AP Departmental Tests Notification -May 2018 Session

                         Applicants primarily shall register the One Time Profile Registration (OTPR) through the Commission’s Website viz., https://www.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 Commission's website

Applications are invited ON-LINE from 23/04/2018 to 14/05/2018

              The applicants, who had already generated OTPR earlier for last Departmental Tests, shall apply directly making use of the same number

Payment of fees shall be accepted till 11:59 PM of 14/05/2018

SCHEME OF THE EXAMINATION:

1. All the Tests, except Language and Survey Tests will be in Objective Type  
2. The candidates appearing for Objective Type papers may use Mock Test facility available on Commission's Website, to acquaint with the Computer Based Tests

EXAMINATION CENTRES:

1. All the Departmental Tests will be conducted at all the 13 Districts
2. The candidates shall be admitted at the respective District Centre only, where the candidate is presently working as mentioned in the application

FEE & PAYMENT PROCEDURE

1. The fee for each Test is Rs. 200/- (Rupees two hundred only). However, no fee is prescribed for the Tests in Gujarathi and Marwari Languages.
2. The applicant shall pay Rs. 500/-(Rupees Five Hundred Only) towards application processing fee, besides the examination fee

MODE OF PAYMENT OF FEE:

1. The Fee mentioned in the above paragraph is to be paid online using Payment Gateway using Net Banking/ Credit card / Debit Card / SBI Challana (Payable at AP Online Franchisee).
2. The list of Banks providing service for the purpose of online remittance of Fee will be available on the Commission’s Website
3. 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.
4. IPOs / Demand Drafts are not accepted.
5. In case of corrections Rs.100/- per correction will be charged. However changes are not allowed for Name, Personal details and Fee etc

NEGATIVE MARKS FOR WRONG ANSWERING:

                   As per amendment to Rule 17 of Departmental test Rules 1965 vide G.O. Ms. No.55 General Administration (Ser-C) Dept., Dt.02/05/2017 in respect of objective type papers with multiple Choice answers, the wrong answering shall be penalized. For every wrong answer, 1/3(0.33) of the marks prescribed for the question shall be deducted, unanswered questions will not be taken into account.
                   Provided that the minimum marks for passing of all the objective type departmental Tests are reduced to 35 marks instead of 40. In respect of Divisional Test and AP Works Accounts Services examination, the minimum pass marks prescribed vide G.O.Ms.No.213, F & P (FW.WA.I) Deptt., dt.14.6.1984, as 40 in each paper and 45% in aggregates are reduced to 35 in each paper and 40% in aggregate. However, the minimum marks required for pass in the Descriptive Papers shall be 40
in each paper. 

Minimum marks for passing Departmental Tests 35 Marks 

   For  every wrong answer, 1/3(0.33) of the marks prescribed for the question shall be
deducted, unanswered questions will not be taken into account

Download Notification:APPSC Departmental Tests Notification -May 2018 Session

AP Departmental Test Material EOT & GOT Paper Codes:88, 97 & 141