APPSC Assistant Public Prosecutor 2026 — apply by 12 Oct

APPSC Assistant Public Prosecutor 2026 is Advertisement No. 06/2026, No. PSC-R(B)/04/2025, dated Itanagar, 9 September 2026. Online forms opened at 1700 hours on 21 September 2026. Last date — 12 October 2026, before 1700 hours. Apply on appsc.gov.in. Detailed notice — appsc.gov.in PDF.

What a public prosecutor does, in plain words

A public prosecutor stands for the State in a criminal case. The police file the charge-sheet. The prosecutor places that case before the court, questions witnesses, and answers the defence. An Assistant Public Prosecutor usually starts in the magistrate courts. An Assistant Director (Prosecution) is a higher Home Department post. It also needs criminal-court work, or time already spent as a Magistrate of the First Class.

The Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) is the state body that runs this exam. It does not appoint you itself. The Home Department is the appointing office. APPSC only selects and recommends.

What kind of seat this is

This is a regular gazetted recruitment under the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, not a contract. The advertisement is the Common Recruitment Examination for Group-A and Group-B, Gazetted (Technical) Posts-2026 (Part-II). The written exam and any recruitment test are in the Itanagar Capital Region. No bond is printed on this notice.

Who should apply — and who should skip

Apply if you are a citizen of India, a permanent resident of Arunachal Pradesh, and hold Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe (APST) status. You must be able to speak an indigenous tribal language of Arunachal Pradesh, from the list notified by the Government of India. Language-test rules follow Government Notification F.No.AR-33/17/2026-SECT-1-AR (Computer No. 326793) dated 26 August 2026. For the law posts you also need a Bachelor of Law from a recognised university, plus the 7-year experience line for that post, and you must be 21 to 35 on 12 October 2026 (with the APST relaxations below).

Skip if you are not APST, or you are not a permanent resident of Arunachal Pradesh. The notice invites only those two groups. Skip the Finance and Accounts Officer, Treasury Officer and Sub-Treasury Officer rows if you want a law seat. Skip if a website asks for a form fee on WhatsApp or UPI to a personal number. The only fee on this notice is Rs 200 on the APPSC portal. Persons with disability are exempt.

Dates and fee

Item	On the official notice
Advertisement	No. 06/2026, dated 9 September 2026, Itanagar
Apply start	1700 hours on 21 September 2026, after One Time Registration
Last date	12 October 2026, before 1700 hours
Age count date	12 October 2026
Fee	Rs 200 online. PwD candidates are exempt under Section 19 of the Arunachal Pradesh Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2018. Fee paid on one Registration ID is not adjusted to another.
Exam centre	Itanagar Capital Region

Available positions and the printed reservation

The advertisement has 37 posts in four rows. One PwBD post is reserved, and it sits inside the Finance row, not inside the law rows. The Assistant Public Prosecutor count is the cell that brings the printed rows to the printed total of 37.

1. Assistant Public Prosecutor — Group-B, Level-8 (Rs 47,600–1,51,100 per month) 18 vacancies

Eligibility criteria
Bachelor of Law from a recognised university, with a minimum of 7 years of experience in criminal law practice. Upload a self-attested certificate of that 7-year criminal-law practice while filling the form.

UR	OBC	SC	ST	EWS	PwBD
The notice does not print a UR/OBC/SC/ST/EWS split. It invites only permanent residents of Arunachal Pradesh who hold APST status. PwBD cell on this row: Nil.

2. Assistant Director (Prosecution) — Group-A, Level-10 (Rs 56,100–1,77,500 per month) plus special pay of Rs 1,000 per month 5 vacancies

Eligibility criteria
Bachelor of Law from a recognised university, with a minimum of 7 years of active practice as an advocate in criminal courts, or experience as a Magistrate of the First Class. Upload the 7-year experience certificate, or the appointment order as Magistrate of the First Class, while filling the form.

UR	OBC	SC	ST	EWS	PwBD
No UR/OBC/SC/ST/EWS split is printed. APST permanent residents only. PwBD cell on this row: Nil.

Law posts on this notice — 23. Full advertisement — 37 (also 7 Finance & Accounts Officer / Treasury Officer at Level-10, of which 1 is reserved for Deaf and Hard of Hearing / Partially Deaf, and 7 Sub-Treasury Officer at Level-7). Note 2 on the notice: the FAO/TO count does not include 2 posts covered by writ petition WP(C) No. 549/2025. Vacancy numbers follow the requisition from the departments and can change.

Educational qualifications

Post	Degree	Experience / extras
Assistant Public Prosecutor	Bachelor of Law from a recognised university	Minimum 7 years in criminal law practice. Certificate to be uploaded.
Assistant Director (Prosecution)	Bachelor of Law from a recognised university	Minimum 7 years of active practice as an advocate in criminal courts, or experience as a Magistrate of the First Class.

Age

Not less than 21 and not more than 35 on 12 October 2026. APST candidates get up to 5 more years. APST PwBD candidates get up to 15 more years. Regular State Government employees get the age concession in the rules then in force, and must upload an appointment order showing 3 years of continuous regular service in the same line or allied cadre if they claim that concession. Date of birth is taken only from the matriculation certificate of a recognised board.

Selection

1. One Time Registration on appsc.gov.in, then one online form. If you file more than one form, only the highest Registration ID is accepted.
2. If applicants are more than the required ratio, a recruitment test (objective) is a screen only. Its marks are not added to the final merit. For the two law posts the paper is the concerned subject. Of those who qualify, about 12 times the advertised posts are called to the written exam, or such number as the Commission decides.
3. Written exam under the scheme notified by the Administrative Reforms Department on 24 July 2026 (F.No.AR/186/2025-US-1-AR). Papers: General English and General Studies (objective, 150 marks); Concerned Subject Paper-I (descriptive); Concerned Subject Paper-II (descriptive); viva-voce (30 marks). For both law posts, Paper-I is Core Criminal Laws and Paper-II is Constitutional Law and Other Special Legislations. The syllabus already on the APPSC website is the syllabus.
4. To reach viva-voce, score 33 percent in the written exam and at least 20 percent in each paper. PwBD: 20 percent aggregate and at least 10 percent in each paper. About 3 times the vacancies are called for interview.

How to prepare (free, official)

• Advertisement No. 06/2026 PDF
• APPSC website for the syllabus already uploaded and the One Time Registration steps
• Other open law hiring cards

How to apply without getting played

1. Open appsc.gov.in and complete One Time Registration if you do not already have it. Old OTR users log in with the same user ID.
2. Fill one form only. Keep the highest Registration ID complete. Pay Rs 200 online, unless you are exempt as a PwD candidate.
3. Upload the photo (40–100 kb, jpg, white background, both ears visible, no sunglasses), signature (40–50 kb, jpg), matriculation certificate, law degree, and the 7-year certificate. No extra time is given after the last date to add a missing file.
4. Save the acknowledgement. Admit cards do not mean the Commission has already accepted your eligibility.

FAQs

What is the last date?
12 October 2026, before 1700 hours. The link opens at 1700 hours on 21 September 2026.

Who can apply?
Permanent residents of Arunachal Pradesh who hold APST status, can speak an indigenous tribal language of the state, have a Bachelor of Law, and have 7 years of criminal-law practice (APP) or 7 years in criminal courts or as a First Class Magistrate (Assistant Director). Age 21 to 35 on 12 October 2026, with the APST relaxations above.

How many vacancies?
18 Assistant Public Prosecutor and 5 Assistant Director (Prosecution). The full advertisement is 37 posts.

Where do I apply?
appsc.gov.in.

What is the fee?
Rs 200 online. PwD candidates are exempt. Fee on one Registration ID is not moved to another.

Can final-year students apply?
No. The notice asks for a Bachelor of Law and 7 years of practice. A student who has not finished the degree, or who does not have that practice, does not meet the printed line.

Other official hiring cards are on the jobs board.