RECRUITMENTS

G.O.Ms.No. Date Dept Description

Deletion of Rule-12(a)(ii) of the general Rules for State and subordinate services Rules—Employees who
80 7.2.84 GAD(Ser.A) do not possess minimum general educational qualification can acquire the same, if they so desire, by
appearing for the S.S.C or equivalent examination, privately

Direct recruitment to state and subordinate services, by APPSC and departmental authorities-age
concession- granted. The maximum age limit prescribed, under the relevant rules for direct recruitment to
561 11.10.88 Do posts, other than the posts for which physical standards have been prescribed, which are with in the
purview of APPSC, is raised by six years for recruitments that will be notified on or after 1.7.88, until
further orders.

In the case of SCs and STs the maximum age limit prescribed to other communities in the Special Rules,
Social shall be raised uniformly by 10 years for the purpose of limited direct recruitment, subject to the condition
98 14.11.00 Welfare that it does not exceed 45 years and this concession shall be in force upto May 2001. (In the earlier
(RR.1) G.O.Ms.No.311 GAD(Ser.D) dt.24.4.1991 it was upto 22.9.2000 – and the same is extended by this
G.O.)
Women
Devpt., Child The scheme of reservation in favour of Physically Handicapped Persons, including the percentage of
Welfare, reservation of posts, age concession of 10 years for the purpose of recruitment and the exemption from
6 5.2.01
Disabled the payment of the prescribed application fee in respect of applications submitted to APPSC for selection
Welfare (DW) to various posts, is extended till the end of May 2001.
Dept.

Notification to Amend the A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules 1996 – as per the above said two
185 21.4.01 GAD (Ser.D)
G.Os. and other related ones, regarding age relaxation upto May 2001.

Notification of Amendment to A.P. State Subordinate Service Rules – regarding Age Relaxation upto May
277 9.5.01 GAD (Ser.D) 2001, to Backward Classes as per G.O.Ms.No.28 of Backward Classes Welfare Department dated
22.9.2000.
 Fresh norms and guidelines for recruitment of Junior Assistants, Steno-Typists, Typists, Examiners,
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25.6.92 HC Readers, Copyists, Amins, Drivers, Record Assistants, and Attenders in subordinate courts under control
3475/91/C1
of High Court

Do 9.9.92 HC Amendment to the above

Do 4.2.93 HC Instructions on fresh norms as above

While appointing Copyists, preference should be given to those who know Stenography, by
Do 13.5.93 HC
maintaining reservation quota.

Instructions regarding selection procedure for rectuitment to various categories of posts in APJMS
ROC 355/ APGSS and APLGS: - The High Court re-introduced the procedure prevailing prior to the year 1995 as
25.9.98 HC
98-RC regards the selection and approval of the panels of the directly recruited staff of the District Courts, for all
future appointments with immediate effect.

Roaster Points supporting the posts notified, shall be furnished, whenever the assessment of vacancies
is furnished to the High Court, and Common Merit Lists of selected candidates shall be forwarded, for the
ROC 125/ posts notified under O.C. vacancies along with other group vacancies, keeping in view to place the older
28.7.99 HC
99-RC in the age above the younger in the case of candidates who got equal marks. The break up of marks
secured by the candidates in the practical and written exams for the posts of Steno-Typists, Typists and
Copyists may also be furnished along with the common merit lists.

Filling up the vacancies of L.D.Clerks and Typists by giving promotions from Lower Categories: - In case
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the said posts, notified to APPSC, remained unfilled due to non-allotment of candidates by the APPSC,
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the same may be filled up by giving promotions from the Lower Categories, strictly on temporary basis,
(1)
until allotment of candidates by the APPSC or the necessity ceases, whichever is earlier.
Discontinuance of operation of Waiting List for recruitments under APJMS and APLGS: - Maintenance
and Operation of waiting list for all the direct recruitments for the posts under the State and Subordinate
ROC 8/99-
25.1.99 HC Serices and Last Grade Serves, is dispensed with, directing to notify in the next recruitment year, the fall
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out vacancies, if any due to relinquishment and non-joining, etc., of the selected candidates. (Adhoc
Rules issued in GO. Ms.No.544 GAD(Ser.A)Dept., dated 4.12.1998)
 No direct recruitment for the post of Record Assistant: The post of Record Assistant by direct recruitment
shall not be notified, and the method of appointment of Record Assistant is ―by appointment by transfer of
ROC 30/99- a person from the APLGS in the concerned unit in the department concerned, or by transfer of Roneo
22.2.99 HC
RC Duplicator Operator or Xerox Operator‖ (Special Rules issued in G.O.Ms.No.965 GAD(Ser.B) Dept.,
dated 21.10.1995.) Posts of Record Assistant, Roneo/Duplicator Operator, Xerox Operators are inter-
transferable.

Rule-3(A) in Column(2) of A.P.General Subordinate Service Rules – Amendment for method of

appointment ---- by substituting (i) by appointment by transfer of Record Asst., Roneo Duplicator
162 15.5.00 GAD (Ser.B) Operator, Xerox Operator or Lift Operator (ii) by appointment by transfer of Attender (APLGS) in
Treasuries and Accounts Department (iii) If no person is available for appointment by methods i & ii
above, by direct recruitment.

Clarification on preparation of list of approved candidates for promotion/appointment by transfer/ review

Memo of the panel: - Employees who appeared for the prescribed tests before the 1 st September of the year
29114/Ser. 25.6.99 GAD (Ser.D) which is the qualifying date for the panel year and whose results were published subsequent to the
D/99-3 qualifying date, shall be considered as eligible, as provided in A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules
1996 (Rule-6)

Verification of antecedents of the candidates selected and approved before appointment – One of the
ROC 29/99- qualifications is that no person shall be eligible for appointment to any service by direct recruitment,
28.7.99 HC
RC unless he satisfies the selection authority, as well as the appointing authority, that ‗his character and
antecedents are such as to qualify him for such service‘ (Attestation Form enclosed)

Recruitment to the posts under APJMS – Allotment of candidates for the posts of Steno-Typists, Junior
ROC Assistants and Typists, by APPSC, which are within their purview – No person allotted by APPSC be
5.8.99 HC
142/99-RC taken by the Unit Heads, for the said posts, without getting clearance from the High Court. –The Unit
Heads should not fill up the vacancies of the said posts, without prior permission of the High Court.
 Prescribing Minimum Pass marks for the Practical Test, to become eligible to be called for Oral Interview,
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22.10.99 HC for the posts of Steno-Typists, Typists and Copyists (Technical Posts), at 50% marks to the OC
491/99-RC
candidates, 40% of marks to other reserved categories.

Regularisation of employees who have completed two years of service – It is stated herein that the Unit
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Head, being the appointing authority, is competent to regularise the services of the employees working
219/98- 15.5.00 HC
under his control and there is no need to send the list of regularised employees to the High Court for
CI(1)
Approval.
If a person appointed to a post otherwise than by direct recruitment (i.e., a promotee) fails to join the post
within 15 (fifteen) days from the date of receipt of the order of appointment , or evades to join the post by
430 19.12.00 GAD (Ser.D) proceeding on leave, the offer of appointment shall be treated as automatically cancelled and he shall be
deemed to have been omitted from the list of approved candidates, and he shall forfeit his right of
appointment, both for the present and in future, for the post.
123 14.3.01 Gad (Ser.D) Notification issued to the above effect substituting Rule 11(b) of A.P.S.S.S.Rules.

Clarification: A person appointed or promoted on ad-hoc or temporary basis without fulfilling the required
number of years of service in the feeder category in invoking Rule-10(a) of A.P.State and Subordinate
Service Rules, may be allowed to count his service in the higher category or class as the case may be, to
53975/Ser.
9.1.01 GAD (Ser.D) the extent of the period of duty performed by him in the latter service, during which he would have held
D/2000-3
the post in the former service, but for such appointment in the latter service and the probation of such
individual, so promoted or appointed, may have to be commenced from the next date of such completion
of the required period of service in the former service (in the lower feeder category)

High Court decided not to extend the benefit under the scheme of Retirement on Medical Invalidation
grounds, seeking appointment for Dependants on Compassionate Grounds, to the Judicial Employees,
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as a matter of course. In exceptional cases, where hardship is noticed, after following the above
1117/2000- 14.3.01 HC
instructions, while examining the claims, as per the High Court‘s Circulars ROC.1808/97-CI/2 dated
CI(6)
9.8.99 & 24.8.99, proposals be sent together with the recommendations of the Unit Head, for taking
further action by High Court.
 Notification of Amendment to A.P. State Subordinate Service Rules – regarding Age Relaxation upto May
277 9.5.01 GAD (Ser.D) 2001, to Backward Classes as per G.O.Ms.No.28 of Backward Classes Welfare Department dated
22.9.2000.

Backward
Concession for the B.Cs. is extended, in respect of Reservation of seats in Educational Institutions as
Classes
23 31.5.01 well as Reservations in Services, including the percentage of reservation of posts, age consession of 5
Welfare (C2)
years for the purpose of recruitment, for a period of 10 years, with effect from 1.6.2001.
Dept.