group-aAndhra Pradesh State Govt★ Premier State Executive Cadre

State PSC Group 1 Services (Deputy Collector, DSP, CTO)

Andhra Pradesh PSC (APPSC) & Telangana PSC (TSPSC)

Pay Scale / Level

State Pay Scale (₹61,960 - ₹1,53,970 + allowances & official facilities)

Min Qualification

Bachelor's Degree in any discipline

Age Limits

18 to 44 years in Telangana; 18 to 42 years in Andhra Pradesh (+5 years for SC/ST/BC). For DSP: 21 to 30 years with physical standards.

Ministry / Agency

Andhra Pradesh PSC (APPSC) & Telangana PSC (TSPSC)

Selection Process & Recruitment Stages

1Stage 1: Preliminary Screening Test (Objective General Studies & Mental Ability - 150 Marks)

2Stage 2: Mains Written Examination (Descriptive Papers: General English qualifying + General Studies & State Economy/History Papers)

3Stage 3: Direct Merit Allocation based on Mains aggregate (No interviews in recent reforms)

Syllabus & Test Topics

State History, Cultural Heritage & Movements (AP Reorganisation / Telangana Movement)

Indian Constitution, Governance, and Public Administration

Indian & State Economy, Agriculture & Industrial Development

Science & Technology, Data Interpretation & Reasoning

General Essay & Regional Socio-economic Challenges

Key Duties & Work Responsibilities

Deputy Collector / Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO): Revenue administration, land reforms, election management, and sub-divisional executive magistracy.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP): Sub-divisional police command, law enforcement, and crime investigation.
Commercial Tax Officer (CTO): State GST enforcement, tax audit, and revenue realization.
District Registrar & Municipal Commissioner Grade-1: Urban governance and registration regulation.

Promotion & Career Growth Hierarchy

Deputy Collector (RDO) ➔ District Revenue Officer (DRO) ➔ Conferred IAS (Promoted to Indian Administrative Service) ➔ District Collector ➔ Secretary to State Govt

Official Portal

Apply and track official recruitment circulars directly on the statutory commission website.

Recruitment Portal

Free Preparation Resources

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Other Government Pathways

UPSC Civil Services Examination (IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS)

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

SSC CGL (Assistant Section Officer, Income Tax Inspector, Central GST)

Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

Bank Probationary Officer (SBI PO / IBPS PO / RBI Grade B)

State Bank of India (SBI), IBPS & Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

State PSC Group 2 Services (Naib Tahsildar, Sub-Registrar, ACTO)

APPSC (Andhra Pradesh) & TSPSC (Telangana)