Ok, here I am telling you the pattern of Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission APPSC Group 1 Exam

APPSC Group 1 Exam pattern-

APPSC Group – 1 Exam is Conducted in 3 Stages:

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

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 Duration
General Studies & Mental Ability
(Objective Type) 150 150 2½ Hours
Total 150

Main Examination:

Exam contains five papers in conventional type & is of degree standard syllabus .

The General English paper is of qualifying one and its marks are not counted for final ranking.

All the question papers except General English may be answered either in English or Telugu or Urdu chosen by the candidate.

Subject Maximum Marks Time Duration

General English (Conventional Type) 150 3 Hours Time Duration
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 Pradeshiii. 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 independenceiii) 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 otherwiseiii) 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 thesituation

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.