APPSC Group-II 2026 Main Examination — Notification 37/2026

APPSC Group-II Main Examination — two objective papers, 300 marks

The notified Main Examination is degree-standard, objective type and contains two papers, each with 150 questions, 150 marks and 150 minutes. The combined maximum is 300 marks across 300 questions and 300 minutes. The penalty for an incorrect answer is one-third of the marks prescribed for the question. The brief notification supplies no Main Examination date or centre allocation.

Paper and section structure

The separate syllabus sections each account for 75 marks; the official paper table does not give a separate duration or exact question count to each 75-mark section.

📊 Main Examination: official marks by section

Paper-I, Section A: Social and Cultural History of Andhra Pradesh — 75 marks

Early and medieval Andhra: Prehistoric cultures; the Satavahanas and Ikshvakus, including social, economic, religious, literary, artistic and architectural developments; Vishnukundins, Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi and Andhra Cholas; Telugu language and cultural history. Major and minor dynasties from the eleventh to sixteenth centuries, society, religion, economy, art, architecture and growth of Telugu literature.

Colonial Andhra and nationalist movements: European trading settlements, Company rule and the 1857 uprising in Andhra; British administration, sociocultural awakening, Justice Party/Self-Respect movement, nationalism between 1885 and 1947, socialists, communists, anti-zamindari and peasant movements, nationalist poetry, revolutionary literature, Nataka Samasthalu and women’s participation.

Andhra Movement and state formation: Andhra Mahasabhas, prominent leaders, the 1953 formation of Andhra State, newspapers, press, library movement, folk and tribal cultures. Visalandhra Mahasabha, States Reorganisation Commission, Gentlemen’s Agreement, the formation of Andhra Pradesh and major sociocultural developments from 1956 through 2014.

Paper-I, Section B: Indian Constitution — 75 marks

Constitutional foundations: Historical development, nature and salient features, Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and their relationship, Fundamental Duties, amendments and the basic-structure doctrine.

Institutions and powers: Legislature, Executive and Judiciary; unicameral and bicameral legislatures, parliamentary executive, judicial review and judicial activism; legislative/executive distribution between Union and States; administrative and financial relations, constitutional bodies, Human Rights Commission, Right to Information, Lokpal and Lokayukta.

Indian federalism and politics: Centre–State reforms, Rajamannar Committee, Sarkaria Commission and M.M. Punchhi Commission; unitary/federal features, political parties and party recognition, electoral reforms, elections and Anti-Defection Law.

Local government: Centralisation and decentralisation; Community Development Programme, Balwant Rai Mehta and Ashok Mehta Committees; Seventy-Third and Seventy-Fourth Constitutional Amendments and their implementation.

Paper-II, Section A: Indian and AP Economy — 75 marks

National income and planning: Indian economy structure, national income concepts and measurement, occupational/sectoral distribution, economic growth versus development, planning approaches, 1991 reforms, financial decentralisation and NITI Aayog.

Money, banking and fiscal economy: Money supply, RBI functions, monetary policy, credit regulation, Indian banking structure and reforms; inflation, fiscal policy, deficits, fiscal responsibility, tax structure, GST, Union Budget, balance of payments and foreign direct investment.

Production sectors: Cropping patterns, productivity, farm credit, marketing, minimum support prices, procurement and distribution; industrialisation, 1991 industrial policy, disinvestment, ease of doing business, industrial sickness, services sector, IT and IT-enabled services.

Andhra Pradesh economy: GSDP and sectoral composition, per-capita income, state tax/non-tax revenue, expenditure, borrowing, interest payments, central assistance, externally assisted projects and recent AP Budget. Agriculture, allied sectors, horticulture, livestock, fisheries, forestry, cooperatives and marketing; industrial development policy, single-window processes, MSMEs, industrial corridors, information technology, electronics, communications and AP IT policy.

Paper-II, Section B: Science and Technology — 75 marks

Missions and applied technology: National science/technology/innovation policy, national missions, emerging technology; Indian launch vehicles and satellites, space missions and applications; DRDO organisation, vision and major technologies, Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme; ICT, Digital India, e-governance, cybersecurity and national cyber policy; nuclear reactors, power plants, radioisotopes and Indian nuclear programme.

Energy: National energy policy, energy capacities and demand, projections, biofuels policy, Bharat Stage norms, nonrenewable and renewable energy resources and capacity, national schemes and achievements.

Ecology and biodiversity: Ecosystem concepts and types, biodiversity hotspots, drivers of loss and conservation, agreements/protocols, CITES, endangered Indian species, biosphere reserves and Indian wildlife conservation law, projects and initiatives.

Waste, pollution and sustainable development: Solid-waste classification, disposal and management; air/water/other pollution, impacts and regulatory alternatives; transgenics, eco-friendly farming technologies and bioremediation. Global warming, climate change, acid rain, ozone depletion and ocean acidification; international climate initiatives and India’s role, SDGs, public-health trends, disease burden, epidemics/pandemics and preparedness, healthcare delivery and public-health programmes.

The breadth of the science and history syllabus is specific to Group-II Notification 37/2026; neither paper should be substituted with an unrelated APPSC General Studies syllabus.