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APPSC Group 3

Panchayat Secretary (Grade IV) in the Panchayat Raj service.

Exam date
Not announced
Stages
2
4 papers in all
Marks for merit
300
counted for selection
Negative marking
Yes
in the objective papers

Latest notification

Draft, waiting for review

There is no current notification. The last one was No. 13/2018 (1,051 posts), and the pattern here is from it. A new notification may change it.

Exam pattern

2 stages, one after the other.

  1. 1

    Screening Test

    2 papers

    Held only when applicants exceed 25,000. Objective, 150 marks.

    • Part A: General Studies and Mental Ability

      Questions
      75
      Marks
      75
      Time
      1 h 15 min

    • Part B: Rural Development and Problems in Rural Areas, with special reference to Andhra Pradesh

      Questions
      75
      Marks
      75
      Time
      1 h 15 min
  2. 2

    Main Examination

    2 papers

    Objective, taken on a computer. 300 marks. There is no interview.

    • Paper 1: General Studies and Mental Ability

      Questions
      150
      Marks
      150
      Time
      2 h 30 min

    • Paper 2: Rural Development and Problems in Rural Areas, with special reference to Andhra Pradesh

      Questions
      150
      Marks
      150
      Time
      2 h 30 min

Rules and eligibility

Negative marking

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

Eligibility

A Bachelor's degree. In the 2018 notification the age was 18 to 42 on 1 July 2018.

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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