APPSC GROUP 2 JOBS NOTIFICATION 2024
ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION::VIJAYAWADA
NOTIFICATION NO.11/2023, Dated: 07/12/2023
DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF GROUP-II SERVICES
GENERAL / LIMITED RECRUITMENT
1. Applications are invited online through Commission’s Website (http://www.psc.ap.gov.in) from eligible candidates for the posts falling under Group- II Services from 21/12/2023 to 10/01/2024 by 11:59 mid night.
2. Eligible candidates shall apply online after satisfying themselves as per the terms and conditions of this recruitment notification. Any application sent through any mode other than the prescribed online mode will not be entertained under any circumstances. Submission of application form by the candidate is construed as he / she read the notification and shall abide by the terms and conditions laid down there under.
3. The applicant shall login the Commission’s Website, with his/her registered OTPR number. In case, the candidate is applying for the first time to the posts notified by A.P.P.S.C. he/she shall register his/her bio-data particulars through One Time Profile Registration (OTPR) on the Commission’s Website. Once applicant registers his/her particulars, a user ID is generated and sent to his/her registered mobile number and email ID.
4. The Screening Test (Preliminary examination) will be held on 25/02/2024. Candidates will be short listed to the Mains Examination in the ratio as may be decided by the Commission at an appropriate time as per G.O.Ms.No.5, General Administration (Ser-A) Dept., dt: 05.01.2018. The date of Main Examination will be announced later.
5. Based on merit in Main written examination the candidates will be short listed for Computer Proficiency Test (CPT). No candidate shall be eligible for appointment to the posts falling under Group-II Services unless he/she qualifies the Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) in terms of G.O.Ms.No.26, G.A. (Ser-B) Dept., Dt: 24.02.2023.
6. In respect of Screening Test, the objective type examination will be held in offline mode (OMR based). The Main Examination would be in objective type and questions are to be answered in Offline mode (OMR based) or Computer Based Test (CBT) as may be decided by the Commission at an appropriate time.
7. The details of vacancies as per G.O. Rt. No.78, Finance (HR.I-PLG. & POLICY) Dept., dt: 31.03.2022, G.O. Ms. No.98, Finance (HR.I-PLG. & POLICY) Dept., dt: 28.08.2023 and G.O. Ms. No.112, Finance (HR.I-PLG. & POLICY) Dept., dt: 20.10.2023 are as follows:
APPSC Group II Recruitment 2023 Educational Qualification
Basic
Educational Qualification is Graduation / Degree as on the notification
Date 07/12/2023. Detailed post wise qualification will be released on
21st Dec 2023.
APPSC Gr 2 Selection Process
In
respect of Screening Test, the objective type examination will be held
in offline mode (OMR based). The Main Examination would be in
objective type and questions are to be answered in Offline mode (OMR
based) or Computer Based Test (CBT) as may be decided by the Commission
at an appropriate time.
- Screening Test [Preliminary Exam]
- Main Exam
Group II Screening Preliminary Test Exam Pattern
ANDHRA
PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION::VIJAYAWADA SCHEME AND SYLLABUS FOR
SCREENING AND MAIN EXAMINATION FOR THE RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF GROUP –
II SERVICES
SCHEME FOR SCREENING TEST
(As per G.O.Ms.No.06, Finance (HR.I-PLG, & POLICY) Dept., dt: 06-01-2023)
Written Examination (Objective Type) - Degree Standard |
Paper |
Subject |
No. Of Questions |
Duration in Minutes |
Maximum Marks |
General Studies & Mental Ability |
150 |
150 |
150 |
Total |
150 |
N.B: As per G.O.Ms. No.235 Finance
(HR-1, Plg & Policy) Dept, Dt: 06/12/2016, for each
wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for
the question. |
APPSC Group 2 Syllabus for Screening Test
SYLLABUS FOR SCREENING TEST
GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY (150M)
INDIAN HISTORY (30M)
Ancient
History: Salient features of Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic age -
Emergence of Buddhism and Jainism - Mauryan Empire and Gupta Empire:
Their administration, Socio-Economic and Religious Conditions, Art and
Architecture, Literature - Harshavardhana and his Achievements.
Medieval
History: The Chola Administrative System - Delhi Sultanate and The
Mughal Empire:Their Administration, Socio-Economic and Religious
Conditions, Art and Architecture, Language and Literature - Bhakti and
Sufi Movements - Shivaji and the rise of Maratha Empire - Advent of
Europeans.
Modern History: 1857 Revolt and its
Impact - Rise and Consolidation of British Power in India - Changes in
Administration, Social and Cultural Spheres - Social and Religious
Reform Movements in the 19th and 20th Century - Indian National
Movement: it's various stages and important contributors and
contributions from different parts of the country - Post Independence
Consolidation and Reorganization within the country.
GEOGRAPHY (30M)
General
and Physical Geography: The Earth in our Solar System - Interior of the
Earth - Major Landforms and their features - Climate:Structure and
Composition of Atmosphere - Ocean Water: Tides, Waves, Currents - India
and Andhra Pradesh: Major Physiographic features, Climate, Drainage
System, Soils and Vegetation - Natural Hazards and Disasters and their
Management.
Economic Geography of India and AP:
Natural resources and their distribution - Agriculture and Agro based
Activities - Distribution of Major Industries and Major Industrial
Regions. Transport, Communication,Tourism and Trade.
Human
Geography of India and AP: Human Development - Demographics -
Urbanization and Migration - Racial, Tribal, Religious and Linguistic
groups.
INDIAN SOCIETY (30M)
Structure
of Indian Society: Family, Marriage, Kinship, Caste, Tribe,Ethnicity,
Religion and Women Social Issues: Casteism, Communalism and
Regionalisation, Crime against Women, Child Abuse and Child Labour,
Youth Unrest and Agitation
Welfare Mechanism:
Public Policies and Welfare Programmes, Constitutional and Statutory
Provisions for Schedule Castes, ScheduleTribes, Minorities, BCs, Women,
Disabled and Children.
CURRENT AFFAIRS (30M)
Major Current Events and Issues pertaining to
- International,
- National and
- State of Andhra Pradesh
MENTAL ABILITY (30M)
Logical
Reasoning (Deductive, Inductive, Abductive): Statement andAssumptions,
Statement and Argument, Statement and Conclusion, Statement and Courses
of Action.
Mental Ability: Number Series,
Letter Series, Odd Man out, Coding -Decoding, Problems relating to
Relations, Shapes and their Sub Sections.
Basic
Numeracy: Number System, Order of Magnitude, Averages, Ratio and
Proportion, Percentage, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Work and
Time and Distance. Data Analysis (Tables, bar diagram, Line graph,
Pie-chart).
APPSC Gr II Recruitment Vacancies
There
are Total 897 Vacancies notified for Group II Recruitment. Out of which
331 Vacancies are Executive Posts, and remaining 566 Vacancies are Non
Executive Vacancies.
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