Hi buddy I am going to appear in Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC)’s Group I exam and here come to know Negative Marking in APPSC Group 1 exam so would you plz tell me about the same ??

Yes there is one Negative Mark for each 3 wrong answers in APPSC Group 1 exam, Each write answer will carry one mark and three wrong answers will get one Negative mark, Each examination test will be conduct for 150 Marks from 150 objective type questions.

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC)’s Group I 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

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.

Minimum qualifying marks will be given for reservation candidates as per the rules.

Preliminary Examination Subjects, Maximum marks, Time duration details given below:

Subject No.of Questions Maximum Marks Time Duration
General Studies & Mental Ability
(Objective Type) 150 150 2½ Hours
Total 150


2) Main Examination:

Applicants who qualified in preliminary examination will go to second stage i.e Main examination which 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.

Minimum qualifying marks will be given for reservation candidates as per the rules.

Main Examination Subjects, Maximum marks, Time duration details given below:

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 20th century history of India.
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 150
Paper -III i) Planning in India & Indian Economy
ii) Land Reforms and social changes in Andhra Pradesh after independenceiii) 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 with 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 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 150
Total 750


2) Interview/Oral Test:
Applicants who appeared and found eligible in Main exam will be called for Interview which carries 75 marks.