# Andhra Pradesh opens 1,156 police posts, Telangana gets 5.77 lakh applications for 7,437 jobs

2026-09-16T04:57:14+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

Andhra Pradesh has invited applications for 1,156 posts in its Police, Fire Services and Prisons departments. The notification issued on September 16 includes 542 Stipendiary Cadet Trainee Police Constable posts (Civil) and 285 SCT Police Constable posts (AR) for the Police Department, along with 158 Firemen posts and 171 Warder posts for the Prisons department. Telangana, meanwhile, has received 5,77,064 applications from 4,29,000 candidates for 7,437 police recruitment posts. The preliminary written test is scheduled from November 29 to December 20. The Telangana State Police Recruitment Board said 97.4 per cent of candidates completed Aadhaar face authentication, and nearly 1.13 lakh candidates benefited from age relaxation. The ratio of applications per post in Telangana is about 78, with some candidates applying for multiple positions. The police department accounts for 5,000 of the total vacancies.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both outlets report the state recruitment drives factually, without critical or pro-government slant. Deccan Chronicle focuses on the vacancy numbers and departments for Andhra Pradesh, while Siasat provides detailed application ratios and test schedules for Telangana, including Aadhaar authentication and age relaxation data. The coverage is straight reporting with no editorialising. The key implication is the scale of demand for police jobs in Telangana: nearly 4.3 lakh candidates for 7,437 posts. The actual competition ratio and test results over November-December will show how effectively the state manages such large-scale recruitment.

## Coverage

- deccanchronicle.com (neutral report) <https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/ap-govt-announces-recruitment-for-1156-police-posts-1987788>
  Leads with vacancy numbers and departments for Andhra Pradesh
- siasat.com (neutral report) <https://www.siasat.com/5-77-lakh-applications-filed-for-7437-telangana-police-posts-3543942/>
  Leads with application count and test schedule for Telangana

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