APPSC Group III — last-minute checklist
Built from the APPSC Group III Services 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: 1 Feb 2027 (expected) — 141 days to go.
Tracker row: Prelims/Screening Test Exam 2026 (expected)
- 🕘 Timings / reporting, tracker row for 1 Feb 2027 (expected): Two-stage selection: Screening Test (qualifying) followed by Mains
🎒 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/Screening Test Admit Card 2026 (expected): 15 Jan 2027 (expected)
From the tracker row: Typically released 1-2 weeks before exam
📝 Exam pattern on our records
APPSC Group III Services
150 questions, 150 marks, 150 minutes
Marking: +1 per correct answer, −0.33 per wrong answer
Subjects on our syllabus
- General Studies and Mental Ability
- Andhra Pradesh Specific Studies
- Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
- Language Ability (Telugu and English)
Languages: English, Telugu
APPSC Group III — Panchayat Secretary / Junior Assistant. 150 MCQs in 2.5 hours.
Patterns can change between cycles — this cycle's official notice is final.
🔑 After the paper
- Answer key: not announced yet
- Result: 15 Apr 2027 (expected)
- Next stage — Mains Examination 2026 (expected): 15 Jun 2027 (expected)
🔗 Official portal and useful links
Official portal: Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) ↗
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