Introduction:
The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission came into existence on 1st November, 1956 with the formation of the State of Andhra Pradesh . Before this, there was Andhra Public Service Commission in the Andhra State and Hyderabad Public Service Commission in the Hyderabad State. Andhra Service Commission came into existence only in 1953 after the bifurcation of composite Madras State into Andhra and Madras States. In 2014, Andhra Pradesh is further divided into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana both states have it’s own public services commission to recruit candidates for government services.
Exams calendar
| Category | No. Of posts to be filled in 2022 | Notification month/year |
| Backlog vacancies-Sc, St and differently-abled | 1238 | June 2021 |
| APPSC GROUP 1 & 2 | 36 | August 2021 |
| Police | 450 | September 2021 |
| Health – Doctors and Assistant. Prof | 451 | October 2021 |
| Health-Paramedical(MLPHS), Pharmacists, Lab rec etc. | 5251 | November 2021 |
| Health- Nurses | 441 | December 2021 |
| Education – Degree college lecturers | 240 | January 2022 |
| Education – Assistant Prof. | 2000 | February 2022 |
| Other departments | 36 | March 2022 |
| Total vacancies | 10,143 |
Exam pattern
APPSC Group – 1 Exam Pattern
APPSC Group – 1 Exam is Administered in 3 Stages:
1) Preliminary Examination (Objective paper)
2) Main’s Examination (Conventional Type)
3) Interview Process
1) Preliminary Examination
| Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| General Studies & Mental Ability (Objective Type) | 150 | 150 | 2 Hours 30 Mins |
| Total | 150 | ||
2) Main Examination: Candidate’s who are qualified in the preliminary examination can write the Main examination which contains five papers in conventional type, syllabus is based on degree standard The General English paper is only for qualifying in nature. Candidates can choose a question paper in English or Telugu or Urdu except for General English. Minimum qualifying marks will be based on respective reservation relations.
| Papers | Subject | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| General English (Conventional Type) | 150 | 3 Hours Time Duration for all conventional type Papers | |
| Paper – I | General Essay | 150 | |
| Paper-II | i. History & Cultural heritage of India with emphasis on the 20th-century history of India.
ii. Social history of Andhra Pradesh i.e., the history of various social and cultural movements in Andhra Pradesh. General overview of the Indian Constitution |
150 | |
| Paper -III | I)Planning in India & Indian Economy
ii) Land Reforms and social changes in Andhra Pradesh after independence iii) Andhra Pradesh’s Economy, present status |
150 | |
| Paper -IV | The role and impact of Science &Technology in the development of India with emphasis on the applied aspects
ii) General awareness of the modern trends in life sciences. iii) Development and environmental problems |
150 | |
| Paper – V | i) Data appreciation and interpretation
ii) The candidates will be asked to draw their conclusion from the data presented in the tabular form in graphical or otherwise iii) Problem solving – duly structured situations will be presented to the candidates and they will be asked to suggest their solutions to the problem arising out of the situation. Alternatively, they may be called upon to prove the understanding of the situation by answering certain searching questions based on the situation |
150 | |
| Total | 750 |
3) Interview: Mains qualified and shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview to test the decision making and ability of the candidates.
APPSC Group – 2 Exam Pattern
APPSC Group 2 Exam Conducts in Two Stages:
- Screening Test (Objective Type) (Degree Standard)
- Main Examination (Objective Type) (Degree Standard)
- Interview/Document Verification
- Screening Test:
| Subject | No. of Questions | Duration (Minutes) | Maximum Marks | |
| Section-A | General Studies & Mental Ability | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| Section -B | Social and Cultural History of Andhra Pradesh
& Indian Constitution |
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| Section-C | Planning and Economy | |||
| Total | ||||
Negative Marks: As per G.O. Ms No.235 Finance (HR-I, Plg & Policy) Dept., Dt.06/12/2016, each wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question.
- Main Examination:
| Subject | No. of Questions | Duration (Minutes) | Maximum Marks | |
| PAPER – I | General Studies & Mental Ability | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| PAPER-II | i. Social History of Andhra Pradesh i.e., the History of Various Social
and Cultural Movements in Andhra Pradesh ii. General Overview of the Indian Constitution |
150 | 150 | 150 |
| PAPER – III | Planning in India and Indian Economy Contemporary Problems and
Developments in Rural Society with Special Reference to Andhra Pradesh |
150 | 150 | 150 |
| Total | 450 | |||
Negative Marks: As per G.O. Ms. No.235 Finance (HR-I, Plg & Policy) Dept., Dt.06/12/2016, each wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question.
- Computer Proficiency Test (Qualifying Test) for eligible candidates in the ratio of 1:2 about a total number of vacancies notified. (Please refer to Note 1 under Para-3).
- Interview/Document Verification: Candidates have to produce Original documents and other particulars at the time of verification.
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