APPSC Group 1 Syllabus 2023, Download PDF and Exam Pattern

• Prelims
• Mains
• Interview

1. Features, Sites, Society, Cultural History, Art and Religion
2. Vedic Age- Mahajanapadas, Religions-Jainism and Buddhism.
3. The Maghadas, the Mauryan, Foreign invasions on India and their impact, the Kushans.
4. The Sathavahanas the Sangam Age, the Sungas, the Gupta Empire -their Administration- Social, Religious and Economic conditions-Art, Architecture, Literature, Science and Technology.

South Indian Dynasties

1. The Badami Chalukyas
2. The Eastern Chalukyas
3. The Rastrakutas
4. The Kalyani Chalukyas
5. The Cholas
6. The Hoyasalas
7. The Yedavas
8. The Kakatiyas
9. The Reddis

the Vijaynagar Empire and the Mughal Empire,

the Bhakti Movement and Sufism

1. Administration
2. Economy
3. Society
4. Religion
5. Literature
6. Arts and Architecture

1. Bengal
2. Bombay
3. Madras
4. Mysore
5. Andhra and Nizam
6. Governor Generals
7. Viceroys

1. Origin
2. Nature
3. Causes, consequences and significance with special reference to Concerned State, Religious and Social Reform Movements in 19th century in India and Concerned State
4. India’s Freedom Movement
5. Revolutionaries in India and Abroad

1. Important Satyagrahas
2. The Role of Sardar Patel
3. Subash Chandrabose in Freedom Movement
4. Post-independence consolidation

to the making of the Indian Constitution,

India after Independence

1. Evolution, features
2. Preamble
3. Fundamental Rights
4. Fundamental Duties
5. Directive Principles of State Policy
6. Amendments
7. Significant Provisions
8. Basic Structure

Parliament and State Legislatures

1. Structure
2. Function
3. Power and Privileges
4. Issues and challenges pertaining to Federal Structure
5. Devolution of Power and Finances up to local levels and Challenges therein

1. Powers
2. Functions and Responsibilities
3. Panchayati Raj
4. Public Policy
5. Governance

1. Human rights
2. Women rights
3. SC/ST rights
4. Child rights etc.

1. International Relations
2. Important Institutions
3. Agencies and Fora
4. Their structure and mandate
5. Important Policies and Programmes of Central and State Governments

1. Economic development since independence objectives and achievements of planning
2. NITI Ayog and its approach to economic development
3. Growth and distributive justice
4. Economic development Human Development Index
5. India’s rank in the world
6. Environmental degradation and challenges
7. Sustainable Development
8. Environmental Policy

1. India’s National Accounts
2. Demographic issues
3. Poverty and Inequalities
4. Occupational Structure and Unemployment
5. Various Schemes of employment and poverty eradication
6. Issues of Rural Development and Urban Development

1. Irrigation and water
2. Inputs of agriculture
3. Agricultural Strategy and Agricultural Policy
4. Agrarian Crisis and land reforms
5. Agricultural credit
6. Minimum Support Prices
7. Malnutrition and Food Security
8. Indian Industry
9. Industrial Policy
10. Make-in India
11. Start-up and Stand-up programmes
12. SEZs and Industrial Corridors
13. Energy and Power policies
14. Economic Reforms
15. Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalization
16. International Trade and Balance of Payments – India and WTO

1. RBI and Monetary Policy
2. Banking and Financial Sector Reforms
3. Commercial Banks and NPAs
4. Financial Markets
5. Instabilities
6. Stock Exchanges and SEBI
7. Indian Tax System and Recent changes
8. GST and its impact on Commerce and Industry
9. Centre, States financial relations- Financial Commissions
10. Centre, States financial relations
11. Financial Commissions
12. Sharing of resources and devolution
13. Public Debt and Public Expenditure
14. Fiscal Policy and Budget

economy after bifurcation in 2014

1. Impact of bifurcation on the endowment of natural resources and state revenue
2. Disputes of river water sharing and their impact on irrigation
3. New challenges to industry and commerce
4. The new initiatives to develop infrastructure
5. Power and transport
6. Information technology and e-governance
7. Approaches to development and initiatives in agriculture, industry and social sector
8. Urbanisation and smart cities
9. Skill development and employment
10. Social welfare programmes

1. Economic Issues arising out of bifurcation
2. Central government’s assistance for building a new capital, compensation for loss of revenue, development of backward districts
3. Issues such as Vizag railway zone, Kadapa steel factory, Dugarajapatnam airport, Express ways and industrial corridors etc.
4. Special Status and Special Assistance
5. Controversy
6. Government’s stand and measure

1. Earth in Solar system
2. Motion of the Earth
3. Concept of time
4. Season
5. Internal Structure of the Earth
6. Major landforms and their features
7. Atmosphere structure and composition
8. Elements and factors of Climate
9. Airmasses and Fronts
10. Atmospheric disturbances
11. Climate change
12. Oceans: Physical, chemical and biological characteristics,
    Hydrological Disasters, Marine and Continental resources.

1. Major physical divisions
2. Earthquakes
3. Landslides
4. Natural drainage
5. Climatic changes and regions
6. Monsoon
7. Natural Vegetation
8. Parks and Sanctuaries
9. Major Soil types
10. Rocks and Minerals

1. Distribution
2. Density
3. Growth
4. Sex-ratio
5. Literacy
6. Occupational Structure
7. SC and ST Population
8. Rural-Urban components
9. Racial, tribal, religious and linguistic groups
10. Urbanization
11. Migration
12. Metropolitan regions

1. Major sectors of the economy
2. Agriculture
3. Industry and Services, their salient features
4. Basic Industries-Agro, mineral, forest, fuel and manpower based Industries, Transport and Trade, Pattern and Issues.

1. Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability.
2. Number Series
3. Coding-Decoding
4. Problems Related to Relations.
5. Shapes and their Sub-sections, Venn Diagram
6. Problems based on Clocks, Calendar and Age
7. Number system and order of Magnitude
8. Ratio, proportion and variation
9. Central Tendencies – mean, median, mode — including weighted mean
10. Power and exponent, Square, Square Root, Cube Root, H.C.F. and L.C.M
11. Percentage, Simple and Compound Interest, Profit and loss
12. Time and Work, Time and Distance, Speed and Distance
13. Area and Perimeter of Simple Geometrical Shapes, Volume and Surface Area of Sphere, Cone, Cylinder, cubes and Cuboids
14. Lines, angels and common geometrical figures — properties of transverse and parallel lines, properties of triangles, quadrilateral, rectangle, parallelogram and rhombus.
15. Introduction to algebra — BODMAS, simplification of weird symbols
16. Data interpretation, Data Analysis, Data sufficiency, and concepts of Probability
17. Emotional Intelligence: Understanding and analyzing emotions, Dimensions of emotional intelligence, coping with emotions, empathy and coping with stress
18. Social Intelligence, interpersonal skills, Decision making, Critical thinking, problem-solving and Assessment of personality.

1. Nature and Scope of Science & Technology
2. Relevance of Science & Technology to the day-to-day life
3. National Policy on Science, Technology and Innovation
4. Institutes and organizations in India promoting the integration of Science, Technology and Innovation, their activities and contribution
5. Contribution of Prominent Indian Scientists

1. Nature and Scope of ICT
2. ICT in day to day life
3. ICT and Industry
4. ICT and Governance
5. Various government schemes promoting use of ICT, E-Governance programmes and services Netiquettes
6. Cyber Security Concerns
7. National Cyber Crime Policy

1. Evolution of the Indian Space Programme
2. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)-it’s activities and achievements
3. Various Satellite Programmes
4. Satellites for Telecommunication,
5. Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)
6. Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) Satellites
7. Satellites for defence
8. Eduset or Satellites for academic purposes
9. Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)- vision, mission and activities

1. India’s existing energy needs and deficit
2. India’s Energy Resources and Dependence
3. Energy policy of India Government Policies and Programmes
4. Solar, Wind and Nuclear energy

1. Issues and concerns related to environment- Its legal aspects, policies and treaties for the protection of the environment at the national and the international level
2. Biodiversity-its importance and concerns
3. Climate Change, International Initiatives (Policies, Protocols) and India’s commitment
4. Forest and Wildlife – Legal framework for Forest and Wildlife Conservation in India
5. Environmental Hazards, pollution, carbon emission, Global warming
6. National Action plans on Climate Change and Disaster management
7. Biotechnology and Nanotechnology- Nature, Scope and application
8. Ethical, Social, and Legal issues
9. Government Policies
10. Genetic Engineering
11. Issues related to it and its impact on human life
12. Health & Environment

B. Constitution polity, Social Justice and International relations.

C. Indian and Andhra Pradesh Economy and Planning.

D. Geography

B. (i) Science and Technologies. (ii) Current events of Regional, National and International importance