421 teacher posts to be filled under mega sports DSC in Andhra Pradesh: Sports minister Mandipalli Ram Prasad Reddy

Vijayawada: A total of 421 posts out of 16,347 teacher posts under the Mega DSC - 2025 will be filled by implementing the three-percent horizontal reservation brought in by the TDP-led coalition govt under the New Sports Policy 2024-29 for sports persons in the state, said sports minister Mandipalli Ram Prasad Reddy.Address a media conference at SAAP office here in Vijayawada on Wednesday, Ram Prasad Reddy said that the state govt will issue notification for the mega sports DSC - 2025 on May 2 to fill 421 posts earmarked for sports persons under the three percent sports quota wherein applications will be received from eligible sports persons and candidates till May 31.Elaborating about the mega sports DSC notification, Ram Prasad Reddy said eligible applicants applied for the 421 posts will be provided teacher posts without the need for appearing for written exam under DSC, provided they produce all required sports certificates. The minister further said sports persons who participated in state level to international level competitions are eligible under the quota and parallely they should meet necessary professional educational qualification required for the teacher posts as mandated by the school education department in the mega DSC notification.The minister also said the verification of certificates will be done in a fair and transparent manner following the completion of written examination of DSC and urged all interested eligible sports persons to apply for the posts and make use of the opportunity provided by the government. He added that the details pertaining to state, zone and district wise posts, schedule, notification and help desk will be made available from 10 am on May 2 at https://sportsdsc.apcfss.in & https://sports.ap.gov.in portals.