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APPSC Group-II: Exam Pattern, Syllabus & Posts
Group-II covers posts like Deputy Tahsildar, Prohibition & Excise Sub-Inspector and Assistant Section Officer. Both stages are objective type.
Latest official notification
No. 11/2023, dated 7 Dec 2023
Applications for this notification closed on 10 Jan 2024. APPSC has not announced the next Group-II notification yet. New official updates appear below automatically.
- Posts in the latest notification
- 897 (331 executive, 566 non-executive)
- Stages
- Screening Test, Main Examination, and a qualifying Computer Proficiency Test where the post requires it
- Negative marking
- 1/3 of the question's marks per wrong answer (both stages)
Latest official updates
Posts (from notification 11/2023)
- Deputy Tahsildar (114)
- Prohibition & Excise Sub-Inspector (150)
- Assistant Section Officer, GAD (218)
- Assistant Labour Officer (28)
- Sub-Registrar Grade-II (16)
- Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies (16)
- Municipal Commissioner Grade-III (4)
- Junior Assistant posts in various departments
Exam pattern
Screening Test (objective)
General Studies & Mental Ability
150 marks
150 questions · 150 minutes
- Indian History (30 marks)
- Geography (30)
- Indian Society (30)
- Current Affairs: international, national and Andhra Pradesh (30)
- Mental Ability (30)
Main Examination (objective)
Paper I
150 marks
150 questions · 150 minutes
- Social history of Andhra Pradesh (history of social and cultural movements in AP)
- General overview of the Indian Constitution
Paper II
150 marks
150 questions · 150 minutes
- Indian and AP Economy
- Science and Technology
Total: 300 marks
Computer Proficiency Test (qualifying)
Practical test, 60 minutes, 100 marks. Qualifying marks: 40 (OC), 35 (BC), 30 (SC/ST/PH).
Syllabus at a glance
Main topic areas from the official notification. The official PDF has the complete syllabus.
Screening: Indian History
- Ancient: Indus Valley, Vedic age, Buddhism and Jainism, Mauryas and Guptas, Harshavardhana
- Medieval: Chola administration, Delhi Sultanate, Mughals, Bhakti and Sufi movements, Shivaji, advent of Europeans
- Modern: 1857 revolt, British power, reform movements, national movement, post-independence consolidation
Screening: Geography
- General and physical geography
- Economic geography of India and AP: resources, agriculture, industries, transport, trade
- Human geography of India and AP: demographics, urbanisation, migration
Screening: Indian Society
- Structure: family, marriage, kinship, caste, tribe, religion, women
- Social issues: casteism, communalism, crimes against women, child labour, youth unrest
- Welfare mechanisms: public policies, constitutional and statutory provisions for SC, ST, BC, minorities, women, disabled and children
Screening: Current Affairs and Mental Ability
- Major current events: international, national and Andhra Pradesh
- Logical reasoning (deductive, inductive, abductive), series, coding-decoding, relations
- Basic numeracy: averages, ratios, percentages, interest, time and work, data analysis
Mains Paper I
- Social and cultural movements in Andhra Pradesh
- General overview of the Indian Constitution
Mains Paper II
- Indian economy and Andhra Pradesh economy
- Science and technology
Andhra Pradesh current affairs
Current affairs are a scored section of this exam. Every NeoPathShala digest has an AP & Telangana section.
- 13 Oct 2026ANDHRA PRADESH & TELANGANA: Reorganization Act and bifurcation issues
- 13 Oct 2026Andhra Pradesh Information Commission Sets Record for Case Disposal Speed
- 13 Oct 2026Kuppam Airport Project Fast-Tracked to Boost Agro-Export Logistics in Rayalaseema
- 12 Oct 2026Andhra Pradesh RTI Commission earns national recognition for speedy case disposal
- 12 Oct 2026Visakhapatnam secures ₹6,200-crore industrial investments for Godavari region
- 12 Oct 2026GVMC Mayor post reserved for women ahead of direct elections
Other APPSC guides: APPSC Group-I 2026