Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Reddy approves filling up of vacancies in varsities, IIITs

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday granted approval for the regular filling up of hundreds of existing teaching vacancies in universities and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs).

During a review by the Education Department, Reddy directed the appointment of 2,635 assistant professors, associate professors, and professor positions in universities, along with 600 similar positions in IIITs.

"As we have filled up 51,000 posts in the Medical and Health Department, we should fill up existing vacancies in the universities also regularly," says



Reddy.

The recruitment will be done by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) through Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. Further, the interview process will be completed by November 15.

Moreover, the officials suggested granting existing candidates who have been providing teaching services on a contractual basis a maximum weightage of 10 marks, at the rate of one mark per year, during these selection processes.

The official notification is scheduled to be released on August 23 on the official website of APPSC. Further, the online recruitment examinations will be held in the third and fourth weeks of September 2023.