APPSC Group 2 (Group-II Services): Scheme, Syllabus and Preparation Guide

Group-II Services is the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission's mid-level direct-recruitment route. It fills executive and non-executive posts across the state's departments, and it is the exam most graduates mean when they say they are preparing for "Group 2". Its scheme was rewritten in 2023, and that rewrite is the single most useful fact to know: older books, older videos and many forwarded notes still describe a three-paper pattern that the Commission replaced.

This guide follows the Commission's own documents: the syllabus for the screening and main examinations published on 27 April 2023, the web note of 10 April 2024 for Notification No. 11/2023, the Commission's application-links page, an older scheme document dated 30 January 2008, and the General Administration Department orders on age relaxation of September 2026. It is written for English-medium candidates and complements the Group-I guide, the Group-III guide and the Group-IV guide. For the whole state-exam landscape, see the Andhra Pradesh government exams 2026 overview and the list of state government exams in Andhra Pradesh. Time-sensitive points are labelled "As on October 2026".

1. Where Group-II stands in October 2026

The most recent Group-II recruitment I could verify on the Commission's own pages is Notification No. 11/2023, dated 7 December 2023, titled Direct Recruitment to the posts of Group-II Services (General / Limited Recruitment). The application-links page of the Commission carries this notification by number and date. A web note dated 10 April 2024 records that the list of candidates provisionally qualified for the Mains, on the basis of the objective-type written examination held on 25 February 2024 (forenoon), was hosted on the Commission's website, and announced the Mains for 28 July 2024. The Mains date was later changed, so for the dates of any cycle use the Commission's examination calendar, not memory.

As on October 2026, I did not find a new Group-II notification among the notifications and web notes shown on the Commission's home page. The September and October 2026 web notes I read concern Group-I Services (Notification 07/2026), other posts, results and schedules. That does not mean a Group-II notification will not come; it means you should not treat any date you see on a social-media post as real until it appears on psc.ap.gov.in. The right way to use this waiting time is to prepare against the 2023 syllabus, because that is the syllabus document the Commission currently publishes for Group-II.

2. Executive and non-executive posts

Group-II recruitments combine two kinds of posts. Executive posts carry field authority and public-facing administration; non-executive posts are office, audit and accounts roles. The list of posts, the vacancies and the qualifications are fixed in each Detailed Notification, and they change from one notification to the next. Posts that have appeared in earlier Group-II cycles include Deputy Tahsildar, Sub-Registrar Grade-II, Assistant Commercial Tax Officer, Assistant Section Officer and similar posts, but treat that as an orientation list, not a guarantee. Always match yourself to the post list of the notification that is open.

The older scheme document on the Commission's site, dated 30 January 2008, shows why the executive and non-executive labels matter. It prescribed an interview of 50 marks, at a ratio of 1:2 to vacancies, for posts identified as executive, and selection on written marks alone for non-executive posts. The 2023 syllabus document does not mention an interview. If a future Detailed Notification brings back an executive-post interview or any other additional step, it will be stated there, so read the scheme section of the notification before you decide how much weight to give an interview skill.

3. The 2023 scheme in one view

Stage	Paper	Marks
Screening Test	General Studies and Mental Ability	150
Mains	Paper-I: Section A Social and Cultural History of Andhra Pradesh (75); Section B Indian Constitution (75)	150
Mains	Paper-II: Section A Indian and AP Economy (75); Section B Science and Technology (75)	150

The marks add up to 450: 150 for the Screening Test and 300 for the two Mains papers. Both stages are objective type. The Screening Test is a shortlisting step, and the candidates who qualify sit the Mains. The number of questions and the duration of each paper are printed in the Detailed Notification of each cycle, so confirm them there instead of relying on a chart. For negative marking, the Commission's objective schemes apply a penalty of one third of the marks for the question under G.O.Ms.No.235, Finance (HR-I, Plg and Policy) Department, dated 6 December 2016, as printed in its recent scheme documents; confirm that the same rule is stated in the notification you are reading.

The Screening Test marks are split into five blocks of 30 marks each. The 2023 syllabus lists them as Indian History (30), Geography (30), Indian Society (30), Current Affairs (30) and Mental Ability (30). That symmetry makes planning simple. If you are strong in three blocks and weak in two, the weak blocks hold exactly as many marks as the strong ones, so ignoring them is a real cost.

4. What changed from the old pattern

The previous scheme, still visible on the Commission's website in an annexure whose file name is dated 5 October 2018 and in the older document of 2008, had a Screening Test of 150 marks and three Mains papers. Mains Paper-I was General Studies and Mental Ability. Paper-II combined the social and cultural history of Andhra Pradesh with a general overview of the Indian Constitution. Paper-III covered planning in India and the Indian economy, with contemporary problems and developments in rural society with special reference to Andhra Pradesh. The total for the written examination was 450 marks in that scheme.

The 2023 scheme shifts the weight in three ways. General Studies and Mental Ability moves out of the Mains and sits only in the Screening Test, with fixed 30-mark blocks. The Mains is now two papers, and each is split into two 75-mark sections. Science and Technology, which was a minor part of the old General Studies, becomes a full 75-mark section. The old Paper-III topic "Contemporary problems and developments in rural society" does not appear as such in the 2023 syllabus, whose economy section instead covers Indian and Andhra Pradesh economy in two parallel streams.

Why does this matter in practice? Because material for the old pattern is still sold and shared. A candidate who studies "social management" or a rural-society paper from an older book is spending time on topics the current syllabus document does not list. Equally, a candidate who skips Science and Technology because the old pattern did not need it loses 75 Mains marks, which is a quarter of the entire Mains. Use the 27 April 2023 syllabus as the checklist and treat every other source as secondary.

5. Screening Test syllabus, block by block

Indian History (30 marks). The syllabus names ancient, medieval and modern history. Ancient history covers the salient features of the Indus Valley Civilisation and the Vedic age, the emergence of Buddhism and Jainism, the Mauryan and Gupta empires with their administration, socio-economic and religious conditions, art, architecture and literature, and Harshavardhana. Medieval history covers the Chola administrative system, the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire, the Bhakti and Sufi movements, Shivaji and the rise of the Maratha empire, and the advent of Europeans. Modern history covers the 1857 revolt, the rise and consolidation of British power, changes in administration and society, reform movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the national movement with contributors from different parts of the country, and post-independence consolidation and reorganisation.

Geography (30 marks). General and physical geography includes the earth in the solar system, the interior of the earth, landforms, atmosphere, ocean water (tides, waves and currents), and, for India and Andhra Pradesh, physiography, climate, drainage, soils and vegetation, together with natural hazards and their management. Economic geography covers resources, agriculture, industries, transport, tourism and trade. Human geography covers human development, demographics, urbanisation, migration and the racial, tribal, religious and linguistic groups. See our notes on AP geography: rivers, districts and ports and the district-wise fact sheet.

Indian Society (30 marks). This is the block candidates most often underestimate. It has three parts: the structure of Indian society (family, marriage, kinship, caste, tribe, ethnicity, religion and women), social issues (casteism, communalism and regionalisation, crime against women, child abuse and child labour, youth unrest and agitation) and the welfare mechanism (public policies, welfare programmes, and constitutional and statutory provisions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, minorities, backward classes, women, the disabled and children). The questions are concept- and provision-based, which means a short, disciplined note beats a long book.

Current Affairs (30 marks). The syllabus is three words long in practice: international, national and the State of Andhra Pradesh. Because it is only 30 of 150 marks, a daily one-hour habit is better than weekend marathons. Keep the state strand separate from the national one. Our AP government schemes notes are a good model for a scheme-by-scheme table.

Mental Ability (30 marks). The syllabus lists logical reasoning (deductive, inductive and abductive; statement and assumptions, argument, conclusion and courses of action), number and letter series, odd one out, coding-decoding, relations, shapes and their sub-sections, and basic numeracy: number system, order of magnitude, averages, ratio and proportion, percentage, simple and compound interest, time and work, time and distance, and data analysis with tables, bar diagrams, line graphs and pie charts. This is the most trainable block. Thirty minutes of timed practice every day for eight weeks will move the score more than any other equivalent investment.

6. Mains Paper-I Section A: Social and Cultural History of Andhra Pradesh

The 75 marks of this section come from five units, and the sequence is chronological.

Unit 1 runs from pre-historic cultures to the Satavahanas and Ikshvakus (socio-economic and religious conditions, literature, art and architecture) and to the Vishnukundins, the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi and the Andhra Cholas, covering society, religion, the Telugu language, art and architecture. Unit 2 covers the major and minor dynasties that ruled Andhradesa between the 11th and 16th centuries, with the growth of Telugu language and literature, art and architecture. Unit 3 moves from the advent of Europeans and trade centres through the Company's rule and the 1857 revolt's impact on Andhra, to socio-cultural awakening, the Justice Party and Self-Respect movements, the growth of the nationalist movement in Andhra between 1885 and 1947, the role of socialists and communists, anti-zamindari and kisan movements, nationalist poetry, revolutionary literature, Nataka Samasthalu and women's participation. Unit 4 covers the origin and growth of the Andhra movement, the Andhra Mahasabhas, prominent leaders, events leading to the formation of Andhra State in 1953, the role of the press, the library movement, and folk and tribal culture. Unit 5 covers the events leading to the formation of Andhra Pradesh, the Visalandhra Mahasabha, the States Reorganisation Commission and its recommendations, the Gentlemen's Agreement and important social and cultural events between 1956 and 2014.

Two dates give a working frame. Andhra State was formed on 1 October 1953 from Telugu-speaking districts of Madras State, with Kurnool as its capital, and it merged with the Telangana region of Hyderabad State on 1 November 1956 to form Andhra Pradesh. The Gentlemen's Agreement is associated with that merger. The 2014 bifurcation, with 2 June 2014 as the appointed day, is covered in our Reorganisation Act explainer. The section is long and detailed, so build it as a timeline with three columns: period, dynasty or movement, and one cultural marker (a literary work, a monument, a reformer).

For deeper notes use Satavahanas to Eastern Chalukyas, Kakatiyas to Vijayanagara and the Qutb Shahis, freedom struggle and social reform in Andhra, the formation of Andhra Pradesh and Telugu language and literature.

7. Mains Paper-I Section B: Indian Constitution

The five units (numbered 6 to 10 in the syllabus) are compact. Unit 6 covers the nature of the Constitution, constitutional development, salient features, the Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and their relationship, Fundamental Duties, amendment of the Constitution and the basic structure. Unit 7 covers the structure and functions of the legislature, executive and judiciary, unicameral and bicameral legislatures, the parliamentary executive, judicial review and judicial activism. Unit 8 covers the distribution of legislative and executive powers between the Union and the States, legislative, administrative and financial relations, and the powers and functions of constitutional bodies and the Human Rights Commission, RTI, Lokpal and Lokayukta. Unit 9 covers Centre-State relations and the need for reform, the Rajamannar Committee, the Sarkaria Commission and the Punchhi Commission, unitary and federal features, political parties and the party system, recognition of national and state parties, elections and electoral reforms, and the Anti-Defection Law. Unit 10 covers centralisation versus decentralisation, the Community Development Programme, the Balwant Rai Mehta and Ashok Mehta committees and the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts and their implementation.

One tested fact in unit 10 is the date: the 73rd Amendment, which gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj, came into force on 24 April 1993. It added Part IX (Articles 243 to 243O) and the Eleventh Schedule, which lists 29 subjects for devolution to panchayats. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, appointed in January 1957 and reporting in November 1957, recommended a three-tier structure of gram panchayat, panchayat samiti and zila parishad; Rajasthan began the system in 1959 and Andhra Pradesh followed in the same year. The AP polity and Panchayati Raj notes tie these national facts to the state's own tiers.

A good note format for this section is a comparison table: for each constitutional body or commission, write the source (Article or Act), the appointing authority, the removal procedure and one landmark case or recommendation. Candidates who prepare those four columns for ten institutions rarely lose marks on direct questions.

8. Mains Paper-II Section A: Indian and Andhra Pradesh economy

This 75-mark section has five units in two streams. The national units cover the structure of the Indian economy, planning and policy (national income, occupational pattern and sectoral income, growth versus development, the strategy of planning, the 1991 reforms, decentralisation of financial resources and NITI Aayog), money, banking, public finance and foreign trade (money supply, the RBI, monetary policy, the banking structure and reforms, inflation, fiscal policy and fiscal responsibility, the tax structure, GST, the recent Indian budget, balance of payments and FDI), and the agricultural, industrial and services sectors (cropping pattern, finance and marketing, MSP and procurement, industrial development, the 1991 industrial policy, disinvestment, ease of doing business, industrial sickness, and the role of IT and ITES).

The state units cover the structure of the AP economy and public finance (GSDP and sectoral contribution, per-capita income, state revenue, expenditure, debt and interest, central assistance, externally aided projects, and the recent AP budget) and the agriculture, industry and services sectors of AP (production trends, cropping pattern, rural credit and co-operatives, marketing, horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries and forests, the recent AP industrial development policy, the single-window mechanism, incentives, MSMEs, industrial corridors, IT and electronics, and the recent AP IT policy).

Notice the repeated phrase "recent". The syllabus asks for the latest Union budget, the latest AP budget, the latest industrial policy and the latest IT policy. That means roughly a fifth of this section is tied to documents that change every year, so the notes must be dated. Write "As on " beside every figure in your own notes, and revise those pages in the last month. The AP economy and budget notes give a structure for this.

9. Mains Paper-II Section B: Science and Technology

Section B is not a school-science list. It has five units of policy and application. Unit 1 covers technology missions: the national science, technology and innovation policy, emerging technology frontiers, space technology (launch vehicles, satellite launches and their applications, space-science missions), defence technology (the DRDO, its structure and the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme), ICT (national IT policy, Digital India, e-governance and cyber security) and nuclear technology (reactors, power plants and radioisotope applications). Unit 2 covers energy management: capacities and demand, the national energy policy, the biofuels policy, Bharat Stage norms and renewable energy. Unit 3 covers ecosystem and biodiversity: ecological concepts, hotspots, conservation, CITES, biosphere reserves and wildlife laws. Unit 4 covers solid-waste management, pollution control, the impact of transgenics, eco-friendly agriculture and bioremediation. Unit 5 covers environment and health: global warming, climate change, acid rain, ozone depletion, ocean acidification, international protocols, sustainable development and public-health programmes.

Since this is 75 marks, treat it like a subject, not an appendix. Make one page per unit, and for each page list the institutions, the laws and the missions by name. Questions on this section tend to ask "which body does X" or "which law deals with Y", so a table of institution, year and function is more useful than paragraphs.

10. Eligibility, age and the application

Qualification and post-wise age limits sit in the Detailed Notification. Group-II posts are largely graduate posts, but some carry extra conditions such as computer knowledge, so match the conditions to the post you want. For age, the September 2026 orders apply. G.O.Ms.No.187 (14 September 2026) relaxes the upper age limit from 34 to 44 years for all non-uniform services for recruitments notified by the APPSC and other agencies up to 30 September 2027, in addition to the concessions under Rule 12 of the A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996. G.O.Ms.No.188 of the same date extends the two-year relaxation for uniformed services up to the same date. The non-uniform order excludes uniformed posts of Police, Excise, Fire, Prisons, Forest and Transport where physical standards are prescribed. A Group-II notification that includes an excise or other uniformed post would therefore treat that post differently.

Create or update your One Time Profile Registration well before any notification. Mismatched names, dates of birth or certificate details are the commonest source of rejection, and fixing them takes longer than studying a unit.

11. A study plan built on the marks

The two stages need different habits. The Screening Test rewards breadth and speed over 150 marks in five blocks. The Mains rewards depth over two 150-mark papers split into four 75-mark sections. A twelve-week plan could be organised as follows.

Weeks 1 to 4 cover the two history-heavy blocks. Read Andhra social and cultural history (Section A) alongside Indian history from the Screening syllabus, so that each national period has its Andhra counterpart in the same sitting. Write the three-column timeline from section 6 as you go. Do 30 minutes of mental-ability practice daily.

Weeks 5 to 7 cover Constitution and Indian Society. Build the comparison table from section 7. Read the welfare and social-issue topics from Indian Society as a bridge: the Constitution provides the rights, and Indian Society describes the programmes and the problems.

Weeks 8 to 10 cover economy and geography, with the two-stream notes (India and AP side by side) and a map habit for rivers, ports and districts. Start the dated notes for budgets and policies.

Weeks 11 and 12 cover Science and Technology and a full revision, with a timed full-length mock every second day.

A worked example of one session. Take a 90-minute block on Constitution unit 9 (Centre-State relations). Spend 25 minutes reading about the three commissions listed, 20 minutes making a table with the year, the chair, and two recommendations for each, 25 minutes answering 20 practice questions on federalism, and 20 minutes on the error log. If four of the 20 questions went wrong, write the reason against each: concept gap, careless reading, or date confusion. Those reasons guide the next revision more than the raw score.

12. Handling an objective Mains

Many candidates under-prepare for the Mains because it is objective. The questions are, however, drawn from a deeper syllabus than the Screening Test, with units that name committees, acts and policies. Three habits help. First, read the syllabus line as a list of nouns and learn the nouns: Rajamannar, Sarkaria, Punchhi, Balwant Rai Mehta, Ashok Mehta, IGMDP, CITES, Bharat Stage. Second, practise elimination with the one-third penalty in mind; a guess between two options is positive in expectation, while a blind guess among four is neutral. Third, review the paper by section, not by total, so you can see whether the 75-mark halves are balanced.

Because each paper has two 75-mark sections, a weak half costs a lot. A candidate who scores 60 of 75 in one half and 30 of 75 in the other has an average paper but a fixable gap. Check the section-wise totals in every mock.

13. Common mistakes

Relying on the old three-paper pattern, as noted above, is the most expensive mistake. The second is underweighting Indian Society and the welfare mechanism, which look easy and are rarely revised. The third is treating Science and Technology as optional. The fourth is leaving the AP economy notes undated, so that last year's figures appear as current. The fifth is delaying the OTPR update. The sixth is copying a post list from a forwarded message; only the Detailed Notification counts.

A quieter mistake is reading too many sources for the Andhra history section. Choose one main text and one set of notes, and make the timeline; reading a third and fourth book increases confusion about dynasty dates without adding marks.

14. Key facts for exams

• Latest verified Group-II notification: No. 11/2023, dated 7 December 2023 (General / Limited Recruitment); Screening Test held on 25 February 2024 (forenoon).
• The 2023 syllabus (published 27 April 2023): Screening Test 150 marks; Mains Paper-I 150 and Paper-II 150; total written 450.
• Screening blocks (30 marks each): Indian History, Geography, Indian Society, Current Affairs, Mental Ability.
• Paper-I: Section A Social and Cultural History of AP (75) and Section B Indian Constitution (75).
• Paper-II: Section A Indian and AP Economy (75) and Section B Science and Technology (75).
• Negative marking in the Commission's objective schemes: one third (G.O.Ms.No.235, 6 December 2016); confirm in the notification.
• The older scheme (2008 and 2018 documents) had three Mains papers; the 2008 document had a 50-mark interview for executive posts.
• Andhra State formed 1 October 1953 (capital Kurnool); Andhra Pradesh formed 1 November 1956; appointed day of bifurcation 2 June 2014.
• 73rd Amendment in force 24 April 1993; Part IX (Articles 243 to 243O); Eleventh Schedule has 29 subjects.
• Age: G.O.Ms.No.187 and G.O.Ms.No.188, both 14 September 2026, valid up to 30 September 2027; the uniformed-post proviso applies.

15. Ten practice MCQs

1. Which notification number and date is the most recent Group-II Services notification verified on the Commission's pages? A. 07/2026 dated 15 September 2026 B. 11/2023 dated 7 December 2023 C. 12/2023 dated 8 December 2023 D. 23/2021 dated 28 December 2021 Answer: B. Notification No. 11/2023 is the Group-II notification; 07/2026 and 12/2023 are Group-I notifications, and 23/2021 is a Group-IV notification.

2. How many marks does Indian Society carry in the Group-II Screening Test syllabus of 2023? A. 20 B. 25 C. 30 D. 50 Answer: C. Each of the five blocks (History, Geography, Indian Society, Current Affairs and Mental Ability) carries 30 marks.

3. Mains Paper-I of the 2023 Group-II scheme consists of which two sections? A. Economy and Science B. Social and Cultural History of Andhra Pradesh and Indian Constitution C. Planning and Rural Society D. Geography and History of India Answer: B. Each section carries 75 marks.

4. Which subject forms Section B of Mains Paper-II? A. Indian Constitution B. Social History of AP C. Science and Technology D. Mental Ability Answer: C. Section A is Indian and AP Economy; Section B is Science and Technology, 75 marks each.

5. What is the total of written marks in the 2023 Group-II scheme (Screening Test plus Mains)? A. 300 B. 450 C. 500 D. 600 Answer: B. 150 for the Screening Test and 300 for the two Mains papers.

6. On which date was Andhra State formed? A. 15 August 1947 B. 1 October 1953 C. 1 November 1956 D. 2 June 2014 Answer: B. Andhra State, with Kurnool as capital, was formed on 1 October 1953.

7. The Gentlemen's Agreement is connected with which event? A. The 73rd Amendment B. The merger of the Telangana region with Andhra State in 1956 C. The Eastern Chalukya succession D. The 1857 revolt Answer: B. It is listed in the syllabus under the events leading to the formation of Andhra Pradesh.

8. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act came into force on which date? A. 26 January 1992 B. 24 April 1993 C. 2 October 1959 D. 15 August 1995 Answer: B. It added Part IX and the Eleventh Schedule with 29 subjects.

9. Which committee recommended the three-tier gram panchayat, panchayat samiti and zila parishad structure? A. Sarkaria Commission B. Rajamannar Committee C. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee D. Punchhi Commission Answer: C. The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee reported in November 1957; the other three bodies deal with Centre-State relations.

10. Which dynasty is described in the syllabus as "of Vengi"? A. The Satavahanas B. The Ikshvakus C. The Eastern Chalukyas D. The Vishnukundins Answer: C. The syllabus refers to the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi and their socio-cultural contribution.

16. Frequently asked questions

Is there an interview in Group-II? The 2023 syllabus document does not list one. An older scheme (2008) had a 50-mark interview for executive posts. Read the scheme section of the Detailed Notification of the cycle you are applying for.

How many papers are there in the Group-II Mains? Two papers of 150 marks each under the 2023 scheme, each split into two sections of 75 marks.

Do Screening Test marks count in the final merit? The Screening Test shortlists candidates for the Mains. Whether it contributes to final marks is stated in the Detailed Notification; check it for the cycle in question.

Is Group-II easier than Group-I? The questions are objective throughout and there is no descriptive Mains, but the competition is heavy and the syllabus is detailed. Treat it as a different skill set, not an easier one. See our Group-I guide for the contrast.

Can I prepare for Group-II and Group-I together? Yes, the history, polity, economy and geography blocks overlap, but Group-I needs descriptive writing and the Group-I Mains papers are structured differently.

Where do I confirm posts and age? In the Detailed Notification on the Commission's website. For the age relaxation orders, see G.O.Ms.No.187 and G.O.Ms.No.188 of 14 September 2026, which are time-bound.

Is a new Group-II notification out? As on October 2026, I did not find one on the Commission's home page. Check psc.ap.gov.in directly.

17. Related reading

• APPSC Group 1 guide, Group 3 guide, Group 4 guide
• Andhra Pradesh government exams 2026
• List of state government exams in Andhra Pradesh
• AP polity and Panchayati Raj notes
• AP economy and budget notes
• AP formation history
• AP Reorganisation Act 2014 explained

18. Practise on pareeksha.in

After each unit, test yourself under time. Pareeksha has 10 Lakh+ MCQs, 100+ Exams and 5,000+ Full-Length Mocks; use the timed practice papers to rehearse the 150-mark screening format, and review your errors by block and by Mains section. Study the Commission's syllabus first and use practice papers to find the gaps.

Sources and verification

Pages and documents actually opened for this guide:

• Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, Syllabus for Screening and Main Examination for the recruitment to Group-II Services, dated 27 April 2023 (psc.ap.gov.in).
• APPSC web note dated 10 April 2024 for Group-II Notification No. 11/2023 (psc.ap.gov.in), the portal page for the Group-II Screening Test result of Notification No. 11/2023 and the Commission's application-links page (psc.ap.gov.in).
• APPSC scheme and syllabus for Group-II Services (annexure file dated 5 October 2018) and the older Group-II scheme of examination document dated 30 January 2008 (psc.ap.gov.in).
• APPSC portal pages for Syllabus and for the Group-I and Group-IV scheme documents, read for the negative-marking rule under G.O.Ms.No.235 (portal-psc.ap.gov.in and psc.ap.gov.in).
• Government of Andhra Pradesh, G.O.Ms.No.187 and G.O.Ms.No.188, General Administration (Ser.A) Department, 14 September 2026.
• Wikipedia pages on Andhra State, the Seventy-third Amendment of the Constitution of India and the Balwantrai Mehta Committee, used only as cross-checks for the dates in the key-facts list.

Not verified: the number of questions and duration of the 2023 Group-II papers, the list of posts and pay scales of Notification 11/2023, whether a new Group-II notification has been issued, and the revised Mains date after 28 July 2024. I could not open the Detailed Notification, so these remain "check the latest notification".