APPSC Half Yearly Departmental Exam March 2023 Dates, Application

APPSC Half Yearly Departmental Test March 2023 Session Exam Dates Out: Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has  Released Notification No: 01/2023 for APPSC Departmental Tests 2023 March Session. We will update this page with the Latest updates Regarding APPSC Half Yearly Departmental Test 2023. 

APPSC Half Yearly Departmental Examination 01/2023 Notification

The Half Yearly Examinations and Language Tests for Officers of the All India Services and State Services (for those who are already in Service), Proficiency Test in Telugu for All India Service Officers working in Andhra Pradesh State and Incentive Award Test in Telugu for All India Service Officers working in States other than Andhra Pradesh will be held from 10-04-2023 to 13-04-2023.

Applications should be submitted in advance through the Heads of the Offices or Departments / Collectors under whom A.I.S Probationers are working, so as to reach the Commission’s Office on or before 24-02-2023.

Applicants shall also submit their applications in advance directly to the Commission with a declaration that they have submitted their applications through the proper channel so that necessary arrangements can be made by the Commission for the conduct of Examinations.

In respect of the Incentive Award Test in Telugu for All India Service Officers working in States, other than Andhra Pradesh, the Applications should, however, be forwarded through the Chief Secretary of the State in which the Officers are working.

Separate Application Forms for Half Yearly Examinations, Proficiency Test in Telugu and Incentive Award Test in Telugu shall be submitted. The application form and other details can be downloaded from the Commission’s website: https://psc.ap.gov.in.

The Exam Dates for APPSC Half Yearly Departmental Test March 2023 Session has been announced. As per the Schedule mentioned, The examinations will be held from 10th to 13th April 2023. 

APPSC Half Yearly Departmental Test Notification March 2023

Important Links of APPSC Half Yearly Departmental Exam 2023

• Half Yearly Examinations – March – 2023 Term Notification No:01/2023 (Off-Line Mode) Time-Table
• Application Form Half – Yearly Examinations for –March 2023 Term for Notification No.01/2023
• Press Note For Half Yearly Examinations – March – 2023 Term for Notification No.01/2023

Applicants primarily shall register the One Time Profile Registration (OTPR) through the Commission’s Website viz., http://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 Tests using the OTPR User ID through Commissions website.

APPSC Departmental Test Nov 2022 Session Notification

AP Departmental Test Notification 2022: Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern and Online Application Link Given!!! – Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has released May 2022 Departmental Test notification. Interested candidates can apply for this examination on or before 22.05.2022. Exam date will be announced soon. Official Notification and Online application link were given at the end of the page.

Hand-written / Typed / Photostat copies / Printed Application Form will not be entertained either directly or by post or in person.

Scheme of Examination

• All the Tests, except Language and Survey Tests will be in Objective Type
• The Language Test papers (P.C.Nos.5, 6, 7, 19, 28, 36,49, 67,37, 58, 74) and Survey & Settlement papers (P.C.Nos.69, 87, 109, 111, 116, 118, 120, 122, 133, 135, 161, 162, 163 and 164) will be of the conventional mode.
• All the objective-type papers will be held on Computer Based Departmental Tests.
• The candidates appearing for Objective Type papers may use Mock Test facility available on Commission’s Website, to acquaint with the Computer Based Tests.
• The candidates appearing for Conventional Papers (Descriptive Exams) will be supplied with Bar code sheet attached Answer Books to be answered with Blue or Black Pen.

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Applicants primarily shall register the One Time Profile Registration (OTPR) through the Commission’s Website viz., https://psc.ap.gov.in. Once the 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 Tests using the OTPR User ID through the Commission’s website. The applicants, who had already generated OTPR earlier for last Departmental Tests, shall apply directly making use of the same number.

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How to Apply for APPSC Departmental Test May 2022 Session

Applicants primarily shall register the One Time Profile Registration (OTPR) through the Commission Website viz., www.psc.ap.gov.in. Once an 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 Tests using the OTPR User ID through Commission’s website.
The applicants who had already generated OTPR earlier for last Departmental Tests, shall apply directly making use of the same number.

The application will be available on Commission’s website (https://psc.ap.gov.in) from. The last date for submission of the online application is May 22nd, 2022

Handwritten / Typed /Photostat copies/Printed Application Form will not be entertained either directly or by post Office or in person.
The terms and conditions are detailed hereunder following Departmental Tests Rules, 1965 and subsequent amendments to these Rules from time to time.

SCHEME OF THE AP DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATION:

• All the Tests, except Language and Survey Tests, will be in Objective Type in terms of O.Ms.No.602, G.A. (Ser.C) Department, dated. 01.11.2011.
• The Language Test papers (P.C.Nos.5,6,7,19,28,37,49,67,36,58,74) and Survey & Settlement papers (P.C.Nos.69,87,109,110,111,112,116,117,118,,119,120,121,122,133,134 and 135) will be of conventional
• All the objective type papers will be held on the Computer system. Instructions regarding this Computer Based Test are detailed in the Instructions Manual at Annexure –
• The candidates appearing for Objective Type papers may use the Mock Test facility available on Commission’s Website, to acquaint with the Computer Based
• The candidates appearing for Conventional Papers (Descriptive Exams) will be supplied with OMR sheet attached Answer Books to be answered with Blue or Black.

APPSC Departmental Test SYLLABUS 2022

The list of books allowed for each Test along with syllabus is available on Commission’s Website. The syllabus for Paper Codes 92 and 102 of Departmental Tests for Commercial Taxes has been revised as suggested by the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes and hosted on website separately.
The list of books allowed for each Test along with syllabus is available on the Commission’s Website. The syllabus for Paper Codes 92 and 102 of Departmental Tests for Commercial Taxes has been revised as suggested by the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes and hosted on website separately.
EXAMINATION CENTRES:

• All the Departmental Tests, will be conducted at all the 13 District Head
• The candidates shall be admitted at the respective District Centre only, where the candidate is presently working as mentioned in the

ELIGIBILITY TO APPEAR FOR THE APPSC Departmental Tests

• The employees of Government of Andhra Pradesh are eligible to apply for the Tests that are prescribed in their respective Departmental Service
• The Secretariat employees are allowed to appear for the following Tests, wherever the rules permit in order to get eligibility for appointment by transfer/ promotion to other Services
  7. Commercial Taxes Department: Paper Code No:  6 &
  8. Treasuries and Accounts Department: Paper Code No:31,46,64,79,89,100,114 &129.
• Typists-cum-Assts. working in Finance and Planning (Finance Wing) are eligible to appear for the Treasuries & Accounts Service
• The candidates intending to apply for the following Tests should refer to the respective Service Rules for the
  143. Sericulture Department: Paper Code No: 32, 47,65,80,90,101,115,130&143.
  144. Mines & Geology Department: Paper Code No: 150
  145. Divisional Test: Paper Code No: 30, 63, 81,113 &
  146. Works Accounts Service: Paper Code No: 44, 78, 99, and
  147. Workshop Officers: Paper Code No: 14 &
  148. P. Public Service Commission: Paper Code No: 149.

The Paper Code bearing numbers 5, 8, 10, 18, 19, 27, 28, 36, 43, 45, 49, 62, 67, 77, 98, 108, 127, 136, 137, 141, 142, 144 to 148 and 155 are open to all, whether the applicant is in Government Service or not.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED FOR CERTAIN TESTS

1. DIVISIONAL TEST (PC.Nos.30, 63, 81,113 &138): – Senior Assistants working in the Offices of Director of Accounts in Projects and Accounts Branches of the Divisions of the Public Works Department, Roads & Buildings Irrigation, Public Health Engineering Department, Panchayat Raj Engineering Department and Ports Department, who have been working as such for a period of three years or more are allowed to appear for this examination. Superintendents working in the above Departments are also allowed to appear for the

The Service Certificate given below shall be filled and get the signature with Seal of the Controlling Officer of parent department. The Service Certificate duly signed by the Controlling Officer  should  be  scanned  and  uploaded.  Otherwise  their  applications  will  be    summarily rejected. Local Body Employees may also apply for this Test. But their admission is provisional, subject to their eligibility as per G.O.Ms.No.86, Finance & Planning (FW.WA-1) Department, dt. 22/05/1998. Commerce graduates who claim exemption from passing Paper-I of Part-I of Divisional Test should furnish information in the Application Form. Failing which, their Applications are not considered for exemption of Paper-I of Part-I of the Divisional Test.

1. The applicants for the Departmental Tests for Mines & Geology (Paper Code 150), shall also upload the scanned service certificate format given below, duly signed by the controlling officer.
2. Applicants for Fisheries Department Test-II should furnish the information regarding satisfactory completion of training from the State Fisheries Training Institute, Kakinada in the Application
3. Applicants for Criminal Judicial Test with Law Qualification should furnish the information in the Application Form to seek exemption from passing Paper-I & II of the above Test, failing which their Applications will not be considered for exemption from passing Papers I & II of the Test.
4. Applicants for Deputy Inspectors Test have to appear for all the three papers in their first attempt. In subsequent attempts, however, they can appear for each paper separately. For Papers on “Educational Statistics” Public Instructions Report for the year 1980-81 is prescribed. The candidates who have applied previously should furnish the information in the Application Form.
5. Applicants for Translation Test (Paper Code No. 19 and 28) should invariably mention the language for Paper Code No.
6. Second Class Language Test (Paper Code No.05) will be held in various Languages, i.e., Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil &
7. In case of Gujarathi (P.C.No.6) and Marwari (P.C.No.7) Language Tests  ,  the Application (Candidates shall download the filled in application form and upload in the Commission Website duly attested by HoD) should be forwarded by the Head of the  Department  as  an evidence  to  claim his/her eligibility as per relevant
8. Special Language Test for Officers of Education Department of Higher Standard P.C.No.37 will be conducted in Telugu/Urdu/Hindi/Tamil/Kannada/ Oriya/Marathi. P.C.No.36 Lower Standard will be conducted translation from English into a Language chosen. The Candidate should also opt the language in which he/she desires to appear in addition to English for the Translation Test in the Application Form. Otherwise the Application will be
9. Special Language Test for Officers of Education Department (Advanced Standard)(P.C.NOs.58 & 74) will be conducted in Telugu and Urdu
10. Candidates should pass all the parts of Second Class (P.C.Nos.5,6 &7)/Third Class Language Tests (P.C.No.155)at a time as per the revised scheme of examination in terms of G.O.Ms.No.190, GA (Ser. C) Department, dt: 18/04/2002. However, candidates appearing for Paper Codes 5, 6 and 7 will be admitted to the Parts B, C  &  D  (Viva-Voce)  only,  if  they  pass   the   Part-A   Written Examination.  For Third Class Language Test,  only VIVA-VOCE   in A,B,C parts will conducted without any written test. They will be informed of the  date  and  place  of  the  Oral  Test  separately  at appropriate time.
11. Staff of the Survey and Land Records Department shall answer Surveyor’s Test Higher Grade/ Lower Grade and Survey & Settlement Surveyor’s Test Higher Grade/ Lower Grade, in one language only i.e., either in English or Telugu or Applicants for Sericulture Department Test, Part-III (Paper Code No. 154-Practical Test) must pass Part – I of the Test consisting 4 papers and that they are required to furnish the information in the Application Form.

1. The Question Papers for Departmental Tests will be in English only. However for

(i) “Surveyor’s Test” (Higher Grade/ Lower Grade) (ii) “Survey and Settlement Surveyor’s Test”(Higher Grade/ Lower Grade) and (iii)”Translation Tests”, the question papers will be in the chosen language, besides English.

FEE& payment procedure:

• 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 Commission’s Website.
• 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.
• IPOs / Demand Drafts are not accepted.
• In case of corrections Rs.100/- per correction will be charged. However changes are not allowed for Name, Personal details and Fee etc.,

HOW TO APPLY FOR APPSC Departmental Tests

1. HOW TO UPLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM:

• The Applicants shall read the Instructions Manual at Annexure-I and go through the User Guide on Website before submission of Applications
• STEP: The applicant has to fill the OTPR application to obtain ID Number. While filling the same, the candidates have to ensure that there are no mistakes in it. The Commission bears no responsibility for the mistakes, if any, made by The applicants who had already generated OTPR earlier can start the filling of the application process from step-II below.

• STEP: The applicant has to fill and submit the Application and Click on the Link with Notification Number and Name, OTPR ID Number and Date of Birth to proceed. The applicant has to verify the details as obtained from OTPR database displayed on the screen. If any details are to be changed, the applicant should go back to the website and use the Edit OTPR link. In addition to the details obtained from OTPR database, Notification specific details such as Examination Centre opted, eligibility and accepting declarations, etc. are to be filled by the applicant. Preview and Edit facility is available to make changes and submit for proceeding to Next step of making online payment of the fee. Based on the Exams selected an Exam Fee ID is generated and sent through the SMS/email, which is to be used for payment of the Fee.
• STEP:- Once the Exam Fee ID is generated, select the payment of Fee option for paying through either Net banking/ Credit card/ Debit
• STEP:-After payment of fee, the PDF Application will be generated which contains the particulars furnished by the applicant. The ID No in the PDF Application form has to be quoted for future reference/correspondence.

1. Applicant shall note that, the details available with OTPR database at the time of submitting the application will be considered for the purpose of this notification. If, any changes are made by the applicant to OTPR database at a later date will not be considered for the purpose of this
2. Hand written/ Typed/ Photostat copies/ outside printed Application Form will not be accepted and liable for

• For any Technical problems related to Online submission and downloading of Hall- Tickets please contact 040- 29802633 (Call Time: 10.30 A.M to 1.00 P.M & 1.30 P.M to 5.00 P.M) or mail to appschelpdesk@com

NOTE:

1. The Commission is not responsible, for any omissions by the applicant in Bio-data particulars while submitting the application form Online. The applicants are therefore, advised to strictly follow the instructions given in the User guide before submitting the application.
2. The particulars furnished by the applicant in the Application Form will be taken as final and data is processed based on these particulars only, by Application system. Applicants should, therefore, be very careful in Uploading / Submitting the Application Form
3. Incomplete/incorrect application form will be summarily rejected. The information if any furnished by the applicant subsequently in any form will not be entertained by the Commission under any circumstances. Applicants should be careful in filling-up the application form and
4. Before Uploading/Submission of Application Form, the Applicants should carefully ensure his/her eligibility for this examination. No relevant column of the application form should be left blank; otherwise application form will not be
5. No request for change of Tests/papers will be entertained, once the application is

GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Applicant must compulsorily fill-up all relevant columns of application and submit application through website only. The particulars made available in the website shall be processed through computer and the eligibility decided in terms of notification.
• The applications received online in the prescribed proforma available in the website and within the time shall only be considered and the Commission will not be held responsible for any kind of discrepancy.
• Applicants must upload his/her scanned photo and signature in JPEG format and size shall be for Photo of 3.5Cms X 4.5Cms (<50 KB) and for Signature of 3.5Cms X1.5Cms (<30 KB) only.
• The applicants should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered, fabricated or suppress any material information while making an application through website.

Important – The claim of the applicants with regard to the eligibility for the Test, the Tests  applied for are accepted provisionally on the information furnished by them in their application form and is subject to verification and satisfaction of the Commission as per the eligibility conditions.  Mere admission to any test or viva-voce will not confer on the candidate any right  for final result. The candidature is therefore, provisional at all stages and the Commission reserve the right to reject candidature at any stage.
REJECTIONS:
 Application will be rejected for the following reasons:–

1. Failure to upload the Photo/
2. Failure to pay fee towards the Test and

• If the scanned Service Certificate is not uploaded duly filled in and signed by the applicant and the Controlling Officer with

1. If the filled in Application Form is not in terms of this
2. If the applicant is not eligible to appear for the Test in terms of Para (4) of the Notification.
3. If the candidate applies during debarment

PUBLICATION OF RESULTS:

The results of the candidates who are provisionally declared to have passed the Tests will be displayed on the Notice Board of the Commission’s Office and also hosted on the Commission’s Official Website “https://psc.ap.gov.in ”, which would be considered as authentic publication for extending all benefits to the candidates who are provisionally declared to have passed the Tests, vide G.O.Ms.No.591, General Administration (Services-A) Department, dt:20-10-2011.
No individual Pass Certificate will be issued to the candidates by the Commission.

DEBARMENT:

Candidate is liable to be debarred from appearing of any examination permanently or for such term of years as the Commission may think fit, for the following reasons.

1. If incorrect information is furnished in Application or elsewhere, or makes a false declaration regarding eligibility, Service etc.
2. If he/she is found guilty of malpractice of any kind in the Examination hall.
3. If he /she behaves improperly towards the Chief Superintendent / Invigilators / Deputed Officials of APPSC in the Examination Hall.
4. If he/she applies to a Test before the expiry of the period of debarment.
5. The Commission has the right to cancel the result of the candidates whose applications were rejected or who are involved in malpractice or found to be under debarment period or if the information furnished in the Application is found incorrect at any time.
6. If he/she behaves improperly towards the Chief Superintendent/ Invigilators/Deputed Officials of APPSC in the Examination.

• If the candidate was debarred earlier by the Commission, the relevant details should be furnished in the Application Form. Otherwise the application will be rejected and suitable action will be taken as deemed fit.
• If a debarred candidate is already in the service of the Government, he/she will be liable for disciplinary action under appropriate rules by the competent authority and an entry will be made in the S.R., to that effect by the Controlling Officer.
• The candidate will be liable for punishment as per regulation PME notified vide G.O.Ms.No.385, G.A. (Ser-A) Dept., dt.18.10.2016, for indulging in Malpractices /Misbehavior during the Examinations.
• In addition to the penal provisions of Act No. 25/97 published in A.P. Gazette No. 35 Part-IV-B Extraordinary, dated: 21/08/1997 shall be invoked, if malpractice and unfair means are noticed at any stage of examination.
• The candidates, who have already passed the Test shall not re–appear for the same.
• Violation is liable for disciplinary action, besides debarment.
• Communications running in the name of Pleader or Agent, will receive no attention.

INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING COMPUTER BASED TEST(OBJECTIVE TYPE)

• Candidates shall report at the venue one hour (60 minutes) before the Commencement of Examination as the candidates have to undergo certain procedural formalities required for online examination, like the biometric registration process.
• CBT Exam Center gates will be closed before 30 Minutes of the scheduled session time and no candidate will be allowed once the registration process closes.
• The examination link with the login screen will already be available on your system. Please inform the invigilator if this is not the case.
• 10 minutes prior to the exam, you’ll be permitted to login. Please type the Login ID (Roll
• No) and the Password (Password for Candidate will be given on exam day) to proceed further.
• Invigilator will announce the password at 09.50 AM and 02.50 PM for Fore Noon and After Noon Sessions respectively.
• Copying or noting down questions and/or options is not allowed. Severe action will be taken if any candidate is found noting down the questions and/or options.
• After logging in, your screen will display:

Profile Information – Check the details & click on “I Confirm” or “I Deny”. Detailed exam instructions – Please read and understand thoroughly.

Please click on the “I am ready to Begin” button, after reading the instructions.

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