Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission ( APPSC )

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission ( APPSC )

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPSC) is the nodal agency for recruiting fresh graduates and postgraduates for various positions in general and departmental services in Andhra Pradesh. These State Government services, like the Central Civil Services (see Brochure on UPSC), offer some advantages over similar opportunities in private or self-employed sectors. These include: reasonably good and assured pay with regular increments, dearness allowances, housing & city allowances, provident funds, retirement benefits, variety of leaves, including study leave, and other benefits like regular opportunities for promotion as vacancies occur, to senior positions upto Chief Secretary to Government, etc. Removal from service happens only if charge-sheeted, and with due and open process of enquiry, mostly for criminal and illegal activities. These services provide an opportunity to serve in various sectors of the economy.

These A.P. State Government positions are divided into four categories, viz. Group I, Group II, Group III, and Group IV. These positions include:

(a)  GROUP - I SERVICES

1.      Deputy Collector

2.      Deputy Superintendent of Police Category- II.

3.      Commercial Tax Officer

4.      Regional Transport Officer

5.      Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies

6.      District Panchayat Officer

7.      District Registrar

8.      Divisional Fire Officer

9.      Deputy Superintendent of Jails

10.  Assistant Commissioner of Labour

11.  Assistant Excise Superintendent

12.  Municipal Commissioner Grade-II

13.  District Social Welfare Officer

14.  District Backward Classes Welfare Officer including Assistant Director

15.  District Tribal Welfare Officer

16.  District Employment Officer

17.  Lay Secretary & Treasurer Grade-II

18.  Assistant Treasury Officer/Assistant Accounts Officer.

19.  Assistant Audit Officer

20.  Mandal Parishad Development Officer

(b)  GROUP - II SERVICES

Executive Posts:

1.      Municipal Commissioner Grade-III

2.      Assistant Commercial Tax Officer

3.      Mandal Revenue Officer

4.      Sub-Registrar Grade-II

5.      Junior Employment Officer

6.      Co-operative Sub-Registrar

7.      Assistant Labour Officer

8.      Extension Officer

9.      Excise Sub-Inspector

10.  Executive Officer Grade-II

Non-Executive Posts:

1.      Senior Accountant

2.      Auditor in A.P. Pay & Accounts

3.      Senior Accountant

4.      Senior Auditor

5.      Assistant Section Officer in Secretariat Sub-Service

6.      Assistant Section Officer in A.P. Legislature

7.      Assistant Section Officer (Fin. & Plg. Fin. Dept.)

8.      Assistant Section Officer (Law Dept.)

9.      Assistant Auditor

10.  Typist-cum-Assistant in A.P. Secretariat Service

11.  Typist-cum-Assistant in A.P. Legislature Sub-Service

12.  Typist-cum-Assistant (Fin. & Plg. Fin. Dept.)

13.  Typist-cum-Assistant (Law Dept.)

14.  Assistant-cum-Typist (Heads of Dept.) in A.P. Ministerial Service.

15.  Junior Assistant (Heads of Departments) in A.P. Ministerial Service

16.  Junior Accountant ( Directorate )

17.  Junior Accountant (Directorate) in A.P. Govt. Life Insurance Sub-Service

(c)  GROUP-III SERVICES

Junior Inspector of Co-operative Societies

Village Development Officer

(d)  GROUP - IV SERVICES

Junior Stenos, Typists and Junior Assistants in Judicial Ministerial Services

Junior Stenos, and Typists in the Offices of the Heads of the Departments

Technical Services:

Assistant Engineer

Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector

Assistant Director of Legal Metrology

Industrial Promotion Officer

Assistant Conservator of Forests etc.

Young persons aspiring to enter these services should plan to appear for the various competitive examinations conducted all over the State, as specified in the following sections, and go through the other stages of the selection processes, including interview etc. Selection is based on constitutionally mandated principles of non-discrimination. However, there are quotas for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes(STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs), etc., and in some services, representation from Regions in the State.

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission ( APPSC )

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPPSC) conducts the following examinations under Group I, but it doesn’t have a fixed schedule unlike Union Public Service Commission ( UPSC ).

1.      A.P. Civil Services (Executive Branch)

2.      A.P. Police Service

3.      A.P. Commercial Tax Service

4.      A.P. Transport Service

5.      A.P. Co-operative Service

6.      A.P. Panchayat Service

7.      A.P. Registration Service

8.      A.P. Fire Service

9.      A.P. Jail Service

10.  A.P. Labour Service

11.  A.P. Excise Service

12.  A.P. Municipal Administrative Service

13.  A.P. Social Welfare Service

14.  A.P. Backward Classes Welfare Service

15.  A.P. Tribal Welfare Service

16.  A.P. Employment Service

17.  A.P. Medical & Health Services

18.  A.P. Treasuries & Accounts Services

19.  A.P. Local Fund and Audit Services

20.  A.P. Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Service

21.  A.P. Judicial Service

Group I

Preliminary

Age-Limit: 18-39 years. In case of SC, ST and BC candidates, another five years have been added to the upper limit, making them eligible to apply till age of 44 years.

Educational Qualification: A Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University in India established or incorporated by or under Central Act, Provincial Act, a State Act or an Institution recognized by the U.G.C. or an equivalent qualification.

Scheme of Examination: It is only a screening test. Marks obtained in this exam are not added to the Mains. The Preliminary Examination consists of only one paper of 150 objective type questions carrying a maximum of 150 marks. It consists of General Studies, GK, Aptitude, and Reasoning.

Main

It consists of 6 papers including General English, which is a qualifying exam. According to the new syllabus there are no optional papers – all are compulsory. Scheme of the Examination is given below:

Subject	Duration (Hours)	Maximum Marks
General English*	3	150*
Paper-I. General Essay	3	150
Paper-II. Section i: History & Cultural heritage of India with emphasis on 20th century history of
India. Section ii: Social history of Andhra Pradesh i.e., the history of various social and cultural movements in Andhra Pradesh Section iii: General overview	3	150
Paper-III: Section i: Planning in India & Indian Economy
Section ii: Land Reforms and social changes in Andhra Pradesh after independence Section iii: Andhra Pradesh’s Economy, present status its strengths and weaknesses	3	150
Paper-IV: Section i:            The role and impact of Science & Technology in the development of India
with emphasis on the applied aspects Section ii:           General awareness with the modern trends in life sciences. Section iii:          Development and environmental problems	3	150
Paper-V: Section i:            Data appreciation and interpretation Section ii: The candidates will be asked to draw their own conclusion from the data presented in the tabular form in graphical or otherwise
Section 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.	3	150
TOTAL:		750
ORAL TEST (INTERVIEW)		75
GRAND TOTAL:		825

^*   The General English paper is for qualifying one and the standard of this paper is that of S.S.C. The minimum qualifying marks in this paper are 40% for OCs, 35% for BCs and 30% for SC/ST/PH.

These marks are not counted for Ranking.

Group II

Age-Limit: For most of the positions the age limit is 18-39 years. However, certain categories of persons as specified in the Notice are eligible for age relaxation.

Educational Qualification: A Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University in India established or incorporated by or under Central Act, Provincial Act, a State Act or an Institution recognized by the U.G.C. or an equivalent qualification.

Scheme of Examination:

Subject	Duration (Hours)	Maximum Marks
Paper-I: General Studies •      General Science •      Current Events of National and International
Importance. •      History of India and Indian National Movement. •      India and World Geography. •      General Mental Ability	2 ½	150
Paper-II Section i: Social and      Cultural           History of            Andhra
Pradesh (the History of various Social and Cultural movements in Andhra Pradesh). Section   ii:         General            overview          of         the            Indian Constitution	2 ½	150
Paper-III Section i: Planning in India & Indian Economy
Section ii: Contemporary problems   and Developments in Rural Society with   special reference to A.P.	2 ½	150
TOTAL:		450
(INTERVIEW		50
GRAND TOTAL:		500