
The Arunachal Times Monday, 14 September 2026, 12:45 am arunachaltimes.in Home / Readers Forum / Confusing eligibility criteria for STO Readers Forum Monday, 14 September 2026, 12:45 am • 1 min read Confusing eligibility criteria for STO Editor, I would like to express my thoughts regarding the educational qualification for direct recruitment of sub-treasury officer (STO) by the APPSC. The exam pattern, syllabus and the optional subjects of both treasury officer (TO) and STO are the same, and if mathematics graduates are eligible for TO, then why are maths graduates not mentioned in the eligibility criteria/educational qualification for STO? In graduation course, mathematics subject already includes statistics in its syllabus. So does that imply that maths graduates are also eligible for STO post as they have mentioned statistics as educational qualification? I would like to request the APPSC to clarify this matter. Aspiring candidate, Itanagar This article was published by The Arunachal Times — arunachaltimes.in/article/confusing-eligibility-criteria-for-sto Advertisement Categories: Readers Forum Home Latest Stories Child rights awareness and community sensitisation prog 1d ago Does tourism department have sufficient personnel in districts? 2d ago Rectify technical error in APPSC website 2d ago In solidarity with the Adi people of Siang Valley 3d ago Advertisement Related News 9 Oct 2026 Make maths graduates eligible for STO post Editor, Through your esteemed daily, we would like to ask the APPSC why and how the mathematics graduates are not eligible for sub-treasury officer's (STO) post when they are eligible for treasury officer (TO) post. Also, all the optional subjects and their syllabus for both TO and STO are t 9 Oct 2026 Amendment to FAO/STO eligibility criteria and exam syllabus Editor, I am writing this letter to the chairman of the APPSC with great disappointment and anguish over the recent amendment to the eligibility criteria for the FAO/STO recruitment. By amending the criteria, the commission has now made graduates from other disciplines, including engineeri 3 Aug 2026 APPSC should reconsider RT pattern for FAO/TO & STO Editor, I wish to express my concern over the recently notified recruitment test (RT) pattern for FAO/TO and STO. The written examination offers four optional subjects – commerce, economics, statistics, and mathematics. However, making commercial mathematics the sole recruitment tes 16 Sept 2026 Ambiguity in eligibility conditions for FAO and STO Editor, On 9 September, 2026, the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), through Advertisement No 06/2026, invited applications for four different posts, including 7 posts each for finance and accounts officer (FAO)/treasury officer (TO) and sub-treasury officer (STO). Our conce 17 Aug 2026 Appeal to APPSC regarding FAO/TO and STO exam Editor, I wish to highlight the concerns of aspirants regarding the forthcoming FAO/TO and STO examinations. The decision to club FAO with ADO, HDO, FO and other technical examinations has substantially changed the FAO syllabus. The inclusion of commercial mathematics as the sole criterion 4d ago Forum seeks separate recruitment criteria for forestry graduates ITANAGAR, 12 Oct: The Citizens Right Protection Forum has appealed to the state government to frame separate recruitment criteria for forestry graduates, include forestry as an optional subject in examinations conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission , and review the Advertisement

Readers Forum Monday, 14 September 2026, 12:45 am • 1 min read

Confusing eligibility criteria for STO

Editor,

I would like to express my thoughts regarding the educational qualification for direct recruitment of sub-treasury officer (STO) by the APPSC.

The exam pattern, syllabus and the optional subjects of both treasury officer (TO) and STO are the same, and if mathematics graduates are eligible for TO, then why are maths graduates not mentioned in the eligibility criteria/educational qualification for STO?

In graduation course, mathematics subject already includes statistics in its syllabus. So does that imply that maths graduates are also eligible for STO post as they have mentioned statistics as educational qualification?

I would like to request the APPSC to clarify this matter.

Aspiring candidate,

Itanagar

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