DEPARTMENTAL TESTS ::NOVEMBER 2022 SESSION
Applications are invited ON-LINE from 14.09.2022 to 04.10.2022 for the Departmental Tests NOVEMBER, 2022 Session. The date of examinations will be announced later. Applicants primarily shall register the One Time Profile Registration (OTPR) through the Commission’s Website viz., http://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 Commissions website. The applicants, who had already generated OTPR earlier for last Departmental Tests, shall apply directly making use of the same number and update their working district as per new 26 districts before submit their application.
The application will be available on Commission's website (https://psc.ap.gov.in) from 14.09.2022.
The last date for submission of online application is 04.10.2022 (04.10.2022 is the last date for payment of fee up to 11:59PM)
Hand written / Typed / Photostat copies / Printed Application Form will not be entertained either directly or by post or in person. The terms and conditions are detailed hereunder following Departmental Tests Rules, 1965 and subsequent amendments to these Rules from time to time.
1. SCHEME OF THE EXAMINATION:
a) All the Tests, except Language and Survey Tests will be in Objective Type in terms of G.O.Ms.No.602, G.A. (Ser-C) Department, dated.01.11.2011.
(b) The Language Test papers (P.C.Nos.5, 6, 7, 19, 28, 36,49, 67,37, 58, 74) and Survey & Settlement papers (P.C.Nos.69, 87, 109, 111, 116, 118, 120, 122, 133, 135, 161 and 162,) will be of conventional mode.
(c) All the objective type papers will be held on Computer Based Departmental Tests. Instructions regarding this Computer Based Test are detailed in the Instructions Manual at Annexure -I.
(d) The candidates appearing for Objective Type papers may use Mock Test facility available on Commission's Website, to acquaint with the Computer Based Tests.
(e) The candidates appearing for Conventional Papers (Descriptive Exams) will be supplied with Bar code sheet attached Answer Books to be answered with Blue or Black Pen. (f) Schedule of Test timings as per G.O.Ms.No.55 General Administration (Ser-C) Dept., dt.02/05/2017 is as under.
2. (A) TIMETABLE:
The detailed schedule of time table is available at Annexure-II on Commission’s website. A candidate desirous to appear for more than one Test may apply for the Tests to the extent the Time-table at Annexure-II permits
2. (B) SYLLABUS: The list of books allowed for each Test along with syllabus is available on the Commission’s Website. The qualifying marks for each Test/Paper are shown at Annexure-III.
3. EXAMINATION CENTRES:
(i) All the Departmental Tests will be conducted at all the 26 Districts. (ii) The candidates will be allotted to the exam in the District, where the candidate is presently working as mentioned in the application. If sufficient accommodation is not available in their working district, some of the candidates will be allotted to their nearest district. The list of books allowed for each Test along with syllabus is available on the Commission’s Website. The qualifying marks for each Test/Paper are shown at Annexure-III.
4 (A) ELIGIBILITY TO APPEAR FOR THE TEST (S):
(i) The employees of Government of Andhra Pradesh are eligible to apply for the Tests that are prescribed in their respective Departmental Service Rules.
(ii) The Secretariat employees are allowed to appear for the following Tests, wherever the rules permit in order to get eligibility for appointment by transfer/ promotion to other Services a) Commercial Taxes Department: Paper Code No: 6 &7. b) Treasuries and Accounts Department: Paper Code Nos : 31, 46, 64, 79, 89, 100, 114 &129.
(iii) Typists-cum-Assts. working in Finance and Planning (Finance Wing) are eligible to appear for the Treasuries & Accounts Service Examination. iv) The candidates intending to apply for the following Tests should refer to the respective Service Rules for the eligibility
5. (A) FEE &PAYMENT PROCEDURE:
i) The fee for each Paper is Rs. 500/- (Rupees five hundred only) as per G.O.Ms.No.121,G.A(Ser-C) Department, Dt.17.09.2020. ii) The applicant shall pay Rs. 500/-(Rupees Five Hundred Only) towards application processing fee, besides the examination fee as per G.O.Ms.No.233 GA(Ser-C) Dept., Dt.05.08.2016 . However, no fee is prescribed for the Tests in Gujarathi and Marwari Languages.
5. (B) MODE OF PAYMENT OFFEE:
i) The Fee mentioned in the above paragraph is to be paid online using Payment Gateway using Net Banking/ Credit card / Debit Card. The list of Banks providing service for the purpose of online remittance of Fee will be available on the Commission’s Website.
ii) 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.
iii) IPOs / Demand Drafts are not accepted. iv) In case of corrections Rs.100/- per correction will be charged. However changes are not allowed for Name, Personal details and Fee etc.,
6. HOW TOAPPLY:
A) PROCEDURE TO UPLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM:
The Applicants shall read the Instructions Manual at Annexure-I and go through the User Guide on Website before submission of Applications online. STEP-I: Candidates applying for the first time for any notification has to first fill the OTPR application carefully to obtain OTPR ID. While filling the OTPR, the candidates have to ensure that there are no mistakes done. The Commission bears no responsibility for the mistakes, if any, made by the candidates. (If candidates already have OTPR ID number then he/she can proceed to STEP-II.)
STEP-II: The Applicant has to Login in the Commission's website with the User Name (OTPR ID) and the Password set by Candidate. After Login, the Applicant has to click on the "Online Application Submission" present in the bottom right corner of the Commission's website. PAYMENT PROCESS: The Applicant now has to click on the payment link against the Notification No.13/2022. The Basic details required for calculation of the Fee will be pre populated from the OTPR data. The Applicant has to verify all the details that were displayed. Once the Payment form is submitted, the respective details (Used for Calculation of fee) will not be altered in any stage of application processing. Hence if any details are to be changed, applicant should use the Modify OTPR link, modify the details, save it and again click on application payment link.
STEP-III: After checking all the data and ensuring that the data is correct the applicant has to fill application specific data. Once all the data is filled appropriately, the applicant has to submit the payment form. On successful submission, the payment reference ID is generated and is displayed on the screen. By clicking "OK" the Applicant is shown the various payment options where he/she can select any one among them and complete the payment process as given on the screen. STEP-IV: Once the payment is successful, payment reference ID is generated. Candidates can note the payment reference ID for future correspondence. Thereafter the applicant is directed to the application form. Applicant should provide the payment reference ID generated along with the other details required for filling the application form (other fields like OTPR ID and personal details will be pre populated from the data submitted in the payment form for respective notification). The Applicant should check the data displayed thoroughly and should fill the application specific fields like paper code details, examination centre etc., carefully and submit the Application form. Once the Application is submitted successfully then Application Receipt is generated. The Applicant is requested to print and save the application receipt for future reference/correspondence.
STEP-V: In any case if the payment process is not submitted successfully, then the applicant should start the fresh payment process as mentioned in STEP-II.
STEP-VI: Once the application is submitted successfully, correction in application form will be enabled. The corrections can be made in the application form itself for paper code only. Fields which affect the Name, personal details and fee are not enabled for corrections.
PAPER CODES (LIST OF TESTS WHICH REQUIRE MINIMUM OF 40 MARKS IN EACH PAPER FOR PASSING THE TEST)
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