Know your Zone and Local Candidature status for APPSC Exams

 DEFINITION OF LOCAL CANDIDATE:

(A) 

(i) "LOCAL CANDIDATE" means a candidate for direct recruitment to any post in relation to that Local areas where he/she has studied in Educational Institution(s) for not less than four consecutive academic years prior to and including the year in which he/she appeared for S.S.C or its equivalent examination. If however, he/she has not studied in any educational institution during the above four years period, it is enough if he/she has resided in that area which is claimed as his/her local area during the above said period.

(ii) In case Candidate does not fall within the scope of above then, if he/she has studied for a period of not less than seven years prior to and inclusive of the year in which he/she has studied SSC or its equivalent, he/she will be regarded has local candidate on the basis of the maximum period out of the said period of seven years AND where the period of his/her study in two or more local areas or equal such local area where he/she has studied last in such equal periods will be taken for determining the local candidature. Similarly, if he/she has not studied during the above said period in any Educational Institution(s) the place of residence during the above period will be taken into consideration and local candidature determined with reference to the maximum period of residence or in the case of equal period where he/she has resided last in such equal periods.

(iii) If the claim for local candidature is based on study, the candidate is required to produce a certificate from the Educational Institution(s) where he/she has studied during the said 4/7-year period. If, however, it is based on residence, a certificate should be obtained from an officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of a Mandal Revenue Officer in independent charge of a Mandal.

(iv) If, however, a candidate has resided in more than one Mandal during the relevant four/seven years period but within the same District or Zone as the case may be separate certificates from the Mandal Revenue Officers exercising jurisdiction have to be obtained in respect of different areas.

NOTE:

(A) Single certificate, whether of study or residence would suffice for enabling the candidate to apply as a "LOCAL CANDIDATE".

(B) RESIDENCE CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, IF A CANDIDATE HAS STUDIED IN ANY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION UPTO S.S.C. OR EQUIVALENT EXAMINATION, SUCH CANDIDATES HAVE TO PRODUCE STUDY CERTIFICATES INVARIABLY. THE  CANDIDATES, WHO ACQUIRED DEGREE FROM OPEN UNIVERSITIES WITHOUT  STUDYING SSC/ MATRICULATION OR EQUIVALENT IN EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTIONS, HAVE TO SUBMIT RESIDENCE CERTIFICATE ONLY. EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTIONS MEANS A RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION BY THE GOVERNMENT/ UNIVERSITY/COMPETENT AUTHORITY.

(C) Candidates are advised to refer provisions of the PRESIDENTIAL ORDER 1975 in this regard.

(D) Each of the following Zones comprises the Districts mentioned against each Zone.

Zones for APPSC Exams

ZONE–I : Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram. (SKM, VSP, VZM)

ZONE–II : East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna. (EG, WG, KST)

ZONE–III : Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore. (GNT, PKM, NLR)

ZONE–IV : Chittoor, Cuddapah, Anantapur and Kurnool. (CTR, CDP, ATP, KNL)

ZONE–V : Adilabad, Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam. (ADB, KRMN, WGL, KMM)

ZONE–VI : Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Nizamabad, Mahaboobnagar, Medak and Nalgonda. (HYD, RRD, NZB, MBNR, MDK, NLG)

City Cadre: City of Hyderabad consists of Hyderabad Division, Secunderabad Division of Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Secunderabad Contonment area, O.U.Campus, Fatehnagar, Bowenpally, Macha Bolarum, Malkajgiri, Uppal Khalsa, Alwal, Balanagar, Moosapet, Kukatpally Panchayat Areas and Zamistanpur and Lallaguda villages. (HYD)

NB: Where City Cadre is not organized separately Candidates belonging to City Cadre – City of Hyderabad will be considered under Zone-VI