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APPSC 2026: how many posts, and when
APPSC Group 1 notification 07/2026: 166 posts, apply 6-27 Oct 2026, Prelims on 24 Jan 2027. Age, fee, posts, pay, pattern and rules, from the PDF.
Group 1 2026: which posts are for your district
Pick your district: your share of the 166 posts, what each officer does, pay, age limits and the local-candidate rule.
Group 1 2026: what each of the 13 posts does
All 13 posts side by side: department, pay, age, seats per multi-zone and the work each officer does, from official AP orders.
Group 1 2026: are you a local candidate, and where
The four-year rule up to Class 7, the certificates that prove it, and how many seats stay open to everyone.
APPSC age limit 2026, and who can apply
G.O.Ms.No.187 of 14 September 2026 raised the APPSC upper age limit to 44 for non-uniform posts. Group 1 notification 07/2026 counts age on 1 July 2026: 18 to 44 for most posts, 21 to 30 for DSP (Civil).
Which claims about APPSC 2026 are not true?
Thirteen things said about Group 1 and Group 2 in 2026 that the official record does not support.
What is the APPSC Group 2 cut-off, and does it exist?
APPSC has published no category cut-off since 2019. Every figure the commission has actually released.
What do APPSC Group 2 posts pay in 2026?
Deputy Tahsildar starts at 44,570 basic on the 2022 pay scales, about 68,330 gross in a district headquarters.
What is APPSC Group 1, really?
The jobs, the stages, and the difference between clearing a stage and earning a rank.
Does APPSC Group 2 have an interview?
No interview at any stage. Rank comes from 300 Mains marks, every question multiple choice.
Group 1 or Group 2: which preparation fits you?
Compare the work each exam demands before comparing its reputation.
How do I start Group 1 preparation without getting lost?
A practical first cycle: syllabus, diagnostic, learning, recall and written output.
Can I prepare for APPSC while working?
Build a week that survives work, travel and the occasional bad day. Includes an adjustable planner.
How much current affairs should I study for APPSC?
Replace an endless news pile with syllabus links and questions you can answer.
How should I prepare for Group 2 screening and mains?
Two stages, different syllabus boundaries. Build a plan that acknowledges both.
Should I guess when APPSC has negative marking?
Understand the arithmetic, and why confidence needs testing before it becomes a strategy.
How do I turn previous papers into a better study plan?
Use papers to diagnose your work, not to pretend you can predict the next one.
Where are the APPSC Group 2 previous papers, and what did they ask?
Official papers and keys linked to the commission's site, plus every question of the 2025 Mains.
Where the marks are in APPSC Group 2 Mains 2025
Every question of the February 2025 Mains mapped to a syllabus chapter.
What can APPSC previous papers tell us?
Inspect question patterns and data quality with the paper, denominator and method in view.
How do you prepare for APPSC Group 1?
What decides your rank, what past papers asked, the plan in stretches, and writing answers from the first week.
Can you prepare for APPSC Group 1 and Group 2 together, and how?
The shared subjects, the order, a week’s shape, and which exam takes priority when.
What is the APPSC EO Grade 3 exam in 2026, and who can sit it?
104 Endowments posts, applications 16 October to 5 November 2026, the two papers, syllabus and pay.
APPSC department posts 2026: how do these exams work, and how do you prepare?
19 notifications and 729 posts: who can apply, the Paper I they share, and how to split time by marks.
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What are you preparing for?
Explore both exams, or narrow the guides and documents to your target.
Understand the journey
before the timetable.
What decides your rank, what past papers asked, the plan in stretches, and writing answers from the first week.
How do you prepare for Group 1? →See screening and mains
as separate maps.
Stage-specific preparation, objective practice and useful connections.
How does Group 2 preparation work? →What is actually happening
in 2026?
These pages track the 2026 notifications. Rules quoted anywhere else on this page name their own cycle.
APPSC 2026: how many posts, and when
APPSC Group 1 notification 07/2026: 166 posts, apply 6-27 Oct 2026, Prelims on 24 Jan 2027. Age, fee, posts, pay, pattern and rules, from the PDF.
EligibilityAPPSC age limit 2026, and who can apply
G.O.Ms.No.187 of 14 September 2026 raised the APPSC upper age limit to 44 for non-uniform posts. Group 1 notification 07/2026 counts age on 1 July 2026: 18 to 44 for most posts, 21 to 30 for DSP (Civil).
Claim checkWhich claims about APPSC 2026 are not true?
Thirteen things said about Group 1 and Group 2 in 2026 that the official record does not support.
What can a past paper
teach you today?
See a reproducible question-pattern analysis, understand the data gaps, and turn an observation into a practice task.
Explore PYQ insights ↗The paperExam, stage, cycle and booklet series.
The observationA count with its denominator and method.
Your next actionA useful practice task, with limits explained.
Where is the
official information?
The documents below are the 2023 reference cycle. For your application, use the operative notification and all relevant corrigenda.
Group 1: notification & syllabus
- APPSC Group I notification 12/2023: scheme and syllabus ↗Official APPSC document · Notification 12/2023
- APPSC Group I detailed notification 12/2023 ↗Official APPSC document · Notification 12/2023
Group 2: notification & syllabus
- APPSC Group II syllabus, 27 April 2023 ↗Official APPSC document · Group II syllabus / 2023
- APPSC Group II detailed notification 11/2023 ↗Official APPSC document · Notification 11/2023
Current announcements, keys & other APPSC exams
- APPSC announcements ↗Official commission notices; check the exam and notification number.
- APPSC question papers & answer keys ↗Official listings, including initial and final versions.
- Browse the BLOOM library for all APPSC exams ↗BLOOM-hosted collection of commission documents; this is a mirror, not the commission website.
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