APPSC Panchayat Secretary Syllabus 2019 PDF - Group 3 Secretary Screening Test & Main Exam Pattern

APPSC Panchayat Secretary Syllabus 2019: Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) Notification for 1051 Group 3 Panchayat Secretary posts released by the organization. The vacancies include Panchayat Secretary Posts. Aspirants seeking to get the AP State Government jobs have applied for APPSC Panchayat Secretary posts through online at psc.ap.gov.in. Candidates who have applied for APPSC Panchayat Secretary posts and wishing to know the syllabus and examination pattern details clearly can check the information from below.

APPSC Panchayat Secretary Syllabus 2019 PDF – Group 3 Secretary Screening Test & Main Exam Pattern

APPSC Group 3 Syllabus 2018

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission is the state government-owned organization that monitors various recruitment processes for its affiliated organizations. It releases various job notifications and hires the suitable aspirants into various designations based on their merit. Yearly, the APPSC will announce the official notifications for Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3 posts. This year the Andhra Pradesh PSC has announced 1670 Group III posts; the vacancies include, Panchayat Secretary Grade IV, Junior Assistant cum Computer Assistant (Revenue) Posts. This year the competition is going to be tough for the APPSC Group III posts. To overcome the tough competition, aspirants have to qualify all rounds of the selection process with good merit. Here we have given the details of APPSC Group 3 syllabus and exam pattern 2018-19 details.

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APPSC Group III Exam Pattern 2018

SCHEME FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF PANCHAYAT SECRETARY (GRADE – IV) IN A.P. PANCHAYAT RAJ SUBORDINATE SERVICE

SCHEME

SCREENING TEST (OBJECTIVE TYPE)

(Degree Standard)

WRITTEN EXAMINATION (Objective Type)		No. of Questions	Duration (Minutes)	Maximum Marks
Part-A: General Studies & Mental Ability		75	75	150
Part-B : Rural Development and Problems in Rural Areas with special reference to Andhra Pradesh		75	75
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 with1/3rdofthe marks prescribed for the question.

MAIN EXAMINATION

(Degree Standard)

WRITTEN EXAMINATION (Objective Types)	No. of Questions	Duration (Minutes)	Maximum Marks
Paper-1 : General Studies & Mental Ability	150	150	150
Paper-2 : Rural Development and Problems in Rural Areas with special reference to Andhra Pradesh	150	150	150
Total			300
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 with1/3rdofthe marks prescribed for the question.

Syllabus For Group 3 Screening test and main examination 2019

SYLLABUS FOR SCREEING TEST TO THE POST OF PANCHAYAT SECRETARY (GRADE – IV) IN A.P. PANCHAYAT RAJ SUBORDINATE SERVICE

PART – A

GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY (75 Questions 75 Marks)

1. Events of national and international importance.

2. Current affairs- international, national and regional.

3. General Science and it applications to the day to day life Contemporary developments in Science & Technology and information Technology

4. Social- economic and political history of modern India with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh.

5. Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and e-governance initiatives with specific reference to Andhra Pradesh.

6. Economic development in India since independence with emphasis on Andhra Pradesh.

7. Physical geography of Indian sub-continent and Andhra Pradesh.

8. Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster.

9. Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection

10. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation.

11. Data Analysis:

a) Tabulation of data

b) Visual representation of data

c) Basic data analysis (Summary Statistics such as mean, median, mode, variance and coefficient of variation) and Interpretation

12. Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and its Administrative, Economic, Social, Cultural, Political, and Legal implications/problems.

PART – B

75 Questions 75 Marks

(Rural Development and Problems in Rural Areas with special reference to Andhra Pradesh)

1. Evolution of Panchayat Raj system in India including Constitutional amendments and reports of Various Committees.

2. Evolution of Panchayat Raj system in Andhra Pradesh

3. Roles and responsibilities of Panchayat Secretary

4. Rural Sociology: History and Evolution of schemes catering to upliftment of Rural Poor

5. Flagship Rural Development schemes of Rural Development Department of Government of India and Andhra Pradesh

6. Key Schemes of Panchayat Raj Department of A.P

7. Rural Economy of Andhra Pradesh: Agriculture, Small scale Industries, Rural artisans

8. Rural Credit Scenario of Andhra Pradesh: Role of Banks, co-operatives and Micro Finance

9. Community Based Organizations and convergence of Welfare Schemes

10. Women Empowerment and Economic development through Self Help Groups

11. Revenue and Expenditure Management of Local Bodies

12. Accounting and administering funds received under various schemes.

SYLLABUS FOR MAINS EXAMINATION TO THE POST OF PANCHAYAT SECRETARY (GRADE – IV) IN A.P. PANCHAYAT RAJ SUBORDINATE SERVICE

PAPER – I

GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY (150 Questions -150 Marks)