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The national reading list is standard. The state layer has to be assembled, and that assembly is where the marks are.
APPSC Group 1 · checked 19 September 2026
The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.
Next deadline
Brief Notification No. 07/2026 of 15 September 2026 — 163 provisional vacancies in Group-I Services, online applications tentatively 6 to 27…
Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission
A bachelor’s degree; Fire Officer prefers fire engineering, and uniformed posts carry physical standards
Objective screening test → seven descriptive mains papers → interview
Notes
| Paper | National reading | Andhra Pradesh reading |
|---|---|---|
| Screening | Standard degree-level general studies texts; a reasoning and data interpretation drill; a current affairs digest | The state’s geography, economy and administration as facts; the bifurcation and its implications |
| Paper I — Essay | Editorial reading across public policy and social questions; essay practice to a plan | The state’s live debates — the capital, irrigation, welfare delivery, industrial policy — argued with specifics |
| Paper II — History, culture, geography | Modern Indian history and culture; Indian geography | The dynasties, literature and movements of Andhra Pradesh; the road to statehood and to the residuary state; the state’s physical and economic geography |
| Paper III — Polity, governance, law, ethics | The Constitution and polity; public administration; an ethics and integrity reader with case studies | The state’s administrative structure, the Reorganisation Act, and its governance reforms |
| Paper IV — Economy and development | The Indian economy, planning and public finance | The state’s socio-economic survey, its budget, its agriculture, irrigation and industrial policy since 2014 |
| Paper V — Science, technology, environment | A science and technology reader; environment and disaster management | The state’s energy, water and disaster profile |
| Telugu and English | A grammar and composition reference in each; weekly timed writing | — |
The state’s history serves Paper II, its economy Paper IV, and its administration and reorganisation the essay and Paper III. Build the Andhra Pradesh layer once, as a single file with sections, and revise it as a subject rather than as three sets of topics. It is the reading that separates candidates, and it is the reading a candidate from the civil services track has not done.
Exam resources
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