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APPSC Group 1

The State's senior services, such as Deputy Collector and Deputy Superintendent of Police.

71

days to the exam

Exam date
24 January 2027
71 days from today
Stages
3
9 papers in all
Marks for merit
825
counted for selection
Negative marking
Yes
in the objective papers

Latest notification

Draft, waiting for review

Notification No. 07/2026: 166 posts. Applications closed on 9 November 2026. The Screening Test is on 24 January 2027. Mains dates are to be announced.

Exam pattern

3 stages, one after the other.

  1. 1

    Screening Test (Prelims)

    2 papers

    Objective, on an OMR sheet, degree standard. Candidates numbering 50 times the vacancies go to the Mains.

    • Paper I: General Studies

      Questions
      120
      Marks
      120
      Time
      2 h

    • Paper II: General Aptitude

      Questions
      120
      Marks
      120
      Time
      2 h
  2. 2

    Main Examination

    7 papers

    Descriptive. The Telugu and English papers are qualifying only: their marks are not counted for merit. The five other papers carry 750 marks.

    • Paper in Telugu (qualifying)

      Questions
      Descriptive
      Marks
      150
      Time
      3 h

    • Paper in English (qualifying)

      Questions
      Descriptive
      Marks
      150
      Time
      3 h

    • Paper I: General Essay

      Questions
      Descriptive
      Marks
      150
      Time
      3 h

    • Paper II: History, Culture and Geography of India and Andhra Pradesh

      Questions
      Descriptive
      Marks
      150
      Time
      3 h

    • Paper III: Polity, Constitution, Governance, Law and Ethics

      Questions
      Descriptive
      Marks
      150
      Time
      3 h

    • Paper IV: Economy and Development of India and Andhra Pradesh

      Questions
      Descriptive
      Marks
      150
      Time
      3 h

    • Paper V: Science, Technology and Environmental Issues

      Questions
      Descriptive
      Marks
      150
      Time
      3 h
  3. 3

    Interview (Personality Test)

    75 marks. Two candidates are called for each vacancy. The total for merit is 825 marks.

Rules and eligibility

Negative marking

One-third of a question's marks is taken away for each wrong answer in the objective papers.

Eligibility

A Bachelor's degree for most posts. Age on 1 July 2026: 18 to 44 for most posts; 21 to 30 for Deputy Superintendent of Police (Civil). Read the notification for your post and category.

Syllabus headings

Open a paper to see its topics.

Prelims Paper I: General Studies (30 marks each part)4 topics
  1. History and Culture
  2. Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations
  3. Indian and Andhra Pradesh Economy and Planning
  4. Geography
Prelims Paper II: General Aptitude3 topics
  1. General Mental Ability, Administrative and Psychological Abilities (60 marks)
  2. Science and Technology (30 marks)
  3. Current events of regional, national and international importance (30 marks)

Courses for this exam

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Group 1 Prelims

Both screening papers, topic by topic.

7 syllabus parts

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APPSC Group 1

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Group 1 Mains

Every mains paper, with answer-writing practice.

6 syllabus parts

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APPSC Group 1

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Group 1 Complete

Prelims and Mains together in one package.

13 syllabus parts

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Official sources

These details were checked against the Commission's documents on 12 November 2026. Always read the official notification before you apply.

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