VIJAYAWADA, October 23 — The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has notified formal directives regarding the scheme and evaluation architecture for the Group-I Services conventional descriptive Mains written examination.
Key procedural directives issued by the Commission: 1. Mandatory Language Qualifying Papers: Two language papers—General English (100 Marks) and General Telugu (100 Marks)—assessing essay composition, precis writing, comprehension, and vocabulary translation. Qualifying benchmark set at 40% for OC, 35% for BCs, and 30% for SC/ST/PwD categories. Language marks are purely qualifying and not aggregated into the final rank list. 2. Core Evaluated Papers (750 Total Marks): 5 descriptive papers carrying 150 marks each (3 hours duration per paper): - Paper-I: General Essay (contemporary socio-economic, political, cultural, and environmental issues). - Paper-II: History, Culture, and Geography of India and Andhra Pradesh. - Paper-III: Polity, Constitution, Governance, Law, and Ethics. - Paper-IV: Economy and Development of India and Andhra Pradesh. - Paper-V: Science, Technology, and Environmental Data Interpretation. 3. No Interview Weightage: In adherence to government directives scrapping viva-voce interviews for Group-1 recruitments, final state cadre allocations (Deputy Collector, DSP, CTO, Municipal Commissioner Gr-I) are decided purely on the 750 Mains marks.
Descriptive answer structuring, historical dynamics of the Andhra Movement (1953/1956), state developmental indices, and administrative ethics represent vital focus areas for serious aspirants.