- Notification
- No. 20/2026, dated 13/10/2026 — A.P. Economics & Statistical Subordinate Service (zonal post)
- Apply online
- 13 Oct 2026 – 2 Nov 2026, 11:59 PM, at psc.ap.gov.in (OTPR login needed)
- Pay scale
- ₹37,640 – 1,15,500
- Qualification
- Bachelor's degree with Statistics as a main subject — OR a degree with Maths / Economics / Commerce / Computer Science as a main subject and Statistics as a paper in one, two or all three years. Must be held by the date of notification
- Age
- 18–44 years as on 1 July 2026. SC/ST/BC/EWS +5 years · PwBD +10 years · AP Govt regular employees up to +5 years · Ex-servicemen/NCC instructors +3 years plus service · Retrenched census employees +3 years
- Fee
- ₹250 processing fee (everyone) + ₹80 exam fee. Exam fee exempt for SC, ST, BC, PwBD, ex-servicemen, white-card families of AP and unemployed youth (with declaration)
- Exam
- Single online exam (CBRT), no screening test. Date to be announced. Centres: Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupati, Anantapuramu (choose 3 preferences)
- Selection
- Merit in the written exam + must pass the Computer Proficiency Test. Minimum marks: OC/EWS 40%, BC 35%, SC/ST/PwBD 30%
Zone-wise posts (Open + Local)
| Zone | Open | Local | Total |
|---|
| Zone ISrikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram Manyam, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli | 1 | 30 | 31 |
| Zone IIAlluri Sitarama Raju, East Godavari, Kakinada, Konaseema | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| Zone IIIWest Godavari, Eluru, NTR, Krishna | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| Zone IVGuntur, Palnadu, Bapatla, Prakasam, Nellore | 2 | 39 | 41 |
| Zone VTirupati, Chittoor, Annamayya, YSR Kadapa | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| Zone VINandyal, Anantapuramu, Kurnool, Sri Sathya Sai | 1 | 35 | 36 |
| Total | 7 | 189 | 196 |
Kurnool is in Zone VI (36 posts). Category-wise state totals: OC 83, BC-A 17, BC-B 16, BC-D 12, BC-E 7, BC-C 3, EWS 18, SC 27 (SC-I 2, SC-II 12, SC-III 13), ST 13. Within these: 45 for women, 9 for sportspersons, 9 for PwBD.
Exam pattern — 300 marks, objective, degree standard
- Paper I
- General Studies & Mental Ability — 150 Q, 150 marks, 150 min
- Paper II
- Subject (Economics, Accounting, Computers, Statistics) — 150 Q, 150 marks, 150 min
- Negative marking
- 1/3 mark cut for each wrong answer. Absent in any paper = disqualified
- Computer Proficiency Test
- Practical, 60 min, 100 marks, qualifying only (OC 40, BC 35, SC/ST/PwBD 30): MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, typing speed, basic computer MCQs
Paper II syllabus — 10 units in simple words
| Unit | What to study |
|---|
| 1. Economic concepts | Demand, elasticity, market types, price; national income; money supply, banks, RBI control; inflation; budget, taxes, deficits |
| 2. International economics | Free trade vs protection, balance of payments, exchange rates, Bretton Woods, IMF, World Bank |
| 3. Indian economy | Population, poverty, unemployment, inequality, foreign trade, external debt, fiscal deficit, planning, NITI Aayog, policies |
| 4. Financial accounting | Journal, ledger, cash book, bank reconciliation, trial balance, final accounts, errors, depreciation, single entry |
| 5. Basics of computers | Binary, octal, hexadecimal conversions, bits and bytes, memory, algorithms, flow charts, spreadsheet formulas |
| 6. Introduction to statistics | Primary and secondary data, sampling, probability definition, census, questionnaire, frequency tables, graphs |
| 7. Central tendency | Mean (AM, GM, HM), median, mode, quartiles, deciles, percentiles |
| 8. Dispersion & skewness | Range, quartile deviation, mean deviation, standard deviation, CV; Karl Pearson and Bowley skewness; kurtosis; normal distribution |
| 9. Correlation | Types, Karl Pearson coefficient, Spearman rank correlation, probable error |
| 10. Time series & index numbers | Trend, seasonal variation; price and quantity indices, tests of adequacy, base shifting, deflation, cost of living index |
Paper I (GS) covers current affairs, science, Indian & AP history and geography, polity, economy, environment, disaster management, reasoning and data analysis.
📊 ASO Paper II — complete course (₹299)
All 10 syllabus units explained from the basics in English, with 70 diagrams, a 12-question quiz after every chapter (APPSC pattern: statements, match the lists, assertion–reason, numericals), a test after every volume and a 150-question full mock built on the 29 Apr 2025 paper. The first chapter of every volume is free.
Open the ASO Paper II course →How to prepare · ఎలా చదవాలి
- Apply before 2 Nov. Check your degree memo shows Statistics as a subject or paper. Keep study certificates (Classes 4–10) ready for local status — residence certificates are not accepted.
- Statistics first (units 6–10). Half of Paper II, and it is all numerical. Learn each formula with one worked example, then solve 20 problems per topic. Intermediate and degree statistics textbooks are enough.
- Economics next (units 1–3). Overlaps with Group 1 and 2 economy. Add the latest Union and AP budget figures.
- Accounting and computers (units 4–5). Short and scoring: practise journal entries, trial balance and number-system conversions until they are quick.
- Paper I daily. 1 hour of GS + reasoning. Use this site's monthly current affairs.
- Computer test. Practise MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint tasks and typing for 20 minutes a day from now — it is qualifying, but failing it means losing the job.
Looking for Assistant Section Officer? Those 80 posts (GAD 71, Finance 5, Law 4) are part of the Group 2 notification — see the Group 2 tile.
Official site: psc.ap.gov.in
