PLAN OF EXAMINATION

The Civil Services Examination consists of two successive stages: (I) Civil Services Preliminary Examination; and (ii) Civil Services Main Exam(Written & Interview) for selection of candidates for the various services and posts given below:

1. Indian Administrative Service

2. Indian Foreign Service

3. Indian Police Service

4. India P&T Accounts & Finance Service, Group A

5. Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group A

6. Indian Customs and Central Excise Service, Group A

7. Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group A

8. Indian Revenue Service, Group A

9. Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group A

10.Indian Postal Service, Group A

11.Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group A

12.Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group A

13.Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group A

14.Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group A

15.Posts of Assistant Security Officer, Group A in Railway Protection Force

16.Indian Defence Estates Service, Group A

17.Indian Information Service(Junior Grade), Group A

18.Posts of Assistant Commandant, Group A in Central Industrial Security Force

19.Posts of Deputy Superintendent of Police Group A in the Central Bureau of Investigation

20.Central Secretariat Service, Group B(Section Ofiicers' Grade)

21.Railway Board Secretariat Service(Section Officers' Grade)

22.Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group B

23.Customs Appraisers' Service, Group B

24.Pondicherry Civil Service, Group B

CS (Preliminary)


Scheme of CS (Preliminary) Examination

The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of objective type (multiple-choice questions) carrying a maximum of 450 marks.
The Question Papers (Test Booklets) are set in English & Hindi

Paper - I General Studies 150 Marks
Paper - II One of the optional subjects to be selected from the prescribed optional subjects 300 Marks

List of Optional Subjects CS (Preliminary) - Total 23

Agriculture Mathematics
Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science Mechanical Engineering
Botany Medical Science
Chemistry Philosophy
Civil Engineering Physics
Commerce Political Science
Economics Psychology
Electrical Engineering Public Administration
Geography Sociology
Geology Statistics
Indian History Zoology
Law



CS (Main)


Scheme - CS (Main)

Paper-I One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate from the 18 languages included in the VIIIth Schedule to the Constitution (Qualifying Paper) 300 Marks
Paper-II English (Qualifying Paper) 300 Marks
Paper-III Essay 200 Marks
Papers IV & V General Studies (300 Marks for each paper) 600 Marks
Papers VI, VII, VIII & IX Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the prescribed optional subjects (300 marks for each paper) 1200 Marks
Total Marks for Written Examination 2000 Marks
Interview Test 300 Marks
Grand Total 2300 Marks

List of Optional Subjects - CS (Main) - (Total 25)

See Note below List of Optional Subjects (Literature)

Agriculture Management
Animal Husbandry & Vetinary Science Mathematics
Anthropology Mechanical Engineering
Botany Medical Science
Chemistry Philosophy
Civil Engineering Physics
Commerce & Accountancy Political Science & International Relations
Economics Psychology
Electrical Engineering Public Administration
Geography Sociology
Geology Statistics
Indian History Zoology
Law



List of Optional Subjects (Literature) - CS (Main) - (Total 26)

Arabic Gujarati Manipuri Sanskrit
Assamese Hindi Nepali Sindhi
Bengali Kannada Oriya Tamil
Chinese Kashmiri Pali Telugu
English Konkani Persian Urdu
French Marathi Punjabi
German Malayalam Russian

Note : Total Optional Subjects : 51

Note (i) : Candidates have the option to answer all the question papers, except the language papers, viz, Paper-I and Paper-II, in any one of the languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution or in English
Note (ii) : Candidates who have opted for an Indian Language as language medium for the Main Examination have an option of being interviewed either in English or in the same language which they have opted for the Main Examination

GROUP II

ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
HYDERABAD
REVISED SCHEME AND SYLLABUS
OF
GROUP- II SERVICES
(ALL PAPERS IN OBJECTIVE TYPE)
PAPER-I
GENERAL STUDIES
MARKS:150
General Science
Current Events of National and International Importance.
History of India and Indian National Movement. India and World Geography.
General Mental Ability.
Questions on General Science will cover General appreciation and understanding of science including matters of every day observation and experience, as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special study of any particular scientific discipline. In current events, knowledge of significant national and international events will be tested. In History of India, emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic and political aspects. Questions on Indian National Movement will relate to the nature and character of the nineteenth century resurgence, growth of Nationalism and attainment of independence. In geography emphasis will be on geography of India. Questions on geography of India will relate to physical, social and economic geography of the country, including the main features of the Indian agricultural and natural resources. On general mental ability, the candidates will be tested on reasoning and analytical abilities.



PAPER-II Gr-II
MARKS:150
SECTION-I
SOCIAL HISTORY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
(i) SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
1. The Satavahanas and their contribution – social structure – Ikshvakus and their cultural contribution; Buddhism and Jainism ; The Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi – their socio-cultural contribution – growth of Telugu language & Literature.
2. Socio- Cultural and Religious conditions in Andhra Desha between first and fifteenth centuries of the Christian Era.
3. Establishment of British Rule – 1857 Revolt and its impact on Andhra and Hyderabad Socio-cultural awakening ; Adi-Andhra/Dalit and Justice/self – respect movements; Growth of Nationalist Movement in Andhra between 1885 and 1947 – Role of socialists – communists – anti-zamindari-kisan movements.
4. Asafjahi Dynasty – socio-cultural awakening in Telangana -Adi-Hindu Movement – Nizam Rashtra Janasangham – Andhra Mahasabha – Andhra Saaraswata Parishat – Hyderabad State Congress and Vandemataram Movement.
5. Growth of Leftist / Communist Movement and Telangana People’s Armed Struggle – Ittehadul-Muslimeen – Razakars-anti-Nizam Struggles and end of Nizam’s Rule. Integration of Hyderabad State into Indian Union – Formation of Andhra Pradesh – Important historical events after 1956.
SECTION-II
(ii) GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION
1. Salient features of the Indian Constitution – Preamble , Fundamental Duties, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and their relationship.
2. Distinctive features of Indian Federation - Distribution of Legislative Powers between the Union and the State; Relative roles of Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.
1. Community development experiment – 3 tier model of Panchayat Raj – 73rd and 74th amendments and their implementation.
2. Welfare Mechanism in India : Provisions for Scheduled Castes, Tribes and Minorities ; Reservations for SC, ST and Backward Classes ; Prevention of SC and ST Atrocities Act ; National and State SC and ST Commission ; Women’s Commission ; National and States Minorities Commission and Human Rights Commission.
3. Unicameral and Bicameral Legislatures – Functions and crises of accountability, decline of legislature.


PAPER-III Gr.II
MARKS:150
(i) PLANNING IN INDIA & INDIAN ECONOMY
1. Planning in Indian Economy – Socio-economic objectives and outlays of 5 year plans – Major controversies of planning in India – Alternative strategies – Goals and achievements – shortfall of different plans – Planning in the market – Major reforms/policy changes effect from 1991.
2. Broad fiscal , monetary, industrial trade and agricultural policies, objectives, rationale, constraints and effects.
3. Geographic size – Endowment of natural resources, population; size composition quality and growth trends – occupational distribution – effect of British rule with reference to drain theory and Laissez Faire Policy.
4. Money banking and public finances – concept of money and measures of money supply velocity of money banks and credit creation, determination of price level – inflation, its causes and remedies , finance budget – taxes and non-tax revenue.
5. Meaning and measurements of growth- growth distribution and welfare, characteristics of under development, stages of development, sources of growth capital – human capital, population, productivity, trade and aid, growth strategies – types of average measures – dispersion-correlation-index numbers ; types, uses and limitations.
(ii) CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN RURAL SOCIETY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANDHRA PRADESH
1. National Income & Main sectors of Economy, GDP(Gross Domestic Product), Per capita income and HDI (Human Development Index) as measures of development. Relative contribution of agriculture to income and employment in the recent four decades of AP.
2. Five year plans of AP – Outlays, Finance in public sector plan and resource allocation pattern in the recent five year plan.
3. Need for and aims of land reforms in AP – Structure of land holdings in AP. Forest, sown and irrigated area in AP. Cropping pattern. Sources of Agricultural finance in AP –Agricultural subsidies.
4. Growth and structure of Industries in Andhra Pradesh , factories, small and tiny sectors, their comparison , growth , weaknesses and problems- Institutional and non-institutional – growth and structure of cooperatives in Andhra Pradesh – Share of cooperatives in total credits – adequacy and problems.
5. Structure of Agricultural outputs – administered prices including support and procurement prices – Public Distribution System in AP ; Service sector of AP – importance, composition and growth with special reference to transport and communication, tourism and information and biotechnology.