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– The Andhra Pradesh State Teachers (Regulation of Transfers) Rules, 2025 - Notification – Orders – Issued.
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G.O.Ms.No.22 Dated: 20/05/2025.
1)
The Andhra Pradesh
State Teachers Transfers Regulation Act, 2025
(Act No.9 of 2025).
2)
A.P Education
Act, 1982 (Act 1 of 1982).
3)
The Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act of 1965.
4)
The Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Act of 1979.
5)
The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Act of 1981.
6)
The Andhra
Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act of 1994.
7)
G.O.Ms.No.21 S.E. (Prog.I) Dept.,
Dated.13.05.2025.
8)
From the Director of School Education, A.P., vide e-file No.2821477.
9)
From the Director
of School Education, A.P., Lr.Rc.No.13/143/2024- EST 3,
Dated.20.05.2025.
O R D E R:
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In
the reference first read above, the Andhra Pradesh State Teachers Transfers
Regulation Act, 2025 was enacted, and it is empowering the State Government to
regulate the transfers of teachers working in Government, Zilla Parishad,
Mandal Parishad, Municipal, and Municipal Corporation Schools, in accordance
with the teacher requirements in schools.
2.
In order
to ensure the rational deployment of teachers across
Foundational, Primary, Upper Primary, and High Schools under the
management of Government, Mandal Parishad, Zilla Parishad, Municipalities, and
Municipal Corporations, and to facilitate and regulate the transfers of Headmasters Grade- II and School Assistant and
Secondary Grade Teacher and their equivalent cadres working in these schools,
the Government has decided to make rules governing such transfers.
3.
Accordingly,
the following notification shall be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.
NOTIFICATION
In
exercise of the powers conferred
under section 26 (1) of the
Andhra Pradesh State Teachers Transfers Regulation Act, 2025, and in
supersession of all the earlier
Notifications, Rules and Guidelines on transfer of teachers, the Government of
Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following Rules, regulating the
transfers of the categories of Headmaster Gr.II,
School Assistant and Secondary Grade Teacher and their equivalent cadres in the Government/Zilla Parishad/Mandal Parishad/ Municipalities and Municipal Corporations
Schools in the State.
1.
Short Title and Applicability
(i) These rules may be called the Andhra Pradesh
State Teachers (Regulation of Transfers)
Rules, 2025.
(ii) These rules shall apply
to Headmasters Gr.II, School Assistants, Secondary Grade Teachers and
equivalent cadres under the Management of Government, Mandal Parishad, Zilla
Parishad, Municipalities and Municipal Corporations of Foundational, Primary,
Upper Primary and High Schools.
(iii)These rules shall come into force with immediate
effect.
2.
Criteria
for Transfers
(i)
The following categories of Headmasters (Gr.II)/Teachers in
the Government/ Zilla Parishad/Mandal Parishad/ Municipalities and Municipal
Corporations shall be transferred.
(a)
Those Headmasters (Gr.II)
who have completed
five (5) academic years of service in a particular school as on the date of closure of Academic Year i.e 31st May of that Year shall be
transferred compulsorily.
(b)
Those Teachers, other than Headmasters (Gr.II) who have
completed eight (8) academic years of service in a particular school as on the date of closure of Academic Year i.e 31st May of that Year
shall be transferred compulsorily.
Note:- For (a)
& (b), If any Headmaster Grade II or Teacher is transferred on request or
mutual grounds during the ban period then the period
worked in both stations shall be taken
into account to calculate the
maximum period when determining eligibility for compulsory transfer from the
date of commencement of the Act.
(c) Headmasters Gr.II/ Teachers who completed a minimum period
of
two (2) academic
years of service in a school as on 31st May of that Year in which
transfers are to be taken up shall be eligible to apply for request
transfer.
Note: For (a) to
(c), Headmasters Gr.II/Teachers who have completed minimum of nine(9) months
of service in one academic year shall be treated as one
complete academic year as on 31st May of that year.
(d)
Provided that
Headmasters Gr.II/ Teachers, who are going to retire within two (2) years,
i.e., on or before 31st May of the respective year, shall not be
transferred except upon their own request.
(e)
A Male Headmaster Gr.II/ Teacher aged below fifty (50) years
as on 31st May of that year and working in Girl’s High school
shall be transferred mandatorily.
(f)
If no women Headmaster Gr.II/ Teacher is available to work in
Girl’s High School, then the male Headmaster Gr.II/ Teacher who
crossed fifty (50) years of age as on May 31st of that year shall
be considered for posting to such schools.
(g)
The Headmaster Grade II who has completed five (5) academic
years of service, and the teacher who has completed eight (8) academic years of
service as NCC Officers in their respective NCC Units, as for as possible
posted to a vacancy in a school where the same NCC Unit is available. If no
such vacancy is available in another school with the same NCC Unit, they may be continued in the same school upon their request. However, if any NCC
Officer is facing disciplinary proceedings, they shall be transferred to a
general vacancy, irrespective of the NCC Unit.
(h)
Teachers and Gr.II
Head Masters facing/
faced charges under the
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012/Girl child abuse
case, shall not be opted to the same Mandal/Municipality or any Girls High School.
In case of Municipal
Corporation Schools, teacher shall be posted in distant cluster.
(i)
If Article of charges are pending against the Headmaster
Gr.II/ Teacher, he/she shall not be considered for request transfer.
(ii) Criteria for identification of teachers to be shifted due to re- apportionment of
surplus posts.
(a)
If a post is found surplus and proposed for shifting to a
needy school, the same shall be shifted.
(b)
If there is no clear vacancy/ compulsory transfer vacancy,
junior most teacher shall be shifted.
(c)
If a senior teacher in the school is willing for transfer,
he/she may be shifted without reapportionment points.
(d)
Persons with bench
mark disability shall be exempted
and the next junior most shall be affected under reapportionment.
(e)
If the Junior most teacher exempted under Rule 2-(i) (d)
& 2(ii) (d) or any other, the next senior teacher will be treated as Junior
and reapportionment points shall be awarded.
(iii)
(a) Transfers shall be affected within the present
management in which the Headmaster (Gr.II)/Teacher
is working.
(b) If the Headmaster
(Gr.II)/Teacher desires to go to his/her parent management, such Headmaster
(Gr.II)/Teacher may opt for transfer to only those vacancies available in their
parent management. In such instances, their seniority shall be taken
into account in the parent management.
(c) If a Headmaster (Gr.II)
or Teacher is identified as surplus or comes under compulsory transfer, and is
currently working in a management different from their parent management, they
shall invariably be transferred back to their parent management.
Provided that, Headmasters (Gr.II) and Teachers who were transferred earlier
under inter-management transfers
made by the Government shall not come under the
above clause.
3.
Transfers
by Web Counseling
(i) The Commissioner/Director
of School Education shall issue transfer schedule with the approval of
Government through official website https://cse.ap.gov.in.
(ii) Erstwhile Districts (as notified prior to the re-organization of districts vide notification dt:03.04.2022) shall
continue to be treated as a Unit for transfers.
(iii) Transfers and Postings of
Headmasters (Gr.II)/Teachers shall be
done based on Service, Station, Special
points, Preferential category, Performance and Negative points as specified in these
rules.
(iv)After finalization of the lists and notification of vacancies,
options shall have to be exercised by the Headmasters (Gr.II)/Teachers through Web based Counselling.
(v)
Transfer
orders shall be issued by the competent authority with the approval of the
respective Committees, based on the final lists generated online, duly
following the prescribed procedure.
4.
Committee
for Transfers and Counselling:
The following
committees are constituted to conduct counselling in accordance with the
list prepared as per Rule 12, 13 &
14.
(i)
Committee
for Transfer of Headmasters
(Gr.II) in Government High Schools:
(a)
Zonal Headquarter District
Collector (i.e., Visakhapatnam
(Zone- 1), Kakinada (Zone-2), Guntur (Zone-3), and YSR Kadapa
(Zone-4)) shall act as
Chairman of the Committee.
(b)
The concerned Regional
Joint Director of School Education shall act
as Member Secretary.
(c)
The District Educational Officers (Erstwhile Districts)
concerned are Members.
Note: Counselling
shall be done by this Committee with the support of a web counselling system based on
the list prepared.
(ii) Committee
for Transfer of Headmasters (Gr.II)
in Zilla Parishad High Schools:
(a)
Chairman, Zilla Parishad/Special Officer shall act as Chairman.
(b)
Regional Joint Director of School
Education - Member Secretary.
(c)
Chief Executive
Officer, Z.P. Member.
(d)
District Educational Officer (Erstwhile District)
concerned as Member.
Note: The Committee
shall be the competent authority
for transfer of all the Headmasters (Gr.II) in ZP High Schools in the
District
(iii)Committee
for Transfer of Headmasters (Gr.II)
in Municipalities/ Municipal
Corporation High Schools:
(a) District
Collector (Erstwhile District) - Chairman.
(b) Regional
Joint Director of School Education
- Member Secretary.
(c)
Municipal Commissioner in respect of Municipal Corporations/
RDMA of the respective zone - Member.
(d)
District Educational Officer (Erstwhile District) concerned
as Member.
Note: The Committee shall be
the competent authority for transfer of all Headmasters (Gr.II) in Municipalities/ Municipal Corporation
High Schools in the District.
(iv) Committee for Transfer of Teachers in Government Schools
(a)
District Collector
(Erstwhile District) - Chairman.
(b)
District Educational Officer (Erstwhile District)
- Member Secretary.
(c) District
Educational Officers concerned
are Members
(v)
Committee
for Transfer of Teachers in Zilla Parishad
/ Mandal Parishad Schools.
(a) Chairman,
Zilla Parishad/Special Officer
shall act as Chairman.
(b) Chief Executive Officer
Z. P. - Member.
(c) District
Educational Officer (erstwhile) - Member Secretary
(d) District
Educational Officers concerned
are Members.
(vi) Committee for Transfer of Teachers in Municipalities/ Municipal
Corporation Schools
(a) District
Collector (Erstwhile District)
- Chairman.
(b) District Educational Officer (Erstwhile District) - Member Secretary.
(c) District
Educational Officers concerned
are Members
(d)
Municipal Commissioner in respect of Municipal Corporations/ RDMA of the respective zone
— Member.
5.
Competent
Authority for Postings
& Transfers
The Competent authority concerned shall
issue transfer and posting orders based
on the final list generated of the web options exercised by the Headmasters (Gr.II)/Teachers after approval of
the concerned Committee.
6.
Station
Points
(i) Station Points
shall be awarded to the Headmasters (Gr.II) / Teachers based on the number of years of service (maximum
eight years) in the
respective school as on 31st May of that year as outlined below.
(a)
Category- I area– 1 point/ year
(b)
Category- II area - 2 points/
year
(c)
Category- III area - 3 points/
year
(d)
Category- IV area - 5 points/
year.
In the case of villages or towns that were initially categorized under
one category and later reclassified to another category (as per HRA or road
conditions), then the station points shall be calculated proportionately.
Provided that the
persons working in the ITDA areas notified by the Government from time to time,
will get an additional 1 point per year in addition to the station points
from the commencement of the ACT.
(ii) Service Points:
For the service rendered: 0.5
point shall be awarded to all Headmasters (Gr.II)/Teachers for every completed
year of service in all cadres, calculated proportionately as of
May 31st of that year.
7.Special Points
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(i) |
Headmaster
Gr.II/Teacher whose spouse is employed in State/Central Government/Public
Sector Undertakings/ Local Bodies or Aided Institutions and also to the
regular employees working in Educational Societies running under State Government and working in the same
district/zonal/state cadre. Headmasters (Gr.II)/Teachers may opt for transfer to a
place within the District/Zone or to an Adjacent Mandal / Division to the
neighbouring District towards the nearer place of working of his/her spouse. The benefit of spouse points shall apply to one of the
spouses once in 5/8 academic years only. An entry to this effect shall be
recorded in the SR of the Headmaster (Gr.II)/Teacher concerned under proper
attestation.
If both spouses are under compulsory transfer or re-
apportionment, either of them may be permitted to opt for any place
within the district; however, only one of them shall
be eligible for the award of spouse points. In cases where only one spouse is
under compulsory transfer or re- apportionment, the spouse attending the
first spell of counselling may be allowed to opt for any place within the
district, provided their spouse is also under compulsory transfer or
re-apportionment. A copy
of the certificate issued by the competent
authority shall be enclosed on the checklist to consider cases
under this category. |
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(ii) |
Un married women teachers who
are above 40 years of age
as on 31st May of that year. |
5 |
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(iii) |
(a) (i)
Orthopedically challenged employees with 40% to 55% disability, (ii)
Hearing-impaired employees with 60–70 decibels hearing loss (51% to 70%) in
speech frequencies in both ears (b)(i)
Visually challenged employees with at least 40% disability (ii) Orthopedically challenged employees with 56%
to 69% disability, |
5
7 |
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(iv) |
President and General
Secretary of Recognized
Teachers Unions at State/District Level
(Erstwhile districts) |
5 |
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(v) |
Legally
Separated Women (Not
applicable in case of remarriage), Ex-servicemen in Army/Navy/Air Force/BSF/CRPF/CISF now working as teacher and spouse of the service
person in Army/Navy/Air Force/BSF /CRPF /CISF. |
5 |
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(vi) |
The Scouts and Guides Unit who is operating for the past two
years as on 31st May of that year. Note: Scouts and Guides shall be certified by the concerned District Educational Officer /Chairman |
2 |
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(vii) |
Re-apportionment Points: A Headmaster (Gr.II) / Teacher
affected by re-apportionment shall be eligible to claim either re-apportionment Points with
present station points along with any applicable Special Points/ benefits under the
Preferential Category, as specified under Rule 7 and 9. (or) Previous Station
points, along with any applicable Special Points/ benefits under the Preferential Category), as
specified under Rule 7 and 9. The Headmasters (Gr.II)/Teachers who have completed 5/8
Academic years of service respectively in a particular school are
not eligible for
re- apportionment points.
If senior teacher given
willingness to transfer under Re- apportionment without completion of 8
Academic years of service are not eligible for re- apportionment points, special
points or preferential category.
Note: If any Headmaster (Gr.II)/Teacher affected by
reapportionment does not apply in the Teacher Transfers counselling, he/she
shall be allotted to category IV only, if category IV
vacancies are
not
available
then allot at category III in the leftover vacancies only. |
5+ present Station points + Special Points/ Preferenti al category
under the rules
7 and 9 (or)
Previous
station points + Special
Points/ Preferenti al category
under the rules
7 and 9 |
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(viii) |
Re-apportionment Points: A Headmaster (Gr.II) / Teacher
affected by re-apportionment continuously for two consecutive times, they
shall be eligible to claim re- apportionment
Points with present station points, along
with any applicable Special Points/ benefits under the Preferential
Category), as specified under Rule 7 and 9 |
7+ Prese nt station points + Special Points/ Preferent ial category under the rules 7
and 9 |
8. Performance Points: -
Government shall issue separate guidelines on performance points.
9. Preferential Categories:
(a) The following categories shall be taken
precedence in the seniority list, in the order given below, irrespective of
their entitlement points.
(i)
Visually challenged employees with 100% disability or orthopedically
challenged employees with 80% and above disability – 1st preference
(ii)
Visually
challenged employees with 75% disability or orthopedically challenged employees
with 70% to 79% or Hearing-impaired employees with above 70 DB hearing loss (71% to 100%) in speech frequencies in both ears- 2nd
preference.
(iii) Widow (Not applicable in case of remarriage)
(iv)
Headmaster Gr. II/Teacher who is suffering
from the following diseases, in which he/she undergoing treatment:
(a)
Cancer;
(b)
Open Heart Surgery/Correction of Atrial Septal Defect /Organ Transplantation;
(c)
Major Neuro Surgery;
(d)
Bone TB;
(e)
Kidney Transplantation/ Dialysis; and
(f)
Spinal Surgery.
(v)
Headmaster Gr. II/Teacher with dependent children
and spouse who are mentally challenged and are undergoing treatment.
(vi)
Headmaster Gr. II/Teacher with dependent children suffering
with Juvenile Diabetes/ Thalassemia Disease/ Haemophilia Disease/ Muscular
Dystrophy and are undergoing treatment.
Note:-
(A) Headmaster Gr. II/Teacher those who have applied for transfer under above category shall submit all
Medical Reports/Certificates certified by the District/State Medical Board
afresh through online and no old Certificates will be allowed.
(B) The Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher should avail
of either the preferential categories or special points once in 5/8 years respectively and an entry is
to be made in his/her SR and the same shall be certified by the DDO concerned.
(b) Preference shall be given to the
Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher who have dependent children who born with congenital
heart defect(holes in Heart) and who have undergone surgery shall be considered
under preferential category within (3) years from the date of surgery.
(c) However, for candidates belonging to preferential categories:
(i)
For
Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs), 40% of the vacancies in a particular school shall be permitted.
(ii)
For School
Assistants (SAs), 50% of the vacancies
in each subject
in a particular school shall be permitted.
(iii) For School Assistants in Single Subject
Teacher High Schools
will not be considered under
this provision.
10.
Negative
points: -
In case of unauthorized absence, one (1) point shall be deducted for each
month of absence limited to maximum 10 points, besides the punishment awarded
under disciplinary proceedings from the date of commencement of the ACT.
11.
In case of a Tie in Points
secured: In case, the entitlement points of two or
more applicants
are equal then
a.
The seniority
in the cadre shall be taken into account.
b.
Based on the date of birth (Senior) besides
rule (a) above.
c. Women (besides rule (a)&(b)).
12.
Notification of vacancies:
(i)
Government will notify the following vacancies:
(a)
Clear vacancies including retirement vacancies as on 31st
May of that year;
(b)
Vacancies under compulsory transfer
as per Rule 2;
(c)
Reapportionment vacancies;
(d)
Vacancies
arise out of authorized/unauthorized absence for one year or more than one year
as on the date of issuance of transfer guidelines;
(e)
Study leave vacancies;
(f)
Resultant vacancies during transfer counseling.
(ii)
Provision of blocking of vacancies:
The total number of vacancies in the district under each
management shall be proportionately distributed across all Mandals, and the
corresponding posts shall be blocked. These blocked vacancies shall not be
shown as available vacancies.
Example: In an erstwhile
district, sanctioned SGT posts: 5,000 and working: 4500, then to be blocked
vacancies are 5000-4500=500. If 40 mandals in the district, proportionately
block those 500 vacancies in Category-I, II and III.
13. Publication of vacancies and list on the basis of points awarded:
(i) The following lists shall be published on the website specified for the purpose and also on the Z o n a l / Districts website concerned, by the respective Regional Joint Director of School Education/ District Educational Officer.
(a) The lists of category-wise schools
(category I, II, III and IV),
(b) The School-wise vacancy position of
Headmaster (Gr.II) /School Assistant/Secondary Grade Teacher and equivalent
categories for counselling.
(c) Subject
to the procedure prescribed in sub
rule (ii) below, the list of
names of the Headmaster (Gr.II) /
Teacher who applied for transfer with
Station, Service, Special points, Performance, Preferential category
and Negative points.
(ii)
After the last date for applying for
transfers as per schedule, the list shall
be prepared, using software
for generating the station
& special points management-wise, category-wise, subject-wise, and medium
wise and the list with Station, Service,
Special points and Negative
points shall be published on the website specified for the purpose and also on
their Districts website concerned.
14. Online Application and Process for Web Counselling.
(i)
The
Headmaster (Gr. II)/Teacher shall apply for transfer in the prescribed online services for web-based allotment at https://cse.ap.gov.in.
(ii)
Only online applications received through the website shall
be considered for transfer and processed further. Under any circumstances, no
physical application shall be entertained.
(iii)
After completion of the online submission, the applicants shall
thereafter obtain
the printout of the application from the specified website and submit the same
duly signed to their respective authorities, via., Mandal Educational Officer/
Headmaster of High School/Deputy Educational Officer, as the case may be.
(iv)
The
Headmaster (Gr.II)/ Teacher who is eligible as per the criteria prescribed in Rule
2 may apply online through the website specified for the purpose in the
prescribed proforma and the particulars furnished in the proforma shall be
final and no modification shall be
allowed.
(v)
An applicant seeking
to apply under the Spouse Category
/Preferential Categories shall also upload
and submit the latest
certificate issued by the competent
authority in this regard as
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mentioned
in Rule 7(i) and Note A of Rule 9(a) along with the application.
(vi)
After receipt of applications, the Regional Joint Director of School Education/ District
Educational Officer concerned
shall display the provisional lists and
call for objections, if any. After redressing the objections/grievances, the authority shall display the final
list along with the Station, Service, Special points, Preferential category and Negative points on the website/notice board.
(vii) Once the Headmaster (Gr.II)/Teacher applies online, it shall be final.
(viii) (a) The Headmaster
(Gr.II)/ Teacher who is compulsorily transferable under Rule 2 shall select all
options.
(b) Headmasters (Grade II)
and Teachers who are liable for compulsory transfer but fail to apply
for counselling shall be issued posting orders in absentia and
allotted to the leftover needy vacancies in category IV only, if category IV
vacancies are not available then allot at category III, after completion of web counselling
for that particular category of teachers.
15. Receipt and disposal of Objections /
Grievances:
(i) Objections if any in respect of the provisional
seniority list, Station, Service, Special
points, Performance, Preferential category and Negative points etc., published as
per R ule 6 to 10 may be filed online by any applicant together
with evidence in support of such objection within the time specified for this
purpose in the schedule.
(ii) The Regional Joint
Director of School Education/ District Educational Officer, as the case may be, shall cause
verification of all objections and pass orders disposing of the same. In
cases where objections are upheld, the Regional Joint Director of School
Education/ District Educational Officer shall cause the necessary corrections
in the provisional seniority list and publish
the final seniority list on the website.
16. Issue of Transfer Orders:
(i) The competent authorities
concerned shall issue digitally generated transfer orders to all the Headmasters
(Gr.II)/ Teachers.
(ii) Headmasters (Grade II)
and Teachers who are liable for compulsory transfer but fail to apply
for counselling shall
be issued posting
orders in absentia and allotted to the leftover
needy vacancies in category IV only,
if category IV vacancies are not available then allot at category III, after completion of web counselling for that
particular category of teachers.
(iii)
Once transfer orders are issued by the competent authority with
the approval of the committee, review or modification of orders shall not be
considered, either by the committee or by the competent authority.
(iv)
All transfer orders shall include a condition stating that the posting is subject to the outcome of
the cases pending before the Hon’ble Court.
(v) The transfers affected
shall be displayed on the website and also on the
district website concerned after the
completion of counselling.
17. Date of Relief and Joining:
(i) The Headmaster (Grade II)
/ Teacher who is transferred shall be relieved immediately from their present
place of posting upon receipt of the transfer orders and shall report at the
new school to which they are posted
on the date specified in the
transfer order.
If,
after relieving, the school is left with less than 50% of its regular teacher
strength, with any fraction rounded up to the next whole number, the
junior-most among the relieved
teachers shall report back and continue in the relieving school to maintain the required teacher strength
until a substitute joins. In the case of School Assistants, a minimum of 50% of teachers shall be
ensured subject-wise.
(ii) A Headmaster (Gr.II)/
Teacher not joined in the transferred place, cannot claim compulsory wait, under any circumstances for any
reason.
18. Grievance/Appeal Mechanism
(i)
Committee shall be constituted at District/ Zonal/
State Level.
a)
Chairman: Erstwhile
District Educational Officer
(DEO)
b)
Member Convener: Assistant Director (Services) of the Erstwhile District
c)
Members: District Educational Officers and Assistant Directors (Services) of the newly formed districts
a)
Chairman: Regional
Joint Director of School Education (RJDSE)
b) Member
Convener: Assistant Director
in the office of the RJDSE
c)
Members: DEOs of the concerned districts
within the zone
a)
Chairman: Commissioner/ Director of School Education
b) Member Convener: Additional Director (Services)
c)
Members: Joint Directors (Services), School Education Department
(ii)
(a)
If any Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher has any grievance or objection on transfer orders,
he/she may submit a representation to the competent
authority through proper channel within 3 days from the date of receipt of transfer order. The concerned Regional Joint
Director of School Education (In respect of Headmaster Gr.II) /District
Educational Officer (In respect of Teachers) has to dispose the
Grievance/Objection within the 15 days.
(b) An appeal against
the orders of the District
Educational Officer, an individual
may file an appeal before
the Regional Joint
Director of School
Education within
3 days. The
concerned Regional Joint Director of School Education shall dispose of the
appeal within 15 days.
(c) An appeal against the orders of the
Regional Joint Director of School Education, an individual may file an appeal
before the Commissioner/Director of School Education within 3 days and the
Commissioner/ Director of School Education shall dispose of the appeal within
30 days.
(d) The Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher who have any
grievances on the transfer counselling should avail of all levels of appeal provisions before going for other
legal remedies.
(e) The Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher is not
allowed to approach Hon’ble Court without submitting the representations to the
competent authority through proper channel and without redressal of their
grievances.
(f) The aggrieved Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher may
consider the option to go to court only after
exhausting all available remedies in the Department as per the provisions of
the AP Teacher Transfer Act.
(g) If a Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher files a Court case without following procedure mentioned above, the competent authority shall take
disciplinary action as per APCS
(CC&A) Rules, 1991.
(h)
The competent authority shall redress all complaints and
grievances within the prescribed period.
19. Revision
(i) The Commissioner /Director of School Education may either suo-moto or after exhausting all
redressal committees as per rule 18, any grievance received from Headmaster
Gr.II/Teacher who are effected under
this rules may call the orders of the competent authority and examine the records in respect of any
proceedings of transfer to satisfy himself about
its regularity, legality or propriety. If, in any case,
it appears to him that any such proceedings should be revised, modified,
annulled or reversed or remitted for reconsideration, he may pass an order accordingly or remand the case with any direction
to
rectify any violation of rules or discrepancy. Such orders shall be implemented by the authority concerned.
(ii) The Commissioner
/Director of School Education may stay the implementation of any such
proceedings, pending the exercise of
its powers under Rule 19 (i) above.
20. Disciplinary
action for furnishing false information & violation of Rules.
(i)
If
any Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher submits false information /false documents/ medical reports shall be liable for disciplinary action
as per APCS (CC&A) Rules,
1991 and they shall be transferred to category-
IV schools and
should work mandatorily for 5/8 years without any transfer.
(ii)
Any
officer who have countersigned the false information/ false documents/ medical reports shall be liable for disciplinary action
as per APCS (CC&A) Rules,
1991 in addition to prosecution as per rules.
(iii)
If any competent authority
makes an order of posting
or appointment or transfer in contravention to the provisions of this Act or the Rules made there under, such competent
authority or officer, as the case may be, shall be liable for disciplinary action as per APCS (CC&A) Rules, 1991.
(iv)
If any Headmaster Gr.II/Teacher who are to be compulsorily transferred and who do not apply for counselling, shall be given
posting orders in absentia to the leftover needy
vacancies at category
IV only, if category
IV vacancies are not available then allot at category III at the end of the
web counselling of that particular category of teachers.
21.
The Commissioner/Director of School Education is the competent
authority for providing clarification on transfer-related issues
during the teacher
transfer process.
22. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein above, it shall be competent for the Government to relax any criteria or rule in a given case, for reasons to be recorded in writing, justifying such relaxations and in the public interest.
23. If there is any contradiction in the rules mentioned, the Act shall prevail.
24. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance (HR-I)
Dept., vide their
U.O.No.FIN01-HR0PDPP/96/2025-HR-I (2752204), Dated.11.05.2025.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
KONA SASIDHAR IAS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
The Director
of Printing, Stationery and Stores Purchases, A.P., Vijayawada, for publication in the A.P extra-ordinary Gazette, and supply
of 1500 copies) The Commissioner/Director of School Education, AP, Amaravathi.
All Collectors & Dist. Magistrates in the State.
All Regional
Joint Directors of School Education in the State. All District Educational Officers in the State.
TRANSFERS SCHEDULE
1. Headmasters (HMs)
| Activity | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Applying for Transfers | 21-05-2025 to 22-05-2025 |
| Verification | 21-05-2025 to 22-05-2025 |
| Provisional Seniority List | 24-05-2025 |
| Grievance/Objection | 25-05-2025 |
| Redressal | 26-05-2025 |
| Final Seniority List | 27-05-2025 |
| Web Options | 28-05-2025 |
| Transfer Orders | 30-05-2025 |
2. School Assistants (SAs)
| Activity | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Applying for Transfers | 21-05-2025 to 24-05-2025 |
| Verification | 21-05-2025 to 25-05-2025 |
| Provisional Seniority List | 26-05-2025 to 27-05-2025 |
| Grievance/Objection | 28-05-2025 |
| Redressal | 28-05-2025 to 29-05-2025 |
| Final Seniority List | 31-05-2025 |
| Web Options | 01-06-2025 to 02-06-2025 |
| Transfer Orders | 04-06-2025 |
| Promotions (SA to HM) | 30-05-2025 |
| Promotion Orders | 31-05-2025 |
3. Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs)
| Activity | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Applying for Transfers | 21-05-2025 to 27-05-2025 |
| Verification | 21-05-2025 to 28-05-2025 |
| Provisional Seniority List | 31-05-2025 |
| Grievance/Objection | 28-05-2025 to 01-06-2025 |
| Redressal | 28-05-2025 to 02-06-2025 |
| Final Seniority List | 06-06-2025 |
| Web Options | 07-06-2025 to 10-06-2025 |
| Transfer Orders | 11-06-2025 |
| Promotions (SGT to SA) | 05-06-2025 |
| Promotion Orders | 06-06-2025 |
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