APPSC · Notification No. 37/2026 · Brief notification

APPSC Group 2 2026

686 posts, screening test, then two objective Mains papers

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Official notification 37/2026 (PDF)

At a glance

Important dates

Notification
13 October 2026
Apply from
10 November 2026
Last date
30 November 2026, 11:59 PM
Exam date
Not announced yet

Vacancies

686 posts · provisional

Group 2 exam pattern

PaperQsMinMarks
Screening test: General Studies & Mental Ability 150 150 150
Mains Paper I: Social History of Andhra Pradesh; Indian Constitution 150 150 150
Mains Paper II: Indian and AP Economy; Science and Technology 150 150 150
Total450

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What Group 2 really tests

Biggest block: Mains II: Money, banking, public finance, external sector (23%). How questions are asked.

APPSC notification 37/2026 fills 686 Group II posts, led by Deputy Tahsildar (200) and Deputy MPDO (176). Selection is a 150-question OMR screening test, then two objective Mains papers, all Degree standard with a 1/3 penalty per wrong answer.

Based on The last cycle (notification 11/2023, same scheme and syllabus): Screening Test of 25 February 2024 and Mains Papers I and II of 23 February 2025; 445 questions.

  1. Screening: Modern Indian history (1857, reform movements, national movement)13%

Mains I

  1. Andhra from the Europeans to 194717%
  2. Constitution: nature, rights, DPSP, amendment16%
  3. Andhradesa 11th-16th c. and Telugu literature13%
  4. Prehistory to the Andhra Cholas11%
  5. Legislature, executive, judiciary11%

Mains II

  1. Money, banking, public finance, external sector23%
  2. Waste, pollution, transgenics, bioremediation18%
  3. Climate, sustainable development, health17%
  4. AP sectors and policies11%
Share of questions by topic in the real papers.

Difficulty in the real papers

  • Easy 47%
  • Medium 41%
  • Hard 12%
  • Screening Current Affairs (29% hard) and Mental Ability (19% hard) were the hard blocks; many events came from the last 2-3 months.
  • Mains I AP history was 92% plain recall: learn lists (poet, work, patron; journal, editor, place), not essays.
  • Mains I Constitution: local government (11), elections (8) and Centre-State relations (8) were heavy; Fundamental Rights only 3.
  • Mains II economy cited the Union Budget 2025-26, presented three weeks before the exam, and AP Industrial Policy 4.0.

How questions are asked

  • Screening 2024: 50% direct, 12% multi-statement, 10% numerical, 9% match
  • Mains I 2025: 51% direct, 17% multi-statement, 12% match, 9% assertion-reason
  • Mains II 2025: 63% direct, 9% match, 9% 'which pair is NOT correct'
  • Negative stems ('not', 'incorrect', 'odd') in 15-18% of questions

The job and who can apply

Qualification, age limit and selection

12 categories across revenue, registration, GST, cooperation, panchayat raj, municipal administration, excise, the Secretariat and treasuries; notified pay runs from Rs 25,220-80,910 to Rs 45,830-1,30,580.

Qualification
A bachelor's degree; ASO Finance needs Mathematics, Economics or Commerce, ASO Law a Law degree, and Accountants a degree plus a computer certificate or computer degree.
Age
Not in the brief notification; age limit, crucial date and relaxations come in the detailed notification, due on or before 10 November 2026.
Also
Sub-Registrar Grade-II: preference to candidates who also hold a law degree.
Also
Prohibition and Excise Sub-Inspector: physical requirements apply; they will be in the detailed notification.
Also
Vacancies are provisional and can change when departments confirm them.
  1. Screening test (objective, OMR, offline)General Studies and Mental Ability: 150 questions, 150 minutes, five sections of 30. Date in the detailed notification.
  2. Main examination (objective)Paper I (AP history, Constitution) and Paper II (Economy, Science and Technology): 150 marks each, 300 in all.
  3. Computer Proficiency Test (practical, qualifying)60 minutes, 100 marks; qualify with 30 (SC, ST, PBD), 35 (BC), 40 (OC). Posts not named yet.

Group 2 syllabus

3 papers, 66 topics

Screening test: General Studies & Mental Ability

150 questions · 150 min · 150 marks

Five fixed blocks of 30, not the common Paper I. In 2024 History, Geography and Society were mostly recall; Current Affairs (54% statement questions) and Mental Ability were hardest.

Indian History (30)
  • Ancient: Indus Valley, Vedic age, Buddhism and Jainism, Mauryas and Guptas (administration, society, art, literature), Harshavardhana
  • Medieval: Chola administration, Delhi Sultanate and Mughals, Bhakti and Sufi movements, Shivaji and the Marathas, advent of Europeans
  • Modern: 1857 revolt, rise of British power, social and religious reform movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, national movement and contributors from all regions, post-independence consolidation and reorganisation
Geography (30)
  • Physical: solar system, interior of the earth, landforms, atmosphere, tides, waves and currents
  • India and AP: physiography, climate, drainage, soils, vegetation, natural hazards and disaster management
  • Economic geography of India and AP: resources, agriculture, industries and industrial regions, transport, tourism, trade
  • Human geography of India and AP: human development, demography, urbanisation and migration, racial, tribal, religious and linguistic groups
Indian Society (30)
  • Structure: family, marriage, kinship, caste, tribe, ethnicity, religion, women
  • Social issues: casteism, communalism, regionalisation, crime against women, child abuse and child labour, youth unrest
  • Welfare: public policies and welfare programmes; constitutional and statutory provisions for SCs, STs, minorities, BCs, women, the disabled and children
Current Affairs (30)
  • Major current events and issues: international, national and Andhra Pradesh
Mental Ability (30)
  • Logical reasoning: statement and assumptions, argument, conclusion, courses of action
  • Number and letter series, odd man out, coding-decoding, relations, shapes and their sub-sections
  • Basic numeracy: number system, order of magnitude, averages, ratio and proportion, percentage, simple and compound interest, time and work, time and distance
  • Data analysis: tables, bar diagrams, line graphs, pie charts

Mains Paper I: Social History of Andhra Pradesh; Indian Constitution

150 questions · 150 min · 150 marks

Section A (75): breadth of Andhra history facts to 2014, dynasties, poets, journals. Section B (75): the Constitution at degree level, tilted to local government, elections and Centre-State relations.

A1. Prehistory to the Andhra Cholas
  • Prehistoric cultures, Satavahanas, Ikshvakus
  • Vishnukundins, Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, Andhra Cholas: society, religion, Telugu language, art and architecture
A2. Andhradesa, 11th to 16th centuries
  • Major and minor dynasties
  • Socio-religious and economic conditions
  • Growth of Telugu language and literature, art and architecture
A3. Europeans to 1947
  • European trade centres, Andhra under the Company, 1857 in Andhra
  • Socio-cultural awakening, Justice Party and Self-Respect Movement
  • Nationalist movement in Andhra 1885-1947, socialists and communists, anti-zamindari and kisan movements
  • Nationalist poetry, revolutionary literature, Nataka Samasthalu, women's participation
A4. Andhra Movement
  • Andhra Mahasabhas and leaders, events to Andhra State 1953
  • Role of the press, library movement, folk and tribal culture
A5. Formation of Andhra Pradesh to 2014
  • Visalandhra Mahasabha, States Reorganisation Commission, Gentlemen's Agreement
  • Social and cultural events 1956-2014
B6. Nature of the Constitution
  • Constitutional development, salient features, Preamble
  • Fundamental Rights, DPSP and their relationship, Fundamental Duties
  • Amendment and basic structure
B7. Structure of government
  • Legislature, executive, judiciary; unicameral and bicameral legislatures
  • Parliamentary executive, judicial review, judicial activism
B8. Union-State powers and bodies
  • Legislative, administrative and financial relations
  • Constitutional bodies, Human Rights Commission, RTI, Lokpal and Lokayukta
B9. Centre-State reform, parties, elections
  • Rajamannar Committee, Sarkaria and Punchhi Commissions; unitary and federal features
  • Party system, recognition of national and state parties, electoral reforms, anti-defection law
B10. Decentralisation
  • Community Development Programme, Balwant Rai Mehta and Ashok Mehta Committees
  • 73rd and 74th Amendments and their implementation

Mains Paper II: Indian and AP Economy; Science and Technology

150 questions · 150 min · 150 marks

Section A (75), the harder half: money, banking, public finance and AP's economy, with the latest Survey and Budget figures. Section B (75): technology, energy, ecology and pollution, mostly easy in 2025.

E1. Structure, planning and policy
  • National income concepts and measurement, occupational pattern, growth vs development
  • Planning strategy, 1991 reforms, fiscal decentralisation, NITI Aayog
E2. Money, banking, public finance, foreign trade
  • Money supply, RBI and monetary policy, banking structure and reforms, inflation
  • Fiscal policy, deficits and FRBM, tax structure and GST, recent Union Budget
  • Balance of payments, FDI
E3. Agriculture, industry, services (India)
  • Cropping pattern, productivity, agricultural finance and marketing, MSP, procurement, issue price and distribution
  • Industrial policy 1991, disinvestment, Ease of Doing Business, industrial sickness
  • Services sector, IT and ITES
E4. AP economy and public finance
  • GSDP, sectoral shares, per capita income
  • Tax and non-tax revenue, expenditure, debt and interest, central and external assistance, recent AP Budget
E5. AP sectors and policies
  • Agriculture and allied sectors, rural credit cooperatives, agricultural marketing, horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries, forests
  • Industries, recent AP Industrial Development Policy, single window, incentives, MSMEs, industrial corridors
  • Services, IT and electronics, recent AP IT Policy
T1. Technology missions and policies
  • STI policy and national missions, space launch vehicles and missions
  • DRDO and IGMDP
  • IT policy, Digital India, e-governance, cyber security and the National Cyber Security Policy
  • Nuclear reactors and power plants, radioisotopes, India's nuclear programme
T2. Energy management
  • Installed capacity and demand, National Energy Policy, National Policy on Biofuels, Bharat Stage norms
  • Renewable and non-renewable sources and recent schemes
T3. Ecosystem and biodiversity
  • Ecology and ecosystems, biodiversity and hotspots, conservation plans, conventions and protocols
  • CITES, endangered species, biosphere reserves, wildlife Acts and projects
T4. Waste management and pollution control
  • Solid waste and its disposal
  • Types, sources and control of pollution, recent Acts and initiatives
  • Transgenics and their regulation, eco-friendly farming, bioremediation
T5. Environment and health
  • Global warming, climate change, acid rain, ozone depletion, ocean acidification; treaties and India's role
  • Sustainable development and its goals
  • Disease burden, epidemics and pandemics, health delivery and public health programmes

Each question carries 1 mark; each wrong answer costs 1/3 of a mark in screening and both Mains papers (G.O.Ms.No.235, Finance, 06/12/2016).

Screening test, then a Main examination of two objective papers. Each wrong answer costs 1/3 of the marks for that question.

APPSC Group 2 syllabus · APPSC Group 2 study notes

A 16-week plan for Group 2

4 phases, week by week

For a graduate with about 5 hours a day, assuming screening about four months away; compress weeks 5-12 if the date is sooner.

  1. Weeks 1-4

    Mental Ability every day; Indian History; Indian Society

    • Mental Ability 75 minutes a day; aim for about 60 seconds a question
    • History: modern India first (19 of 30 questions in 2024)
    • Indian Society: caste, tribe, women's issues and safeguards, with Act names and years

  2. Weeks 5-8

    Geography of India and AP; current affairs backlog

    • India and AP: physiography, river basins, soils, forests, cyclones and drought-prone districts
    • Current affairs from about six months before the exam, in two-line notes
    • One 30-question sectional test of each block a week

  3. Weeks 9-12

    Timed practice and the statement-heavy blocks

    • One full 150-question screening mock a week on an OMR sheet
    • Current Affairs drill: 20 multi-statement items a day
    • Solve the 2024 screening paper section by section

  4. Weeks 13-16

    Two full mocks a week and the latest news

    • Two full screening mocks a week; finish Mental Ability within 35 minutes
    • Current affairs of the last three months in detail
    • After screening: AP history lists, the Constitution, then Survey and Budget

Mistakes that cost marks

5 traps seen in the real papers
  • Guessing blindly: with a 1/3 penalty, guess only when you can rule out at least one option.
  • Reading 'which is NOT correct' as 'correct': 15-18% of questions had negative stems.
  • Using a year-old current affairs compilation: many 2024 questions came from the last 2-3 months.
  • Practising 2016 or 2018 papers: a different scheme and syllabus. Only 2024 screening and 2025 Mains match.
  • Studying Mains II economy from an old textbook: the 2025 paper used Budget figures from three weeks earlier.

తెలుగులో సంక్షిప్తంగా

In brief, in Telugu

ఏపీపీఎస్సీ నోటిఫికేషన్ 37/2026 ద్వారా 686 గ్రూప్-II పోస్టులు భర్తీ చేస్తారు; వీటిలో ఎక్కువగా డిప్యూటీ తహసీల్దార్ (200), డిప్యూటీ ఎంపీడీఓ (176) పోస్టులు ఉన్నాయి. ఎంపిక 150 ప్రశ్నల ఓఎంఆర్ స్క్రీనింగ్ టెస్ట్, తరువాత రెండు ఆబ్జెక్టివ్ మెయిన్స్ పేపర్ల ద్వారా జరుగుతుంది; అన్నీ డిగ్రీ స్థాయి, ప్రతి తప్పు సమాధానానికి 1/3 మార్కు కోత.

How to apply

Online at psc.ap.gov.in, by 30 Nov 2026
  1. Read notification 37/2026 on the official APPSC website.
  2. Go to psc.ap.gov.in. If you are new, register with One Time Profile Registration (OTPR).
  3. Apply online between 10 November 2026 and 30 November 2026, up to 11:59 PM.

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Dates are from the official notification, checked on 20 October 2026. We list an exam date only after the commission announces it. Recheck psc.ap.gov.in for changes. Vacancies in a notification are provisional and can change.

Sources: APPSC brief notification 37/2026 dated 13/10/2026: p. 1 (application dates), pp. 1-2 (posts, vacancies, pay), pp. 2-3 (educational qualifications, Sub-Registrar law-degree preference, Excise SI physical requirements), p. 4 (detailed notification by 10/11/2026, crucial date, offline OMR screening), p. 5 (scheme, Degree standard, negative marking), pp. 6-7 (screening syllabus), pp. 7-11 (Mains syllabus), pp. 12-16 (Computer Proficiency Test); APPSC syllabus for Group II Services screening and Main examination, dated 27/04/2023: pp. 1-3 (screening), pp. 3-6 (Mains Papers I and II); same text as the 2026 annexure; Medha AI level analysis of the APPSC Group 2 Screening Test (25 February 2024) and Mains Papers I and II (23 February 2025), notification 11/2023, final keys, 21 October 2026: section 3 (per-paper topics, difficulty, formats, keys), sections 4-5 (level, traps).

APPSC Group 2 questions

13 common questions, answered
How many posts are there in APPSC Group 2 2026?

686 provisional vacancies in 12 categories, led by 200 Deputy Tahsildar, 176 Deputy MPDO, 90 Senior Accountant and 71 ASO (GAD). The number can change when departments confirm vacancies.

When is the Group 2 screening test?

Not announced yet. The date comes in the detailed notification, due on or before 10 November 2026. The test is offline, on OMR sheets.

When can I apply?

Online only, on psc.ap.gov.in, from 10 November to 30 November 2026, up to 11:59 PM. Applications sent any other way are not accepted.

What is the age limit?

The brief notification does not give it. Age, relaxations and the date age is counted on will be in the detailed notification.

I am in the final year of my degree. Can I apply?

You must hold the degree on the date of the detailed notification (on or before 10 November 2026). A degree completed after that date does not count.

Is the Group 2 screening paper the same as the common APPSC Paper I?

No. Group 2 screening has five fixed blocks of 30, including Indian Society. The common Paper I has ten syllabus items and no Indian Society; history, geography, current affairs and reasoning overlap.

Is there an interview for Group 2?

No interview is listed: only the screening test and two objective Mains papers (300 marks), plus a qualifying Computer Proficiency Test for posts not yet named.

Which previous papers should I practise?

The Screening Test of 25 February 2024 and Mains Papers I and II of 23 February 2025, from notification 11/2023. They follow the same scheme and syllabus as 2026.

When is the APPSC Group 2 exam 2026?

Not announced yet. Notification 37/2026 says the date will be announced later. Check the official APPSC website, psc.ap.gov.in.

What is the last date to apply for APPSC Group 2?

Online applications are open from 10 November 2026 to 30 November 2026, up to 11:59 PM, on psc.ap.gov.in.

What is the APPSC Group 2 exam pattern?

Screening test: General Studies & Mental Ability (150 questions, 150 minutes, 150 marks). Mains Paper I: Social History of Andhra Pradesh; Indian Constitution (150 questions, 150 minutes, 150 marks). Mains Paper II: Indian and AP Economy; Science and Technology (150 questions, 150 minutes, 150 marks). Total 450 marks. Each wrong answer costs 1/3 of the marks for that question.

Is there a syllabus for APPSC Group 2?

Yes. The scheme and syllabus are in an annexure of notification 37/2026. Medha AI has this exam: APPSC Group 2: Prelims and Mains, available now.

Where do I apply for APPSC Group 2?

Only on the official APPSC website, psc.ap.gov.in. Medha AI does not take applications. Medha AI is an independent preparation service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to APPSC, TSPSC, MPSC, UPSC or any other commission or government body.

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