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Andhra Pradesh Technical Posts Exam Pattern

A common paper, one to three subject papers, a penalty for error and a practical test at the end. What varies is the weight of the subject.

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Andhra Pradesh Technical Posts · checked 19 September 2026

Andhra Pradesh Technical Posts at a glance, from the official notices

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.

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19September 2026

Checked 19 September 2026

Andhra Pradesh Technical Posts: the facts that matter now

  1. 01

    No commission recruitment notification issued in 2026 as at 11 September; the 2026 calendar schedules engineering posts for 15 October

    Current status

  2. 02

    Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission

    Conducted by

  3. 03

    The degree, diploma or trade certificate the post prescribes — engineering for AEE and AE, a science or engineering degree for forest officers

    Qualification

  4. 04

    Objective, offline OMR — general studies plus one or two subject papers, 300 to 600 marks

    Format

Pattern

Andhra Pradesh Technical Posts — How the paper is structured

What each stage contributes.
StageCounts?What it decides
Screening test, when heldNoWho is admitted to the main examination in very large fields
Qualifying language paper or essay, forest postsNoWhether the marked papers are evaluated at all
Paper I general studiesYes — 150 marksA third of the AEE total, half of the AE total
Subject papersYes — 150 to 450 marksThe rest, and the larger share
Walking test and medical board, forest postsNoWhether a ranked candidate proceeds
Computer proficiency testNo — qualifyingWhether a ranked candidate is appointed

The planning rule follows from the weights. General studies is the shared paper and rewards a general routine; the subject paper is the larger share and rewards discipline-specific depth at the right standard. The qualifying stages add nothing to the rank but remove candidates from it, and deserve enough preparation to pass comfortably.

Rules worth reading twice

  • The penalty is a third of the question’s marks — on a 300-mark subject paper of two-mark questions, that is two-thirds of a mark per wrong answer.
  • Qualifying marks are on the aggregate — 40, 35 and 30 per cent by category — not per paper, unlike the police recruitment.
  • Selection is written merit plus proficiency test — the notifications say so in terms. There is no interview.
  • The forest language paper is qualified individually — English and Telugu each, before the marked papers count.

Confirm the structure against your own notification

APPSC revises paper structure, marks, syllabus detail and eligibility between recruitment cycles, and has done so more than once in recent years. Everything here describes the shape the recruitment has held; the notification for the cycle you are sitting is the document that decides it. Read it end to end before you plan around any figure.

Exam resources

Everything for Andhra Pradesh Technical Posts

Six resource pages, each kept in step with the latest official notification.

Andhra Pradesh Technical Posts SyllabusAPPSC technical post syllabus — the general studies paper, the engineering common and discipline papers, the forestry papers and the lecturer subject papers.Andhra Pradesh Technical Posts Exam PatternAPPSC technical post exam pattern — the common general studies paper, the subject papers by post, negative marking, qualifying stages and the proficiency test.Andhra Pradesh Technical Posts Previous PapersAPPSC technical post previous papers — the archive that actually exists for AE, AEE, lecturer and hydrology posts, and how to use it.Andhra Pradesh Technical Posts Mock TestsAPPSC technical post mock tests — practising the common paper, the subject paper at the right standard, and a one-third penalty.Andhra Pradesh Technical Posts PreparationAPPSC technical post preparation — a plan for posts notified in clusters with three-week windows, weighted to the subject paper.Andhra Pradesh Technical Posts Study MaterialAPPSC technical post study material — what to read for the common paper and for each discipline, at the standard the post requires.

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