Sorry guys ..i will be back in 20 days .....

Hi all,

I m very busy with my office work..dat is y i m unable to update my blog..i will be back in 20 days...then i wil clarify all doubts and post some imp material for Gr-1,Gr-2 exams... Gr-1 prelims exam may held in April 2010(i.e my guess only)...


UR's

Sunil Gavaskar

APPSC Group 1 material

HI,

Here i am posting NCERT Books for all classes..i think these books will be useful for english medium candidates...i am unable to find the telugu books...

http://examrace.com/NCERTbooks.aspx

I am working on telugu medium material and books and also preparing for online material...
i will make it available soon...

Reference Books for Group-1 Prilims Preparation & Mains

Hi,

Here i am giving u the information abt the ref books and material..

Prelims Contains 6 Sections Mains Contains 5 Papers

Prelims Syllabus :

1. General Knowledge (Current Affairs)
2. General Science
3. Geography
4. Polity
5. History
6. Mental Ability

Reference Books :

General Knowledge :

Read Regular Papers and Competitive Magazines (Udyoga sopanam,Yojana,Competetive Sucesses..etc) and also watch national news chanels.

General Science:

Read 5 to 10th classes science text books (Telugu medium)
Read 5 to 10th classes science NCERT text books( English Medium)
Read Science & Tech Topics in Daily News Papers
Read Yojana,Spectrum,Civil Services Chronicle,Udyoga Sopanam

Polity:

Read 10,11,12 classes POLITY text books (Telugu medium)
Read 5 to 10th classes POLITY NCERT text books( English Medium)
Read Telugu Academy B.A 2nd year text books (Indian Politics & Governament)

History:

Read NCERT 11,12 classes History Books(English)
Read 11,12 history text books (Telugu)
Read Modern India- Bipin Chandra (Both in English and Telugu)
Read Andhrula Charitra – B.S.L.Hanumantha Rao

Geography:

Read NCERT 10,11,12 Geography books and also in Telugu Books
Telugu Academy – Geography Books
India Year Book

Mental Ability:

Quantitative Aptitude – R.S.Agarwal (Both Verbal and Non-Verbal)


Good Luck All

Sunil

How to prepare Current Affairs notes?

HI,

How to read news paper
Whenever we start our preparation for CS, we consider a main work in this regard.Obviously it is Reading News paper. when i started preparation 3 years ago, the painfull work to me was reading news papers. but, gradually i came to know that reading news papers is an interesting work in the preparation. I felt it because of my gradual improvement in both my optionals and GS. I made interesting to read news papers through creative approach to it. I would like to share my ideas in this regards.

generaly we used to read Hindu paper.
1.It is enough to read hindu paper daily without break.
2.Otherwise, economic times can be used in the period of Budget session or any other important economic issues.

Reading Hindu

1.Before going to take notes, you have to keep 5 hand (normal) size note books and one file(tag file)
2.Give headings to those note books as follows.,
i.International
ii.National
iii.general knowledge
iv.News events regarding Optional 1
v.News events regarding Optional 2
vi.Articles regarding GS,optional -1, and optional-2.(to be attached in tag file)
3.If you read anything about science,geography or economics regarding international issues, then just put those information in the international part.
4.same to be followed in National part also.
5.in general knowledge section, put the information which is always factual and never be changed further.
6.In optional parts,
--read the entire articles or news in full
-- try to analyse with your text books you are reccommanded.
--Make analysed notes in your own idea with the help of text books.
7.If you find any good articles in Editorials then just cut it and add into the tag files. it will be usefull for both your mains and interview(even prelims).actually the editorials will help us to look a balanced view in a topic in mains and interview.
8.very important-- ensure that you are reading and taking notes of important news but not spam news. Try to find out what are important and not.
9.try to link the current news with one another news like GS,optional1 or optional2.
10.try to use different 6 colours to the 6 note books.
11.keep a card like small paper in your pocket in which you should have note down the famous and important personalities,important events you taken from news papers in brief. frequently look on that card.
12.when ever you read optionals, just see the notes you have already taken from the news paper.
13.ensure your notes with various magazines like yojana,kurukshetra,India today,frontline,wizard ect., ect.,
14.when you try to remember the information, just try to imagine the colour you used to that particular note book.

Uses of this approach

1.your IQ is improved
2.you get the ability of creative approach
3.it is easy to review when ever you need some information about current affairs
4.It will not be painfull at the final day preparation of prelims.
5.a clear picture of current affairs come to your mind, because every news are clearly segmented through the 6 note books.
6.easy to refer
7.current affairs part of optional sujects is now easy to handle.
8.we get an idea and able to predict about, what would be asked in mains and interviews.
9.your confident level will increased.

I hope these small approach will help you to do well with NEWS PAPERS

Good Luck ALL

Ur's

Sunil Gavaskar

Group-1 2nd ranker Ramsunder views & suggestions

Hi,

group 1 is not much hard to crack. i'm an average student. I never studied more than 8 hours a day on any occasion(even before exam).

Three importent things to always remember are:

1.Planning
2.consistent hardwork
3.clarity(of our goal and of the concept)

In 2006 group1 i was selected as municipal commissioner. my first posting was in Repalli(Guntur). Now i'm working as Deputy commissioner. Tirupati Municiapl corporation.

My first step after Gr1 notification was to thoroughly go through the syllabus. It has one advantage, when ever we come across any topic of relevance in newspapers or magazines we can take note of it.
We need to answer 15Q in 180 mins. i.e 12 mins for each Q. If we take out 2 mins for planning and other waste, what we r left for each Q is 10 mins. My speed was 180 words in 10 mins.
Then I split the syllabus into minute parts and prepared notes for each and every topic in 180 words. Notes for 2,3 and 4th papers was prepared by prelims. And coaching for 5th paper was also completed by prelims. (I went to coaching only for this paper)
For 1st paper I sat with few of my friends(only serious contenders) and prepared a list of 16 topics after prelims results. By mains I prepared notes for essay as well.
Books: (English medium)
Paper 2:
Section 1:NCERT and Bipin chandra
Section 2: Krishna reddy A.P history and a telugu medium Guide
Section 3: My option in civil services was public administration so I collected from pub.adm books.
Paper 3: (Be careful in this paper about data. Put only data released by govt and nothing more)
Section 1: Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram and Economic survey
Section 2: A.P Economic survey and collection from Net
Section 3: A.P Economic survey and collection form net.
Paper 4:
Section 1: R.C reddy Science and technology and Spectrum mains S&T
Section 2: Internet and also a friend from Science background helped me.
Scetion 3: Environmental studies book , Spectrum mains S&T and collection from Internet.
For prelims I took up spectrum guide only. This may not be good option for freshers.

Motivation: I don’t know much abt it. Lets first decide what we want in our life. That will motivate us a lot. Never never never care what other r thinking abt us. Its our life and we will have to face what ever the outcome may be.

Good Luck All

Ramsunder Reddy

Instructions for Submitting the Group-1 Online Application

Hi,

• Fisrt you Loging into APPSC website : www.apspsc.gov.in

• Next you find ‘Current Notification’ Group-1 Services, Click on ‘APPLY’ button

• Next you will get the one alert box with 3 buttons 1)User Manual 2) Get the Challan 3) Submit payment challan details.

• If you want to get challan form…you need to click on the second ‘Click Here’ Button, then you will get the application form.here * mark fields are mandotary.

• After filling the application with necessary fields..you will get a pdf file with challan form..which you need to take print out.

• Bring it to SBI bank..pay the 25/- challan fee..then you will get the ‘Gernel Number ‘

• After you will get the ‘Gernel Number ‘ from bank.once again you need to login in the APPSC website.

• This time you need to click on the 3^rd ‘Click Here ’ button. after that you will get a form with 4 fields 1.Gernel No 2. Reference No 3. Date of Birth 4. Date of Payment

• After filling the 4 fields you need to upload the passport size scanned image. after uploading the image you need to fill the Basic Educational Details (4^th to 10th)for identifying the zone of the Candidate.

• Also need to select the preference of the posts as per your choice.

• After submission of all details…Click on ‘Submit’ button…Then u will get a print out with your photo and details, Which u need to take print for u r future reference.

Good Luck All

APPSC Group 1 Notification

APPSC release the Notification for the GROUP 1 Services

Total Posts in the Notification was 198 (Old Notification 126 + Suppl.Noti 72 )

3 Posts was exluded from this notification(DSP-Communication)

Mode of Application : Through Online

Source: www.apspsc.gov.in

Opening Date: 29/07/2009 Closing Date: 01/09/2009

Payment Mode : Challan from SBI

Highlights of Notification:

Deputy Collectors: 09

DSP(Civil) : 62

CTO: 35

RTO: 04

Here i m giving u the link of the notification

http://website.apspsc.gov.in/Documents/PRESS_RELEASES/48.pdf

If you will get any confusion regarding online submission of the Applications

Please visit this site or mail me at mail2gavaskar@gmail.com

Good Luck

APPSC Group 2 SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF CANDIDATES CALLED FOR INTERVIEW

AP Public Service Commision has announce the

Group 2 SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF CANDIDATES CALLED FOR INTERVIEW

Here i am posting the link ...

http://website.apspsc.gov.in/Documents/INTERVIEWLIST/18.pdf

APPSC Group 1 Final Results

Finally APPSC Release the Group 1 Results

Here i am giving you a link http://website.apspsc.gov.in/Documents/SELECTIONLIST/12.pdf

APPSC Group II SYLLABUS

GROUP- II SERVICES
(ALL PAPERS IN OBJECTIVE TYPE)
PAPER-I
GENERAL STUDIES
MARKS:150
General Science
Current Events of National and International Importance.
History of India and Indian National Movement. India and World Geography.
General Mental Ability.
Questions on General Science will cover General appreciation and understanding of science including matters of every day observation and experience, as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special study of any particular scientific discipline. In current events, knowledge of significant national and international events will be tested. In History of India, emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic and political aspects. Questions on Indian National Movement will relate to the nature and character of the nineteenth century resurgence, growth of Nationalism and attainment of independence. In geography emphasis will be on geography of India. Questions on geography of India will relate to physical, social and economic geography of the country, including the main features of the Indian agricultural and natural resources. On general mental ability, the candidates will be tested on reasoning and analytical abilities.



PAPER-II Gr-II
MARKS:150
SECTION-I
SOCIAL HISTORY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
(i) SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF ANDHRA PRADESH
1. The Satavahanas and their contribution – social structure – Ikshvakus and their cultural contribution; Buddhism and Jainism ; The Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi – their socio-cultural contribution – growth of Telugu language & Literature.
2. Socio- Cultural and Religious conditions in Andhra Desha between first and fifteenth centuries of the Christian Era.
3. Establishment of British Rule – 1857 Revolt and its impact on Andhra and Hyderabad Socio-cultural awakening ; Adi-Andhra/Dalit and Justice/self – respect movements; Growth of Nationalist Movement in Andhra between 1885 and 1947 – Role of socialists – communists – anti-zamindari-kisan movements.
4. Asafjahi Dynasty – socio-cultural awakening in Telangana -Adi-Hindu Movement – Nizam Rashtra Janasangham – Andhra Mahasabha – Andhra Saaraswata Parishat – Hyderabad State Congress and Vandemataram Movement.
5. Growth of Leftist / Communist Movement and Telangana People’s Armed Struggle – Ittehadul-Muslimeen – Razakars-anti-Nizam Struggles and end of Nizam’s Rule. Integration of Hyderabad State into Indian Union – Formation of Andhra Pradesh – Important historical events after 1956.
SECTION-II
(ii) GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION
1. Salient features of the Indian Constitution – Preamble , Fundamental Duties, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and their relationship.
2. Distinctive features of Indian Federation - Distribution of Legislative Powers between the Union and the State; Relative roles of Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.
1. Community development experiment – 3 tier model of Panchayat Raj – 73rd and 74th amendments and their implementation.
2. Welfare Mechanism in India : Provisions for Scheduled Castes, Tribes and Minorities ; Reservations for SC, ST and Backward Classes ; Prevention of SC and ST Atrocities Act ; National and State SC and ST Commission ; Women’s Commission ; National and States Minorities Commission and Human Rights Commission.
3. Unicameral and Bicameral Legislatures – Functions and crises of accountability, decline of legislature.


PAPER-III Gr.II
MARKS:150
(i) PLANNING IN INDIA & INDIAN ECONOMY
1. Planning in Indian Economy – Socio-economic objectives and outlays of 5 year plans – Major controversies of planning in India – Alternative strategies – Goals and achievements – shortfall of different plans – Planning in the market – Major reforms/policy changes effect from 1991.
2. Broad fiscal , monetary, industrial trade and agricultural policies, objectives, rationale, constraints and effects.
3. Geographic size – Endowment of natural resources, population; size composition quality and growth trends – occupational distribution – effect of British rule with reference to drain theory and Laissez Faire Policy.
4. Money banking and public finances – concept of money and measures of money supply velocity of money banks and credit creation, determination of price level – inflation, its causes and remedies , finance budget – taxes and non-tax revenue.
5. Meaning and measurements of growth- growth distribution and welfare, characteristics of under development, stages of development, sources of growth capital – human capital, population, productivity, trade and aid, growth strategies – types of average measures – dispersion-correlation-index numbers ; types, uses and limitations.
(ii) CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN RURAL SOCIETY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANDHRA PRADESH
1. National Income & Main sectors of Economy, GDP(Gross Domestic Product), Per capita income and HDI (Human Development Index) as measures of development. Relative contribution of agriculture to income and employment in the recent four decades of AP.
2. Five year plans of AP – Outlays, Finance in public sector plan and resource allocation pattern in the recent five year plan.
3. Need for and aims of land reforms in AP – Structure of land holdings in AP. Forest, sown and irrigated area in AP. Cropping pattern. Sources of Agricultural finance in AP –Agricultural subsidies.
4. Growth and structure of Industries in Andhra Pradesh , factories, small and tiny sectors, their comparison , growth , weaknesses and problems- Institutional and non-institutional – growth and structure of cooperatives in Andhra Pradesh – Share of cooperatives in total credits – adequacy and problems.
5. Structure of Agricultural outputs – administered prices including support and procurement prices – Public Distribution System in AP ; Service sector of AP – importance, composition and growth with special reference to transport and communication, tourism and information and biotechnology.

Details abt APPSC Group-1 ,2 and 4

Group-1 posts are the apex cadres in the state level..which are recruited by the APPSC.Basically Qualification for the Group-1,2 are Graduation(10+2+3 or 10+2+4) in any course like BA,B.com,B.sc..B.tech..,not consider the percentages..just required to pass the Graduation.

Perviously(2004) APPSC has conducted the groups exams with Optional subjects like Civil Services..Last year APPSC has changed the Syllabus for the Group-1,2 exams respectively..according to the new syllabus ..there is no optionals...in place of the optionals they introduce the comman syllabus for all the aspirants..,

Basically Group-1 exam contains the 3 levels..

1.Prilimis(only for screening)
2.Mains
3.Interview

In the Prilims.,which is the only screening test to filter the candidates..,in this level contains 150 marks (General Studies(GS) + GK + Aptitude +Reasoning).GS includes basic topics of Scince,social,history,geography,culture (SSC level).According to previous results..if U will get 85-90..U shld be in the Mains level..,According to APPSC Rules ..they will select the candidates for mains ...1:50 Ration(50 members for 1 post)

Next Round was Mains...this is the key exam in the Groups.Mains contains the 5 papers and one General English paper..which is only qualifying paper..,

Total Duration of the Exam was : 3 hours

Paper 1: General Essay (150 Marks..,15 Questions each 10 marks)
Paper 2: History & Culture (150 Marks..,15 Questions each 10 marks)
Paper 3: Econamy (150 Marks..,15 Questions each 10 marks)
Paper 4: Science & Technology(150 Marks..,15 Questions each 10 marks)
Paper 5: Data appreciation and interpretation (150 Marks..,15 Questions each 10 marks)

if U want in details abt syllabus for the Group-1 ...plz find the bellow link

http://www.apspsc.gov.in/Documents/SYLLABUS/GROUP-1%20SYLLABUS.pdf

According to APPSC rules...appsc ppl will select the candidates for interview in 1:2 ration with respective to the reservations..

Final Round of the Group-1 exams was Interview which contains the 75 marks ...APPSC board will test candidates attitude,decision making ....etc

The Total Marks for the Group-1 exam....

Prelims: 150 markks
Mains: 5*150=750 marks,English: 150 marks(only qualifying)
Interview: 75 marks

Note: Friends Mains Exams are CONVENTIONAL TYPE
Prelims Exams are Objective Type

Jobs flood from APPSC

After a decade of gap ..lots of job notifications from appsc was released ..here i am giving u all the notifications list Notifications ..

APPSC introduced online submission of applications

APPSC has been introduced new Website which allows you to submit u r application through the online..,but u shld attach u r passport photo and challan no...,APPSC was tie up with Center for Good Governance to develop the new website..The new URL for APPSC : wwww.apspsc.gov.in