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APPSC Group II

Shishya's tracker has no announced APPSC Group II exam date yet. APPSC Group II Screening Test: 150 questions, 150 marks, 150 minutes, each wrong answer is penalised with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question (APPSC notice, 7 Dec 2023). Official site: psc.ap.gov.in.

APPSC Group II Services Prelims

APPSC Group II Prelims — single GS paper, 150 MCQs in 2.5 hours for non-gazetted Group II posts.

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APPSC Group II — Frequently asked questions

Is Shishya free for APPSC Group II preparation?
Yes. Every APPSC Group II mock test, PYQ-pattern paper and study tool on Shishya is completely free — no subscription and no credit card. Questions are written with AI to follow each exam's syllabus topics on Shishya, and re-checked whenever a student reports one.
How many APPSC Group II practice questions does Shishya have?
Shishya has 619 APPSC Group II practice questions, written with AI. The automated answer check (three independent AI solves and an examiner) has passed 616 of them; for the remaining 3, that check has not run yet. Any question a student reports is re-checked. They are available as adaptive mock tests with a worked solution for every question.
Are APPSC Group II previous year question papers available?
Yes. The official APPSC Group II previous year papers the conducting body published are linked on this page, and Shishya has free PYQ-pattern practice papers covering 2021–2025 (5 years) — questions freshly worded in the pattern of each year's paper, not the paper itself; each year's page shows how many questions it holds against the real paper's count. Each is a timed practice set with full solutions.
How long is the APPSC Group II exam?
The APPSC Group II Services Prelims (APPSC Group II) runs for 2 hours 30 minutes. Shishya's mock tests mirror this duration so you can practise under real exam-time pressure.
What is the exam pattern of APPSC Group II?
APPSC Group II Screening Test has 150 questions for 150 marks in 150 minutes: Indian History (30 marks), Geography (30 marks), Indian Society (30 marks), Current Affairs (30 marks), Mental Ability (30 marks). Source: APPSC notice, 7 Dec 2023 — https://psc.ap.gov.in/Documents/NotificationDocuments/Notfn_%20Group-II_2023%20with%20Syllabus_112023_07122023.pdf
Is there negative marking in APPSC Group II?
In APPSC Group II Screening Test: each wrong answer is penalised with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question (APPSC notice, 7 Dec 2023).
In which languages is APPSC Group II conducted?
APPSC Group II Screening Test question paper: English, translated into Telugu (APPSC notice, 7 Dec 2023).
What was the latest official APPSC Group II cutoff?
APPSC Group II cutoff 2018: General Standards (OC) 81.20 out of 150 (cut-off marks (General Standards)) — Screening Test held on 05.05.2019 FN (qualifying for Mains) · cut-off marks (General Standards). Published by Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission on 25 Jul 2019 (official — psc.ap.gov.in). Every published table, with its document link, and indicative score-to-rank bands: https://shishya.in/exams/AP_APPSC_GROUP2/cutoff
Is there a full-length APPSC Group II mock test in the real exam pattern?
Yes — Shishya has a free full-length APPSC Group II Services Prelims mock in the Screening Test pattern: 150 questions in 150 minutes, sections in the paper's order, scored with solutions. It is the "Full-Length Mock (Real Pattern)" tile on this page.
Can I build a topic-wise APPSC Group II mock test?
Yes — pick any topics from the APPSC Group II syllabus, choose 10, 25 or 50 questions and the difficulty, and attempt it as a timed mock with solutions and weak-topic analysis, free, at https://shishya.in/exams/AP_APPSC_GROUP2/build-mock — questions can be read in Hindi and 17 other Indian languages inside the test.
How can I prepare for APPSC Group II for free?
Shishya offers APPSC Group II preparation 100% free: adaptive mock tests, official previous year papers (linked from the conducting body) and PYQ-pattern practice papers modelled on each year's paper, the full syllabus with study notes (https://shishya.in/exams/AP_APPSC_GROUP2/syllabus), subject-wise memory tricks (https://shishya.in/exams/AP_APPSC_GROUP2/tricks), a free day-by-day coach plan and an AI tutor in 18 Indian languages.

Previous year papers

200 questions across all years

Official papers

Question papers and answer keys as the conducting body published them. Each link opens the body's own file.

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Mock tests

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Full-length subject tests below — 25 questions each, real exam format, instant scoring.Want to drill a single topic? Open it from the syllabus — a topic that has practice questions has a short quiz on its page.

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Important dates

  1. AP Job Calendar 2026 released

    passed

    Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

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    Released as Ugadi Gift; confirms 750 Group 2 vacancies across 25 departments

  2. Notification release (expected)

    5 days away

    Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

    Expected

    Multiple sources report Oct 15 per AP Job Calendar 2026; some sources mention Sept 15. Official confirmation pending from psc.ap.gov.in

  3. Application window opens (expected)

    5 days away

    Thu, 15 Oct, 2026

    Expected

    Typically opens same day as notification

  4. Application window closes (expected)

    26 days away

    Thu, 5 Nov, 2026

    Expected

    Usually 3 weeks after notification

  5. Prelims admit card (expected)

    79 days away

    Mon, 28 Dec, 2026

    Expected

    Typically released 1-2 weeks before screening test

  6. 📍Screening test / Prelims exam (expected)

    85 days away

    Sun, 3 Jan, 2027

    Expected

    Based on typical 2.5-month gap after notification close. Previous cycle held Feb 25, 2024 · no key published for this stage

  7. Prelims result (expected)

    102 days away

    Wed, 20 Jan, 2027

    Expected

    Usually 2-3 weeks after prelims

  8. Mains admit card (expected)

    141 days away

    Sun, 28 Feb, 2027

    Expected

    Typically released 10-15 days before mains

  9. 📍Mains exam (expected)

    150 days away

    Tue, 9 Mar, 2027

    Expected

    Usually 1.5-2 months after prelims result. Previous cycle mains held Feb 23, 2025 · no key published for this stage

  10. Mains result (expected)

    187 days away

    Thu, 15 Apr, 2027

    Expected

    Usually 4-6 weeks after mains exam

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