DSC-2025: Exams begin, over 5 lakh to compete for 16,347 teacher posts
The Department of School Education has received more than 5 lakh applications for the DSC-2025 examination that began today and will end on June 30, 2025.
Convenor of the Mega DSC-2025, M. Venkata Krishna Reddy, said: '16,347 teacher posts will be filled in government, local bodies, and schools run by welfare societies across the State through this recruitment drive. As many as 3,36,305 candidates have submitted 5,77,675 applications for various teaching positions, including school assistants (SA), secondary grade teachers (SGTs), school assistants (Physical Education), physical education teachers (PETs), principals, postgraduate teachers (PGTs), and trained graduate teachers (TGTs).
The Computer-Based Test (CBT) will be conducted across 137 test centres in the state and 17 centres outside the state, including Hyderabad, Kodad, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Berhampur. To ensure transparency, the exams will be monitored through live CCTV surveillance, and candidates will undergo biometric verification. Section 144 of CrPC will be enforced around the exam venues to maintain law and order and prevent any possible malpractice.
Candidates must download their hall tickets from the official Mega DSC website, https://apds.apcfss.in/. Candidates will be allowed entry to the exam centre 90 minutes before the scheduled time and up to 9 a.m. for the morning session and up to 2 p.m. for the afternoon session, said Mr. Krishna Reddy.
A dedicated helpdesk has been set up to support the candidates at State and district levels. Those in need of assistance can contact 6281704160, 8121947387, 8125046997, 9398810958, 7995649286, 7995789286, 996309286 and 7013837359.
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