APPSC Group I — last-minute checklist
Built from the APPSC Group I Services Prelims records on our exam tracker. Every date carries its source tier: official (the conducting body's own site), reported (a secondary source — verify it) or expected (a typical-cycle estimate, not an announcement). Your admit card and the official notice always win.
🎯 Exam day
Next exam day: 15 Nov (expected) — 63 days to go.
Tracker row: Prelims exam (expected)
- 🕘 Timings / reporting, tracker row for 15 Nov (expected): Prelims typically held 2-3 months after notification; Paper 1 (General Studies) and Paper 2 (Aptitude), 120 questions each
🎒 What to carry
- Admit card (hall ticket / call letter), printed — the instructions printed on it override anything on this page
- Original photo ID with the same name as your admit card (Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID, passport or driving licence — your admit card lists which it accepts); a photocopy alone is not enough
- Leave your phone, smartwatch, earphones and other electronic gadgets at home or outside — they are not allowed in the exam hall, and do not count on a cloakroom at the centre
- Reporting time and gate-closing time are printed on your admit card — late entry is refused, so plan to reach well before
- Passport-size photographs, if your admit card asks for them — use the same photo you uploaded in the application
- Pen: an offline OMR sheet needs a ballpoint pen of the colour your admit card names (usually black); computer-based tests generally give you a pen and rough sheet at the centre — check your admit card
- Transparent water bottle, sanitiser or a simple wrist watch: allowed at some exams and banned at others — check your admit card before you pack
- Using a scribe or compensatory time? Carry the certificate and the scribe's own photo ID in the format your admit card or notice asks for
✅ true of every exam hall · 🔎 varies by exam — check your admit card or notice. The night before: no new topics, and sleep.
🎫 Admit card
Prelims admit card (expected): 1 Nov (expected)
From the tracker row: Admit card typically issued 7-10 days before exam; date estimated based on expected prelims date
📝 Exam pattern on our records
APPSC Group I Services Prelims
240 questions, 240 marks, 240 minutes
Marking: +1 per correct answer, −0.33 per wrong answer
Subjects on our syllabus
- General Studies
- Mental Ability and Reasoning
- Quantitative Aptitude
- English Language
Languages: English, Telugu
Andhra Pradesh PSC Group I Prelims — Paper 1 + Paper 2 (CSAT) screening test for Deputy Collector / DSP posts.
Patterns can change between cycles — this cycle's official notice is final.
🔑 After the paper
- Answer key: not announced yet
- Result: 5 Dec (expected)
- Next stage — Mains exam (expected): 19 Dec (expected) Source ↗
🔗 Official portal and useful links
Official portal: Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) ↗
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