623 · 13 Dec 2012Revised scheme of examination for Group-I(A), Group-I(B), Group-II, and other Gazetted and Non-Gazetted posts recruited through APPSC.
• G.O.Ms.No.45 · 21 Jan 2013Category of Assistant (Despatch, Records and Tappals) omitted from the Secretariat Subordinate Service Rules, 1997.
• G.O.Ms.No.99 · 4 Mar 2013Roster points for persons with disabilities — Rule 22(2)(e) of the State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 amended.
• G.O.Ms.No.129 · 30 Mar 2013Age concession for SCs / STs in direct recruitment extended up to May 2016 — Rule 12 amended.
• G.O.Ms.No.10 · 1 Jun 2013Special Recruitment Drive for backlog vacancies reserved for persons with disabilities — extended to 31-03-2014.
• G.O.Ms.No.518 · 29 Jun 2013Upper age limit for direct recruitment raised by two years (34 to 36) — ad hoc rule.
• G.O.Ms.No.823 · 2 Dec 2013Time limit for filling SC / ST backlog vacancies extended to 30-06-2014.
• G.O.Ms.No.33 · 4 Feb 2014Withdrawal of resignation — Rule 30 of the State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 amended.
• G.O.Ms.No.39 · 12 Feb 2014One-day strike on 28-02-2012 regularised as Earned Leave.
• G.O.Ms.No.84 · 20 Mar 2014Corrections in cross-references in Rule 17(e) of the State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996.
• G.O.Ms.No.134 · 12 May 2014Computer proficiency test for direct recruitment of ASOs, Stenos and Typist-cum-Assistants in the Secretariat — amendment to the Secretariat Subordinate…
• G.O.Ms.No.193 · 28 May 2014Visually handicapped employees — five more years to pass departmental tests after promotion, with full benefits.
• G.O.Ms.No.230 · 31 May 2014Minimum service for promotion / appointment by transfer fixed at three years — ad hoc rule (annulling G.O.Ms.No.627/1983).
• Memo.No.13452 · 31 May 2014Ad hoc promotions under Rule 10(a) without minimum service — earlier clarifications cancelled.
• G.O.Ms.No.26 · 24 Feb 2023Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) — syllabus and scheme approved; CPT pass certificate required for direct recruitment (other than Group-I).
• G.O.Ms.No.28 · 12 Mar 2024Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) made compulsory for all direct recruitment — new Rule 14(A) of the State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996.

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