Can you provide me the name of Head/ Chairman of APPSC or Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, Hyderabad? Also tell me about the duties and functions of APPSC or Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, Hyderabad as well?

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) was formed when the state of Andhra Pradesh formed on 1 November 1956. Earlier, the commission was known as the Andhra Service Commission (formed in 1953) which is based on the regulations of Madras Public Service Commission. Later in 1956, APPSC was formed by merging the Andhra and Hyderabad Public Service Commissions.

Prof. P. Udaya Bhaskar
Chairman
DOB: 28/09/1963
Educational Qualifications: M.Tech., Ph.D.
Date of expiry of Tenure : 27/11/2015 to 26/11/2021

Other Commission Members
Sri G.S. Seeta Ramaraju
Member
DOB: 01/08/1962
Educational Qualifications: B.Sc, L.L.B.
Date of expiry of Tenure :21/09/2012 to 20/09/2018

Dr. Mohammed Ali Rafat,
I.A.S. (Retd.) MEMBER
DOB: 24/03/1954
Educational Qualifications: M.Com., M.B.A., LLM, Ph.D. (Constitutional Law)
Date of expiry of Tenure :25/11/2013 to 23/03/2016
Position under the Constitution

Duties and Functions:-

The Commissions was established under Article 315 of the Constitution of India. Its functions are detail in the Article 320 of the Constitution.

The statutory functions of the Commission are as follows:-

Direct Recruitment (Article 320 (1))
Recruitment by transfer ( Article 320(3)(b) )
Statutory rules relating to services ( Article 320 (3)(a) & (b) )
Disciplinary cases ( Article 320 (3)(c) and regulations 17 (1)(a) to (e) )
Reimbursement of legal expenses ( Article 320 (3)(d) )
Wound and extraordinary pension cases ( Article 320 (3) (e) )

It is also entrusted with the following items of work:-

Conduct of Departmental Tests for several departments
Conduct of examination for admission to RIMC, Dehradun.
Conduct of Half yearly examination for IAS and IPS Officers and proficiency tests for AIS Officers.
Watching of temporary appointments exceeding 3 months and according concurrence for their continuance (regulation 16)
Consultation in cases of appointment of contract extending over 5 years (regulation 16)