The Department of Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission or APPSC will Conduct the Group-III Services Examination in the year 2020. Aspirants who are interested in the Group 3 Services for the Panchayat Secretary (Group-IV) have to start preparing immediately because there is huge competition for the PSC Jobs in AP. Aspirants who are preparing for the Andhra Pradesh PSC Examination, have to check the Exam Pattern and APPSC Panchayat Secretary Syllabus to start their preparation. In this article, we will discuss APPSC Group 3 Syllabus and Exam Pattern.
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APPSC Group 3 Overview
| Exam Conducting Body | Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission. |
| Post Name | Panchayat Secretary (Grade-IV) |
| No of Vacancies | 1051 |
| APPSC Exam Date (Mains) | August 2020 (Tentative) |
| Official Website | https://psc.ap.gov.in |
APPSC Group 3 Selection Procedure
Aspirants applying for the posts of Panchayat Secretary (Grade-IV) will undergo the following selection process:
- Screening Test (Objective Test)
- Mains Examination
- Interview
APPSC Group 3 Exam Pattern
APPSC Group III Exam Pattern contains Two papers, Paper 1 and 2. AP Public Service Commission Groups 3 Paper 1 and Paper 2 Syllabus given here along with the exam pattern. Candidates can also find the APPSC Group 3 Syllabus and Exam Pattern on the official website of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission. Given in this section are APPSC Group 3 Syllabus and Exam Pattern.
AP Group 3 Prelims Exam Pattern 2020
| Written Examination | No.of Questions | Duration (Minutes) | Duration |
| Part-A
(General Studies & Mental Ability) |
75 | 75 | 150 |
| Part-B
(Rural Development and Problems in Rural Areas with special reference to AP) |
75 | 75 |
- The examination will consist of MCQs or Objective Type Questions.
- For each wrong answer, 1/3rd of the marks will be penalized for the prescribed question.
APPSC Group 3 Mains Exam Pattern 2020
| Papers | Subjects | Duration | No of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| 1 | General Studies & Mental Ability | 150 minutes | 150 | 150 |
| 2 | Rural Development and Problems in Rural Areas with Special Reference to AP. | 150 minutes | 150 | 150 |
| Total | 300 | |||
- The examination will consist of MCQs or Objective Type Questions
- For each wrong answer, 1/3rd of the marks will be penalized for the prescribed question.
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APPSC Group 3 Syllabus
Aspirants who are planning to attempt the APPSC Exam are looking for the Syllabus and the Exam Pattern. Here we have given the details of Andhra Pradesh PSC Group 3 Syllabus.
APPSC Group 3 Prelims Syllabus
| Part | Subject | Topics |
| A | General Studies and Mental Ability | 1. Events of national and international importance.
2. Current affairs- international, national and regional. 3. A social-economic and political history of modern India with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh. 4. Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms, and e-governance initiatives with specific reference to Andhra Pradesh. 5. Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and it’s Administrative, Economic, Social, Cultural, Political, and Legal Implications/Problems. 6. GS or General Science and its applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology.
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| B | Rural Development and Problems in Rural Areas with special reference to AP | 1. Evolution of Panchayat Raj system in Andhra Pradesh
2. Rural Sociology: History and Evolution of schemes catering to the upliftment of Rural Poor. 3. Constitutional amendments and reports of Various Committees. 4. Roles and responsibilities of Panchayat Secretary 5. Rural Development schemes of Rural Development Department of Government of India and Andhra Pradesh 6. Department of A.P, Key Schemes of Panchayat Raj 7. Rural Economy of Andhra Pradesh: Agriculture, Small-scale Industries, Rural artisans, etc.
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APPSC Group 3 Mains Syllabus
| Paper | Subject | Topics |
| 1 | General Studies and Mental Ability | 1. Current affairs- international, national, and regional.
2. General Science and its applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and Information Technology 3. Events of national and international importance. 4. A social-economic and political history of modern India with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh. 5. Public policy, Constitutional issues, reforms, and e-governance initiatives with specific reference to Andhra Pradesh. 6. The economic development of India from the time of independence with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh. 7. The physical geography of the Indian sub-continent and Andhra Pradesh etc. |
| 2 | Rural Development and Problems in Rural Areas with special reference to AP | 1. Evolution of Panchayat Raj system in AP.
2. Roles and responsibilities of Panchayat Secretary 3. Constitutional amendments and reports of Various Committees. 4. Flagship Rural Development schemes of Rural Development Department of Government of India and Andhra Pradesh 5. Panchayat Raj Department of A.P key schemes 6. Rural Economy of Andhra Pradesh: Agriculture, Small-scale Industries, Rural artisans 7. Role of Banks, co-operatives and Micro Finance, Rural Credit Scenario of Andhra Pradesh, etc. 8. Rural Sociology: History and Evolution of schemes catering to the upliftment of Rural Poor.
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