APPSC AEE 2026 — Full Official CBRT Scheme and Branch-wise Syllabus

Notification 27/2026, detailed publication 2 November 2026; syllabus reproduced in the earlier revised brief/Annexure and confirmed in the full detailed notification. Exam date not announced.

APPSC conducts a single-level, post-code-wise written computer test. All three papers are compulsory. Candidates must choose the appropriate technical examination route from the advertised engineering qualification and the post-code combinations; Paper-III is not the same technical examination for a Civil, Electrical and Mechanical applicant.

🎯 Three-paper marking pattern

📊 Equal marks across the three officially prescribed papers

Each paper has 150 objective questions worth 150 marks in 150 minutes. Combined: 450 questions, 450 marks and 450 minutes, generally in assigned sessions according to the published timetable. A wrong answer costs 1/3 mark; the notice does not announce a different negative marking rate for the engineering papers. Appearance in all necessary papers is compulsory.

Paper I — General Studies & Mental Ability (all eight codes)

This is the published ten-part syllabus, not an invented subject-wise weightage. The APPSC current affairs focus includes Andhra Pradesh; historical and polity preparation is explicitly India/AP-focused. Data interpretation includes the named simple statistics, and disaster topics include remote sensing/GIS. The bulletin does not allocate a fixed number of questions to any one of the ten points.

Paper II — Civil & Mechanical Engineering (codes 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08)

This common component spans applied mechanics, strength of materials, solids and stresses as well as fluid systems, pumps and turbines. In the original syllabus, the Strength of Materials section includes bending moments and shear forces, compound loading, torsion and columns; the fluid section covers closed conduit loss analysis, Bernoulli equation, pumps, hydro turbines, hydraulic-control devices and project layout. It does not automatically qualify a Mechanical graduate for a Civil-only post code.

Paper II — Electrical Engineering (only code 05)

In PC 05, both Paper II and Paper III are Electrical. Do not use the Civil & Mechanical common Paper II for the four Electrical AEE posts. Scope includes machines, circuit transients, instruments, lighting and synchronous systems as stated in the annexure.

Paper III — Civil Engineering (codes 01, 03, 04, 07)

Civil Paper-III covers foundations, construction planning, materials, roads, hydrology and public environmental engineering: that breadth is especially relevant to the distinct departmental demands of municipal infrastructure, rural sanitation, Roads & Buildings and Water Resources. It is an examination syllabus, not proof that every selected engineer receives all these field duties.

Paper III — Common Civil & Mechanical Engineering (codes 02 and 06)

Panchayat Raj and Tribal Welfare use this shared Civil/Mechanical Paper-III in a separate examination route. Its drawing, environment, electrical-electronic principles and computing content differ markedly from Civil-only Paper-III, even where an applicant with a Civil degree could otherwise qualify for both. APPSC states that the Post Code 02/06 common Paper-III may be scheduled in a different session.

Paper III — Electrical Engineering (code 05)

Electrical Paper-III focuses on generation/transmission/distribution, protection, fault calculations and power economics; it is different from Paper-II's broad circuit-and-machine foundations. The four positions being OC-only in the roster does not change the syllabus.

Paper III — Mechanical Engineering (code 08)

The Mechanical Paper-III syllabus extends to thermodynamics, heat transfer, turbomachinery, engineering materials, machining, quality control, industrial engineering and modelling/simulation. In particular, the published list goes beyond automobile servicing and beyond civil-structures topics; candidates should study the Mechanical Engineering syllabus specifically for PC 08's 21 Water Resources posts.

Language, city choice and score processing

General Studies & Mental Ability is set in English and translated into Telugu, with English authoritative for valuation. Engineering subject papers are English-only. APPSC indicates potential examination centres in 13 erstwhile Andhra Pradesh districts (Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East/West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor, Kadapa, Kurnool and Anantapuramu) and asks for three centre preferences. District choice is subject to later centre availability.

If computer-based papers are administered in multiple sessions, APPSC may normalize the scores under its Annexure-V method; the subsequent ranking uses the prescribed normalized score where applicable, not a candidate's own computed raw ranking. The initial answer key is not yet issued. After any actual initial-key publication, the documented objection period is three days, with ₹100 per objection, reimbursed if sustained.

Written-test aggregate minimums: OC, sportspersons, ex-servicemen and EWS 40% (180/450); BC 35% (157.5/450); SC, ST and eligible PBD 30% (135/450). Reaching a minimum by itself does not assure shortlisting. The final merit is assessed post-code-wise and is contingent on qualifying the separate CPT and document/medical conditions.