APPSC Group 1 Eligibility Criteria 2022: Age Limit, Educational Qualification, and Other

State-level Public Service Commission (PSC) Exams are similar to UPSC Exams, however, they are held at the state level. The Public Service Commission Examinations are held in each state to recruit administrators and other officers of various grades and positions. APPSC is one such state organisation that organises exams. The APPSC has its own website, which changes the exam schedule, syllabus, and eligibility requirements. The APPSC is also used to recruit for different state government bodies in Andhra Pradesh. It serves as a consultant to the state government on civil service department recruiting. The Commission has the authority to start designing tests for various civil service departments of the state government on an annual basis.

For the exams to be held in 2022, the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) will determine the APPSC Group 1 qualifying criterion. Before applying for the exam, candidates interested in the positions of Deputy Collectors, Assistant Commissioners, Deputy Superintendents of Jails, Deputy Superintendents of Police, District Fire Officers, Assistant Treasury Officers, Regional Transport Officers, and others should read the APPSC Group 1 eligibility criteria in detail. This data is for the year 2020, although the same criteria are projected for 2022. Candidates’ applications will be denied if they do not meet the Commission’s eligibility requirements.

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APPSC Group 1 Highlights

Candidates can learn about the important features of the APPSC Exam by looking at the table below.

Full-Form	Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission
Exam Type	State-level Public Service Commission Exam
Organising Body	State-level PSC
Posts	Administrators and officers of all grades
Stages	3 (Prelims, Mains, and Interview)
Official Website	https://psc.ap.gov.in/

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APPSC Group 1 Important Dates

Tentative exam dates for APPSC 2022 are stated below:

Event	Tentative Dates
Starting Date of Application	January/February 2022
Last Date of Application	Not yet announced
Issue of Admit Card	Not yet announced
APPSC 2022 Prelims Exam	Not yet announced
APPSC 2022 Mains Exam	Not yet announced

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APPSC Group 1 Eligibility Criteria

The APPSC Eligibility Criterion 2022 contains the APPSC age limit, educational requirement, and reservation criteria. Candidates who want to apply for the Andhra Pradesh Public Services Commission test in 2022 must meet the following APPSC age and education requirements:

APPSC Age Limit Based on Posts

Candidates can verify the exact qualifying conditions based on the Postcode of the services they desire to pursue in the table below:

Post Code	Name of Post	Name of Service	Age Limit
1	Post of Deputy Collector	Andhra Pradesh Civil Service	18-42
2	Post of Assistant Commissioner	AP State Tax Service	18-42
3	Post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (Cat -2)	AP Police Service	21-28
4	Post of Deputy Superintendent of Jails (Men)	AP Jail Service	18-28
5	Post of District Fire Officer	AP Fire Service	21-26
6	Post of Asst Treasury Officer/Asst Accounts Officer	AP Treasury and Accounts Service	18-42
7	Post of Regional Transport Officer	AP Transport Service	18-42
8	Post of Asst Prohibition & Excise Superintendent	AP Excise Service	18-26
9	Post of Mandal Parishad Development Officer	AP Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Service	18-42
10	Post of District Registrar	AP Registration Service	18-42
11	Post of District Employment Officer	AP Employment Exchange Service	18-42
12	Post of Deputy Registrar	AP Cooperative Service	18-42
13	Post of District Tribal Welfare Officer	AP Tribal Welfare Service	18-42
14	Post of District Social Welfare Officer	AP Social Welfare Service	18-42
15	Post of District BC Welfare Officer	AP BC Welfare Service	18-42
16	Post of District Panchayat Officer	AP Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Service	18-42
17	Post of Municipal Commissioner Grade-II	AP Municipal Administration Services	18-42
18	Post of Administrative Officer	AP Medical and Health (Administration) Service	18-42
19	Post of Asst Audit Officer	AP State Audit Service	18-42

APPSC Age Relaxation

For applicants in the reserved categories, there is some relaxation in the APPSC group 1 age limit. The following table shows the age relaxation for reserved categories under Group 1 APPSC:

S.No	Category	Age Relaxation
1.	SC/ST and BCs	5 Years
2.	Physically Handicapped persons	10 Years
3.	Ex-Servicemen	In addition to the term of service in the armed forces / NCC, will be able to subtract three years from his age.
4.	N.C.C. (who has worked as an Instructor in N.C.C.)
5.	A.P. State Government Employees (Employees of APSEB, APSRTC, Corporations, Municipalities, etc. are not eligible)	Up to maximum of 5 Years based on the length of regular service
6.	Retrenched temporary employees in the State Census Department with a minimum service of 6 months.	3 Years

APPSC Nationality

• The candidate must be a permanent resident of India
• In addition, interested applicants must be residents of Andhra Pradesh.

APPSC Educational Qualifications

The following are the educational requirements for the positions of District Fire Officer, Asst Treasury Officer/Asst Accounts Officer, and District Social Welfare Officer:

• A completed Degree in Engineering (Fire) from any recognised university or other similar qualifications are required of the candidate.
  
• A bachelor’s degree in commerce, economics, or mathematics from a UGC-accredited university, or other equivalent qualifications.
  
• A completed Bachelor’s Degree from an Indian university or a company incorporated by or under a UGC-recognized Central Act or State Act.
  
• Candidates with a degree in sociology or social work will be given preference.

All the other posts in the above mentioned table will require a candidate to possess a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university to be eligible to apply for the post.

APPSC Physical Requirements

Candidates for the APPSC Group 1 post must also meet the physical standards before they can sit for the exam. If candidates want to take the exam, they must also meet the APPSC Group 1 eligibility requirements. Physical qualifications are not required for all but some positions, and they are listed below:

Category	Post	Physical Requirement
General	Deputy Superintendent of Police, Deputy Superintendent of Jails, and District Fire Officer	Must be at least 167.6 cms tall and 86.3 cms round the chest in full expansion, with chest expansion of 5 cms.
ST		Must be at least 164 cms tall and 83.8 cms round the chest in full expansion, with chest expansion of 5 cms.
Women	District Fire Officer	Must be at least 152.5 cms tall and 86.3 cms round the chest in full expansion, with chest expansion of 5 cms.
–	Assistant Prohibition & Excise Superintendent	Must be at least 165 cms in height and at least 86 cms round the chest in full expansion, with chest expansion of 5cms.
–	Deputy Superintendent of Police (Civil) & District Fire Officer	Vision: General – Candidates are subjected to a general examination for the detection of any disease or abnormality of their eyes. If any morbid conditions of the eye(s), eyelids or contiguous structure if such a sort as to render or are likely to render him/ her unfit for service on a further date, the candidate will be rejected.  Visual Acuity – The acuteness of vision will be determined through this examination. It includes two tests- one is for distant vision and the other for near vision. A separate examination of each eye will take place.

APPSC Eye Vision Requirement

Candidates will also be examined for their eyesight according to the government’s guidelines. The ability to see clearly is an important aspect of the APPSC Group 1 eligibility, and candidates must meet it in order to sit for the exam.

• When any movement is examined, each eye must have a full field of vision.
  
• Candidates with a squint or any other pathological disease of the eyes or eyelids of either eye are at risk of being turned down.
  
• Each eye is examined separately, and candidates must keep both eyes wide open throughout the test.
  
• Candidates who are unable to differentiate the primary colours will not be rejected, but their inability will be documented and the candidates will be notified.

The following table lists the vision standards that candidates must meet in order to be considered for the APPSC Group 1 positions of Deputy Superintendent of Police and Divisional Fire Officer:

Standard-I
Right Eye	Left Eye
Distant Vision V – 6/6  Near Vision-Reads 0.6	V – 6/6  Reads 0.6
Standard-II
Better Eye	Worse Eye
Distant Vision V- 6/4. Near Vision Reads 0.6.	V- Without Glasses Not below 6/6; and after correction with Glasses not below 6/24. Reads – 1.
Standard-III
Better Eye	Worse Eye
Distance Vision-V without Glasses – not below 6/24 and after correction with Glasses not below 6/6. Near Vision – Reads 0.8.	V – without Glasses – Not below 6/24, after correction with Glasses not below 6/12. Reads- 1.

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