APPSC Group-II Notification, Exam Pattern, Important Dates, Online Apply

APPSC Group II Notification, Important Dates, Online Apply

Applications are invited online for recruitment to the post of Group- II Services for a total of

110 CF + 336 Fresh vacancies.

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).

Before applying for the post, an applicant shall register his/her bio-data particulars through One Time Profile Registration (OTPR) on the Commission’s Website viz., https://psc.ap.gov.in.

Once applicant registers his/her particulars, a user ID is generated and sent to his/her registered mobile number and email ID. Applicants need to apply for the post using the OTPR user ID through Commission’s website.

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. Instructions regarding offline examination recruitment test are attached as Annexure – III.

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. There would be objective type questions which are to be answered on computer system. Instructions regarding computer based recruitment test are attached as  Annexure - III. In case any paper of the Examination is held in different languages, the candidate has to choose the medium in which he/she wants to write the examination and the paper will be valued with reference to that medium only.

Post preferences and zonal preferences will be taken through online from the candidates who qualified for main written examination at the time of main examination. Qualified candidates are required to visit Commission’s website regularly for the purpose.

Vacancies for Group II Services

1. Total Executive (CF) posts : 16
2. Total Non Executive (CF) posts 94
3. Total Executive fresh vacancies : 138
4. Total Non Executive (Fresh) posts : 198

CARRIED FORWARD (CF) EXECUTIVE VACANCIES:

1. Asst. Commercial Tax Officer in A.P. Commercial Taxes Sub-ordinate Service. -4
2. Deputy Tahsildar in A.P. Revenue Subordinate Service -6
3. Assistant Labour Officer in A.P. Labour & Employment Sub- Service. -2
4. Assistant Development Officers in A.P. Handloom & Textile Dept. -2
5. Prohibition & Excise Sub Inspector in A.P. Prohibition & Excise Sub-Service -2

CARRIED FORWARD (CF) NON-EXECUTIVE VACANCIES:

1. Assistant Section Officer (GAD) in A.P. Secretariat Sub. Service.-2
2. Assistant Section Officer (Law Dept.,) in A.P. Secretariat Sub ordinate Service-3
3. Senior Auditor in A.P. State Audit Subordinate Service-13
4. Senior Accountant in A.P. Treasuries & Accounts (HOD) Sub Service.-13
5. Senior Accountant in A.P. Treasuries & Accounts District Sub Service.-21
6. Senior Accountant in Insurance A.P. G.L.I Sub service-02
7. Junior Assistant in AP Public Service Commission in A.P. Ministerial Service-24
8. Junior Assistant Labour Department in A.P. Ministerial Service -01
9. Junior Assistant in PH & ME Dept, in A.P. Ministerial Service-01
10. Junior Assistant in A.P. Director General of Prisons & Correctional Services.-02
11. Junior Assistant in A.P. Agriculture Department in A.P. Ministerial Service 02
12. Junior Assistant in sugar and Cane Department. -01
13. Junior Assistant in A.P Roads & Building Department. -01
14. Junior Assistant in Survey Settlement and Land records  -01
15. Junior Accountant in various Departments in A.P Treasuries & Accounts Sub-Service -07

FRESH VACANCIES Executive posts

1. Municipal Commissioner Grade-III in A.P. Municipal Commissioner Subordinate
2. Service. -03
3. Deputy TahsildaR in A.P. Revenue Subordinate Service -16
4. Extension Officer in Panchayat Raj & Rural Department. -40
5. Prohibition & Excise Sub Inspector in A.P. Prohibition & Excise Sub-Service -50
6. Assistant registrar in A.P Cooperative societies -23
7. Executive Officer Grade-I in Commissioner of Endowments -06

FRESH VACANCIES Non-Executive posts

1. Assistant Section Officer (GAD) in A.P. Secretariat  Sub. Service -150 
2. Assistant Section Officer (Finance) in A.P. Secretariat Sub. Service - 15
3. Assistant Section Officer (Law Dept.,) in A.P. Secretariat Sub ordinate Service -01
4. Assistant Section Officer (Legislature) in A.P. Legislature Secretariat Service- 12
5. Senior Accountant in A.P. Works Accounts Sub Service -20

ELIGIBILITY FOR GROUP-II SERVICES

1. He / She is of sound health, active habits and free from any bodily defect or infirmity rendering him unfit for such service:,
2. His / Her character and antecedents are such as to qualify him for such service:,
3. He /She possesses the academic and other qualifications prescribed for the post: and
4. He/ She is a citizen of India:
5. Provided  that  no  candidate  other  than  a  citizen  of  India  may  be  appointed  except with the  previous  sanction  of  the  State  Government  and  except  in  accordance  with  such conditions  and  restrictions  as  they  may  be  laid  down.  Such  sanction  shall  be  not  be accorded  unless  the  State  Government  are  satisfied  that  sufficient  number  of  citizens  of India, who are qualified and suitable are not available

The composition of Districts in each zone / Districts is as hereunder:

1. Zone-I: Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam. (SKM, VZM,VSP,) 
2. Zone-II: East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna. (EG, WG, KST)
3. Zone-III:Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore. (GNT, PKM, NLR)
4. Zone-IV: Chittoor, Kadapa, Anantapuramu and Kurnool. (CTR, CDP, ATP, KNL) 

AGE LIMITS FOR GROUP-II SERVICES:

No person shall be eligible for direct recruitment if he/she is less than 18 years of age and if she is more than 42 years of age as on 01/07/2018 as per G.O.Ms.No.132, GA (Ser-A) Dept., dated:15.10.2018. Candidates should not be born earlier than 2nd July 1976 (except  Post  Code No.07) and not later than 1st July 2000 (except Post Code No.07).

For Post Code No. 07: No person shall be eligible, if he/she is less than 18 years of age and if  he / she is more than 28 years of  age  as  on  01/07/2018.  Candidates  should  not  be  born  earlier than 2nd July 1990 and not later than 1st July 2000.

Age Relaxation is applicable to the categories as detailed below:

1. SC/ST and BCs 5 Years
2. Physically Handicapped persons 10 Years
3. Ex-Service men & N.C.C. (who have worked as Instructor in N.C.C.): Shall be allowed to deduct from his age a period of 3 years in addition to the length of service rendered by him in the armed forces / NCC.
4. A.P. State Government Employees (Employees of APSEB, APSRTC, Corporations, Municipalities etc. are not eligible). Up to a maximum 5 Years based on the length of regular service.
5. Widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands, who are not remarried  and  belonging to SC/ST category covered under Rule 12(b)(iii) of AP State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 with reference to posts of Junior Assistants Upper age limit is 48 years
6. Widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands, who are not remarried and not belonging to SC/ST category covered under Rule 12(b)(iii) of AP State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 with reference to posts of Junior Assistants Upper age limit is 43 years

HOW TO APPLY:

1. STEP-I:  Candidates  applying  for  the  first  time  for  any  notification  has  to  first  fill  the  OTPR application  carefully  to  obtain  OTPR  ID.  While  filling  the  OTPR,  the  candidate  has  to  ensure that   the   particulars   are   filled   correctly.   The   Commission   bears   no   responsibility   for   the mistakes, if any, made by the candidates. If candidates choose to modify they may do so by clicking  the  modify  OTPR        make  the  modification,  save  them  and  proceed  to  STEP-II  (If candidates have  already  registered  and  have  the  OTPR  ID,  number  then  he/she  can  proceed to STEP-II.)
2. STEP-II: The applicant has to login in the Commission’s website with the user name (OTPR ID) and  the  Password  set  by  Candidate.  After  Login,  the  applicant  has  to  click  on  the  “Online Application Submission” present in the bottom right corner of the Commission’s website.
3. PAYMENT   PROCESS:   The   Applicant   now   has   to   click   on   the   payment   link   against   the notification number that he wants to apply. The basic details required for calculation of the fee and age relaxation will be prepopulated from the OTPR data. The applicant has to verify all the details that are displayed. Once the Payment form is submitted, the respective details (used   for   calculation   of   fee   and   age   relaxation)   will   not   be   altered   in   any   stage   of application  processing.  Hence  if  any  details  are  to  be  changed,  applicant  should  use  the modify OTPR link, modify the details, save it and again click on application payment link.
4. STEP-III: After checking all the data and ensuring that the data is correct the applicant has to fill  application  specific  data  such  as  Local/Non  Local  status,  White  card  details  etc.,  which are also used to calculate the fee. Once all the data is filled appropriately, the applicant has to   submit   the   payment   form.   On   successful   submission,   the   payment   reference   ID   is generated  and  is  displayed  on  the  screen.  By  clicking  “OK” the  applicant  is  shown  the various payment options where he/she can select any one among them  and complete the payment process as given on the screen.
5. STEP-IV:  Once  the  payment  is  successful,  payment  reference  ID  is  generated.  Candidates can  note  the  payment  reference  ID  for  future  correspondence.  Thereafter  the  applicant  is directed   to   the   application   form.   Applicant   should   provide   the   payment   reference   Id generated along with the other details required for filing the application form (other fields like OTPR ID and fees relaxations details will be prepopulated from the data submitted in the payment  form  for  respective  notification).  The  applicant  should  check  the  data  displayed thoroughly   and   should   fill   the   application   specific   fields   like   qualification   details,   post preferences,  examination  centre  etc.,  carefully  and  submit  the  application  form.  Once  the application  is  submitted  successfully  then  application  receipt  is  generated.  The  applicant  is requested to print and save the application receipt for future reference/correspondence.
6. NOTE:   Applicant shall note that the data displayed from OTPR at  the time of submitting the application will be considered for  the purpose  of  this notification only. Any changes   made by the applicant to OTPR data at a later date shall not be considered for the notification on hand.
7. STEP-V: In any case if the payment process is not submitted successfully, then the applicant should start the fresh payment process as mentioned in STEP-II.
8. STEP-VI: Once the application is submitted successfully, correction in application form will be enabled. The corrections can be made in the application form itself.  Fields which affects the

FEE:

Applicant  must  pay  Rs.  250/-  (Rupees  two  hundred  and  fifty  only)  towards  application processing fee and Rs 80/- (Rupees eighty only) towards examination fee.

However, the following categories of candidates are exempted from payment  of  examination fee Rs.80/- only.

MODE OF PAYMENT OF FEE:

1. The fee mentioned in the above paragraph is to be paid  online  using  payment  gateway using net banking/ credit card / debit card. The list of banks providing service for the purpose of online remittance of fee will be available on the website.
2. The  fee  once  remitted  shall  not  be  refunded  or  adjusted  under  any  circumstances. Failure to pay the examination fee and application fee (in non-exempt case) will entail total rejection of application.
3. IPOs / Demand Drafts are not accepted.
4. In case of corrections Rs.100/- per correction will be charged.  However changes are not allowed for name, fee and age relaxation.

SCREENING TEST WRITTEN EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE) BACHELOR’S DEGREE STANDARD

1. Section-A:GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY 
2. Section-B:SOCIAL   AND   CULTURAL   HISTORY   OF   ANDHRA PRADESH & INDIAN Section-C:CONSTITUTION PLANNING AND ECONOMY 
3. total 150 Marks

NEGATIVE MARKS:As per G.O.Ms.No.235 Finance(HR-I,Plg&Policy)Dept Dt.06/12/2016,   for each wrong answer will be penalized with 1/3rd of the marks prescribed for the question.

MAIN EXAMINATION WRITTEN EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE) BACHELOR’S DEGREE STANDARD

1. PAPER - I GENERAL STUDIES & MENTAL ABILITY 150 Marks
2. PAPER - II  (I)SOCIAL  HISTORY  OF  ANDHRA  PRADESH  i.e., THE HISTORY oF VARIOUS SOCIAL AND   CULTURAL MOVEMENTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH
3. (II)GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION 150 Marks
4. PAPER - III PLANNING  IN INDIA AND INDIAN ECONOMY CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN RURAL SOCIETY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANDHRA PRADESH -  150 Marks

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