AP teachers question new service rules, urge school education department to set up committee

Andhra Pradesh teachers association has urged the school education department to review and correct the alleged discrepancies, omissions and inconsistencies in the newly seniority, service conditions and promotional prospects of teachers, the Hindu reported.

The association has also sought the constitution of a committee comprising teachers’ representatives , departmental officials and legal experts to examine the provisions and recommend amendments, the report read.

They have also stated that some provisions could adversely affect the seniority, service conditions and promotional prospects of teachers, the report said.

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Major concern on AP educational service rules

“Uniform service rules remain missing – recognised teachers’ bodies have repeatedly asked the government to draft comprehensive, uniform rules for Government and Panchayat Raj teachers after the Presidential Order, 2025, but recent orders were issued without addressing these requests,” the report added.

The teachers have stated that their major concerns relate to the Andhra Pradesh Educational Service Rules , 2026, it said.

“One of their major concerns relates to the Leaders of the associations who said the new rules did not comprehensively cover all categories of Gazetted Headmasters and lacked clarity on the classification of certain posts and their methods of appointment, including promotion and appointment by transfer,” the report read.

Teachers have also reported that the relationship between the earlier service rules issued in 1998, the 2017 rules and the newly notified provisions had not been clearly explained, potentially creating confusion over their applicability and continuity, according to the report.

The association has also sought clarification on the separate service rules issued for Government and Zilla Parishad Gazetted Headmasters under G.O. Nos. 41 and 42 dated November 3, 2026, the report read.

They have also questioned the classification of Gazetted Headmasters, Mandal Educational Officers (MEOs) and DIET lecturers into different service categories despite their respective supervisory, administrative and academic responsibilities, it added.