APPSC AEE 2026 — Official Qualifying Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) and Practical Syllabus

AEE Notification 27/2026 · 60-minute practical test · 100 marks · for provisionally shortlisted candidates. No CPT date issued yet.

The APPSC AEE selection mechanism adds a mandatory Computer Proficiency Test after the written 450-mark competition. CPT is a qualifying requirement, rather than an extra paper adding 100 marks to the main post-wise merit score. Its purpose is to assess whether a selected engineering candidate can carry out basic office automation, document production and data presentation with standard computer software.

Official CPT qualification table

All candidates use the same 60-minute maximum, 100-mark overall test as announced. These CPT cutoffs must not be confused with the different 450-mark written-exam qualifying thresholds. No invented extra typing-speed words-per-minute benchmark is imposed by this recruitment notice.

📊 Official 100-mark assessment composition

Part A — what computer fundamentals are expected

Topics include the purpose and classification of peripheral devices, memory and CPU components, operating system controls, handling files and folders, internet connectivity, web searching and email. The syllabus names Windows and basic Linux/Mac concepts; it does not require a candidate to claim professional computer-programming expertise as an eligibility qualification.

Part B — actual practical work with office applications

Word processing: create and format a professional document, use heading/paragraph styles, copy/move content, insert tables and images, apply page setup, header/footer, references or mail merge in a supported office suite. Typing assessment: demonstrate usable keyboard text-entry skills; the notification attributes 25 of 100 marks to this component, without announcing an exact WPM pass threshold.

Objects and layout: insert, resize and arrange tables, pictures and other document elements; this is 15 marks separately from typing. Spreadsheet: enter data; write formulas, use functions, format merged/split cells and produce charts; this is 20 marks. Presentation: create a structured set of slides, use layouts and text/image/table placement and appropriate transitions; this is the final 20 marks. The theoretical Part A component makes up the remaining 20 marks.

APPSC lists MS Office and acceptable comparable office suites, including LibreOffice/OpenOffice-style options. The relevant operations are more important than inventing an unannounced software version. Candidate-specific schedule, venue, operating system and admit details depend on a future official CPT notice, which has not yet been issued for Notification 27/2026.