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APPSC Group I - Scheme of Recruitment

Preliminary Examination (Objective Type)

PaperSubjectMarks / Questions / Time
Paper-I General StudiesA. History and Culture
B. Constitution polity, Social Justice and International relations.
C. Indian and Andhra Pradesh Economy and Planning.
D. Geography.		120 Marks, 120 Questions, 120 Minutes

(This paper consists of 04 parts ABCD. Each part carries 30 marks)
Paper-II General AptitudeA. General Mental Ability, Administrative and psychological Abilities.
B(i) Science and Technologies.
B(ii) Current events of Regional, National and International importance		120 Marks, 120 Questions, 120 Minutes
This paper consists of 2 parts i.e., A and B. Each part carries 60 Marks

(Part-A – 60 Marks, Part -B(i) – 30 Marks and B(ii) – 30 Marks).

Negative Marks: Each wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question.

Main Examination (Conventional Type)

PaperSubjectMarks / Time
EnglishEnglish150 Marks
TeluguTelugu150 Marks
Paper-IGeneral Essay150 Marks
Paper-IIHistory, Culture and Geography of India and Andhra Pradesh150 Marks
Paper-IIIPolity, Constitution, Governance, Law and Ethics150 Marks
Paper-IVEconomy and Development of India and Andhra Pradesh150 Marks
Paper-VScience and Technology150 Marks
InterviewInterview75 Marks
Total825 Marks

Instructions

  • English and Telugu papers are of qualifying nature i.e. Marks secured in these papers are not considered for merit.
  • 180 minutes of time will be provided for each paper in Mains examination.
  • Paper-II has the following three sections.
    • (A) History and Culture of India
    • (B) History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh
    • (C) Geography: India and Andhra Pradesh
  • Paper-III has the following three sections.
    • (A) Indian Polity and Constitution
    • (B) Public Administration and Governance
    • (C) Ethics in Public Service and knowledge of law
  • In the main examination, the papers of Telugu and English are in qualifying in nature and the marks secured in these papers are not counted for merit. The minimum qualifying marks for Telugu & English for each individual paper is 40 % for OC’s, 35 % for B.C’s, 30% for SC / ST / PH. In all other papers the aggregate marks will be taken for counting of minimum qualifying marks as per para 15.4 of this Notification in his / her application, read with G.O. Ms. No. 570, G.A. (Ser.A) Dept., dated 31.12.1997 and G.O. Ms No.158, G.A (Ser.A)Dept., dated 26.12.2018.
  • All papers except Telugu & English may be answered in English or Telugu or Urdu chosen by the candidates at the time of filling the online option of medium of writing main examination along with post preferences and zonal preferences (Please see Para 1.6). The candidates are not permitted to write part of the paper in one language and another part of it other language. Once medium is chosen, the candidate has to write his answer in the medium chosen by him/her only. If there is a any deviation from paper to paper or part of the paper the candidature would become invalid. All 05 (Five) papers have to be written in the medium chosen only. And also different papers cannot be written in different languages.
  • After written examination (Conventional Type), eligible candidates will be called for an Interview at the ratio of 1:2 with reference to the number of vacancies, duly following the special representation as laid down in General Rule-22 of A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules 1996, as amended from time to time (G.O. Ms. No. 570, G.A. (Ser.A) Dept., dated 31.12.1997).

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