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APPSC Group 2: the official papers, keys and notifications

33 documents published by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission for Group 2, spanning 2017 to 2025, 1,742 pages out of the 7,600 in the library. They are: 7 question papers, 13 answer keys, 1 cut-off notice, 2 results, 5 notifications, 3 syllabus documents, 2 other documents. Every one is the Commission’s own PDF, mirrored without edits and sorted below by stage and then by year. Each downloads directly from this page, free, with no email address and no account. Nothing here is a retyped copy.

Source: psc.ap.gov.in, the Commission’s own files, mirrored without edits.

By Guru Sasidhar Pattem, founder of BLOOM APPSC, who reads every notification and answer key this site cites.

What Notification 11/2023 states

Read out of the notification itself. Every line below carries the sentence it came from, and the notification is on this page to check it against.

Pay scale
45,830-1,30,580/-
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45,830-1,30,580/-

Qualification required
Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree from any University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act or a Provincial Act or a State Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission.
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Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree from any University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act or a Provincial Act or a State Act or an Institution recognized by the University Grants Commission.

How candidates are selected
In respect of Screening Test, the objective type examination will be held in offline mode (OMR based). The Main Examination would be in objective type and questions are to be answered in Offline mode (OMR based) or Computer Based Test (CBT) as may be decided by the Commission at an appropriate time.
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In respect of Screening Test, the objective type examination will be held in offline mode (OMR based). The Main Examination would be in objective type and questions are to be answered in Offline mode (OMR based) or Computer Based Test (CBT) as may be decided by the Commission at an appropriate time.

Mode of examination
offline mode (OMR based) or Computer Based Test (CBT)
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The Main Examination would be in objective type and questions are to be answered in Offline mode (OMR based) or Computer Based Test (CBT) as may be decided by the Commission at an appropriate time.

Age
18 to 42 years, as on 01.07.2023
the sentence this came from

18-42

Applications open
21/12/2023 to 10/01/2024
the sentence this came from

The Commission has issued Notification bearing No.11/2023, dated: 07/12/2023 inviting online applications through Commission’s Website https://psc.ap.gov.in from 21/12/2023 to 10/01/2024 up to 11:59 midnight

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What 2018 states

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Qualification required
Applicant must possess the qualifications as detailed below or equivalent thereto, as per the specifications in the relevant service rules and as per the indent received from the Department as on the date of notification.
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Applicant must possess the qualifications as detailed below or equivalent thereto, as per the specifications in the relevant service rules and as per the indent received from the Department as on the date of notification.

How candidates are selected
The Commission conducts Screening test in Off- Line mode in case applicants exceed 25,000 in number and likely to be held on 26/02/2017FN.
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The Commission conducts Screening test in Off- Line mode in case applicants exceed 25,000 in number and likely to be held on 26/02/2017FN.

Mode of examination
computer based
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The main examination in On-Line mode for candidates selected in screening test will be held through computer based test on 20/05/2017 FN & AN and 21/05/2017 FN

Age
18 to 42 years, as on 01/07/2016
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PARA-3 AGE: No person shall be eligible for direct recruitment if he/she is less than 18 years of age and if he/she is more than 42 years of age as on 01/07/2016.

Applications open
11/11/2016 to 10/12/2016
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The proforma Application will be available on Commission’s Website (www.psc.ap.gov.in) from 11/11/2016 to10/12/2016 (Note:10/12/2016 is the last date for payment of fee up- to 11:59 mid night).

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What Notification 25/2018 states

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Vacancies advertised
446
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Applications are invited online for recruitment to the post of Group- II Services for a total of 110 CF + 336 Fresh vacancies.

Qualification required
A candidate should possess the academic qualifications and experience including practical experience prescribed, if any, for the post on the date of the notification for direct recruitment issued by the concerned recruiting agency.
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A candidate should possess the academic qualifications and experience including practical experience prescribed, if any, for the post on the date of the notification for direct recruitment issued by the concerned recruiting agency.

How candidates are selected
The Commission conducts Screening test in offline mode in case applicants exceed 25,000 in number as per G.O.Ms.No.150, Finance (HR-I, Plg & Policy) Dept., dated:08.08.2016 and likely to be held on 05/05/2019.
the sentence this came from

The Commission conducts Screening test in offline mode in case applicants exceed 25,000 in number as per G.O.Ms.No.150, Finance (HR-I, Plg & Policy) Dept., dated:08.08.2016 and likely to be held on 05/05/2019.

Mode of examination
computer based
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The main examination in online mode for candidates selected in screening test will be held through computer based test on 18/07/2019 & 19/07/2019.

Applications open
10/01/2019 to 31/01/2019
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The proforma application will be available on Commission’s Website (https://psc.ap.gov.in) from 10/01/2019 to 31/01/2019 (Note:30/01/2019 is the last date for payment of fee upto 11:59 mid night).

Download Notification 25/2018 in full

Screening test and Prelims

5 documents.

2023

DocumentWhat it isPagesSizeDownload
Notification 11/2023 · GroupII Screening 11 2023 InitialKeysAnswer key5615,813 KBPDF
Notification 11/2023 · g2 qualified mains 11 2023Result4283,616 KBPDF

2019

DocumentWhat it isPagesSizeDownload
2019 · G2 PRE 2019 SCREENING BILINGUALQuestion paper35420 KBPDF

2017

DocumentWhat it isPagesSizeDownload
2017 · G2 PRE 2017 SCREENING BILINGUALQuestion paper406,586 KBPDF

Undated

DocumentWhat it isPagesSizeDownload
Group II Screening FinalKeyAnswer key5615,029 KBPDF

Mains

16 documents. For what each 2025 Mains paper covers and which series key to use, see Group 2 Mains 2025 question papers and keys.

2025

DocumentWhat it isPagesSizeDownload
2025 · G2 MAINS 2025 P1 SeriesA final KEYAnswer key4812,696 KBPDF
2025 · G2 MAINS 2025 P1 SeriesB final KEYAnswer key4810,531 KBPDF
2025 · G2 MAINS 2025 P1 SeriesC final KEYAnswer key488,663 KBPDF
2025 · G2 MAINS 2025 P1 SeriesD final KEYAnswer key488,776 KBPDF
2025 · G2 MAINS 2025 P2 SeriesA final KEYAnswer key4810,718 KBPDF
2025 · G2 MAINS 2025 P2 SeriesB final KEYAnswer key4810,352 KBPDF
2025 · G2 MAINS 2025 P2 SeriesC final KEYAnswer key488,431 KBPDF
2025 · G2 MAINS 2025 P2 SeriesD final KEYAnswer key489,159 KBPDF
2025 · G2 MAINS 2025 P1 History Constitution BILINGUALQuestion paper489,838 KBPDF
2025 · G2 MAINS 2025 P2 Economy SciTech BILINGUALQuestion paper489,051 KBPDF

2019

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2019 · G2 MAINS 2019 P1 REVISED KEYAnswer key2523 KBPDF
2019 · G2 MAINS 2019 P2 REVISED KEYAnswer key3500 KBPDF
2019 · G2 MAINS 2019 P3 REVISED KEYAnswer key26988 KBPDF
2019 · G2 MAINS 2019 P1 GS BILINGUALQuestion paper583,117 KBPDF
2019 · G2 MAINS 2019 P2 History Polity BILINGUALQuestion paper572,986 KBPDF
2019 · G2 MAINS 2019 P3 Economy BILINGUALQuestion paper583,164 KBPDF

Across the whole cycle

12 documents.

2023

DocumentWhat it isPagesSizeDownload
Notification 11/2023 · g2 notif 11 2023Notification531,278 KBPDF
Notification 11/2023 · g2 sel 112023Other document251,185 KBPDF
Notification 11/2023 · webnote g2 11 2023Result140 KBPDF
Notification 11/2023 · Group II 2023 with Syllabus 112023Syllabus document11280 KBPDF

2018

DocumentWhat it isPagesSizeDownload
Notification 25/2018 · g2 cutoff 25 2018Cut-off notice136 KBPDF
Notification 25/2018 · G2 Notification 25 2018Notification44585 KBPDF
2018 · Group II 2018 NotificationNotification412,381 KBPDF
Notification 25/2018 · GroupII 2018 Old 25 2018 UnknownNotification1208,288 KBPDF
Notification 25/2018 · g2 marks 25 2018Other document133288 KBPDF
2018 · G2 Syllabus 2018Syllabus document8159 KBPDF

Undated

DocumentWhat it isPagesSizeDownload
GroupII PrefereencesProcedureNotification2113 KBPDF
G2 Syllabus OfficialSyllabus document4344 KBPDF

The other APPSC examinations

The other examinations with a full record of their own. Everything else the Commission has published sits on the main papers page.

No email, no account, no waiting. Every link above opens the Commission’s own PDF straight away. Checking whether a number is true should not cost you your address.
Where can I download the APPSC Group 2 previous year question papers?

On this page. We hold 33 official Group 2 documents published by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, spanning 2017 to 2025, 1,742 pages out of the 7,600 in the library: 7 question papers, 13 answer keys, 1 cut-off notice, 2 results, 5 notifications, 3 syllabus documents, 2 other documents. Every one downloads directly, with no email and no account.

Are these the original APPSC Group 2 papers?

Yes. Each file is the Commission's own PDF as published on psc.ap.gov.in, mirrored without edits. Where the Commission published both an initial and a final answer key, both are here and the final one governs.

What was the Group 2 cut-off?

1 cut-off notice(s) for Group 2 are on this page, as the Commission published them. Read the figure off the notice rather than from a summary, because cut-offs are stated category by category.

Also on this site

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