Andhra Pradesh Teachers (Regulation of Transfers) Rules, 2013

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    "title": "Andhra Pradesh Teachers (Regulation of Transfers) Rules, 2013",
    "short_title": "Andhra Pradesh Teachers (Regulation of Transfers) Rules, 2013",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. G.O. Ms. No. 33 Ed",
    "act_year": 2013,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Andhra Pradesh",
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    "description": "Andhra Pradesh Teachers (Regulation of Transfers) Rules, 2013",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short Title and Applicability.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Transfer counseling.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Schedule of transfers.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Competent authority for issue of transfer and posting orders.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Criteria for Transfers.",
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            "content": "(a) Those who have completed 8 years service in a particular school as on 1st July of the year shall be compulsorily transferred.\n(b) The male Headmaster Grade-II/Teacher aged below 50 years as on 1st July of the year and working in Girls High School.\n(c) The Headmaster Grade-II and the concerned subject Teacher of the school in which the pass percentage in the S.S.C. Public Exam (March) is less than 10% shall be transferred to the schools located in category IV habitations",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Entitlement points.",
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            "content": "(a) For service in the present school, basing on its location, as per the following scale, as on 1st July of the year:-\n(i) Service in category IV areas: Five (5) points per every year of service.\n(ii) Service in Category III areas: Three (3) points per every year of service.\n(iii) Service in the Category II areas: Two (2) points per every year of service.\n(iv) Service in the Category I areas: One (1) point per every year of service.\nNote 1. - The Habitations / Towns shall be classified into the following categories namely:-\nNote 1.\n(i) Category – I: All Habitations / Towns where 20% and above HRA is admissible.\n(ii) Category –II: All Habitations / Towns where 14.5% HRA is admissible.\n(iii) Category –III: All Habitations / Towns where 12 % HRA is admissible.\n(iv) Category-IV: All Habitations where 12% HRA is admissible, and which do not have connectivity through an all weather road as per the norms of Pacnchayati Raj (Engineering) Department.\nNote 2. - The District Collector shall publish the list of habitations in the district which do not have connectivity through an all weather road as per the norms of Pacnchayati Raj (Engineering) Department in consultation with the Superintendent Engineer, P.R. of the district for this purpose, and the same shall be final.\nNote 2.\n(b) For the Service rendered: 0.5 point for every year of completed service in the total service in all categories as on 1st July of the year.\nII. Special Points (Extra Points). - (a) The President and General Secretary of the recognized teachers’ Unions at the State and District Levels are eligible for ten (10) points.\nII. Special Points (Extra Points).\n(b) Ten (10) points for un-married Headmistress Gr II / female Teacher.\n(c) Ten (10) points for Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted / Teacher, whose spouse is working in State Government or Central Government or Public Sector undertaking or Local Body or Aided Institution in the same District and opted for transfer nearer to and towards the place of working of his/her spouse, Benefit of spouse points shall be applicable to one of the spouses once in 8 years, and an entry shall be made in this regard in SR. A copy of certificate issued by the competent authority shall be enclosed to the check list to consider cases under this category.\n(d) Ten (10) points to the Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted / Teacher who is working as NCC officer.\nIII. Rationalization Points. - For the teachers who are affected by rationalization process they are eligible for 10 points extra over and above already secured. The teachers who have completed 8 years service are not eligible for 10 points extra over and above already secured.\nIII. Rationalization Points.\nIV. In case the entitlement points two or more applicants are equal, the inter-se seniority shall be determined as below.\nIV.\n(i) Applicants having disability of more than 40% but less than 70% (Ortho-handicap. / Visually challenged/ Hearing Impaired) shall take priority.\n(ii) Subject to the above, the seniority in the cadre shall be taken into account.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Performance Related Extra Entitlement Points.",
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            "content": "(b) The Teachers who have enrolled 100% children in the school and who have taken steps to reduce the drop out rate / out of school children, and also who are regular to school, sincere in discharging duties are eligible for ten (10) points. Provided they should enclose a certificate issued by the State Project Director, RVM (SSA), Director, RMSA, Hyderabad.\nMinus Points. - If the State Project Director, RVM (SSA), Director, RMSA, Hyderabad are noticed the performance of the teacher i.e. irregular attendance/ Unauthorized absence, not completing syllabus 10 points shall be deducted out of total allotted marks.\nMinus Points.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Preferential categories.",
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            "content": "(a) Physically handicapped i.e., those with not less than 70% ortho-handicap./ Visually challenged/ Hearing Impaired\n(b) Widows.\n(c) Legally separated women.\n(d) Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted / Teacher who is suffering with the following diseases, in which he/she is undergoing treatment:\nI. Cancer.\nII. Open Heart Surgery.\nIII. Neuro-Surgery.\nIV. Bone T.B.\nV. Kidney Transplantation.\n(e) Applicants with dependant children who are mentally retarded and are undergoing treatment.\n(f) Children suffering with holes in the heart by birth and undergoing medical treatment available only at specified places to which they are seeking transfers.\n(g) Applicants with dependant children suffering from Juvenile Diabetes.\nNote 1. - For the purpose of (a, d, e & f) above, a copy of the certificate issued by a competent authority i.e., District Medical Board / State Medical Board should be enclosed to the application for consideration of preferential categories. However the candidates selected under PH quota and recorded in SR need not furnish any fresh certificate.\nNote 1.\nNote 2. - The Head Master Gr.II Gazetted / Teachers should avail either the preferential category (Rule 8) or the special points (Rule 6 (II (d & e))) once in 8 years, and an entry be made in SR.\nNote 2.\nNote 3. - The teachers who have availed the preferential category or spouse category in the earlier transfer counselling and now shifted under Rationalization without completion of 8 years of service shall be given the respective benefits / entitlement points along with the Rationalization points.\nNote 3.",
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Notification of vacancies.",
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            "content": "(a) All the exiting clear vacancies except the leave vacancies.\n(b) All the vacancies arising due to compulsory transfers as per 5 Rule 5.\n(c) Resultant vacancies arising during Counseling.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Publication of vacancies and seniority list.",
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            "content": "(i) The lists of category wise schools (category I, II, III and IV).\n(ii) The School wise vacancy position of Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted / School Assistant / Secondary Grade Teacher and equivalent categories for counseling.\n(iii) Subject to the procedure prescribed in clause (2) below, the list of names of the Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted / Teacher who applied for transfer with entitlement points.",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Online Application.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Receipt and disposal of objections.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Committees for conducting counseling and transfers.",
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            "content": "(I) For Transfer of Head Master Gr. II Gazetted in Government High Schools\n(I) For Transfer of Head Master Gr. II Gazetted in Government High Schools\n(a) Senior Officer of the Department nominated by the Director of School Education, not below the rank of a Joint Director.\n(b) The Regional Joint Director of School Education concerned or his nominee as the Member Secretary.\n(c) The District Educational Officer concerned as a Member.\nNote. - i) The senior most officer shall be the Chairman of the Committee.\nNote.\n(ii) The Committee shall be the competent authority for transfer of all Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted in the Government High Schools in the respective Zone. The transfer shall be effected within the Zone by way of counselling.\n(iii) The Regional Joint Director of School Education concerned shall be the competent authority to issue posting and transfer orders of the Headmasters Gr.II Gazetted working in Government High Schools, after the approval by the Committee.\n(II) For Transfer of Head Master Gr. II Gazetted in Zilla Parishad High Schools\n(II) For Transfer of Head Master Gr. II Gazetted in Zilla Parishad High Schools\n(a) Chairman, Zilla Parishad /Special Officer– Chairman\n(b) Collector/ Joint Collector – Member\n(c) RJDSE or his nominee -- Member Secretary\n(d) Chief Executive Officer- Z.P. – Member\nNote. - i) The Committee shall be the competent authority for transfer of all Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted in the ZP High Schools in the District.\nNote.\n(ii) The Regional Joint Director of School Education concerned shall be the competent authority to issue transfer orders of the Headmasters Gr.II Gazetted working in ZP High Schools, after the approval by the Committee.\n(III) For Transfer of Teachers in Government High Schools\n(III) For Transfer of Teachers in Government High Schools\n(a) Collector / Joint Collector -- Chairman\n(b) Chief Executive Officer Z. P. - - Member\n(c) District Educational Officer – - Member Secretary\n(IV) For Transfer of Teachers in Zilla Parishad / MPP Schools\n(IV) For Transfer of Teachers in Zilla Parishad / MPP Schools\n(a) Chairman, ZP /Special Officer – - Chairman\n(b) Collector / Joint Collector -- Member\n(c) Chief Executive Officer Z. P. - - Member\n(d) District Educational Officer – - Member Secretary\nNote. - The District Educational Officer concerned shall be competent authority to issue transfer orders to all the teachers working in the Government Schools and ZPP / MPP Schools after the approval by the Committee.\nNote.",
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        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Issue of transfer Orders.",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Date of relief and Joining.",
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            "content": "Examples: i. If only one Teacher (including subject teachers) is working in the School and got transfer he / she shall not be relieved without substitute. ii. If two Teachers (including subject teachers) are working in the School and got transfer, the junior in the school shall not be relieved without substitute. iii. If three Teachers (including subject teachers) are working in the School and got transfer, the two juniors in the school shall not be relieved without substitute. iv. If four Teachers (including subject teachers) are working in the school and got transfer, the two juniors in the school shall not be relieved without substitute. v. Likewise, if eleven Teachers (including subject teachers) are working in the school and got transfer, the six juniors in the school shall not be relieved without substitute. (2) A Headmaster Gr.II Gazetted / Teacher who dose not so join cannot claim compulsory wait under any circumstances for any reason.\nExamples:\ni. If only one Teacher (including subject teachers) is working in the School and got transfer he / she shall not be relieved without substitute.\nii. If two Teachers (including subject teachers) are working in the School and got transfer, the junior in the school shall not be relieved without substitute.\niii. If three Teachers (including subject teachers) are working in the School and got transfer, the two juniors in the school shall not be relieved without substitute.\niv. If four Teachers (including subject teachers) are working in the school and got transfer, the two juniors in the school shall not be relieved without substitute.\nv. Likewise, if eleven Teachers (including subject teachers) are working in the school and got transfer, the six juniors in the school shall not be relieved without substitute.",
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        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Appeal.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Revision.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Punishment for furnishing false information / violation of rules.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 9th August, 2019 [ap418]",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. G.O. Ms. No. 33 Education (SE-SER.III) Department, dated 02.05.2013",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2013",
        "Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Teachers (Regulation of Transfers) Rules, 2013",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}