APPSC Exam Pattern

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APPSC Group I exam-

APPSC Group – 1 Exam is Conducted in 3 Stages:

1) Preliminary Examination (Objective paper)
2) Main’s Examination (Conventional Type)
3) Interview/OralTest

1) Preliminary Examination:

The preliminary exam is a screening test which is conducted to shortlist the candidates for the next stage of examination.

The exam consists of one objective type paper.

Subject No.of Questions Maximum Marks Time Duration
General Studies
& Mental Ability 150 150 2½ Hours

Main Examination:

Candidate’s who qualified in preliminary examination will go to second stage i.e Main examination

It contains five papers in conventional type

Time Duration 3 Hours

Subject Maximum Marks
General English (Conventional Type) 150

Paper - I General Essay 150
Paper -II i. History & Cultural heritage of India
with emphasis on 20th century history of India. 150
ii. Social history of Andhra Pradesh i.e., the
history of various social and cultural movements
in Andhra Pradesh
iii. General overview of the Indian Constitution
Paper -III i) Planning in India & Indian Economy 150
ii) Land Reforms and social changes in
Andhra Pradesh after independence
iii) Andhra Pradesh’s Economy, present status

Paper -IV The role and impact of Science &Technology
in the development of India with emphasis
on the applied aspects 150

ii) General awareness with the modern trends
in life sciences.
iii) Development and environmental problems

Paper – V i) Data appreciation and interpretation 150
ii) The candidates will be asked to draw their
own conclusion from the data presented in the
tabular form in graphical or otherwise
iii) Problem solving – duly structured situation
will be presented to the candidates and they will be
asked to suggest their own solutions to the problem
arising out of situation. Alternatively, they may be called
upon to prove the understanding of the situation by
answering certain searching questions based on
the situation

Total 750

Interview/Oral Test:

Candidate’s who appeared and found eligible in Main exam will be called for Interview which carries 75 marks.

In this Interview, the board will test the candidate’s attitude and decision making skills.