APPSC Group 1
Andhra
Pradesh Public Service Commission conducts the APPSC Group 1 exam to recruit
the officers in the state government departments. These services provide ample
opportunities for candidates to serve society at large. In addition, the
welfare of the people serves as the main source of motivation for these
positions.
Services
Included in the APPSC Group1 Exam
The APPSC
Group 1 exam is conducted for the following posts.
|
Deputy
Collector |
Assistant Commissioner of State Tax in
A.P. State Tax Services. |
Deputy Supdt. of Police (Civil)
Cat-2 |
|
Deputy Supdt. of Jails (MEN) |
District Fire Officers in A.P. Fire
Service. |
Asst. Treasury Officer/Asst. Accounts
Officer in A.P. Treasury & Accounts Service. |
|
Regional Transport Officers in A.P.
Transport Service. |
Assistant Prohibition & Excise
Superintendent in A.P. Excise Service |
Mandal Parishad Development Officer |
|
District Registrars |
District Employment Officer |
Deputy Registrars in A.P. Cooperative
Service |
|
District Tribal Welfare Officer in A.P.
Tribal Welfare Service |
District Social Welfare Officer |
District B.C. Welfare Officer |
|
District Panchayat Officers |
Municipal Commissioner Grade-II |
Administrative Officer / Lay Secretary
& Treasurer Grade-II |
|
Assistant Audit Officer |
|
|
APPSC Group
1 Exam Highlights
|
Exam Name |
APPSC Group 1 Exam |
|
Conducting Body |
Andhra Pradesh Public Service
Commission |
|
Exam Level |
State Level (Andhra Pradesh) |
|
Exam Mode |
Offline |
|
Application Fee |
250+120= 370 (Rs.120 exempted for the
reserved category candidates) |
|
Language |
English and Telugu |
|
No. of Test Cities |
Test centres across the state Andhra
Pradesh and Hyderabad |
|
Official Website |
APPSC Group
1 Eligibility Criteria
As per the
official notification of APPSC Group 1 services, “a candidate must be of sound
health, active habits and free from any bodily defect or infirmity rendering
him/her unfit for the services”. Also, the character and antecedents of the
candidate should be such as to qualify him/her for the service.
Besides the above, the candidates must be a citizen of India.
Educational
Qualification
The common
educational qualification required for this exam is a graduate degree from any
recognised university.
The
following posts require special educational qualifications as mentioned below.
|
Post Name |
Educational Qualification |
|
District Fire Officers in A.P. Fire
Service. |
Degree in Engineering (Fire) of any
University recognised by the University Grants Commission or any other
equivalent qualifications. Provided that if no candidates with B.E (Fire)
qualifications are available, candidates with the Degree in any discipline will
be considered. |
|
Asst. Treasury Officer/Asst. Accounts
Officer in A.P. Treasury & Accounts Service |
A degree in Commerce or Economics or
Mathematics of a University Recognised by the UGC with at least a 2nd class
in the subject, or A Chartered Accountants of the United Kingdom or India or
an incorporated Accountant (London). |
|
District Social Welfare Officer in A.P.
Social Welfare Service |
Must possess a bachelor’s Degree of any
University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act or a
State Act or provincial Act or an institution recognised by the University
Grants Commission. Provided that preference shall be given to persons
possessing a degree in Sociology or Social work. |
Physical
Requirements:-
|
Post Code |
Category |
Physical Requirement |
|
For Post Code No. 03 to 05 |
General |
The candidate must be at least 167.6
Cms. in height and at least 86.3 Cms. round the chest on full expansion, with
a chest expansion of at least 5 Cms. |
|
S.T. |
Must be at least 164 Cms. in height and
at least 83.8 Cms. round the chest on full expansion, with a chest expansion
of at least 5 Cms. |
|
|
For Post Code No. 03 |
(Women) |
Must be at least 152.5 Cms. in height,
and at least 86.3 Cms. round the chest on full expansion, with a chest
expansion of at least 5 Cms. and not less than 45.5 Kg in weight. |
|
For Post Code No. 08 |
Men |
Must be at least 165 Cms. in height and
at least 86 Cms. round the Chest on full expansion, with a chest
expansion of at least 5 Cms. |
For PC.No.
03 & 05: Vision: The
candidate’s eyesight will be tested per the following rules. The result of each
test will be recorded.
Further,
two eye tests will be done for testing any abnormality in the candidate’s
eye.
General
test and Visual Acuity test.
Age Limit
for APPSC Group 1 Exam
For Post
Code No. 01, 02, 06, 07 & 09 to 19
Minimum age
limit - 18 years
Maximum age
limit - 42 years
For Post
Code No. 03 and 4:- No person shall
be eligible for direct recruitment if he/she is less than 21 years of age and
if he/she is over 28 years of age
For Post
Code No.5:- No person shall be eligible for direct
recruitment if he is less than 21 years of age and if he is over 26 years of
age
For Post
Code No. 8:- No person shall be eligible for direct
recruitment if he/she is less than 18 years of age and if he/she is over 26
years of age.
Age
relaxation in APPSC Group1 Exam
|
Sl. No. |
Category of Candidate |
Relaxation to Upper Age Limit |
|
1 |
SC, ST and Backward Classes |
5 years |
|
2 |
Physically Handicapped persons |
10 years |
|
3 |
Ex-Servicemen |
3 years + Service Period |
|
4 |
A.P. State Government Employee |
Up to a maximum of 5 Years based on the
length of regular service. |
Selection
Process of APPSC Group 1
APPSC
conducts the APPSC Group 1 exam to recruit the officers in the provincial civil
services. There are three stages in the APPSC Group 1 exam.
Stage 1: APPSC Group 1 Prelims(Screening) Exam
The prelims
exam is a screening exam conducted offline in thirteen districts of Andhra
Pradesh. It serves the purpose by reducing the number of candidates for the
APPSC Group 1 main exam. The prelims exam is qualifying in nature and the marks
got in the APPSC Group 1 Prelims exam will not be considered for the final
merit.
Stage 2:
APPSC Group 1 Main exam
The APPSC
Group 1 main exam is a conventional type exam conducted in the offline mode.
The marks of the main exam are counted while preparing the APPSC Group 1 final
merit list. There are seven conventional essay type questions papers in the
main exam. The Telugu and English papers are only of qualifying nature and
their marks are not included in the final merit of the exam. Rest of the five
papers are of General Studies with special emphasis on the events of Andhra
Pradesh.
Stage 3:
APPSC Group 1 Interview
After the
main exam, APPSC Group 1 interviews are conducted and the candidates needed to
go at the commission’s office in Vijayawada. The candidate needs to carry all
the original documents related to their
- Educational
Qualification
- Date of Birth
- Category
certificates issued by the competent authority
- Age Relaxation
Claimed
- Professional
Experience
The
commission’s officers will verify the original certificates physically and will
take a copy of all the certificated for the filling purpose.
After the
interviews, APPSC Group 1 final result will be released in due course of time.
APPSC will not issue any waiting list for the exam and any vacancy arising
after the notification will be forwarded to the next year notification.
APPSC Group
1 Cut off
The APPSC
Group 1 cut off will be released along with the APSPC Group 1 result. The APPSC
Group 1 cut off is released for each stage of exam separately. The candidates
need to breach the cutoff released by the Commission to get selected for the
next stage or for the final appointment.
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