TSPSC Group 2 Eligibility 2026: Age and Qualification Guide

TSPSC Group 2 eligibility is set post by post in each notification of the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC, earlier TSPSC). For most Group-II Services posts you need a bachelor's degree and must fall within the age limit on the reference date, but a few posts ask for a specific subject, and the Prohibition and Excise Sub Inspector post has its own age band and physical standards.

This page uses Notification No. 28/2022, the latest Group-II notification, in which the qualification had to be held on the date of notification and age was counted as on 1 July 2022. As of 20 October 2026 no new Group-II notification has been released, so the next one will carry fresh reference dates. Use the rules below to check your position now, then confirm them against the new notification.

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TSPSC Group 2 eligibility

Educational qualification

Candidates must hold the required qualification on the date of the notification. The degree must come from a university in India set up under a Central, State or Provincial Act, or an institution recognised by the UGC, or an equivalent qualification.

Distance and equivalent degrees

• Distance education: Degrees from open universities or distance mode are accepted only if recognised by the UGC, AICTE or Distance Education Bureau, as applicable. The burden of proving recognition is on the candidate.

• Equivalent qualifications: If you claim a qualification as equivalent, an expert committee decides at certificate verification.

• Final-year students: Since the qualification must be held on the notification date, students awaiting results on that date would not meet the rule as written in 2022.

Age limit

Age was counted as on 1 July 2022. The upper limit of 44 years reflects a 10-year raise from 34 years ordered by the state government in 2022, and the Excise Sub Inspector limit includes a 5-year raise for uniformed services. The next notification will state its own reference date.

Age relaxation

No candidate is eligible if they would cross 61 years, the superannuation age, after availing the relaxations. Ex-servicemen relaxation does not apply to those released by dismissal or discharge for misconduct or inefficiency.

Local status and other conditions

Local reservation

Under the Telangana Presidential Order of 2018, 95% of zonal and multi-zonal posts are reserved for local candidates of that zone or multi-zone. Assistant Section Officer posts are state cadre posts, so local reservation does not apply to them.

A candidate is generally treated as local to an area where they studied for at least four consecutive academic years ending with the relevant qualifying exam, which for these posts works out to the lower of Class 7 and the post's minimum qualification. If you did not study in any institution in that period, residence for four years is considered instead. Keep your study certificates for Classes 1 to 7 ready, as the commission asks for them.

Physical standards for Excise Sub Inspector

Other conditions

• Reservation certificates: SC, ST, BC, EWS and disability claims must be supported by certificates from competent authorities in Telangana.

• Persons with disabilities: Not eligible for Excise Sub Inspector; for Assistant Commercial Tax Officer, disability reservation is limited to hearing and orthopaedic categories.

• Service anywhere: Candidates must be willing to serve anywhere in Telangana.

• Employees: Serving government employees must inform their department and produce a No Objection Certificate when asked.

Who is not eligible

• Over-age candidates: Anyone above the upper age limit after relaxations, or who would cross 61 years.

• Wrong qualification: Applicants to subject-specific posts, such as ASO Finance or ASO Law, without the required degree.

• Unrecognised degrees: Distance-mode degrees without the required statutory recognition.

• False declarations: Anyone furnishing false information can be rejected at any stage and debarred from the commission's exams.

Fee and documents

In the 2022 cycle every applicant paid an application processing fee of Rs. 200, and an exam fee of Rs. 120 applied to all except unemployed applicants.

Always match these rules against the latest notification on the TGPSC notifications page.