APPSC Group 1 2023 - Notification (Released), Application, Exam Dates, Syllabus & Pattern

General aptitude: Unit 01

• Logical reasoning and analytical ability
• Number series, coding-decoding
• Problems related to relations
• Shapes and their sub-sections, Venn diagram
• Problems based on clocks, calendar, and age
• Number system and order of magnitude
• Ratio, proportion, and variation
• Central tendencies-mean, median, mode-including weighted mean
• Power and exponent, square, square root, cube root, H.C.F. and L.C.M
• Percentage, simple and compound Interest, profit and loss
• Time and work, time and distance, speed and distance
• Area and perimeter of simple geometrical shapes, volume and surface area of sphere, cone, cylinder, cubes, and cuboids
• Lines, angels, and common geometrical figures-properties of transverse and parallel lines, properties of triangles, quadrilateral, rectangle, parallelogram, and rhombus
• Introduction to algebra-BODMAS, simplification of weird symbols
• Data interpretation, data analysis, data sufficiency, and concepts of probability
• Emotional intelligence: Understanding and analyzing emotions, dimensions of emotional intelligence, coping with emotions, empathy, and coping with stress
• Social intelligence, interpersonal skills, decision making, critical thinking, problem solving and assessment of personality

General aptitude: Unit 02

• Science and technology: Nature and scope of science and technology; relevance of science and technology to the day to day life; national policy on science, technology, and innovation
• Science and technology: Institutes and organization in India promoting integration of science, technology, and innovation, their activities and contribution; contribution of prominent Indian scientists
• Information and communication technology (ICT): Nature and scope of ICT; ICT in day to day life; ICT and industry, ICT and governance-various government schemes promoting use of ICT, E-Governance programmes and services; netiquettes
• Information and communication technology (ICT): Cyber security concerns-national cyber crime policy
• Technology in space and defence: Evolution of Indian space programme, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)-it's activities and achievements; various satellite programmes, satellites for telecommunication
• Technology in space and defence: Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) Satellites; satellites for defence, Eduset or satellites for academic purposes
• Technology in space and defence: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)-vision, mission, and activities
• Energy requirement and efficiency: India's existing energy needs and deficit; India's energy resources and dependence, energy policy of India government policies and programmes. Solar, wind, and nuclear energy
• Environmental science: Issues and concerns related to environment, its legal aspects, policies and treaties for the protection of environment at the national and the international level; biodiversity-its importance and concerns
• Environmental science: Climate change, international initiatives (policies, protocols) and India's commitment; forest and wildlife-legal framework for forest and wildlife conservation in India
• Environmental science: Environmental hazards, pollution, carbon emission, global warming. National action plans on climate change and disaster management. Biotechnology and nanotechnology;
• Environmental science: Nature, scope, and application, ethical, social, and legal issues, government policies
• Environmental science: Nature, scope, and application, ethical, social, and legal issues, government policies. Genetic engineering, issues related to it and its impact on human life, health and environment

General aptitude: Unit 03

Telugu: Unit 01

• Descriptive/ analytical/ philosophical/ based on current affairs

Telugu: Unit 02

Telugu: Unit 03

Telugu: Unit 04

Telugu: Unit 05

• Welcome, farewell, inauguration, etc/ speech for the press conference (energy, farm credit, pollution, health related policy or problem)

Telugu: Unit 06

Telugu: Unit 07

• Congratulation/ best wishes/ request/ complaint, etc

Telugu: Unit 08

• Newspaper issues/ current issues/ editorial presenting individual opinion

Telugu: Unit 09

Telugu: Unit 10

Telugu: Unit 11

• Dialogues between two people (group discussion, work of the meeting, water, agriculture, health, sanitation, education related problems, etc)

Telugu: Unit 12

• Translation from English to Telugu language

Telugu: Unit 13

General essay: Unit 01

General essay: Unit 02

General essay: Unit 03

General essay: Unit 04

General essay: Unit 05

General essay: Unit 06

General essay: Unit 07

History and cultural, and geography of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 01

• Pre-historic cultures in India, Indus valley civilization, Vedic culture, Mahajanapadas, emergence of new religions-Jainism, Buddhism, rise of the Magadha and age of the Mauryas, Ashoka Dharma, foreign invasions on India-the Kushans
• The Satavahanas, the Sangam age in south India, the Sungas, the Guptas, the Kanauj, and their contributions, historical accounts of foreign travelers, early educational institutions
• The Pallavas, the Badami Chalukyas, the eastern Chalukyas, the Rashtrakutas, the Kalyani Chalukyas, and the Cholas-socio cultural contributions, language, literature art and architecture, Delhi sultanates, advent of Islam and its impact
• Religious movements like Bhakti and Sufi, and its influence
• Growth of vernacular languages, scripts, literature, fine arts-socio cultural conditions of the Kakatiyas, the Vijayanagaras, the Bahmanis, the Qutubsahis, and their cotemporary south Indian kingdoms
• The Mughals administration, socio-religious life and cultural developments, Shivaji and rise of Maratha empire, advent of Europeans in India
• Trade practices, rise of East India company its hegemony, changes in administration, social and cultural spheres, role of Christian missionaries
• Rise of British rule in India from 1757 to 1856, land revenue settlement, permanent settlement, Ryothvari and Mahalvari-1857 revolt and its impact, education, press, cultural changes, rise of national consciousness and changes
• Socio-religious reform movements in 19th century-Rajaram Mohan Roy, Dayananda Saraswathi, Swamy Vivekananda, Annie Besant, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, and others
• Rise of Indian nationalism, activities of Indian national congress, Vandemataram, home rule movements, self respect movement, Jyothiba Phule, Narayana Guru, Periyar Ramaswamy Naicker
• Role of Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Vallabai Patel-Satyagraha, Quit India movement-Dr B.R. Ambedkar and his contributions
• Indian nationalism in three phases-freedom struggle 1885-1905, 1905-1920, and Gandhi phase 1920-1947-peasant, women, tribal, and workers movements, role of different parties in freedom struggle, local and regional movements
• Inter religious unity, and communalism
• Independence and partition of India, India after Independence, rehabilitation after partition, linguistic reorganization of states, integration of the Indian states, Indian constitution, economic policies, foreign policy initiatives

History and cultural, and geography of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 02

• Ancient: The Satavahanas, the Ikshvakus, the Salankayanas, the Pallavas, and the Vishnukundins-social and economic conditions, religion, language (Telugu), literature, art and architecture, Jainism and Buddhism in Andhra
• Ancient: The eastern Chalukyas, the Rashtrakutas, the Renati Cholas, and others-socio-cultural life, religion, Telugu script and language, literature, art, and architecture
• Medieval: Socio-cultural and religious conditions in Andhradesa 1000 to 1565 A.D., antiquity, origin and growth Telugu language and literature (Kavitraya-Asthadiggajas), fine arts
• Medieval: Art and architecture during the reign of Kakatiyas, Reddis, Gajapatis, and Vijayanagaras, and their feudatories
• Medieval: Historical monuments-significance, contribution of Qutubshahis to Andhra history and culture, regional literature, Praja Kavi, Vemana, and others
• Modern: European trade establishments in Andhra, Andhra under the company rule, role of Christian missionaries, socio-cultural, literary awakening, C.P. Brown, Thamos Munro, Mackenzie, Zamindary, polegary system, native states and little kings
• Modern: Role of social reformers-Gurajada Apparao, Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Raghupati Venkataratnam Naidu, Gidugu Ramamurthy, Annie Besant, and others, Library Movement in Andhra Pradesh, role of newspaper
• Modern: Folk and tribal culture, oral traditions, Subaltern culture, role of women
• Nationalist movement: Role of Andhra leaders, justice party, Non-Brahmin Movement
• Nationalist movement: Nationalist and revolutionary literature-Gurram Jashva, Boyi Bheemanna, Sri Sri, Garimella Satyanarayana, Rayaprolu Subbarao, Unnava Lakshminarayana, Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Choudhary, and others
• Nationalist movement: Andhra mahasabhas, Andhra movement, prominent leaders-Alluri Sitaramraju, Duggirala Gopalakrishnaiah, Konda Venkatappayya, Pattabhi Seetaramaiah, Ponaka Kanakamma, Dokka Sitamma
• Nationalist movement: Grandhlaya movement-Ayyanka Venkataratnam, Gadicherla Harisarvothamarao, Kasinanathuni Nagesvara Rao, Potti Sreeramulu
• Nationalist movement: Formation of Andhra state, 1953-emergence of Andhra Pradesh, 1956-Andhra Pradesh, 1956 to 2014-causes for bifurcation, 2nd June 2014 impact
• Andhra Pradesh: Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its impact on administrative, economic, social, political, cultural, and legal implications, loss of capital city, building of new capital and its financial Implications
• Andhra Pradesh: Division of employees and their native issues, effect of bifurcation on trade and commerce, industry-implication of financial resources of state government
• Andhra Pradesh: Developmental opportunities, socio-economic, cultural, and demographic impact of bifurcation, impact on river water sharing and other link issues, Andhra Pradesh reorganization act, 2014, the Arbitrariness of certain provisions

History and cultural, and geography of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 03

• Physical features and resources: India and Andhra Pradesh, major land forms, climatic changes, soil types, rivers, water, streams, geology, rocks, mineral resources, metals, clays, construction materials, reservoirs, dams
• Physical features and resources: Forests, mountains, hills, flora and fauna, plateau forests, hill forests, vegetation classification
• Economic geography: Agriculture, live stocks, forestry, fishery, quarrying, mining, house hold manufacturing, industries-agro, mineral, forest, fuel, and man power, trade and commerce, communication, road transport, storage and others
• Social geography: Population movements and distribution, human habitations, density, age, sex, rural, urban, race, caste, tribe, religion, linguistic, urban migration, education characteristics
• Fauna and floral geography: Wild animals, animals, birds, reptiles, mammals, trees and plants, and others
• Environmental geography: Sustainable development, globalization, temperature, humidity, cloudiness, winds, special weather phenomena
• Environmental geography: Natural hazards-earth quakes, land slides, floods, cyclones, cloud burst, disaster management, impact assessment, environmental pollution, pollution management

Polity, constitution, governance, law, and ethics: Unit 01

• Indian constitution and its salient features, functions and duties of the Indian union and the state governments
• Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, role of governor in states, distribution of powers between the union and states (union list, state list, and concurrent list)-issues and challenges
• Rural and urban local governance under 73rd and 74th constitutional amendment, constitutional authorities and their role
• Parliament and state legislatures-structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers and privileges, and issues arising out of these
• Judiciary in India-structure and functions, important provisions relating to emergency and constitutional amendments, judicial review, public interest litigation

Polity, constitution, governance, law, and ethics: Unit 02

• Meaning, nature, and scope of public administration, evolution in India, administrative ideas in Kautilya's Arthashastra, Mughal administration, legacy of British rule
• Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues and problems of implementation
• Development processes-the role of civil society, NGOs, and other stakeholders
• Statutory, regulatory, and various quasi-judicial authorities, role of civil services in democracy
• Good governance and e-governance, transparency, accountability, and responsiveness in governance, Citizen's Charter
• RTI, public service act and their implications, concept of social audit, and its importance

Polity, constitution, governance, law, and ethics: Unit 03

• Ethics and human interface: Essence, determinants, and consequences of ethics in human actions, dimensions of ethics, ethics in private and public relationships, ethics-integrity and accountability in public service
• Human values: Understanding the harmony in existence human relationships in the society and in the nature
• Human values: Gender equability in the relationships, role of family, society, and educational institutions in imparting values to citizens, lessons from the lives, and teachings of great leaders, reformers, and administrations
• Attitude: Content, functions, its influence, and relation with thought and behaviour, moral, and political attitudes, role of social influence, and persuasion
• Attitude: Emotional intelligence, concepts and their utilities and application in administration and governance
• Concept of public service, Philosophical basis of governance professional ethics in the light of right understanding and vision for holistic technologies, codes of ethics, codes of conduct, RTI, public service act
• Leadership ethics, work culture, ethical principles with in an organizational content
• Ethical and moral values in governance, ethical issues in international relations, corruption, Lokpal, Lokayukta

Polity, constitution, governance, law, and ethics: Unit 04

• Constitution of India: Nature and salient features, fundamental rights and directive principles of state policy, bifurcation of powers between centre and state (state list, union list, and concurrent list), powers of judiciary, executive, and legislature
• Civil and criminal laws: Hierarchy of civil and criminal courts in India, difference between substantial and procedural laws, order and decree, new developments in criminal laws, Nirbhaya act
• Labour law: Concept of social welfare legislations in India, changing trends in employment, and necessity for new labour laws
• Cyber laws: Information technology act, cyber security and cyber crime, difficulties in determining competent jurisdiction of courts in case of cyber-crimes
• Tax laws: Laws relating to income, profits, wealth tax, corporate tax, GST

Economy and development of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 01

• Inconsistent growth rate, low growth rates of agriculture and manufacturing sectors, inflation and oil prices, current account deficit and unfavorable balance of payments, falling rupee value, growing NPAs and capital infusion
• Money laundering and black money, insufficient financial resources and deficiency of capital, lack of inclusive growth and sustainable development, nature, causes, consequences, and solutions of these problems

Economy and development of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 02

• Sources of financial resources for public and private sectors, budgetary resources-tax revenue and non-tax revenue, public debt: Market borrowings, loans and grants, etc, external debt from multilateral agencies
• Foreign institutional investment and foreign direct investment, desirability and consequences of utilizing different sources, monetary and fiscal policies, financial markets and institutions of developmental finance
• Investment in industries and infrastructure projects, physical resources, energy resources

Economy and development of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 03

• Budgetary resources and constraints, fulfilment of the conditions of Andhra Pradesh bifurcation act, central assistance and issues of conflict, public debt and projects of external assistance, physical resources-mineral and forest resources
• Water disputes with neighboring states

Economy and development of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 04

• Structure of government budget and its components, budgeting process and recent changes of types of budget, types of deficits, their impact and management
• Highlights of current year's union budget and its analysis, GST and related issues, central assistance to states, issues of federal finance in India, recommendations of the latest finance commission

Economy and development of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 05

• Budget constraints, central assistance and issues of conflict after bifurcation of the state, management of deficits, highlights and analysis of the current year budget, state finance commission, and local finance in Andhra Pradesh

Economy and development of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 06

• Meaning of inclusion, causes of exclusion in India, strategies for and instruments of inclusion: Poverty alleviation and employment, health and education, women empowerment, social welfare schemes, food security and public distribution system
• Sustainable agriculture, integrated rural development, regional diversification, public and partnership for inclusive growth, financial inclusion
• All Andhra Pradesh government's current schemes for inclusive growth and financial inclusion-public distribution system, and DWCRA

Economy and development of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 07

• Role of agriculture in economic development, contribution of to GDP, issues of finance, production, marketing, green revolution and changing focus to dry land farming, organic farming and sustainable agriculture, minimum support prices
• Agriculture policy, Swaminathan commission, rainbow revolution

Economy and development of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 08

• Contribution to SGDP, regional disparities in irrigation and agricultural development, changing cropping pattern, focus on horticulture and fisheries, and dairying, government schemes to promote agriculture in Andhra Pradesh

Economy and development of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 09

• Role of industrial sector in economic development, evolution of industrial policy since independence, industrial policy, 1991 and its impact on Indian economy, contribution of public sector to industrial development in India
• Impact of liberalization and privatization, and globalization on industrial development, disinvestment and privatization, problems of core industries, micro, small, and medium enterprises, their problems and policy
• Industrial sickness and support mechanism, manufacturing policy, make-in India, start-up programme, NIMZs-SEZs, industrial corridors

Economy and development of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 10

• Incentives to industries, industrial corridors in and SEZs in Andhra Pradesh, bottlenecks for industrial development, power projects

Economy and development of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 11

• Transport infrastructure: Ports, roads, airports, railways, major projects of transport infrastructure in India, communication infrastructure, information technology, e-governance, Digital India, energy and power, urban infrastructure
• Transport infrastructure: Smart cities, urban environment, solid waste management, weather forecast and disaster management, issues of finance, ownership, operation, and maintenance of all kinds of infrastructure
• Transport infrastructure: Public-private partnership and related issues, pricing of public utilities and government policy, environmental impacts of infrastructure projects

Economy and development of India and Andhra Pradesh: Unit 12

• Transport, energy, and ICT infrastructure, bottlenecks, government policy, ongoing projects

Science and technology: Unit 01

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Science and technology: Unit 05

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Science and technology: Unit 07

Science and technology: Unit 08

Science and technology: Unit 09

Science and technology: Unit 10

• Its importance, advantages and challenges; e-governance and India; cyber crime and policies to address security concerns
• Government of India policy on information technology (IT)
• IT development in Andhra Pradesh and India

Science and technology: Unit 11

• Past, present, and future; Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)-it's activities and achievements
• Satellite programmes of India and use of satellites in different fields like health, education, communication technology, weather forecasting affecting human lives; Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)

Science and technology: Unit 12

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Science and technology: Unit 14

• Government policies and programmes

Science and technology: Unit 15

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Science and technology: Unit 18

Science and technology: Unit 19

Science and technology: Unit 20

Science and technology: Unit 21

• Metals, minerals-conservation policy

Science and technology: Unit 22

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Science and technology: Unit 26

• Cyclones, earth quakes, landslides and tsunamis-prediction management

Science and technology: Unit 27

Science and technology: Unit 28

• Renewable and non-renewable

Science and technology: Unit 29

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Science and technology: Unit 31

• Coal, petroleum and natural gas

Science and technology: Unit 32

Science and technology: Unit 33

• Types, water shed management

Science and technology: Unit 34

• Types of soils and soil reclamation

Science and technology: Unit 35

• Sources, impacts and control of air pollution, water pollution and soil pollution
• Noise pollution
• Solid waste management-types of solid waste, impacts of solid waste, recycling and reuse
• Remedial measurers for soil erosion and costal erosion
• Global environmental issues and role of information technology in environment and human health, ozone layer depletion, acid rain
• Global warming and its impacts

Science and technology: Unit 36

• International law, Montreal protocol, Kyoto protocol, United Nations framework convention on climate change, CITES
• The environment (protection) act 1986, forest conservation act, wildlife protection act
• Biodiversity bill of India-cop 21, sustainable development goals, national disaster management policy, 2016 of India and disaster management initiatives in India
• White revolution, green revolution, and green pharmacy

Science and technology: Unit 37

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Science and technology: Unit 41

• Microbial infections

Science and technology: Unit 42

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Science and technology: Unit 44

• Diarrhoea, dysentry, cholera, tuberculosis, malaria, viral infections like HIV, Encephalitis, Chikungunya, bird flu-preventive measures during out breaks

Science and technology: Unit 45

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Science and technology: Unit 47

Science and technology: Unit 48

• Biopesticides, biofertilizers, biofuels, genetically modified crops

Science and technology: Unit 49

• Transgenic animals

Science and technology: Unit 50

• Introduction to immunity, fundamental concepts in vaccination, production of modern vaccines (production of Hepatitis vaccine)

Science and technology: Unit 51

Science and technology: Unit 52