APPSC is also termed as Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission. This exam is taken by the government of Andhra Pradesh for selecting the candidates into the post of Lecturer, Group I, Group II, Assistant Public Relations Officer, Assistant Telugu Translator, Divisional Accounts Officer, and Agriculture Officer. If you are seeking a position in one of these categories, then knowing about APPSC exam is mandatory for you.
The APPSC is conducted by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh. The fact is that this exam is conducted in two groups with three exam patterns named as Group 1, 2 and 4.
Although, you can thoroughly know about this exam by taking the help of the official web portal of the Andhra Pradesh Commission – psc.ap.gov.in., if you want a quick look about the eligibility and the process of the APPSC, then the following article will be worthwhile for you.
APPSC Important Dates
| APPSC Recruitment 2019 | Important Dates |
| Start date of online application | 03 Dec 2018 |
| Last date to pay for the application form | 23 Dec 2018 |
| Last day to submit an APPSC application form | 24 Dec 2018 |
| Date of declaration of admit card for preliminary examination | Jan 2019 |
| Date of Preliminary Examination | 10 Feb 2019 |
| Declaration of Result of Prelims | Feb – Mar 2019 |
| Date of Main Examination | 01 April 2019 |
| Declaration of Result of Main Examination | Not revealed yet |
Eligibility Criteria for APPSC Exam for Group 1
As per Nationality
- The candidates should be Indian citizens
As per Age
- The age of the APPSC candidates coming in Group 1 should be between 18-43 years
As per Educational Qualifications
- As per postcode (01 to 04, 06 to 08, 10 to 12 & 14 to 19A): Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University in India incorporated under Central Act, a State Act or a Provincial Act or an Institution recognized by the U.G.C.
- As per postcode (05): Bachelor’s Degree in B.E. (Fire). In a case, if BE (Fire) candidates are not available Candidates, then the candidates with the degree in any discipline will be considered.
- As per postcode (13): A Bachelor’s Degree from any recognised University in India incorporated under, Provincial Act, Central Act, a State Act or an Institution recognised by the U.G.C. OR preference will be given to candidates having a degree in Sociology.
- As per postcode (09): Should have a degree in Economics or Mathematics or Commerce from a university recognized by U.G.C. having at least second division.
Age limits relaxations
- 5 years age relaxation for SC/ST and BCs Candidate.
- 3 years age relaxation for N.C.C
- 5 years age relaxation for A.P. State Government Employees
- 10 years age relaxation for Physically Handicapped (PH) Candidates.
- 3 years age relaxation for Ex-Servicemen
- 3 years age relaxation for Retrenched temporary employees in the State Census Department
Eligibility Criteria for APPSC Exam for Group 2
As per Nationality
- The candidates should be Indian citizens
As per Age
- The age of the APPSC candidates coming in Group 1 should be between 18-42 years
As per Educational Qualifications
- For the post of Assistant Labor Officer in A.P. Labor & Employment Sub-Service: A Bachelor’s Degree from any recognised University in India incorporated under, Provincial Act, Central Act, a State Act or an Institution recognised by the U.G.C. or equivalent education.
- For the post of Asst. Commercial Tax Officer in A.P. Commercial Taxes Sub-Service: A Bachelor’s Degree from any recognised University in India incorporated under, Provincial Act, Central Act, a State Act or an Institution recognised by the U.G.C. or equivalent education.
- For the post of Assistant Labor Officer in A.P. Labor & Employment Sub-Service: A Bachelor’s Degree from any recognised University in India incorporated under, Provincial Act, Central Act, a State Act or an Institution recognised by the U.G.C. or equivalent education.
- For the post of Assistant Development Officer in A.P. Handlooms and Textiles Sub Service: Should have a bachelor degree or a Diploma in Textile Technology or a Diploma in Handloom Technology issued by the Andra Pradesh government
- For the post of Assistant Section Officer (Finance Dept.,) in A.P. Secretariat Sub Service: A Bachelor’s Degree in Economics or Commerce or Mathematics from any recognised University in India
- For other posts like described in the following needed a Bachelor’s Degree from any recognised University in India incorporated under, Provincial Act, Central Act, a State Act or an Institution recognised by the U.G.C. or equivalent education.
- Senior Auditor in A.P. State Audit Subordinate Service.
- Junior Assistants in APPSC.
- Junior Assistants in Fire & Emergency Service.
- Junior Assistants in PH & ME Dept.
- Junior Assistants in Commissioner of Social Welfare.
- Junior Assistants in Commissioner of Industries.
- Junior Assistants in Engineer in Chief, Roads & Buildings.
- Junior Assistants in Chief Electrical Inspectorate.
- Junior Assistants in Engineer-in-Chief, RWS&S Dept.
- Junior Assistants in A.P. Police Academy.
- Assistant Section Officers in A.P. Legislative Secretariat Sub Service.
- Junior Assistants in Director of Government Examinations
- Junior Assistants in Civil Supplies.
- Junior Assistants in Commissioner of Technical Education.
- Junior Assistants in Commissioner of Transport Department.
- Junior Assistants in Commissioner of Labour.
- Junior Assistants in Forest Department.
- Junior Assistants in Director of B.C. Welfare Department.
- Municipal Commissioner Grade-III in A.P. Municipal Commissioner Sub. Service.
Age limits relaxations
- 3 years for Ex-Servicemen
- 3 Years for N.C.C. who have worked as Instructor in N.C.C.
- 3 Years for retrenched temporary employees in the State Census Department with a minimum service of 6 months.
- 5 years for A.P. State Government Employees
- 5 years for SC/ST and BCs
- 10 Years for PH (Physically Handicapped)
APPSC Exam Application form 2019
Interested candidates for APPSC exam must need to fill APPSC exam application form 2019. Application Form to apply should be online.
While filling up the application form, all participates must keep in mind about the specified educational qualification, age limits, and different eligibility standards, otherwise, they no longer capable to get entered for APPSC 2019 examination.
Once the application form for APPSC exam will get completed, the next step would be to pay the application fee which is mandatory. Let’s look at the Application Fee:
- For Unreserved category: The interested candidates have to pay Rs. 250/-
- For reserved category: The interested candidates have to pay Rs. 250/-
For the examination Fee: Only unreserved category candidates will have to pay for the examination amount, while the reserved category candidates will get exempted. The examination fee will be Rs. 120/-.
APPSC Exam Admit card 2019
The fact is that admit cards for APPSC Group 1 and Group 2 are mandatory. For this, the candidates need to download these by the way of the official web portal named as psc.ap.gov.in. To download the admit card, the candidates have to follow the below-written steps:
- Open the official web portal, then log in to the registered credentials
- Navigate to admit card link 2019 and click on it and enter the required details.
- Finally, click on the submit button. After this, you will able to get your admit card downloaded.
APPSC Exam Pattern 2019
There will be three pattern formats for APPSC 2019. APPSC Group 1, 2 and 4. Let’s know about each format pattern in details.
APPSC 2019 Group 1 examination will come in three stages as
- Preliminary Examination
- Mains Examination
- Interview
The preliminary examination will have a total of 150 marks, the Main examination will be of 450 marks, and Interview will be of 75 marks.
APPSC 2019 Group 2 examination will come in two stages as
- Written Exam
- Interview
The written exam will have three papers of objective types, all will have 150 marks.
The APPSC group 4 examination will come in two stages as
- Written examination
- Document verification
A Written exam will have two papers of objective type having 150 questions in both exam papers.
Syllabus for preparing APPSC
For preparing Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission exam, the syllabus has issued official web portal of the Andhra Pradesh Commission – psc.ap.gov.in.
Still, if you need an instant look at the syllabus to crack APPSC 2019 exam then click on the following links. Moreover, the syllabus mentioned in these links is as per recommended by Andhra Pradesh Commission and accurate as well.
Selection procedure for APPSC
To qualify for APPSC 2019 exam, the interested candidates have to secure minimum qualifying marks. All the candidates belong to unreserved category have to score 40% minimum marks and the OBC (Other Backward Class) candidates have to obtain a minimum 35% marks while the candidates come under the categories like SCs (Scheduled castes), STs (Scheduled Tribes), and PHs (Physically Handicapped) have to obtain a minimum 30% marks.
Tips to preparation for APPSC
- Prepare a timetable accordingly the number of days or hours left for the examination
- Take the help of important question answers
- Must solve last few years papers
- Thoroughly know about the eligibilities, exam pattern, and syllabus before start preparing for APPSC 2019 Concentration on self-study more rather than relying on the coaching centres
Hence, if you prepare for APPSC 2019 with some tactics and strategies, definitely, you would crack this exam at the first attempt.
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