APPSC ASO Syllabus 2026: CBRT Paper I and II, Notification 20/2026
Notification 20/2026: two CBRT papers, 150 questions each, 150 minutes each, 300 marks total, one-third negative marking.
Notification 20/2026 dated 13 October 2026 is on the recruitment page. Apply on psc.ap.gov.in by 2 November 2026, 11:59 pm.
Exam scheme
| Paper | Subject | Questions | Minutes | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | General Studies and Mental Ability | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| II | Subject (statistics and economics) | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| Total | 300 | 300 | 300 |
Negative marking: one-third per wrong answer (G.O.Ms. No.235, Finance Dept., 6 December 2016).
Paper I
- Current events: international, national and Andhra Pradesh.
- General science, IT and contemporary developments.
- Indian history with AP focus; national movement.
- Geography of India with focus on Andhra Pradesh.
- Polity, governance, public policy, reforms and e-governance.
- Indian economy and planning.
- Sustainable development and environment.
- Disaster management; remote sensing and GIS in disaster assessment.
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
- Data analysis: tables, charts, mean, median, mode, variance and interpretation.
Paper II (subject)
The notification prints degree-standard topics including economic concepts (production, demand, elasticity, national income, money, banking, inflation, public finance), international economics, statistics (probability, distributions, sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, index numbers) and demography. Read the full subject block in the notification PDF before you plan books.
A timed practice set is on the practice page.
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