As on 19 October 2026. Source: APPSC Notifications No. 25/2026 (Hostel Welfare Officer Grade-II; brief 15 September, detailed 9 October 2026) and No. 26/2026 (Assistant Social Welfare Officer and Assistant Tribal Welfare Officer; same dates), listed at portal-psc.ap.gov.in. The window closes on 29 October 2026.
At a glance
| 25/2026 Hostel Welfare Officer Gr-II | 26/2026 Assistant Social / Tribal Welfare Officer | |
|---|---|---|
| Services | Social Welfare, Tribal Welfare and BC Welfare Subordinate Services | Social Welfare and Tribal Welfare Subordinate Services |
| Posts | 97 in the detailed notification (Social Welfare 41, Tribal Welfare 23, BC Welfare 33), up from 73 in the brief | 17 (provisional) |
| Application window | 9 to 29 October 2026, 11:59 PM | 9 to 29 October 2026, 11:59 PM |
| Qualification | Bachelor's degree with B.Ed. or an equivalent education qualification, as the detailed notification specifies | Bachelor's degree, as the detailed notification specifies |
| Age | up to 44 years as on 1 July 2026 (reported), with the usual relaxations | as in the detailed notification |
| Pay scale (reported) | Rs 37,640 to Rs 1,15,500 | as in the detailed notification |
| Exam date | to be notified | to be notified |
Hostel Welfare Officers run the government welfare hostels for SC, ST and BC students: admissions, mess, discipline, study hours and the monthly returns to the district officer. It is a posting in a hostel, often in a mandal town, with the teaching-adjacent routine that B.Ed. holders know.
How to apply
Register once on OTPR at psc.ap.gov.in (see the OTPR registration guide), then submit the online application by 29 October 2026. Both detailed notifications are out; read the department-wise posts, the fee and the local-cadre table before you pay, because hostel posts are district-cadre posts.
Read the official notification first. Facts that change with each notification (posts, dates, fee, age) are taken only from it.
Exam pattern (Hostel Welfare Officer, as notified)
Single-level online test (CBRT), no screening test. Paper I General Studies and Mental Ability (150 questions, 150 marks, 150 minutes); Paper II Education (150 questions, 150 marks, 150 minutes); 300 marks in all. One-third negative marking. A qualifying Computer Proficiency Test follows. The Assistant Welfare Officer scheme is in its own detailed notification; the General Studies paper is common.
Prepare with Pareeksha
Paper II (Education) is the B.Ed. syllabus: philosophy and sociology of education, educational psychology, curriculum, evaluation, educational administration and the Indian education commissions. The APPSC Hostel Welfare Officer guide has the pattern and syllabus; for the pedagogy part use the DSC psychology and pedagogy guide. For Paper I, use fixed-paper General Studies mocks where every candidate sits the same paper and the percentile is real. Start from the Andhra Pradesh exam list.
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